"Follow me."Laura followed her up the stairs. The only thing that made her uneasy were how bright and full of sunshine the house was, and how many win...ows it had. Gosh, everyone will know what we're doing, she thought.But she followed Brenda into a beautiful bedroom where the windows were veiled in wispy, diaphanous, pale curtains that let in a very subdued and rich light, flattering them both and making Laura's blood race faster. In the center of the room was a large round bed with silk. The place was filled with the strangest mix of people I had ever seen. Several of them looked at me, men and women, and I automatically felt intimidated, but I gathered courage, took a deep breath and moved on, hearing the sound of a big discussion going on while crossing the place in my way to the bartender, as if two gangs were starting a fight right there. But no one seemed to care. So I wouldnt too. The man behind the counter was a paunchy guy with a moustache, completely tattooed, who. "OK," Jean suddenly relented. "Teddie, do you want to try it again?" An hour and a half tomorrow?" Unh-uh. The whole day tomorrow."I arranged my demeanor to reflect a distinct lack of enthusiasm."We'll throw in four more dinners, to balance the good part of today,"Diane offered.I held off making a reply, but Jean must have seen my intent from myfacial or body language. I was about to make a counter offer, when shespoke with renewed firmness, "All, or nothing."I stood up."Then, nothing," I. "I didn't really believe it when Candice told me that you can be quite a cocky man for being so young. What makes you think that you can just drive me to your home and ravish me?" Your scent." What?" My dear girl, you smell like you are damned horny."From the corner of my eye I could see her expressions changing. When she took a look in my direction, I guessed my grin gave me away."You are soooo bad. You are so going to pay for that, buster!" Oh, I certainly hope so!"She murmured something.