vik_c - 4:00 am on Dec 26, 2012 (gmt 0)

Alec smiled wryly, picked up a roll of notes from the top drawer of a chest positioned close to the door and gave it to the man. He grunted in approval and left. An hour later, having showered, shaved and dressed, Alec realized it was Pattie's birthday today. Pattie was his coworker, a tall brunette with a mixed Irani-Caucasian parentage that gave her soft beautiful eyes, glowing skin and the strange attractiveness only such a mixed parentage could bestow. She had an ample bosom and a waist that never let anyone know what a large eater she was. Alec sighed as he thought of the warmth of her presence, the softness of her body and her fragrance. Pattie was fascinated by geeks, something that had worked to Alec's advantage. While she had trouble updating her Windows, Alec could code a mile-long bash script in his head.