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"Tom has shattered my safe world. I have to think this through and decide what I really want to do with my own future. Moving to the US is not in my plans and never has been. It is so far away from Sweden, and my loved ones, and the world I have created for myself. The thought of moving over there is breaking my heart."

She sat down on the bed and put her face in her hands, then wiping the tears away. Serena didn't see Tom again for the next couple of weeks. He had conferences and seminars to go to as part of his education. She did a lot of soul searching during that time. She was still not sure what to do, but she was happy to see him when he did stop by. After all, she loved him and couldn't bear to be apart from him for long periods at a time.

There were still a few months before Tom had to leave. Serena had calmed down a lot, and now they were able to talk sensibly about the situation. She too got carried away with Tom's excitement about the trip.

"I would love you to come with me, Serena. It would be such a fantastic experience for both of us," Tom said, pleading with her.

"I'm sure it would be, and I would like to be there for you, but it is such a big step for me to take. I can't help feeling worried about us - my future," Serena replied.

"But it will be like a great adventure we can share together." Tom was very enthusiastic about the whole venture.

They talked about all the cons and pros of the whole journey and in the end Serena had come to a decision.

"I think you should go first by yourself and find out about the living quarters the scholarship has to offer you, and if it is suitable for both of us. Then when you are settled in I could come over?"

"That is an idea, but you are not going to back out on me?"
Yeah, she is
coming around, I knew I could talk her into coming, he was thinking to himself.
Tom had used all his charm to win her over. He pulled her down on the couch and she was utterly trapped by his charm.

Tom brushed a strand of hair behind her ear and kissed her tenderly. They lay close together on the couch talking for a while. Tom talked with excitement in his voice about their future together in US and all the exciting things they were going to do together over there. Serena couldn't help being carried away by his enthusiasm.

Tom nestled into her neck and started to nipple her ear lobes, as he pulled her blouse up from her skirt. He kept talking in a seductive whisper. She was under his spell. Before she knew it, she was half naked and Tom pulled his T-shirt over his head and lifted her body on top of his. The heat from Tom's body shot through Serena as she felt his skin pressed against hers, stimulating her lust for him even more. He reached for her hair and curled his finger in it, arching her head back.

She closed her eyes and felt his soft lips gently kiss her. His warm tongue pushed her lips apart and they lost themselves in a long passionate kiss. He tenderly kissed her face, neck, caressed her body all over while he whispered.

"Do you know how much I love you?

She felt his hardness and moaned, "Oh, Tom, I want you inside me. Right now."

Her fingers pressed hard against his back as she pulled Tom toward her and guided him inside of her.

"Oh, Serena, what are you doing to me? I feel like I am going to burst." He reached for her nipple and let his tongue circle around it before he started to suck it. Serena moaned as she ran her hands up and down his back.

"If you do that to me much longer I will burst." Tom said in between his heavy breaths.

"Oh no Tom, not yet." Serena moaned.

They continued their lovemaking for a while longer. Both were trembling and shuddered against each other then, Tom collapsed on top of her. They lay like that for a little while trying to catch their breath.

Tom was the first one to speak, "You are amazing. You make me feel so wonderful when I touch your soft body."

"And you are pretty fantastic yourself." Serena's voice is hoarse from the thrill of the elation she had just experienced.

CHAPTER SIX

Tom traveled to USA to start his scholarship. He did very well in his studies and showed a lot of enthusiasm when creating new drawings and original designs for potential construction. The teachers were very pleased with him and could see he had a good future ahead of him. After some time, Tom was offered an opportunity to go with a group of architects in South America. A very rich man by the name of Carlos Fontana wanted the architects to design a unique and luxurious mansion on his large property. They signed Tom to go with them as part of his training.

Tom had found a suitable apartment for an affordable rent where Serena and he could live together, but now he had to call her and tell her he has been assigned to go to South America to further his education.

"Hello sweetheart, I have some good news and some bad news."

"Oh, Tom it is so good to hear your voice, I am missing you like crazy."

"Yes, sweetie, I miss you too. The good news is that I have found a nice little apartment that we can rent for an affordable price."

"That is wonderful. Darling. When do you want me to come?"

"Well sweetie, the bad news is that I have just been assigned to go to South America with a group of professional architects to further my study with them. They have to design a big mansion for a very rich man. I can't really get out of it as it is part of the scholarship. But as soon as I'm back, you can come over here."

Serena's heart sank. "Oh, but how long will that take?"

"I'm not sure sweetie, but it could take another month or so."

"I suppose I can wait a little longer so you can get the experience you need as an architect," But she did feel disappointed.

Tom was relieved that she took it so well. As much as he missed Serena he was also looking forward to learn from all the professional architects. It was a huge opportunity for him. He felt very excited by the whole prospect of being involved in such a big project.

During the next month, the group worked very hard on the design. They had many meetings with Carlos Fontana
so he could approve of their ideas, and they could alter the things he didn't like. After a month and a half, they had finished.

"
Here are the final drawings of your building, and we have created a mini model of the mansion too," Brian Ward,
who was in charge of the project, presented the result to Carlos Fontana.

"Let me have a look at what you have come up with." Carlos Fontana was very impressed after looking over the presentation.

"It all looks very impressive. I'm very happy with the result. It looks marvelous. I couldn't have imagined it better even if I tried. I will have my lawyer draw up a contract for the project so we can get the builder started as soon as possible."

"I'm happy you like what we have done," Brian was relieved that the drawings had been accepted, "I will need to be here at the job with a few of our architects to supervise the construction."

"Yes, of course you do, that's good it will make me feel so much better knowing you are here to make sure everything is done according to your design. I think this cause for a celebration. I will throw a party at my place tomorrow night for you and the rest of the group."

The whole group was excited about having finished the drawings of the plan and the delicate work of making the mini model. Tom had been the main builder of that part of the project. All the other architects were impressed with him and they praised him and told him he was a talented young man.

There was a happy atmosphere at the party. Carlos Fontana lived in a
grand old
house, and although it was a bit old fashioned, the interior design was beautiful. There was a lot of attention paid to details. As they entered the house everyone was led into a big lounge with beautiful furniture carved in dark wood. The seats of the chairs were covered in cherry colored velvet. Along one of the walls was a bar carved out of the same beautiful dark wood as the rest of the furniture. It was filled with many different kinds of bottles of wines and spirits. The whole place had an aura of wealth. Brian
liked it,
and it made him
wonder why Carlos Fontana wanted to build another big mansion.

A table was set up with many kinds of different delicious foods, and several men who seemed to be staff of the house were at the table, serving food to the guests. The architects felt well looked after, and their drinks were filled up as soon as their glasses were empty. As a result, they were drinking more than they usually did. Before long, many of them were drunk.

Tom was also enjoying himself, and even though he was not a big drinker, he was beginning to feel a bit lightheaded. Carlos Fontana's
daughter, Eva seemed to have taken a fancy to Tom and kept on chatting at him in a flirtatious way. A good-looking 20 year old woman with dark hair and olive skin, she was also spoiled and used to getting what she wanted. Tom was talking to her in a polite manner, but did not respond to her obvious interest in him. She was visibly annoyed by Tom's lack of response. Tom got up from his chair to move around, his head began to spin.

"Oh, I feel dizzy."

He put his hand to his head, and stumbled over, but hang on to the table. He stood there wobbling, trying to find his balance, but it was no use. His legs slowly buckled under him and he fainted and fell to the floor. A few of Carlos Fontana's
men carried him into another room. The other guys more or less laughed at him and didn't worry too much. They were all intoxicated from all the drinking and in high spirits when they got back to their hotel later that night, and didn't notice that Tom wasn't with them. The next morning when they came down for breakfast, they were wondering where Tom
was.
After breakfast, they started to get a bit concerned when Tom still hasn't shown up. He was sharing a room with Jim.

"He hasn't slept in his bed all night. I haven't seen him since last night at Carlo Fontana's house."

Jim and a couple of the men went back to Carlos Fontana's place
to find out if Tom was still there, but no one has seen him. Back at the hotel, they let the staff know that Tom was missing. A search party was sent out to look for him around the bars in town, but there seem to be no sign of Tom. Now everybody was getting really worried. They started thinking back to the night before and what had happened during the night. Brian Ward, the leader of the architect group called a meeting in one of the lounges in the hotel so they could get a better view of the situation. Once everyone in the group arrived, he started.

"We have to do some brainstorming just like we did when we were working on the design of the mansion. Can you all try to come up with some ideas of what could have happened to Tom?"

Brian had put up a big white board where they could write all their ideas, and was now waiting for everyone to come up with some suggestions.

One of the men put his hand up.

"Yes, Allan let us hear what you think."

"Well, last night I notice Carlos Fontana's
daughter paid a lot of attention to Tom.

He was just being polite to her and more or less tried to ignore her, which seemed to irritate her. She seemed like a rather spoiled young lady. I saw her talk to some of the suspicious looking men, and it wasn't long after that Tom fainted and they carried him into another room." Allan paused a bit and continued,

"I'm thinking that maybe she could have arranged for someone to spike his drink. They were filling our glasses up all the time, so it could easily have been done."

Brian
was busy writing this idea up on the board.

"That is one possibility."

There were other men in the group who had noticed the same thing, but thought nothing of it. Now that Allan mentioned it, they did think it was a bit odd.

Jim
puts up his hand. "Yes, Jim
let us hear your ideas."

"Well, I asked one of the staff for some ice. He seemed to misunderstand me. He thought I was asking for the drug called ice. He got a funny look on his face. But when he realized that I just wanted some ice for my drink, he changed back and acted just like a waiter again. I thought it was a strange response."

Many different ideas were suggested by the other members of the group and Brian
wrote them all down. Someone pointed out that Tom could simply have gotten lost when he woke up and tried to find his way back to the hotel where they were all staying.

"If we don't find him soon, we'll have to let the police know he is missing." They all agreed with that.

CHAPTER SEVEN

Jim was one of the architects who stayed behind with Brian to supervise the construction. He was good friends with Tom, and felt obligated to find him. The next day he decided to pay Carlos Fontana a visit. He hoped to find the waiter who served him ice at the party. Maybe he could provide him with some leads to Tom's whereabouts.

When he arrived at the house, he walked around to the back entrance. Inside, he met some of the staff who recognized him from the party.

"Hi, how are you doing? Great night we had here the other night. I'm looking for the waiter who served me drinks at the table. Where can I find him?"

They were reluctant to tell him. "What do you want with him?"

"I thought maybe he could help me get some dope?"

They laughed. "You want some dope man? Ha-ha, you have come to the right person. You will find him in the shed down at the back of the garden."

"What's his name?"

"Just call him Digo."Jim thanked them and headed down to the shed in the back.

It was a huge shed, well hidden behind trees and bushes, a long way from the house and the garden. As he got closer, he heard several voices from inside the shed. He sensed that something illegal was happening in there. He was nervous. The perspiration coming out of his forehead. Jim had done a lot of acting in the past now had to put his talents into action. He has to do a lot of talking and act as if he has lots of confidence. Sticking his hands in his pockets, he walked casually up to the guard in front of the door. The guard, wearing a gun and looking intimidating stopped him from entering.