There were no sounds and no lights; the building was shuttered and silent, but it seemed as if there was a presence within. Some low sense filled me t...at it was not empty and I felt the instinctual fear that comes with confronting the unknown.It was a good feeling and welcome to a woman who had spent eighteen years following every instruction, every rule. And now I was breaking one rule to follow another. I should have been safely ensconced in my room, of course, and if I were found out I'd be. Still, it irritated her that Mac had downplayed how gorgeous Astrid was. Now she had all of ten seconds to tamper down her annoyance and be on her game.“McKinley, you haven’t aged a bit! Perhaps a tinge of gray at your temples, but it looks good on you. Still sexy as ever,” Astrid purred, ignoring Grace altogether as she planted a kiss on Mac’s lips.Mac laughed. “Hello, Astrid. You look lovely as always,” he said politely. “May I introduce my fiancée, Grace Remy. Grace, this is Astrid. “I need a car and enough to get my own place. Five thousand dollars should be enough,” Tori requested. “Five thousand? You want me to give you five thousand dollars?? Oh I mean loan you... I don’t think so!” I replied. “Well...” she said standing up and walking around my desk, “What if I promise not only to pay you back but I’ll also give you a blowjob right now just to sweeten the pot? I know how much you like it when I’m on my knees looking up at you.” she said whispering in my ear. “I know. ‘Yes.’ ‘Why?’ ‘Apparently, he was recently discharged from the Army. He enlisted right out of high school. For whatever reason, he never got to go to his senior formal. He asked us to make his own private prom, complete with music, dancing, and a gown for his date.’ ‘Okay,’ I said, still a little confused. It seemed like an awful lot of trouble to go through just because you missed out on the prom. But hey, if he wanted to pay good money for it, who was I to complain. ‘Well, then, try it on,’.