//------------------------------// // 1377 // Story: A Life Lived in Hundreds // by Botched Lobotomy //------------------------------// ‘It sounds like you’re makin a business offer,’ said Smith. ‘Would you prefer me more romantic? Oh Smith, my heart aches for you my darling, etcetera, etcetera.’ ‘Mm, let’s keep it businesslike, please.’ At that he’d flashed a smile and said he thought so, and what her answer was in that case, and she’d said she needed time to think it over, as were only proper in financial matters. He understood—Filthy Rich was alright, really. She didn’t particularly want him there, but if she had to go with any stallion, she could do worse. She thought she’d probably say yes.