RIO<br/><br/>The way that Mark's expression changed almost made me laugh out loud but I concealed my mirth as a fit of coughing behind a chunk of garlic bread.<br/><br/><em>You're a fresh one, and no mistake.</em><br/><br/>I regained my composure and smiled at him.<strong>"Not at all. I sleep in my own room. Loneliness is not an issue when you're unconscious anyway,"</strong>I replied, sipping more wine.<strong>"Besides, it's lovely over on the far side of the lake and are you guys not... ?"</strong>I made a little gesture between him and Lita, raising an eyebrow,<strong>"... and the other young lady... Miss Holly, are you not, you know, just friends?"</strong><br/><br/>My implication should be clear, and I hoped a good deal more subtle than Mark suggesting that he sleep with me just because I was available, the cheeky brat.