I followed her into the store watching her ass. Firm, young, round, butt cheeks peeked out from beneath "too short" short shorts that her mother would not have approved of. I knew that an unspoken promise hovered there, where her legs came together, just out of sight. I breathed deeply, trying to catch her scent as I began working my way downwind.
She was with a boy, who was maybe nineteen. He had tousled dark hair and I knew I would need to work through him. But she was the prize.
I followed them though the store and picked up a few things; enough to be inconspicuous and to ensure that I was behind them in the checkout line. They had a package of cookies, potato chips and a six pack of cheap beer. When the cashier asked for an ID to purchase the beer, I knew I had this.
The kids rifled through their pockets, mumbling about their drivers licenses. I reached forward and took the beer from the cashier.
"Sorry," I said, "this is mine. I must not have been paying attention when I put my things up. I've got this." That last sentence was for the kid's benefit, so that they would know to wait for me outside to get their beer. They picked up their bag with the cookies and crisps and headed for the exit. I paid for the beer and other odds and ends that I had picked up, and then I went outside to find them.
The scruffy young man was waiting for me in front of the store.
"Thanks, man," he said, "We really appreciate what you did for us in there." He held out a ten dollar bill.
"Not here," I said, "there are cameras. Let's go to your car. Where's your girlfriend?"
"She went ahead. She should be in the car." We introduced ourselves; I told him my name was Richard Davies. He said that he was Travis. No last name.
I smiled, "Good, I have a proposal for you guys."
"Yeah, what's that?" he asked.
"How much for the girl?" I smiled, he laughed, thinking it was a joke.
I followed him to a beat up brown Ford, vintage late 80's. The girl was in the passenger seat so I leaned through the window. I could smell her now. The citrusy aroma was definitely grapefruit. I smiled.
"Hi, I'm Richard." I said, smiling. "Richard Davies I've met Travis but I'm afraid I don't know your name."
"I'm Christine," she informed me. She also had no last name, but she had strawberry blonde hair that shone brightly when the sun hit it. I handed her the beer, through the window and knelt down next to the door. I needed to be speaking to Travis but I wanted to monitor her reaction.
"Hey listen, guys. I have a proposal for you. I think you can help me out with something I really, really want, but you both need to agree, OK."
They both nodded, curiosity written all over their faces.
I turned my attention to Christine and said, "I mentioned it to Travis but I don't know if he realized I was serious." I looked at the boy. "Do you remember what I asked you Travis?"
"You asked if I would sell you Christine. I thought you were joking!"
She immediately started shaking her head, as I expected a cute young suburbanite girl to do when faced with such a proposition.
"No, no, no," I said, "You misunderstood me. I don't want to buy Christine. I only want to rent her for a few hours. If you agree, I will give you $100.00 right now and then I'll talk with Christine. Remember, what I said, you both have to agree."
He leaned down and looked at her through the open window.
"Might as well agree," she said, "I can always disagree and we still come out a hundred bucks ahead." She looked at me, "Right?"
"Absolutely," I said.
Travis straightened up and held out his hand, "Ok, I agree."
I pulled out a thick roll of cash and peeled off a hundred dollar bill and handed it to him, then turned my attention back to the girl.
"What's in it for me?" she asked, "what are you going to offer me?"
I held up the roll of cash, "The rest of this."
"How much is it?" she asked.
"It was $10,000.00 this morning but I bought some groceries and just gave Travis a hundred bucks so it's a little light of ten grand now."
The boy started fidgeting I think he could smell the money in the same way that I could smell the girl.
"What do I have to do?" she asked.
"Whatever, I ask you to do."
It was crunch time. I could tell she wanted the money. I could tell that the boy wanted the money too. I heard the flick of the switchblade so I stood up and faced him. He had the blade pointed up, in front of him. I stomped on his right foot; he screamed in pain and dropped the knife. I picked it up, closed it and slipped it into my pocket.
"Maybe you should get in the back seat, Travis. I don't want to have to worry about you anymore." He opened the back door and limped in. I kicked the door shut.
"What do you say, Christine?" I turned my attention back to the girl.
"Is he gonna be OK?" she asked looking at Travis.
"He'll be just fine." I looked at my watch. "It's ten AM right now." I said, "Come with me and I'll have you back here by ten tonight. That's not a bad payday for twelve hours."
She opened the door and climbed out of the car. She was going to do it. I opened my wallet and removed my driver's license; the one that identified me as Richard Davies, with an address on Malibu Canyon Road. The address really belonged to a busy Chevron Station, it was a dead end if the cops came looking. I tossed it on the driver's seat. "Here's my license Travis. We'll meet you back here at ten tonight. Don't try to follow us."
I walked around the car and held my hand out to Christine. When she took it I pulled her close and leaned in to whisper.
"Put your arm around me and your hand on my ass," I said, "and don't look back at Travis." I smiled when I felt her hand slip into my back pocket, and we walked around the corner of the grocery store where my car was parked. I was driving a non-descript white Chevy, about 6 years old with bench seats. I pulled the roll of bills out of my pocket and held it up. I'm going to give you this money now, Christine, and I'm not going to hurt you, but to ensure you don't try and run away. I want you to take off your shirt and get in the car first. She shrugged and pulled off her tee shirt and then followed up by pulling the sports bra over her head too. She had nice tits. Big enough to be noticeable without being too big, upturned, nicely freckled to match the spray across her nose. She had rose coloured nipples, perfect. I handed her the money and she smiled as she got in the passenger side.
"Get down low," I instructed and she laid down, her head away from the door. I got in; put on a cowboy hat I retrieved from the back seat and pulled out of the parking lot.
"Stay down," I told her, "and slide over this way some. I want to play with your tits." This girl was very compliant. She did exactly as requested. I hadn't had any push back yet. I was beginning to like her.
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It was about a two hour drive to my house in Silverado. Nowhere close to Malibu but it was isolated. I talked to her, got to know her a little on the drive. She moved her head to my lap and got comfortable.
"You smell really nice, Christine. You smell citrusy, like grapefruit."
"I like the grapefruit scent," she said. "Travis likes it too. I use a grapefruit body wash, a grapefruit shampoo, and my splash is grapefruit too." She giggled, "You really like it?"