”I nodded and the two left, without Connie coming near me.Well, what were my feelings for Connie?I reprised what had happened since I first met her....I remembered how she looked, how beautiful she was even in her downtrodden rather dowdy state. I remembered her constant worry that she could not pay me for what I was doing.There was her settling in, cooking, bringing me tea, running with me, coming to ringing, her contagious happiness when she was kitted out, and her delight in showing me. He told me that he bought her, but didn’t want to keep her, but that he would keep her till the auction. He also said that he wasn’t going to kill her and to get out as he wasn’t done with her yet.”I smiled. I had heard about him and he was definitely an aggressive guy. The rumor was that steroids or other drugs may have been involved.“So? What now?”, I asked.“Well since we don’t have time to clear her up really before the auction, I was thinking about maybe postponing it for a day. She doesn’t. I was stunned to see her elegantly dressed as Cleopatra. A tight dresshugged her full contours and exposed her deep cleavage. Her feet werein golden sandals with low heels and she had matching bracelets andnecklace. There was an Egyptian-style tiara crowning her glossy jethair and she had used plenty of black make-up on her eyes to completethe effect. She was applying some blue shadow to her eyelids as I stoodthere with my mouth hanging open.Cleo turned and smiled at me, knowing how turned. " "I do too." "I will see you soon. Next time I am with you I will ask Pete if we can have some time to talk about a plan for you. I assume he will have us tied and be listening. But we can set something up. Maybe we can even help. For now goodbye Kim, be hearing from you soon I'm sure." "I hope." Kim says with a smile.Nick was waiting for me outside the door at five. He pushes his way past me and grabs my hand as he passes. The door closes. I see Nick standing before me. He kneels and lifts up.