Astrid sat against the wall. It was freezing. She'd have to find somewhere a bit more sheltered to spend the night, but for now, she just needed to sit down. This time 4 months ago had been so different. She'd lived in a nice house and wanted for nothing, partied every night and had plenty of friends.
But a few months earlier her investment banker father along with her mother had been arrested on suspected fraud. All their assets had been frozen and she'd been unceremoniously chucked out of their gated mansion. The many friends she'd once had were no longer interested now that she wasn't buying the Cristal.
Hence why the 22 year old was sitting against a wall in just a raggy black strap top and ripped skinny jeans with bare feet on a freezing cold night. Everything she had managed to take with her had been stolen or she'd sold it for pitiful amounts of money just to get the occasional hot meal. The last time she'd managed to grab a shower was a month ago when she had sneaked into a swimming pool. She was positively disgusting, and she knew it.
It had been a long day at the bank. Mr Raven walked to his car as he thought about what to cook for dinner and ultimately going to bed. Alone. Again. Nothing had been the same since she'd decided it was time to 'grow up and have a normal life' and walked out on their agreement. That was her choice and he respected that, but he'd also had to grow up and start doing things for himself. And maybe she was right? At the age of 30, maybe he should be thinking of growing up and settling down. He wasn't short of offers. At their parties, his older colleagues were always hopefully introducing him to their airhead, spoilt brat daughters. But one night with any of those brainless bimbos was enough.
He shook himself from his own thoughts and fumbled for his keys in his pockets. He put his keys in the car door. As he did, he heard footsteps behind him. Ignoring them, he went to open the car door.
She saw him walking to his expensive looking car. She wasn't usually one to approach strangers, but she was desperate. It was freezing, and even if he just gave her enough to buy a coffee she'd be beyond grateful. She dragged her ass of the ground and made a shaky beeline for the smartly dressed, attractive man. He had his back to her.
'Excuse me' she said quietly 'I don't suppose you have any change please? It's freezing and I could really do with a warm drink...' she looked at the floor, feeling ashamed of what she had become.
The man swizzled round with a startled look on his face 'oh....erm.....' he muttered as he delved into his pockets, once again fumbling , but this time for coins to give this downcast dishevelled young woman. As he pulled his hand out of his pocket the small amount of change he had in his pocket flew out, hitting the pavement with jangle.
She dropped to her knees in desperation to collect the scattered coins. When she had finished picking them up she realised she was picking up spare change on her knees in front of a complete stranger. The realisation of the situation hit her and tears welled up in her eyes and rolled down her grubby cheeks. ' I'm sorry' she whispered 'I shouldn't have bothered you, but I was desperate, I should go....'
Raven looked down at the grotty young lady crying on the floor in front of him, as she looked up at him he recognised something about her....what was it...?
'No, don't apologise, you just startled me' he said. As he stared down he noticed one of her large breasts half hanging out of her ill-fitting top. He couldn't deny that having a half-naked young woman in front of him sobbing on her knees, no matter how trampy she was, was turning him on.
Then it clicked into his brain...she was Robert Downs daughter, he had almost brought the bank down a few months earlier, it seemed that not only was he now paying for it, but so was his bratty socialite daughter. He inwardly grinned.
As she was starting to lift herself off the ground he introduced himself ' I'm Raven' he said, knowing she wouldn't remember him, let alone spurning his advances last Christmas.
'Astrid' she said to the floor whilst wiping her now wet face with the back of her hand.
Raven grinned, reached into his pocket and held up a dollar bill 'Say, Astrid how would you like to earn this?' with a glint in his eye.
She contemplated the small amount of change in her hand, realising she wouldn't get much for it. 'By doing what?'
'Show me your breasts' he was now looking directly into her eyes