AS THE MOUSE

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Soap Opera "As The Mouse Moves" - Thursday December 20^th 2001
"The towels right here," Skeeter said placing a towel on the hamper near the shower as he watched his new lover Nicole step inside and pull the curtain shut.
"I'm starving, are you sure you don't want to go get something to eat before you go to your appointment tonight?" she asked as she allowed the warm water to run over her slender young body.
"No Baby.  I don't have time. I've got to call my client now and tell him I'll be a little late." He worried that he'd kept his secret lover Elizabeth waiting longer than expected for their regular weekly rendezvous at her penthouse on Fifth Avenue.

Jan pressed her ear into the cold metal of Skeeter's apartment door in the hallway to listen.  She had to make up her mind whether she was going to confront him now or wait until later.  She didn't want her Father's secretary Nicole to know that she was seeing Skeeter too.  Skeeter was her only lover but she wasn't certain whether he was worth losing her inheritance. 
"What about when you get back?" Nicole asked as Skeeter started to walk out of the steamy bathroom.
"I don't know…"
"You know I really thought I heard someone at your front door a few minutes ago or maybe it was just the sofa beating into the end table.  Did we break the sofa?" she asked laughing.
"No.  I'm going to call my client.  Okay?"
"Sure," she said adjusting the water temperature as he stepped out of the bathroom pulling the door closed behind him.
He rushed towards the front door and peered out of the peephole.  Jan stood back from the door as her heart raced.  She wanted nothing more than to confront him with Nicole there in his apartment.  She quickly stepped back and tapped lightly on the door knowing that Skeeter was close by.
Skeeter opened the peephole and looked out.  He squinted his eyes and quickly stepped back when he realized that Jan was in his hallway.  He couldn't open the door, she would find out he had Nicole in his shower. 
"Skeeter, do you have any lotion?" Nicole called out from the bathroom.
He walked quickly towards the bathroom and opened the door.  "No.  I don't have lotion."
"Okay.  Did you call your client and tell him you'd be late?"
"Not yet.  Don't say anything for a while, cause this client is straight laced.  I wouldn't want him to know that I had a woman in the apartment.  Okay?"
"Okay," she said turning down the water a little so she would be able to overhear his conversation.
Skeeter pulled the bathroom door closed and quickly walked back to the front door of his apartment.  He opened the cover to the peephole and looked out again.  He saw Jan standing there in front of his door. His heart raced.
Jan knocked on the door again.  Skeeter opened the door with the chain still on and looked through.
"Jan. What are you doing here?" he asked smiling.
"Why don't you open the door Skeeter?"
"I'm busy right now.  Could I meet you down at the bar in about 10 minutes or so?" he asked as he heard the water in his shower turn off and the shower curtain pulled open.
"Busy?" Jan snapped putting her hand on the door and pushing in anger.
CONTINUED TOMORROW. MORE SOAP PHOTOS BELOW.