{"id":10145,"date":"2019-02-03T13:46:40","date_gmt":"2019-02-03T12:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themanchesterreview.co.uk\/?p=10145"},"modified":"2019-02-15T19:58:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-15T18:58:27","slug":"commercial-interests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themanchesterreview.co.uk\/?p=10145","title":{"rendered":"Commercial Interests"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>Commercial Interests<\/h5>\n<p>The trolley beds are covered right down to their wheels.<br \/>\nThey\u2019re comfortable. What a great idea having these<br \/>\nat work. The other workers watch us<br \/>\nthrough the glass as we talk while holding hands. <\/p>\n<p>Is this what I really want? Well maybe.<br \/>\nI\u2019ve only known her a few months but she seems<br \/>\nreally caring. She\u2019s not her job or a magazine cutout.<br \/>\nI\u2019ll see. I\u2019m not desperate anymore.<br \/>\nI\u2019ve learned how to be alone and happy. <\/p>\n<p>The rest of the morning seems to go quickly.<br \/>\nI\u2019ve talked to five clients by one o\u2019clock.<br \/>\nLunch is light. We\u2019re going out for a meal<br \/>\ntonight. Because of my meeting with the boss<br \/>\nof Hugo Boss, we\u2019ll have lots to talk about. <\/p>\n<p>The meeting goes very well. It lasts about an hour.<br \/>\nI debrief in the shower with Sheldon my boss.<br \/>\nHe soaps up and I hose him down.<br \/>\nI envy him slightly; he\u2019s as slim as I used to be.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s impressed with my slogans, my figures<br \/>\neven more, so this seems a good time to ask.<br \/>\nYes, I can leave early,<br \/>\nbut will I start early tomorrow or leave late? <\/p>\n<p>He turns his water off and so do I. He begins with his chest<br \/>\nand I begin with mine. Then we dry each other\u2019s backs.<br \/>\nFinished. 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