Edited by Spellslave
*
"It's no good, I have to go and I can't get out of it," Eddie practically whined in annoyance as he attempted to fix his tie, a thickset man with a rather plain face that didn't match his expensive designer suit Edward Black never quite matched and always seemed to be dressed in someone else's clothes.
"But it's my birthday," Dawn protested indignantly as she glared at her erratic boyfriend. If Eddie thought that she was going to let him put his work first yet again and not get yelled at, then he had another thing coming.
"Come on Dawn, do I sulk when you go on a spending spree on my credit card? I have to make this meeting or I'll lose the account. I'll be back tomorrow I promise," he replied sounding exasperated his arms crossed in irritation.
Eddie found her pouting face almost comical and only the thought of the retaliatory shopping spree she would no doubt launch prevented him from laughing. As much as her happiness when she showed off the items purchased was always entertaining, the dent to his account often was not. His 'fiery but worth it' girlfriend meanwhile lounged on the bed sulking as he finished getting dressed, an ugly pout spoiling her otherwise gorgeous features.
Dawn was pissed and he knew it, but god she looked good even when her temper was up. Eddie stopped his frantic attempts to do up his tie and gazed down on her while the chance presented itself. Five foot five, red-headed and athletic almost to the point of muscular she had been a model when he first swept into her life and always looked as if she was mid photoshoot. At present she was glaring up at him from between her perfect D-cup breasts, her face framed by her expensively-styled coppery curls. If the dammed meeting wasn't so important, he'd drop it and continue as planned, he mused. He had met Dawn almost eleven months ago now, yet it seemed like ten years. Not just because she was the most hot-tempered girl he had ever gone out with, but because she had a talent for making even an hour last feel like a week especially in the bed. Or bathroom. Or living room. Or wherever the whim took her.
Ignoring her blazing expression, he turned to the mirror and returned to getting ready. It was the worst possible luck. He had planned her surprise for months and now it was spoilt just because his hidebound-traditionalist Japanese partners insisted he personally chaired the meeting rather than leave it to one of his more than adequate subordinates.
"Would you rather I lose a four billion dollar account than wait one day for me? Think of the shoes you can buy with that much money."
He regretted the cute comment before he even finished speaking, dodging a hurled pillow. He wondered idly how much of the stuff she would buy for that outburst before he could return. Dawn wasn't just fiery; she was a passionate shopaholic with a taste for the incredibly expensive. How she had survived without going millions in debt before she met him and his wallet, he would never know.
"It's my birthday, you pig, how can you care about money on MY birthday!? What did I ever see in you anyhow?"
"My wallet, Dawn, my wallet. Now look, baby, I promise when I get home I'll give you the greatest birthday surprise you will ever have. I promise," it's not like I'm lying he thought to himself as he searched his shoe closet for just the right pair.
"You had better, if you want sex with me again in this lifetime," she replied waspishly.
She was sitting up now, eyes blazing. Her bountiful bosom was on display, both pale pink nipples sticking out like bullets as she exploded at her long-suffering boyfriend, shouting every curse she could think of at his unresponsive back. How could he treat her like this? How dare he?!
Preoccupied with thoughts of the impending meeting, he wasn't thinking straight or he never would have made his next mistake.
"Now baby I have to leave, enjoy yourself play with your toys, visit the vivarium's and see the snakes or go to town and buy whatever you want."
With that last passing comment to his incensed and incredulous girlfriend, Eddie dashed out of the bedroom, a few seconds later his chauffeur driven limousine roared out of the driveway.
***
Two hours later she emerged from the bedroom, dressed only in a silk dressing gown. Irritable and feeling ill-used, she headed for the kitchens only to find them empty. A hurriedly scribbled note on the table simply said 'Sorry baby, gave staff day off, didn't expect to be needing them, love you. Eddie'.
With a shriek like that of a banshee, she tore the note up with sharp, jerky movements and threw the shreds to the floor.
"How dare you, now who's supposed to drive me to town?"
Dawn stomped out of the room and headed for bed again. Maybe a few hours playing with some of the toys he had bought her would ease the boredom on her most special day.