Chapter 1 Confession.
David Ellis was a very successful lawyer who represented a number of extremely rich clients and consequently had accumulated a large amount of money to his name. The only problem was that this success had necessitated him devoting a lot of his life to building up his business. He had married his high school sweetheart as soon as he had his first position in a law firm, nineteen years ago. She had given birth within a year of their marriage. Unfortunately relationships between them were strained due to them being placed second to his work, especially after he had opened his own offices 10 years ago.
Lately however he was endeavoring to make amends and had spent less time in the office, his wife Madeline and daughter Judy were appreciating the time that he was spending with them. Maddy had even taken to enjoying casual sex with him once again. They behaved as they had done in their first year of marriage, he would kiss and caress her whenever they were alone. He became aware too that Judy was developing into a very attractive young lady who had attracted a number of boyfriends. She was the image of her mother at the same age; a tall leggy blonde with a boyish yet curvy figure her fine chiseled features reminded everyone who met her of the Oscar winner Charlize Theron. His wife Maddy still retained her youthful figure except that after childbirth her breast had swollen to a beautiful c cup bra size. People often mistook them for sisters even though there was a twenty year gap.
Everything had been going well until he noticed an unusual transaction in one of his major client's accounts; he then devoted all of his energy into finding out what was happening. Today he knew that he was going to resolve the problem.
David looked up from the paper work on his desk, there was no denying it, and someone in the office had taken over $120,500 from the Richardsons' account. With the clues from the paperwork, it took him only a few minutes on the computerized accounts, to establish that it was his personal assistant John Flint who was responsible. He was disappointed, John had been with him for about five years and they had a great working relationship, he wondered what had happened to make John a thief. He looked through the door to his office and saw John staring at him apprehensively;
"He knows," he said to himself and beckoned for John to join him.
"Sit down John, I have some disturbing news for you," David said menacingly.
John nervously sat down and listened with growing horror as David explained how he had traced the illegal transactions and then gasped as David said;
"Now it is simply a matter of asking you if you are going to repay me or am I putting the matter into the hands of the police".
John gulped and said,
"I'm sorry David, I took the money, because of my wife and daughter, they had to have this and they had to have that, cosmetic dental surgery, designer label clothes, jewelry, my salary just didn't cover. My wife, unknown to me took money from a loan shark, when I found out they were at the point of possessing my home and had even threatened her with physical violence. I had to raise the money somehow and I found a way of taking it from our accounts."
David sat back and said;
"So you are blaming your wife and daughter for the theft are you"?
On asking the question David remembered the last time that he had seen Ella Flint, she had come into the office prior to having lunch with her husband. John had been in David's office when she had arrived; he was the first to notice her and beckoned her in.
He had studied her as she walked towards him; she was slim above average height, about 5ft 7" he thought very attractive, olive skinned woman, her body was curvaceous even though her breasts were on the small side, her dark, almond shaped eyes coupled with the long jet black hair, hinted of Asian blood. She was wearing a white shirt blouse and a black pencil skirt slit at either side to mid-thigh, black stockings or pantyhose encased her legs and her shoes were stylish black, heeled with a strap circling the ankle, she was one foxy lady he had thought.
David had wondered how John had managed to interest such an attractive woman, he was short, balding and his stomache hung out over the waistbelt of his pants, hardly a babe magnet thought David.
John winced and replied;
"Not really, it was the only way I could think of to get the money and prevent either Ella being disfigured or losing our house. I was going frantic and that loan shark really meant business. I intended to pay it back somehow, even if it took me years."
David thought for a moment, it was a lot of money, for someone like John but it would hardly dent his own account, John was an excellent P.A and he didn't really want to lose him, at the same time he couldn't just let it ride. There was the problem with John's wife and daughter too, would they learn not to expect to live beyond their means and so lead to a repeat of the situation and to David completely losing faith with John.
"John, I suggest that you go home and talk to Ella and Amy, tell them the predicament that they have put you in, emphasise the fact that I could have you goaled for a long time. Tell Ella that I expect her to come and see me with you tomorrow to discuss any action that could be taken to make me not call in the police."
David said to a now, very worried looking man.
John agreed to the suggestion and hurried home to his wife. Ella and Amy listened to his story without interruption, Ella realized immediately the dangerous position that they were in, if David carried out his threat, not only would her husband be imprisoned but they would lose the comfortable life that his job had made for them. Strange as their physical pairing seemed to outsiders, she loved her husband dearly. The overspending hadn't been too bad initially; it was when she tried to cover it up from her husband by going to the loan shark, that it had escalated, beyond her control. Making up her mind, she turned to John and said;
"We will go in to see David and we will tell him that we will do anything to ensure that he doesn't go to the police".
John and Amy spoke at the same time.
"What do you mean by anything?" They echoed.
Ella looked at them both for a breath stopping moment.