And in this case, it had been her strange imaginary battle with Erica. She understood now that Tyler had always been secondary. She had convinced hers...lf that she’d needed him, but that had only been an after-the-fact rationalization. She had certainly enjoyed almost every second of their sexual time together, but he had just been a means to an end. Erica had been the target all along. Rachel had never really gotten over what she’d heard her say that day in Tyler’s basement, nor the ways she’d. We have decided we're going to have a Christmas party. When I left the room the discussion seemed to be centered on making it a formal dance with husbands or dates. Normally, bonuses are paid at year-end. However, I've always felt that practice made life a bit difficult for people who have holiday expenses and no exact knowledge about a bonus: whether they would even get one, let alone how much it might be. Then, of course, there's all the jazz of withholding for FICA, and Federal and State. That is the main reason I am asking all you to keep what you know to yourselves, namely not talking about it to other women on what you know I call the ‘Women Grapevine’. Nothing good can come from you telling everyone something like this.” I said.“Can we talk about this among ourselves, as we don’t really like keeping secrets this big from our people, please?” Malta asked.“Ok for now. But to go on, the changes to the kitchen, it is what a modern kitchen area would be like for a leader’s home. ” “Pardon?” “You don’t need to get me drunk to have your wicked way with me.” Pauline stood up and pulled on my hand. I stood in front of her, speechless, as she slipped her arms around me and lifted her face, lips parted. Her face was a little flushed from the wine, but I could see in her eyes that she knew exactly what she was doing. She pulled my head lower until our lips met. The hungry probing of her tongue and the feel of her lips against mine filled my brain with conflicting emotions and.