Now that things were settled she felt light-headed and bubbly, and the champagne added to that feeling."I think I'd like one of those small cakes now...." Of course." Victoria got up and went over to her chair and handed her the little silver tray. Before she picked one of the cakes, Alice looked up into Victoria's sparkling and smiling eyes. "Is there anything else I can get you?" Can I be frank?" Of course you can." Then I'd like to take advantage of my new status and ask you for a kiss. Today. ”I remained quiet, one of my best talents.“So I went back to the Argentine. To the man who had asked me before. I said yes this time.”It wasn’t a confession, not in the least. Eva, for whatever reason, probably Freddie, didn’t feel she could talk to her college friend, Rebecca Montgomery. And she’d become used to, comfortable with, sharing her most intimate secrets with me.I listened, heard her out, another talent.Hey, I’m a full service agency.Wedding Week was in full swing.Sasha and Marina,. Murphy?”“Almost exactly, sir.”“Where did I mess up?”“Well, we haven’t won anything yet. That’s why we play the games, isn’t it?”Big John’s smile fought the sun for the brightest object in the morning. “That it is. That it is.” Big John stood up from the bench and whirled Tim into sitting in his vacated spot. “So they are coming later today to interview you about the weekend’s happening...” Big John explained, but Tim cut him off.“Coach, the way I understood it, I was going to their studio to do. She looks at me deep in my eyes and then it happens. She reaches out with both hands and rips my shirt open. Buttons fly into the darkness and the sound of ripping fabric fills the alley. I think she is attacking me and I reach out with both hands to stop her. Her mouth finds mine and she kisses me deeply, her tongue probing my lips. I push her against the wall and lean in closely and kiss her even more passionately. She wraps her legs around me and climbs me. Her arms tightly around my neck..