He sensed the tension in her, his experience telling him she was not adept at shoplifting. Guiding her to the private office, he closed the door and ...ocked it before turning to face her for the first time. His hand briefly waved at the seat to her side, and they both sat down in the cheap office chairs. “What’s your name?” he questioned, feeling himself straighten his stance. “Sarah,” she replied, her mouth was dry. She looked up into his eyes and was taken by their blue colour, but glanced. With a great deal of care, she massaged his back thereby working the tension out of his body. As she rubbed his neck, he sighed in pleasure. Slowly she worked her way around to his chest, washing him with a massaging motion. As he relaxed, Ed began to feel sleepy. As she was washing his arms, he sagged against her and fell asleep.Ling finished washing him before waking him. He stood as she rinsed him off. Feeling weak as a kitten, he followed her to the bed. In minutes, he was in the land of. Penny was doing her best to stay focused on work, but it was getting harder and harder considering her concern for Sandy, and for herself, combined with her lack of sleep and the seemingly constant arousal that was lurking somewhere within her.By Wednesday night, Penny was determined to pull herself together. As soon as she got home she opened a bottle of wine, figuring that a few glasses would calm her nerves and help her sleep. After she had a nice buzz, she put herself to bed early, making. He wanted the yet to be retrieved ''Staff of Xzolotecl''. According to St James, his interest in the staff was not motivated by its supposed mystical powers, but by its status as a priceless artefact.To him the artefact not being recovered yet was simply due to the lack of skill of the explorers that he'd sent before Lara, but he had all the confidence in her skill as an adventurer and he was willing to pay good money for it. He had heard many great stories about her and strongly believed that.