Whenever Crystalsmacked him across the face, the lesson was meant to outweigh both thepain and the sound. On this occasion he failed to restrain a yel... ofshock, and Muriel chuckled in anticipation before the expected secondslap was met with silent submission. She found herself adjusting herlegs in her armchair: lifting one black stockinged knee across the otherin a slither of silk slip and tight taffeta skirt, to present the clownwith one of her black leather knee length boots. Her fingers. My sprits picked up.It was Avery. I scented something different about her but couldn’t put my finger on it.“Hi Avery, come on in. Jayden’s not coming?”“No she went shopping with my parents. Everybody is going to the mall to watch the Santa Claus parade. Then they are going to a movie. I don’t know when the will be back.”“Didn’t you want to go?”“No. I have to finish this project, it is due Monday. I need to get a good mark.”I knew Jayden wasn’t coming but it started the conversation. Avery. The first thing I saw was blue jeans and as I lifted my sight I was my employee Tom. Tom had a smile from ear to ear smiling at me saying "Now I know what's been keeping you so busy. And dam that's one fine looking piece of woman you got there boss. But ain't she your brother's wife?" Tina having heard Tom speak jumped up and trying to cover up looked at me with fear in her eyes. I said "Tom what the fuck are you doing in here? Get the fuck out NOW!" But Tom just stood there eyeing Tina up and. " I said looking down at my feet in the pool. I am a pretty tough girl but I don't care who you are; being cheated on sucks ass and it hurts."I don't understand how a guy could ever cheat on you, I mean look at you." He said while staring at me, smiling.I looked up and we smiled at each other briefly. Then, I got a huge splash of water in my face. I sat there for a minute giving him a second to laugh then I tackled him, trying to get him wet with the water that he'd just splashed on me. This.