The words of the song seemed to be coming from miles away now but the spell they wove were real and again she thought she should not be doing this, sh...uld not be falling into these rich feelings of passion. Was this it? Was it finally her time? Was she going to be taken by the very man she had been endlessly warned to avoid at all costs? Gently, fleetingly their lips brushed together. His kiss was soft and sensitive. Susannah knew she was being deliciously seduced and every part of her brain. It came with a little latch that could be flicked open. The lid opened easily.I stared at the silvery item couched inside on a matte black plastic inside part that was molded exactly to its unconventional shape. A little longer than my thumb, translucent like glass, with a slim notch and a wide flared base, its main body consisted of three increasingly large beads, one on top of the other. It looked a bit like modern art.“Take it out.”I did. The thing was surprisingly heavy and felt solid in my. The suits mayhave come from different races and ethnicities, but there was a certainsameness to them. Reskinned variations pressed from the same model."Ah," he said, "the project manager. What a delight, to finally meet oneon one like this."He took my hand, not in a firm handshake, but a gently, enveloping gripthat encircled my entire hand. His thumb caressed the back of my palm ashe slowly lifted it up to kiss the back."Enchanted," he told me, lowering my hand but not relinquishing hisgrip. I. "Is everything all right?" he asked. I smiled at him and told him, "Absolutely."His expression said: "What then?" I told him about my plan to make andsell custom made jewelry boxes. He looked at me like I was nuts. "Do you think you could help me decide on what tools I'd need and whatthey might cost?" I asked him. "Joan, the required tools will cost more than you're going to earn thissummer. If you're serious about doing this, I'll rent you the use of mytools," he said solemnly. I gave him a.