Chapter 16: Lance POV

“Among men, sex sometimes results in intimacy. Among women, intimacy sometimes results in sex.” – Barbara Cartland

“I hate to admit it, but those old farts are right. Karma is beautiful as hell. And I am not even into chubby women”, Jake said, and I just looked at him.
“That sounds so shallow”, I said to him, shaking my head.
“Hold up, dude, just because you just started dipping in the chubby and colored pool does not give you the right to call me shallow”, Jake said, grinning at me.
"Colored really? That's the word you want to use to describe her?", I asked.
"Would you prefer I call her black, or African American?", Jake asked.
"I rather you not call her anything but her name or nothing at all", I said a little harshly.
"Damn, it is her first day and she got you already attached. So much for Kay huh", he said.
“Whatever I have with Kay is for corporate espionage. I need information that will make Mistress Jackie sell her business”, I said nonchalantly.
“So let me get this straight. You want that whore house so badly that you are paying one of her girls to have sex with you. So those thick thighs, full lips, big boobs, and fat ass by the way, are all-natural, have nothing to do with the contract you want with Kay?”, Jake asked.
“I see it as an investment with pleasure”, I said, shrugging my shoulders.
“Right, so you are not attracted to Kay at all?”, Jake asked, crossing his arms over his chest.
“Sexually yes, but not relationship-wise”, I said, lying to myself. I honestly feel if Kay and I would have met under different circumstances, things might have been different.
"So Karma is fair game?", he asked and for some reason I wanted to punch him.
"She is an employee", I said gritting my teeth.
"No, she is not. An employee is someone who is on payroll. Karma is not, so therefore she is not an employee", he said smirking.
"She is off limits. Not because I want her but because I said so. I have a contract with Kay. I am not looking for anything else, no relationship, just something with no strings attached.
“Well, an engaged man can't be in a relationship with anyone but his fiancé”, Jake said, laughing. He knows I hate it when he calls Susan my fiancé.
“You are an asshole”, I said, then walked out of the conference room.
“I know", Jake said, laughing loudly.

Damn on top of trying to find a way to get Mistress Jackie to sell. I also have to worry about this forced engagement to Susan's whorish ass. It is not like I am planning to date anyone, but when that time comes, I want to do it openly, without the women being dragged through the mud and labeled as home wreaker. No woman should be kept secret and, at some point, I need to have children. And I would be damned if I had children with Susan. Hell, I would have to wonder if the children are even mine. No man should have to deal with that thought. And even if she bear children that are not mine biologically, they will be mine legal. And I will be damned if I take care of any children that was created in the back seat of a Buick.

I look at the time. It is 4:30. Yes, soon Kay will have her phone. Once she texts me, I will confirm that I will indeed be seeing her this weekend. Also, I need to find out why this place is so important to Mistress Jackie. Why is the Pleasure Palace more important to her than the ten million dollars I offered her? I would love to buy the place and have Kay as my main girl. No one will touch her but me.

My e-mail icon popped up. Karma sent me the meeting summary. And I must say she did a great job. The first page is an outline of the summary of the meeting minutes.

“Yo, Lance are you staying late tonight?”, Jake asked from the door. I noticed he glanced at Karma for a second.
“Nope, I am going home to relax. Why?”, I ask. I know Jake is up to something.
“I was planning to bring some chicks over tonight, that’s why", he said as he walked to my desk.
“Take your ass to Mistress Jackies. You know I do not like random women in my house. You know damn well it is not a good idea to let jump-offs know where you live", I said to him.
“Well, the building has 24-hour security”, he said with a shrug. Oh, he is talking about my condo and not my home.
“It does not help you once they are in the building. Did you not learn from Stacy's crazy ass?”, I asked, shaking my head.
“Yeah, Stacy was crazy but she was a beast in bed”, he said, smiling.

Jake left before he confirmed if he was going to have one of his one-night stands at my house. I told him if he did go, Jackie's Kay was off limits and that he had better not try me. I looked at the clock and it was 4:55. I walked to Karma's office to check on her, she was packing up her stuff, and getting ready to go. She moves with so much grace, that I do not think she even knows the effect she has on men.

“How did you like your first day?”, I asked.
“It was very informative”, she said with a smile. Her smile reaches her eyes and makes them sparkle.
“Informative is good. I will see you tomorrow”, I said with a smile. Then we walked out together.