“Well maybe you should just talk to her instead of yelling all the time. I’m sure she’ll accept help if it’s for the sake of the children.”

“I’ve offered you know. Winnie won’t take anything from me until we’ve gone through this whole barrage of lawyers and custody hearings. She’s trying to cut me off from them completely.”

“Completely?”

“I mean I stand a chance with Jung Yin but she’s Wilson’s birth mother so …”

“You can’t separate them. They’re too close.”

“I wouldn’t do that. Winnie and I always said that even though she gave birth to Wilson we both equally conceived of him. We talked about it, we planned it. I helped dream this family into existence.”

“I hope you’ll be able to work it out.”

“We will eventually. So did you have a good time with Henry and his friends?”

“Actually I decided not to go. I wasn’t really in the mood after what happened with Winnie.”

“I’m sorry we got interrupted. You know I did have some other plans for us tonight. Why don’t you come over now?”

“Helena it’s almost 10:30p and I’m exhausted. I can’t make that drive now.”

“I’ll send a car to pick you up.”

“No. I’m really not up to it. We’ll see each other tomorrow. Besides I don’t feel comfortable sleeping over with your kids in the house.”

“They aren’t here. Winnie took them for the night. I really could use the company Tina.”

Tina found herself losing her resolve. Maybe Helena really needed her tonight and things would be different.

“If you don’t have the kids why don’t you come here?”

“I’ll come with the driver to pick you up. We can make out in the backseat on the drive back.”

“I meant why don’t you come to me? You could just stay over unless you have a problem with that?”

“No no there’s no problem. I just thought we’d be more comfortable here that’s all.”

Tina was getting upset that every time she’d invited Helena to her house she’d declined.

“Is it my house? Is it just too pedestrian for you?”

“Tina your house is fine but mine just offers more variety and interesting spaces to try out. We proved that last night.”

“We also proved that there is no privacy.”

“I thought you liked being watched.”

“That’s your sick fetish not mine. I don’t think you’re interested in sex unless there is some sort of risk or someone’s watching or something else is going on. Or maybe that you need to be in control all the time or you need an audience to perform in front of.”

“You can’t talk to me like that Tina. I won’t tolerate it. You’re just not familiar with the game play yet. You don’t know all the rules.”

“I’m not sure I like this game anymore Helena. I don’t like being treated like this.”

“Treated like what? I was just giving you what you wanted. If I remember correctly it was you that said ‘I just want to fuck all night. I just want to fuck and fuck and fuck and fuck…’ sound familiar? ”

“I don’t think I like you talking to me like this.”

“Why not? Is dirty talking only reserved for you? You didn’t seem to mind it last night when I was fucking you into oblivion.”

“That was the last time I’ll allow you to treat me like that Helena. I’m not your fucking whore or some toy you can take down off the shelf and play with whenever it suits your mood.”

“That’s where you’re wrong Tina. You are my fucking whore. I paid good money for you. I left my mark on you. I own you. So if I want to play you better get your ass over here and play with me. My driver will be there in thirty minutes and you better be ready.”

“Fuck you Helena.”

“No Tina. I’ll be the one doing the fucking.”

Tina hung up the phone, and immediately called Shane.

“What the fuck have I gotten myself into?” she said to herself as she hit the speed dial.
Shane answered the phone on the second ring, and didn’t even wait for Tina to finish talking before she headed for her truck. “Pack a bag. I’m on my way.”