A Million Dollars Playmate

tive of

In no uncertain terms. Then I could go about my business as I saw fit. I didn't know

y to make sure my mom and eventua

trol of my heart rate, but I fought tooth and nail not to envy those

the doorman who was checking names off a clipboard. He recogni

posure. They seemed like a diverse group, with some bearing an air of royal

front of a wall of mirrors with

ion. Then they are herded like cattle into this area to be exhibited to the high rollers. This allows th

Del. Nothing about t

gaging in such nonsense. You are not like them." She pointed at the other female students in the corridor.

women could have very well had their own Fate at home."

en Del stepped aside and pointed toward the door. I knew

directly. "You needn't enter that buildin

"No, we can't," despite my

s up to you from here on out," she said,

ver my cheeks, I nodded my und

swer is yes. Maybe even some satisfying sexual encounters will result. Maybe. Maybe not. D

ce. "I'll make it. All you have to do is make sure the jerk who ends up with me keeps his

updates or I will have to take legal action. I better head back to the bar before they fire me a

of love. She swatted me on the rear end and said, "Give 'em hell, babe,"

tell by the way her shoulders hunched and

I like you, too," afte

ng back. Seeing her face made me realize there was no going back for me. I then

opulence I would have expected to

ere was plush carpet on the floor. The ceil

atrons might have felt more at ease among the sophisticated music and decor, but I was s

as he sat at his desk. He sat back in his chair, feet up on the desk, an

ing his cigarette in an ornate marble ashtray. "Hello, M

hands, I was in charge of this transaction. I wasn't going to let Scottie

be here, a

me, making no attempt to hide the fa

n up, I might have dispatched a rescue squad to find y