AS THE MOUSE

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Soap Opera "As The Mouse Moves" - Monday September 24^th 2001
"Look Baby, I was going to tell you that I stopped by to talk to Tiffany about the divorce.  Of course I knew your Daddy was going to tell you we all went out to breakfast together," Skeeter said in his southern accent.  He took a long sip of his beer and placed the can on the coffee table as he sat beside his secret lover in his apartment on Bleecker Street.
"Father said that Starlene wasn't even dressed", Jan said jealous of the attention her Father's young lover received from her Father and Skeeter.
"Oh come on," he said turning his head so she couldn't see his eyes as he remembered the sight of Starlene in the sheer skimpy T- shirt.  "Starlene's my sister in law."
"Soon to be Ex sister in law?" she asked with one raised eyebrow.
"That's right. I want to get on with the divorce now," he lied.
"And just what do you have in mind after you get a divorce from Tiffany?"
"Getting on with my life.  A new start."
"Maybe you're planning to open a lingerie store or something?" Jan asked.  Her Father told her over dinner tonight that his ex-wealthy lover Elizabeth Ford had been romantically seeing Skeeter. Elizabeth told Stanley that she had been seeing Skeeter for physical reasons but she thought he wanted her to invest in a lingerie store for him.
"Lingerie store? What the hell are you talking about?" he asked trying to look surprised.
"Isn't that what you want for your future?"
"I don't think so.  I don't want to be tied down in retail."
"Tied down. That's a interesting way of putting it."
"Retail is too restrictive for me. Why are you going on and on about this?"
"Because I heard that you were trying to get an investor to help you open a lingerie store."
"I mentioned it to your old man.  I thought that maybe he might be interested.  If something just fell into my lap then I might go for it. I get tired of working for a boss."
"Maybe money is falling into your lap.  Huh Skeeter?" she asked suspicious of her Father's wealthy ex-lover.
"What the hell are you implying?" he asked frowning angrily.
"Are you seeing Elizabeth Ford?" she asked as her eyes narrowed.
"No. What gave you some idea like that?" he lied.
"She told my Father that you've been going to her penthouse regularly taking care of her needs Skeeter," Jan snapped eyeing him suspiciously.
"I haven't seen Elizabeth Ford since the last time we saw her at the party," he lied.
"Were you going to go to her house tonight?" Jan asked.  She remembered trying to hide her shock when her Father told her over dinner this evening that Elizabeth had said she was seeing Skeeter tonight for one of their regular 'work outs'.
"No!  I don't appreciate you accusing me either," he said jumping up from the futon and walking towards the kitchen.
"Where are you going?" she asked. She watched him walk towards the kitchen, his masculine body covered only by a damp bath towel from the shower she had interrupted.
"To get a beer," he snapped walking to the refrigerator and opening the door.
"Would you bring a bottle of wine in here," she called out.
"I thought you had that Ladies Society Meeting tonight?" he asked as he reached in the refrigerator for the wine bottle.  He glanced at the clock on the stove and realized he was supposed to be at Elizabeth's penthouse in twenty minutes.
"I'm not sure I want to go," she said glancing towards the kitchen to be sure he couldn't see her as she quickly unzipped her skirt and stepped out of it.  She  pulled her sweater over her head and put it on the arm of the futon.  Her heart raced with anticipation.  She had to beat Elizabeth Ford at this game, she thought. 
"What are you doing?" he asked walking back into the living room seeing her stretched out in her silk underwear on his futon.
"Maybe I need a work out," she said smiling and taking the glass of wine from his hand.
CONTINUED TOMORROW. MORE SOAP PHOTOS BELOW.