Her voice said she didn't want to leave. For my part, I would have stood here talking with this lovely lady even were it stormy instead of sunny."Woul... you be interested in a date?" I asked."Maybe. Where would we go?" A movie. Maybe lunch?" I don't date much, but yes. I think I would like to see a movie with you." Tina's smile lit a fire in my middle I knew would need to be extinguished, but doubted she knew anything about the effect she was having on me.Our movie date was great even though I. Julie went into the lounge with the phone held to her ear and left the two men alone. “You know, I’m actually jealous of the guy,” Jeff confessed. Alistair smiled just as Julie returned. It was clear from the look on her face that something was wrong. “Abdul won’t be coming,” she told them, ”His dad’s had a stroke.” “Sorry to hear that,” Jeff told her. Julie took a mouthful of wine. “Thanks,” she told him. Alistair reached across and gave her a hug. “I was actually hoping that he wasn’t. We began talking and building a work related relationship.Halfway through a terrible week J, who is 23, texts me that she is cold and I tell her she needs a dog to keep her warm when she replies “or you can keep me warm” I know she has a boyfriend but I see this an a opertunity. I feed into it because shes not too bad, a bit over weight but keeps it mostly in her chest. I tell her “you can show me some of those yoga moves you’ve been practicing” and she says “It wouldnt be hard for me to bend. He's seen you eye me with a spark of desire through your veil as you served us both dates and muscatel. Ah, your veil. I'll attend to that in a moment, but first..."I feel a smooth silk strip of cloth being strapped between my teeth and tied behind my head. He explains, "Yes, his intent is to keep you bound, blind, and voiceless while he plots to melt away your hardened resolve with my hapless aid. Let's see to veiling you properly now."I hear soft jingles of tiny bells and bangles of a.