I have tried very hard to hide the times when I stared at her breasts; I think several times she saw me but did not say anything. I knew that a sexual...relationship with her was out of the question. I was very confident that she viewed me as a reliable teacher and mentor. One evening, we went on an appointment together in a client's home. We would do so several times a month, and this evening was typical. We dropped her car off at her apartment and went to the appointment in mine. The client,. By now, there was a serious baby boom in the county, though the identities of the fathers were by no means certain. Nearly every woman or girl of age in the community was pregnant to someone. It was just a question of whom and how far along they were. Nor were any of the ladies in this case seemingly distraught about their swollen bellies or baby bumps or whatever one wished to call them. On the contrary, they all threw frequent baby showers for each other, which somehow turned into literal. ”“Lynn does the signing, but I get your meaning. I know I have a presence and I come off gruff to people. I just don’t suffer fools, especially when they get in the way of the success of the company.”“You’re a determined man. I get that. I respect that. I think your strength makes your company stronger. Although...”“Although what?”“An occasional pat on the back couldn’t hurt making the company better. Only those who deserve it.”“Like who?”“Cassie for one. I don’t know if you know how important. “Don’t worry,” chuckled Adi, “I’m going into the lion’s den and I’ll bring back whatever you want.”“White wine and soda,” said Desiree, smiling in relief.“Just a lemonade for me,” said Angel.“Your usual, Penny?”Penny nodded then looked around, “We’ll wait over by the marquee,” she said.“OK, see you in a minute.”The trio of beauties headed for the relative safety of the marquee as Adi made his way to the bar. The talk around him was loud, and in some cases profane, but he ignored it and tried to.