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with her hands, running her fingers from her breast
to her inner thigh.
    Dave fought the urge to
pick her up and throw her out the window, instead he turned around
and stormed out of her room, banging the door behind him to silence
her laugh. He stood still for a minute, realizing the mistake he
had made by banging the door. When he didn’t hear Elizabeth cry, he
walked to his room.
    He got undressed and
readied himself for bed, thinking of the best contractor he knew to
install cameras in Amy’s room. He was going to leave her penniless
and alone. It was time for one of her lovers to shoulder her
expenses.
    Dave walked out of the
court house, pride flowing with every step he took, victory number
forty nine tucked under his belt. This win was definitely getting
him a step closer to the promotion.
    Since he started at
McKenzie and associates, he’d only lost two cases and he was
determined not to lose anymore. He had managed to get a big oil
company out of a billion dollar law suit. He was glad it was
against a rival oil company, if it was against a sick community his
conscience wouldn’t have been able to take it. He was still having
nightmares about the pharmaceutical company he managed to get off
with very little effort. He blamed the prosecution for that loss,
if it was him, he would have gotten the plaintiffs double what they
had sued for. If his career wasn’t at risk, he would have
encouraged them to appeal and given them some pointers to
use.
    He got into the car and
answered his ringing phone. He thought it was his boss calling to
congratulate him and offer an early promotion, which he wouldn’t
have minded at all, but it was the opposite.
    “ Dave you need
to get here now, the witch is here with her minion.” Carol
whispered on the phone. Dave threw his phone on the passenger seat
and pushed his car forward, speeding to the office. He didn’t care
if he got a ticket, as long as he got there in time to get
Elizabeth away from Amy.
    Carol had insisted on
calling Amy a witch in front of Dave without batting an eye lash.
Minion was her code for boyfriend. She was in Dave’s life enough to
know that his wife was cheating, that’s what gives her the courage
to chase after Dave openly.
    The past week was rather
peaceful when Amy disappeared. She told Dave that she was going to
see her family, but he knew exactly where she was going. Whenever
there was a new toy in her life, she would disappear for a week.
Her mood after the trip always told Dave how long that toy was
going last in her life. As usual, she would mark her return by
driving Dave crazy. She would normally spend thousands of dollars
on new clothes and jewelry, if the toy was staying, or she would
throw parties at the house, with Elizabeth locked in her room. All
Dave could round up was she wanted something, and she was going to
use Elizabeth, if she was going to get it without a fight from
him.
    His car came to a
screeching halt in front of the building, he didn’t even bother to
drive it into the parking lot. He grabbed his briefcase and his
phone and ran for the elevator. He threw his keys to the
receptionist and asked him to park the car. When he got to his
floor he rushed for his office, struggling not to draw attention to
himself.
    He stopped when he saw
Amy and a moron looking guy, who looked like a sixteen year old GQ
model, facing Carol who had pinned herself between them and the
door. Dave walked slowly towards them, a smile over his face. He
could always depend on Carol to take down Amy.
    “ What’s going
on?” Dave asked calmly. He put his briefcase down on Carol’s desk
and sat at the edge of it looking at Amy’s angry face and then at
the daft, idiotic face of her companion.
    “ Your bimbo
won’t open the door!” she answered angrily.
    “ I’m a red
head, bimbos are blond, like you.” Carol said coolly. Dave
suppressed a smile. He didn’t want to encourage another fight
outside his office.
    “ Why do you
want to get into my