Finding Monica

My first stop was over at the bar where I had last seen Monica. There was no sign of her, so I asked the bartender if she had seen her.

"Oh, the lovely blond woman you came in with!" she exclaimed. "Yes, I have her purse right here. She had to run to the loo. She should be back any moment. Is there anything else I can do for you?"

"Why not? I'll have a Jack and Coke, please." I always liked the taste of Jack Daniels and Coca Cola together. They seemed to compliment each other in ways no other liquor and soda could. Well, except for certain brands of rum. So I sat there, sipping on my Jack and Coke, waiting for her to return. When she finally did, she was all smiles.

"So how are you and Mr Studly working out?" she inquired of me.

"You're not going to believe this," I began as I recounted the events that previously happened. She looked at me afterwards, and giggled. "So now you have to make a video?"

I let out a deep sigh. "Yes, John now expects me to go through with it. He wants to see the video."

"Oh my gawd!" she exclaimed. "I knew he was kinky, but I didn't think he was that far gone! If you were mine, I wouldn't let you out of my sight. You're a one of a kind. And you're a good friend. So you're definitely doing this?"

I took a deep breath, and let out a sigh. "Yes, whether I want to or not. I have to do it. Part of me doesn't mind, but there's another part of me that's giving off warning signals that what can go wrong will go wrong. That's why I want to ask you if you'd like to join us."

"Are you sure Mr Studly over there won't mind?" she asked as she waved and smiled at him.

"Well, he asked me to ask you if you wanted to come along. He said he didn't mind. It would make me feel a lot easier if you were there. I mean, this is my first time doing anything like this, Moe. It's just as scary to me as it is exciting. I really need you with me."

Monica suddenly hugged me. "Of course I'll go with you Semra. You're my best friend at work, and outside of work. Besides, we have a certain chemistry together that I think I'd like to explore more, if you're up to it."

Now this was quite a revelation, coming from Monica. I never would have guessed in a million years that she might have a thing for me. But I must say, for the record, I was very pleased to find out. We do have a chemistry together, and it's something that transcends work. "I think I'd like that, Moe. I'm sure John wouldn't mind it either." We both giggled at that comment.

"Well," Monica began, "we better head over to collect Mr Studly before he disappears with someone else."

We gathered our things together, drinks in hand, and walked back over to a smiling Blake.

"I see your friend has decided to join us?"

"Unless you don't think you can handle both of us," winked Monica.

"Oh, believe me. I can handle both of you, and a whole lot more. The real question is, can you both handle me?" He gave us a winning smile. "No brag, just fact."

"Well, I guess we will just have to go with you, and find out," Monica retorted.

He gestured for us to go first. "By all means, let's go find out. I'm sure neither of you will be disappointed."

(Author's note: No purses were accidentally left behind with the bartender...

"They didn't really need to know that!" interjected Monica. "What does that have to do with the price of eggs in China?"

Semra interrupted, "Actually Monica, where is your purse? I don't see it anywhere."

Okay, so maybe one purse was accidentally left behind. Stay tuned for our next exciting chapter when we might hear Monica say, "Ohhhh Semra! Yes! Right there!" Or we might hear Blake say, "You've both been bad girls. I'm going to have to punish you!"

No purses or Jack and Cokes were harmed during the writing of this chapter. Any similarities to any events, either real or fictional, is strictly coincidental.).