My friend Ellen Rabinoff called with a desperate tone to her voice. "You need to cover for me, Karen. I can't make it. And I can't afford to lose my job."
I wanted to help, but I didn't think I could pull it off. "But I don't have the slightest idea what to do."
"You don't have to do anything. Just meet the clients and take them to a couple homes. Tell them I'll be in touch with all the details later. If you go slow, I might even meet you at the last house. You can do it, Karen. There's nothing to it at all."
And that's how I ended up waiting for Mr. and Mrs. Masterson in front of an expensive, geometrically modern house in the most affluent part of town. It was a hot day, and the roses and lilies bloomed abundantly in the meticulously maintained yard. I was nervous, and I could feel beads of sweat trickling down my sides.
They arrived in a sparkling new Jaguar XJ8. Mr. Masterson wore a beautiful linen suit with a blue silk shirt. His wife had on a slinky yellow dress and wore big, round, dark sunglasses. She had no trouble at all walking in her fabulous, skinny, high-heeled shoes. Mr. Masterson waited back on the concrete sidewalk as his wife strode right up to me and stood just a little too close for my comfort. I gulped involuntarily. She pulled her sunglasses off and stared right at me. Her lips were dark red and her eyes were chocolate brown. "Yes, you'll do just fine," she said. She put her sunglasses back on and turned her back to me, looking out into the yard. "Now tell me, what do we have here?"
Ellen had sent me some paperwork on the house, which I had studied carefully. I started to recite the spiel I had been rehearsing in my mind for the past two hours, but Mrs. Masterson interrupted me with a wave of her hand. "This is a minor concern. Let's see what we have inside."
I was flustered from being interrupted and felt disoriented. I opened the door and let them in. They didn't wait for me to show them around. They immediately went to the large brass, stone, and iron staircase and headed upstairs. I stumbled behind them, trying to remember what I had planned to say about the bedrooms upstairs. My script was worthless and I couldn't think of an ad lib that would let me get back on track.
They poked their heads into the first two rooms and continued down the hall to the master suite. They ducked quickly inside and shut the door in my face.
I had a flash of anger at the way they were treating me. They wouldn't have dared to do this to Ellen! I threw open the door and went after them.
The bedroom was dominated by a king-sized platform bed and large, abstract paintings on the walls. Mr. and Mrs. Masterson were standing in the center of the room in a tight embrace, kissing.
"Ahem," I said.
They stopped kissing, but they didn't separate. Mrs. Masterson stared into my eyes while she unzipped his pants and pulled out an enormous, hard penis. She stroked its huge length a few times, and a bead of pre-cum formed on its tip. She got down on her knees in front of him.
"You can't do that!" I protested. "What if the owners come back?"
She licked the pre-cum off the tip of his dick and sneered at me. "Surely they would not return while you were showing their home to potential buyers. They do know we are here looking, don't they?"
"I – I – I'm not sure."
Anger flashed in her eyes. "You're not sure?" She let go of his penis, which waved back and forth.
"I didn't organize this," I blurted. "I'm just here to show the house."
"What you're telling me is you're not a real realtor. You're just some show toy, a pretty little bauble for my use and entertainment?"
I looked down at my feet, ashamed. How did she peg me so easily? "Yes," I whispered.
She stood up and walked over to me. She put her fingers under my chin and lifted my face to hers. "You are a pretty little thing. Whatever your name is."
"Karen," I said.
"Take off your clothes, Karen."
My fingers felt fat and trembling, but I worked on the buttons of my blouse. I looked at Mr. Masterson, who had stripped naked. His large, thick rod stood steady and erect. I removed my blouse and unfastened the clasp of my slacks. Both husband and wife watched me intently as I took off my bra.