When you are filthy rich, you can do almost anything you want to do so long as it's not illegal and not too unhealthy. Suzi Puckett was filthy rich. And what she chose to do with her money she liked to think of as a blessing to shy young men and their future wives. It was also a blessing to a host of frustrated women.
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Becky checked the address of the upscale apartment building and turned into the parking deck. She unwound her long, slender legs from the bright red Corvette and strode into the lobby. She found his box and pressed the button before she could change her mind. It was hard to imagine that the college kid Ms. Benton had described could afford such a tony place. She was debating whether to ring again or cut out when a breathless voice piped through the speaker.
"Yes?"
"I have an appointment with David Constantine."
"Right." She heard the lock click open. "It's the top floor, to the right," the disembodied voice informed her as she pushed the door open and walked into the foyer.
Everything said 'money.'
She smiled at herself in the mirrored door of the elevator. Her black curls crowned her head like a skullcap. Her dark complexion was clear and glistening. Her red blouse was open to the tip of her sternum and hinted at the petiteness of her breasts. She knew her long legs were stunning below her short skirt. And her nervousness on meeting her first student was sure to fade. She was so horny it couldn't last.
The top floor lobby wasn't large and there was only one door on the right. Before she could knock, the door swung open and a slender young man was looking up at her. She was glad to see he was almost as tall as she was.
He held out his hand. "Thank you for coming. I'm David Constantine. Won't you come in." He ushered her into a spacious living room. "May I get you something to drink?"
"No thanks, I had lunch not long ago."
"I'm afraid I may seem distracted. I'm running behind," he apologized. "I promised myself I'd practice for a couple of hours this afternoon and I thought I'd be finished before you got here, but I still have fifteen minutes to go."
"Practice is important," she smiled, "It makes perfect. May I listen?"
"Would you like to?"
"I'm a musician, too."
"I was hoping Ms. Benton could arrange for you to come." She said you're quite accomplished.
He led her into a large bedroom that had been furnished as a practice studio. His black baby grand piano sat almost in the middle of the room. He invited her to sit on one of the two chairs to the right of his bench.
"Hope it's not too uncomfortable," he smiled, eyeing her long legs.
"I'm fine," she smiled. Then she pointed at the violin case on the small coffee table. "Do you play the violin as well?"
He was seated on the bench and looked at her. "No. The violin is my sister's. She's in Budapest for several weeks and asked me to baby-sit her violin. It's a Picollino and very valuable. She wasn't comfortable taking it with her." He turned to the keys and had a thought. "Would you like to see it?"
"Oh, yes, I would."
"Just help yourself. You know how to handle a fine instrument." He ran his fingers over the keys. "You may have to tune it."
Becky opened the case and lifted out the violin. "You always have to tune them," she smiled as she admired the rich grain of the back, the slender neck, the bridge. She picked up the bow and he paused.
"Want an e?"
"Please."