Passions Pique (Passions Pique Satin's Passion) by Adrian Milan Page A

was no novice. This entire sky scraper was filled with his converts. Willing subjects who enjoyed the pleasures in the lifestyle that belonged to the true residents of Passions Pique. And what he sought, was to not just make Satin a permanent resident, but to make her it’s Queen.
         “Over my dead body!” Derrick had thought to himself.
         But the alcohol that was in him coupled with the workout that Gwen put him through left him more exhausted than he had realized. To him, it seem as though he merely blinked and suddenly it went from 5am to 8:30am.
         “Oh my God!!! – I’m late!!!”
         Derrick jumped up confused. He ran in the bedroom to check on Gwen. Surely she was late too. But she was gone. There was no sign of her in the apartment at all. Derrick grabbed his keys off of the bar and ran out the door straight for the elevator. Thank goodness he lived in the same building that he worked. But he was still in wearing yesterday’s clothes. He got to his apartment washed his face and brushed his teeth as fast as he could. The clock on the nightstand was telling him that he was cutting this too close.
         “Let me call Milly and let her know I’ll be a few minutes late. Maybe she can clock in for me.” Derrick mumbled out loud.
         Derrick reached for his cell phone. It wasn’t in his pocket.
         “Oh shit.” Derrick paused trying to collect his thoughts. “What did I do with my phone?”
         He looked at the clock again and knew that he didn’t have time to worry about that now. He needed to get downstairs and clock in ASAP before he got his self into some drama that he really did not want or need. He put on fresh clothing grabbed his briefcase and made a mad dash for the door yet again. Derrick was panicking. He was about to be late. He’s never been late. And there was nothing worse than a “NO CALL/NO SHOW.” On your record.
         “Think! Think! Think! Where did I leave that damn phone? When was the last time I remember looking at it?”
         The elevator doors opened and Derrick shot out of there like a cannon ball. He made it to the time card and punched it. Then he checked the time stamp to be sure of the time.
         “8:59am. Barely made it by the skin of my damn teeth.”
         Now that he could breathe, Derrick was about to turn around and head back to Satin’s office and then it suddenly dawned on him, he knew exactly where his cell phone. He thought to himself;
         “Damn it! I left it in Gwen’s shower! And by now the battery is dead which means all of my calls are going straight to voicemail. I’ve got to contact Gwen.”
         Derrick goes into his office and slams the door. There is a lot of information to process. And he knows that he’s going to need a strategy if he was about to go up against one of the richest, most powerful men in the world. Work was going to have to wait. Derrick buzzed his secretary, Milly.
         “Milly, I need all incoming calls rerouted to your desk until further notice. I have some very important things that need to be attended to today. And I am not to be disturbed under any circumstance by anyone. Do you understand?”
     
         “Uh, yes Sir, Mr. Billings.”
         “And please get me a pot of coffee, Milly.”
         “A pot, Sir? As in an entire pot of coffee?”
         “Yes, Milly, an entire pot of coffee. And just keep it coming. It’s going to be a long day.”
         “Yes Sir. Right away.”
     
    *****    
     
         When Satin arrived at Roland’s office, Gwen greeted her with a smile, a firm shake of the hand and then escorted her into Roland’s Executive Boardroom. The five young ladies from the video were all seated at the grand table which seats 22 people. Ten on each side and then two on each end of the table. Roland had everyone sit near the head where his chair stood like a mammoth throne. Noticeably larger than all of the