Her blush told him exactly what he needed to know. Taking her face gently into his hands, he kissed her. Not the usual peck but a long, slow, deep kis..., borne of his desire for her.Amanda held him close and whispered, "Thomas, I want you! John knows this too. Is there someplace we can go?"Thomas replied, "Yes, but let me tell Katrina we will be going into my bedroom and why. I just bet her and John will want to pick up where they left off at the last party."Amanda giggled and said, "I know they. As the entered the chamber the King came forward to shake Marie's hand."Young lady you have courage. Not many would stand up to perfect strangers to fight for someone else's rights," said the King."I'm sorry to have done that in your presences your Highness. I shouldn't have over reacted. Now that I understand better I will better control myself in your presence," said Marie."Don't tame that fire on my account. You made yourself a target when you were linked with our Kingdom's most eligible. But with my arms casted like that I can’t reach my private parts. I tried many things. When I bent over, I nearly touch it but my wrists are not positioned properly, besides, the casts are too heavy and my arms hurt badly from the exertion. I rubbed myself with the heel of my foot but the results were not satisfying. Don’t you see I’m desperate?” Her lips pursed, she looked like an angry child. And I possibly looked lake an imbecile, because I suddenly realized that my jaw had dropped. . "Look at the painting again." She did as I asked, and once again unleashed fury slammed into me. "You're right, Sara. You couldn't live with this painting." Gary could, though," Sara commented caustically. "He'd be willing to pay big money for this painting."For some reason, Sara's comment disturbed me almost as much as Rage disturbed her.How was Rage affecting Jason?Not like Sara. Oh, he'd felt rage, but like me when I recognized I'd succeeded, other emotions gained control, in Jason's.