Then he teased.“And is there a fee for conquering, too?”Valeria increased the pace of her strokes. Perhaps he might want more than masturbation.�...If you mean plundering me and leaving your conquistador seed inside, yes, there is a fee. If you mean to conquer my heart, there is a cost for flowers and dinner but there is no fee. ”Alejandro smiled again. “I think your heart might cost more than the plundering.”Valeria laughed, too. “I think you’re right.”She increased the speed of her stroke again.. Prudence drew back as she realised what was happening, shocked at what she might have caused.“Reg? What have I done?” She turned to Frances for help.Frances saw that Reg had been affected by Prudence treating him as a close friend. She knew she had to take over.She moved to Reg and opened her arms. “Reg, love? Come to me.”He moved into the encompassing arms of his lover, and shuddered as he let his tears flow while he held onto her. She patted his back. “It is all right to cry, Reg. Let it all. I'm sorry. I'm fine. You? How's dad? Good. That's good. Unh-hunh. Unh-hunh. Probably not. I just started. I think so. Yeah. I'll ask my boss, but ... No, but I'm meeting with him tomorrow so I can ... I hope so. I'm not worried. Yeah. You're biased. But I know there's a new big case and ... Yeah, it's challenging and I like it and I'm up to it. Yeah. He gave me a pat on the back sort of thing. I heard it's a rare thing. I will. I will. I promise. Love you too. He's here. Roger's here. I know.. White ornate furniture, lacey frills, fluffy cushions, stuffed animals, flowered motifs and a sweet perfume aroma made the feel of the room overwhelmingly female. There was a phonograph playing softly. I realized this was Lisa's sanctuary. This room was as different from the atmosphere I had just left in the club below as night and day.I stretched out on her bed and propped up my head with an overstuffed pillow and began to ask her about her life. She was quite forthcoming and I found her a.