"I think that sounds wonderful" said Cleo. "I'll even arrange for Janine to go away on another business trip. Then we can spend the time together in my penthouse."
"Thank you, Cleo."
Tim left satisfied. He had no desire to leave Janine and had never thought of cheating on her before, but his lust for mermaids had been become overwhelming.
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The day that Janine returned to the office, Cleo called her in for a meeting shortly before the end of the day.
"I have something very important to tell you, Janine. Please sit down."
Janine nervously took a seat in front of Cleo's desk, unaware Tim had recently sat there. "Did I do something wrong? You're not firing me are you?"
"No. This is about Tim."
"My boyfriend?"
"Yes. While you were gone he came to speak to me."
"Oh no. I'm sorry. I should have never said anything to him."
"No, you shouldn't have."
"He didn't threaten you, did he?"
"Tim was desperate to get more serum for you. Very desperate. When I made it clear to him that there was no more, he propositioned me."
"He what?!"
"He said he was desperate to have sex with a mermaid again. I think he was being honest about that, otherwise he wouldn't have showed up out of the blue like that. Nevertheless, he was willing to cheat on you if necessary."
Janine sat there in silence, shocked by the revelation.
"What do you want to do about it?"