" I really was not sure what I was agreeing to here. I leaned over to Lori and explained that we did not bring our swim suits. Lori responded, "Neith...r did Tom or I. We don’t really need them. It'll be a little bit naughty, but the guys will love it." She was caressing my hands as we spoke. She was flirting with me shamelessly, and surprisingly, I was enjoying it. We finished our drinks. Chris paid for our meal, and the five of us headed to Tom’s and Lori’s suite on the concierge’s level of. ." ME?" I asked incredulously."Yes, you," she replied. "She needs a gentle...plowing... from someone safe and familiar." You two have talked about this?" I asked. "Well, she knows we have an approval-only open relationship. I've told her about a few of our experiences." You did?" Yes, over a few bottles of wine last winter," she giggled. They did drink a lot of wine together."Are you sure about this?" I asked, "I don't want to disrupt the friendship we have with her." I'm sure...she's. The cloud of tiny Faeries that swarmed around her shifted their flight paths, keeping the Queen in the center of their group. ‘There is a flower,’ she said, ‘that grows near here. It is a most special flower. I would like for you to retrieve it and plant it in your garden. Doing so will greatly strengthen the bonds between the Faerie Realm and Earth. It would be a very large step toward reuniting our two worlds.’ Patrick bowed his head. ‘I will do as you request.’ ‘Thank you, Patrick.. * Swearing at the phone in his hand, John muttered, ‘Pick the bloody mobile up Josh!’ But the phone just rang and then went to voicemail. Dialling again he waited, only to be put through to the voicemail again. Speaking quickly, he left the message telling Josh to get Katrina out of the Bed and Breakfast as Alexei somehow knew where they were and was on the way down to get them. Replacing the phone he leant against the side of the phone box, tired, face throbbing from where one of Alexei’s men.