I may have to head up to the college and check in on a few things, so I don’t know what time I will be free just yet.’ ‘Alright. Dinner’s read... whenever you are.’ Steven rose and made a plate, feeling a little irritated when he noticed, yet again, grilled chicken breast as the main course. They finished their meal in silence, and then Meredith helped him clean the kitchen up from the meal. The couple then kissed goodnight, agreeing they would talk in the morning and figure out lunch plans.. We were staying in a high rise hotel with floor to ceiling windows. We checked in and I gave her the outfit I bought and left for some meetings and told her I would be back about four.When I returned she was wearing her leather thong. She had been out buying some champagne and strawberries. The blinds were of course wide open. She sat me on the sofa and we drank the first bottle of champagne and she was teasing me by getting up to pour another glass. She always bent way over showing off her. Our eyes locked and she smiled. I think I smiled. More likely, my jaw dropped open on the left side, giving me a dumb, lop-sided grin that I can’t stand but always end up with when my guard is down. She stifled a laugh. This was bad.“You know,” I said, gesturing to the painting in front of me, “This represents a fear of the unknown.” The painting was a dark maroon rectangle, with a single yellow dot in the top left corner.“Does it?” she replied, her eyebrow arched. She moved towards me like a. I was also beginning to wonder who had the worst attitude—the staff in the store, or the customers who sought me out in my little alcove. My back was starting to ache from the chair they had given me, and I was thinking about taking Princess for a walk to escape the confined boredom of the store.Just as a book dropped onto the table in front of me, I heard Princess give a little snort and lift her head from where it had been draped over her paws. I turned my head to see what she was reacting to.