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Josh continued to gaze at Kirsten who was too busy scouring the personal ads in the
paper to notice. Flick felt as though she d opened her eyes for first time. Josh fancied
Kirsten. She couldn t believe she d not realized before.
See, a whole page of men wanting women, women wanting women, men wanting
men, women wanting men, men wanting two women, oooh men wanting three
women, Kirsten said.
Where? Josh reached for the paper.
Well, I might have made that last one up. Kirsten giggled.
You already have three women, Flick said. Numbers One and Two cook and
clean for you, and we re nice to you. Three presumably does the other more personal
things, like cut your toe nails. What more could you possibly need?
Don t answer that, Josh, Kirsten said.
His bed s not big enough. Flick smiled. Or strong enough.
Buy me a new one, landlady.
That would be encouraging you to fulfill your deviant sexual fantasies, Flick
teased.
She saw him glance again at Kirsten who was running her finger down the ads.
Flick wondered what she could do.
Look here s one. Good-looking farmer. GSOH. 30. Loves countryside and outdoor
pursuits. Kirsten stopped reading.
No, Flick said in a firm voice. I m not good with animals and how could I be
interested in a farmer who has to tell me he loves the countryside? Plus, outdoor
pursuits could mean anything. Naked cross-country running or snorkeling in boggy
ditches. If these people are describing themselves truthfully, how come they haven t
found the one ? What are they not saying? They wear plastic in bed? They can only
have an orgasm if they call you Mummy?
Josh laughed so hard he started to choke and Kirsten had to slap him on the back.
You have to invite lots of guys from work to my party, Kirsten told Josh.
There s no one from my office Flick would like.
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Hey, I m not desperate, she protested. I really don t mind being here on my
own.
Kirsten leaped to her feet as a car pulled up outside. That will be Pierce.
When she d gone, Flick put her finger in her mouth and pretended to gag. Josh
rolled his eyes. Pierce hardly acknowledged Josh, sneered at Flick s haphazard life and
constantly picked fault with Kirsten reasons enough to dislike him but now Flick
realized he had the woman Josh wanted, she was surprised Josh hadn t run him over
with his car.
What are you wearing that old thing for? It doesn t suit you.
Flick and Josh glanced at each other as Pierce s voice carried from the hall.
When the pair walked into the lounge, Flick felt Josh tense. Pierce ignored them.
Flick knew he hadn t forgiven her for last weekend. He d turned up shouting at Kirsten
to sew the button back on his tux. Because she was in the middle of getting ready, Flick
had done it. Until they d got to the hotel for the meal and Pierce had donned his jacket,
neither he nor Kirsten had realized Flick had used a green plastic button shaped like a
frog and secured it with such strong thread, it couldn t be pulled off or cut off with a
dinner knife. According to Kirsten, Pierce spent the evening with his arms crossed.
Why are you wearing that revolting white shirt? Flick asked Pierce. It really
doesn t suit you. Lime green would be much better.
He sneered.
Do you give lessons in lip curling? She laughed.
Lost another job yet, Flick? Pierce asked. We could do with someone to clean our
toilet.
Sorry, but since you have it coming out both ends I couldn t cope with the
pressure. Anyway with hair like yours I thought you were the resident toilet brush.
Glass of wine? Kirsten blurted.
Pierce turned on her again. Don t pour it like that, Kirsten. He took the bottle
from her and tilted the glass. See? Now what can you tell me about this wine?
He put the bottle behind his back. Kirsten stared at him, her eyes widening in
discomfort.
You ve just drunk it, darling. Pierce looked at the three empty glasses on the
coffee table. Describe it.
It was nice, er fruity, Kirsten mumbled and Pierce snorted.
Flick thought he had an aggravating laugh, a cross between an unhappy hyena and
a donkey with a sore throat. She could have made another cutting comment to Pierce,
but she wanted Kirsten to see him for the control freak he was. Maybe he had that
narcissistic personality disorder and really believed he was Mr. Wonderful. Sadly, there
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