The Research Study: Paid for Pleasure? Ch. 1
I could barely wait to tear open the envelope from XX University to see if they accepted me into their graduate program.
'Dear Alexandra Maple, we are pleased to inform you that...' Yes! I got in; it had taken me long enough to get around to applying to graduate school but I was finally on my way. I went about my day and tried fruitlessly to come up with ways to fund my education without drowning in student loans. At a loss for any good ideas I plopped down on my sofa and picked up the latest Chicago Reader. Before reading the articles, I like to check out the "Back Page," often advertising obscure and naughty things. At the very bottom an ad read 'Interested in BIG MONEY? Join an exclusive research program at Cedar Hill Clinic. Safe and discreet. Call for more information.' I wasted no time punching in the numbers, even if it didn't cover my tuition, it couldn't hurt to make some money.
"You have reached the Cedar Hill Clinic's Sexual Research Department. If you are interested in joining the study, please leave your name and number at the tone."
Shit. Huh? Sexual research? I hung up and looked around my apartment as I thought about my next move. It didn't take much thinking, as I'm a highly sexual thirty-year-old woman who happens to have exactly $349.87 in her checking account. I dialed again.
"Um, yes, my name is Alexandra Maple. I, uh, was interested in the study. My number is..."
I laid back and wondered what this could all be about. It was probably some egg donation program or maybe a questionnaire about how active my sex life is. I was chuckling to myself wondering if I would be honest about all of my escapades while traveling; my affinity toward exhibitionism and appetite for group sex. This jogged my memory and I began daydreaming, recalling the last time I masturbated in my car, then at a rest area. I loved that the trucker saw me and how he got off...I gave my right nipple a little squeeze and unbuttoned my shorts. My hand was at the rim of my panties and my eyes half closed when the phone rang. Startled out of my sexual haze I jumped up and immediately answered.
"Hello?"
"Hello, is this Alexandra?"
"Y-yes," I stammered. The voice on the other end was perhaps the sexiest I had ever heard. I have a thing about voicesβand phone sex.
"Alexandra, my name is Jack and I'm calling from Cedar Hill Clinic."
"Uh huh," was all I could manage.
"We received your message and would like to set up an appointment to see if you'll let us study you."
"Oh? I thought I had to meet certain criteria..."
"You'll see, Alexandra. Can you come in this afternoon? Say, 4:30?"
"Sure, I guess."
"Bye Alexandra. I look forward to meeting you." With that, dream voice Jack hung up the phone. I looked at my watch; I had forty-five minutes. I hopped in the shower and quickly shaved my legs and used yummy shower gels to ensure smelling good. I got dressed quickly and headed out the door.
The clinic was unassuming enough. I walked in and the receptionist directed me to the research area of the building. When I walked in it looked like any other clinic. Doctors and scientist, some obviously students or interns were walking around with clipboards and chatting. I noticed an observation area and a man about my age was being observed through the glass. He was hooked up to all sorts of wires and such. When I looked up, I noticed that he was watching a very explicit porno movie. Someone touched my arm and I swung around "Sorry if I startled you. May I help you?" It was that voice. "Um, yeah, I have an appointment, my name is Alexandra." The man was as beautiful as the voice.
"Certainly, Alexandra, we were expecting you. Please, follow me." No problem doing that.
I was led to a small room. Jack asked if I was comfortable then called in his colleagues. In walked a stunning woman of about thirty-five years and another man, about fifty. Jack himself looked to be almost forty. Jack introduced me to them. Her name was Amy and his Michael. During the next half hour I was asked a series of questions about my sexuality. Was I gay, straight or bisexual? I explained that I was straight but bi-curious. They nodded and took notes on this. A nurse came in to draw blood for some tests. More questions about my sex life, sex drive and attitude toward sex in general.
Then, without warning, Amy looked me in the eye and unbuttoned her blouse. She exposed beautiful breasts, about a C cup in an even more beautiful bra. She looked at me seductively and said, "Does this turn you on, Alexandra?" I stammered, "I, uh.." I looked at Jack, then Michael then back at Jack. He nodded and gently closed his eyes in such a reassuring way that I felt at ease. "Well, honestly, yes. Yes it does turn me on." She left her shirt undone and scribbled some notes, "Very well then."
Jack then took the floor and explained to me that this was the part of the interview where they explained to me what the research was all about and I could determine if I would like to participate. He explained that there would be nudity, explicit sexual themes and acts and masturbation only if I felt comfortable. I was so mesmerized by his voice and his coffee brown eyes that I sat silent long after he was done speaking.
"Well? Alexandra, are you interested?" He jolted me out of my trance.
"Uh, oh yeah, I think...um, what about the compensation?"
"Of course," he began, "we are prepared to offer you five hundred dollars for the first week. The pay increases weekly as the research becomes more, uh, intense shall I say."