This story was originally written for the 600-word exercise some of the Literotica authors took part in, which led to the Snippettsville Group. I've expanded it and tidied it a little, and changed the names. Enough of you asked me for the background to 'Spoils of Victory' to make me think it was worth offering here as the prologue it is. Further episodes might take a little longer ...
Spoils of Victory - Prologue
"You seem to be having problems?" There was a faint smile on her face.
As I'd just had my face slapped for the third time it didn't take a genius to work that out. I looked at her. Elegant in a black cocktail dress, blonde hair in a neat chignon, she could have been anywhere between thirty and fifty. For some reason I felt the need to tell her the truth.
"I've just been bet ten thousand dollars that I can't get one of the women in this room to go to bed with me within an hour. I decided the best way was to ask. Hence the face-slapping." I grinned ruefully. "Maybe I was wrong."
"Ask?" she said, curious.
"Ask, as in, 'will you go to bed with me?'"
"Who is the bet with? Anyone I know?" There was a strange expression on her face.
I gestured, unable to stop the flicker of distaste which I knew I showed. "Dan Sheldon."
She nodded, looking past me, her face expressionless, to where he sat, pawing tipsily at a couple of girls young enough to be his daughters. Her eyes came back to me. "Do you have a room here?" she said.
"Two-eighteen," I replied automatically.
"Let's go, then," she said, taking my arm and steering me towards the door. I moved automatically, shocked, feeling as if I'd been kicked in the stomach.
In the elevator she was silent, almost solemn, and I studied her covertly, wondering. "There's a snag," I said, my voice hesitant.
"Tell me."
"I have to have proof."
She flashed a glance at me, with a half smile. "I don't think that need be a problem."