I let them know that each year after graduation there would be some students auctioned off.One of the things that hurt Rome was the arrogance of the r...ch. People talk in earshot of slaves, thinking they will keep their mouths shut under fear of punishment. It didn’t work that way. These guys may come to own some of my girls, but my girls would always work for me. They were trained under me. They would always be mine at heart.The Friday before reading break, the weekly party was in full swing.. “I guess you’re not exactly in a fit state yourself. You’re her boyfriend for goodness sake. Act like it.”He moved his body, towering over her. He was inches from her. “Friends with benefits is the term I prefer.”The reek of alcohol wafted from his breath. Alex shook her head and glared up at him. She couldn’t believe the pure arrogance of the guy. So maybe he was attractive, dark hair, well dressed. But fuck, he was a prick.“Hey, the girl gives good head. I ain’t gonna complain if she wants to. You’re beautiful, and I’m the college nerd.”“It may interest you to know that you are the most fascinating man I have ever encountered at college.” Tracy concluded.Very slowly, Japhta moved closer and placed his arm on the couch behind her. When their lips touched there was no groping or fumbling, just a soft sustained kiss. Tracy had never been this close to him before, and finally realised how much his odour turned her on. When her arms enfolded him he follow suit, and soon the intensity of. "After we'd given him the what-for, he said he'd do what he could to help. I wasn't convinced, but I figured we'd gone about as far as we could that afternoon. We didn't want to let him off the hook entirely, so your mom," she leaned over to Persephone and kissed her cheek, "invited him to lunch at the farm."We all turned to Mrs. D. I had an inkling of where this might be going, and I was right.It was Mrs. D's turn to laugh."I figured we'd done the stick part so I'd be the carrot." She waggled.