Free Gina's Education by Mariah Bailey Page A

Stephens.
    Once she was legally Rose Stephens, Robert suggested she get a new license and open a new bank account.
    Once all the pieces were in place, he sent his trusted friend out on an important errand.
    “Drew, I need you to go to this address and ask for Gina Perry. She usually gets home by 5:30 and goes out many evenings around 7:00, so get there by 6:00. I want you to ask her to identify herself and bring her here.”
    Drew looked dubious. “Why would she want to come?”
    Robert smiled and answered, “I believe all you will have to tell her is ‘Gina Perry is about to come into a great deal of money, and you need to check her credentials.’ At that point, if she has another engagement for the evening, it will likely be cancelled.”
    Drew wasn’t sure this would work, but he never questioned Robert. It made no difference to him – he was happy to comply. He had a good life working with Rob and they were paid handsomely for discretion.
    As requested, Drew arrived at the house and waited until almost 6:00. As he knocked on the door, a young man loped up the stairs and joined him. Drew nodded and the young man said, “How’re you doing?”
    The door opened and the young man grinned, “Hi, Gina. Do I have some competition tonight?”
    Drew grinned back at the young man. In a way, he was competition. “Hello. If I may ask, are you Gina Perry?”
    “I’m Gina.”
    “My name is Drew and I work with a very rich man. Would you please show me some ID? Once I check your credentials, I am to take you to Mr. Mayhew.”
    The girl laughed. “Why would I want to go?”
    “Well, Mr. Mayhew said ‘a Miss Gina Perry is about to come into a lot of money.’ If you are Gina Perry, this could be your lucky day!”
     
    *****
     
    Rose had been shopping for a gown, but she came home with two. Robert was throwing a gala for his clients, and she wanted to get his opinion on whether to keep the strapless silver lame bodice organza gown or the sapphire blue with spaghetti straps and flowing skirt.
    He smiled and asked, “Why not keep both?” She tried them on for him and he said, “You make both of them look lovely, my dear,” making her grin. “Wear the silver for the party, but keep the blue. I like it.”
    She slipped out of the second dress to change, but Robert stopped her from completing her task. Standing before him completely naked, she wondered what was next. He pulled a jewelry box from his jacket pocket and said, “I have something to show you.”
    He opened the box and showed her a beautiful silver choker. Her heart sank, though, when she saw the engraving on in. In perfect script was the name ‘Gina.’ She had grown accustomed to being ‘Rose’ and was looking forward to using the name change. She tried to smile, but said nothing. Robert placed the choker on her neck and fastened it in back with a tiny padlock. “It’s beautiful,” she whispered, meaning what she said, but wishing it wasn’t engraved.
    Robert enjoyed the obvious turmoil this caused her. He liked keeping her off-balance, and by the end of this day he would have her head and her heart spinning.
    From another pocket he withdrew what looked like a remote control. He said, “I wanted to try this out,” sending shivers of anticipation through her. Rose had come to recognize that tone in his voice and knew whatever he wanted to ‘try out’ would not be pleasant.
    Robert pressed the top button on the remote and Rose felt a tingling through the necklace. “W-what was that?”
    “It works on the same premise as the invisible fence dog collar,” he said matter-of-factly as he touched the second button on the controller.
    “Ouch! That smarted!”
    “Good, good,” Robert answered absently and pressed the third button.
    Rose jumped in obvious discomfort squealing, “Please, Sir, don’t do any more!”
    “How do you feel?”
    She was shaking and still was jumping. “I feel like I’m hooked to a power strip! Please, Sir…” she