As he rests his hands on my waistI feel my heart rate increasing, much to my surprise. Yes, I find Stuartattractive, and we did (very briefly) date, b...ut these feelings are new-and scary and exciting in equal measure.The reception continues until well past midnight, at which point I slinkoff back to my hotel room. Fortunately, I haven't had much to drink,mainly because our elaborate dresses meant we needed to use the bathroombuddy system again, and Charlotte was buried so deep in Keith's arms. Yeah, those sound like fantastic genes to me dad.” “See,” he laughed. “Now you are getting it.” I could not help but laugh at his joke. My dad was always joking about and it was not until now that I really noticed and appreciated it. I had this feeling like there was a lot I had been missing until this moment. I poured two glasses full of water and placed tea bags into each one. As I handed him his tea, I began to head for the hallway. I figured I would drink my tea in my room and lay back. The words of her Mistress whispered in her mind. Vala felt a warm flush at the sound of her Mistress and the promise those words held. ‘Thank you Mistress.’ She whispered. Feeling a little better and still enjoying the heat seeping through her bones, she drifted off. Get up Valamera, now! The voice awoke her again, more forceful this time. Vala now became aware for a frightening new sound, the low, mournful howl of a wolf. It was followed by another, then another… and they were close.. Coming to she was in a huge bed and the room was done in all lavender and was a ladies room she could see. Entering the room stood a small creature so exquisite that Alicia had to blink . Michael’s sister Angelique could very well see why her brother was taken with Alicia. She was a beauty. She approached the bed and explained that Alicia had fainted and would be staying with them as a guest and not a servant for the remainder of the holidays here at Fox Worth Mansion. Everything would be.