doesn’t surprise anybody anymore. Say the word cunt though and people almost have a heart attack. Personally I don’t think any of the four letter words should be said in public and I don’t think cunt should be considered the only taboo word in the world. It is a part of me, not something dirty.”
Mick had to admit she had a point. Serena was intriguing him more than she ever had and it was not just because of the great sex. “You are different now. Where is all this coming from?” Serena laughed. Because truth is liberating. I have just spent some time thinking about what is true for me and I follow that truth. I also have a new philosophy now. If you don’t ask, you don’t get. And if I want to get, I have to say what it is I want.”
“Well, it works. And it worked for me too.”
Mick felt relaxed as he lay on the bed recovering from his huge blow. “Hey, how about after I clean myself up I put that bookcase together for you?”
He was hoping for an invitation to sleep over but he finished the bookcase and there was none forthcoming. Serena had put her clothes back on, not her bathrobe, so he took the hint. But he remembered Serena’s words, if you don’t ask , you won’t get. “Okay, there you go, all done.”
“Thanks Mick. Thanks for dinner too.” She smiled a sexy smile, “and thanks for the dessert too.”
“Anytime. Err speaking of any time, how about lunch tomorrow?”
“Oh no I can’t, have a meeting all day.”
“Oh, okay. Well we haven’t been out to dinner for a while. Would you like to go on Saturday night, maybe see a movie after?”
If she accepted they just might start seeing each other regularly and even make a success of it and her risqué pleasures would have to come to an end. It was her new experiences that made her a calmer, more together woman, the kind of woman that Mick wanted to be with again. She still hadn’t tried pussy. She still hadn’t begun her design work and see where that would go. Would Mick understand her new ways? Did he need to know? Maybe he had some sexy secrets or unrealized dreams that he wanted to explore too. There was only one way to find out.
“Sure, I’d love to.”
6. Down to Business
Back at work Serena found she was catching up with all her work quicker and easier yet she was doing twice as much. It was true that when you love what you do it doesn’t seem like work. She had passed on the initial concepts to Christine and was still waiting to hear from her. In the meantime as well as her accounts work she had been busy doing color boards and layout sketches. She was ready, willing and able.
Her phone rang. It was Christine, “You busy? I’d like to talk to you.”
Serena had decided to apply her thoughts on design to herself. She always looked good and could look downright hot when she wanted to but she figured that if she wanted to be taken seriously as someone who designed great spaces then she had to look appropriately edgy too, all the time. She was grateful that she worked in a department store that offered good staff benefits.
When she learned of the staff discounts she had bought herself a whole new wardrobe starting with the sexy red dress she had worn to dinner with Christine and John, money well spent. Now she had a different style challenge. She had to prove she could look chic and individual without looking like a crazy experimenter and without just spending dollars. Anyone could look great if they spent enough money with the right designer. She wanted to look amazing on a budget. She had to be a walking display for her own skills. She had to be bold with colors that most people wouldn’t think of using together and she had to use accessories that were simple but gave real pop to her look.
Serena, like most working women, had already built up a wardrobe of several good basic pieces such as classic cut skirts and pants in black, grey and navy. The truth is they were
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