Mark was on the phone with Gary Edwards several times that morning. Gary was upset with good reason. His parents and the Carters had founded D'Orgasmic Lingerie when Gary was just a kid. His mother and Maggie had designed some of the most elegant and sexy lingerie the industry had ever seen. Their company had grown quickly. Upscale retail stores bought their lines and everyone prospered.
A few years after Gary's parents were killed in a traffic accident, Robert and Maggie's son Jeremy was indicted on multiple fraud charges stemming from him playing fast and loose on Wall Street.
Jeremy had left the country just before the indictment came down and he wasn't coming back. Gary and Mark had put their heads together and decided it would be best if Gary bought Robert and Maggie out, not only from the business but he bought up all of their assets. They knew that they could not leave anything to Jeremy. The government would confiscate every asset he would be entitled to inherit. Jeremy wasn't stupid. He had moved to Thailand and was now one of the largest porn producers in the world. He didn't need their money, as his own wealth was massive.
Now that Robert and Maggie were dead, Jeremy was a mess. It was time for Gary to take the reins of the company he owned. Mark and Gary talked about going to Thailand to spend some time with Jeremy. Mark said he would leave that afternoon. Gary had to reassure everyone that the company would continue as it always had. The executives knew that Gary owned the entire company. He just had to reassure the rest of the staff. After he had done that, he would join Mark in Thailand.
Jack and Tom had the jet fueled and ready to go when Mark and Dani got to the airport.
"I sure didn't expect to be heading back to Honolulu this soon," Jack said as Mark boarded. "Are you okay Mark? We know how close you were to the Carters."
"I feel bad for Jeremy. He is a basket case right now, which is understandable. Let's just say that this has been a terrible day so far. Get us to Thailand as fast as possible. I hope you restocked the bar. I need more than a few drinks."
"We're wheels up in five Mark," Tom said as he closed the cockpit door.
Mark poured himself a stiff drink. The news of the passing of the Carters had hit him hard and then Cherry's unimaginable outburst over something as inconsequential as his watching Fox News started a firestorm that he never expected. The things she said to him cut him deep and hard. He wasn't going to sit here and stew about it. He had enough to think about other than her.
Somehow, faced with a seventeen-hour flight to Bangkok, he was going to have to put her out of his mind. He also realized that he couldn't get her out of his thoughts. He had spent his entire life as a confirmed bachelor and had vowed to stay that way. There had been several women in his life that had come close to stealing his heart but none, not even one, had ever touched him the way she had. He poured himself another drink.
Dani was Mark's private secretary who had started working for him five and a half years ago. On top of being cute as a button, she was smart as a whip. Everyone teased her about being psychic, as she seemed to have an uncanny ability to know what Mark needed before he did. She was irreplaceable in his eyes. There was work to do and she settled herself into it.
She had no idea that Mark and Cherry had fought until she got an email from Michelle. The Gulfstream was equipped with satellite internet so that they were never out of touch. She read the letter and then re-read it. Michelle told her that there had been a huge fight and that Cherry had left Las Vegas in a hurry.
She fired off an email to Michelle telling her that he was in a foul mood and that he was drinking heavily. Dani said she would try to cheer him up but based on what she had just learned, she doubted that he would be interested. Nonetheless, she would try.
Dani had just met her new neighbor that morning. Lori had just taken up residence in the apartment next to hers. Dani was, like most of Mark's top people, on call all the time. She was about the same age as Cherry although she would never put herself in the same class as she was. A brunette, barely five foot tall with a nice slender body and modest breasts, the one thing she did share with Cherry was that she was constantly horny. They were frequent lovers when she traveled with Mark. This time, she had her doubts though. She had thought his foul mood was because of what had happened to the Carters.
Dani got up and poured herself a drink. She looked over and saw that his glass was almost drained again.
"What are you drinking Mark?"
"Rum and coke and make it a triple Dani."
"Not at this altitude. Did you fall and hit your head? What am I going to do with you?"
"Just shoot me and put me out of my misery Dani. If I'm not around, no one would miss me anyway."
"You keep that crap up and I'll make you pay for it. You can pull that shit on some people but not with me. I know you better than that."
"What, did you get an email from Michelle?"
"Yes, as a matter of fact I did. I'm sorry that you and Cherry had a fight. Do you want to talk about it?
"That is the last thing I want to do. I appreciate the offer but I don't even understand it myself so there really isn't anything to tell you."
Dani sat his drink down, leaned over, and gave him a kiss. She pulled the armrest away and snuggled into his chest. He put his arm around her shoulder and kissed the top of her head.
"You know I am here for you Mark, don't you?"
"I know that, hell, if the rumors are true; you always know what I need."
"I usually do but right now, I don't think fucking your brains out is what you need. Write this date on the cabin wall. I seriously have no idea what you need."
"I can tell you what I don't need. I don't need some coked up stripper fucking with my head. I don't care that she is the most beautiful woman on the planet. I just don't need it."
"Mark, let it go. If it is meant to be, it will happen. If not, you have a black book that is worth a fortune. You date the most elegant women on earth all the time. You sleep with Michelle and you sleep with me. I hear the new lady, Lori has a thing for you too."
"Lori has a thing for cock. If she can't suck back a few before breakfast, she gets grumpy. She is a good at it too, I'll give her that."
"Well, coming from a man who loves to have his cock down someone's throat is a pretty good recommendation. How is she at licking a gushing pussy?"
"The woman is insatiable. She will fit right in. Thank you, by the way, for taking care of the move for her. She loves her new place. She is right next door to you isn't she?"
"Yes, I met her today. Damn Mark, how did you meet her? She was always on our short list but I didn't know she was having a problem with Trainer. None of us did."
Mark filled her in on the surprise he got in Hawaii. "I knew who she was the instant she walked into the suite. I had no idea she was available either. Thankfully, research did an excellent job in a very short time. Those three bozos really did surprise me. Here I was, expecting to spend some time with Michelle and it turned into a total orgy. I knew Cherry was going to be busy; I just had no idea what they had in store for me. You'll meet Diane and Aleka soon. You'll fall in love with both of them."
"I can't fall in love with them too. I have enough people I love already," she said as she turned his face to her and kissed him deeply. "You're my number one love Mark, you do know that don't you?"
"Yeah right, you keep saying it but I know you're just trying to butter up to the boss." He was laughing as her hand fell to his zipper.
"You can be a right asshole Banner, I'll show you just how much I mean it," Dani quipped, kissed him and dropped to her knees.
"You know something Dani? You are one fabulous cocksucker too. Oh yes darling that does feel so good."
The one thing she knew about her boss was that he would never say no to her. Sure, he slept with models and actresses but he never once complained about her either. She was a pretty girl, not gorgeous by any stretch of the imagination but she was an enthusiastic partner in bed. She wasn't kidding when she told Mark that she loved him deeply.
Dani thought back to the day she met him as his beautiful cock passed between her lovely lips. She had just quit her job in the DA's office. Her boss, David Rogers was such a prick. He was rude, arrogant and insufferable. She had taken all the abuse she was going to take from him. She had told him to shove his fucking job and she walked out. She decided that her chances of landing another decent job had been damaged greatly. She needed a drink and she decided to head to the Ghost Bar and drown her sorrows.
She ordered a double rum and coke, put her face in her hands, and sighed deeply. The man sitting beside her started a conversation with her. Being hit on by some strange tourist was the last thing she wanted at that moment. She just wanted to get drunk and do it all by her lonesome. He persisted and she finally took a good look at this man.
Who is he? He sure looks familiar. He is a local and someone I definitely should know. She drained her drink and he motioned to the waitress to refill both of their drinks. When she brought the drinks back, she looked at him and asked, "Will there be anything else Mr. Banner?"
"Tracy, for the fifteen hundredth time, call me Mark please."
