Vella wore red. A satin and lace dress that dipped low in the back to reveal the tattoo of a vine of violets. The tattoo disappeared under the sheer lace panel only to reappear through the slit down her right leg. She was stunning. Her short blond hair framed her full flushed face.
She closed her eyes slowly as she felt his hand caress her thigh, slip under her dress. His fingers teased her bare skin. She could tell he was shaking, restraining himself. She took a deep breath, gave him a quick glance then let out a soft sigh.
"Please..." she whispered.
He threw a glance over his shoulder. The cramped jazz club was nearly full. A thickly built woman with a head full of tangled red hair sat on stage groaning into the microphone about unrequited love and plucking at the strings of an acoustic guitar.
He quickly turned his attention back to the woman beside him.
She leaned toward him. "Please..." she whispered again. Her lips brushed against the side of his face.
He grabbed her hair, pulled her toward him and kissed her hard. His tongue swept across hers. The hand on her thigh moved quickly toward the warmth between them. She spread her legs slightly and his fingers touched the soft damp hair around the lips of her pussy. He tugged her hair, pulling her head back.
His warm breath, the touch of his teeth against her skin made her shudder. She felt his rough, slender fingers slide inside her. She tightened around them, squeezing his them as they moved back and forth.
His thumb brushed her clit.
She arched her back, thrusting herself against his hand.
The music on stage picked up as the other two members of the group joined in, the drummer taping out a lazy backbeat on the snare matching the bass player's soulful rhythm.
He slipped a third finger into her.
Vella threw her head back, laid her hand in his lap, felt the growing bulge in his khakis. A long sigh issued from between her luscious red lips as she rubbed her palm against his thickness.
His fingers curled inside her, stroking the smooth mound of flesh inside. He stared at her, watching the waves of pleasure wash over her face. He pressed his thumb against her clit, now slick with her cum.
She kissed him again, greedily tugging at his lips with hers. She undid his belt, his zipper, quickly pushed her hand inside and wrapped her delicate fingers around his thick swollen manhood.
A trickle of cum pooled in his hand as he forced his fingers deeper into her.
She moaned softly, rolling her hips against his hand. She laid her head on his shoulder and inhaled the sweet citrus scent of his cologne then gripped his cock, tugged on it. The stubble of his beard tickled her lips as she kissed his neck.
"Can...I get you anything?"
Vella sat up startled. She exchanged glances with the waitress standing over the table then quickly looked over at him.
A crooked smile clung to his lips. He looked up at the thin dark haired girl as she hesitantly stepped back from the table. "No...thank you," he said.
The waitress stared at them a moment then quickly turned and walked away.
He looked back at Vella, a slightly embarrassed grin on her face. He drew his hand from between her legs and held it up to his mouth.
She watched him lick his fingers clean then leaned toward him.
He backed away from her and stood. "Twenty minutes..." he said and zipped his pants. "The corner of Ruth and Vesselli." He leaned across the table and brushed the stray strands of hair from her face. "Don't be late."
*****
It all started with curiosity.
Three weeks ago, she saw him at Posey's Books idly browsing through the alternative lifestyles section. She found herself following him. He picked out a book on bondage, leafed through it stopping occasionally to study the glossy photographs. A tentative smile played on his lips. He looked up at her as she cleared her throat and their eyes met. She smiled back at him. He quickly turned away, tucked the book under his arm, and made his way across the store to the register.
When she stepped out of Adele's two days later, the skin of her breast still burning from the needles used to finish her latest adornment, a tattoo of a vine violets, she bumped into him walking out of the bodega next door. He was dressed in a pair of tight denim jeans and a baggy button-down shirt with an advertisement for Habanera Cigars printed across the back.
"Hi again," Vella said and smiled. She glanced at the sign in the window of the bodega. Le Seduction Exotics. "Find something fun, I hope."
He stared at her a moment, his gaze locked on her haunting green eyes. An awkward smile curled the corner of his mouth. "Hi..." He glanced down at the black plastic shopping bag in his hand then back at her and her perky nipples straining against her cotton blouse. "It...it's for research."
"Research..." she said and smirked. She looked him over then started to walk away. "Lucky woman."
"No...really..." he said, following her with his eyes. She stopped and turned to face him. Beneath her blouse, he could see a large piece of gauze taped to her chest. "Is that new?"
She glanced down at her chest then lightly brushed her finger tips across it. "Not really," she said. "Just an extension of something old." She took a step toward him. "So what is this research you're doing?"
A grin spread across his face.
"By the way," she said. "My name's Vella."
Now she sat in her Phoenix red Jaguar wondering where the curiosity would take her. It was dark. She could feel her heart racing. Time was ticking away. The thought of what would happen to her if she were late made her wet.
The intersection of Ruth and Vesselli streets was in the warehouse district.
She brought the car to a halt in front of what looked like an abandoned bus depot, shut off the car and made a quick survey of the area. Her palms were sweating. She pushed the door open and started toward the building.
"Over here," a voice said.
She smirked as she started toward the doorway. "I'm not late, am I?"
"Turn around."
Vella stared into the darkness of the doorway a moment then slowly turned her back to the voice. There was an audible click behind her then the sound footsteps slowly moving toward her. Her heart thumped frantically inside her chest.
He laid his hand on her bare back. "God, you have a beautiful body," he said. He moved his hand down the curve of her back down to her firm round ass. "This way." He gently turned her around and pushed her toward the doorway.
She took a deep breath. The wetness between legs turned to a trickle.
"Raise your arms..." he said. "And lean against the wall."
Vella held her arms above her head as ordered and pressed her hands against the cold brick wall.
He put his arms around her, moved his hands slowly over her breast, leaned toward her. "Say a word..." he whispered then took her earlobe in his mouth and pinched it between his teeth. "and it's over." He slipped the blade of the knife under the right shoulder strap of her dress and let it fall down the length of her arm.
She felt the tip of the blade trace the curve of her breast, felt the serrated edge scrape across her nipple.
He slipped his other hand inside her dress, squeezed her tit as he pressed his body against hers.
Vella shook. She closed her eyes tightly as she felt the blade brush against her thigh. Her drawn breath escaped. Her pussy quivered. The blunt edge of the blade slid between her delicate folds of flesh.