Everyone has a price... (For Les)

[asharpertongue]

Lara was frustrated. She sat behind her desk, tapping a pen on it's surface. Roman Parks, the owner of the Waterhouse, was a pain in her ass. He wouldn't deal properly with her, not taking her seriously and she was fed up. She needed a way to get him to pay attention and she was beginning to think she'd have to grow a cock to do it.

The tapping stopped.

Maybe she didn't have to grow one. Just borrow one for the meeting.

She picked up her phone.

"Les? Are you busy tonight?"

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[asharpertongue]

Park looked and Lara and nodded. Apparently paperwork was woman's work. Lara just barely resisted the urge to show him what a woman like her could do. When he looked over back at Les, his expression was much more sly.

"It's a shame we couldn't have worked this out privately. I might have gotten a better deal if we'd talked from the beginning." It wasn't quite a come-on but it was definitely trying to be and Lara watched Les to see how he was going to handle it.

[lesparker]

Les smirks again, seeing the look Park gives Lara, as though he was still running the room here. Even though Lara had outmatched him, even if Park didn't know it. "Certainly. If there's ever something else you have that I need, we can work it out whichever way you like," he says.

[asharpertongue]

Lara had to bite down on the laugh that threatened to ruin everything. Park, clearly not used to being manipulated gave on his seduction of Les. Instead he grabbed the paperwork that Lara handed him and stood.

"I'll have my people talk to your people." And with that, he strode out of the room.

When she was sure he was out of earshot, Lara looked at Les. "And how do you feel right now?" She said, grinning.

[lesparker]

"Well, I mean that guy was hardly a challenge," he says, shaking his head. He sighs though, understanding that she means to make him see he was capable of handling a simple business negotiation. "I suppose. It wasn't all that bad. I'm glad you did this for Corry too."

[asharpertongue]

She smiled, pleased. "You did great. You've learned a lot." She sighed and kicked off her shoes. "That man was an ass. Thank you."

[lesparker]

He settles back into the arm chair when she kicks off her shoes, more than happy to finish off the liquor she'd set out for Roman Park, now that the deal was done. "It was my pleasure," he says.

[asharpertongue]

"It wasn't his, that's the main thing." She said, curling her legs up under her on her seat. "And Corry deserves it."

[lesparker]

He nods in the affirmative. "I do believe this will keep even Corry's wildest whims satisfied for awhile," he says, not meaning to think this was just another spur of the moment idea of hers. But he knew she wasn't one hundred percent back on her feet so it wasn't a foregone conclusion this would be a success.

[asharpertongue]

Lara nodded. "We'll worry about the business end. That's all we can do for now. If things go wrong..." She waved a hand. "Everyone needs help every now and again."

[lesparker]

"Good," he says, placing his empty glass back on her desk. "You need me for anything else, boss? I could fan you? Fetch you things?" He laughs as he stands back up.

[asharpertongue]

She laughed and shook her head. "No, Les, thanks. Go home. Get some sleep."