'See…' Charlotte looked at the curious red toy her tormentorwas holding. A small handle, dimpled across its surface for a better grip,tapered down t... a curving, narrow neck. As Lei Chen turned the object in herhand, Anna could see that the curving neck was flattened from side to side,almost like a blunt blade and the tiny tip ended in a little bulb. Turningthe handle so the blade of the tongue curved up Lei Chen looked at her pinionedvictim hungrily. 'This will bring your pleasure on despite. ..............................................................................................................................Dear Judith,I greatly enjoyed our supper together last night, even though we were reduced to lip-reading at one stage! Next time (if there's to be a next time), I'll try to choose somewhere a little more sedate.Your work for that international children's charity sounds fascinating, though I was alarmed to learn that you might be posted to Africa for a year. And just when. “Hey Olivia,” said Tara. “Could you come with me for a minute?”Olivia said sure, though for a moment she felt like she was being called to the principal’s office, like she was in trouble. But she hadn’t done anything wrong – or at least, nothing that had seemed wrong at the time.Tara led her to the very opposite end of the house and up some stairs. Walking up the steps, idly watching Tara’s ass wiggle in her yoga pants, it suddenly occurred to Olivia that Tara must have shown Mimi the pictures. Non-disclosure agreements. Anti-trust. Maybe a lot of other laws that escape me right now.’ He put his hand over Helene’s hand. ‘I don’t want to sound crude, senator,’ he said, ‘but I’m taking a hell of a risk here.’ He gave Helene’s hand a soft squeeze. ‘So what would there be in it for me. Other than the banking chairmanship, I mean.’ Helene twirled an olive in her martini and softened her eyes as she looked at Huey. ‘We can make a good team, Huey. I can help push your career. You can keep me.