Is it because of my leg? he asked. I know Im not&hellip, what I used to be, but I assure you, Im still able to protect you from&hellip, Its not your l...g, she said and put a hand over his heart. I cant risk getting you involved in the clusterfuck that is my life at this stage. Im offering you one evenings respite, Mia, he said. Thats it. Im not asking you to move in with me forever. You dont even know me, she whispered, touched. Why would you want to do this for me? He gave a small, crooked. I grinned. She didn't."Yes." There was a long pause. "Well, we need to see what sort of level you're at, so if you wouldn't mind filling this out. It's a general practice test, the questions will get harder as you go on." So saying, she placed a sheaf of papers before me and abruptly left.Over the next hour I explored the room. There weren't very many interesting features, barring a bottle of some sort of alcohol in a locked drawer. The lock was a complex design, and it took me some. He kissed me again, harder this time. I kissed him back and within seconds our tongues were exploring each other. With his hands, Johnathan gently but forcefully pulled my waist up against his body. "I don't know... Maybe... That's not... Such a... A good idea," I said between kisses. But even I wasn't fully convinced of my own statement. We continued to kiss. It wasn't long before Johnathan's hands began moving slowly up my sides. Then he placed one under my ear, holding my neck and face. His. “I don’t want to intrude on your girls-night-out. I can sit this one out.”“Oh, no. I don’t think so,” Jess said, shaking her head slowly. “I’m going to chat with Amelia, but I suspect that you are going to be one of the highlights of the evening.”“Awwwww,” I groaned. Jess ignored me and turned back to Emma.“I have one more person I’d like to invite, if you don’t mind,” Jess said. Emma shrugged.“No, go for it. The more the merrier.”- - - -Amelia was excited about being invited to the party. She.