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�Oh Alice. That�s disgusting!�
�What is?� she sobered abruptly.
�Thinking about them sexually, well endowed or not, and then talking about it,� Celeste huffed. �I certainly don�t want to think of any of them like that.�
Alice stared intently into Celeste�s dark eyes and gave her two cents of free advice. �Girl, you need to get laid.�
Astounded, at her friend�s bluntness, Celeste felt her face turn crimson. �What the hell is that supposed to mean?�
�Well, when�s the last time you had some hot stud buried between your thighs?�
A quick, nervous glance around the small area between the front doors and the elevator, assured her no one was close enough to over-hear their conversation. Celeste admitted, �It has been a while. I�m too busy to even think about it.�
�What�s to think about?� Alice gasped. �God, if I don�t get some, at least three times a week, I start looking at bananas and cucumbers down at the market in a whole new light. Seriously, how long has it been?�
�Well, Mike and I split up six months ago, and we hadn�t done anything for at least a month before the split. So, I guess that makes it seven months.�
�Holy shit! How do you survive that long, without it? No wonder you have all this pent-up anxiety. Seriously, your insides must be damn near ready to explode, from the need for release. You definitely need to have a screaming orgasm, and soon, then you�ll see the world in a whole new light.��
The two of them stepped into the elevator; Celeste kept her eyes on the mail in her hands, as though someone had sent her the big prize from the lottery and she had to figure out which envelope held the fortune.
�It is not that bad, Alice,� she mumbled.
�Well hon, once you�re ready to admit that you still have a libido, give me a call. I have all kinds of friends that would be more than willing to help you chill out.�
�I have seen some of those friends of yours,� Celeste laughed. She pictured some of the unsavoury sorts, she�d seen come and go from Alice�s apartment. �No thanks.�
�Are you afraid?�
�No,� she wasn�t. For some reason she really wasn�t afraid, more curious than anything. �I suppose I am more concerned that you do not look as though you are comfortable here than anything else.�
�I can help with that.�
The girl took a slight step forward, lifted her hands to the top of her head, lifted her face toward the ceiling and slowly slid her hands down the back of her hair. As her hands lowered over the strands, a transformation took place. The mousy lank hair changed; soft waving brown tresses, shot through with ebony and crimson highlights, bounced free of the smoothing fingers. Her legs and arms miraculously lengthened, she slowly became at least four inches taller; her hips filled out, as did her breasts. The small points that had been barely noticeable under her tunic, inflated to two full, pink-tipped globes, as the grey cloth dissolved into a sheer sweep of wispy material. The transparent toga-style outfit did nothing to hide her to-die-for body; even the small neat triangle of trimmed hair between her legs was brazenly displayed.
Lexie watched transfixed, but not feeling alarmed or even surprised. Somehow, she felt as though she should have expected exactly this to happen.
As the girl/woman lowered her arms, her face also lowered and her eyes opened to fix Lexie with a soft, loving deep green gaze. The full lips parted to allow the tip of her pink wet tongue to trace over them. �Is this more in line with the person you expected in an assistant?�
�Yes, I � I suppose it is. But how � I don�t really understand��
You don�t need to understand us or our ways. You simply need to enjoy yourself. Here at The Hermit�s Retreat it is all about making all of your wishes come true. I hope you kept in mind the old saying �Be careful what you wish for�, when you filled out the questionnaire.�
A slight shiver traced up the back of Lexie�s neck as she thought about just how outrageous she had gotten with the questionnaire. She could really be in for a very strange and exhausting week, but after the kind of year she�d been having, she was ready to just let loose and get down and dirty with some strangers.
New Years Kiss / The Rejoining