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concern
    “Is everything all right with her?”
    “Yeah, she’s fine, just a young girl trying to
figure out the big world. It’s not easy you know.”
    Seeing Parker in uniform, a traffic officer
approached and reprimanded him.
    “Captain you need to move it along, sir. The rules
apply to everyone.”
    “Sorry officer, you’re absolutely right, and we’re
moving it.”
    Nick’s apologetic tone saved him. He detested it
when those he considered his inferiors, the lower rung, told him
what to do. He didn’t take direction. He gave it. Nick opened the
passenger door for Susan, and she slid her long legs inside so he
got a good look. He grinned, and closed her door. Tossing his
flight and overnight bags in the back, he gave a small wave to the
impertinent officer. He thought about berating the man, but decided
he was too exhausted after the weekend with Tricia.
    I owe you one officer.
    The Navigator cranked over, and Captain Nick Parker
drove home with the woman he presumably loved, to the stepdaughter
he wanted to make love to, later.
    * * *
    The magnificent mansion he shared with Mrs. Abrams
made up for having to tolerate her incessant whining. An expansive
estate, it was too much for two people. A brand new Bentley was
parked in the curved driveway. The thought of having children was
not even a consideration, because of the great imposition it would
place on their own spoiled lives. Thaddeus Abrams loved his career,
and all of the benefits that came with it. He especially loved when
clients, such as the troubled, but stunning, Lori Powers stared
helplessly into his eyes seeking compassion, comfort, and
understanding. Life was good for the good doctor, and nothing was
going to interfere with his happiness.
    “So how are you, Lori?”
    Abrams had a knack for sounding concerned, which was
why he was so successful in his line of work. He was a master at
giving the impression he cared about your miserable life. With
Lori, he found his career to be particularly rewarding.
    “It hasn’t been a very good week,” Lori said.
    “Let me see, according to my notes, we were
discussing your family history during your last visit. Why don’t
you pick it up from there?”
    He looked over the tops of his reading glasses at
her. She closed her eyes and thought. The moment she felt prepared,
and comfortable, organized, she began. Abrams gave a slight
nod.
    “I remember the very first time he slithered into my
bed. He wanted me. I was too young, too trusting to protest, to say
no.”
    Her mood turned sullen. Abrams missed most
everything she said after that. He just wanted to get her talking,
so he could look into her captivating eyes, and listen to her smoky
voice. Whenever she turned away, he would sneak a peek at her
breasts and legs. Her first statement sent him drifting off into
another fantasy daydream about her.
    She stood in the garden below in the black
French-cut bikini that was his favorite.
    “Daddy was like a...”
    He drifted into Fantasyland.
    She lit candles inside the darkened room, and
extinguished the match with a soft, sensual whisper. Romantic
melodies filled the background as she nudged him onto his back on
the bed. With a naughty, teasing expression, she took her hair up,
and let it fall wildly over her soft shoulders. Her bikini fell to
the floor.
    “Mother didn’t have the courage to say no to him.
When I turned to her, she turned away from me.”
    He caught just a piece of that statement.
    She straddled him provocatively and playfully,
traced his naked body with her fingertips. Kissing his face and
neck, she reached down between his legs.
    “Dr. Abrams?” Lori said.
    She had the impression Abrams missed the last few
pages of her life story. He jerked back into reality, and recovered
smoothly by asking a question.
    “Who was he ?”
    “Who was who?”
    “Go back to the part about ‘I was too trusting.’
Were you referring to your father?”
    “I was referring to my ex-husband, doctor.”
    Abrams