. For Catherine Dixon an invitation to dinner and to view her new apartment from her daughter had come as something of a surprise, especially given th... way Caroline so often used and sexually abused her these days, even to seeing her mother as some kind of lesser being, Carolines regular bouts of hostility toward her Mother were mistakenly assumed by Catherine to be her daughter’s revenge toward her Mother. That her mother’s initial behaviour with Sean Brady had eventually led Caroline to also. Which, to Leanne, was a fair way to live.“Yeah,” He nodded, “Sloane nailed Juliet as we all expected. Should be fun, though I liked doing The Merchant of Venice last year. It’s a bit of a better play.”“Yes, Sloane was a terrific Shylock. She sounded like she really hated you as Antonio.” Adam suggested.Leanne stepped across the kitchen and poked her head in. “Hey, Si, how did Gia’s audition go? She figured Sloane would get Juliet but--”“Gia was terrible,” Silas grumped. “She didn’t know the. I’ll take care of him.”“Not yet, Mike, a good general conserves his ammo till it is needed, right?”“So what do you want of me?”“There are two things. The first is I want you to have my back as I am sure they are going to try to get to me. I need your power and influence as the commissioner to keep them in check.”“Alexa, I serve at your pleasure, and you’ve got that. The second?”I stayed silent for a few moments, feeling myself flush as I debated how to say it.“Mike, I want your cock.”His jaw. Had she come on too strong herself? She did not think so and it was not as if he had tried to grope her. He had merely held her. Had she been unfair in denying him? Certainly not. He had no right to expect her to be an easy lay. In the end she decided that her indignation and the way she had treated him were justified. It was just a pity that what had been such fun had ended so miserably. When the train arrived she was a little happier even though the incident still cast a dark cloud.She.