This story is jointly dedicated to Papatoad, the granddaddy of flash stories, and HDK, the wizard of all things twisted!
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My ex-wife was sitting in front of me and crying her eyes out.
"You must have something left from the divorce settlement. After all you did get 1.3 mil from the sale of my business and our house." I asked her as I offered her a glass of water.
"We invested it all in stocks hoping for a good return and lost most of it in the economic downturn. Jed was out of work for last six months and we were spending from our savings." Sandy spoke between her sobs.
"What do you want me to do?" I asked her.
"Can you please help me out a little?" She looked at me with her puppy eyes that used melt my heart.
"Not really, I am on a very strict budget myself, I had a good business but had to sell it when my bitch of an ex-wife claimed half of it. I had to spend a lot of money to buy this flat which was near my new office. I make enough, but between my expenses I am not able to save much and there is only one luxary that I enjoy. I have this woman who stays next door and she fucks me whenever I want for 200 bucks. She is a widow and it is nice arrangement that works well for both of us." I said, "Even at that, my budget for sex every month is just 1600 bucks and she fucks me twice a week for that. I can offer you the same amount of money if you would substitute for her in my bed."
A look of shock passed over Sandy's face.
"I am sorry for making such an indecent proposal but honestly, you can't expect me to pass off sex to help you." I knew she was strung over and must have come to me only as a last resort. "I am not asking for a reply right now. I want you to discuss this with Jed and come back to me later."
It was three days before she came back.