It had begun as just a Saturday job. Her boss, Greg had asked her to accompany his lawyer brother, Simon, to take notes, filing etc as he visited his bevy of illustrious "clients". Kate had jumped at the chance. The money would come in handy. Simon was an overweight, sweating type with a comb over and curry stains on his tie. His clientele were all in prison and his Saturday work was going to the jail and meeting with them. Her flatmate warned her against it but Kate had never backed down from anything in her life and wasn't about to start now.
Kate prided herself on her appearance. But turning up in a black seamed nylons and glasses at a men's prison is tantamount to a suicide mission. They had to walk through a sectioned off pathway that was covered in mesh wire. She was barely through the gate when she was screamed at.
'Oh, baby... show me your tits... oh, you've got great tits.'
'Oh, boys look at that. I haven't had a woman in five years.'
'Hey, Simon, what drugs are using on dates these days?'
'That's it baby... look at what I got here for you. A nice juicy cock. All hard and waiting for you to screw yourself with...'
She shuddered in revulsion as one after another lewd suggestion was barked at her as she passed. From the corner of her eye, one inmate, standing well over six feet tall and wearing beanie cap winked at her. The innocence of it, in comparison to the calls of "get your tits out babe" made her falter. Simon whisked her through into a hallway that led to a disused office.
'Legal aid is a bitch but it pays the rent,' said Simon as he dropped his briefcase to the desk. 'Are you alright?'
Kate sagged at the desk. 'I think so.'
One by one the came in. Young. Old. Ugly. Attractive. All of them menacing. All of them looking at her as though they knew what she had on under her clothes. Simon was professional and carefully kept them in line but she was shaken when they finally left that day. Returning was not an option...
Until she received a bill from her ex boyfriend, demanding that she pay him for maintenance he'd done on her car when they were still together. Kate could barely afford her rent since they'd broken up let alone pay him what he was asking for. She choked back the tears as she ran out to the Simon's car that next rainy Saturday morning. She slipped in and tried to ignore Simon's perusal of her legs as she gathered her coat around her knees.
'Ever the professional, eh, Kate,' he said as he manoeuvred into the traffic.
There were fewer in the yard that day. She ignored the jeers, finding herself smiling at some as they walked down the "lab rats pass" as Simon called it. Beanie cap was there again. Kate couldn't help but notice how like Clive Owen he was. Taller than the others. Less soiled by the environment. He leaned against the fence and winked at her again. She smiled back, feeling oddly confident all of a sudden.
Forty minutes later he walked into the office.
Seth Tanner. Prisoner no 15687. Art theft. Assault with a deadly weapon.
Kate gave his crotch a glance as he sat down. Deadly weapon indeed. Tanner was up in front of the parole board and Simon was not convinced he'd get it.
'You assaulted a police officer.'
'He assaulted me first,' Seth said, his eyes focused on Kate's as she began to take notes. She shifted in the seat as the flush raced from her neckline to her face. She was wearing a thong that was wedged not uncomfortably in the place where she was wettest. Simon continued to speak but Kate didn't hear him. She ran her tongue across her lips and Seth's eyes narrowed. Kate winked at him and tilted her head slightly.
What are you doing?
Kate didn't behave like this. She was a good girl. But there was something so... mysterious about him... so dangerous. And sexy. This inmate was sexy.
Seth gave a heavy sigh and ran a hand across his jaw. Kate leaned forward and plucked a pencil from Simons briefcase. The movement revealed an inch more cleavage than it should've. He smiled broadly at her.
'Armani,' he said suddenly. Simon glanced at him. 'What?'
'Your secretary... is wearing Armani perfume.' He said helpfully as he folded his arms across his chest. Simon didn't seem to understand. Poor old Simon didn't feel the air thicken around him as Kate, who had gone without sex for almost six months, flirted with the prisoner who had been inside for almost two years. Couldn't feel that every hair on her body was standing up and couldn't see her nipples, hard and proud against the stiff cotton of her blouse.
'I'd like to see you again next Saturday,' Simon said as Seth stood to leave. A guard swung the door open. Seth took one last look at her.
'You can bet your life on it.'
By the third Saturday, Kate was a pro. She didn't even hear the abuse as she crossed over to the building. She scanned the crowd for him and saw him. He was smiling at her again. He mouthed something to her as she passed. Kate ignored this and followed Simon. One by one the filed in, ogled her and listened to Simon outline their chance for parole or bail or early release. She sat impassive as they stared at her breasts and her blonde hair, clipped back in a neat pony tail.
And then he came in and she shivered as he smiled broadly at her. Somewhere south of her abdomen gave a little flare and she felt her stomach sink. She was seriously attracted to this guy. Even though he scared the shit out of her.
But today she had a secret.
Last Saturday, after Simon had dropped her home, she'd raced inside, slammed closed her bedroom door, fallen onto her bed, fished out her favourite vibrator and brought herself to the most thundering orgasm of her life. Today, she'd made it a little more exciting. Today, Kate had decided to walk into a men's prison without any knickers on. She uncrossed her legs as the moisture pooled between her legs. Seth's eyes flickered to her knees under the table and his lips parted.
Sweet Jesus, he knew. She sat bolt upright in her seat and fussed with his file.
Simon gave a wheeze. 'I've left the application in the bloody car.'
Kate's face dropped as she watched Simon rise from the chair and rap on the steel door.
'Simon, where are you going?' she bleated. Seth sat forward and ran a tongue across his lower lip.
'I've got to get the application... I'll be five minutes. Don't worry, the guard will stay with you.'
She felt her insides tighten as Simons frame disappeared out the door and a hulking screw came in to watch Seth. Seth leaned close to her.
'You're not wearing any drawers are you?' his voice was coaxing. She squirmed.
'Don't speak to me.'
'You're not! Naughty girl. Walking into a prison without any underwear on... Think it's funny, do you? To get inmates all hot and then wander out of here without a second glance. I can see the attraction... must give you some thrill to be that... alluring. A lot of these men would shag their mothers if they got the chance but a piece of ass like yours...' He gave a whistle. The guard smiled.
'Stop that Tanner. Or I'll revoke your privileges,' he said, in a tone that let her know he was enjoying Seth's speech. She looked up into his limpid green eyes.
'Maybe. Why? Are you all hot? Or are you just all talk? Does your cell mate get the brunt of your frustrations or are you saving yourself for the first woman you meet when you walk out of here?'
She couldn't believe she'd said it. Neither could the guard. He chuckled into his fist as Seth winked at him.
'She's got a gob on her, Tanner.'
'Oh yeah. And a nice one at that.'
Kate smiled again. Right now, she'd have shagged him on a table in the canteen for the whole prison to see.
'Do I scare you?' he asked suddenly.
Did he scare her? No. To her utter shock, he didn't. He seemed so serene. They could've been in a bar or a restaurant. And he was just like some bloke that was hitting on her. And she liked it.
'You can leave us, guard.' Her voice seemed to come from another place. The guard did a double take. 'Are you serious?'
'I want a moment alone with our client.'
Seth's smile never faltered. The guard poked him in the shoulder.
'Not a word about this Tanner or... of fuck it... what do I care... knock yourselves out.'
The guard slipped out the door and turned the key in the lock.
Kate folded her arms across her chest. Seth mimicked her.
'Well?' he asked after a time.
'What?'
'Are you wearing knickers?'
She shivered, her face was red and her bottom was suddenly burning hot. She nodded.
'You liar.'
'What will it take for you to believe me?'
She knew where this was going. Knew she was going to lose this job. Knew that what she was playing was the most dangerous game she would ever play. Yet she was still rolling the dice.
'Show me.'
'Show you. What if I am lying?'
'Then I can't lose...'