Standing in front of the sink, he looked at the image of his mother being reflected back in the mirror. While it was still her very familiar face bei...g reflected, it was so different from the face that he had studied just three minutes ago. The eyes looked so alive and twinkling with life. There was a warm blush to the skin, that he had never seen before. He picked up his hairbrush and quickly tried to brush some neatness into the hair and restore his demeanor to a more normal mien. Never. She said promise me that it will remain between us only. I asked what? She said -“This”, and suddenly placed her lips over mine. I could feel the intensity, the pleasure, warmness of the most touching, intense and maybe the best kiss I ever had. I lost all senses and was dissolved completely into her. We broke the kiss, looked into each other’s eyes. I saw peaks of love and innocence in her.I told her how beautiful she was, and she gave me a shy smile in return. She asked me to come to the. They were used to having to stay overnight in nondescript hotels and consequently none of them took any notice when she walked in. She found a quiet, corner slightly obscured by a column and sat down. Every night was a night shift for Mark, the night shift receptionist. He had been working at the hotel for three years and the shifts had turned his life upside down. He felt like he was turning into a vampire, sleeping through the day and working through the night. He had no social life and his. The staff at the lodge prepared for the arrival of the Prince and theDuke. They were also told that a "Dr. Harrington" would be staying theretoo in order to treat the Prince for a "disease of a rather intimatenature" and that their total discretion was expected. Indeed, the Dukestayed mostly in his study ? preparing a major report for the ministry,he explained ? while "Dr. Harrington" and the Prince met for long hoursin the Prince's room or, occasionally, walked the grounds together. .