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hung over Danny's head. Miguel had also played at the top level, and he knew the traps young women laid for highly paid young footballers. If they couldn't marry them, they'd create some trumped up charge and try to get financial compensation. The police had told Miguel that it could be a case of sexual assault, but Miguel knew that Danny wasn't that type of guy, and nobody in the nightclub was going to testify against him. The young woman was adamant that he'd touched her, but Miguel had already asked the club private detective to look into her. What he'd found hadn't surprised Miguel. She was from a broken family; her father was in prison, and her mother had a criminal record as long as her arm.
''So where are we going this evening?'' Danny asked Rod.
Rod finished his lager and gave the matter some thought. ''How about Arabella's .''
''Alright. There's always loads of sexy women there on Saturdays,'' Danny said.
*****
Amber got out of the chauffeur-driven limousine and glanced up at her parental home. She hadn't been home for quite a while, but now, she was very pleased to be home for the Christmas break.
''Honey,'' June shouted, ''Oh my daughter. At last, it's so nice to have you home,'' she said as she thrust her arms around Amber.
''Hi mom. It's great to be home. I really missed you and dad.'' There was a hint of emotion in Amber's voice.
''Come in and sit down. Your father won't be home for a while. We can have a girly talk.''
Amber followed June into a huge lounge. The whole house was huge. It was built in nineteen hundred by Amber's great grandfather after he'd made a fortune on the stock market. Set in seven acres of wonderful gardens it was a colonial style house just outside New York City.
June rang a bell, and a small, stocky woman appeared. ''Glenda, bring us some tea would you?'' June asked.
''Who's she?'' Amber asked when Glenda had gone to the kitchen.
''Polly died, she's her replacement.''
''What? Why didn't you tell me?'' Amber asked.
''We didn't want to cause you any more upset than you already had.''
Amber was suddenly full of grief for the woman that had been her nanny and later June's maid. ''That's awful. Poor Polly. But she was only....''
''Sixty-three, yes. Far too young,'' June said. ''So how are you feeling now after your horrible split?''
Amber sighed. ''No more men, ever.''
June laughed and played with her pearls. She was forty-nine and still a very attractive woman. A fact that had not gone unnoticed by the wealthy male neighbor who she visited when her husband was away on business. ''You'll change your mind. Give it time.''
''No mom. He was horrible. I thought we were going to get married, at least, he led me to believe we were. Then I found him....... well, you know what happened.''
''Yes. Men do that kind of thing. None of them are ever faithful.''
''Do you mean dad's been unfaithful to you?'' Amber asked not really wanting to know the answer.
''Oh yes. Countless times.''
''Oh,'' Amber said. This was the first time she'd learned her parents’ marriage wasn't all she'd thought it to be. ''That's horrible for you.''
June laughed. ''Not at all. If he can do it, so can I.''
Glenda arrived with the tea and put it down on the antique coffee table in front of the sofa they were sitting on .
''Do you mean you have had affairs as well?''
''As many as your father, if not more.''
Amber had had the worst year of her life. A student at Yale, she'd met what she thought was Mr. Perfect. He was so handsome when he'd asked her out she'd said yes straight away. He was from an aristocratic family of lawyers, and at first, he'd seemed the perfect gentleman. After a few months, he started to become possessive and jealous. She'd thought it was just a phase, but it got worse. So bad in fact, he'd tied her to the bed one day and not let her go out at all. A week later she'd found him lying naked between the open legs of Penelope, his sisters best friend.
''You shouldn't worry
''So where are we going this evening?'' Danny asked Rod.
Rod finished his lager and gave the matter some thought. ''How about Arabella's .''
''Alright. There's always loads of sexy women there on Saturdays,'' Danny said.
*****
Amber got out of the chauffeur-driven limousine and glanced up at her parental home. She hadn't been home for quite a while, but now, she was very pleased to be home for the Christmas break.
''Honey,'' June shouted, ''Oh my daughter. At last, it's so nice to have you home,'' she said as she thrust her arms around Amber.
''Hi mom. It's great to be home. I really missed you and dad.'' There was a hint of emotion in Amber's voice.
''Come in and sit down. Your father won't be home for a while. We can have a girly talk.''
Amber followed June into a huge lounge. The whole house was huge. It was built in nineteen hundred by Amber's great grandfather after he'd made a fortune on the stock market. Set in seven acres of wonderful gardens it was a colonial style house just outside New York City.
June rang a bell, and a small, stocky woman appeared. ''Glenda, bring us some tea would you?'' June asked.
''Who's she?'' Amber asked when Glenda had gone to the kitchen.
''Polly died, she's her replacement.''
''What? Why didn't you tell me?'' Amber asked.
''We didn't want to cause you any more upset than you already had.''
Amber was suddenly full of grief for the woman that had been her nanny and later June's maid. ''That's awful. Poor Polly. But she was only....''
''Sixty-three, yes. Far too young,'' June said. ''So how are you feeling now after your horrible split?''
Amber sighed. ''No more men, ever.''
June laughed and played with her pearls. She was forty-nine and still a very attractive woman. A fact that had not gone unnoticed by the wealthy male neighbor who she visited when her husband was away on business. ''You'll change your mind. Give it time.''
''No mom. He was horrible. I thought we were going to get married, at least, he led me to believe we were. Then I found him....... well, you know what happened.''
''Yes. Men do that kind of thing. None of them are ever faithful.''
''Do you mean dad's been unfaithful to you?'' Amber asked not really wanting to know the answer.
''Oh yes. Countless times.''
''Oh,'' Amber said. This was the first time she'd learned her parents’ marriage wasn't all she'd thought it to be. ''That's horrible for you.''
June laughed. ''Not at all. If he can do it, so can I.''
Glenda arrived with the tea and put it down on the antique coffee table in front of the sofa they were sitting on .
''Do you mean you have had affairs as well?''
''As many as your father, if not more.''
Amber had had the worst year of her life. A student at Yale, she'd met what she thought was Mr. Perfect. He was so handsome when he'd asked her out she'd said yes straight away. He was from an aristocratic family of lawyers, and at first, he'd seemed the perfect gentleman. After a few months, he started to become possessive and jealous. She'd thought it was just a phase, but it got worse. So bad in fact, he'd tied her to the bed one day and not let her go out at all. A week later she'd found him lying naked between the open legs of Penelope, his sisters best friend.
''You shouldn't worry
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