Belinda caught her breath and put a hand up to draw together the lapels of her coat as she watched the stranger before her and the thunder began to ro...l. XXX “The Tea Parlour” glowed in red neon high above James’ head and reflected on the flag stone pavement at his feet as he unlocked the door of his club and quickly stepped inside to get out of the rain. He slammed the heavy door up behind him and locked it again. It was dimly lit inside the club and quiet but for the heavy beat of Chicago. " He didn't even want to do this. He said the other times when he played with her a little had just been a spur of the moment thing, and this was too orchestrated." He didn't wait to marry me first," Laura said, reasonably. "You told him to fuck me in the hotel, and he darn sure did. My pussy was swollen for days. I think..."As they walked through the open bedroom door, Jeff had his face buried in Helen's groin. She had her eyes squeezed shut, gripping the sheet with both hands, her ass raised. ”“I’m so sorry Reina, I let that asshole sperm donor make me feel like shit again and I just couldn’t handle it. I know that’s no excuse, but it’s honest and you asked for honesty.”Chad looked at Reina and smiled weakly. He had so many things he wanted to say to her, but when he opened his mouth all that came out was, “I love you and I need you.”Reina’s heart broke a little. Here stood a man who would turn 40 in two weeks. He was powerful, wealthy, gorgeous, and broken. More broken than she had. They're all dreamers. None of them ever amount to anything. Find yourself a man with a profession or a trade, Monique. They're the ones who can support a family."Monique met Cliff in her second semester "Drama and Literature" class during her freshman year of college. She quickly noticed that he wore the exact same outfit every day: Black denim jeans, a black turtleneck shirt and a black beret. He wore eyeglasses with round lenses and a pencil-thin moustache that crawled across the lower edge.