athonmeandmealone.Iwillmeetwithyoutwotonight,bringthewholeaffairoutintheopenaleourscoreondforall,sothatfromnowonyouhaveoliveinhidingbutliveyourlifefreelyandopenlyinanywayyouchoose.Howaboutit?Seeyoubothtonight.”SayingsoDimitritookMaureenintohisarms,smoothedthehaironhissmallheadandsaid,“Goodboy!Goodboy!Youhavedoneagreatjob.It’stimetotakeyoubacktoyourmistress.Shehasn’tseenyoualfternoonandmustbemissingyou.”HeputMaureendownontothegroundandtappinghiswhitee,walkedwithhimtowardstheentrahealley.

    Ohersideofthewarehouse,justseparatedbyawall,Mr.FingerandViowerefastasleepoemporarybedinasecludederoftheirsecrethideout.Mr.Fingerwasthefirstto.Gngatthefierysettingsunoutsidethewindow,heyawned,feelingitwastooearlyandtherewasstillotoftimetokill.Thevarioussexuallypredatoriactivitieshehadretlyattemptedtocarryouthadallfailedandhadbroughtdownafirestormofedprotestsfromtheresidentsandtightenedsurveilnthepolice.Asaresultthetwoofthemhadtoworksurreptitiously,onlygoingoutundercoverofdarknessandyingltheday.Nowthathewasawake,Mr.Finger’seyesweresharpandagileasever,lookingalroundhimasifplottingsomethingnefarious.Vioopenedhereyes.SeeingMr.Finger’sexpression,sheasked,

    “Iaskedyoutouseyourbrainsandthinkofawayoutofourpresentstagnantsituation.IwantedyoutofindtheweaklinkinDimitri’sinnercirclesowegetinandlookforanopportunitytotakeohebeautiesashostage.Didyoueventhinkaboutit?”

    “Don’tbesoimpatient”repliedMr.Fingeryawning.“Iwasjustonthevergeofabreakthrough,butyouinterruptedmewithyingandnowIhavelostthethreadofmythoughts.”

    “Nonsense!”saidViogivinghimawhiteeye.“Idon’tbelieveawordyousay!Ifyouhaveanynewidea,justspititoutandstopkeepingmeinsuspense.”

    “OnyselfinthebackyardofAisha,oneofDimitri’sbeauties.Shewasswimmingpsinherpoolextremelyfastaicallyasiftryingtoexpendasmuergyaspossible.Ihidinoneofhersandalsandsocouldseehereverymoveclearly.Whenshecameoutofthepool,sheguzzleddownhalfabottleofbrandy.Hereyesbecamedazedandlusterlessandsheseemedtobeirrationandsemiscious.Aishawasnormallyacalmanddecorousperson,well-respectedbyall,includingDimitri.Ididn’tknowwhyshebecamelikethatallofasudden.Later,Jamaz,astrongandstalwartbckguy,anoodfriendofDimitri’sappeared.Thetwoofthemdidnotsayaword,justlookedateachotherily.Aishagaveanodawoofthembegantohavesextherebythepool.Theywentatitthreetimes.Isawitalndwasitafeastforone’seyes!”

    “asitforreal?Whydidn’tyoumentionitearlier?Hey,that’saheaveopportunity,somethingwecouldusetospoiltheirfriendshipaetroversy.Whydidyouwaitsolong?Youshouldhavesaidsomethingbeforethis!”

    “Dosoexcitedaboutit”saidMr.FiingagVio.“ItoldDimitriaboutit,butnotonlydidhenotpunishhiswomanwhoittedadulterywithhisgoodfriend,hemadeherhisqueeninstead.Isn’tthatstrange?”

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    “Really?”saidViogreatlysurprised.“ThatDimitriisnosimplecharacterifhecouldtoleratewhatnonormalmanwould.It’slikeasharpknifepiergone’sheart.InsteadofbeingfuriouswithAisha,hemadeherhisqueen.Thatisnosimpleman.”

    “No,no”saidMr.Fingerdisdainfully.“He’snothingthatgreat.TomeDimitriisonlyabrokenballbytheroadside

athonmeandmealone.Iwillmeetwithyoutwotonight,bringthewholeaffairoutintheopenaleourscoreondforall,sothatfromnowonyouhaveoliveinhidingbutliveyourlifefreelyandopenlyinanywayyouchoose.Howaboutit?Seeyoubothtonight.”SayingsoDimitritookMaureenintohisarms,smoothedthehaironhissmallheadandsaid,“Goodboy!Goodboy!Youhavedoneagreatjob.It’stimetotakeyoubacktoyourmistress.Shehasn’tseenyoualfternoonandmustbemissingyou.”HeputMaureendownontothegroundandtappinghiswhitee,walkedwithhimtowardstheentrahealley.

    Ohersideofthewarehouse,justseparatedbyawall,Mr.FingerandViowerefastasleepoemporarybedinasecludederoftheirsecrethideout.Mr.Fingerwasthefirstto.Gngatthefierysettingsunoutsidethewindow,heyawned,feelingitwastooearlyandtherewasstillotoftimetokill.Thevarioussexuallypredatoriactivitieshehadretlyattemptedtocarryouthadallfailedandhadbroughtdownafirestormofedprotestsfromtheresidentsandtightenedsurveilnthepolice.Asaresultthetwoofthemhadtoworksurreptitiously,onlygoingoutundercoverofdarknessandyingltheday.Nowthathewasawake,Mr.Finger’seyesweresharpandagileasever,lookingalroundhimasifplottingsomethingnefarious.Vioopenedhereyes.SeeingMr.Finger’sexpression,sheasked,

    “Iaskedyoutouseyourbrainsandthinkofawayoutofourpresentstagnantsituation.IwantedyoutofindtheweaklinkinDimitri’sinnercirclesowegetinandlookforanopportunitytotakeohebeautiesashostage.Didyoueventhinkaboutit?”

    “Don’tbesoimpatient”repliedMr.Fingeryawning.“Iwasjustonthevergeofabreakthrough,butyouinterruptedmewithyingandnowIhavelostthethreadofmythoughts.”

    “Nonsense!”saidViogivinghimawhiteeye.“Idon’tbelieveawordyousay!Ifyouhaveanynewidea,justspititoutandstopkeepingmeinsuspense.”

    “OnyselfinthebackyardofAisha,oneofDimitri’sbeauties.Shewasswimmingpsinherpoolextremelyfastaicallyasiftryingtoexpendasmuergyaspossible.Ihidinoneofhersandalsandsocouldseehereverymoveclearly.Whenshecameoutofthepool,sheguzzleddownhalfabottleofbrandy.Hereyesbecamedazedandlusterlessandsheseemedtobeirrationandsemiscious.Aishawasnormallyacalmanddecorousperson,well-respectedbyall,includingDimitri.Ididn’tknowwhyshebecamelikethatallofasudden.Later,Jamaz,astrongandstalwartbckguy,anoodfriendofDimitri’sappeared.Thetwoofthemdidnotsayaword,justlookedateachotherily.Aishagaveanodawoofthembegantohavesextherebythepool.Theywentatitthreetimes.Isawitalndwasitafeastforone’seyes!”

    “asitforreal?Whydidn’tyoumentionitearlier?Hey,that’saheaveopportunity,somethingwecouldusetospoiltheirfriendshipaetroversy.Whydidyouwaitsolong?Youshouldhavesaidsomethingbeforethis!”

    “Dosoexcitedaboutit”saidMr.FiingagVio.“ItoldDimitriaboutit,butnotonlydidhenotpunishhiswomanwhoittedadulterywithhisgoodfriend,hemadeherhisqueeninstead.Isn’tthatstrange?”

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    “Really?”saidViogreatlysurprised.“ThatDimitriisnosimplecharacterifhecouldtoleratewhatnonormalmanwould.It’slikeasharpknifepiergone’sheart.InsteadofbeingfuriouswithAisha,hemadeherhisqueen.Thatisnosimpleman.”

    “No,no”saidMr.Fingerdisdainfully.“He’snothingthatgreat.TomeDimitriisonlyabrokenballbytheroadside