"I nodded, not wanting to speak of Jules' personal issues. "It's been hard, but we're still hopeful things will work out." Part of me wanted to share ...y fears, the horrible reporter coming over, the girls talking about me in the bathroom. I couldn't make my mouth say anything, so I put my sandwich in it.Kendra took a bite, too, and spoke as soon as she swallowed. "Are you doing anything tonight?"I mumbled around my bite. "Working. At the Hickory Hammer." I didn't know you worked there, too." I. Joyce walked in and stood there for a second, hands on hips, a shockedlook on her face, staring at me."What is it?" I said, my head throbbing."We need to do something with your hair," she said. "Come here."I reached her desk and stood there.Joyce circled me as if I were a life-sized sculpture named Agony insteadof a just a human being in pain. "It's all curly, Kim. Are you tryinga new hairstyle?" Samantha is." Oh, I got it. Let's see what we can do." She began on one side andher hands felt. “So much the more interesting,” said the Emir, adding more gently, “or are you volunteering to take her place?”This was too much; before anyone else could move Gwenllian stepped forward and slapped him across the face. Two eunuchs grabbed her and would have dragged her out of the room, but the Emir said, ~Stop! Release her.~Gwenllian stood there defiantly as he remarked, “I suppose that means ‘maybe’? Be grateful that I find you amusing.”Turning to Sharifa, who was by now petrified at the. She smiled and got on her knees, “Come here, young man give me a kiss.” I froze hearing this. I bent forward to kiss her cheeks, she turned at the last second, and I ended up kissing her lips. A current ran through my spine. I was embarrassed as she would scold me but she smacked her lips and gave her famous smile. I won the next hand. I also asked her for a kiss. She kissed me squarely on my lips. I closed my eyes in ecstasy. My mouth also began responding.I was enjoying every minute of the.