Ivy's brows rose when the handsome dark stranger continued to stare at her and ignore her outstretched hand.Feeling that she had waited long enough to...be polite, Ivy reached for his hand that was still at his side."This is where you take my hand and shake it back." Ivy said with a smile in her voice and on her coral colored lips.Once again shaking out of his lust induced trance Nikolai gave back an embarrassed smile. "Sorry, you caught me off-guard by coming around the counter. First time I've. ’ ‘By the way, Thomas phoned last night to tell you to check your e-mail. There should be a message from Dow Chemical on it.’ ‘Oh … good. I’m hoping that’s the answer to my request for technical support on my project. I’d better check it right away.’ Dad had installed wireless for all the guests and ourselves, so with a quick trip to our room, I pulled out my laptop and opened it. In a few seconds I was logged on and checking my e-mail account. It was there, a message from [email protected] I. There's nothing wrong with that, Vicki." She's a whore! A filthy whore!" No, damn it, she's not..." Why are you defending her, Kirk? Why? I'm your wife, not her. I'm the woman you supposedly love, not that... that harlot."Kirk felt anger kindle inside him, too. He hadn't expected Vicki to understand, not really, and he didn't blame her for being upset. But... well, damn it, he felt some inexplicable necessity for vindicating Christy's behavior on this night. "Listen, Vicki," he said, "Christy. . . my underarms." I wasn't sure you'd noticed," I answered, looking at her sheepishly."It was pretty obvious!" she laughed."So what do you think?" I have to admit, it does sound like fun . . . but I'm just not sure if I can handle it. You know how ‘touchy’ I am."It was true Julie was deathly ticklish, but at least she didn't run away from me screaming! I continued to promote the idea and did my best to allay any fears that she might have about my intentions. I even came up with a few safe.