BEDSIDE MANNER

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Titi tilted her head, then made the mistake of looking up into his face.  His eyes were dilated and fixed on her lips. She froze.  Ever so slowly, his head descended. A tiny Vouce inside  said,  "Run" , but her traitorus  body wouldn't  budge.  Her mouth worked,  though .

" I don't kiss on the first  date".
"that's  fine, then,  because as you said this isn't  a date" Locke  pulled her to him and,  angling his head, took her in a kiss that began as a warm invitation.  She reeled and actually staggered backward as sensation shot through  her,  riotous and out of control.

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