Held Against My Will

ton

iving in Chicago for a few months. Tha

already?" Raphael says, smiling at me as my friend and right-hand man, who I sent h

on it, but it doesn't hurt t

how valuable you are around here," Raphael exclai

ferent here in Chicago. Do you know how often I've gott

be tricky, especially as a visitor or if you just moved here, but you'll catch on. Oh, by the way, how does your mot

eeded her. But, Raphael, you know my mom is a control freak. So now all her attention is focused

what am I hearing about you returning to a r

the end of it. But now that I'm living here. Her parents and mom, you know, they

he same things I would go through back home. I came here to experience the freedom of being single! How will you experie

now it doesn't

on't want this arrangement. Tell your father to merge

r more than we have sex. But I'm about to change that. I think she's just waiting for me

or you, buddy. I do. But hones

s later, at m

aving me just

ce. You need your space. Yo

d would never think of leaving you despit

cute, but now how loyal you are is disgusting! It's not

" Boston asked, standing by the fro

itton bags, and left me there. I looked down the hallway as I watched her go. The

ustrated, as I pulled out my cell phone calling the manager's off

and in front of your face! I

s later,

ael and my employees. But my relationship with Brenda was becoming h

girlfriend. I thought about calling her and taking her to din

pposite effect on her. She told me she ne

d now she's staying at a friend's place. But neither had offic

as they sit in the confere

what i

to add before I conclude this

re in college together. There was no one I trusted more than Raphael. He was also the chief financial officer of this new budding fashion graphic design business. I

as usual, you've managed to paint the financial picture v

room with the others during the meeting. He could sense that something was bothe

there? Are you oka