Nathan arrived home carrying new sexy French underwear and insisted Nina try it on before dinner. Without thinking she changed into it where she was, in the dinning room. She was fucked over the dinning table. She rode Nathan on the couch and he then carried her over to the rug in front of the fire and when they had rested he plowed her again.
When Gina staggered into the kitchen she found the slow roasted meat and vegetables were ruined. She grabbed two apples and took her tired man to bed. Nathan slept, not wanting his apple. As Gina ate her apple she pulled the bed covers off him and sighed. He was beginning to gather extra weight around the midriff. They must go to the gym together and perhaps start swimming at the city's beautiful heated pool. Gina looked at his genitals and wondered about asking him to shave. He'd groan. Well she'd point out she'd been controlling all hair growth below her chin for many years so what was the big deal him shaving his cock and balls every other day? On the other hand, why attempt to control him. She had a great idea. They were planning a resort holiday. She'd book him in for a Brazilian wax. Oh brilliant thinking she gloated, and snuggled down against him to sleep.
Next morning, face looking a little grim, Nathan stood at the bedroom door and held up the newspaper. A photo of a familiar face, Nicci-fucking-Bergamini, greeted Gina.
"The bitch," Nathan growled in disbelief. "She's organizing a campaign against the man she claims there is no evidence to suggest he was the founder of Palin."
"The stupid asshole. Why is this town named Palin?"
"Gina, Gina. All this swearing. You're not in Italy now."
Nathan looked at Gina's face and fled the room, leaving her to stew in peace.
But there was more to come. Next day there was another familiar face smiling from the front page of the Post. It was of Adam Castle, elected as president of the Palin You Are Being Conned Campaign Society.
"I was convinced I should accept this important position to do my bit for my community in fighting this remarkable fraud that threatens to give Palin City a founder when there never was one, I mean no one individual."
Gina lay sobbing in bed. Just before leaving for work Nathan goaded, "Stop wallowing in despair. Get out of bed you fat cow."
Gina screamed, "I'll murder you" but fortunately fell out of bed tangled in the sheet. That was sufficient to allow Nathan to make a fast get-away. She called him an hour later and said sweetly, "Thank you for motivating me."
"It was nothing. My mother would have been proud of me."
"That's true," she giggled. "Can you meet me for lunch? I promise not to bring my phial of poison."
She took a call from Charlotte who said they would receive 7000 campaign buttons any day soon and would be distributed to outlets. She would courier five complimentary boxes to Gina to give out when she spoke to groups about her campaign.
Over the lunch table Gina looked at Nathan's square jaw holding a faint smile and the way his curly hair spilt over his forehead held her attention and warmed her internally. "I love you Nathan McGeorge but don't love your surname. Do you mind if I stay as Gina Lott when we tie the knot?"
"Not at all. I love you too much to ever stand in your way you fat cow."
Gina's jaw tightened, just a bit. "Although I'm almost as tall as you Nathan I'm lighter than you and not counting pregnancies believe I always will be. But please call me a fat cow if that fits comfortably in that unremarkable brain of yours."
He smiled and said he had attempted to provoke her again to test that she had her temper and depression under control. He was pleased she'd coped admirably to his fat cow comment.
"I'll do a deal with you Nathan. "You are free to call me a fat cow whenever you wish, although we both know that insult in entirely untenable, and in return you promise to do one small thing for me when we are on vacation."
"Okay. I have blocked out appointments on the Friday and the Monday and Tuesday in three weeks' time, transferring bookings already made. We go to the resort then."
"Oh lovely -- the huge spa area and all that skiing. I can't wait. Oh, not the Tuesday though, I'll probably have something important on."
"Probably?"
"Do I question you about your working days my love?"
"Um, allow me to eat without pressure please."
Nathan wondered about the one small thing request. Gina would be on the downhill run of her cycle then so would probably be thinking more liberally about sex. Perhaps she was thinking about nights of multiple anal. Well okay, he was the man for the job.
After lunch Gina took a call from Robyn apologizing that the reporter who wrote the story about the outrageous comments of Adam Castle. "Mark attempted to call you but your phone was switched off; I scolded him for not leaving a message."
"Oh it's okay. I usually turn my phone off when Nathan and I are fucking."
Gina smiled when she heard muffled laughter from the editor.
Robyn said it would be unethical not to run articles about the opposition and detractors. Letters to the editor about recognizing Sergeant Tom as founder were running twenty to on in favor, but with the society now formed the number of dissenters could increase.
"Frankly I don't care. The opposition society has a bozo name and has bozos running it."
"I know you are correct dear. Oh, Charlotte, Mrs Ross and I have been invited to join the deputation to appear before the state arts and entertaining grants committee on Monday. Amy says they're going for the full estimated cost of $800,000 in the hope they'll be awarded half of that."
"Or nothing."
"Now, now -- now chin up."
"Have you ever been called a fat cow?"
"Yes, Richard uses it occasionally. He claims it's incentive for me to lose weight. No one will ever call you that name darling because you're not plump enough, um, apart from you know what."
"Then I'm lucky no one would ever be so fucking mean?"
"Yes Gina but remember we never really know what other people think of us. I'm plump and unglamorous and yet your interest in me goes beyond my usefulness as an editor, I feel."
"I associate well with your brain and you relate well to me, ever since we first met. Must let you go."
"Me too. Bye. Oh thanks for the great party the other night. Best one I've been to in years. We were both so drunk when we got home we attempted unsuccessfully to do it on the carpet just inside the front door and went to sleep on the floor."
"Oooh. That must have been a great party."
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Gina had the evening alone -- Nathan going straight from the office to a professional association dinner. She hated being alone like this but busied herself catching up on fashion magazines. Murray Green called her.