This one is not a stroke story, sorry if you were looking for that. This story is not as near it’s end as I thought it would be, and I hope you are ...iking the story as much as I like writing it. Have fun and enjoy. Eskimo_Kiss xxoo ************************** As the man neared his walk become almost predatory. Alex couldn’t see his eyes, but knew them to be hazel. Her unwanted suitor from the Masquerade. She cursed under her breath and started walking like she was going back to her car. She saw. I laughed with him. Somehow I didn’t see Betty turning into some sort of nymphomaniac overnight but I didn’t care. As long as I got what I wanted out of it. I explained to Harry how our new partnership would work and exactly what I wanted from him. He chuckled as I explained my plan. He was still chuckling as I left.“See you soon Christopher!” he called as I walked to my car.Betty must have been looking out for my car because the front door was open before I got to it. Her anxious face searched. Whist’s smile returned. “Outstanding.” He stood and grabbed various papers from the bag and had Steven sign them. Then he pulled a small chest from underneath the desk and opened it. Inside there was a single large vial of silver glimmering liquid. It gave off a dull light as Whist pulled it from the chest and held it out to Steven.“I must warn you, my job as the Salesman is not just a job, Steven. It is a role that has existed for millennia. Its sole purpose is to provide humanity a certain. Thomas, presented with his back, placed a kiss between his shoulder blades and snuffled into the warmth of the dark skinned boy and closed his eyes to sleep.Early summer dawn woke them both with beams of light through the lounge window, the half drawn curtain cast a shifting shade that reminded Thomas as he opened his eyes of the willow tree in the gardens. He opened blue eyes to find Sera looking down at him wearing a smug smile. He leant up on his elbows to bring his mouth into contact with.