He stood up and walked around me very slowly looking at every inch of my body and I could feel the old mans gaze burning through my skin, he returned ...to his chair and wrote something down, “Very good laddie, I am a doctor you know” he said softly as he took his stethoscope out and looked up at me.“Take off your shirt please Jerry” he asked as he breathed on the stethoscope to warm it up, habit probably as it certainly wasn’t cold. He wheeled his chair over to me and widened his legs either side. And willing to satisfy.” I pause, then I continue “I've seen you before, you know. I've listened to you close million-dollar sales on your cell phone. I've heard you make deals with people much more resistant to giving in to you than I am. Surely you can close this deal, too? Especially when there's no sales resistance,” I wink. “Should we just skip the sandwiches?” Steve responds to my forwardness. “My apartment is just two blocks away. And I'm on the thirtieth floor with a spectacular view. A low murmur surrounded him.Tristan's eyes fluttered open to be greeted by yet more darkness, thoughit was not complete. A soft glow permeated the room, and, as hefocused, Tristan turned his head to see the dark shadows of cloaked andhooded figures surrounding him. He tried to speak, but his words caughtin his throat.Never had Tristan felt more helpless than when he lay on that woodenaltar - for that's what he realized it was - unable to move, unable tospeak, and completely at the mercy of. But the truth is, everyone doesn't feel the same way. And those who do, express it differently. Not everyone has a fiery temper. Or the same sexual preferences." She dragged on her cigarette, and she exhaled and glanced toward the charts on the table. She said, "Hand me those three charts, hm? Yours and mine, and that's Martha's in the corner there. Gimme all three." I handed her the charts, and she spread them apart, overlapping across her skirted lap as she reclined along the sofa's.