Amy had been visiting him for 10 years, but she still didn't know his name. She hadn't even asked. The contract was very clear that he decides what they talk about on June 12th every year - the only day they were allowed to see each other.
Today was June 12th, and she was ready. Waiting a full year between seeing him was torture, but time never moved slower than on the morning of the 12th.
She opened her purse for the fourth time and made sure she had everything she needed. His requests were surprising this year, and it had taken her four days to assemble everything, but it was all there.
She allowed herself to daydream about how it all began.
***
Her old roommate Tess had put her up to it a lifetime ago.
Tess' day was March 22nd, and its effect on her was obvious the next morning. Amy had been sitting in her favourite seat by the window drinking her morning coffee and reading a fantasy book when a black sedan pulled up and her roommate spilled out.
It wasn't unusual for Tess to arrive late after an overnight tryst, her chestnut brown hair a tousled mess, but this morning was different. Before the front door was even closed behind her, Tess had found Amy and pulled the book from her hand.
Their eyes locked, and Amy saw an insatiable hunger there. A lip bite and the slightest of nods from Amy was enough for Tess to seize control and turn their friendship into something else.
Between Tess' fifth and sixth orgasm that day, she told her friend all about the arrangement.
Amy submitted an application the next day.
***
When you have an assigned day, all you can do is wait for it. The contract stipulates only three responsibilities in advance of the annual event.
The first was a questionnaire, identical every year since year two. Amy had to write her responses by hand and send them to a post office box one month before her appointment. The five questions were:
1) Will you be keeping your appointment this year?
2) Are there any changes to your limits since last year?
3) What moment from last year's session do you think about the most, and why?
4) Describe, in detail, a recent fantasy that you have masturbated to.
5) Did you have an orgasm while writing your responses to these questions?
The answer to question five was always 'yes'. Amy would touch herself with her left hand while writing with her right, and she would mark a star on the paper to indicate the moment when she had climaxed. This year's version of her letter had three stars on it. The fantasy had been very detailed.
In the envelope with the responses, Amy was required to include a recent health test proving a clean bill of sexual health.
The final responsibility was following a list of Instructions that would arrive by mail a week in advance. These changed every time, and could be difficult to complete in time for the appointment.
If you fail to follow any of the advanced instructions, you lose your day forever.
If you miss your day once, you lose your day forever.
Amy could do whatever she wanted for the rest of the year, but on every June 12th she was his for exactly 24 hours.