Chapter 54

• I smiled and leaning across the coffee table, offered up my drink to Cassandra, who sipped it and then handed it back. Meanwhile, Nicole had gone silent, sipping her new cocktail and holding it in front of her face while roving her eyes up and down Cassandra's tall body. She was quiet enough and staring long enough to cause Cassandra to shift a little uncomfortably for just a moment.
• At last coming to a decision, Nicole took a long swig from her glass and then set it down on the table. And then she got to her knees on the cushion, leaning towards my blonde assistant. "What I don't get..." Nicole began, wagging her finger towards me for emphasis, "...is how you can be around a woman as beautiful as this, and NOT have her in your bed."
• I nearly choked. "Excuse me?"