Landseer."
"Don't you Mr. Landseer me, Mrs. Landseer."
I rolled my eyes. Asher went to join Lucent and the two of them left. I heard them talking as they walked down the halls of Landseer Tower, but I couldn't make out what they said. Sighing to myself and turning back to my laptop, I spared a glance at what I'd written.
Hm... should I continue? It was getting to a sexy part, which might be fun. I wasn't sure I wanted to publish this, or even if anyone would want to read it, but maybe it'd be fun to relive the memory a little? Asher really had been amazing right then, whether we were officially married yet or not. It wasn't as if that was the first time we'd had sex. Nor the last. Thank God it wasn't the last! I didn't think I could handle that.
When was the first, though? Did the time in his office count? I was just a temp worker then, and... I still couldn't believe he'd done that! It was so outrageous. And arousing. It confused me at the time, but thinking back on it, it was hot. Hotter than hot. That wasn't actually sex, though. So... after? The next day, sort of? Photography?
This was a bad train of thought, and I knew it, but I couldn't stop myself now. Well, if I was going to think about these things, I told myself I might as well type them out, too. That seemed slightly more productive, right? It was practice. Writer's training. Yes, that was it.
I buckled down and wrote a sex scene. I wondered if I should embellish it a little, but in thinking about it more, I realized I didn't even have to. Just write what you know, right? I laughed to myself while typing. Hopefully no one snuck up on me and started reading this story, because that might be a little awkward.
***
A sher walked beside Lucent down the hallway of the Landseer corporate office building. It always surprised him how far he'd come and what he now controlled. True, his father had built up this empire and set a solid foundation for his son to take over after his unfortunate death, but Asher had built it up even further. He hoped to make Landseer Enterprises more formidable and powerful in the future, too. Not because he needed more; because, to be honest, he could purchase almost anything he wanted without even blinking an eye.
No, he wanted to give more to everyone. He wanted to allow anyone to afford luxury, within reason, because he felt like everyone deserved it sometimes. The hard working, single mother who spent long hours in a job just so she could try to save money for her child's college fund and help her daughter become better in life? The men and women, thinking themselves locked into minor jobs working in coffee shops or restaurants, with low self-esteem, scared to ask someone on a date because they didn't think they had anything of worth to offer? Anyone who didn't have the means to afford even a slight vacation every year, a day trip, a weekend getaway, some sort of happiness to let them know the world wasn't a horrible place, anything...
He wanted to give them something to look forward to, and at less extreme costs but without lowering the quality of the experience. Unfortunately, it wasn't always possible with vacation resorts, casinos, and the things that his father had built up over the years. Asher doubted his father had really considered a more giving attitude when creating Landseer Enterprises in the first place. His father had wanted to give to his own family, first and foremost, and Asher understood and appreciated that.
Now, though, Asher didn't need more. He wanted to give, too, but he needed to find a better way to do it.
Thus, the various other entertainment arms of Landseer Enterprises were born. Publishing, books, music, short films, festivals for all of those, and more. Free outdoor entertainment venues sponsored by not only Landseer Enterprises, but other businesses, as well. Local, national, international; it didn't matter.