Denise watched as the timer on the treadmill counted down the last few seconds of her workout. She loved these early morning workouts with the other mothers from the school parent's council. It fit nicely between dropping the kids off at school and the hectic schedule of the day's activities. Just as Denise stopped, and wiped the sweat from her brow with a...
22nd Century Imports was a fancy name for a distressed goods wholesale business. Edward "Ted" Hanratty bought the inventory of businesses that were going out of business for whatever reason, and either sold the inventory to other businesses in the same line of work, or through a chain of discount outlets he had in his own and two neighboring states. The "imp...
She swayed seductively from the pole, all eyes were on her. She could feel eyes boring holes in her, as she sauntered around to do her last tease, she still could not shake the feeling of someone staring at her. Fair enough, having people look at her came with the territory of the work she did. But this felt.....different. Prince Malik Nasir Al Din could no...
Boarding first, John and Mike settled into their seats in the Business Class section of the 747. Mike looked around and it didn't look like any business class he'd seen before. Apart from a few empty executive seats at the windows, the large sofas in the middle of the compartment, and the mini-bar which was hardly mini, he had never seen a Business Class wit...
I was at a business fair last week as a visitor rather than a stand holder and having wandered around most of the stands I spent some time talking to a guy I had met at conference some months earlier. He works for a government quango which offers advice to people wanting to expand their business. As the stand filled up he asked if I could help one or two vis...
Adam strolled quickly up the dark avenue, past the slumbering outlines of other campers and vans, the polished toes of his loafers glinting in the light of a distant streetlamp. Under his breath, he counted the vehicles he passed, his sleek head turning sharply at the slightest sound. He reached the end of the row and his steps faltered. Peering out into th...
The SUV pulled into a nondescript business park outside of Vegas. The sun had begun to set, but the weather was still warm – mid-80s, warmer than we were used to for this time of year. The plans had changed slightly as we headed over on this Sunday evening, still a bit jet-lagged from the flight. Maria had managed to keep herself looking fresh with a brief...
Ned awoke from his deep sleep feeling refreshed and ready to face another day of duty at the Total Woman Academy senior facility. Yesterday, he had solved Destiny's dilemma but along with the previous days of facilitating Brooke maximum impact at the fund raiser, he was worn out. He wandered the grounds which were unusually alive with excitement. There was...
Part 6 Emma joins in with Mike and the Thai girls, but they don't, quite, fuck. After Mike's trip to Saudi, somehow, and he had no real idea how or why, things progressed quickly. Contracts were prepared, plans were agreed, meetings took place and, suddenly, it all began to happen. The German and Saudi money came through, the deal was agreed in principle...
Usually Walt hated visiting his suppliers, unless they were in driving distance. He disliked the time away from Rhonda, and the trips were never fun; he always had to bring office work with him, and he would end up on two planes in two days, sleep in a crappy hotel bed, and eat food he wasn't used to. Besides, most times if a visit was needed it was usually...