Now she finally was in a position to reap the benefits of all those sacrifices. India was the largest emerging market in the free world and she had th... chance to run the entire region. That she could handle herself in the boardroom was by now well known. What she had to still prove to them was that she could handle the complexities and challenges of a place like India. Despite her initial reservations, she had discovered that didn’t really dislike India. She had arrived with the standard. . very much."She leaned her head back against the car seat and tilted her face to him. In the body language of the time, that meant 'Do it, you idiot'.Nick pulled the car over to the side of the road, leaned over and carefully kissed her cheek, then the corner of her mouth, then her lips. She kissed him back, which was what it took to unfreeze his brain. He slipped an arm around her shoulder, and she leaned closer and put one hand on his. Nick knew how to kiss; he'd had plenty of practice with. Beth took a deep breath and shivered. She was glad when they stopped for dinner at a pub.Aaron picked up a pint of ale and a glass of Merlot from the barkeep and shepherded Beth to small booth by the fire. They ordered dinner and ate leisurely, oblivious to the other patrons. All through dessert and coffee, Aaron gently teased the back of her hand with his fingers. Suddenly, his thumb penetrated between her thumb and forefinger and massaged her palm. The new movements sent warm tingles through. Jessica was who he started with, taking her body while using his mind control to keep her from resisting. Eventually he did this to all the girls in the class, taking even the ones he didn’t find overly attractive. He didn’t take Ms. Etchison, the class teacher, only because she was an old and ugly whore. But Erik had fun with her in other ways. Soon enough Erik was exploring new ways to use his powers. Normally he just kept a girl from acting on her own while taking her, but that got old.