CHAPTER FIVE Cari was waiting for him when he arrived back at the apartment. She was wearing a light blue negligee, one of those long, flowing robes of diaphanous material. She was half-sitting, half-lying on the sofa in a very seductive pose. The sheer fabric of her negligee left little to his imagination, though it did increase the erotic effect of her pose. There was something about almost bare women that seemed ten times more sexy than naked flesh. "You're home earlier than I expected," the frosty-haired blonde greeted him. "And I thought I told you not to wait up for me?" he said. The gown was perfect for her. It complimented her deep blue eyes and provided the correct background for her waist-length blonde hair. "And I thought you might be hungry and like an early morning snack,"

