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“
So, as long as she plays
her role on this slut list, she will keep her scholarship
here?”

“
Well, I can do better
than that,” he told her. Liam opened his desk drawer and pulled out
a letter. He handed it to Alexis.

“
What’s this?”

“
It’s an offer for a full
scholarship for Valentina for her senior year here. It includes any
necessary extracurricular expenses as well.”

She was in disbelief. Liam had obviously
thought long and hard about the planning and fallout from this
list. He was practically making an offer for her step-daughter to
be kept a slut. Her first thought, though, was about the thousands
of dollars that she wouldn’t have to spend on tuition. Alexis felt
guilty, at first, for thinking such a thought, but times were
tough. There was no reason why she should have to make all the
sacrifices if all her step-daughter was going to do was turn around
and have drunken sex with some preppy rich kid. She was 18 now. It
was time for Valentina to realize what adult life was like.

“
I’ll talk to her,” Alexis
told Liam.

“
You’ll talk to her?” he
asked her, uncertain of what she meant by that.

“
I’ll make sure she does
what she is told. And I’ll handle the other parents. You don’t need
to worry, Liam.”

A confident smile bordering on arrogance
spread across his face.

“
That’s good to hear,
Alexis. You understand these girls, and what it’s like to be on the
slut lust. I have full confidence in you,” he told her, extending
his hand to seal the deal.

“
Just give me a pen,” she
told him, without shaking his hand. “And another copy of this
letter. I want to make sure that this is a done deal.”

“
Of course,” he told her,
pulling out another copy of the letter for her, and then handing
her a sleek fountain pen to sign both copies. “I only want what is
best for the future of these young women.”

Alexis penned her signature with a
passionate flourish on both copies.

“
Yes, I’m sure you do,”
she responded sarcastically.

She extended her hand finally and shook to
the agreement. Alexis turned to leave when Liam stopped her.

“
Oh, more thing. Here’s a
list of all the mothers whose daughters are on the list. Along with
their phone numbers.”

Alexis suddenly felt like she was privy to
the inner circle of this slut conspiracy. She took the list and put
it in her purse.

“
Let me know if you need
anything else, Alexis,” Liam told her with a warm, insinuating
smile.

Their eyes connected in a weird
acknowledgment. It seemed like they were all in high school once
again.

“
I will,”she responded
hesitantly, unsure really where this was all going to lead. “By the
way, how is everything with you and your wife? All good on the home
front?”

The expression on Liam’s faced changed and
he looked away from her for a moment.

“
Actually, my wife and I
have been separated for a few months,” he told her.

Alexis had no idea. “Oh, I’m sorry to hear
that,” she told him.

He shrugged. “It’s just one of those things.
What are you going to do? Life goes on.”

He glanced back up at her and she suddenly
didn’t know what to make of the look. She got the feeling that
there was more going on in his life than he was letting on. She
wondered if he was more involved with this slut list than he was
telling.

“
Like I said, if there’s
anything else you need, please give me a call,” he told her again
with the same insinuating look.

She glanced down and then back up at him. He
had that same firm gaze that he always had, as if he wanted to let
you know that he was in charge.

“
I will,” she told him
again. She turned and walked out of his office.

_______________

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