It seemed to be concern desperately trying to disguise itself as nonchalance. I appreciated his loyalty. “Boss, you ok?” I dismissed his concerns ...ith a regality and cockiness I did not feel at all, waving my hand imperiously in impatience. With a slight bow he turned, as dignified as any evangelist preacher at the sermon, and elegantly walked away. I closed my eyes, and eventually managed to drift away into sleep. Suddenly, I was rudely awakened by some strong fingers shaking me gently. I. We stand at the window, just breathing in rhythm and moving that little bit closer. I can smell the earth of your hair and the salt of your skin. I can see the tidal rise and fall of your body as you breathe with me and the distance closes. As we touch at our center point, and begin to mold, there is a momentary pause in breath. Just a beat, and we draw closer still. I kiss your neck and trace your outline, finding the silk hollows and feeling you arch back into me… and in the darkness the. Mike smiled, knowing the humiliation she was feeling this first time. He had seen it before. He knew she wanted this almost as much as he did but still, he also knew that for a lady to have her panties pulled down and then be put across a man's lap was very embarrassing. They wanted to be treated like a little girl again secure in the knowledge that their father would take care of them, but to do so for real was very scary. Linda felt Mike grasp her left knee and pull it towards him then push. It didn't keep her from making sure there were match fuses hidden in a used fuel filter in the engine bay; a few feet of det-cord and a few four-ounce blocks of TNT in the second coffee can in the galley pantry. Guns, she could explain, being a private yacht on the high seas, but explosives would be harder, she reasoned, and she felt better for having the materiel. Ansari had simply provided what she'd asked for, with no questions.Standing on her tiptoes, Lenore velcroed the photograph of the.