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     "Where is Lexa and Leah?" Bengiman asked Aphina as he came down for breakfast.
     "Oh I sent the girls down to the city to get out of the house and have a little fun together." Aphina informed Bengiman as Felina and Serena sat next to their mother wishing they had been invited along.
     "Xation is not going to like this." Bengiman said realizing he had better high-tail-it down to Buenos Aires and find out what mischief the two American twins were getting up to.
     "Bengiman, my son is going to have to learn how to be more trusting, you can't just lock up your wife away and go off on endless business trips, our poor Leah needs a change of scenery, some fresh air an afternoon of shopping for new shoes and clothes." she said giving a concerned look to her husband "Is that not true Carlo."
     "Truer words were never spoken, my darling." Carlo said with a sweet smile for his wife.
     "Well, I should head out just the same, make sure they are safe." Bengiman added.
     "You will do no such thing!" Aphina informed him "Leave them be, for today, they will be just fine, after all, they are going shopping and have appointments at the Red Door Spa, they will be back in time for dinner, and I am sure Lexa will be in a much better state of mind.., I worry about her being virtually ignored by my son, but I understand he is a very important, businessman." she said with a sigh, but great pride.
     "It's alright Bengiman, you can keep  me and Serena  company today." Felina said giving Bengiman's hand a little squeeze "When Leah and Lexa come back tonight, we will all sit down to a lovely meal, so there is really nothing for you to be concerned with."
     Bengiman gave a strange look and he knew no one at the breakfast table had any idea of the extent of Leah's loneliness, but he trusted that Lexa would not let her sister get out of line, {and Lexa did try her best}. The two enjoyed a nice early morning ride through the countryside, followed by three hours getting facials, body scrubs, and massages at the spa, then came a delicious lunch at one of the more expensive restaurants around one in the afternoon. This is were the terrible trouble all began in the form of a handsome, young, strong Latino man by the name of Camacho Villegas.
     Camacho 'Killer' Villegas was a person of great renown and wealth in South America, a skilled pugilist who had only lost one time in the ring. He was just under six feet, solid wall of muscles, a World Class Athlete, who was tremendously good looking, in a rugged sort of way, a married man who worshipped his wife like the Madonna, while treating all his mistresses like whores. He was very charming as well as suave, imbued by his creator with an overwhelming charisma, he was young, fresh and full of life, and only twenty five. He noticed the two, golden haired, green eyed twins immediately as he entered the opulent dining room, and he, along with his manager, went straight over to the twins table, for he saw a chance to add one, or both, of these fine looking ladies to his collection of conquests. So he swaggered over to the women and said upon hearing them speaking in English, he said in Spanish "Olla, tu est Americana's?"
     Leah looked up into the well dressed, gorgeous man's bright amber eyes, and she felt something stir in her heart as she paused, gave him a quick smile and she answered him "Si, senor."
     To which Camacho replied "No.., tu est muy bonitas Americana's!" he replied reaching for her hand, of which he kissed.
     "Oh, muchas gracias.., e, tu est muy simpatico para mi!" here Leah let out a thrilling laugh as a blush came to her face and here eyes seemed to brighten to a lighter shade of green.
     Lexa looked quite annoyed by this man, no matter how handsome and wonderful he smelled, so Lexa gave the magnificent stranger a look as if to say, 'tu est muy ANTIPATICO para mi.', "Pardon mi.., Senor?"
     "Villegas.., Camacho Villegas." he imparted these words and waited to see the women's delighted reaction to meeting, in person, such a well known boxer as he, however, he was the one who quickly realized they had no fucking clue who he was. "Ladies..?" he said shaking the hand of the less friendly twin on his left, who introduced herself as, Lexa, "And this is my sister, my married sister, Leah."    
     "So nice to meet you both, may I say how rare it is for us, here in Argentina, to see two such splendid looking women as yourself.., I usually have to travel to Texas, or California to discover such, ravishing beauty." Camacho said in all honesty. Then he introduced his long time manager, Phillipe, an older fellow who had a warm smile and gentle grey eyes, the color of which the women had never seen. As the men stood there lingering the waiter approached to take the ladies drink order, but he was confused thinking the men were joining the ladies for lunch, so he quickly pulled out the chairs beckoning for the men to sit down at the table.
     "Oh no..," Camacho said surprised by the waiter's action.
      Then Leah spoke up in an excited voice "Yes, sit, have lunch with us! I am down from Villa Rosa and my life is so incredibly dull in the countryside! So, I have come to have a bit of fun and excitement!" Leah said giving Lexa a wink, however her sister only gave Leah an awkward smile. 
      Lexa quelled her trepidations and welcomed the men to the table just the same, trying to be a friendly American. "Come, sit, eat, you can buy the wine." Lexa laughed as she smiled.
     "Fantastico!" Camacho said as he sat  beside Leah with a satisfied smile upon his face, then proceeded to order a three hundred dollar bottle of fine red wine for himself and his new friends at the table.

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     So it was, a few days after Xation and Charles flew back to Texas and Lexa went home to California, Carlo and Aphina caught a flight in from Spain and Leah was so happy to see her in-laws and have a little help with her growing baby. Bengiman went mostly ignored and he was mindnumbigly bored, though Leah could care less about that, it was nice for her to share in the company of a wonderful loving couple whom had been together for thirty eight years, and Leah hoped she and Xation would have a long and happy marriage like their parents, but the loneliness and restlessness she felt in her husband absence was overwhelming and she herself did not know if she could even make it through the next four weeks before she was to move up with Jason, and be with Xation, at their new mansion in Dallas. Though having Carlo and Aphina there with her, helped to put Leah's mind at ease. Now the next two weeks passed by uneventful, Aphina, ever the loving grandmother, took delight in caring for her grandson while Leah took the much needed free time to go for long swims and lounge by the pool drinking Mojitos, or going for long horseback rides, alone, at sunset through the vast pampas fields and groves of trees, or playing a few rounds of golf on their little three hole course by the river, Leah even got to sleep in as late in the morning as she wished, and she would be eternally, humbly grateful for the gift of leisure time Aphina provided for the weary, tired, new mother.
     With much rest and relaxation Leah felt the anger and bitterness she felt began to slowly melt away, like wax over a flame, so that by the time her sister, Lexa returned to the Estate, 14 days later, she found her sister Leah to be in a pleasant, agreeable state of mind. Now with the boisterous and vivacious Lexa in the house a lively energy filled the huge home, and finally Carlo had someone, other than the Bengiman, he could share a nice bottle of whiskey and few fine cigars with.  This was a few days just before Serena and Felina were to arrive, by way of Dallas, for Felina had flown in from Madrid to Texas to meet with her brother before she was to return to the Estate in Argentina. Now before the pair of Latin beauties arrived, one night at dinner, Aphina suggested Leah and Lexa drive down to the city together and enjoy a lovely day of shopping, spa treatments, etc... and she volunteered to look after little Jason so they could get away.
      "Oh I don't think Xation would like that." Leah commented.
      Aphina only laughed saying "My dear, you are a married woman, how much trouble could you possibly get into in one afternoon?"
      "Oh, I don't get into trouble." Leah answered.
      To which Lexa replied with a wide smile "I.., one the other hand!" she laughed and the two sisters were delighted to be going out together, alone, in such a very long time, they both went over giving Aphina a kiss on the cheek, however, little did they twins know just how much trouble, death and destruction tomorrow's little outing would bring.
     

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     Bright and early the next morning, Leah was up and about the house, feeding her little boy, who sat up in his highchair looking at the radiant face of his smiling mother who went about the kitchen cooking up a lovely breakfast for her family. Xation was having a nice hot bath soaking in the marble tub, elated to be home as his wife busied herself downstairs. Lexa awoke to the delicious scent of sizzling bacon and freshly baked biscuits drifting down the hall, so she tossed on a short white silk night gown and slipped on her fuzzy slippers, her head felt like it was stuffed with cotton and she had a bad taste in her mouth, for Lexa had drank far too much red wine at dinner and had passed out in her bed, asleep for nearly 10 hours. As she brushed her teeth Lexa heard her sister singing a happy tune and Lexa was glad to hear Leah was in a better mood than yesterday. Now, unexpectedly, Lexa heard the distinct sound of someone walking down the hallway passed her door, startled, knowing she, Leah and the baby were the only ones home, Lexa peeked out the door, where, to her shock and dismay, she saw Bengiman heading down the corridor, so she leaned her head out of the doorway and shouted in a harsh tone to him "What are YOU doing here?"
     Her words were like venom to him and Bengiman turned and sneered at her "DON'T question me! I'm not in the mood." he said with the all the anger of a bear who had been kept too long away from his honey. It was true, Mr.Pruce was never one to pass up a meal, and he would have crawled through a live mine field to get to a proper breakfast. So he followed the savory scent to the kitchen completely disregarding Lexa altogether.
     Now Lexa had been off asleep when Bengiman had arrived late last night, and Lexa still did not know her brother-in-law had flown back to Argentina in the wee hours of the morning, either. Though she did not know why Bengiman had come down to the city, Lexa did not want  him to be left alone with Leah, EVER,  again. So Lexa tied the sash of her white robe tight, then she went back to the bathroom rinsed her mouth and splashed some cold water on her face, however, now she knew a man would be at the breakfast table, her vanity kicked in, now Lexa noticed, as she looked at her reflection in the mirror,  the dark circles under her eyes; which were blood shot and glassy, and she had deep wrinkles from the sheets, on the right side if her cheek and forehead. Lexa rubbed some moisturizer on her face, then put on a little mascara, and, of course, a touch of pink lip gloss, all this was achieved in seconds, then she dashed out of her room to go and confront Bengiman and try to make him leave, for he was the last person on Earth she wanted to see.
     "Good morning!" Leah greeted Bengiman with a cheery smile and a stack of pancakes.
     "Well, you're looking bright eyed and bushy tailed." Bengiman remarked with a wink "I take it Xation made it home safely to your bed?"
     "Oh aye, my friend! And I am in a word, delighted!" Leah laughed looking like a little general who had just succeeded in storming a castle.
      "What is going on in here?" Lexa came bursting into the kitchen unhappy to see the two of them chatting and having a laugh together. "Why is HE here?" she asked with a great tension and sharpness to her words.
      "Relax, Lexa!" Leah said her words were sweet and soothing like cold buttermilk "Take that anger down a 1000 percent, okay. Xation sent Bengiman here to watch over us.., and to keep him away from Charles, for the time being. So calm down, stop being so negative and have some eggs and biscuits."
     Here Lexa steadied her nerves and tried to take in a deep breath as she sat down to a plate of fluffy scrambled eggs covered in melted cheddar cheese and a spicy garden salsa. Now just as she was about to tuck in, Lexa noticed there was an extra plate at the table, so, she still having no clue about Xation's presence asked "Who is that setting for, are we expecting company?" Now before anyone could answer Lexa's question she heard the familiar sound of Xation's Latin voice.
     "Good morning Sweetheart!" Xation said taking his wife in his arms giving her a gentle loving kiss upon the lips as Lexa turned and gave a Bengiman a look as if to say, 'are we in trouble?', for she knew there could only be one of two reasons why Xation had suddenly flow back in the middle of the night all the way from Texas. 1, he had found out about Bengiman and Leah's little unforeseen tryst, {but Lexa knew that if that were the case Leah and Bengiman would already be dead}, so that only left option 2, he had come to scold Lexa and Bengiman for their year long affair. "Lexa., Bengiman." Xation said in less loving words as he sat down giving them both a look of extreme disappointment. "I am very disappointed in you two."
     "But.., other than that.., everything else is fine?" Bengiman said with a little wink and a smile as he tried to lessen the tension with a little humor.
     Ignoring this Xation gave Lexa a dire look then he asked her "Tell me Lexa, truthfully, do you love Charles?"
     Lexa stared into Xation's dark eyes and with a out a moment of hesitation she opened up her mouth and said plain and simply "No."
     "I see., and what about Bengiman, are you in love with him?" Xation continued as his old friend pursed his lips looking very uncomfortable in his seat.
     Lexa shook her head an replied again "No."
     Xation turned his attention on Bengiman asking him "And Bengiman.., do you love Lexa?"
     "Never." was his only reply, though Bengiman knew this was a lie.
     Here a grave look came over Xation's face as he slowly, sadly shook his head from side to side saying "Well, that's a shame..," here he reached over and grabbed his wife's hand telling Lexa and Bengiman "for if  either of you had answered yes to my question.., then I could have easily of understood, for your betrayal was coming from a place of love and great passion, but, I see clearly now, your disloyalty stems from your own lustful needs and desires, with no care or concern for who gets hurt, in this little affair." Xation imparted these words "For love can make us all do incredibly stupid things." he said giving Leah a little kiss on the cheek "However, neither of you acted out of love, so any excuses, or explanations you have, are all as worthless as they way you treat one another." Xation said not bothering to hear any ones side of the story, but they all knew he was right. Although Lexa and Bengiman could not doubt Xation's words, they could have done without his superior attitude as he sat across the table, ever the loving husband to Leah. Then Xation made the following announcement. "So, I have given this matter much thought, and I have determined the best course of action is the following." Xation said as if he were at a board meeting, addressing a group of employees and not his family. "Lexa, it is high time you head back to California and get out of South America.., for a little while."
     "But Xation!" Leah said as the thought of her sisters departure gave her a sudden rush of panic.
     "Leah.., I am speaking., please do not interrupt me." Xation hushed her protestations with a look as if to say, 'just sit there and look pretty, your opinions do not matter to me'. "Now.., Sweetheart, I will not keep you all alone on the Estate." he gave her sweet smile telling her "My mother and father will be returning to keep you and our son company."
     "And you, my husband.., how long will you be here with me today?" Leah asked in a voice a small as an injured bird.
     Xation turned and looked into his wife's deep green eyes as he brushed a soft curl off her cheek taking her by the hand answering her by saying "I have to leave tonight."
     Here her heart sank into sadness "Can't you take me with you?" Leah pleaded tears of deep loneliness welling up from the depths of her grief.
     "Leah," Xation sighed "You know the house won't be ready for six more weeks."
     Leah bowed her head and she whispered something on her lips no one at the table could hear, then she pushed her plate away saying as she stood "If you all will excuse me, I seem to have lost my appetite."
     "Leah, sit down." Xation said with a curt look but Leah did not respond to his command, she merely picked up her little boy and went back upstairs to her bedroom. "Well, fuck!" Xation exclaimed as he looked across the table at Bengiman and Lexa who both gave him a disparaging look, however none of this dissuaded Xation from his discourse. "Now, as far as you're concerned, Bengiman, I need you on the Estate to keep my family safe.., and Serena will be returning with Felina soon, so she can see Jason for the first time." here Bengiman gave a concerned look "She will be fine! And without my presence Felina and Leah can become better friends." to this Lexa only rolled her eyes "Lexa, they will be here in two weeks and I would like very much for you to come back, at that time, and help everyone to get along." Xation said with much concern in his eyes and Lexa knew Xation cared very much for the health and well being of his family, only wanting everyone to be happy and unified.
   "Fine. I'll go back to La Jolla, hangout on the beach, play some golf, and then I will come back to the Estate in 2 weeks, but., what about Charles?" asked Lexa not wanting to ever have to see him again.
    "I will be bringing him back to Texas with me tonight, I want to go ahead and transition him up to Dallas get him set up at the new house." Xation explained.
     "Thank God! I finally will be rid of him!" Bengiman exclaimed for he never enjoyed the Americans company, nor his good looks, wit or charm.
     "Well, for a little while at least." Xation gave a laugh then he finished his breakfast before he went back upstairs and tended to his wife.

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     Now, true to his word, Xation flew out of Dallas right after his last meeting, even though Hays protested, for this little unexpected trip back home to Buenos Aires meant Xation would miss a very important meeting tomorrow morning, but Xation reassured Hays that he, being second in command, was perfectly capable of handling the clients by himself, or at least Hays had better be able to. So it was Xation landed just after 3:00 in the a.m, under a black and cloudless sky, with millions of silver stars shining down on the city beside the ocean, by the light of a crescent moon. Xation stepped off his private jet, glad to feel the warmth of the humid night air wrap itself around him like a comforting blanket, a welcome change from the frigid air of Winter in North Texas, but here in his homeland it was the height of Summer, a balmy 83 degrees on that mid-February early morning. Xation had slept all the while on the long flight and now he was wide awake and fully alert as the rest of the citizens in the aged city slumbered in their beds. Xation was looking forward to surprising his wife, for Xation had not seen her in nearly 7 weeks now and there were, oh so many things he wanted to do to her. His driver got him home to the town villa in a about 20 minutes and Xation was so pleased to be home just moments away from his beloved, who slept unaware of his presence as he crept, silently through the front door of the old French Colonial mansion that was as still and quiet as a tomb.
     With a smile as wide as the Cheshire Cat, Xation gingerly ascended the great marble staircase, careful as not to make a sound, then he found himself soon at the door of his beloved. Xation paused in the stillness of the moment, his heart racing, palms sweating, a rush of blood to his pelvis, like a shock to the system, carefully he placed his hand on the cold metal door knob and gently he entered into the darkened bedchamber, where he spied his wife asleep on the massive four poster bed, he himself had not slept in, in such a very long time. But here and now, at this time, at this moment, Xation saw a naked Leah lying on her back atop the silk sheets on this warm summer night, the breeze from the ceiling fan gently brushing against her long golden curls; which cascaded around her shoulders, partially covering her ample, soft, supple breasts, her nipples were erect and Xation just stood there, staring down, admiring his wife, for he was, oh so, glad to see Leah had lost all the baby weight she had gained during the pregnancy, 25lbs at least, but now here she was, fit and trim, and tan and as gorgeous as the first time he had met her on the golf course at Lanai, a day Xation always would remember and never forget. So, with all the love a man can have for a beautiful woman, whom has brought for a son to him, can ever possibly have, Xation gave a self-satisfied smile as he slowly began to take of his jacket, unloosening his tie. As he began to strip down while Leah was lost in her dreams, Xation made a little too much noise when he tossed his belt on the dresser, for the metal buckle struck a silver frame, knocking it over with a slight crash.
      In a panic, startled by the sound, Leah cried out "Whose there?" she said up on her knees covering herself with the sheet, with fear in her voice, her heart pounding furiously within her chest.
      "Leah it's me! Your husband!" Xation said as he approached her, his naked muscular form outlined in the silver blue shadows cast by the distant moon through the sheer white curtains.
      "Xation!" Leah exclaimed, not knowing if this was really happening or just another dream.
      "Yes, it is I." Xation said seductively as he approached his wife.
      Here Leah instantly became frightened by Xation's sudden, unexpected presence, for she thought someone must have told the secret and he knew about her betrayal of him with his best friend Bengiman. In a split second her mind flashed back to the night when she had allowed Bengiman to stay in bed with her, a voice had come to her in that same instant telling her 'oh, there is a price you will pay for this, but how high is the cost, and on what night shall you pay the price?'. Here now Leah, in her fevered thoughts, believed it was she who would play the 'Desedemona' to his 'Othello', and her jealous husband had come in the dark of night to choke the life right out of her! Yet, Leah's trepidations were all dissuaded by the amorous tone in Xation's voice and the needful, yearning look in his dark, glistening eyes. "Xation?" Leah whispered as she tossed aside the silken sheets, uncovering her nakedness to him, as Xation stood beside the bed, she was crawling forward on her knees, then the two embraced with a tight bond full of strength and passion as Leah tilted her head, giving up her moist lips and then he kissed her. The relief Leah felt, the deep release of tension from the sin weighing on her soul was quited now in a storm of great physical and emotional delight, such is the feeling when you realize today is not a good day to die.
     The enormity of Xation's business, family and wealth all left his mind as he took the utmost satisfaction and joyous gratification out of having the most exquisite, erotic sexual delight with his wife and her magnificent body, her tiny waist, round, firm ass, strong thighs, long soft curls of golden hair he could grab hold of, and prove to her just what a healthy, passionate man is worth. Leah herself quickly forgot all about her little 'roll in the hay' with old 'whatshisname', even though it had only been 2 days prior, Xation, now was giving her a taste of just why she had married him in first place. The two entwined together liked coiled serpents in their bed together with much vigor and intensity and at times, if you were to look in, would not be able to decide if they were making love, or trying to kill one another, such is the ecstasy of a man and woman's slippery skin, so sweet and sublime.

    
   

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     "Xation?" Bengiman's voice came booming through the speaker phone "Listen, mate.., there's been a spot of bother on this end." he said clearing his throat "There's doings afoot."
     Hays gave Xation a concerned look as Xation picked up the phone taking Bengiman off the speaker saying "What has happened now?" Xation asked as he sat back down behind his desk with great apprehension. Hays could not hear what Bengiman was telling him, but by his expression and anger in Xation's voice, Hays knew this could not be good.
     "Well, I'll tell ya." Bengiman exhaled as he began the thread of the sordid tale, or at least the part he wanted Xation to know about, saying "Charles.., we, me and Lexa.., well, we all sort of got into it."
      "What? Sort of.., in what capacity?" Xation asked uncertain of his meaning.
      "Before I begin.., I have to confess something." Bengiman sighed, keeping the worst of his sin against Xation to himself. "I have been, Lexa and I.., have been having an affair.., Charles found out this morning."
      Xation sat there as he rolled his eyes and sighed telling Bengiman after a long pause of silence."God damn it Bengiman! You and your cock are always getting into trouble." Xation shook his head leaning back in his chair as Hays leaned forward paying close attention to the one sided conversation. "Well? What happened?"
     "Right then, Charles found out, we got into a fight."
     "Is he alright?" Xation asked hoping Charles was still alive.
     "Yeah, yeah, just a verbal altercation, I didn't lay one finger on him." Bengiman said proud of himself for it took much self control and determination and a commanding will not to toss Charles out of the window this morning.
     "Well I am glad you had a bit of self control." Xation said happy to see all of Bengiman's rage and frustrations were finally under Bengiman's authority and dominion.
     "Well.., I did get into a fight.., with my room." Bengiman informed Xation who was none too pleased.
     "Come again? How's that?" Xation said sitting up straight in his chair at the news.
     Here a little laugh came across the line "Yeah, about that.., Xation, the only way I could not inflict any injury or pain to Charles.., was to destroy every last thing in my room. It's all thrashed, ruined, broken, damaged beyond repair, and I'm having a new window installed."
     This news was greeted by silence as Xation could only picture in his mind the utter destruction caused by the mad man's hands and fury. "A new window..?"
     "Yeah, mate.., on account I tossed my nightstand through it." Bengiman waited for a moment to see if Xation would respond but he did not speak for a minute or two so Bengiman plead his case. "I just became so enraged by the way Charles was treating Lexa, treating her like a fucking cunt! And she's not, she's a sweetheart and I think I love her."
     Here Xation gave a wide-eyed look and he chastised Bengiman, saying "Love? Are you out of your fucking mind? What the fuck do you know about love?"
     "Excuse me?" Bengiman said astonished Xation was not happy for him.
      To this Xation gave a sarcastic laugh "You don't love Lexa, Bengiman, you only think you do. I know you, Bengiman. I know the real you! You only want Lexa because she belongs to Charles."
     "Not anymore!" Bengiman retorted. "When Charles found out, he caught us together..," Bengiman lied then said "then Charles started began verbally tormenting her, calling her a whore, slut etc.., then I could not take it anymore and I told him to stop being such a hypocrite.., and that's when I let the cat out of the bag. I told Lexa about Felina and how she had hooked up with Charles on his holiday." Bengiman cleared his throat telling Xation "I know! I should've kept my mouth shut, but it's too late now. Lexa knows about Felina and Charles, Charles knows about Lexa and me, so this is all pretty much over."
     Xation felt a discontentedness manifest itself in his heart and mind when he heard this, for he knew how much Charles cared about Lexa, and Xation, along with everyone who saw them, thought they made such a fine looking, loving couple, even with his little fling in Bermuda with Felina, Charles still loved Lexa and wanted to be with her. "So you broke them up. Came between them, my friends, my sister-in-law.., and for what Bengiman? Just to satisfy your lustful, carnal  needs?" Xation looked disgusted as he said "Well, tell me mate, was her pussy worth all of this trouble?"
     Bengiman thought for a moment reliving the acrimonious events of the morning and all the turmoil that followed, and would continue to haunt him, with a churning in the pit of his stomach along with a stabbing pain in his heart Bengiman said "No. No pussy on Earth is worth all this trouble and frustration."
     "Well I am glad to hear you say that." Xation paused giving Hays a little smile as he continued in his conversation with Bengiman. "So tell me, where is Charles now? Did he leave the Estate?"
     "Naw! He's been holed up in his little house, getting soused on vodka, haven't seen him in hours." Bengiman said as he glanced out of the kitchen window seeing no movement from the pool house while the maids were up in his room busy cleaning up the mess.
    "And Lexa.., where is she right now?" Xation asked with concern for his sister-in-law.
    "Yeah well, she became enraged and drove down to the city a few hours ago.., with her sister and little Jason." Bengiman explained knowing Xation would become incensed.
     "What?! No!" Xation shouted.
     "Easy mate.. she'll be fine, she just wanted to get away with her sister for a little while! I tell you my son, Leah's been locked up in this house for months! You're too busy to be with Leah, and her sister is the only one that has been having all the fun!" Bengiman tried to explain.
     "I will tell this to you only once! I DO NOT WANT MY WIFE TO BE LEFT ALONE IN THE CITY! Do you understand?" Xation screamed into the telephone causing Hays a bit of alarm.
     "Ah Xation? What's the harm?" Bengiman retorted.
     "The harm!? I have a gorgeous American wife, whom is in desperate need of my attention, and if she is allowed to be in the city on her own, she is bound to be tempted! No! South American men are not to be trusted alone with my wife! The temptation to stray is too great!"
     "So you think she might cheat on you?" Bengiman asked never hearing such feelings coming from his friend.
     "No.., but I must keep her away from the temptation to cheat, so I want her back on the Estate by this time tomorrow!" Xation gave out his orders.
     Now here Bengiman did not respond, for he was a little insulted that Xation, automatically, assumed Leah was safe on the Estate, for Bengiman surely knew the truth of the matter, and Xation did not. Bengiman thought how odd it was that Xation never even once considered Bengiman, an Englishman, as a worthy threat to his marriage. However, this never entered Xation's mind because he had too much Unity, Loyalty, Respect and Honor for his best friend Bengiman, and Xation always felt that Bengiman felt the same way about him, and he did, however, in the dark of night, without knowing, through deception, anything can happen. Bengiman felt very ill as a fevered rush of blood filled his brain as he let out a heavy sigh saying "Very well, I will go down to the town house, but Lexa will not be very happy to see me."
     "Well, we will have to get rid of her." Xation replied.
     "Rid of?" Bengiman said with a twinge of fear in his voice.
     "No, no! I mean send her back to California! There is no way she and Charles can live under the same roof." Xation explained.
     "I don't think Leah will like that, she relies upon her sister for companionship, since your always away." Bengiman said giving Xation a little dig at the end of his sentence.
     "Well, Bengiman.., Leah is my wife and that is my house, I am the only one in control. You ALL need to remember that!" Xation said as he paused for dramatic affect "Now do as I have instructed you, leave Charles be!" Xation stopped speaking for a moment as a the worrisome matter stirred up like a tornado in his mind and then he announced to Bengiman as well as Hays. "Listen, now, thinking more about all this..., I have decided to fly back tonight to see about my wife. You better be at the townhouse when I arrive."

Chapter 26 begins

     "Xation!" Hays exclaimed as he entered his high-rise office with a bright and shining smile, a sparkle in his eyes. "The insurance policies have been closed, in our favor!" he said waving around two sheets of paper.
     "What policies?" Xation said forgetting the matter, what with all the many long hours he had been working, finalizing huge, multi-million dollar land deals.
     Hays smiled, looking quite self-satisfied, as he sat himself down in front of Xation's massive Brazilian teak wood desk, Xation barely looking up from his computer screen. "You remember old Oscar and Jorge?" Hays gave Xation a knowing look, nodding his head slightly. Here a look of recognition came to Xation's face, but he would not dare speak a word on the deadly matter of those two.., now deceased men. "We had life insurance policies on them, as we do all our employees..," Hays laid the two letters in front of Xation, whom was absolutely delighted by what he read. Hays quickly ran down the numbers with him "We had a 'dead peasants' policy on Jorge; which netted us $357,000.., and we had Oscar on a 'key man' policy.., so that account paid out 3.5 million. The checks cleared this morning!"
      Xation looked up at Hays with an enormous smile, then he paused thinking of the dead men's families, so he asked Hays "And the families.., how much do they get?"
     "Nothing., zero." Hays said with great joy telling Xation "Our company paid the premiums on all these policies, the families have know idea about any of this. Not even our employees know we have these life insurance accounts on them.., but hell if it's good enough for Goldman Sachs and Wal-Mart and every other company, we have every legal right, as a cooperation, to buy as many life insurance policies as we want, and collect on all that we can." he stated in all truth of fact. So that left the two, or their company, a great sum of money to do with as they wished. Hays suggested the two go out to Del Frisco's Double Eagle Steak house later, and celebrate the huge, newly acquired fortune, though Xation agreed to go out to dinner he wished his wife and child were up in Texas with him.
     Xation gave a melancholy look, staring off into space, even with this great news, he still sank back down into sadness, for Xation missed Leah so much over the past weeks, but he had so much work to do, meetings all day, from dawn to dusk. Here he let out a little sigh looking at the framed photograph of his wife and child next to his telephone on his desk, and Xation made a mental note to call and check on Leah and Jason later that night. "Sorry, Hays." Xation responded to Hays who had been calling his name trying to get his attention. "I just miss my family so very much."
     "Listen, don't worry, it won't be long now. Serena told me last night that your house on Prince.., well, they expect to be done with the swimming pool and landscaping in about four more weeks, and then everything will be ready for Leah and Jason to come up here and live. You will all be together again really soon!" Hays said trying his best to cheer up his friend and business partner "But until then we have million dollar deals on the line, and what with the Barnett Shale and trying to acquire all those mineral rights., well, we need you focused." Hays stood up, then resting both of his hands on the top of Xation's desk, he leaned forward and said "Listen my friend.., me, you and Serena will go out tonight, we'll have a nice, expensive meal, a few bottles of wine and tomorrow everything will be fine, and you will be one more day closer to having your family living up here with you in a your big, new, beautiful mansion!" Hays gave another of his cheery smiles "Yeah?"
     "Very well." Xation replied the sadness leaving his eyes and just as Xation thought he wold be able to get through another day, lonely, without his bride, a call came through the intercom from Xation's young, lovely assistant.
     "Mr.Day, I have an urgent call on line three for you, from Mr. Bengiman Pruce."
     Xation and Hays each gave one another a concerned look "Alright, thank you." Xation stood up placing the call on speaker phone. "Yes Bengiman, is there a problem?" Xation asked having no idea the amount of turmoil and strife that was about to be stirred up, like a hornet's nest, in his life.

End Chapter 25

     "Bengiman..," Leah said alone with him for the first time since they were in Lexa's bed together. "I just want to say, once again, how sorry I am for having deceived you, but when you started to lick me, and kiss me with your tongue and mouth.., I just could not help myself." she confided in Bengiman, who, even though he was fraught with anxiety for having defiled his best friend's wife, he now felt a little rush of blood fill the tip of his penis at the recollection of the exquisite taste of Leah in his mouth and he cold still smell her on his skin and savour her sweetness on his lips.
     Bengiman blushed, but did not look away from her when he said "Well.., I know if Xation ever finds out I am a dead man, but after what we did together, and to each other.., I can say.., with the thought of you and your mouth and luscious body.., I would go to my grave with a smile upon on my face." he said giving her little wink of his dark eyes.
     "Oh the things you say." Leah laughed then her expression returned back to that of a serious nature "Now listen, Bengiman, you needn't worry! This is our little secret.., and we're never, never, never, telling." Leah reassured him once more, then she reached out and took Bengiman by the hand, saying in a voice that was most sweet and kind. "I promise, everything will be alright." then she added "Besides, I was the villain, you were the victim.., I am the only one to blame, I should have said something the moment you came in.., to the room." here Bengiman felt some sort of relief by her words, but he still felt extremely uneasy, with knots in his stomach and sharp stabbing pains in the tense muscles of his back and shoulders. "Though, honestly..," Leah said with a devilish smile "I really did have an amazing time!"
     Now Bengiman himself held the very same sentiment in his heart, for the experience of ravaging this stunning woman was one of the finest nights of hot sex he had ever had in his life. Both stood there just for a moment in silence and each had flashes of the extreme pleasure endured, caused and created by the other, reliving briefly those certain moments, of sweat, hot breaths, pure physical, liquid pleasure. Leah felt a rush of energy fill every inch of her body as she remembered taking Bengiman all in, there he could now see the little goosebumps rising up on the exposed flesh of Leah's arms, as her pupil's dilated slightly, her lips parting as she licked them seductively, and in that very instance Bengiman found himself reaching out, pulling her close to his body giving her a deep, warm, wet, passionate kiss; to which she did NOT turn away!
     Then the pain of treachery and deceit filled their desirous hearts once again and Leah stopped Bengiman, pushing him off, saying "No.., this can not go on.., or you and I will both end up dead!"
     Meanwhile downstairs, Charles had fetched his doctor's bag and went back to Lexa's room, where he tended to her fresh wounds. "Stay still." Charles instructed Lexa as she lay on her stomach on the unmade bed {which still smelled of sex and sweat} Charles had placed a white, now bloodstained, towel on his lap with Leah's feet resting upon his thighs as he used a pair of stainless-steel, razor sharp tweezers digging into the soles of her bloodied feet.
     "God!!!" Lexa cried out in torment from the sharp cutting pain as Charles tried his best to tweeze out the last remaining, embedded slivers of glass. It was an excruciating, meticulous process, but nothing a well seasoned physician could not handle. Though Lexa's squirming around did not help in any way, nor did the endless pleas for his forgiveness for her unfaithful disloyalty.
     "Lexa!" Charles chided her "I need for you to be still and keep quiet! I need to concentrate!" with this admonishment Lexa shut her mouth, and did not move a muscle while Charles dug deep into her tender flesh extracting the last bits of broken glass. She bit her lip and buried her face in the pillow, a fever rushing to her brow, and she wanted to scream, so instead she bit down hard on her pillow as she felt the last shard, finally, thankfully, coaxed out of her skin. The pain was so intense but nothing compared to the torture of having hydrogen peroxide poured into the open cuts and deep lacerations. "Son of a fucking!!!!!!!! Prick!!!!!!!!" Lexa shrieked so intense was the burning, searing sting of the anti-microbial solution bubbling up with blood and bacteria, now she would of rather had salt, or vodka, poured into her wounds, for surely that would have been less painful.
     "Take it easy!" Charles said as Lexa nearly kicked him in the face as she writhed about the bed in agony. "I need to wrap up your feet in gauze and then I will give you some vicodan to help ease you suffering." Now when  he said this Charles realized he could easily, at this point, actually end her 'suffering' permanently.
     However, just as the thought of giving Lexa an overdose of painkillers came to his head, Lexa turned and looking up at him from her bed, with the saddest look he had ever seen in a woman's eyes, she cried saying "You are so kind to me, even after everything. Thank you Charles, you are such a good and gracious man.., and I want you to know that I have learned, only, one thing today.., and that is.., you are a much better person than I could ever hope to be." with her words Charles realized there was no way in Heaven, or on Earth, that he would ever bring himself to harm his, once, dear Lexa in any way, shape or form.
     "No, Lexa.., that is where you are wrong." Charles sighed, finishing up with the gauze "That shows how little you really know me.., for there is not one good thing inside me., there never has been.., and there never will be."