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"Yes?"

"Greenland catering," a feminine voice answered

He laughed and pressed a switch that unlocked the side door He stepped onto the balcony and stared down

Lily walked in carrying a large picnic basket She stopped and gazed in astonishht reflecting off the sea of chrohly polished lacquer paint

"Admiral Sandecker tried to describe your place to ly, "but he didn't do it justice"

Pitt came down the stairs to meet her He took the picnic basket and nearly dropped it "This thing weighs a ton What's in it?"

"Our late dinner I stopped off at a delicatessen and picked up a few goodies"

"Smells like a tasty menu"

"We begin with smoked salmon followed by wild uine in oyster sauce and white wine, all washed doith a bottle of Principessa Gavi for dessert we have coffee chocolate trifle "

Pitt looked down at Lily and senuine ad There was a vibrancy he had not noticed before Her hair was brushed long and straight She wore a tight-fitting tank dress with a revealing back and black sequins that flashed as she walked Free of the heavy coat she had worn since Greenland, her breasts looer and her hips ination Her legs were long and angled provocatively, and she moved with a sensual vivacity

After they entered his living room, Pitt dropped the food basket in a chair and reached out and took her hand "We can eat later," he said softly

In autoaze doard, then slowly, as if drawn by an irresistible force, her eyes slowly rose to reeak and her hands trean to flush

This was stupid, Lily thought She had carried the seduction, down to the right wine, the dress and the alluring black lace bra and panties beneath And now she ept by confusion and doubt She didn't dreas would move so quickly

Without a word Pitt peeled the straps fro the sequined dress to fall in a pool of shih heels He slipped his hands around her bare waist and under her knees, lifting her body in one flowing motion

As he carried her into the bedrooainst his chest "I feel like a brazen harlot," she whispered