All of us ordered our food and sat down. Ashley and I sat on the side just the two of us. I was rubbing the inside of her thighs and pinching them gen...ly. She kept doing that sexy, turned-on glare at me. We all finished our food and sat there talking. Ashley had a card to get a free cookie, and wanted to go get it. I, however, wanted to kiss her - maybe even more. "Come to the bathroom with me, then we'll go get your cookie," I said looking at her. "Kass, I don't need to go to the bathroom, I. That is, as long as you don’t mind cigarette smoke. I’m about to light up.”“I don’t mind a bit. I used to be a pack-a-day guy myself, so the smell kinda brings back fond memories. And I’d rather sit here in the shade, than bake in the sun. By the way, my name is Adam.”“Hi. I’m Carla. You look familiar. Don’t I know you from somewhere?”“I think our offices might be on the same floor. Twentieth floor, isn’t it?”“Ah yes. That must be it. I knew I saw you before.”We chatted very. “You’ve been here the whole time?” Jo looked at me with concern.“I go down to the cafeteria to eat, and they let me use the shower here in the room.” I shrugged. “It’s been better since they found me a recliner to sleep in.”“I guess the businesses are fine, especially since we don’t actually manage them. What about our car?”“It’s totaled. I borrowed one from the company pool until we can pick out a new one.”Jo nodded. “So, what happened? The last thing I remember is signing some papers in our. No such baby existed. Zigler had actually never successfully impregnated me prior to my being set free from slavery.Over the next week I had occasion to go out several times — sometimes for needed shopping, other times just to get out of my apartment. Always I exchanged pleasantries with Ralph, the doorman of my building. When I had first moved in he had been rather formal with me, perhaps feeling that it was not his place as a doorman to engage in frank conversations with the building tenants..