His wife had died while he was still in Judea. Marcus was a young Tribune of twenty when he was sent east to be under Tiberius for a short time before... Pilate took over until he was appointed governor and had to step down. Now in his middle sixties, his wife dead for many years, children raised and gone; he was a lonely man. He took instantly to the lovely widow Penelope. Marcus now a nobleman and Senator was a good friend of Claudius. Penelope knew right away that Marcus Appias was attracted to. My words were like honey, which you needed more and more.It’s happening just like how they show it in the movies. Time began to slow down and you could see and feel everything happen so slowly. And as you were drifting away and away, sitting opposite to me, you could feel this connection build between us and the more we talked the stronger it grew. It was like a force which kept bringing us closer and closer. You could literary feel it. It could be seen in my and her eyes. It’s like you. Nikki grins. "Slave, go get four gallons of spring water from the pantry and bring them here."Gilbert goes into the kitchen and brings back four jugs of water, two at a time.While Gilbert is in the kitchen, Leah turns to Nikki. "What are you doing now?"Nikki smiles. "You'll see. Just do what I tell you to do."Nikki looks up at Gilbert. "Put two jugs on each side."Gilbert moves the jugs so two are on each side.Nikki turns to Leah. "Tie his ankles together and tie his wrists to the water. ‘My treat.’ ‘Let me go home and shower first,’ he said after a minute, not really wanting to spend another Saturday night alone. ‘I’ll pick you up at say, six-thirty.’ She smiled. ‘I can’t wait.’ He turned and headed to the parking lot, some extra bounce in his step. An hour later, Jacob was scrubbed and clean. He had to wash his hair twice to get the smell of grease out of it. He wore a pair of shorts, sandals and a nice polo shirt. He got in his truck and drove over to Ann Marie’s house. She.