Anna opened her mailbox and found a piece of paper reading: ยซ please go and see the accommodation manager ASAP ยป.
What could she have done wrong, she thought? She really didn't like that man, he made her feel so uncomfortable every time she had to go in his office. He was short, baldish, had fat little fingers and chewed his nails. And on top of everything else, he took pleasure in making her blush. Right, she blushed very easily, anytime she felt ill-at-ease or embarrassed. But he knew exactly how to make her react and she didn't like that.
She decided to go to her studio first, drop her backpack and groceries. She would go down to Mr. Fit's office later.
As she stepped in the elevator, absent minded as always, she walked right in her next door neighbor. He was the sexiest, hottest man she'd ever met. Tall, dark skinned with beautiful hands and such long fingers. She'd spent entire nights fantasizing over him. He was always really well dressed as well, with a suit and a tie, gorgeous hair and the most perfect smile. He'd try asking her out a couple of times โ god only knew why - but she'd gotten scared and had turned him down.
She was 23 years old and still a virgin. For some reason she was scared by men โ scared of what they made her feel, of the possible pain she could have to go through if anything went wrong. So she'd decided a while ago, consciously or not, that it would be safer to stay single.
She spent the entire ride up to the 15th floor staring at her feet, avoiding HIS gaze. Of course, she could feel her face reddening, and she hated it. As soon as the doors opened she jumped out, muttering "goodbye", opened her studio door and hurried in. She must have looked so ridiculous!
She had a quick shower, got changed and summoned the courage to go and face Mr.Fit.
"Come in" summoned a voice inside his office. "Ah, Miss Keller glad to see you. Please have a seat." "I saw your note in my letterbox. Could you tell me what the problem is?" "Always cutting to the chase, aren't you Anna. I love It when you take control of the conversation. Women in charge are very attractive, I'm sure your boyfriend has told you so", he said winking at her. And off she went, blushing thoroughly. "Please don't blush on my account, I hope I haven't upset you?"
She took a deep breath, pretended she hadn't heard anything and replied:
"No, no, no worries. Please, tell me what's wrong and why you needed to see me?"
"Well, seeing you is always a pleasure dear, but the problem, Miss Keller, is that you haven't paid your rent in three months now and..."
She interrupted him
"This is impossible. I have a permanent bank transfer set on my account. I have been checking it, my rent has been withdrawn every month since I got here last September."
She could feel her heart beat so fast in her chest and panic starting to rise.
"I'm afraid there has been a problem, something went wrong, and as it turns out, you have been living in your studio for three months without paying your rent. So I'm really sorry to have to tell you this but I am going to have to ask you to leave your room by tomorrow evening."
"Please Mr. Fit, you can't do that, I have my mid-term exams coming up next week, I have to study, I don't have time to look for a new place. Please, there has to be something I can do. I obviously don't have the money in my account, as it has been withdrawn, but I could take out a loan and pay you everything I owe you before the end of the month, I promise."
Tears had started swelling up in her eyes, her voice was quivering, she knew she was going to cry any second now.
"I'm sorry this is not going to work. Can you imagine if I gave such leeway to every student in the building? It would be impossible to manage!" "Please, please, please, I'll do anything, anything you want. Just don't evict me. There has to be something I can do to make this right!" "Well, if you insist, there is something..." "Anything, Sir, I swear. Just tell me and I'll do it!"
A tiny sliver of hope helped her get some confidence and cool back. He was human after all. He could not be that heartless, for sure.
"Well, you are a very attractive young lady, you must know that, right?"
She remained silent. Her stomach had started knotting, she was really hoping this wasn't going the way she thought it would.
"Aren't you Miss Keller? A very sexy young lady? Please, answer my question if you want this to work!" "I suppose so, I don't really know." "Has your boyfriend never told you so?" "I don't have a boyfriend" "Right, you don't have a boyfriend at the moment, but what about your ex? He must have told you how pretty he found you?" "Well, to be honest, I've never been with someone". Her voice was nothing more than a murmur. "What? I can't hear you. Speak louder please" His tone was harsh, demanding. Shivers ran down her back. "I said, I've never had a boyfriend before" "Right, well, this is going to be even more interesting that I'd thought. Here's what I suggest Anna. We both have something the other one wants. I have the keys to your studio, you have to keys to your magnificent body. You give me what I want and I'll give you what you want. What do you say?".
Anna felt like the ground was collapsing under her feet. She was starting to feel sick. There was absolutely no way she was letting that man touch her, go where no one had ever been before. But at the same time she could feel something tingle down low in her tummy, something she'd never felt before. She'd been quiet for a long time and Mr. Fit spoke again.
"Fine, not a problem. I thought I'd try and be nice to you, give you an opportunity to keep your apartment. You are obviously not willing to cooperate, please, leave my office and have all of your belongings removed from your room by tomorrow evening. Good-bye Miss Keller" "No, no, please, I'll do it. Tell me what to do and I'll do it." "Are you sure? You're not going to fuss about it and make a scene and say yes, then no, then yes again? I want you to make up your mind right now. There will be no turning back, be sure of it" "Yes, I'm certain. I'll do it." "Perfect. And I see you are wearing a very pretty skirt, this is going to help us a lot. Please come and sit on my desk Anna."
Reluctantly, Anna stood up from her chair and went to sit on Mr. Fit's desk. She was shaking, could not bear to look him in the eyes. She was so ashamed of herself.
"That's it, good girl. Now, sit facing me and put a foot on each side of my legs. Well done. Are you already wet Anna?"