Part XI Character Refresher:
- Josh's Girls
o Allison: Head of the household.
o Beckie: Allison's BFF and head of J-Drop business.
o Callie: Charles' daughter.
o Jeniffer: Josh's daughter.
o Mikaela: Mayor's bratty daughter.
o Natalie: Tattoo-parlor owner.
o Rina: Callie's cousin.
o Kimi: Rina's twin sister.
o Elena: Maria's daughter.
o Nira: Runs procurement for Beckie.
- Josh's Collaborators
o Dana: Trust-fund manager.
o Alice: San Francisco Mayor.
o Maria: Wife of local studio head.
o Sister Emilia: Trusted sister of the local religious center.
- Sluts
o Lainy AKA Slut One: FBI forensic accountant imbedded in Dana's firm.
o Julia AKA Slut Two: FBI field agent.
o Anya AKA Slut Three: FBI field agent imbedded with the Russian cartels.
- Antagonists / Others
o Domingo: San Francisco drug-lord.
o Sevana: Previous head of production and distribution for Domingo.
o Davis: Dirty San Francisco police officer.
o Mateo: Maria's husband and local studio head.
Chapter 12
Fine Dining
Getting Ready
Josh tilted his head, hoping that the different angle might somehow make this painting make any sense. Now, rather than a splotch of paint vaguely resembling a winding river with a melting ball of yarn attached, it looked like a long noodle slapping a bean.
Man, he just
did not
get art.
"Oh, yes, this is the one," Mikaela said with a self-satisfied grin that he'd learned meant she was angling for something. "Mother will love this. You should get this one, Daddy."
She was rubbing her thighs together, her hips swaying in a way that surely meant there was something more to this painting, but he just wasn't seeing it.
Josh checked the name of the painting again.
'Briser une Pute'.
Yeah, that didn't help. Some kind of French dish maybe? Were noodles a big thing in France?
Josh was halfway through typing the name into his app when Mikaela snatched the phone from his hand and stuffed it down her shirt. She then tried to saunter away as if she hadn't done anything.
Oh no, it was far too early in the day to be starting this up again.
"Mmmph!"
Mikaela's squeal came out as a muffled whimper as Josh grabbed a firm hold of her butt, her left cheek held tight in his iron grasp.
"Give it back."
"I don't know what you're--AH!"
She didn't seem to care about the other couple perusing the paintings in the gallery, crying out as he squeezed her bruised little behind through her leggings.
Josh dragged her back to the painting, pushing her against the wall beside it and giving her sore cheek another squeeze.
"Why do you make me to do this to you?" he asked with a sigh. Her lusty whimper was a reminder of exactly the kind of attention she wanted.
"I'm sorry, Daddy," she mumbled, her cheek pressed against the wall but that impish smile on her lips. "I can't help myself. If you don't give me enough attention, I lash out."
Josh stepped behind her to shield the view, shifting his grip from her cheek to her crotch, his thumb teasing her rosebud while his index finger rubbed the outline of her clit piercing. He muffled her response with his other hand clapping over her mouth as she drooled, humping back against his hand.
"Hmm, must be tough not being the center of attention, huh?" Josh teased. She was rapidly soaking through those black tights of hers. "So, was this the plan? Have me show this nice couple behind us what a little brat you are?"
Her thighs squeezed his hand, her hips humping back harder as he ground his fingers into her sensitive spots. Her tongue lapped lazily along the hand over her mouth.
Josh glanced at the painting once more, checking the reflection of the protective glass to see where the couple had gone. The woman, perhaps in her mid-thirties, blushed furiously and averted her gaze, pretending that nothing was happening not twenty feet from her. The guy, on the other hand, kept darting glances over, his own hand occasionally twitching to his partner's rear before shying away.
"Hnnnnnggg," Mikaela whined, her teeth clenched as her legs shook harder.
She was close. She was grinding back so hard that his thumb was nearly inside her ass.