"Now you do me," she said, holding her left fist out in front of me. There was still more than half left in the syringe. I placed my hand around her delicate wrist and squeezed until tiny blue veins surfaced under her soft skin. She pierced one and emptied the syringe. I released my grip and watched fascinated as the hole closed up and the vein disappeared under the surface of her skin like a long fish swimming out of sight into the depths of a muddy pond.

I laid back and mentally followed the wave as it crossed my body from left to right. She placed the brown leather case back in the bureau. Her robe opened slightly as she turned to me and I could see she was naked underneath. She stood at the foot of the bed and looked at me. The velvet cord around her waist was still tied, but the lapels of the robe were uncrossed and lay close to her skin, hugging the outline of her breasts and exposing the small inverted triangle of dark hair just below the knotted cord. She studied me as she removed the hairpin, letting her hair down for the first time. It fell over her shoulders in silky raven black waves. The drug was taking hold of me and I felt myself sit up as though someone was pushing from behind and below. I reached out and grabbed one of the tassels at the end of the velvet cord. She bent over, placed her hands on my shoulders and kissed me hard on the lips. My mouth opened and she thrust her tongue deep inside as she ground her lips against mine. She moved her head vigorously from side to side and her teeth clicked against mine as I hungrily tried to follow her lead. She didn't just kiss, she pressed, sucked, probed and bit all as one motion. I struggled to anticipate her movements and keep up with her before finally surrendering and letting her take me where she wanted.