Melissa stood in front of her "client" clad only in her thigh-high stockings and the stiletto heels she'd bought just yesterday during a shopping trip with her husband, Lane. As the client looked her over from the sofa he was seated on, her mind wandered back to how she had arrived at this point. Ultimately, it had been the crushing debt of their bills and their mutual desire to get out from under them quickly that had brought her to this point. Lane was working two part-time jobs in addition to his regular job. She had tried working a part-time job, but honestly, the pay wasn't that good, and the demands of her regular job were such that her hours needed to be more flexible, and this job certainly offered that.
She and Lane had talked about this idea where they usually did such talking-in the bed. She, surprisingly, had been the one to broach the subject and made certain Lane was not only on-board with the idea but would be o.k. with the changes in their evenings, especially weekends, that would be necessary for her to be successful at this. Where they lived was not exactly a hotbed of prostitution, after all, and when this was boiled down to its core, that is what Melissa was doing tonight, taking the final step toward becoming a prostitute. Yes, she was, technically, a "call girl," and a high-priced one at that (or so it seemed to her), but the real bottom-line was she was now a prostitute, a hooker, a woman "on the game." But, in her mind right now, she only planned on doing this until the bills were paid off completely. Then, their incomes from their regular jobs and Lane's military retirement would be more than enough to sustain them. When Melissa had told her "madam" this, she gave her what Melissa knew was one of those "knowing" smiles, but Melissa knew even if she loved this, she didn't want a career as a hooker, prostitute or call girl...whatever the name, she knew this was something part-time. It had to be; it just had to be.
It had taken awhile to find a "madam" for Melissa to work for. But, by persevering, they were able to penetrate that world and Melissa had made an appointment for an interview. "Who knew one had to pass an interview to become a call girl?" she had thought while waiting for the madam. Certainly, they had not thought that would be a necessary step in the process. At any rate, the interview had gone well; Melissa had been surprised she wasn't asked to strip so Melody, the madam, could appraise her body, but that wasn't necessary after Melissa shared that her preference was to have black men as her exclusive clients. Melody had told her that, especially in the Little Rock, West Memphis, and southern Arkansas areas of the state while it was easy to find women who would fuck a black man; it was infinitely harder to find white women who were willing to be seen in public with black men-a requirement for a call girl/escort. Once Melissa told Melody that she and Lane were swingers and she'd been with a few black men in the past, her employment was finalized. That had been Thursday evening. The next afternoon, Friday, Melody had called her and given her the assignment she was now fulfilling. So, in the space of two days, Melissa had gone from wife and mother to wife, mother, and call girl/escort. Her reverie was broken by the rich baritone voice of her first client.
"So, Melody tells me this is your first time. Is that right?"
"Yes, it is."
"Are you married?"
"Yes, I am."
"Does he know?"
"Yes, he does. We don't keep any secrets from each other."
"Good. Well, do you need to go freshen up first?"
"No, I took care of that before I came upstairs." This was not something Melody had told her to do; it was just something that came to her as she walked from the lobby to the elevator. So, she had detoured to the ladies' room and had "freshened" up a bit before making her appointment.
He directed her to remove her heels but told her do so standing close to him and by putting her foot on the coffee table. As she did so, he began to run his hands over her stocking-covered thighs and bare ass. He was an extremely good-looking black man, and, because of that, his touch was electric. She reached for his hand as she took off the second heel and held it away from her body. "It's my first time, but I do know the payment comes first," she said with a smile. "So, again, you are not with any law enforcement entity nor are you working in coordination with any city, county, and state or federal law enforcement agency, are you?"
"No. I am not. I'm just a man who wants to pay you for your time and sexual favors. There, by my saying that to you, it means this would be a loser case. O.K.?"
"Yes, that's fine. O.K., three hours is $1500. For that, you get straight sex and oral. Nothing else."
"That's fine. Come here." As she stood in front of him, he pulled out his money clip and counted fifteen $100 dollar bills and handed them to her. She took the money and felt a tingle go through her for she knew this wasn't the type of business where she could give him his money back if she changed her mind. No, the commitment had been made and for the next three hours, this man owned her. Within the limits of the contract they'd just made, her body was his to gain his sexual satisfaction and the thought of that aroused her, she had to admit. Bending over at the chair positioned close to the sofa, she opened her purse and put the money in a side pocket. She stood up and looked at him.
"I have nine on my watch. Guess you're my Cinderella until midnight. Come closer."