An apology, and she would have accepted it. By the time she read the words "sweet poison," she made herself slow down and read every word. She changed...her mind about quick forgiveness when she realized Ronda had talked with her mother—and neither had let her in on the secret.All of her own feelings shattered into thousands of useless, fragmented thoughts; forgotten in an instant when she understood the meaning of the letter. Her skin oozed sweat and every muscle in her body became ready for. Emili had to work and since I was off, I was being asked to give Shiann a ride to the restaurant. "Yeah, no problem." I couldn't refuse. I was off all day. I had literally no excuse. Plus, I liked to help out where I could. And I hated having to say no. Shiann left and Emili didn't bother closing the door. She had to get ready, after all. No sex would be had. I understood, but was still disappointed. I'd have to take care of myself, after dropping Shiann off of. From a physical perspective, her husband-to-be would certainly be satisfied with his new bride. Her photographs had failed to convey the perfection of her proportions, the luminosity of her skin or the sparkle of her dark eyes.She waved to a dark-skinned servant that was standing close to the far end of the pool. The girl looked up, questioning. "If you don't get your sorry Ottoman arse indoors and find me a fucking beer, you're gonna bleeding wish you'd never been born, darling," she bellowed.. YOUR BODY IS TIME TEATHERED TO THE PLACEAND TIME OF THE EVENT. AFTER YOU REMOVE THE HEADSET, I WILL RELEASE THISEND OF THE TEATHER AND YOU WILL SNAP BACK THROUGH TIME TO A FEW MINUTESAFTER WE REMOVED HER BODY. YOU WILL LIE DOWN WHERE SHE LAY AND CLOSE YOUREYES FOR THE LAST TIME. SHE WILL THEN OPEN HER EYES AND CONTINUE HER LIFEFROM THE POINT WHERE YOU INTERRUPTED IT." One last question, Doc. What was her name?" HER NAME WAS EVA."--------------------------------------------------------------Eva.