Jeff woke up confused and hurting. The desert sun was near the horizon, but he couldn't tell if it was dawn or dusk. His memory was slightly clouded and he guessed it was because of the large bump on his head.
Jeff sat up and looked around him more closely. The throbbing pain in his head brought him awake much quicker, along with jump-starting his memory…
Jeff sat across from a big brute of a man, peering over his three aces. The sneer on his face showed the contempt he held for Jeff. The mans friends, Billy and Jake, sat on each side of the table. Matthew, as his friends called him, wasn't having very good luck with the 5 card draw game. Neither were Billy and Jake.
The next two cards, dealt by Jake, came face down. Jeff looked at them one at a time. Two eights. Jeff now officially held the Dead Man's Hand.
"Read 'em and weep," Billy yelled, as he threw down two pair, kings and jacks.
"Ah, shit fire, Billy, that ain't nothin'," bellowed Jake, dropping three 4's on the table.
"Ya'll out of luck and mine has come back," grinned Matthew. He dropped three tens down and started to rake the pot his way.
"Hold your horses," said Jeff, lowering his cards with one hand.
"Ya cheatin' bastard," screamed Matthew. "That's the 13th hand in a row. It ain't possible!"
With that he pulled a knife and held it across the table at Jeff. In a flash, Jeff's other hand, cleverly hidden before under the table, placed the barrel of a Colt .45 between Matthew's eyes. "I've never dealt and I haven't cheated," said Jeff, quietly. He quickly picked the money off the table and slowly stood up.
Matthew put his knife away and sat back down. As Jeff backed away, putting the pistol back in it's holster, Matthew made one last threat. "I'll get you, stranger," he said. "I promise you that much. I'll get even."
That night, just after making camp not too far from the small, dusty western town, Jeff heard a rustling noise behind him before the hard blow to the back of his head…
Jeff climbed to his feet and looked around. He was in some kind of a pit. There were nine statues around the center area, and if they were human, he would've considered himself a lucky man.
All nine were women, not a stitch of clothing on any of them. Their bodies were a man's dream come true. Tight, firm asses, slim waists that curved both up and down to beautiful thighs and breasts. The faces, if they were alive, would have had sensual parting lips, high cheekbones, a perfect nose and closed eyes.
A noise from above brought Jeff back to his senses. Ignoring the rising bulge in his pants, he looked around for a way out. "I told you I would get even," came a familiar voice. Jeff looked at a human form nearly 200 feet above him. "I know you didn't cheat, but I couldn't let my friends hear I was wrong," Matthew continued. "That's why I chose for you to die this way. When night comes, you'll thank me…and curse me." With that, he left. Jeff was now alone with these 9 beautiful, but stone, statues.
He spent some time looking for a way to escape but the walls were too steep and there were no openings that led out. He finally leaned against a wall to relax and stared at the women.
The shadows from the walls had enveloped one of them and the darkness seemed to change its gray color to look almost pale white. Jeff's eyes must have been playing tricks on him because he thought the slight breeze had made that fire red hair move.
"Fire red hair!" gasped Jeff.
He rushed over to the statue, ignoring the movement from another statue that was also hidden in the shadows. When he reached the one with red hair, she reached out to him with both arms. Jeff tried to stop before reaching her, but she moved quickly and wrapped her arms around him.
His face was buried in her breasts and a scent of wanting sex reached his nose, rising from the small patch of hair below.
When he pushed himself away from her, he bumped into another woman. She had the exact same form as the red head, but she had black hair. The arms quickly reached around his chest and grabbed him tightly. The red head sauntered closer and grabbed his shirt with both hands. As she tore it open, the brunette began passionately kissing his neck.