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2024-10-29 19:42:56It was the week before Thanksgiving and Christopher was roused awake by rustling and talking outside of his bedroom doors.
“What the hell?” he asked groggily as he raised his head. The alarm clock said it was seven a.m. It was Saturday. He hated getting up early on the weekend if he didn’t have to. He whipped the white sheet, baby blue blanket, and blue comforter off and slowly got up. Not bothering to put on a shirt or his slippers he walked slowly to the doors and opened one of them.
Christopher was taken aback by the movers who were taking furniture out of the bedroom counter clockwise from him. “What the hell is going on?” he asked roughly.
“Good morning, sir,
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Christopher stared at Selena, who was completely transformed. Her lips were red, her eye lashes long and dark, her blue eyes were more prominent thanks to the shades of make-up around them. The black lacey dress showed a curvy figure he didn’t know she had. Her breasts were a little more than a handful. And her hair. Christopher had no idea her hair was so long. If it wasn’t curled it would have been down to her ass. Christopher had always found her attractive, but tonight she was absolutely stunning. “I . . . I didn’t recognize you with your back turned,” he stammered, struggling to compose himself. It was difficult because his cock was coming alive. “Good evening,” she greeted with a small smile. “Everyone is already in th
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Selena walked into the office wearing a new long sleeved tight red dress. She wasn’t showing any cleavage, but the hem hugged her thighs. She even wore a Santa Clause hat. She had taken time with her hair this morning, curling the ends and leaving it down to sway behind her. Her make-up was tastefully applied. Of course she didn’t take her coat off until she got to the office. She stepped into Christopher’s office. He wasn’t in yet. She didn’t want him to surprise her like he had in the past by hanging around in his office and waiting for her to walk in with mail. Selena started the coffeemaker and sorted through the mail. A half hour went by before a Hudson showed up, but it wasn’t Christopher Hudson.&nb
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Shit, shit, shit, he thought as he dashed across the shiny wood floor in the mansion. Christopher hadn’t gotten Selena a thing for Christmas. His plan had been when she asked where her gift was he would have said that the gift was marrying him in February and be done with it. He had already given her a million bucks in cash for the wedding and indulged her need to have a wedding in the first place – a wedding that required them to go to marriage counseling for a Catholic priest to marry them for crying out loud.Damn her for getting me a good gift and double damn Trevor and Bruce for getting her fantastic gifts. Trevor had stuck his tongue out at Christopher as Selena squeezed and kissed him like he was the only man in the room, leaving lipstick all over his cheek. Christopher had to top him – and Bruce. Normally, he didn’t care if and when he came off as an asshole, but this was different. Selena really was having a good time
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