"Take your time. When you're done, I'll have your next surprise ready." I don't think you could top this," she admitted a bit breathlessly. She tried ...o think what he could have planned next, and guessed, "It's not some elaborate dinner, is it?" It's a surprise, remember? Yell if you need anything," he told her, and squeezed out of the bathroom to leave her to it.With a sigh of contentment, Cassie slid into the tub and instantly felt her muscles begin to relax. She moaned and considered taking. ‘Michael, I will swear to you by whatever you want I will spare her. I will put her in stasis until my death. Do we have a deal?’ ‘I need time to think about it. Your offer is tempting on many levels. It would be interesting to rule the country without repression and terror for a short time. The other parts of your offer are appealing as well. But I must have time.’ She stroked the sphere as if it were his thigh. ‘How long?’ ‘A day.’ A wave of anger flowed through her mind, and Michael used the. “What’s that?” I wondered.“My clothing situation is pretty bleak,” she admitted. “When I packed to come out here on Monday, I planned to be back in New York this morning. I only put the outfit I’m wearing in the bag. I was supposed to be on a plane last night and in my apartment this morning.”“Oh, yeah,” I said.“Now, in general terms, I am not opposed to sitting around in my underwear,” she said, smiling again. “But, the truth is, if I go that route, the underwear isn’t going to stay on for. ‘Well, I did fill your drink order, ma’am. And you did put it on your credit card. Forgive me for taking the opportunity to scope out your name. But I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity.’ ‘Opportunity for what?’ Marti blurted out before she even thought about it. ‘Opportunity to know if your name fit you,’ the man answered. ‘Oh,’ was all Marti could muster as she found herself lost again in the bartender’s blue eyes. Marti never knew how long she sat there staring at the man. She was.