As I was driving home, Dave called and asked how work went and if Adam was there? I hesitated for a second and then he told me he knew what Rachel had done and it was Rachel, and not Marie, that forwarded the evidential e-mail to my office computer and to Adam's computer as well. I said
"And Adam's?"
He said it was a set up all along. Adam knew exactly when you would arrive and had set up his office just for the occasion. For what purpose or gain?
"Control Neal, Adam is all about control. You can consider it compliment if you choose. Truly he admires you, respects you and trusts you to a point but all the more reason he wants to control you."
He also told me he and Adam had a "past" but would not elaborate. His advice to me was to put an end to it now... before it went any further, I almost told him what happened but somehow I think he already knew. I was not sure what role Rachel had played in all this, but I was determined to find out. Dave also said the only reason Adam is off his back now is he knows something Adam absolutely wants to keep private. Dave assured Adam as long as Adam respects the nature of their relationship as purely professional, Dave will never divulge his secret, nor will Rachel.
Dave went on to tell me the last 24 hours were controlled or at least manipulated to keep Marie and myself apart even down to the network failure yesterday, and it all worked as planned. I still did not get it, and then Dave told me it's true Rachel wants Marie to herself but also me. Bombshell! Me? Why? Yes I found Rachel sexy and beautiful but she also seemed selfish, shallow and manipulative. Seems my impression was right on the money and I was even surer I wanted no part of Rachel. Plus, I thought she and Dave were in a relationship.
Dave also told me the poker games became sexual because one night Mike, Kevin, Rachel and he were all playing and drinking and the guys were teasing her about taking all 3 guys on at once. She said if she lost 4 hands in a row she would with one condition. The game went on and finally Rachel lost 4 in a row (she is an exceptionally lucky player, or may cheat or both or she probably threw away 4 hands just to get her way). The guys pressed her to honor her commitment; she reminded she did have a "condition " before she would comply.
She said the condition is Dave must suck cock right there in the living room and she did not care if he sucked Mike or Kevin or better yet both! Dave refused and Kevin and Mike offered to do it. Rachel said that was no "prize" for her since Mike and Kevin do it all the time and at that time Dave was essentially an mm sex virgin. That control thing again. Dave's mind was going 100 mph and while the curiosity was there at times he was not sure he wanted to do it here and now especially in front of Rachel.
