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I hate being
put on display.”
“How did you get involved with the
foundation?”
Connie cut her pancakes into bite size pieces
before pouring syrup over them. She noticed that Thomas hadn’t
touched his food; he was too busy watching her eat. “Is something
wrong with your food?”
Thomas was hungry, but not for food. He
wanted to get Constantina in his bed for the rest of the weekend.
“No everything is fine.” He picked up half of his patty melt and
began eating as she continued her story.
“My best friend Laura established the
foundation her freshman year in college. At that time, it was just
a place pregnant teenage girls could go to for counseling and help
with baby supplies. I met her in the library on campus; I was a
sophomore, and she was a junior. We hit it off great, she was the
first real friend I had who like me for me.”
“You must be talking about Laura Tierney. I
read about her death in the paper. I’m sorry you lost your friend.
You must have loved her a lot to become CEO of the foundation.”
“She was like a sister to me. The work she
did with the Cabbage Patch Foundation's philanthropic endeavors has
aided many young people. I expanded the programs of the foundation,
and it’s almost to the point where it’s self-funding.”
“How so?”
“Laura opened an adult toy store to offend
her family, but it turned out to be a smart move. Sex sells even in
a bad economy, and the first year net sales were a quarter of a
million. We have two locations, a warehouse, and we have a website.
I'm currently negotiating the sale of The Purple Feather.”
“I always wondered how you got into the adult
toy business.”
Connie polished off her pancakes and finished
her soft drink. “Are you saying that you don’t think I have what it
takes to run an adult toy store?”
Thomas’s imagination ran wild; he would give
a lot to see Constantina peddling her wares. “You can invite me to
your store anytime you want. I’m willing to purchase anything you
have to further the cause.”
“That doesn’t live up to your reputation as a
councilman.”
“I’m surprised at you Constantina, being a
councilman hasn’t unmanned me which you had proof of earlier today.
If you want more proof, why don’t you come home with me and let’s
see what kind of trouble we can get into.”
“You’re too much man for me Thomas. You
forget that I’ve seen you in action and women who hook up with you
don’t fare so well.”
“You underestimate your charm. You have
something that I’ve been looking for. Something that I’ve never
found in any woman I’ve dated.”
“Really. What’s that? I’ve seen the women
you’ve dallied within the past, and I’m not up to their standards
at all. They look as if they come straight off the runway.”
“You have courage, and you’re extremely
loyal, something I value far more than beauty and style. You’re the
kind of woman I should have married in the first place. Instead I
married a popular, beautiful woman with a powerful family, and she
screwed me over royally.”
“I understand that Thomas. I’ve never had a
relationship with a man that didn’t have strings.”
“No strings Constantina. I just like being
with you. There’s something about you that appeals to me. I can’t
describe it even if I did I would sound like a fool.”
Oh yeah, it was time to steer this
conversation back to a cooler topic. Thomas was hypnotizing her
with his velvet voice and piercing gaze. She looked down at his
plate seeing that he’d only finished half his meal. “You really
weren’t hungry at all."
Thomas traced a finger across her knuckles.
“I’ve got a hunger Constantina, I’m hungry for you. When you get
tired of running from me, I’ll be there waiting.”
“I'm not running from you Thomas. I like sex
just like any other woman and I choose my partners on my terms. If
I had sex with you that's all it will be, and I'll walk away when
it's over. If you’re done
put on display.”
“How did you get involved with the
foundation?”
Connie cut her pancakes into bite size pieces
before pouring syrup over them. She noticed that Thomas hadn’t
touched his food; he was too busy watching her eat. “Is something
wrong with your food?”
Thomas was hungry, but not for food. He
wanted to get Constantina in his bed for the rest of the weekend.
“No everything is fine.” He picked up half of his patty melt and
began eating as she continued her story.
“My best friend Laura established the
foundation her freshman year in college. At that time, it was just
a place pregnant teenage girls could go to for counseling and help
with baby supplies. I met her in the library on campus; I was a
sophomore, and she was a junior. We hit it off great, she was the
first real friend I had who like me for me.”
“You must be talking about Laura Tierney. I
read about her death in the paper. I’m sorry you lost your friend.
You must have loved her a lot to become CEO of the foundation.”
“She was like a sister to me. The work she
did with the Cabbage Patch Foundation's philanthropic endeavors has
aided many young people. I expanded the programs of the foundation,
and it’s almost to the point where it’s self-funding.”
“How so?”
“Laura opened an adult toy store to offend
her family, but it turned out to be a smart move. Sex sells even in
a bad economy, and the first year net sales were a quarter of a
million. We have two locations, a warehouse, and we have a website.
I'm currently negotiating the sale of The Purple Feather.”
“I always wondered how you got into the adult
toy business.”
Connie polished off her pancakes and finished
her soft drink. “Are you saying that you don’t think I have what it
takes to run an adult toy store?”
Thomas’s imagination ran wild; he would give
a lot to see Constantina peddling her wares. “You can invite me to
your store anytime you want. I’m willing to purchase anything you
have to further the cause.”
“That doesn’t live up to your reputation as a
councilman.”
“I’m surprised at you Constantina, being a
councilman hasn’t unmanned me which you had proof of earlier today.
If you want more proof, why don’t you come home with me and let’s
see what kind of trouble we can get into.”
“You’re too much man for me Thomas. You
forget that I’ve seen you in action and women who hook up with you
don’t fare so well.”
“You underestimate your charm. You have
something that I’ve been looking for. Something that I’ve never
found in any woman I’ve dated.”
“Really. What’s that? I’ve seen the women
you’ve dallied within the past, and I’m not up to their standards
at all. They look as if they come straight off the runway.”
“You have courage, and you’re extremely
loyal, something I value far more than beauty and style. You’re the
kind of woman I should have married in the first place. Instead I
married a popular, beautiful woman with a powerful family, and she
screwed me over royally.”
“I understand that Thomas. I’ve never had a
relationship with a man that didn’t have strings.”
“No strings Constantina. I just like being
with you. There’s something about you that appeals to me. I can’t
describe it even if I did I would sound like a fool.”
Oh yeah, it was time to steer this
conversation back to a cooler topic. Thomas was hypnotizing her
with his velvet voice and piercing gaze. She looked down at his
plate seeing that he’d only finished half his meal. “You really
weren’t hungry at all."
Thomas traced a finger across her knuckles.
“I’ve got a hunger Constantina, I’m hungry for you. When you get
tired of running from me, I’ll be there waiting.”
“I'm not running from you Thomas. I like sex
just like any other woman and I choose my partners on my terms. If
I had sex with you that's all it will be, and I'll walk away when
it's over. If you’re done
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