Chapter One: Between a rock and a hard place
Valarie Evans slammed the door shut and sprinted to the kitchen, grabbing a bottle of water and chugging it as quickly as she could. She could still taste the bitter, salty stuff in her mouth and she wanted it out. She stripped off her thin shirt on her way to the shower. She hoped the warm, soapy water would wash away her shame, but it was still there even as she toweled off and put on her warm cotton winter pajamas, even though it was still mid-morning. She felt cold and vulnerable and exposed, but mostly ashamed at what she had just done. She tried watching TV, reading a book and surfing on the Internet, but her mind kept flashing back to what happened.
Just a month ago, she had a boyfriend, was still living in Scotland, had graduated with honors from a prestigious university and was the good girl she had been all her life. Now, she had no boyfriend, she was living in the United States and the sticky wet spots on her couch reminded her that she was anything but a sweet innocent girl anymore.
Valarie was 23 and certainly had had sex before, but only a few times with boyfriends. It was never wild or rough or adventurous, unless you called giving your boyfriend a blowjob in the car in front of his parents' house adventurous. She had thought it was incredibly exciting and dangerous at the time, but now, five years later, she knew there was much she didn't know about sex. And after tonight, she wasn't sure she wanted to learn. Or did she?
It all started a little over a month ago when Valarie's boyfriend, Sebastian, announced he was moving to New Zealand for his job with an international software company. He said it had always been his dream. Valarie was disappointed to lose him, but knew in her heart that they would never have lasted anyway. They parted on good terms and Sebastian even helped her when she decided to follow his lead and her dream of moving to the United States. She had always wanted to go. She dreamed of being a lawyer in some big-city law firm, sending criminals to jail and championing the common man.
She had the grades and credentials to succeed, she believed, and decided to move to the States in hopes of working in a law firm and perhaps applying for law school. Sebastian had a friend in the States named Roy. They had been friends as teenagers before Roy moved to the States to live with his dad. Valarie was especially excited to learn that Roy was a lawyer at a firm in Baltimore. It was too good to be true.
Sebastian called Roy and Roy agreed to meet Valarie at the airport and help her get settled. He didn't have a job for her, but he had contacts and would help her look. Despite knowing she would miss home, she jumped at the chance. She didn't own much, so packing was easy. Just her clothes and a few books and pictures and she was ready. She knew as her plane took off that she was in for the adventure of a lifetime. Little did she know just how adventurous it would actually be.
It all started well enough. Roy met her at the airport and Valarie found him to be quite charming and sweet. He was six feet tall with sandy colored hair and lean, athletic body. Valarie knew that Roy was probably about 27, the same age as Sebastian.
Roy greeted her with a smile and a quick glance up and down her body, the sort of look Valarie had learned to expect from men. Valarie was 5 feet, 6 inches tall with striking hazel eyes and silky black hair that hung straight down to her shoulders. She was trim, with a curvy 34B-28-36 body that featured long, silky smooth legs and a firm round ass. Her breasts were average size and a nice round shape that seemed to fit perfectly in a man's palm. She was fit and trim and in her prime. She was tantalizingly firm in some places and deliciously supple and soft in others. The daughter of French Canadian and Scottish parents, her dark features included lightly tanned skin that accentuated her curves, particularly the shape of her long, toned legs and her flat tummy. She was the type of woman who got more beautiful the longer you looked at her. She didn't have the brazen beauty of a supermodel, but her eyes melted many a heart, her smile lit up a room and her ass in motion was pure joy to watch.
Valarie knew she was attractive, but her looks weren't overwhelming or intimidating to men. She appealed to them with her tight body, stunning eyes and smile and genuinely sweet nature. She was the sort of girl who you could take home proudly to mom, but who would also make every other guy in the room at a party jealous.
All that combined with her intelligence and Valarie seemingly had the world at her feet. There was little doubt she would have a great career, marry a handsome man with an equally great career and they would have beautiful children and a gorgeous house. That's how life worked for women like Valarie Evans. Most of the time.
Roy proved to be a gentleman, carrying her bags to his SUV and opening the door for her.
"I can't thank you enough for helping me like this," Valarie said in her Scottish accent that only made her seem cuter. "Sebastian said you were a great guy."
"Happy to do it," Roy said. "I gotta give you credit. It has to be pretty intimidating to come to a new country and not really know anyone or even have a place to stay. I admire that. Shows a lot of charcter."
"Thanks," Valarie said, blushing slightly. She felt warm and realized she had overdressed. It was a warm spring day and Roy was wearing khaki shorts, sandals and a polo shirt. She, on the other hand, was wearing jeans that hugged her ass nicely and a short-sleeved sweater. "Um, I hate to ask, but do you think we could stop somewhere where I could change clothes? I didn't realize it would be so warm here."
"No problem," Roy said as they merged onto the freeway. "But it will be a few minutes and we don't have a lot of time to find you an apartment today. If you want, you can climb in the back and change there. I promise I won't spy on you."
"Oh," Valarie nodded. She weighed her options quickly. She didn't want to seem rude by saying she'd rather wait. He seemed very nice and it's not like he was going to molest her right here on the freeway. He was Sebastian's friend, which made him her friend, too. Plus, she'd still have her underwear on and it would only take a second. And she really was too warm for this weather. "Thanks. I'll be right back."
She unbuckled and crawled between the captain's chair style seats into the back of the SUV, well aware that her ass was right next to his face for a few seconds while she tried to wriggle into the back. He said he wouldn't look, but Valarie knew any man would find it difficult to pass on such a golden opportunity. Thinking about it, she actually slowed down, making sure he had time for a good look. He'd been nice to her, the least she could do was give him a little chance to ogle. Plus, she knew her ass was one of her best features, so if that helped make a good first impression, so be it.
The ass show continued, she realized, when she leaned over the back seat and fumbled through her suitcases, trying to find some other clothes. All Roy had to do was adjust the rearview mirror and he could take a good long look. Her jeans were tight and her ass round and firm, so she knew it would be a nice view.
Finally she found some white athletic shorts that she liked to wear when she played soccer or jogged and a canary yellow tank top that stopped at her belly button. She made no effort to rush or hide herself, but she didn't put on a show either. The car swerved suddenly and Roy blurted, "Sorry." Valarie just grinned and said, "Not distracted by anything are you?"
"No, not at all," Roy joked, knowing he had been busted. "I have hot girls getting naked in the backseat of my car all the time."
"I'm hardly naked," Valarie said, sliding back into the front seat next to him, her shorts and tank top now in place. She had replaced her socks and tennis shoes with a nice pair of open-toed sandals with a two-inch heel that was just enough to give her calves that extra curve guys seemed to like. Valarie wasn't trying to attract Roy β he was Sebastian's friend and that would be weird β but she still wanted to put her best foot β and other body parts β forward.