I fancied a bit of grace, class and sophistication and some shopping in stylish Parisienne shops. I wanted someone who could carry the fantasy that we...were millionaires for a few days. The weekend started very well. Samantha stayed at my flat the night before we went so that we could have an early start. It was funny, because although we were going off on this holiday together, this was the first time Samantha had ever stayed over at my flat or even been there without other people. I have only. ”“You’re probably right,” Mike said finding it difficult to pull himself away from the computer.“What are you working on?” Cathy asked.Mike looked around and saw that they were alone. He said, “I’ve found eight of the eleven leaders of the Jihad. I’m not talking Mohammad bin Laden and others at his level. I’m talking about the ones giving them orders and coordinating actions across all of the terrorist organizations and states hostile to us.”Surprised, Cathy sat down and stared at the computer.. Is that bribery enough?" Yes, definitely." It was even good enough to cheer me up after the embarrassing discussion with Vanessa. I realized that, according to what Julia had said, I'd only get a pizza if shopping took two hours. I knew I'd get pizza though, because I found it hard to imagine shopping taking less than two hours. Even if it somehow took less, having mentioned "pizza" to me, it would be cruel not to let me have one.Julia stood, thanked Vanessa for the talk, which I had to echo. I've been working late like this for several months and have always been completely alone in the building, or so I thought.One night, a few months after my getting new job. I was working late and getting bored crunching numbers. Just for a bit of a thrill I decided to take off my clothes and work in the buff. I don't know if anyone driving past on the freeway could see anything or not, but it was a turn on just thinking they might see me. Since it was dark out, and the building is brightly lit.