***Disclaimer***
Some readers may find this material disturbing. This story fetishizes guns and the threat of death (but not death itself). It is a borderline consensual story about dominance and submission through use of a weapon. You have been warned.
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Ashley sat nervously in her car. She must have spent 45 minutes just shuffling through apps on her phone, deciding whether or not to go in. She came here for danger, for excitement. She might not get either, or she may be in way over her head.
Ashley had no idea what to expect. She was your average, preppy girl from northern California. Twenty Three, athletic, blonde, carefree, and with parents rich enough to afford her just about all the luxuries she could handle. Her life had been easy. Whatever she couldn't get with money, she got with her looks. Men had competed for her attention ever since she was in middle school. Even more once she grew into those fantastic C-cup breasts and that cheerleader-toned ass.
However recently she had begun to resent it. It was her senior year of college and she was finally looking at the real world. She had very few marketable skills, almost no idea of how to take care of herself, and to top it off she majored in English. Upset with her parents about her sheltered upbringing and their recent dismissal of this issue as "silly", she felt a completely unfamiliar desire to rebel. She decided not to go home for Thanksgiving this year. That would show them how serious she was.
Instead she went home with Abby, her best friend from college, to Sweetwater, Texas. Here, Abby assured her, she would have plenty of time and space to think about things. Long trail rides on her family horses, a few days at some very quiet lakes, and of course her best friend's love and support. Despite all this, Ashley just became more and more furious the more she thought about her situation. She needed to do something drastic. She needed to let go of this person she was and experience something real.
So here she was at Jackson's Arms. A local gun and sporting store on the outskirts of town. Small towns being what they are, Abby's family tended to gossip over dinner, and Ashley overheard the owner of this store was a little off. Ted Jackson was known for being generally irate, racist, and misogynist; even by small southern town standards. Ashley wasn't sure what she was doing here, she had never even seen a gun before. All she knew was that Ted Jackson was the kind of man she was sheltered from all her life, and she needed to see why.
So she sat in her car and looked out towards the store. She wore her fashionable California style clothes; very small tight shorts, a tank top that exposed her stomach, as well as designer sunglasses and sandals. It was only slightly chilly outside, and it was important to Ashley that Ted know she wasn't from around here. She wasn't exactly sure why.
She finally composed herself, got out of her 2013 Jaguar F-Type convertible, and walked into the dingy gun shop.
The first thing she noticed was the smell; smoke, polish, and other things she couldn't quite place. The walls were lined with rifles, shotguns, targets, camo suits, riot gear, military clothes, and even explosives! She was shocked that you could even own this much firepower, yet alone sell it. She walked passed some stacks of ammo and other supplies closer to the front of the store, trying to get a first look at Mr. Jackson.
He sat behind a glass case, feet up, watching something on a small antennae TV. He was probably in his mid forties, maybe older. His hair was greying on the sides under his cap, and his face was weathered with a fair amount of wrinkles. He stood up once he noticed Ashley, revealing a tall and slightly overweight frame. He wore a short sleeved green button down shirt and very old jeans. His face grimaced slightly as he greeted her.
"Excuse me, Are you lost?" He questioned.
"No, I know where I am." She immediately recognized her tone as slightly dismissive and disrespectful. This wasn't her intention, but it's how she has learned to speak to people. This was the sort of thing she was working on changing.
Ted was slightly taken aback, "Uh, okay." He stammered off guard.
He watched her move about the aisles, looking at firearms he was almost certain she knew nothing about. He couldn't stand women like this. Uppity women from the city, who are only good for spending money and treating hard working people like dirt.
After a few minutes he asked again, "Hey, can I help you with something?"
"I doubt it." Once again she was dismissive. She knew this attitude was coming from a place of nervousness, but was also aware that she must sound like a bitch. Honestly, she was intrigued. She had thousands of questions about what she was seeing, it was all new. It was all dangerous. She was particularly interested in the assault rifles. She had seen them in movies but didn't think they were actually allowed outside of war.
Ted noticed her near the assault rifles, and that was just to ridiculous to not speak up about.
"Hey, look, you're obviously in here buying something for your dad, or grandpa, or somebody. Just let me help you. Who are you buying for? They hunt?" He asked in a serious tone. She was irritating him. She was obviously wealthy, so she could afford the products, he just wanted her to buy something and get out.
"I'm here for myself, thank you very much." Now she was antagonizing him. Seriously, what did she think she was doing?
"Alight, I'm trying to be polite, but now your just pissing me off. What the fuck are you doing here?" He questioned, clearly angry. This little stupid girl was clearly just here to tease him. Fuck her. She came walking in here all disrespectful, and wearing almost nothing. Ted wished he could teach her a lesson, do something to fix that damn attitude of hers.
Ashley walked over to the counter where Ted was standing. He towered over her. She looked down into the glass case to avoid his gaze and noticed a set of handguns.
"I'm looking for a gun I can carry, like a handgun, but so far I don't see anything powerful enough." She was making this up, and she hoped she didn't sound stupid. She just didn't want to leave yet. This place was enthralling!