. I felt so comfortable in his arms and the familiar musky smell of Roberts shirt had me in a haze. I don't know what came over me but as I pulled bac... and looked up into Roberts eyes my resistance to his advances dropped completely and as he lowered his lips to mine ... I closed my eyes and enjoyed my first kiss with a black man.He kissed me slowly at first ... his breath smelled sweet and clean ... then he gradually opened both our mouths wide with his lips and kissed me more passionately. ‘Damn, this is gorgeous. What all can you do here?’ ‘Everything from renting a boat and fishing to just having a picnic and kicking back. If you’re here on the fourth of July there’s a big county wide All-You-Can-Eat-Barbeque and fireworks display. That is the only time you pay to come into it and it just pays for the fireworks and food. Any extra money they make goes for the upkeep of the place, plus the county is the one who rents the boats, and all. You can rent areas for special events too,. Are you okay…” She trailed off, eyes narrowing, then smirked. “Know what, you’re not in a position to object anyway.” She went to the door and opened it. “Monique, do you have time to give me a hand with her hair?” “Just a sec!” was the immediate reply. I closed my eyes and tried to keep the full-body blush that wanted to spread out contained. It was no use. “My, she’s a cute one,” the woman proclaimed. “What color?” “Full pink. Eyebrows too.” I opened one eye. Both were standing close together. " She has, sir?" said Alex who wondered whether Eden's rather bland smile was disguising rather more diabolical intentions."Not in a bad way, mind you," continued Eden. "You're an old friend of hers from way back, I believe?" Yes," said Alex with almost visible relief. What had Zara said about him? "A long way back." Well, I don't need to know the details," said Eden, "though you are somewhat older than my wife. She says that you have some good ideas on to how to extend the online news service..