We’ll find a time for you to collect. Now I have to run! But first, help me on with my collar and cuffs. And hurry!”**Once she had clicked the las... lock in place, while giving a running commentary on how fuckin’ sexy it all was, I looked at myself in the mirror, and grinned. If he could keep his hands off me, that he might as check into a cemetery, because he was already dead! I was hot!“Please, Missy, can I walk down with you and watch his face when he sees you? Please?”I hesitated, then. "I ... I was right to tell you that you could have me anytime you wanted, but I was also wrong. I should have said that there would be times that I would initiate things, for my own basic pleasure."I took a sip of my beer while I digested her comments, giving me time to prepare an answer and keeping me from making an off-the-cuff remark; she was being serious, and deserved the same solemnity from me. "Were I my normal smartass self, I would say, 'It's a gift' and I'd laugh it off, hoping that. I guess the first thing that happened was I got restless in my job. I was with a good, thriving company, and I was moving up the ladder, but it wasn't what I wanted to do with my life.When you're a born salesman like me, you want to sell. It's in your blood, a part of your nature. And I wasn't selling anything in my job.So, when an acquaintance put his business machine store up for sale not long after our 10th anniversary, I jumped on it.With Marlene's encouragement -- and legal guidance -- I. "Gladys for God's sake! Why don't you look where you're walking!? Youstupid ignorant girl!" I'm sorry m'lady." Sorry? Sorry!? How dare you get in my way, you ignorant heifer!? Howdare you!?" I'm sorry miss. I'm so sorry." Gladys got down on her hands and knees,snatching for the broken crockery and teapot, using her skirt to mop upthe spill, and Ann glared down at her, hands on her hips, absolutelyfurious.Then a moment of absolute stark realisation fell over her and her bodybecame numb.She.