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me a partner to handle half of this
contract." How had he guessed my thoughts! "Relax for a while,
date others, and recover from all this. In a few months, you can
make a decision about us."
His logic was, of course, impeccable. And I did start dating
others, though I remained celibate; I wasn't ready for anything
deep. Work kept me busy; we did get that contract, and I did
promote Roger. And we never heard a word from John; when we
checked with his neighbours, we learned that he had never re-
turned that day. I never did learn if he fled or if the mob got
him without our help.
Finally, I hit it off with someone. We retired to his place that
evening; he even had a reasonable set of toys of his own. And it
felt good -- when you chain yourself up, as I had been doing,
there isn't that sense of abandoning control that you get when
someone else does it. Most important, though, it clarified my
feelings about Roger.
I waited until the next time both of us had to work late, well
after everyone else had gone. I walked up behind him as he sat
at his desk, put my arms around his neck, and rested my head on
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