"They stood there locked in a deep embrace, her mind racing a million miles a minute. "All this for a set of tires" she thought. Her father was probably rolling over in his grave. She couldn't believe what she was doing but she couldn't stop either."
Annie was only 27 years old but was often mistaken for being even younger. She was a pretty girl, but she didn't consider herself to be. She hated her body which made her feel self-conscious all the time. She thought she was fat and her breasts were too small. She had red hair and wore dark framed glasses. She felt like she should work in a library. In reality she had a pretty face and a glowing personality which made up for all of her shortcomings. Annie had had a rough childhood which made her extremely shy around people she didn't know but once she felt comfortable around them, she could hang with the best of them.
Kerry had just turned 49 and was starting to have a mid life crisis. He wasn't bad to look at, salt and pepper gray hair with a little bit of a belly, though for the most part he was in decent shape. He owned a successful auto repair shop where he worked by himself. He did quality work which gave him an honest reputation. He was well known and liked in the small community where they lived.
They lived in a small resort town where everything cost twice as much so Annie was struggling to make ends meet and having a car that was always breaking down didn't help things. Kerry knew that and had been fixing her car for a year or so for cost. He treated her like he would want someone to treat his daughters who were about her age. Annie had been taking her car to him for a while, so she had become comfortable talking with him, and since Kerry was always a flirt, she started to give it right back to him.
That was the case this time, her car had just failed inspection and they were trying to find tires she could afford. As usual they bantered back and forth only this time what had been harmless flirtation was different. Annie wasn't sure exactly when it happened or what changed this time but she was sure that things were beginning to cross the line. She had joked many times before that they could "work out a deal" but always they just laughed it off. That day Kerry didn't have any tires that would fit Annie's car so he had to order them. She wasn't sure she would be able to afford them so she asked if she could make payments. Kerry true to his flirtation joked and said, "I might have to charge you "interest". She laughed and said, "I bet you would". With that he told her to come back a few days later and look at the tires to see if they would work and that they would worry about the cost then. When she returned the tires were there but Kerry wasn't able to put them on her car. He was backed up so they set an appointment for two days later. They talked for a while about different things with their usual bantering thrown in for the mix. Then when she was getting ready to leave, she asked him again about the payments. Once again he said he might have to charge her "interest" to which she replied that "if she was going to agree to that, she was so good that she should get them for free"". Kerry laughed for a min then he dropped the offer on the table. She could get her tires for free if she gave him a little "special attention". WOW! She would have to really think about that. After all, Kerry was married, 22 years her senior and had daughters her age. And, how much of a whore would he be if she did it? She told him she would give him an answer when she returned. With that said, he told her to "wear something hot" and she left.