"Certainly I'm going to torture you, 'though maybe not in the way you expect." She bustled about the room, and Jason twisted his head this way and th...t to follow her motions. "Actually," she continued, as she rummaged in a drawer, "I'm hoping you'll enjoy what I have planned for you. I'm not cruel, you know- just vindictive. And guests that fuck the maid must be punished," she finished, with a sardonic tone to her voice. Jason was relieved. He realized that for the moment, he was safe. And. Inside her apartment, Laura went to the kitchen. "I'm having a vodka tonic," she said. "What's for you?" That'll be fine."As she made the drinks, Laura grinned wryly, remembering Eric, how when offered a drink he always declined, saying he didn't want to 'dull the edge, ' meaning, she gathered, make it difficult to get an erection. Damon didn't seem to be worried about that.And yet, he was every bit the gentleman. He didn't throw himself on her and try to rip off her clothes or anything. He. Most men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt. Instead, they sometimes take the apples from the ground that aren't as good, but are easy to pick. The apples at the top think something is wrong with them, when in reality, they're amazing. They just have to wait for the right person to come along, the one who is brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the tree and get the best apples!"We all laughed but there was a lot of truth in what. That night she was doing her fourth late shift and I thought to surprise her at her office and I would keep her company as she had to stay there.The security staff at the main entrance was very gently and they told me she was on the top floor where some construction workers were furnishing the new offices.I took the elevator up but stopped one floor down to sneak up and surprise her.I climbed up the stairs and got to her office door but I could not hear any building work being done there. I.