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I was sitting in my office killing time, watching the neon light from the bar downstairs flick on and off like a funhouse strobe on slow. Normally, I would be home in Angela's loving arms, but I had received a note that a "Lady Heather" needed to see me discreetly at 9 p.m. My name is Samantha Spade and I am a private detective.
Ever since I found Angela's brother and my past, clients would flock to me. It seemed that the word went out, that if you had a case that was off the norm and seemed impossible I was the woman to see. My caseload got so great that I had to turn clients away. I smiled to myself thinking that Daddy would have been proud of me. The only reason I was sitting here in the office instead at home was "Lady Heather" whoever she was, did not leave a number for me to call back and refuse her case.
It was a few minutes after nine when I went to my office door and looked out. Angela looked up from her desk and smiled up at me. "Give her a few more minutes," she said knowing the look on my face. After Angela's treatment, my former receptionist found she was better suited for another line of work. The last I heard she was working for Frankie Desalvo as her personal assistant.
Nodding without speaking I went and sat down again. It was near 9:30 before to office door opened and a woman wearing a hooded cloak walked in. Seeing me sitting behind the desk, she stopped cold in her tracks. "I am to meet with Sam Spade." She said with a nasty undertone. "I refuse to be fluffed off on his associate... or girlfriend," she continued her voice rising. I expected her to stomp her foot like a child.
"The more money people have, the more they act like spoiled brats," I said standing and facing her. Before she could say anything more I added, "I'm Sam, Samantha Spade." Leaning forward and resting my palms on the desk, "Let's set the ground rules here and now. You came to me because YOU needed my help, not the other way around. If you want my help, then you will sit down and treat me with respect. Or you can walk your happy ass out that door behind you." If it was one thing I found out fast, it was that you had to slap the client and tell them to get a grip right off the bat.
"No one has ever talked to me like that," she said coldly. She turned and stormed to the door and paused. A minute passed before she quietly came back and sat down in the chair before the desk just as I knew she would. Sitting down behind the desk I said sweetly, "Now then Lady Heather, what seems to be the problem?"
Pale hands reached up and lowered the hood. Lady Heather's face was concealed behind a porcelain mask that contrasted with her flowing raven black hair. The mask had its eyes open and ruby red lips slightly parted. There was something strangely erotic about it but at the time, I could not put my finger on it. "This," she said touching the mask. I noticed that her fingernails were long, sharply pointed and shimmered as if made from opals.
"I see," I said looking at her and playing the waiting game.
After a long pause she said, "I want you to find how to remove this damned thing."
"One thing at a time," I said holding my hand up. "You don't need me. Just go to a Doctor and have the mask removed."
"It's not that easy," She said before gripping the mask with both hands. I could hear her breath whistle in and out rapidly. With a quick movement, she ripped the mask off. Her face just as pale as her hands showed a look of pain as she quickly replaced the mask. "Every time I remove the mask it feels as if my face is being ripped off."
"I see," I stood and walked over to my filing cabinet. I had kept the capture scents from when Angela and I met in the top drawer. Spraying my neck with the female version, I moved over and sat down next to Lady Heather. I watched her nostrils flair as they caught the scent. "Now then Lady Heather," I said leaning forward and resting my hand on her leg. "Why don't you tell me what happened."
"I... I can't," she said.
"You can tell me... you know you want too," I replied my voice dropping lower. I started stroking her leg, my hand sliding up under her skirt to caress the silky nylons below. "You like my touch... need it more than anything..."
Lady Heather whimpered and moaned at my touch, her legs opened inviting my hand to explore higher. "Yes" she said breathlessly.
"How did you end up with the mask on Heather?" I asked. I looked up and noticed that Angela had entered the room. I knew she would have heard my line about Lady Heather wanting and needing my touch.
Angela moved forward to ask me what was going on when she stopped and her eyes got big as she caught the smell of the scent. Because I had not said anything about the scent not affecting her she closed her eyes and inhaled deeply as she moved forward to stand behind Heather.
I had not thought using capture scent through; If I said "it does not affect you" then Heather would not be affected ether. I would have to phrase my words carefully from here on out.
"It was a gift... came in the mail with the cloak," She said after a moment of internal struggle.
"Do you have the package it came in Heather?" I asked.
"No... I threw it away."