Before I could object he said, "You are starting to turn a shade of pink there Tony, and it's not just your cheeks blushing this time. You better get ...ome of this block on you."His tone was firm and confident. He was strong and forceful, yet had a gentle quality about him. I was so shocked I didn't know what to do. Fight him? I wasn't stupid. This guy outweighed me and had the muscles to turn me into minced meat. As my mind raced through my options he grabbed my arms and rubbed each one up and. " "Don't worry, I'll take care of everything. I'll see you tomorrow," and hung up the phone. Tom was looking at me, waiting for an explanation. "Tom, would you mind taking care of the kids tomorrow night for me? I promised Gloria I would help her put some things together, and since it will take a while, I agreed to sleep over to make it easier. I hope you're not too upset." He took a moment to answer, "Well, I think it's really bad timing, but I can see that it's for a good cause. I just hope. ." she began, her eyes filling up with tears. "What have I done to make you treat me so?" You stand between me and my wife, wench!" he almost yelled, before lifting her bodily and putting her out of the way. "Don't try it again."Then he was gone, running as fast as he could to his rooms.Nigel swung again, only to feel the shudder up his arms as Luria blocked his blow with his own blade. She danced around him with a grace his lame, ugly body could not possess. Blocking his blows, she managed to. He was there, next to her, swimming around her in circles like a shark closing in on a prey. Their eyes locked but the fact that they both remained silent charged the atmosphere between them with tension that was almost palpable and the thrill of it sent her heart racing. Just from the way he was looking at her with his almond-shaped hazel eyes, it was clear that he wanted her just as much as she wanted him. She felt herself drawn to him like a tide is to the moon, a force she did not want to.