William scoops her up in his strong arms, her head still resting snugly against his chest. He takes her upstairs into a glorious bedroom. The windows ...re decorated with white lacey drapes and the canopy bed is covered with a frill white comforter and large fluffy pillows. Red rose petals are scattered all around the bed. He lays her down gently and nuzzles her neck. His lips race to hers, kissing her passionately, his years of longing and heartache penetrating her soul. Olivia runs her fingers. I am sure your driver and horse would appreciate it," Dev told Lord Benaldin who nodded agreement.Dev produced a bottle of wine that he knew was one of Lord Benaldin's favorites, and gave it to him along with a crystal glass."I will return after seeing to your driver, horse, and carriage, my lord," Dev said and left to get his cloak.Dev went outside and directed Lord Benaldin's driver to take the horse and carriage around back to the carriage house.He returned to his house and stopped in the. Now I knew what she meant when she told me she would always love me no matter where I was.Just then I was yanked to my feet so hard I almost fell down. The pull on my neck hurt bad. But I did manage to stand up. It was then I decided to be as proud as I could be nakeness and all.I was led to the front cabin where the others still were. I noticed restains were hanging from the ceiling of the plane and my hands and wrists were tied to them above my head. My ankles and feet were then spread and. " Big date?"I laugh. "Hardly. More of a... how to describe it... a fiercely contested... wager," I finally say."You got money riding on this, counselor?" he asks in his best lawyer voice."You'll never be a prosecutor, Johnny," I laugh. "But no... no money." I tell him a bit about the bet, leaving out anything that he might use to identify Sandra. He seems intrigued, but finally leaves when my phone rings."Hey, big boy," says Sandra. I glance at my watch. She's only been gone fifteen minutes..