To Josh:
"I drove last time, and you know how that went.
You
come pick
me
up this time."
Josh:
"Yes... no problem. I'll grab you at 8:30 p.m."
To Josh:
"Thanks! See you then!"
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Amanda had about 90 minutes to get into her costume and do her makeup. Josh was picking her up to go to the same bar they always went to. It was close to her work and it's where all their friends would be tonight. He used to work with her—that's how they met. But he'd since moved on to greener pastures professionally. Personally, though, both Amanda and Josh had always known that the end of his employment wouldn't mean the end of their friendship. They got along too well. In fact,
too
well at times.
Their friendship often blurred lines that most people would never cross. Last time they drove in together, Amanda ended up straddling Josh in the backseat of her car before they even made it inside. Their friends knew. Amanda assumed they kept it to themselves just to see how the situation would play out. They were probably the hottest piece of office gossip.
Josh was more conservative than Amanda, certainly. Being a decade older and raised differently, it was a wonder they got along at all. Amanda loved pushing his buttons, and that was just part of their dynamic—the ongoing, teasing flirtation. When she was picking out her costume last week, she was drawn to the religious ones. Raised in a church-going family, she'd stopped attending in her teens. Josh, on the other hand, had continued attending church his whole life. Married in a church and everything. She would never admit it, but she found his propriety and piety to be
very
hot. It was another yin and yang of their relationship: church-going and church-apathetic.
There was a nun costume—well, a
slutty
nun—and a Catholic schoolgirl costume, or rather, a
slutty
schoolgirl. Amanda wanted a costume that would specifically ruffle Josh's feathers. She loved knocking him off-kilter. Josh had gone to private school, though it was Christian, not Catholic.
Close enough
, she figured and left with the schoolgirl costume: a short, pleated plaid skirt, sheer white thigh-highs, and a cropped collared shirt that came with a matching plaid tie. The tie was longer than the shirt and tickled her midriff when she tried it on.
Amanda did her makeup first, a darker and sultrier version of her usual look. What she hadn't considered ahead of time was the bra and panties situation—the shirt was
thin
. She poked through her drawers and settled on a white bra, and, of course, the matching white panties. For good measure, she added her white garter belt. It would peek out from under her skirt as she walked. She shimmied into her costume. Her bra was certainly visible through the shirt, but tonight seemed like a good night to let that slide.
The timing was perfect. Finishing with a spritz of perfume, Josh texted her again. He was outside. Amanda slipped into her heels, grabbed her purse, and was out the door in an instant.
Amanda hoped Josh was eying her as she walked from her door to his car. Swaying her hips, she was lost in her own thoughts until she sat down and turned to say hello. Her mouth dropped open.
"What the
fuck
?" Amanda blurted out, almost involuntarily. She took in Josh's costume: black slacks, a black button-down shirt, and a white tab slipped into his collar.
"Um, yes,
hello
to you too," Josh replied, amused.
"How are you possibly a
priest
? We can't go like this! A father and a schoolgirl?" Amanda complained. They had accidentally coordinated their costumes.
Josh took a moment to look her up and down, clearly using the costume as an excuse to take his time.
"Well, maybe it's cool that we're coordinated. I'd hate to make you change," he said in jest.
"And how can you be a priest? Isn't that sacrilegious for you, church boy?" Amanda teased, though it was an honest question.
"Ah, I'm not Catholic," Josh retorted with a grin.
Amanda was dumbfounded. She didn't want to get into that conversation with him. "Let's go," she told him.
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Josh's car meant Josh's music—that was their deal. He played piano and trumpet and loved classical music. Symphonies filled the silence of the car ride. Amanda often wondered what the instruments did for his fine motor skills, his finger strength, and his dexterity. Not that was planning to find out. They were both happily married—to other people.
Amanda spent the car ride alternating between watching the sky through the windshield and watching Josh's profile as he focused on driving. It was dark this Halloween night, nearly a new moon.
They pulled into the bar's parking lot. It was less crowded than Amanda expected for Halloween, but Josh still drove to the back of the lot. Her heart rate quickened. She knew he was hoping to park in the same spot as the last time they got a little too handsy. And he did. Amanda was hoping for that too. Their thoughts were so in sync, it freaked her out at times.
With the car parked, they both climbed out, ready to walk across the lot and inside. Amanda shut her door.
"Are we going to make it inside this time?" she asked Josh, jokingly. He swung around the car and stopped her in her tracks.
"No," replied Josh, matter-of-factly. He had some sort of plan, but Amanda had no clue what. It caught her off guard, and she felt her breathing speed up.
"Last time we parked back here, you did something very naughty. A sin, if you will," Josh said, trailing a finger up from Amanda's waistband, over her bare stomach, to the hem of her shirt. Amanda's mouth fell open, half in surprise, half in arousal.
"I want you to learn your lesson before we go inside," Josh said slyly. He gripped her tie like a leash, pulling enough for her to feel the pressure.
"What makes you think I'm interested?" Amanda retorted as her final attempt to remind him this was crazy.
Josh looked at her smugly. "Don't you know costumes come true, schoolgirl? Follow the rules."
Amanda, finally processing the situation, could only respond, "Okay." She really wanted to know where this roleplay was going—it was exceptionally out of character for Josh to be so forward. Or was it? She questioned herself. He had started it last time, too.
Josh grabbed her waist and gently shifted her sideways, making space to open the back door.
"I'll be making the decisions tonight," Josh said, smiling—a direct callback to their last illicit car session. Amanda was starting to clue in to Josh's plan but still mystified. Thoughts flitted through her head reminding her to keep some boundaries, but her curiosity reigned supreme.
Josh crawled into the back seat, reaching forward to push both front seats as far away as possible, making the back seat more spacious. He centered himself, leaned back, and spread his legs.
Turning to Amanda, he said, "Come." He gestured to the open space to his left and said "Head," gestured to his left thigh and patted saying "Ass," and gestured between his legs saying "Legs."
Amanda knew what he wanted, but she was too shocked to move.
Josh thought for a moment and added a clarification, "Face down."
"Come," he reiterated, opening his arms wide against the back seats, giving Amanda as much space as possible to climb in.
She lifted a leg to get in the car.
"Oh! Heels off," one more directive from Josh. Usually Amanda was the talkative one between them, but she had barely said a word in the last few minutes. Silently, she slipped her heels off and opened the front door, placing them on the passenger seat for safe keeping. She again started to climb in, as told.
Amanda's heart and mind were racing. She was scolding herself for just going along, not even asking what 'the plan' was. But she trusted Josh and really wanted to see where this was going.