"Would you be a dear and take it off for me,then hold it while I try on the others?"Tom gingerly took the bra into his hands, uncomfortably holding it...whilestaring at Mara's chest. As she took up the first bra, a red onesimilar to the one he had daydreamed about, he got so caught up in hisfantasies that he forgot he was holding her bra and let it slide to thefloor. Mara raised her voice for the first time. "Really, Tom, onesimple job and you can't do it properly. Guess we need to give you. ” He stepped to the back and called for his wife without leaving the front.A minute or so after she, looking disheveled, gave me a quick curtsy and a “My Lord, it’s nice to see you again. How may I be of service?”“I would like a set of necklaces, rings and earrings made with these stones, one out of the emeralds, the other sapphires.” Pulling out the pouch I passed it to her across the counter. “Would you check the quality of the stones please?”She did as I asked while I waited. “These are all. It had been 10 years since I saw her. I had never stopped missing her. Let me step back into time to explain how I got here. My wife (at the time) disappeared with my kid. At first I thought one of my enemies had snatched them. While this type of behavior was not accepted by my compatriots of organized crime, there were elements from South America who did not share our noble beliefs. Every time they appeared in our territory, we dealt with them, permanently. They kept trying and we kept. " I heard her laughter."Another first darling." I trundled off down stairs and got the packet from the medicine box. Pouring a large glass of water, I swallowed one of the pills, and then washed it down, drinking all the water. I checked round to make sure that doors were closed and locked, but left the small windows open, just to keep the conservatory cool. We may be down here later. I heard Elaine splash in the bath, and went upstairs and stripped. I walked into the bathroom immediately.