He was never really known for being the guy to take a girl on a date, so he was nervous that he was going to fail at this completely, but he knew he h...d to try. Something about Isobel made him want to try. Colby was not a chef, so their picnic was comprised mainly of chips, a few sandwiches he threw together and other random junk food, along with a few sodas, some water and a bottle of wine that he snuck out of the wine cellar. He was sure his parents would not notice it missing. “Are you. "I must have let out some of the inner glow."Jeff." You lucky girl." Maybe he's a lucky guy," I said."I think you have changed. You said 'maybe.'"I giggled but I felt ambivalent. I was doing that a lot lately.Here was someone who knew Jeff, someone I could talk to about him, who would understand the magic I was seeing in him.On the other hand, here was someone who knew Jeff, or at least had known him, who would understand the magic I was seeing in him.I didn't like the idea of having to share. ”I gestured to James as I held my hand out to Joseph, “Joseph, you look a lot like your father. Allow me to introduce lord Whitecliff or as Sam introduced him to me, James.”James grinned as he took Joseph’s hand, “Welcome to Whitecliff.”Joseph bowed, “Lord Whitecliff. On behalf of my father, I would like to introduce my sister, Alexandra.”James turned to Ali and I could almost see the spark that came to their eyes. Neither one spoke and I couldn’t help chuckling, she looked at me and suddenly. My legs were trembling.“Eight.”I whispered: “No, Master”.His eyes became squinty. I couldn’t see what he was holding behind his back. I didn’t know what to do. Maybe it was silly of me to get that overly upset about one comment he made. It was not like he had told me what to do. He had just given me his opinion.“Nine.”I was starting to panic. I am a strong independent woman. No No No! But I couldn’t stop it anymore. The fear, the anticipation, the excitement. I quickly took all my clothes off.