Consider yourself lucky I was in the neighbourhood.”Cindy couldn’t help but notice that the dress the woman wore kept changing colours every few m...nutes. “Um, listen, ‘Fairy Godmother’—”“Oh, Stella, please.”“Um, Stella. Are you trying to tell me you’re here because I want to kill myself? Is that right? You’re just like any other adult. You have no idea what I’ve been through.”“Actually, I do. I got your file right here.” She taps her forehead. “Parents angry and arguing when you were 5, angrily. It was the kind ofkiss that leaves you weak in the knees for a moment because the hungerand lust of it makes breathing secondary."Adventurous," she replied in a husky whisper. "Come with me."That kind of invitation was easy to accept.I followed her to the bedroom, and she unbuttoned my shirt. Onceunbuttoned, she untucked my undershirt and pulled it up to my armpits."Now close your eyes," she said.When they were closed, i listened as she padded around the bedroom. Adrawer opened, and then she. . Mum," Stuart whispers, giving me one more kiss beforeI leave the house and head toward my prot?g?'s car, taking several deepbreaths to calm my nerves before elegantly sliding onto the passengerseat."Hey boss!" Nikki playfully teases me. "...How you feeling?" Nervous," I giggle. "Last time I was this giggle was before my SRS,heh." Really?" Nikki asks, playfully waggling her expertly-manicured lefthand- and the rings on her third finger- at me. "Speaking as one marriedwoman to another?". ‘Come with me.’Her small, slender body seized, heart racing. Fight or flight. Then her hand closed on his. ‘Okay.’The restroom stall was white porcelain on black tiles, each surface polished to a sheen. She could see herself in outline when he put her there–palms flat against the wall, arms spread, body braced in place by his insistent shove. ‘Bit like the picture.’Fuck. Blood hammered in her ear as he ripped up her tank-top, hooked it behind her neck and grabbed her tits, plucking them free.