Nikolai heard Ivy inhale deeply into his neck, even as he felt her hot tongue slip out to taste him causing him to moan. "God I want you." He whispere... into her sweet vanilla smelling skin.Ivy answered by slipping her hand inside his jacket and around his back where she set slowly rubbed. She felt the muscles in his back tighten and then his hand was sliding slowly down her bare back which raised goose-bumps of her sensitive flesh. "Please Niko. No more teasing, I can't take anymore. I need. Mom wasn't happy but did not dare dispute her husband. Overjoyed, Jen ran after him climbed in next to him as the engine roared to life. They waited until her Dad's car pulled up behind them before he exited into the street. "Are my letters boring you?" she asked in a soft voice. "No way, I look forward to them. I just wish I could write back," Flint responded. "I know, but I don't want to risk Mom seeing them," Jen said as her hand sought his. Their fingers interlaced and he gave her hand a. I don't want to make the drive home until I have to.I've got to work tomorrow."I looked at Melinda with an almost pleading look, though not quite sure whatI was pleading for, but she'd clearly already made up her mind."We'd love to," she said with a mischievous grin.I jumped a bit when, almost simultaneously, Phil and Rich stood up, theirtrays in their hands."Uh, wh-where you going guys?" I asked nervously."We got a game today," Phil muttered, trying to sound cordial but I couldtell something. The demonhad whipped some lesser foul things into a frenzy and they had tried her,but with claw and tooth she showed them no mercy.She feared this was just to wear her down, but such impudence couldn't beallowed. The last moves were being made and she sat in the windowgathering the meager warmth of the winter's sun to strengthen her for whatmay come.It was time for The One to return and for hours she had been scenting theevil that lay just outside the threshold of her domain. Listening,.