AS THE MOUSE

OVES©

Soap Opera "As The Mouse Moves" - Monday May 27th 2002
"Bring a cheese tray", Stanley said into the phone as he ordered room service in his hotel room of the Plaza Hotel.
He quickly hung up the phone and glanced at the clock noticing it was eleven fifteen.  He had told his former secretary and secret young lover to meet him in room 207 at eleven thirty. He ran his hand through his graying hair and loosened his tie.

The doorman opened the heavy brass doors at the entrance to the Plaza Hotel and Nicole walked into the lobby.  She glanced at the expensive glass chandelier and large bouquet of flowers. She wondered if her Father would agree to Clark and her getting married here instead of a church in Florida.
She pushed the button for the elevator and quickly got on with two businessmen. 
The elevator door opened and she walked out glancing at the numbers on the door. She walked towards room 207 and knocked lightly on the door.
"Come in it's open honey," Stanley said pouring two glasses of champagne as he glanced up and saw the pretty dark haired woman walking into the hotel room.
"You look great," he said watching her close the door.
"Thanks.  Wow Stanley, this place is beautiful," she said walking towards the window that overlooked Central Park.
"Not nearly as beautiful as you Nicole," Stanley said holding out a glass of champagne for her.
"Thanks.  To us," she said touching his glass.
"Yes, to us," he said taking a sip of his champagne.
"Did you have any problems getting away from the office?" he asked admiring her legs in the short skirt.
"No.  I told Clark I wanted to go shopping for lingerie downtown at Century 21.  He seemed really excited about it."
"Really?"
"Maybe I've spent so much of his money lately. He seemed happy to see me shopping at a designer discount store," she said laughing.
"Oh he's probably just feeling the pinch a little since I quit paying your salary."
"What?" she asked shocked.
"I quit paying your salary last week."
"Why?"
"He's going to marry you and you aren't working anymore."
"Yeah.  But my Father…" she said referring to the fact her Father had demanded that Stanley find her another job after finding out he had an affair with his young daughter.
"Yes.  I called your Father and talked to him.  I told him that you and Clark seemed really happy and that since you had been working for him for a while now I thought I had fulfilled my obligation to you."
"What did he say?"
"He said that he agreed. He said that he was pleased that you were engaged to Clark."
"Really? What else did he say?"
"We didn't talk that long Nicole, I'm not your Father's best friend you know.  He just agreed that I had done what I said I would do.  I found you another job working for Clark and I paid your salary until we found out if it would work out between the two of you.  It can't get much better than you marrying him."
"So you're really happy that I'm marrying Clark then?" she said annoyed.
"I didn't say that.  It's just what I agreed to do."
"You also promised my Daddy you wouldn't be seeing me anymore too."
"So did you.  He'll never know Nicole.  Now we'll both have everything we want honey," he said taking her champagne glass from her hand and placing it on a nearby table before pulling her towards him.
CONTINUED TOMORROW. MORE SOAP PHOTOS BELOW.