A note to readers:
This is a long story that unfolds chapter by chapter through the eyes of two protagonists -- Mark and Elsa, and as in many of my other stories involves a growing spate of horny characters. Every ten chapters or so I will provide a short summary at the start of that episode to bring new readers up to date. This story could appear in a number of genres (Loving Wives, Incest, Lesbian, Fetish, and more) depending on the chapter, but the overall theme is Group, so I have applied this moniker to all chapters. The story is still being written, yet I intend to post a new chapter every couple of days. Enjoy.
Chapter 23-- KC's Art. Shopping With Big Money
Mark
Melanie rushed into my home office about nine o'clock. I was wading through a pile of papers addressing our consumer electronics business and how we could improve market share in our five major markets. Tom had given me some ideas, and I was evaluating them.
"Mark," she almost screamed, "you've got to see these." She waved her cellphone around.
"Well, show me. Slow down."
"Elsa and I just got back from KC's gallery. She has about ten of her paintings on display, and they're all beautiful. They're all for sale. The stuff she's painting now is patron specific, as she called it. I think that means they've specified something about what she's doing -- maybe the color scheme or something."
I took her cellphone and looked at beautiful color pictures of the ten paintings. When I was through, I gazed away and then looked again.
I asked, "How much?"
Melanie said, "The large ones are five thousand. The least expensive ones were two thousand."
"Can you buy them all without KC knowing?"
"Errr, I think so. Elsa could help maybe. KC was going to work in her studio tomorrow, so one of the other women that displays there will be on duty."
I told her, "I'm going to give you a blank check; it's drawn on one of my businesses. Tomorrow, go and buy all of them. Don't let KC know. Swear the gal to secrecy too. Bring the first four including that one with the shades of green and blue to my office. I want them in there. The other six bring here. Talk to Barnes and ask him to hang them in prominent places around the living area before dinner, but I would like that yellow one opposite our bed, if that's all right with you. I'd also like KC to come for dinner if she's free."
Melanie smiled and held out her hand for the check the same way a little kid does after she says 'Gimme!'
Tuesday about noon, I heard a commotion outside my office door. Andy had just left, so I strolled out. Four workmen were arriving, each carrying a large painting carefully covered in bubble wrap. Melanie captured one of the paintings for her area just outside my office door. The other three got hung in my office, replacing more institutional paintings I'd gotten bored of after the second day I had them.
I loved the new look.
Mel said, "Elsa and Barnes are meeting the delivery men at the condo at one o'clock. You spent thirty-eight thousand dollars, by the way."
I smiled and reminded her, "I'll make sure KC comes to dinner tonight." I winked at her.
I called KC's cell. She was home painting. I explained that we were again inviting her to join us for cocktails and dinner.
KC said, "OK. I just have to stop by the gallery for a few minutes and drop off something I just finished off. I'll be there about six-thirty."
At a quarter-to-seven, KC leapt off the elevator and ran into the living room where the rest of us were gathered. She practically screamed, "You won't believe what happened today. Somebody came by the gallery, liked
all
my paintings that were there, and they bought
all
of them." She waved the check I'd scrawled my name on the night before.
We were all pretty quiet, but as rehearsed we each gazed off at one of KC's paintings that hung on the living room walls.
KC's eyes finally followed to some of what we were looking at.
"WAIT! WHAT'S GOING ON? HOW DID ... YOU MEAN ..." She twirled around and looked at me. "YOU .., BOUGHT MY PAINTINGS?" She practically screamed.
I smiled. "All of them. I love them."