"I'll lock the gate myself," and he went up to dress. He chose black breeches, a white shirt, tall leather riding boots and a black brocaded riding co...t. He grabbed his riding crop and was out the door.The sun was out and it was a glorious day. He put a saddle on Darkness and mounted him. He took him all over the grounds and thru the many acres of wooden trails around the mansion. He led him down the narrow dirt path to Diana's Pool. He stopped now and dismounted the horse and walked to the. They will sound more like orders than suggestions. That is because they will be orders. We will not have time once we are ashore to have discussions such as this one. I will not have time to explain why I need you to do something. I will simply need you to do it as quickly and as efficiently as possible. Otherwise, you will not just sacrifice your life to pride. You could very will sacrifice my life, my sister’s life and the lives of every soldier aboard this ship.”Liala finally understood one. You're right, giving extra time over the holiday is the right thing to do. As soon as we're done eating, I'm going to tell Ma. And I have all of Christmas week off from work and school. Maybe I can put in some extra time then, too."That would be great. Thank you, James."When I told Ma my decision about Thanksgiving, she said, "I knew you'd do it Jimmy-boy. The whole staff will be real pleased. Do you think you can put in some extra time around Christmas?" I have that week off from both work and. I pulled her to me, looked in her eyes, and said, "Not a damn thing. And I mean that. Not a damn thing. My God, you are so amazingly sexy and incredibly beautiful."We kissed. And when I say we kissed, it was among one of the most passionate kisses I had ever experienced. And I mean ever.Without a word, we found ourselves lowering to the carpet in the living room. Right there, just inside the front door, our naked bodies pressing against each other, kissing passionately, I started letting my.