’ ‘It’s been three weeks and two days since we met. That’s as long as it took Uncle Mackey and Aunt Elsie to fall in love. As a matter of fact..., they were already making love.’ ‘That’s a ridiculous analogy. They were young and it was wartime.’ ‘I’m not suggesting that we’re on the same track as Mackey and Elsie were. You have to admit though, that we hit it off from the beginning, and we get along well.’ ‘Not from the beginning,’ she corrected me. Paige ended the call before I could ask her what. What I was to open with was the thought you’ll need a new PA. Mayor Black’s senior clerk as she called herself resigned as soon as she heard he’d lost the election. She is sixty-seven.’ ‘Um sometimes resignation can be timely, yes?’ ‘Yes,’ Tony grinned. He pushed a button and drapes pulled across the half wall of windows. He ran a prepared presentation loaded on to his computer. ‘These are five very competent females on our payroll who applied to my general email that the new mayor would. You’re wrong with my name, and you don’t even realize it. I am Martina Grize’ Septim. Yes, that’s right, I am publicly reclaiming my family name.” I stood up from my seat, pushed my chair back. The legs made a small noise that was nearly deafening in the quiet. I stalked over to where Parvain stood, looking somewhat defiant but also scared.“I don’t believe I stuttered when I issued my orders. I have killed dragons, I have faced down Daedric Princes in their own realms, I am the Dragonborn. Do. It was a dangerous game very few high school seniors knew how to play. He ran his hand across her bare back up to her shoulders, focusing his attention on the subtle movements of her shoulders as they received his touch. He loved the softness, the warmth of her smooth skin and hairless body. Her petite shoulders excited him, but he knew something was missing. There was no emotional connection. He touched her, but only because he knew at some point in the future he would want to use her again..
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