Before he even got to work he received a phone call from Sadique at the office.
'Hi Finlay. I have some bad news and some good news.'
Standing outside the train station, Finlay frowned.
'What's up?' he said.
'We've had to shut the office. No one's allowed in. Some lunatic set off the fire alarms and sprinklers by hacking into the system. All the tech is ruined and is going to need replaced. We've got the fire department here checking everything over.'
'Shit!'
'Yeah. I know. It's crazy. But the good news is, everyone gets a few days off, full pay, till we sort this crap out. Either me or Suzanne will be in touch with updates.'
He ran his fingers through his hair, still processing this unexpected information.
'Okay then, well let me know when you have any news.'
'Will do.'
As other commuters buzzed around him on all sides, Finlay saw himself as the character Neo in the Matrix; present in reality but only half there. Who had done this and why? And what was he supposed to do now? His stomach rumbled and the answer came to him.
Breakfast.
The huge breakfast sub he ordered at Delaney's on the corner of Webster Street felt like sin. It contained three eggs, an ungodly amount of bacon, tomato and 3 pork and sage sausages. It took a bit of effort to get his jaws around it but once he managed, he sighed deeply. Just as his ass was filled with Mistress Sheba's toy, the Sub's mouth was filled with sub. That thought delighted him even further, causing his dick to twitch in appreciation within the pink silken panties, erotically stained by Sheba's pussy.
He drew in a deep breath and looked down at his groin.
Jesus! Don't get a hardon here!
He focused on eating his sandwich and watching the world go by outside. Anyone of those people could be her, he thought. That blonde woman with the green scarf, or that tall tattooed lady with half her head shaved. He knew they weren't though. He'd know her if he saw her, he was convinced of it by now.
He pulled his phone from his pocket to check for emails and saw two new messages from Sheba.
'I hear you have the day off Sub. Lucky you.'
'Since you aren't busy, you must do something for me.'
How the hell did she know about that?
He took a sip of orange juice before typing his reply.
'Yes Mistress Sheba, whatever you need.'
'Good boy. I want you to go to Inkredible, the tattoo shop on Bourbon Avenue. I've made you an appointment there with Drax. He knows what to do.'
Finlay gulped. An appointment? For what?
'You want me to get a tattoo Miss?'
'You did say whatever you need, didn't you? Are you telling me you didn't mean what you said?'
'No Mistress. I did mean it. When must I be there?'
'Go now. Your appointment time was five minutes ago.'