Nicholas was already at the office when Christian hurried in a couple of minutes late. He'd come in on more or less the same route Christian took; he knew there were no traffic or tube delays. Nicholas smiled at the thought that Christian might have taken a few minutes to dally with Serena. He also noted that Christian bore the look of a man who'd just had a little something special from the ever-lovin', and on a purely scientific basis Nicholas wondered if Serena's hots were running a little bit afield. He wondered if he needed to do something about that, decided to watch and let if go for the moment.<br/><br/>Because, what did he want from Serena? Did he want to take her away from Christian, whom he regarded as an undeserving peasant? Or did he want to simply turn her into as much of a nympho slut as he could, and then turn her loose? Or did he want something in between? His Higgins to her Eliza, but without the treacly ending? He certainly wanted Serena to be more sexually aware and fulfilled than she was, and he seemed to be making good progress already.<br/><br/>When he saw Christian come into the office he called Serena.<br/><br/>"I'm taking the afternoon off," he said. "And I'm sending Christian out of town for a couple of days. I think you'll find it amusing if you can come by at, say, 2 p.m., and stay the night. You won't be staying here, but somewhere else, somewhere fun." He thought for a moment. "You won't need clothes for tonight; just maybe a small overnight bag with a toothbrush and makeup and clothes to go home in tomorrow, perhaps. Maybe you can tell Christian you need to be with a sick friend."<br/><br/>Nicholas smiled at what the evening might hold. He wasn't sure that Serena would show, in which case he'd still have a very good time and would make Serena pay for disappointing him the next time they were together. He decided to allude to that.<br/><br/>"Don't disappoint me, now; you wouldn't want me to lose interest when you're doing so well, would you? I think you'll find it very much fun." He said goodbye and then made a call to a client, the most boring, overbearing, self-important client he had, a good 1,500 miles away in Butte, Mont. You had to change planes twice to get there, and once you were there you felt as if you were in Purgatory, especially if you were listening to Big Bill Small Jr., the biggest fish in the smallest pond you ever saw. Nicholas was about to send Christian to see Big Bill Small Jr., and it would take a day to get out and a day to get back, weather permitting, and then there'd be a couple of days out there with the cattle and the big sky and whatever the fuck they had out there. Christian could talk earnestly about the service the company gave him in exchange for his measly $30,000 a year, and Big Bill Jr. would feel like a big shot because some guy wearing Italian shoes came all the way out to see him.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, he would be sure that the No Vacancy sign hung prominently at Serena's pussy.<br/><br/>He went over to Nicholas's office.<br/><br/>"We've got something of an issue with an important client in Butte, Mont.," Nicholas said. "Big Bill Small is feeling a little out of touch with us, and it's time for us to go out and see him, give him a stroke where it counts, so to speak. Could you please go out there, today? I know it'll take the best part of a week, but you know how we've been trying to build a client base in Montana and so far he's the biggest one. I knew you were just the man for the job, and I really appreciate your making this effort for us, for the company. Why don't you head right home now, and pack. I'll have Amanda arrange your tickets. I think First Class is justified here, don't you? Thanks very much, Christian!"<br/><br/>And with that, before Christian could say a word, Nicholas breezed out of Christian's office and headed over to Amanda.<br/><br/>"Christian needs round-trip tickets to Butte, Mont.," he said. "He'll go out this afternoon, bring him home on Friday." Nicholas smiled and looked down Amanda's blouse. "And when he's left to go home to pack, come into my office." He paused. "Do you have any questions?"<br/><br/>She had only one.<br/><br/>"Should I take off my panties<em>before</em>I come to your office?" she asked. "I seem to keep losing them there."<br/><br/>"Good idea," Nicholas replied.<br/><br/>