Chapter 10
Barney felt the need for a topflight art director, so he phoned a Madison Avenue employment agency which specialized in advertising personnel and instructed them to find one for him.
They sent over three art directors who weren't exactly what Barney wanted. The fourth man they sent over was Tony D'Onofrio. He had been let out recently by the old agency when they lost two big accounts. He was asking $17,500 a year, which was a little too rich for Barney's blood. He asked Tony whether he would be satisfied to come in at $15,000 with the promise of a $2,500 raise within six months if things worked out. Tony frowned heavily and said he would think it over.
A week later, he phoned and said that if Barney was still interested he would take him up on his offer. Barney told him to come on over. They shook hands on the deal and Tony started work Monday.
His first assignment was a campaign for a savings and loan institution. Tony designed a new signature logo for them. Then he came up with an idea for a cartoon series to run in the local papers.
The cartoons were an immediate success and brought lots of business into the savings and loan. They upped their advertising budget an additional $150,000. Then he had a clever idea for a liquor company client. A picture of an empty bottle of the liquor filled with dimes and quarters and half dollars. The headline read A NEW KIND OF MONEY MACHINE. The theme of the campaign was that retailers would make more money with this particular brand of liquor than its competitors. All in all, Tony was proving himself with Barney and by the time the six months had rolled around, he was more than entitled to the $2,500 raise.
Meanwhile, Amelia had been acting very strangely with Barney. More often than not, she refused to sleep with him, claiming she was tired or on the rag. Whatever it was, Amelia had changed.
But Barney was so busy hustling for new business and keeping his present clients happy, he hardly noticed. A fact which didn't escape Amelia. She didn't care; she was achieving intense sexual satisfaction with Judith. She was seeing Judith several times a week and was slowly but surely growing to hate Barney-and all men, for that matter.
Barney got wind of a cigarette company which was looking for a new advertising agency, and Tony and he worked night and day preparing a campaign. Amelia asked him how he could possibly take on a cigarette company for a client when everybody knew that cigarettes caused cancer.
"If cigarette smokers smoked in moderation, there'd be no health problem," Barney replied stiffly, His conscience bothered him, too, but he refused to admit it. Besides, this was a million dollar account. He couldn't afford to let an opportunity like this go by; it was the chance of a lifetime. He worked on a theme "One Pack A Day Keeps The Doctor Away," the copy consisting of sober advice to smokers to smoke no more than one pack of Ace cigarettes a day for health reasons. But to be sure to smoke Ace and no other brand. Then he went into his spiel about the fine tobaccos that went into Ace. Tony did a sketch of a distinguished-looking doctor to go with the theme. The doctor was supposed to be delivering the message. Not particularly original but effective in Barney's opinion.
The president of the cigarette company, Jed Stewart, was a soft-spoken but hard-driving man in his late forties. He liked the campaign and seemed to be impressed with Barney's ability and sincerity. He said he would take it up with the board of directors of the company and let Barney have his decision within a week. He asked Barney to leave the campaign with him so he could show it to them.
Barney was on pins and needles all week. He couldn't sleep, he couldn't eat, he couldn't concentrate on his other work. Then Monday, he got a phone call from Mr. Stewart telling him that his agency had been awarded the account. They spent something like $3.5 million a year on advertising, including television, radio, magazines, newspapers, and billboards. Mr. Stewart said he would expect Barney to personally service the account, not put an account executive on the account. Barney agreed, his heart in his throat. They made an appointment to meet at nine sharp the following morning to discuss the various details.
Barney was jumping for joy. He phoned Amelia to meet him at the office at 7:30. They would have dinner together to celebrate his getting this fabulous account. She said she had already made a dinner date with this new friend of hers, Judith. Barney said by all means bring Judith along, too. Amelia reluctantly agreed, wondering if Barney would guess the truth about Judith and her. What if he did? The hell with him, he deserved no loyalty from her as far as she was concerned.
Barney wasn't that familiar with lesbians, but the minute he set eyes on Judith, he knew she was one. He wondered what Amelia was doing with her. It never occurred to him for one moment that Amelia could be enjoying a lesbian relationship. Well, there was no accounting for tastes.
They had several rounds of martinis, Barney chatting animatedly about his brand-new cigarette account. Then they had shrimp cocktail, filet mignon, hash brown potatoes, lettuce and tomato salad, and fresh, crusty French bread. No dessert for Barney, just coffee. The ladies had peach parfait and coffee. He sat back comfortably with a sigh and took out a pack of Ace cigarettes. He offered cigarettes to the ladies but they wanted to smoke their own brands.
"Oh, come on, Amelia," Barney exclaimed, "I'm going to make a fortune off Ace cigarettes. The least you can do is switch to my client's brand. Try one and see if you like it."
Amelia refused point-blank and Barney became nettled. 'Why are you so damned stubborn?" he asked, "You'll spend the money I make on this account, the least you can do is smoke their product. It's little enough I ask of you."
"I'll try one," said Judith, thinking to smooth matters over. It embarrassed her to become involved between husband and wife.
"Judith, you don't have to if you don't want to," Amelia said, furious with Barney for raising his voice in a public place. But Barney had already shaken one cigarette out of the pack and was offering it to Judith. Amelia took the cigarette and broke it in half.
"Now what in hell did you do that for?" Barney asked.
"Because she's our guest and you don't force a guest to do anything against her will!" Amelia snapped.
"And you're making a mountain out of a molehill, for god sakes!" Barney exclaimed.
Amelia stood up abruptly. "Come on, Judith, let's get out of here."
Barney tried to pull her down in the seat, but she shook him off. Judith stood up and followed Amelia out of the restaurant. They took a taxi to Judith's apartment.
"That boor!" Amelia said as soon as they entered the apartment. "I apologize for his boorish behavior, darling."
Judith smiled maliciously. "Now do you see why I don't like men?" she asked. She embraced Amelia and kissed her. "Relax. Let's enjoy ourselves now. At least we got a good dinner out of it."
She rubbed her small breasts against Amelia's full bosom, luxuriating in the sensuousness of the contact. Then she unbuttoned Amelia's blouse and took it off. She unhooked Amelia's brassiere and took it off, then bent down and began kissing Amelia's nipples. They tasted fresh and fragrant and sweet to her lips. She nibbled away at Amelia's white, swooping breasts with her sharp little teeth, loving the feeling of the silken flesh. Since Judith was somewhat flat chested, she enjoyed making love with full breasted women like Amelia. She cupped Amelia's breasts in both hands, squeezing them passionately, twiddling the nipples and sending shivers of excitement throughout Amelia's body. She pressed her mouth to Amelia's nipples, her tongue licking around and around in concentric circles, and she felt the nipples rising and quivering under her hot tongue. Meanwhile, she groped under the other woman's skirt, and her index finger made contact with Amelia's vagina. Amelia sighed passionately as she felt the finger go slipping up the oozing moistness of her slit. It tickled so!
"Let's take a bath together," Judith suggested.
Amelia was agreeable. They both got undressed and got into the tub. Judith sprinkled plenty of bath salts in the warm water. Then she soaped Amelia's magnificent breasts, her slippery hands gently rubbing the soap into the area around the sensitive nipples which glistened wetly. Then she had Amelia stand up in the tub with her back towards her and she took little bites out of Amelia's firm, round buttocks while her finger played with the latter's clitoris. Amelia was half bent over in the tub, gasping with delight. Judith inserted her tongue up Amelia's backside and licked away passionately, her tongue darting in and out while her finger did yeoman work with her slit.
She soaped Amelia's buttocks and vagina, carefully inserting the bar of perfumed soap up Amelia's vagina and moving it in and out. Then she soaped Amelia's thighs all the way down to her knees and had Amelia sit down again in the warm, sudsy water.
"Now me," said Judith, her voice trembling with excitement. She stood up in the water and Amelia applied the soap to her private parts and buttocks. Judith had a small vagina and the bar of soap didn't fit, so Amelia merely rubbed the bar of soap up and down the lips of her vagina. Judith cupped water in her hands and washed her vagina out, then pressed it forward to Amelia's lips. The latter begin kissing Judith's slit, her tongue darting in and out, making contact with the clitoris and causing unutterable delight to her. Both women had spasmed a number of times already in the throes of their mutual passion. Then Amelia began kissing Judith's large, fruity nipples and caressing her slim buttocks, one finger up her anus.
The two women spent almost an hour in the tub caressing each other. Then they dried themselves, and Judith showed Amelia how to strap on the dildo and use it.
All in all, they had a marvelous time with each other. Amelia didn't get home till after one, and Barney was sound asleep. She slept on the couch that night.
The next morning, Barney showed up at Mr. Stewart's office at nine sharp. They discussed plans for the first campaign and Barney suggested that it might not be a bad idea for him to visit the company plant down South. He said he wanted to take Tony along with him to make some rough sketches. Mr. Stewart arranged for Tony and Barney to fly down the following day in the company's private jet.
Barney went through the plant, feeding Tony ideas one after the other while Tony made rough sketches of the plant and the employees. They talked to the plant superintendent, the foreman, and a number of the employees, getting a feel of the tobacco industry. They decided to spend the night in the local hotel and fly back the following day. They checked into the hotel and then went to a nearby restaurant for dinner. Barney ordered lamb chops, green peas and mashed potatoes, and Tony ordered a combination lobster dinner. They were both hungry and enjoyed the food. Barney was in a melancholy mood, and Tony couldn't help but notice it. He remarked upon it, and Barney told him about his troubles with Amelia.
Tony was properly sympathetic. He told Barney he had been married and divorced twice and simply did not trust women. Then they went up to their respective rooms. Barney was getting undressed when he heard a knock on the door.
"Who is it?" Barney called out.
"It's me, Tony."
Barney opened the door and Tony came in. He said he had forgotten to bring pajamas along and wondered whether Barney might have an extra pair.
Barney fished around in his luggage and took out a pair of pajamas. "Here, take these," he said. "I prefer sleeping in the nude anyways." He was in his underwear, and he noticed Tony staring at the bulge in his crotch.
"What are you looking at?" he laughed.
"You're pretty well hung," Tony said admiringly, "Do you mind taking off your underwear? I want to see what you look like in the raw."
Barney took off his underwear and Tony gasped at the sight of his huge penis and heavy hanging balls.
"Man, you are hung," he exclaimed, "Want to see mine?"
Barney was agreeable, and Tony unzipped his fly and took his tool out. His was half the size of Barney's. "Mind if I get out of my clothes?" he asked.
"Not at all," said Barney who was beginning to get excited. He had indulged several times in extra curricular activities with men, and he had an idea what Tony was after. He wasn't averse.
He watched as Tony stripped to the buff. Tony had a magnificent body, broad shoulders, slim waist, narrow hips, muscular legs.
Tony came up close to him and put his arms around Barney's waist and kissed him on the lips. He rubbed his penis against Barney's penis until both had an erection. Tony took hold of Barney's penis and began slowly caressing it. Then he bent down and kissed Barney's nipple. Waves of tickling feeling radiated throughout Barney's body. He took hold of Tony's penis and began caressing it, too. He twiddled Tony's nipples with his other hand, enjoying the feeling of the nipples growing hard and erect underneath his touch.
"Let's lie down on the bed and 69, shall we?" Tony asked.
Barney was agreeable. They lay down on the bed, Tony on top and began kissing and licking and sucking each other's private parts. Barney thought he would die, the sensation was so marvelous with Tony's mouth and tongue burrowing away in his loins. He watched as Tony's head bobbed up and down, sucking away on his penis. His own mouth was filled to bursting with Tony's spear of hot flesh and his warm saliva was dripping on it, lubricating it Then he felt Tony's mouth taking one of his balls and licking it and sucking it and it felt so good. He did likewise with Tony's balls. Then they began to loss each other's private parts in earnest and they both came in each other's mouths, groaning and moaning in their mutual delight.
They flew back to New York the following morning.