Her name was Ava, and she loved being treated like shit.
Not by just anyone, of course. For instance, in her professional life, she demanded respect and tolerated nothing less. Not that Ava was a ball-breaker by any means; she just happened to carry herself in such a way that commanded professional courtesy, nothing more, nothing less. The industry in which she worked was male-dominated, but she never had a problem with the men with whom she came into contact. In her personal life, which she kept completely separate from work, she found the men that treated her as an equal to be the most attractive. The ones that listened to her, respected her thoughts and opinions, and treated her well were the ones most likely to receive kisses and promises of second dates at the end of the first.
Except for one. But then, Ava never really considered him to be a man she "dated." That word implied dinners and movies, dancing and walks on the beach. No, this one was simply a fuck.
And he treated her like shit.
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His name was Guy. He had a last name, but Ava didn't bother to remember it. He had a job, a career, but Ava didn't bother remembering what that was, either. In fact, there wasn't much Ava remembered about Guy, except for what he did to her.
They met by chance, on an overcrowded subway she took to meet some friends for dinner. During an influx of passengers, she had been shoved into the seat next to him. Looking down, she noticed his reading material. It was a pornographic magazine, something he would've picked up God-only-knows-where. Ava was immediately offended by the sight of a restrained blonde being violated every which way by three different men; she tried to ignore the feeling the picture caused in her pussy. She looked up, trying to catch his eye so she could give him a dirty look. Eventually, he noticed her gaze and raised his eyes from the magazine.
They came to rest on her breasts. She blushed, wishing that she were still in her suit from work. Instead, she was wearing a low-cut, form-fitting black sweater. The overcrowded car had little ventilation, and the exposed cleavage was covered by a thin sheen of perspiration. Her nipples hardened, knowing not only what the man was looking at, but what he was thinking. At her reaction, his eyes continued up, eventually stopping at her face. Ava expected him to look contrite, at the very least, but that wasn't what she got.
He smirked at her.
She knew she should be offended, but the reaction was the opposite. She squirmed in her seat, feeling herself getting wet. God, this was making her hot.
He closed the magazine.
"Can I help you?" She asked, trying to regain control of the situation. If only she could remember how to be her normal, professional self...
"No, actually," he replied, finally closing the offending magazine. "But I think I can help you."
"Excuse me?" She threw herself into Bitch Mode, trying to put him off. He seemed amused.
"You need me." He leaned in and whispered. His breath was hot, and the sensation of it in her ear sent shivers up her spine.
"Oh, you think so?" Ava tried to scoot away in the seat, but was blocked by the other passengers.
"Yeah." He was still looking at her, and she wondered if he was as hot as she was. "I'm getting off at the next stop. You're coming with me."
"What?" She couldn't help but ask.
"You heard me."
She looked at her watch. Her friends were expecting her in 30 minutes, but this was just too interesting to explore. And although she wouldn't normally talk to strangers on the train, much less take them up on an invitation to accompany them home, she couldn't help herself.
He stood up as the train approached the next station, and she followed. He walked in front of her, clearing a path through the crowds, but never actually allowing her to walk next to him. Even when they reached street level and the empty sidewalks, Ava stayed a few steps behind him, not really minding the subservient role she was taking. If anything, it made her more curious and a little hotter. And wetter.
The apartment was small, but clean. The furniture was old, warn. From the pictures and framed sheet music on the walls and the guitar standing in the corner, she concluded that he was a musician. She didn't really care to ask; that wasn't what she was after.