It was the winter of last year that Vince finally got his wish. He was standing in the small lobby of his apartment complex, grabbing his mail, when his neighbor, Emmanuelle, came in the front door with a huff. She did not look too happy. She stomped her feet to get the snow off her boots and took her gloves off.
"Hey Vince," she said, sounding tired. "How are you?"
"Pretty good, just looking at what I want to buy my sister for Christmas," he replied, looking up from the Christmas catalog in his hands. "How are you?"
"I'm bummed." She opened her own mailbox and pulled out several pieces of mail. Without even bothering to look at them, she turned towards the door to go inside.
He held the door open for her, letting her go first. "What's the problem?" he asked as he pressed the button for the elevator.
"So, you know I was dating that douche-bag and you won't believe it. I caught him cheating on me. On me! That asshole cheated on me!" She was fuming mad.
"Cheating on you?" he asked. But he wasn't sure he really wanted to know. The elevator door opened and they both got in. She pressed the button for their floor.
As the door closed, she continued. "Yeah, I'm so done. I never want to see another man again in my life. You know what? If another man doesn't look in my direction I will die a happy woman. I'm so done." She started unwrapping the scarf around her neck and removed her hat. She was a good looking young woman, about 25, with long black hair that she kept swept back from her face. She always looked great, wearing light make-up that accentuated her long dark lashes and eyebrows that surrounded her crystal blue eyes.
He smiled at her. "That's kind of hard to believe, coming from you. It seems you have a new boyfriend every month."
She looked at him as if he had just called her a whore. "Seriously?" She was shocked he would say something like that.
"Yeah!" he said, somewhat defiantly. He was pretty sure she wouldn't go postal on him.
"I can't believe you just said that!" she replied. "I'm serious. I'm done. I've been cheated on left and right. I've been lied to. I'm too fucking pretty for this shit."
"Well you know what? You're young and I just don't believe you. I think one day you're going to be begging for a guy..."
She quickly interrupted him. "No! Nope! Never! Ever, ever, ever!"
He waited for her little tirade to end. "You know, I bet you you'll be begging for a guy by the end of the week."
"Oh yeah?" she said, challengingly. She seemed pretty sure of herself, but he knew her type well.
The elevator door opened to their floor and they got out. The floor was empty and they strolled down the hallway toward their respective doors.
"Better yet," he said, laughing a little, "I'll bet you'll be begging for a guy by the end of the day."
"Oh... How much are you willing to bet hot shot?" she asked, so sure of herself.
"You know what, even better, I'm even willing to bet that I can have you begging for a guy in an hour." They reached their doors and he slid the key into his, opening the door slightly. She was standing in front of hers just looking at him.
She looked at him with her mouth open, smiling at the same time... shocked and amused. "Begging? In an hour? Put your money where your mouth is! How much are you looking to bet?"
"Oh I dunno... uh... what do you want?"
She thought for a moment. "You know my new ride? How 'bout you pay my car payment for the rest of the year?"
"That's two months!" he said, making a face to show her how crazy that idea was to him. "And what do I get?"
She looked down her body as if anything to do with it would be pleasing. "Well... if you're the one making me beg, you might as well just take it if you get it."
"I don't know if that's worth two car payments," he said, shaking his head.
She opened her coat, showing him her thin, muscular, t-shirt and jean-clad body. "Are you trying to tell me this sweetness is not worth $800?" The t-shirt seemed to strain to hold her breasts and her jeans had to have been painted on her. Vince had no idea how she could get in them otherwise.
He laughed. She was right. She would definitely be worth it. "Alright, you've got a bet," he said extending his hand across the hall. He felt a little scared that this was going to be a mistake, however. They were neighbors. What if things got out of hand? What if she accused him of rape?
She grabbed his hand in her's, pumping it. "Deal!" she said confidently.
"Come over in 15 minutes," he said, opening his door and entering. He had to get some stuff set up first.
She smiled as if there was no way she was going to lose. "Oh, for $800 I'll be there!"
Vince closed his apartment door and then went into his bedroom and sat down for a minute on the side of the bed. He had to compose myself. This had moved very fast and he suddenly became unsure of himself. He pulled his little box of goodies from his closet and set it on his bed. He could see everything he was going to use to make her submit to him... it would be far more than he needed!
That thought made him chuckle. He walked into the bathroom and splashed cold water onto his face. While he looked at himself in the mirror he realized he was being silly. This wasn't new. He'd done this many times before. He knew exactly what he was doing. He had absolutely nothing to worry about.
He pulled rope from the box and moved into the livingroom. He set the box aside then took a chair from the dining room and put it dead center in the room, with the comfortable couch and chairs all around it. She was going to be the center of his attentions. He put one of the small vibrators on the floor beside the chair along with a couple... fun... items. He wanted her to see these. He wanted her to think that was it.
Then he waited.
Sure enough, 15 minutes later, Emmanuelle knocked on his door. When he opened it, she was leaning against the frame, without her coat. Her breasts looked great underneath the thin t-shirt. He could see the outline of her bra, but even that couldn't contain the press of her nipples. Was she cold? Excited?
He stepped aside, inviting her in and closed the door. She laughed when she saw what he'd layed out.
"What the hell is all this? You think you're going to tie me up, get me all hot and bothered, and you're going to win?"
Vince smiled. "I have my ways."
She shook her head, laughing. "I might as well just think about how I'm going to spend that $800 dollars... because I'm totally winning." She bent down and picked up the rope, testing how it felt and it's strength. "You know, I'm not into this kinky shit. This doesn't do it for me."
"Really?" he said, amused.
"Uh huh..."
He took the rope from her hands and turned her around until she was facing away from the chair. "We'll see about that," he said.
"We will see about that. When I'm happily buying new shoes next month... and a brand new purse..."
"Take off your pants," he ordered her. She seemed to be taken aback by his sudden dominating tone, but shut her mouth and unfastened her pants. She took several minutes to slide them down and off her legs, likely hoping to eat up time.
He lowered her into the chair, spreading her legs wide so that her feet moved towards the back legs. This forced her knees on either side of the seat, keeping her from closing her legs. Then he knelt behind her and began fastening a quick, but intricate tie around both her ankle and the chair leg. In less than a minute, both legs were secured in place.
"I always knew there was something odd about you," she snickered as he took her arms behind the back of the chair. She laughed again. "Victory smells so sweet. Like expensive perfume."
He bound her hands and her elbows together with an intricate sleeve of rope all the way up her forarms, from wrist to elbow. The tie kept her shoulders back, accentuating her breasts nicely.
"Does it have to be this tight?" she complained. She tried to move, but was held fast.