Copyright 2012, 2020 Lisa Summers
All characters depicted in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. All characters in this story are aged 18 or older.
September 17
"Hi, Mrs. Walker. My mom said that you wanted to interview me," dark-haired, leggy eighteen year old Samantha Barker said, as she stood at the perfume researcher's front door.
"Hello, Samantha. Welcome, and please come in," Mary Walker said, standing aside to allow the cute eighteen year old brunette to enter. The older woman was wearing a synthetic silk dress that swirled nicely around her knees as she walked. "Oh, and it's Miz or Miss, but really I prefer Mary."
"I was kinda confused at first. I thought that you'd want me to come in to the building where my dad's office is..."
Samantha's guileless look gave Mary a small pang in her heart - not of regret at deceiving Samantha, but rather a thrill of excitement at the opportunity to corrupt the young girl. The first stage of her change had been completed by her mother - now the job would be finished.
"Yes, well, I must apologize. This isn't just an interview tonight..." Mary looked sheepish.
"It's not?" Samantha asked.
"No," Mary said, and laughed. "I wanted to get your thoughts on several fragrances we're looking at, and, to be honest, I try to work from home when I can. It's just easier for me, and I find that interviews go, uh, better."
"Oh...that makes sense," Samantha said. She followed Mary into the living room of her chic apartment.
"That's a lovely blouse, Samantha," Mary said, taking the cotton fabric of the short sleeve between thumb and forefinger. "If you don't mind my saying so, it shows your body off very nicely."
"Thank you," Samantha replied, her cheeks coloring slightly. She was disconcerted, as usual, at being complimented - some people just aren't good at it, but even more so to find that she found the idea of Ms. Walker commenting on her body...well, interesting.
"I think your dress is lovely," the cute teen added.
"Would you like some water?" Mary asked. "I'd offer you something stronger, but I find that water helps the testers keep the fragrances straight in their heads."
"Oh, sure," Samantha replied.
At Mary's nod, Samantha sat on one side of a linen color fabric-covered loveseat, patting down her knee-length denim skirt to straighten it out. Modest girls do that.
The short-haired blonde woman returned with the teen's glass of water and ice, then left and returned with a battered leather case that she set on the coffee table in front of the girl.
"I don't want to overload your senses," Mary said "- at least not your olfactory sense." She giggled.
Thinking that must be some kind of perfume researcher joke, Samantha laughed politely.
"I've got five samples for you, and as you smell each one, I'd appreciate the first thought that comes into your head, okay?"
"Sure," Samantha said.
Mary dabbed a piece of blotting paper with an eye dropper from the first small bottle, and then held it up to Samantha's nose. "Tell me what you think," she reminded the girl.
"Oh, that's the perfume my mom sprayed me with the other night. I love it. It seems, I don't know, kind of fresh but also kind of...sexy." She looked at Mary in some confusion. "Although I'm really not an expert on sexy!"
"I understand," Mary said. "But I know what you mean, here-"
Mary sat down on the loveseat next to the girl, and brought her face to Samantha's. At first, the girl thought that the attractive older woman was going to kiss her, and was momentarily frozen in confusion, then realized that Mary wanted the girl to smell her throat, which she did.
As she sniffed, the temptation to kiss the woman's throat was almost overwhelming, but Samantha fought it off.
"Where did that come from?" Samantha wondered.
Pulling back, Mary looked into Samantha's eyes, her blue eyes seeming soft and warm to the girl.
"See, I wear it now too, even though it hasn't yet come out," the woman's eyes lingered on Samantha's, and then she patted the girl's hand.
"Well, let's try the others, shall we?" Mary said, in a more business-like manner, putting the first sample away.