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Chapter 143: The Loss Of Innocence, Part 9, Benny
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Charlotte's Search Chapter 144: The Loss Of Innocence, Part 10, Twenty-Six Years Ago, Safe?
Mitch sits by the window, staring out at the world. She tries to read but can't concentrate. She watches daytime TV; quiz and game shows, crap soaps and re-runs. Two minutes later, she can't remember any of what she just watched.She has only the clothes she arrived wearing, so she settles in bed, trying to sleep. After twelve hours she can sleep no more and yet, gritty-eyed, feels as though she never rested at all.No-one calls.How long has it been?Have they forgotten her?At least here, she's safe.Passively, beyond thinking, she waits.Two days later, the phone rings. She gazes dead-eyed at the ceiling for a moment before registering what the sound is.She reaches from the depths of the bed. "Hello?""Mitch, it's Theo. Max is sending a taxi to bring you to our offices. Be at the front door in twenty minutes."*****The receptionist is much friendlier than the first time she visited the offices. "Mr Devlin is expecting you, Miss Kimberley. Go straight in. Tea
Charlotte's Search Chapter 145: The Loss Of Innocence, Part 11, Girl Time
RICHARDMichael's bar of choice turns out to be more of a club, humming with activity. A singer croons from the stage; soft jazz which can barely be heard over the vibe of the crowd. A glitter ball spills multi-coloured light across a dance floor and here and there, a strobe splatters occasional black light. The two women take stools at the bar, whilst Michael, James and I find a table in a quieter corner.Girl time...Charlotte, so far as I usually see, normally drinks wine, but Michael has bought cocktails for both her and Elizabeth. The technicolour extravaganzas arrive draped with umbrellas, fruit, butterflies on sticks and a sparkler fizzing out of the top. The women watch them arrive and both burst into helpless laughter. Then, heads close, they start talking."How is she now?" I nod towards James' and Michael's communal wife."Getting over it, I think," says James. "Without a doubt, it shocked her, learning that Klempner is her father."Michael grunts agreement.
Charlotte's Search Chapter 146: The Loss Of Innocence, Part 12, Twenty-Six Years Ago
The phone rings and he picks it up... "Hello?" ... then jolts as he hears the voice."Davey? Is that you?""Shelley? Yes, it's me." He pauses, looks over his shoulder then around the doorway into the lounge. "Shelley, Stephen's not here right now, but I'll have to talk quietly. How are you? Why are you calling? After all this time, why are you calling now?""Davey..." Her voice trembles. "I was wondering if... Would it be possible for me to come home?""Home?" He holds the receiver as though accusing it of lying. "You want to come home? Shelley, has something happened? Are you alright?""Yes, something's happened, and... no, I'm not alright. Do you think I could come? Would that be... possible?""Permanently you mean? To leave the City?"Clumping sounds in the background; Stephen coming down the stairs. "Who is it?""Ah... no-one."Stephen looks at him askance. "No-one? What's that supposed to mean?"David takes a breath. "It's Shelley.""Shelley?" Stephen looks u
Charlotte's Search Chapter 147: The Loss Of Innocence, Part 13, Twenty-Six Years Ago, Mitch
"Give me my stuff, Angelo."He won't meet her eye as she scrabbles through bags, snatching whatever looks useful and stuffing into a holdall. "Mitch, I'm sorry. He threatened me..."She looks up; the briefest of eye contacts. "It doesn't matter. You were scared. I get it. I'm scared. I'm going.""Where to, Mitch? Where will you go?"But she doesn't answer...He's already betrayed her once..."Mitch, there you are!" She swivels to see Frank propped against the bar. He gives her that big, all-American smile of his. "I was beginning to think you and Larry had run off into the sunset together." Turning to the barman, "Beer and a whiskey chaser, please, Angelo." Then, "What can I get you, Mitch?"Her eyes dart to his and then, flushing, she looks away again, shoving stuff into her holdall."Mitch, what's wrong?"She mutters something incomprehensible.Angelo slaps the drinks down on the bar next to him, but Frank ignores them. "Mitch? What is it? Have I done something t
Charlotte's Search Chapter 148: The Loss Of Innocence, Part 14, Bad Weather
JAMESRain lashes sideways onto the windows.Roll on Spring.Is this blasted weather never going to end?But I'm warm and comfortable; naked next to my dozing Jade-Eyes, her body heat percolating to me. And beyond her...Where's Michael?Got up early...?The wind howls a complaint, rattling glass and the lashing of the rain turns to a spattering...Sleet?Why would he get up early for this?Much better here...... but over the blather of the weather, I hear the hiss of the shower in the en-suite.I consider the tumble of red hair lying next to me.How is she now?Over the shock?Or at least dealing with it?I try an experimental stroke over the curve of a shoulder. She sighs and stirs.She does look much better...Another stroke. This time I follow it through along a smooth, pale arm.The eyes flicker open, green orbs settling on me. The mouth curves up. "Good morning, Master.""Good morning. Slept well?""I did yes."I trace the line of her
Charlotte's Search Chapter 149: The Loss Of Innocence, Part 15, You Can't...
JAMESAnd I draw my tongue in a long smooth stroke through the length of her. And again. Her pussy is wide, swollen and fluid, and as I delve deep, swiping and lapping and licking, she pulses, throbbing flesh carrying the promise of a crashing orgasm...Yes...Drive her over the edge...Withdrawing just for a moment, I repeat. "I haven't given you permission to come."Her voice rising half an octave, "Master... I can't...."And I return to her clit, aiming for the sensitive spot she has to the base, probing, massaging and working her.She bucks, then abruptly stills, although still straining, and I look up to see Michael across the bed, grinning as he pins her arms above her head. "Let's see how obedient you can be to your Master."Draw it out...Ramp it up...She's flooding, shaking violently and I back off, allowing the tension to ease for a few seconds, then taking her clit between my lips, inserting fingers inside her, I both suckle and fuck her, deliberately ta
Charlotte's Search Chapter 150: The Loss Of Innocence, Part 16, Twenty-Six Years Ago, Where is She?
KLEMPNERIn the guest room, the single I slept in is as I left it, the blankets rumpled, the sheet thrown back from when she invited me to sleep with her.Let-down gnaws at me.Did I offend her that much?With a gift?Glumly, I head back out where the taxi driver stands leaning against his vehicle blowing smoke rings into the evening air.He humps my case into the back again. "Where to, Boss?"I give him Mitch's old address; that dingy apartment which, apparently, she prefers to all that I offered her...Gave her...The taxi pulls away, the garish harbour lights irritating me with their dazzle.What do I say to her?Hi... you just flushed my gift down the drain...As we pull up again, I look up, reflexively seeking her window. Again, it's in darkness. I check my watch.Headed out...?Working again?The cabbie twists in his seat. "Want me to wait again?""Please, yes."I don't bother with my case. Instead, climbing the stone steps to the door, I fumble
Charlotte's Search Chapter 151: The Loss Of Innocence, Part 17, Package
JAMES"Morning, Kirstie."The concierge smiles from her desk as we enter and cross the lobby. "Good morning, Mr Alexanders. Morning Charlotte." Then she riffles through a stack on her in-tray. "Oh, Charlotte. Some mail for you. I had to sign for this one." She offers a small padded envelope, then, clearing her throat, "Um, James...""I've not forgotten my promise, Kirstie. I'm seeing Ryan later this week on-site. I'll make a point of allowing extra time for a chat with him.""Thank you." She bobs her head, the pearl on her velvet choker bobbing with her.Charlotte looks curiously but briefly, her attention taken by the packet. She receives very little mail.And there's only so many people who might send her a package...My antennae twitching, "Why don't we go up to my office," I say. "Have a coffee together before we start the working day. You can open it there..."... In privacy...She nods, going into silent running. As we ride the elevator, she crosses her arms, th
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