Nanny with Benefits

“Hmm, well, my mom said that being pretty is about how you behave. Ribbons and curls can’t make you pretty on the inside.”

Alexis looked at Clara and thought for a moment. “On the inside? What do you mean?”

Karly smiled. “Have you ever read about a mean character in a book, someone who was being really nasty?”

“Yes.”

“Well, those people are yucky on the inside. They don’t think about the way they act or treat other people.”

Alexis’s eyes lit up. “Like Tommy Teaser in the zoo book! He was teasing all the animals at the zoo,” she said, thinking about it as she spoke the words.

“Exactly,” said Karly.

I didn’t want to go to work, but I couldn’t be late for Montabe. He would see it as a sign of weakness, and then there would be no deal at all. I kissed Alexis.

“Have a great day at kindergarten. I’ll see you later.”

Karly smiled at me as I left. Those eyes could have set sail a thousand ships and broken a billion hearts. There were truth and honesty in her eyes, a refreshing change from other women I’d spent time with for work and friendships. Karly was different somehow, with an innocence in her that made me want her even more.

“Bye, Dada!” I got a huge hug before I went through the door.

Today was going to be awesome. After my meeting, I would see Eric for lunch. That was always an entertaining experience. He would have something wild and wonderful to tell me like he always did. I thoroughly enjoyed being witness to his player ways and the comical situations he got himself in. Some of the shit he came up with was hilariously funny. I wondered whether he realized just how off-kilter his life was sometimes.

***

The meeting with Montabe was practical. He wanted in but for ten percent less than all the other clientele, which would have been seen as bias if any other client found out. But I ran an above-board enterprise. If he wanted to pay less, he’d have to lose a few perks to match that investment. So, I worked it out and came up with a new basic package all clientele could choose as opposed to what was now the premium preckage.

He was happy with it, and I got to Palazzo’s in record time. Eric was already there, looking at the data for his investments. His laptop seemed to be attached to him by an invisible cord.

I sat down and knew to be quiet until he finished looking at the data. He wouldn’t be able to concentrate unless he knew the stocks and shares were lining up. I waited patiently and whispered our coffee order to the polite waiter.

“Holding it all. Blue chip is the key. Sometimes I want to get something else, but I just don’t see the trend.”

I smiled. “So, are you done?”

“Yep. I just needed to see what the latest announcement was. I hate it when the herd pulls out or buys in just because some dickhead wants in or out. I mean, who are these people?”

I laughed. “Some of them are the richest men and women on the planet, so I guess it matters what they do or don’t do. One of my big clients has brought us a heap of new clientele. The craziness at the company is off the charts.”

“Well, I can’t even tell you about my week because you’ll be insanely jealous.” He smiled at me. It was that devious grin he always used when he got laid.

“Go on. Try me.”

“Okay. Well, Monday, I had Sharlene. She’s absolutely addicted to giving head, and she’s so damn tight, I had to hold my breath to try not to come too early. Tuesday, it was Danielle. Biggest breasts I’ve ever had the pleasure of sucking, and she did this thing where she sucked on her finger. Man, that was a great night.” He smiled. “Wednesday, I saw Lou, and she wore this negligee of white lace. I thought I was gonna come on her before she even took it off. And last night was my favorite, this chick Yasmina from the gym. Fuck, she let me do everything to her. I touched her, licked her, fingered her, and she came screaming. I thought I was being filmed for a porn shoot, she was that good. Then she sucked my dick like a lollipop and had her way with me five times. She put a cock ring on me so I didn’t come too soon.”

“Wow. You never cease to amaze me.”

“I can hook you up with her friend—Sherry, I think her name is. She’s fucking hot.”

I smiled, hoping I wouldn’t regret my words. “No need. I kinda found someone I like already.”

His eyes grew wider. Our conversations were usually one-sided when it came to him telling me about the women he’d been with. It had been years since I’d been with Alice, and even then, I’d been respectful. I didn’t like to kiss and tell.