David had known Bill from school days, and they had reconnected after university. He was tall, dark and, yes, handsome. He had been a good friend, gen...erous, easy going with a dry sense of humour. Unfortunately his good looks and easy going nature had led him into an affair with a colleague, and his wife had divorced him. He was not quite so cheerful now, but Alex and David had stood by him without judging him. As Alex said, the divorce was punishment enough.He stood and came to David, “It is so. That’s your specialty isn’t it? Finding promising candidates?’ Orcutt inclined his head. ‘To be sure. The eroticism of these canvases would certainly offend the keepers of public morals. But the art world is a small one. Work such as this will be easily recognized and someone will tell us who ‘S.M.’ is. In fact I have a hunch that ‘S.M.’ will soon be in our hands. If I may take one of the canvases to aid our search?’ The Patron shrugged, rose from the chair and paused at the door, ‘Take them. He looked at me and smiled. "It's just...." I began before being cut off. "Honestly, Stace, if you weren't my sister I'd totally go with you". My heart skipped a beat. "I mean, well you know, you're an attractive woman". Jeez, I thought, if you back pedal any quicker you'll trip over. His hand moved to my cheek and for a split second our eyes met. It seemed to last a lifetime but in that fleeting moment I knew we had both considered the same thought: Sex with each-other! I felt a slight. He was also one of the few wearing more than a mere loincloth, dressed in some brown leather armor that covered him from his neck to his lower leg, but keeping his feet bare.His weapon of choice was a bow, though I could see the handle of a sword poking over his shoulder, next to his quiver. Looking around, it seemed like the majority of the mounted goblins were equipped in much the same way, though some of them had spears in place of bows.It was easy to tell that the leader had chosen the.
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