“You’re joking! She’ll never go for it!” Matthew Harrison cried incredulously into the telephone. “Janet makes her own decisions.”
“Well, you’ll just have to help her make the right one, won’t you?”
For a moment there was silence between the two men. Matt tried to think quickly. He needed a way out of the situation.
“Look, Harrison,” Frank Ginelli continued, “you owe me a lot of money and a lot of bother. Let me make the choice simple for you. Either I sleep with your wife, or you get a visit from Johansson.”
Ginelli smiled as he listened to the weak man on the other end of the telephone begin to panic. The idea was a stroke of inspiration even if he did say so himself. He knew that there was no way that Harrison would be able to pay back what he owed but he also knew that he would never stand up to Johansson either. There weren’t many who would take on Ginelli’s “strong-arm” man. Most were terrified just to be in the presence of the big Danish man and Harrison would be no exception.
“But Frank!” Harrison began leading. “You can’t do this. She’s my wife!”
Again Ginelli smiled to himself. He was on a power trip that was lasting his entire life!
It wasn’t that Janet Harrison was a particularly stunning woman although, Frank mused, she did still have a good body. No, it was the power. The power to be able to do exactly as he pleased. And teaching Harrison a lesson was also something that had to be considered. A wicked thought suddenly crossed the hard man’s mind.
“Just do it Harrison. 5pm tonight. My office in town. Don’t disappoint me! Oh, and Matthew?”
“Yeah?”
“Don’t even think about letting Janet do this all by herself. I’ll be expecting you to accompany her.”
The line went dead.
Harrison was aware that he was sweating.
“Is everything all right, dear?”
Matthew turned to look at his wife. How the hell he was ever going to get out of this completely eluded him. He saw his wife’s smile fade as she realised that everything was far from all right.
“That was Ginelli, wasn’t it?” Her voice was a subdued whisper. Harrison nodded silently.
“Oh, Matthew. How are we ever going to get out of this mess? Won’t he ever leave us alone?”
Harrison had no idea how he was even going to start to ask the question that – if he were to save his skin – he knew that he must.
“Well, he has given us a way out.” He started slowly then shook his head. “But there’s no way. Forget it. Forget I ever said anything.”
“No, hold on a minute!” Janet was interested now. “If Ginelli’s offered us a way out of all this then I want to hear about it. Come on Matt, tell me.”
“Well,” Harrison could hardly recognise his own, cracked voice. “He wants to be with you.”
Silence for several moments.
“What?”
“He wants to be with you….you know!”
Janet’s eyes stared back at him impassively. He felt them almost boring into his very soul. The heat encircled his neck and made the short, wispy hairs prickle as they always did when he felt he was losing control of a situation. If only she’d say something. Anything!
“He wants to sleep with me?”
Harrison nodded slowly. His eyes stared down at the carpet. There was no way he could bring himself to look at his wife. He was aware that she had turned away from him, guessed that the tears would be forming in her eyes.
“Don’t worry,” he said with a last ditch attempt at bravado, “you won’t have to do anything. I’ll find another way.”
Janet’s eyes blazed in fury. “Do what?” she cried, “You’ve not done a damn thing so far! We’re still neck deep in this fucking mess! I’m fed up with you trying to do things!”
“Look, honey…..” Harrison’s words trailed off. He knew that she was right. “I don’t want you to do…”
“Don’t want me to do what?” She was shouting now. “Don’t want me to sleep with him? Don’t want him to fuck me? To fuck your wife? It doesn’t really look like we have a choice does it?”
Janet stared at her husband. He looked hurt. Typical! Always thinking about himself the useless shit!
“You know what?” She continued, eyes still blazing. “I’m going to do it. I‘m actually going to let Ginelli have me!” Her lips curled up into a sneer. “After all, he’s got to be better than you!”
The drive down to Ginelli’s office only took a few minutes and Harrison and Janet made the journey in silence. Matthew felt bad – obviously – but still, he was also a little elated. The debt he owed Ginelli would be written off and he could start again. A fresh start for both of them. A cold sweat broke out on his forehead as he briefly wondered if there was going to be a “both of them” after this. No time to think of that now, though. Concentrate on the present. Just get this evening over with.
Ginelli’s office was warm and pleasantly furnished. He beckoned them to join him in the inner sanctum. His smile was almost friendly.
“I’m glad you saw sense, Matthew.” He said genially. “And Janet. You look lovely. Come here and let me see you”
Perversely, Janet felt a swell of pride. A myriad of thoughts had run through her head since her husband had told her of Ginelli’s demands. Thoughts that contradicted each other and fought for acceptance in her mind. Clearly she would not want to do this – or would she? The idea was abhorrent – or was it?
She had showered and dressed carefully. Bizarrely she had decided she wanted to impress Ginelli, or at least show him that she was still a good looking woman. The black dress hadn’t seen the outside of her closet for nearly two years and she was pleasantly surprised to find that it still fitted perfectly; showing off her long legs and accentuating her still firm breasts. She had completed the outfit with black stockings and black French-cut panties.
“You do look very nice this evening.” Ginelli repeated as he looked at her. “Black suits you!”
Harrison had been banished to a sofa placed against the far wall of the office and looked on. His feelings were still mixed. While he was pleased that no violent action was to be inflicted on him, he still felt certain pangs of jealousy as Ginelli almost inspected his wife.
“I’m sure you didn’t bring me all the way down here just to compliment me on my dress sense!” Janet said suddenly. Although she felt awkward and a little embarrassed by the big man’s intense stare, she also felt a rush of adrenalin as she realised that she was clearly still attractive to the younger man.
Ginelli laughed. “Straight to the point! I like that! A woman after my own heart!”
He reclined back in the thickly upholstered chair and stretched luxuriantly before continuing.
“You obviously know why you’re here, Janet, so what say you show me what’s hidden under that dress?”
Harrison ran his hand over the back of his neck feeling the dampness of his perspiration. His throat felt dry and parched as he watched for Janet’s reaction. He had no idea what to expect – the whole situation was completely unprecedented. But Janet was reacting well. There seemed no sign of tears or indignity. None at all. Harrison was a little surprised, actually a little shocked. Surely there should be some adverse reaction, he thought? She seemed to be enjoying this just a little too much!
Ginelli watched fascinated as the older woman before him stared demurely downwards and unbuttoned the front of her dress. What had started out as a simple exercise in humiliation – aimed at Harrison – was now turning into something else. He had not expected to become aroused by the situation but, as Janet exposed her bra-less breasts to his fervent gaze, he couldn’t help but feel a stirring in his loins. He was most definitely becoming stimulated.
“Play with your tits!” Ginelli said. He coughed quickly aware that his mouth had become a little dry.
Janet smiled at the man behind the desk and placed her hands under her breasts, cupping them. She was becoming more comfortable with the situation and actually quite liked the way he looked at her. She felt a shiver as her fingers ran gently over her nipples and was surprised to realise that they were already stiff and swollen. She tried to remember the last time she had had sex and was disappointed when she couldn’t. Was it really that long ago? Had she and Matt become so distant that the last time they made love was outside of her memory? She pushed the thought to the back of her mind. She was here for a reason – no matter how pleasurable that reason might now have become!
Ginelli could now feel his erection pressing urgently against him as he watched the woman play with her breasts and encourage the nipples into stiff, throbbing buds. He glanced over her shoulder and could see the hapless Harrison sitting quietly. For a brief moment he wondered what sort of effect this was having on the other man; watching his own wife display herself like this. Maybe he should take things a little further.