She looked back to me. "Bill, please help me load my luggage and we'll go." Joe and I each rolled a large suitcase to the back of my truck. Eve carrie... a small makeup case and her purse. We loaded the truck. She turned to Joe and said, "Thank you for a good, quick trip. Where are you headed now?"He shook her hand. "I'll get a soft drink and then go back to Birmingham. I'm supposed to fly a party to a riverboat casino in Mississippi later. Enjoy your weekend, Eve." Thank you, Joe. See you next. She hadn't expected anyone to meether. Fiona nodded. "Of course. Everything's going splendidly," she toldher with a grin that unnerved Emily. "I just wanted to go over somethings with you before you started." "Oh, ok," Emily replied. Fionagestured towards the offices and Emily started moving in that direction.The next thing that she knew, everything went black."Huh?" Emily groaned as she began to come to. When her eyes adjusted shefound herself tied to a chair with all sorts of machines. " Michael's voice muffled in Ivy's neck.Ivy's body tensed as she sensed Nikolai standing just over her shoulder. Her hands reflexively fisted tighter in Michael's hair causing him to quickly move his hands from her back and grab her wrists.Nikolai growled possessively when he saw Michael grip Ivy's wrists. "Excuse me, I think you have had her long enough. It would be my pleasure to take over from here." The words were spoken through clinched teeth.Ivy realized she was pulling Michael's hair. Here, put it on, Melissa. And try on these sandals, too." Taking off my maid's outfit I put on the dress relishing the silky tingles created as it floated over my arms into place. Looking in the mirror I had to admit that I did look cute in it. If all the clothes that Sarah picked out were as right for me as this outfit I was going to be well frocked. However, I did have to wonder why Vanessa had arranged to buy me so many different outfits. I was just supposed to be her maid, and only.