My heartactually skipped a beat. This was just too weird."Thanks! I'll make it quick." He then looked directly at me for thefirst time. "Come on, Eric... Don't want to keep your wife waiting!" Iswear I could almost hear him add the 'a' at the end of Eric, but maybeit was just my imagination.I followed him to the door as Laura started the car and turned on theradio. Jeff opened the door and motioned me in. "After you... Erica."The name hit me as I heard the door close. I spun around and Jefflooked. But you had best behave, I have brought a friend as well.” I had known Benito for years, having first met him when my father brought me here as a boy. He had been like an uncle to me and had taught me everything I knew in a kitchen; well, everything my mother hadn’t taught me. My upbringing had allowed me an education in Welsh and American cuisine, but Benito had taught me Spanish, Italian and French styles of culinary arts. Still this master had many tricks up his sleeve. He suddenly looked. I stood up and reluctantly pulled the dress on. I stood in front of my mirror and stared ruefully at my reflection while I struggled with the zipper. Unlike most girls my age I was not used to wearing modest dresses and I was not used to dealing with zippers behind my back.I had just begun to struggle with the zipper when my bedroom door opened and Laura came in. She grinned at me. She always found my attempts to act like a normal girl amusing. She crossed the room and zipped up my dress.Our. This game however went well over two hours, exhausting both players. Maurice emerged victorious, but at one point Sun Ling actually had a slight advantage and if instead of taking the bait which Maurice offered, he had pressed his initial attack, he might have won. As it was he took two knights but left himself open and vulnerable. From that point, the game belonged to Maurice.The second game matched Coleen and Tatiana a descendent of a noble Romanian blood line. Although entering with the.