Chapter 2
Back to the Grind
Jayce strode into the cinema for the first time since the shooting, his black clothes offsetting his red hair and pale complexion. A couple of workmates called out to him, welcoming him back, and congratulating him on his bravery. Taking a few moments to chat and mingle, Jayce finally made it to the office, ready to sign in for his shift.
'Jayce,' The Manager's voice rang out over the subtle hum of the computers and constant ringing of the office phone. Jayce turned to look towards the source of the voice and was greeted with the usual frame of the thrity-something womanly figure of Monique; dressed in a silver silk blouse, pencil skirt and neckerchief, her brown hair held tightly in a bun at the back of her head with a pair of chopsticks. 'I wasn't expecting you for another week, Hero.'
Jayce blinked various thoughts out of his mind, attempting to regain some level of professionality 'Um, yeah. I called though, the other day. I spoke to Jonno, he said to come on in.'
'We both know Jonno never tells me anything.' She strode towards Jayce, sliding past him to get through the narrow space between desk and wall and over to the roster pinned to the corkboard. 'And he didn't make a note of it on here. Looks like... Dave has your shift.'
Jayce's heart sank. He knew Wednesdays were one of the few days he'd have to work with Mia now the holidays were over. 'Yeah. Fine. When can I start back up again?'
'Give yourself another week to recover, and give me a call. Hold on...' Monique rustles around the desks until she finds a business card. Scrawling something on the back she hands it to Jayce. 'Here's my mobile, just so you don't get Jonno again.'
'Thank you-' Jayce starts before he's interrupted by Dave poking his head through the door to the ticket box.
'Anyone seen Mia?' the dreadlocked man queried as he looks back and forth between Jayce and Monique. 'No?' the two figures shake their heads nearly in unison. 'Damn.' The dreadlocks just clear the doorway as it closes.
'I'll see if I can find her.' Jayce says as he heads for the staff-room door.
'Thanks.' Comes the reply as Monique returns to her office.
Jayce makes his way through the staff area and into the service hallway.
'A...' He mutters as he passes a door. 'B.... Projection...' He traces his fingers along the wall as he approaches the door he wants. 'C.' With a click the door opens revealing a nearly untouched pile of paint and random cinema-related spare parts. Clambering over a torn seat the man makes his way to an unfinished door and pulling it open he heads up the steep concrete stairs towards the steel door at the top.
'Mia?' Jayce asks questioningly as he slowly pushes the door open. 'Mia, you up here?'
'No...' came the nearly whimpered response.
'Hey, you okay?' Jayce asked, as he pulled himself through the doorway and over to the sullen figure seated on a concrete block beneath a large satellite dish. 'What's happened?'
Mia raises her gaze to meet Jayce's, her bloodshot eyes and puffy black lids evidence of her sadness. 'Nothing. Don't worry about it.' She sniffs loudly, wiping her nose on her sleeve in the cold cloudy air.
'You know I've been doing some tests with that whole mind thing.' The statement came seemingly from nowhere and caused Mia's mind to stumble over it, pausing before turning to face Jayce, motioning for him to continue. 'Let me show you... Pillows.'
Darkness.
Mia opened her eyes, laying on her back staring up at a wonderfully orange sky at sunset. The light was unnaturally even all around, making everything visible enough to interact with and see, but just dark enough to evoke a sense of mystery. She felt the ground she was laying on through her work clothes, it was soft to the touch much like 'Pillows?'
'Pillows.' The voice of Jayce softly floated from behind Mia. She turned around to meet his barely-lit gaze, like her he was still dressed as before. 'A whole world of 'em. Mountains of pillows, valleys of cushions, rivers of... other soft things. Possibly teddybears.'
'What?'
'Not much else to say really. I like sunsets. They're nice and calming.' Jayce moved over to sit right next to Mia. 'Time passes here much faster than in the real world. I've timed it; An hour here is about the same as one second out there. I've spent months sailing seas, flying through the skies and even shooting through space.'
'But...'
Jayce sighs as he takes Mia's hand in his. 'We can do anything here, for however long we want. We can run around throwing pillows at each other or just sit and chat. Whatever you want. I haven't figured some things out yet, so if there's anything you want just say and I'll do my best to make it for you.'
Mia sat in silence for a moment letting it all settle in. A niggling question rose to the front of her mind 'What happens if you get hurt here?'
'I've already tested that one. Started by pricking my thumb, I won't tell you what else I did...' Jayce broke their gaze to stare at the sky. Bright purple clouds whisked across the orange expanse. 'Suffice to say that no injury inflicted here made it to the real world.'
'Really.' Mia stated, somewhat matter-of-factly. 'I guess if physical things can't go from here to there...' She looked out to the sky, grinned and looked back to him.
'What...' Jayce met her sultry gaze with a confused look. 'Why are you-'
Before Jayce could finish his sentence, Mia gained footing against a rather large tasselled cushion and pounced him. Her weight and velocity knocks Jayce off balance, as he slams into a small pile of assorted softness with the buxom beauty pinning him down. She wraps her hand around the back of his head, and pulls Jayce into a deep and passionate kiss, her tongue thrashing against his as he responds to her assault in kind.
Mia's plump breasts weigh down Jayce as she wraps an arm around him, pulling him tighter into her already powerful embrace. She finds an opening and wraps one leg around his, using the hold to grind her hips against his. Jayce reaches up around her back and further tightens their hold on each other by pulling her into him. He slides his hand under Mia's shirt and begins to scratch lightly at the small of her back.
Mia in turn pulls away from the kiss, and reaches down to pull Jayce's shirt off. 'Easy way....' Jayce moans as her weight is now focused on pinning his ever growing member between his abdomen and the heat of her crotch. In a blur of fabric both figures lose their clothing, their smooth naked bodies lit by the orange sky upon a small hill of pillows.
Both Mia and Jayce moan in pleasure as their genitals touch from the quick removal of fabric. His hardening cock wedged lengthways across her moist pussy, it's head rubbing lightly against her clitoris, a fact that caused not just a moan, but some subconscious gyration of her hips as well. Jayce reached up to her, his fingers sliding around the back of her now naked neck as he pulls the voluptuous figure down on top of him once more, locking her into a passionate kiss.
With one hand holding herself up, Mia uses the other to grab Jayce's throbbing cock, one finger loosing from the grip to caress his balls before guiding the head to her waiting pussy. Her tongue pauses it's motions in Jayce's lust-fuelled kiss, moaning lightly as she lets his cock tip slip into her with a wet plop.
Jayce's hands wander to her back, fingers drawing down across her skin from shoulderblade to hip causing the buxom lady to arch her back, pushing the rest of Jayce's cock deep inside her, all the way to his shaven balls.
'Jay... dammit that's good....' Mia moans as she pushes down onto him, Jayce's cock filling her as full as possible. For a couple of moments they lay there almost still as Jayce holds Mia's hips down, his cock head brushing against her cervix. Mia slowly pushes forward against Jayce, grinding her wet pussy along his member's length.
'Mia...'
'Yeah?'
'I want... to come... deep... inside you.' Jayce spoke through staggered breath, his words echoing through his mind, setting off lots of alarms. Thoughts of her slapping him and demanding to go back raced through him. He gulped, awaiting an answer.
'Fuck yes...' Mia managed in reply before pulling herself up far enough to just leave the head of Jayce's throbbing member inside her 'Just... not yet...' Slamming back down, impaling herself once more upon Jayce's cock, the two of them moan in ecstacy. Mia shifts, riding Jayce as she alternates between grinding and pulling away.
Jayce reaches up, his hands abandoning the furious thrusts of the horny woman's hips in favour of cupping her bouncing orbs. Squeezing them firmly he uses his thumb to depress and rub Mia's perky nipples, her large areolas sensitive to his wandering fingertips as she moans a long 'Fffffffuuuuuuuuuuck......'