Doctor Max's strong hand reached out and met her shoulder, pressing her inexorably back down again.

"Would you like me to switch the lights out? Would you feel less shy?" Max murmured wickedly.

After the brief encounter in the hospital, he had escorted her to his chamber. Her teeth clenched, "I am not shy, I am merely attempting to save us both from a dreadful mistake...if you would only listen."

"I listen," he smiled again, his eyes gleaming with desire. "I love you, and that is all that matters."

That smile literally clutched her with icy fingers of dread. It made her heart pound insanely.

"We have both agreed that...