"Yes dear?" She grinned at me disarmingly."You won't persuade me this time, Isobel." I thought that if I used her name it would show how serious I was... this time. Of course it was just an excuse; I loved saying her name; she knew this and wasn't fooled. The three syllables seemed to caress my lips like the softest kiss. "Isobel." Yes dear." She looked up at me from the newly freshened bath; she'd been in there for at least an hour to my certain knowledge. She was flushed whether from the heat. It was a rainy day till the time we reached we both were drenched and on the way did not get a place to stop. I dropped her in front of the apartment. Then she told leave after sometime come inside as its still raining. I told no madam it is okay. Then she told take the umbrella at least. I replied madam I am on bike how can I use umbrella. She giggled and told come I have a rain coat of my hubby take that or else you will fall ill. We reached the apartment and entered the lift. And I was. ’ Sorrel turned away, but then turned back. There was a firmness and sincerity in her look that disarmed him. She said with a renewed vehemence, ‘I didn’t do anything wrong or illegal. I know you don’t believe me. You’ll never believe me, but it’s true. This is all wrong. If you’ll just let me at a computer I’ll prove it’ They’d inched their way closer and closer till they were standing almost toe to toe. Fletcher looked down into her eyes. ‘I’d like to believe you. Right now I think believing. Patent leather and black as coal, and feltslightly warm to the touch, they stirred something in Kyle that hecouldn't quite explain. Setting the boots on the chair beside thetable, he reached into the box and pulled the jumble of leather strapsout. The scent of warm leather wafted out and filled his nostrils.Under the straps was a small envelope embossed with what appeared to bea pair of vines curls under a single symbol, and sealed with a greenwax stamp.Picking up the envelope, he broke the.