After twenty or so paces, he felt the floor level out, then he tripped over a metal lip and slammed into the ground, hard.Echoes of spraying water fil...ed his ears as the sight of wet grey and white tile filled his eyes.“Are you okay?” an unfamiliar voice asked behind him.Eric turned onto his side, finding himself in a locker room’s shower he didn’t recognize. The sensation of water hitting his bare skin was just registering when the voice said, “Let me help you up.”Eric’s blood turned cold in. And how she wore it! Finally they arrived at the luxury apartment complex where Maia made her home. After three flights of steps and dodging several maid carts they arrived at the apartment. She inserted her key and they went inside. They each took off their shoes at the door. Conner had been in her home before but he had to gape every time at how much could be put into an apartment. The luxury living spaces were more along the lines of condos. The living room was quite large and came standard. "Hoping against hope that, once the kids were gone, I could get her into a corner, take the clothes from her incomparable body. Knowing that that wasn't to be, because as much as I could drop everything for some quick, satisfying sex, that wasn't her way. Confirmed after her mother took the kids, no sense from her demeanor that she had any interest.Shopping went remarkably well. She knows how much I hate it, but also knows how much some stores intrigue me. After all these years, working well. In the box was a white gold necklace with a pendant in the shape of a flower with a heart for the center. It was made out of black, pink, and grey diamonds. She handed it to me and asked if I would help her put it on. She turned around and lifted her hair. I hooked the clasp and she turned around. The necklace fit close and high on her neck. I had gotten one for all of them. Arial’s was a star, Brittani’s was the word Paris, and the Twins’ was a rose. In their bathrooms there was a small.