Mallory smiled as she took in the conversations going on around her after coming back to the now from her daydreaming of her earlier afternoon romp with David.  She caught some of the comments to Mr. Schilling from Constance on the food and the wine, but she was more interested in the dynamics of his project.  Food and wine were great, but they were not her thing. She had learned from David earlier that all the last-minut...

“This is absolutely a fabulous dinner, Mr. Schilling,” Constance Wells said from her seat on the left of her host.  “I will have to get the recipe for this dessert from your chef.  It is simply to die for!”  Mallory smiled as she took in the exchange between her colleague and their host.  She was seated on his right facing Constance, at one end of the large dining table.  She had been looking forward to striking up a conv...

Mallory Malone could not believe her luck as she stepped over the threshold and into the main foyer of the impressively large manor home. Once inside, she followed the gentleman who had helped her with gathering her bags from the cab she’d taken from the airport, as he led her to the large ornate front desk that was located in the small alcove to her right. He was a nice looking well-built young man, but she did not sense...