It was dark when she drove up to the gates of the Majestic. For some unknown reason, they were wide open. Arna's Wrangler lurched up the ramp and clattered to a stop. She cut the engine, jumped out. The air was still and balmy in the manner preceding a storm.
She saw Marque's classic T-bird silently sitting in the lot with its headlights on. She clopped up to the driver's-side door. With both palms she slapped the tinted window. "C'mon outta there, you double-crossin' sonuvabitch!" Getting no response, she kicked the side panel and pounded the hood. She cursed and ranted then stepped back to gain momentum for the next assault of rubber-toed sports shoe against molded chrome. Before she could land another fell blow to the defenseless fender, a dull thud sounded. She skidded to a stop on one heel with the other suspended in midair. Her ears perked up to detect more pounding coming from the back of the car. Cautiously, she walked around to the trunk. She startled to see it bounce with a solid bang and a muffled groan.
Arna noticed the keys dangling from the lock. She gave them a hard twist. The latch clicked back and the trunk lid lifted to reveal her bane -- the dashing, charismatic, manipulative and renown escape artist Marque D. Sade who had tied her up in litigation over ownership rights to her late uncle's theater. Trussed up in chains with his hands handcuffed behind his back and his ankles cuffed together, a red ball gag was in his mouth, he struggled against his bonds and tried uttering unintelligible but urgent words to her.
Before Arna could turn to see the threat standing behind her, a strong set of hands grabbed her from behind and shoved her inside the trunk on top of him. The lid slammed shut locking them in the tight confines. The eyes of one couldn't make out the face of the other, not only because of the darkness but because they were stuffed in tight with her nose filling the recess of his right eye and his nose lodging along her left cheek. The car motor revved, pinning them tighter together in a sudden pitch.
He grunted through the gag for her to remove it from his mouth. Her fingers frantically clambered across beard stubble and pulled at the straps. "How the hell to you get this gross ol' thaing off anyway?" Her thick Texas drawl twanged sharply on her fear-tightened vocal chords.
He couldn't make out the look of distaste on her face. His tongue worked futilely against the latex ball in a fierce attempt to communicate. "Come off, damn it." She was on the brink of panic when her fingers fell upon found the hitch and loosened it.
Marque spat the ball out. He knew he'd have to gain control of Arna in order to gain control of the situation. "Arna, Arna, listen. You've got to help me concentrate so that I can get us out of here."
"How do I do that?"
"Get me hard."
"Pardon me?"
"Stroke my dick and get me hard." His cupid lips fluttered against her mouth.
"But why?"