Later, after Al had given her body an entire massage, they had fucked again, this time more gently and Julie had come to realize that there was more to a man than his looks. Certainly she would never have gone for a man like Al Cortini and yet he was by far the best lover she had ever had. She hadn't intended for their relationship to continue either and yet it had, their constant meetings to discuss her show and Randy's constant absence from home had allowed their lovemaking to develop into a delightful affair. Finally, however she had eased off the relationship and she knew that Al had other ladies in his life, it had been a wonderful interlude after the first brutal session. She never had thought for one moment, however, that it would catch up with her present life, she was shocked.

Julie Moore came back from her reverie now and shook her head, she could hardly believe that Al had talked about her that way to Philip Randolph, she was hurt, she had always thought it was their little secret and she had never thought she would have to pay with her body for another show… how wrong she had been… how very wrong!

CHAPTER TWO

Julie Moore awoke the following morning, clear in her thinking, knowing full well what she was going to do. She had spent most of the previous evening mulling over her problems, thinking about how hard it would be to get started in New York City without a gallery, not wanting to rely on her husband's salary forever to sustain her. It was good that Randy had always earned enough money to take care of the rent and all their expenses but Julie felt that she wanted to be able to support herself, buy her own art supplies, have a little money to buy clothes with when she wanted them, even travel a little. She had already accepted the fact that Randy would be away from home a lot and knew that she too wanted to travel with or without him.