Derrick has finally sold his first novel. A day of interviews and joy leads to a dark encounter. Only his lover Nikki has the cure he needs as night falls but first he has to wake her up.

A flash of strawberry blond hair made him pause halfway there, as Derrick spotted a lithe figure through the sea of bodies. The face was turned away from him, apparently gazing at the man below her as she performed a lap dance. Knees were splayed ...

Nikki offers him a timid smile, seeking his eyes before they can travel over her attire or more importantly, lack of it. She was wrapped with a wide satin red ribbon, tastefully clinging to her curves and obscuring her most intimate parts. A small...