A certain woman liked to excite herself by pretending that she was exposing herself to lots of men. She was a closet exhibitionist. She kept her secret to herself because she just couldn't imagine telling anyone - not even her closest friend. Once in a while, when she was alone, she would get so hot that she would go into the bathroom and masturbate while sitting spread out on the toilet. She would pretend that there were peep holes in the wall and that men liked to peer through them, and watch her.
This idea thrilled her, and she would put herself in the most open and exposed position that she could contrive. One of her favorites was to sit backwards and face the toilet tank (like sitting backwards on a chair). She would then arch forward so that her cheeks spread apart and made her vulva just visible from behind. In this position, she imagined that the men could look right up her asshole as well as see every shocking little thing that she did with her fingers.
One day, she was all by herself with nothing to do, so she went to see a movie. The film had a few erotic scenes. When she got up from her seat, she realized that she was wet - practically dripping through her pants. Just to be sure, she went to the ladies room to check that nothing showed.
Now she had never been to this particular theater before. It was quite large, and exceptionally well appointed with plush carpets, rich wood paneling, and chandeliers. It looked more like an opera house with lots of gold decoration and painted scenes about the walls. The ladies' room was equally unusual. It was richly furnished and intimate - so intimate, in fact, that there was no stall, just a toilet; and you locked the door for privacy. The room made her think of the sumptuous privy in some elegant palace.
Once safely locked inside the bathroom, she found that her underpants were hopelessly soaked, and that she would have to take them off to save herself from imminent embarrassment. Unfortunately, the prospect of undressing in that public place excited her, and she felt an overwhelming urge to masturbate right then and there.
She weighed the risks. The lobby was just outside - so close - and yet the room was still safely private. The movie was a matinee, and there were hardly any patrons in the theater. If someone wanted to use the toilet, she remembered that there was a second ladies' room available across the lobby. There was always the possibility that someone on the theater staff might begin to get worried, and knock, or try to open the door with a key.
The novelty of masturbating in that new and unfamiliar place goaded her thoughts along. She thought first about unzipping her jeans just a little, and then discreetly slipping her hand down the front for a few minutes before changing out of her underpants; but then another more dangerous idea excited her more. What if she took off every last stitch of her clothing in that elegant but very public little bathroom! Her stomach fluttered.
With fingers cold and trembling, she took off her shoes, and then her blouse. She imagined a silky male voice from behind her urging her on. Soon she stood bare foot and naked beside her clothes. She gathered them up, and put them neatly piled on a small shelf in a corner. This pleased her also, because the shelf was in a hard to reach spot beyond the sink. Getting to it required a reach, and a deliberate effort. If the door opened and someone surprised her, she would have no chance of easily retrieving them.
She faced the wall and straddled the spotless white porcelain bowl of the toilet. Sinking, she gradually let the broad icy rim brace her thighs and spread her open. When she was split uncomfortably wide, she leaned deliberately forward and set her breasts firmly against the freezing tank. Then she arched her back and rocked her pelvis down to show the opening to her vagina behind her.
The male voice hummed softly in her head, strong, deep, encouraging. The words were suddenly articulate. She slid her fingers down, and gently spread her own flesh for all to see. The voice admired her. Its sound was insistent. "You should be an actress... You would be an instant star... They would all admire you..."
She listened, and then she understood, to her horror, that the voice was real. An eye, a face, and then a whole man watched her from behind an impostor wall. Or at least, that is what she imagined: The partition was a sumptuous screen that looked like a wall and concealed a sizable space behind. The man did not move, but continued to speak to her. "Please don't stop. Do not let me spoil your pleasure!"
She gasped in dismay, and twisting astride her porcelain saddle, She lunged for her blouse but could scarcely reach it. After several fumbled tries, she caught the material between two fingers, and held the blouse modestly in front of her.
"Forgive me," the man went on apologetically. "I did not mean to disturb you. I was here by accident, and I will leave. Just let me say that I do admire you. If you ever want to try acting... Well, once again, I am sorry." He reached from behind the screen and slipped a small white card into her shoe and then vanished.
Trembling with anger and humiliation, the woman frantically stuffed herself back into her clothes and rushed from the room.
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For a few days, the woman lived in a state of uncomfortable turmoil. During the day, when she recalled the man, and how he had trapped her, she felt irritated and ashamed. The fact that he had caught her red handed in an act that she wished to conceal doubled her ire. At night, however, her recollection of events in the theater thrilled her. She embellished what actually happened with fantasies of brazen female exposure; and she invented entertaining little scenarios of getting caught while masturbating in the ladies' room. As time passed, her daytime thoughts became less disturbing, and those she had at night became more compelling.
Finally, one night late, when erotic desire compelled her to leave aside all caution, she rooted about compulsively - almost desperately - in her trash for the card the man had given her. It contained only the one word, Introducing...', at its center; and then at the bottom was a phone number. She dialed. She could always hang up or claim a wrong number.
The same distinctive voice that she had heard in the theater answered. Even over the phone, the voice was both silky and hypnotic. It both approved of and encouraged her. "It is almost eleven thirty now. The films are nearly over. Come by in an hour. That would be an ideal time. That is not to soon, is it?"
With her heart pounding, and surprised by the speed and ease with which she agreed to recklessly hurtle forward, she made the date to return to the ornate theater for a live audition.
At the appointed time, she found herself in a dressing room near the stage. A well dressed usher, a young man no more than eighteen or nineteen, accompanied her. When she first saw him, his extreme youth and strong good looks made her uneasy; but he turned out to be so well behaved, so polite, so competent, so candid, and so professional in his manner and in the way that he treated her, that after a few minutes, she became quite accustomed to him. It soon became clear that the usher's sole charge was simply to attend to her, and see that she was completely comfortable - a job which he appeared to perform with the greatest sincerity.
"I am here to explain your part to you; to answer any questions you may have; and to give you any other assistance that I can," he explained. "I have also been told to emphasize that you are completely safe here. Any time you are tired, or loose interest, or your role ceases to please you, you must simply leave. If you would like, I am free to see you anywhere that you might like to go."
The young man paused and looked down for a moment in a show of polite deference, and then continued. "I am also told to say that your pleasure in this audition is most important to us, and we will spare no effort to see that you are as entertained as any of our patrons."
Since calling the number on the card, she had not heard any detail of what it was that they desired of her. All she knew was that it was an acting job with details that were perhaps too vulgar to discuss politely. "And just what is my role? How will I know how to play it?" she asked nervously.
"Your role is the same as the one you have played for yourself dozens of times before. You already know how to play it. The part is ad-lib according to your feelings. It is a method part. All you have to do is let yourself go.
"If you think that it would please you, there is even an audience ready for you right now. They are here on the chance that someone will perform; but you don't have to do anything if you don't want to. There is plenty of time to decide. If you are unsure, I can suggest one thing that may help you. Start by taking off something simple and easy like your shoes or the studs in your ears. Then wait for a while to see how you feel. Go ahead, try it. Why not take off your watch and lay it there on the table?"
She took this advice, and her heart pounded hard for a dozen beats. She could practically smell the stage smoke next door, and feel the heat from the lights.
The usher said, "Do you remember the theater from when you were here before? You may remember that the stage is round, and that we divide it in half with a wall to make two theaters for films."
She nodded and swallowed. Her mouth was dry.
"I should tell you that the configuration has changed. For plays, we use the entire stage and make it a theater in the round. Tonight, there are seats on all sides."
She took off her thin bracelet of charms. Her heart pounded again. The young usher looked at her for a moment questioning, and then when she did not respond, he politely moved away from her.
"No. No. Please stay," she said quickly.
"Yes ma'am," he replied and stepped forward again. "May I get you anything?"