Anyone who is under the age of 18, along with anyone offended by stories of a sexual nature or containing sexual situations or offended by the idea of mind control in any fashion, please do not read this story.
I had never seen a carving quite like it before. A good foot-and-a-half tall, the carving was that of a naked woman on her knees, but in pleasure rather than in supplication. Her knees were spread wide and both hands were laying on her sex. Her head was back, eyes closed, her mouth open in an apparent moan.
You see the strangest things when you pull a museum job.
The carving wasn't the target of this job, however. That honor belonged to a musty-smelling journal that had arrived so recently it still had cave-dust on it. I didn't know what was in the journal and I didn't want to know. My job was to get the journal, and that's why I was now sneaking around the Chrystal Heights Museum of History after midnight. Tonya was my help for this part of the job, but her only assignment was to watch the hall while I did the dirty work. That was fine with me, however. In fact, it was perfect for what I had in mind.
Getting the journal was actually only half the job. The other half of the job was getting some crystal that apparently had something to do with the journal. Chrissie and the others were handling that job at the Chrystal Heights Natural Museum, which was on the other side of the building.
I had completed my part of the job, so there was nothing to do now but wait for Chrissie and the others. I glanced once more at the statue. I realized there were three glass paperweights arranged around the base of the statue. At least, that's what I assumed they were. They were different shapes and sizes. One was a rounded half-moon, with a four-inch base and a one-inch projection on top. The second glass paperweight appeared to be an eight-inch rod with two round balls on the end. The last one appeared to be a glass "V", with eight-inch rods projecting from either side. All three paperweights or whatever the hell they were made of what appeared to be smooth colored glass. They were actually quite nice. The lights were dim in this area, but the glass pieces seem to catch each ray and glow with a life of their own. The damn things were nearly sexual.
After waiting for what seemed to be ages, I finally heard a soft, "Erica? Where are you?" I looked over my shoulder. In the dim light I could barely discern Chrissie's outline. She was nearly invisible in her black catsuit and even blacker hair. She obviously was having trouble spotting me in the deep shadow.
I stepped forward. "I'm here," I said. I could see the outlines of Laura and Tonya behind Chrissie.
Chrissie walked over and patted her bag. "I got mine," she said. "You?"
I nodded. "Yeah, I got mine."
"And you didn't mess it up? Amazing," she said.
"I'd already be out of here if I didn't have to stand around waiting for you," I said.
Laura and Tonya rolled their eyes. They were used to Chrissie and me bickering. Chrissie was the nominal leader of our group- she had been the leader when I first joined- but I didn't agree with a lot of her decisions, and it was creating a serious rift between us. Unless something changed, this was likely our last job together. Chrissie and I simply didn't trust each other, and in this business that didn't make for a comfortable working environment.
Chrissie's eyes moved to the statue and the paperweights. "Hey, now, what's this?"
I shrugged. "I don't know. They must be new. They're not out for display yet."
She ran a finger along the smooth paperweights. "They're nice. They'd probably fetch a decent price from our patron. He seems to be an art lover."
I shook my head. "Chrissie, don't get side-tracked. The job is the crystal and the journal. Anything else is asking for trouble."
"The trouble with you, Erica," said Chrissie, "is that your thinking is too limited. The statue is too big, yeah. But the little glass figures are small, light, easy to carry and will likely get a nice price. Why the hell should we leave money on the table?"
I rolled my eyes. "Whatever you want, Chrissie."
"Damn straight," she said. "In fact, nevermind about the money. They'll be little souvenirs from the job tonight."
I shrugged. "Whatever."
Chrissie picked up the rounded half-moon figure and turned to the redheaded Laura. "Here. For your fine work tonight you get a, um, glass boob! Yeah."
Laura laughed. "Why, thank you, Chrissie. Aren't you thoughtful."
Chrissie flashed a smile, then grabbed another glass figure. "Here you go, Tonya. You get the glass...ahhh..."
"...the glass cock and balls, Chrissie. I get it. Thanks." said the blonde Tonya.
Chrissie nodded. "Exactly. Well done, ladies. That just leaves the glass double-ended dildo." Chrissie picked up the remaining glass statue. It really did look like a V-shaped double-ended dildo. Chrissie sneered at me. "It's the only one left. I guess you're left out, Erica. Unless you want to share it with me." Chrissie held out the glass statue and I instinctively took the other side without thinking. A current of heat flowed through my hand, down my arm, through my belly and straight to my pussy. I gasped at the unexpected sensation. Judging from the way Chrissie snatched the end of the glass rod out of my hand, I had a feeling she had experienced the same thing.
Chrissie stuffed the souvenir into her leather bag. Then she gave me a sullen look. "Alright, give me the journal so we can get out of here."
I said, "It's safe, don't worry. Let's split."
"Erica, quit arguing. Put the damn journal in the damn bag."
"I said, Chrissie, that it's safe."
Chrissie glared at me, and I stared back at her. Then there was a flutter of movement and suddenly Chrissie was pointing a small black object at me. "Put the journal in the bag or we'll see what a hundred thousand volts does to your frizzy brown hair."
I looked at the little black object in Chrissie's hand, then glared at her. "A stun gun. You back-biting little bitch. You were going to double-cross me."
"Oh, don't be so dramatic. Just put the journal in the bag and we'll be on our way."
"I don't have it," I said.
"Don't be cute."
"I don't. I had a feeling you might be feeling a little greedy, so I took some precautions. It's where you'll never find it."
Chrissie looked furious. She took a step forward and brandished the stun gun like she meant to use it. "Don't screw with me! What the hell did you do with it?"
I gave her my best mysterious smile. "Wouldn't you like to know?"
Chrissie was furious. I thought I might have pushed it a little too far, because I could tell she was considering lighting me up with the stun gun, despite the potential idiocy of such a move. Finally, she turned to Laura and Tonya. "It's around here somewhere. Find it."
Laura shook her head. "We don't have that kind of time, Chrissie. It could be anywhere. The client isn't going to be back in town for several weeks. We have time. Just chill."
Chrissie gave me a murderous glare, then finally put the stun gun away. "Fine. Whatever," she said. "You better have the journal, though, or you're going to be sorry. Let's go."
We got back to the apartment without further incident. Everyone was feeling edgy. Laura tried to lighten the mood by sucking on her "boob" paperweight but the strained feeling persevered. With the tension so high, everyone was feeling sullen and not speaking much.
Tonya was sprawled across the lazyboy recliner and running her fingers over her glass "cock-and-balls" souvenir. The blonde girl seemed to be breathing heavier than usual and she was so squirmy that the rest of us began to stare. Suddenly she noticed the stares and blushed. She stood up.
"I'm beat," she said. "I'm going to bed."