barry and i thought the dinner excellent ...PS could i have the recipe for the chicken ?"
barry listened to what i had to say . then he tapped his finger on his filofax and spoke pleasantly reasonably ." not sure . minty ."
any minute now the phones would go mad , and barry's focus would be lost . i had always believed in being straght ." i have everything you need ."
" yeess ...." barry was still reasinable ." don't take this the wrong way . darling , and i would like to help . truly i would ." to show willingness , he skimmed thee main points of the memo ." you do have a lot on your plate ."
"i know ."
"three are plenty of smart women like you . and unencucumbered , if you see what i mean ." this was thin ice , and he switched tack ." i have to consider the dynamisc . it would pur deb's nose out of joint ." he added with ironic inflection ," budgets , you know ."
under the camisole my suggestion ."
barry's smile was catlike . he would so much rather not have to deal with my request ." i'll do that . we'll talk after christmas .okay ?"
he never so much as glanced at my cleavage .
mindfull of barry 's warning about deb , i sought her out at the end of the day ." have you got a moment ?"
"hi ." she was gathering uo her stuff into a leopard - print tote bag . she worked effeciently , and i noticed that she handled the paapers with a kind of reverence . she listened without comment to the outline of my plans in which i made sure she inderstood that i posed no threat to her position . evenually .
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