I stepped away while she quickly and efficiently inserted an IV in the back of Alicia’s left hand, and hung a bag of morphine. ‘Just enough to kil... the pain, Peggy,’ Alicia said. ‘Okay,’ Peggy replied. After they left, I sat back down beside the bed. ‘Now, what were you saying about Kathy?’ I asked. ‘I want you to try being with Kathy,’ she said. ‘I don’t want to think about that right now, Mistress,’ I said. ‘I think she may be right for you, especially after what you told me happened between. I tasted the wine and another unidentified flavor that would ever be ‘just Edward’. After a few moments of this oral onslaught, I managed to place my palms on his shoulders and gently push him back. I was gasping as his lips released me, and my own dark eyes stared into his green oceans, as I tried to assess where he had brought me in just a few short seconds. “Mercy!” I whispered harshly. “Have mercy on me, Edward.” I realized that he’d consumed me, taken control, all in the space of sixty. ”“Okay. Bye, Fred.”Linda looked around her room, already planning what to take when she noticed an email message from Gomez on her laptop. The encrypted email was very short and to the point. ‘Get here immediately. Take an airplane. Don’t worry about passport stamps.’Linda called Fred to inform him of her quick trip out of country. He wasn’t pleased, but now he understood the urgency, so he didn’t push it.“For the sponsor?”“Yes. Just a quick debriefing that has to be done in person. I should be. Her body steaming, she sighed in bliss and leaned back against me, with nothing but a thin film of water between our naked bodies. We stayed like that for a bit, silently enjoying the warmth of the water and the sensation of each other's company in utter stillness. After about ten minutes, the heat began to take its toll, though. I was feeling lightheaded and areas that were kept dry out of the water were now starting to glisten with sweat. It was just about time to get out, but I still had.