Chapter 28
Not a minute late, Ivan arrives at Margaret’s hotel room, holding a small gift box. When she opens the door, he greets her with a loving smile and arms that wrap around her. Margaret ushers him inside the room, where Ivan again draws her to him. The warmth of his body against hers awakens passions long dormant. The expression “swept off her feet” comes to mind, for she feels as if gravity has lost its pull. Margaret rests against Ivan’s chest and wonders . . . wonders about touching him.
“I’ve brought you a little something Russian,” he says and then hands Margaret the gift box. She opens it and finds a pendant necklace with a hand-enameled Russian blue egg. Before she can say anything, Ivan tells her, “Miniature enameled eggs are given to a person you love, along with three k
