Virgin for Sale

I didn’t need a math genius to figure everything else out. Faye had sold her virginity for her sister.

“Was she flunking in college?”

“No. Her grades were impeccable. She needed to work, and a college scholarship didn’t pay the bills.”

No, I did.

“Do you want me to keep on digging?”

“Yes, find out everything you can about her. I want it brought to me. No more phone calls.”

Hanging up, I stare at my desk.

She’d done what she could for her sister, I just knew it. From the picture I saw of her six months ago at Cherry, I’d known there was a reason for it, I just didn’t know exactly what. Now I do.

All this time, she’s been closer than I thought. Right here. Right under my nose. I need her closer though.

Glancing around the office, I see my employees with their PAs, all of them working hard to make my company the best it can be. This is one of the reasons I go after college graduates as well as dropouts. I’m a college dropout. Never received my degree.

Authority isn’t something I follow.

This is my life.

Every single part of me is within these walls.

place and

back at her picture. This one is much like the one back at Cherry. Only there is

still holds that air

be happening, but I couldn’t get Malcolm’s words

to go back to Cherry, even though I know Dean, my best friend, went there every single

to be a way to

noted that she’d been a waitress, worked in a coffee shop and bakery, and also worked at a local

her employment portfolio were

I’m the boss.

It’s simple.

her work for

be coming to see me to start work. She’ll be working closely and I’d finally get to have her all to myself, which

smug, I finish up the day in the office, and once everyone has

First one in,

No one is around, and I take my time getting to

know where she lives. I printed off a copy

those digits into

across the street, I see Faye. Turning off my headlights, I see she’s walking with a young

she captures

to. She’s chatting animatedly with the other girl. My PI’s information comes back to haunt me as I

must be

how sad she looks. Every now and then Faye will say