Life after the Lottery Ch. 53

"What about Amy?"

"Not like Sam. I've noticed she seems to feel things from me now too."

"I am going to have to let you feel this out, honey. This is beyond what I can do," I said.

"I'll let you know what is going on when I figure it out."

"Anything else?" I asked.

"No. You know I would tell you."

*****

By 6:00 we were out of the shower getting ready for our day, leaving the rest behind. We ate breakfast with Sam and Amy. Sam was quiet and didn't say anything. The three of them were getting ready to leave about 7:00. I saw Sam hug and hold Dawn for a minute. They kissed, and they all left.

I was in the study working on some numbers when I heard Sherri come through the gate. She knocked on the door even though I had given her a code to the new locks. I went and let her in.

"Good morning, Sherri."

"Good morning, James."

Sherri walked in with her computer and a portfolio. She was still wearing a short skirt and nice loose top. We went to the study.

"I brought all the information I have for now. I am going to work on getting it all organized and on the computer," Sherri told me.

"Good. I have a call at 10:00 to the people setting up the corporation, it will take an hour or more. I have decided to name the company Allure Holdings. I got the web name last night."

"That sounds interesting and sexy."

"Dawn and I are going to start a photography business soon, and she wanted to call it Allure Photography, so I thought the name would fit."

"What kind of photography?" Sherri asked.

"Like the pictures you see around the house. It will be very expensive and high-end. It is just going to be a hobby."

"Are you that good of a photographer?"

"I'm pretty good, Sherri."

"Hmmm," came from Sherri as she looked around the study at the pictures on the walls. "Your photos do look very nice. Have you done fashion photography before?"

"Not high-fashion stuff. Just the nudes and lingerie photos mostly. I have a studio and a darkroom downstairs, and I process and print all of the photos. Dawn is remodeling a room up here that was initially designed for a larger studio. We will be using it for the new stuff."

"I like the photos; they are hot and sexy."

"Remind me, and I will show you some more later."

"Okay."

Sherri set up her computer on a table in the study while I worked. At 10:00, I called Linda's guy, and we talked for over 2 hours. He told me he would have everything registered and set up by Friday at a commercial bank in town. I explained the division of the company to him and other things. He was pretty smart and told me he set up most of Linda's new corporations now when she needed them. He even told me that her new jet and helicopter would be a separate company. Before I got off the phone, he told me I needed to come to his office Friday to pick all the paperwork up to have it signed by everyone. I told him I would come by after I had met with my lawyers.

"That all sounded intense," Sherri said after I hung up.

"That type of stuff is, but he knows what he is doing, and it will speed things up. You want to go to lunch?"

"Sure."

"Let's go."

I led Sherri to the garage, and we got in my Vette and pulled out of the garage.

"What would you like?" I asked Sherri.

"What is out this way?"

"Steak, Chinese, Pizza, Mexican, drive-throughs."

"You like Mexican?" She asked.

"Fine with me."

I drove to the Mexican restaurant on the other side of the interstate. I walked around to her door and opened it. I watched as she turned in the seat and spread her legs to get out of the car. Her short skirt exposed her nice looking thighs and her panties. We went in to eat.

"After lunch, I need to take you to my insurance agent to transfer your car insurance," I told her as we nibbled on the chips and salsa.

"James, thank you for all of this. I am going to make sure that we are successful. I have some marketing ideas I want to talk to you about."

"Good. Right now, we are planning on a fashion show for the Grand Opening, maybe two nights."

"That would be great. What about the designer clothes the first night and the lingerie and swimwear the second night?"

"Linda is working on that. When you meet her, ask her about it. I'm sure it will be an invite only."

"Where will the fashion show be at?" Sherri asked me.

"Linda was talking about it being in the store. Maybe she is planning on having it on the top floor. Would you like to go see the store after we stop at the insurance agent?"

"Yes! I can get some ideas."

"Okay."

We talked more while we ate. After lunch I drove her to transfer the insurance on her car, then we drove out to the mall. Linda had given me a key to the front door, so I took Sherri inside.

"This is a big place. Does Ms. Williams own it?"

"She owns the entire strip center here and 25% of the mall."

"Wow. How much money does she have?"

"A lot. Each floor is just a shell like the first floor. As soon as we finalize the interior design, they will start work."

"What kind of stores will be next door?"

"Linda is thinking exclusive stores to compliment this one. Designer shoes, handbags, jewelry store, things like that. What do you think?"

"If they are upscale, that will be great. This will become a high-fashion center," Sherri said.

"That is what we are hoping."

"This will be great. A one-stop place for a lady to buy all of her high-fashion items. That is perfect. There is no place like that in this area at all." Sherri said excitedly.

"I'm glad you like the idea. We are hoping it will be a big draw."

"James, it will."

We toured the building while Sherri threw out some ideas. She was ready to see what Linda was planning for a design theme. I told her we would know more after the trip to New York.

"This is going to be great!" She exclaimed.

I took a very excited young lady back to the house. When we got there, she wanted to talk about what kind of swimwear was being sold in our area and what she thought we should sell. She pulled up some sites on the internet and showed me some swimwear.

"As you can see, nice swimwear starts around $200. Bikinis start there and go up. I think that should be our starting price point, and we can go from there. Let me show you the expensive stuff."

She pulled up some designers from Europe.

"These are exclusive designers. They focus more on beautiful mono-bikinis and swimwear. The retail prices start around $500 and go up. This is what I wanted Margaret to buy for the store, but she didn't have the money. I'm not sure what kind of wholesale prices we can get, but we can mark them up. Carrying these types of suits in different sizes will not be cheap."

"What kind of value did the other store have in inventory?" I asked.

"Counting everything, about $50,000."

"Where did the designer suits come from?"

"New York and California. She only had about 25% margin on them because she couldn't buy in enough quantity."

"We will have to do better than that."

"James, I think in the quantity we will need, we can get 50% or better."

"That's better."

We spent the rest of the afternoon talking about prices and the number of items we would have to stock. Sherri did know her stuff. When she finished, we had a rough estimate of the number of units we would need. She told me she would use that to come up with a cost estimate. About 4:00 we took a break.

"James, the exclusive designer world of swimwear is competitive. All of the small designers will work with you to get in your store if they think you will get them exposure."

"How do we leverage that?"

"If we buy about 60% of the stock in the well-known designers we can get from New York and California, that will give us some affordable items that will bring people in. That will expose them to the high-end items. For the rest of the stock, we should pick 4 or 5 smaller designers with their exclusive products. If they move like I think they will, we will have a good mix. Once word gets out around the country we are moving a lot of high-end swimwear; the designers will come to you. In a year, we could be carrying many of them and at a lower cost."

"Sherri, how do you know all of this?"

"I only worked at the boutique to explore the market. I have wanted to open my own store since I graduated."

"Well, you are going to treat this like your own store. If it succeeds, you will be well rewarded."

Sherri gave me a big smile.

"Why don't we stop for the day," I said.

"Will it be okay if I start contacting suppliers and designers?"

"Sure, just tell them you are with Allure Holdings and what you plan on doing."

"Great!"

"We had another great day," I said.

"Can I go swimming?"

"Of course. Use the bedroom across the hall to change. Plan on staying for dinner."

"Okay."

Sherri got up and went out to her car. I pulled up my email. I saw one from Linda. I opened it up.

"Allure Holdings? I like that! We could call it Bella Dame and Allure.

We are in San Francisco. I have to deal with some issues here tomorrow, then fly to LA to work on some shipping problems. We will be home late Thursday.

I got some good news today. Joe at Gulfstream called me and told me the jet I was going to get around January would be coming in off lease sooner and they will have it ready in early November. They are going to overhaul it and paint it. We can use it to travel for the store.

James, I can't wait to see you this weekend. I need you.

Love, Linda."

I sent her back a long email telling her about Sherri and how fast she was moving and some other things.

"Are you going to join me?" I heard Sherri ask.

I looked up, and Sherri was standing in the doorway naked holding her bikini. I had to pause and look over her body. Her young firm tits and bare mound looked so enticing.

"Sherri, what are you doing?" She walked toward my desk.

"I just wanted to see if you wanted to join me," she said standing in front of my desk.

"You need to put some clothes on."

"James, I told you I didn't mind you seeing me naked. I was about to put my suit on, but I just wanted to ask."

I looked her over again. I could see her lovely pussy lips as she stood there in front of me.

"Not today. If you want to swim, you need to put your suit on."

Sherri sat down on the sofa slipped her suit on as I watched.

"James, do you not want to see me naked?"

"Sherri, you are beautiful. You have a beautiful body. But, now you work for me. You can't do this."

"I told you it wasn't a problem."

"I know you did, but, we can't do this."

"We'll see," Sherri said as she stood and headed toward the door.

"Sherri?"

"Yes?"

"You need to work on your tan." She smiled at me and left the study.

*****

"Where is Sherri?" Dawn ask when she came into the study.

"In the pool."

"And you are not out there looking?"

"I have work to do."

"The pool sounds like a good idea; I have had a busy day. Is she wearing anything?"

"She is now."

"What do you mean now?"

"She came in here naked before she put her bikini on."

"And..."

"I looked, then told her to put on that last bikini I bought for her."

"Okay. Did you talk to her?"

"Yes."

Dawn left the study. I was answering an email from Sam about the limo company when Dawn came back in. I looked up, and she had on the same bikini Sherri did. I looked for a moment.

"You look nice. Can you wear that for a while?" I asked.

"I little while."

"Come here."

Dawn walked over and sat in my lap.

"You look very sexy."

"Thank you."

I reached up and pulled the triangle trying to cover her nipple to the side and kissed her nipple. Dawn didn't have any un-tanned places.

"Still sensitive?"

"Yes!"

I pulled her nipple into my mouth and sucked on it for a minute.

"Wow!"

"Is everything okay?" I asked.

"Yes. I'm sorry about this morning."

"Any other thoughts about it?"

"Not really."

"Go swim with Sherri."

Dawn slid her hand down and grabbed my cock through my pants.

"Is this for me?" Dawn asked as she felt my hard cock.

"Of course it is."

"Liar. Did she come in here so you could look?"

"Yes, she did."

"She is cute. Did you like looking her over?"

"Honey, you know I like to look, and she is beautiful."

"I know. I don't care. Are you going to be able to work close to her, honey?"

"Dawn, I spend most of my days with three very beautiful women. One more is not going to be an issue."

Dawn smiled at me and squeezed my hard cock some more.

"Yes, you do. But, we are not your employees," Dawn said with a smile and kissed me.

Dawn got up and left the study. I finished my email to Sam and told him to think about bringing Olivia over one night for dinner because I had a craving for a Mexican taco. I got up and went to the kitchen and got a beer then went out to the pool. Dawn and Sherri were leaning against the wall talking. I stood and looked for a while as I sipped my beer.

"Do they have anything on?" I heard Amy ask from behind me.

"Yes, they do. Not much, but something."

I turned to look at Amy. She and Sam were looking. Amy grabbed me and kissed me then Sam kissed me.

"Did you do what I asked?"

"Yes!" Sam yelled.

"Oh, yes," Amy said. "Come with us; I need to tell you the good news."

I followed them into the house and up to Amy's room. Amy started taking off her scrubs.

"So, what is the news?"

"You won't believe what happened. I told my supervisor I was turning in my two-week notice, and she smiled and told me she was planning on that happening and already had another nurse ready to transfer in. My last day is Friday!"

"Great!"

"I know! Oh, is that okay with you?"

"Amy, we talked about this. I think it is great."

Amy had all her clothes off and was standing in front of me naked. Sam had gone to her room. Amy wrapped her arms around my neck.

"What's going on?" She asked.

"Honey, that is something Dawn and you and your sister are going to have to figure out."

"Okay. As long as everything is okay. Sis was upset this morning. Are you getting to know Sherri better?" Amy asked.

"She is off limits," I said.

"For now. She doesn't work for me," Amy said.

"Yes, she does young lady! Remember you own part of this, she is your employee also."

"Bummer."

Amy walked to her dresser and dug through the drawer. I saw her retrieve the tiny metallic bikini she had worn in Hawaii.

"Is this enough?" She asked.

"I guess so. This is your house; you can go naked if you want."

"Don't tempt me, James."

"Let's go!" Sam yelled from the door.

I turned and looked; she had on a very skimpy white bikini she had bought recently.

"Sam, I just reminded your sister that Sherri is also your employee. Remember that."

"Rats!"

I walked to Sam and wrapped my arms around her and rubbed her ass.

"Everything okay?" I asked.

"Everything is fine!"

Amy slipped her bikini on, and we walked downstairs.

"You two go on outside, I will get some towels," I told them.

I went to the closet and grabbed four large towels and went outside. Amy and Sam were in the pool with Dawn and Sherri. I walked over to the edge where they were all talking.

"Join us," Dawn said.

"Not tonight. What do you four want to do about dinner?"

"It's nice out here, we don't want to cook," Dawn said.

"You want to go out to eat?"

"We want to swim and talk," Dawn said.

"Pizza?"

"That's okay."

"Is that okay with you three?"

"Sure."

"Sherri, what do you like on your pizza?" I asked.

"I'll eat anything."

"It will be about an hour," I said.

"Go order and then join us," Dawn told me.

I went in and ordered the pizzas then went upstairs and put on some shorts. I went back outside to the pool and walked down the steps into the water.

"The last time Bob delivered pizza, he asked about you," I told Dawn. She smiled at me.

"They were telling me about going to Hawaii in December to do some modeling," Sherri said. "I'm familiar with the company that makes the swimsuits they will be modeling. I have one of their catalogs inside."

"Where do they fall on the price point scale?" I asked.

"In that $200 and up area, we were talking about. They are one of the companies I was thinking about for the less expensive suits."

"You want to go to Hawaii with them?" I asked.

"I would, but it sounds like it is the last two weeks of December. I am not sure what my schedule will be," Sherri said.

"Well, the sooner you go to Europe the better off we will be, don't you think?"

"The new designs come out in February; that will be too late for us. If I go before December, we can probably get some great deals on this year's designs. That will give us plenty for the opening. We can pick up the new designs in the summer. If I can go to Hawaii, I can see their new designs before February, and we can order some of them."

"You really know this stuff don't you?" Dawn asked.

"Yes, she does," I said. "That sounds like a good idea. You start working on your schedule. I will leave that up to you. Maybe you can go to Europe in November."

"Do you think you can go to Hawaii with us?!" Sam asked.

"I will try and work it out," Sherri said. "I will call the manufacturers and talk to them about it and see if I can set up some time with their people when they are in Hawaii."

"Maybe they will let you model some of their suits," Dawn said. "You have the body for it." Sherri smiled.

"I hope you get to go," Amy said. "I'm sure we will have fun."

"I will try. Anything I order we won't get until early March probably."

"That would be a good start for summer," I said.

"With the store opening in February, I may not get to go to the shows for next year's designs, but I hope I can develop a good relationship with a few designers before then," Sherri told us.

"Maybe you can talk them into letting you see the new designs early," I said. "If you need to go overseas to do it, that is okay."

"Maybe. I bet I can get the exclusive designers in France to help us out."

I saw Dawn rub her breasts.

"Do you need to get out?" I asked her.

"Probably. I have been up a lot today," Dawn said. "You stay, I will go dry off and wait for the pizza."

Dawn walked out of the pool and went inside.

"James, the pool, and everything is beautiful," Sherri said.

"Dawn designed all of it and a lot of the house."

"The house is beautiful too, but I have a question? What is that thing over there? They are all over the house?" Sherri asked looking at the Tantra chair.

Amy looked at me and smiled, waiting for me to answer her question.

"That is a Tantra Chair," I told her.

"A what?"

"Have you heard of Tantric Sex?" I asked.

"Sure."

"It is for that."

"Oh. Oh!!" Came from Sherri. "Now it makes sense!"

I spent a little while with the girls in the pool.

"You three don't forget the pizza will be here soon," I told them and headed to the stairs.

I ran into Dawn coming out of the downstairs bathroom. She only had on her tiny bikini bottom and was drying her hair with a towel. I took her in my arms and held her and kissed her.

"I like your new tits," I told her.

"I hope you do. Help me put the sports bra back on."

We went upstairs, and I helped her put the sports bra back on. She walked to the bathroom and picked up a comb and started combing her hair while I dried off.

"What did you say to her?" Dawn asked.

"I told her that since she worked for me know she couldn't do that."

"What did she say?"

"She said she didn't have a problem with it."

I got a pair of blue jeans and slipped them on and a shirt.

"Are you going to finish changing?" I asked.

"Nope."

When we went back downstairs, we saw the three of them outside on the patio drying off. Dawn went to the kitchen to get some plates out.