The first time you get a baby-sitter you tend to get one of the neighbourhood girls. A student, generally from a family you know. Some kid who's looking to earn a few extra bucks for spending money. If you're lucky she does a good job and you continue using her. If you're unlucky you mutter rude words under your breath and start looking for someone else.
We were lucky. Charlene, commonly known as Charli, proved to be competent the first time we hired her. She was fifteen at the time, quite pretty, intelligent, and a willing worker. Naturally we kept using her and even gave her references for other baby-sitting jobs.
This particular night she'd arrived in a timely fashion, which was standard practice for her, and got straight to the task of amusing the kids. I noticed that she'd been developing quite nicely and idly wondered how old she was.
Jan and I waved goodbye and headed off into town. We were having a nice meal that Jan didn't have to cook, served at a table that wouldn't include a couple of small children clamouring for attention, eating off plates that we wouldn't need to wash. After that we were going to catch a show, finally returning to a home that would have certain small children asleep in their beds. What is known as a relaxing night out.
Strolling along the street after our meal we passed a jewellery shop that was still open, the owner taking advantage of the late-night shopping rules. On the spur of the moment I told Jan to wait a moment, stepped in and bought a nice little pendant. I'd spotted it in the window and thought that it would suit Jan nicely. On receiving it Jan also thought the same thing, promptly putting it on, relegating the necklet she was already wearing to her purse.
We saw the show, a Revue, and it wasn't too bad. Not a smash hit production but it would have a reasonable run in my opinion. Critics might think otherwise but I've noticed that they never seem to agree with popular opinion, so who care what they think.
It was pushing midnight when we got home and we were both pleasantly tired. Charli was awake and watching the telly and Jan invited her to join us for a cup of coffee before she left. We sat down and Jan started telling Charli about our night.
Quite early in the piece she took of her new pendant and showed it to Charli, who dutifully admired it. The Jan started fiddling with it as she discussed our meal and the show, going on in some detail about the show. I tended to just let her voice flow at times like that. I had some sort of inbuilt trigger that let me know when she asked me something and I'd hastily try to remember what she'd just said and then answer the question. This pause tended to make me seem thoughtful and wise.
This particular night I noticed an odd note had crept into Jan's voice and I started paying more attention. She was fiddling with the pendant, the zirconia in it sending out little flashes every time the light caught it at the right angle. She was also watching Charli and seemed to be both amused and deliberately letting her voice just drone along.
". . . and now you're feeling very sleepy so why don't you just close your eyes and listen to me," Jan intoned and Charli just seemed to go all blank.
"What do you think of Charli?" she said softly, looking at me.
"What? Me? Ah, a nice girl. Very nice," I said carefully. "A little young but she's growing up nicely."
"God, you're so naΓ―ve," Jan groaned. "She's nearly nineteen, you know. As for growing, look at her bosom. I should have boobs like that."
"Hey, there's nothing wrong with your breasts," I said indignantly. "I like them just the way they are."
Jan smiled at me but continued on with what she was saying.
"Maybe, but hers have a lot more oomph than mine. Haven't you ever wondered what it would be like to fuck her?"
"What? Certainly not. I just told you she's still a kid."
"And I just told you that she's nearly nineteen and not a kid. Listen and learn."
"Charli, are you still a virgin?" Jan asked, much to my surprise.
I was even more surprised when Charli heard and answered.
"No," she said, sounding a little dreamy.
"Enough," I interjected. "You can't ask her about her private life. It isn't fair."
Jan just poked her tongue out at me and continued talking to Charli.
"That's good," Jan told her. "That means you won't mind too much when Don gives you a nice little fuck."
"I won't? I don't think I want him to do that."
"Well, you're going to let it happen anyway. When it's time to go home Don is going to lift up your dress and pull your panties down. You can protest if you want to but you'll let it happen. Don't tell him not to fuck you, just say he shouldn't fuck you. Once your panties are down he's going to continue to take your clothes off and you'll let it happen, just making formal protests without resisting. When you're naked you can lean back against the table and watch him take you or you can bend over and wait while he comes at you from behind."
"Are you insane?" I demanded. "What the hell makes you think she'll go along with something like that?"
"Are you blind?" Jan returned. "Can't you see she's hypnotised herself. I wasn't trying to do it. It just happened."
"Bovine excrement," I said delicately. "I heard the last bit of your spiel and it was deliberate.
"Well, maybe at the end," Jan admitted, "but she was three quarters of the way there before I realised what was happening. I just wanted to see if I could bring it off."
"Uh-huh. And what's with this me fucking her bit?"
"A post-hypnotic suggestion. When I tell her to wake up she'll snap out of her trance and then we can see if it works. Consider it a reward for the pendant."
"You're daft. She'll wake up, remember what you said, and run away screaming. We'll have to get another sitter."
"We'll have to get another one anyway. At nineteen she doesn't really want to do the job anymore. She's already suggested Mandy as a replacement. Anyway, she won't remember a thing."
"She'll probably remember everything. Besides, I thought you couldn't hypnotise someone to do something that they wouldn't normally do?"
"You can't, but what makes you think she doesn't want to fuck you? I've seen the way she looks at your bottom. If I wasn't around she probably wouldn't even put up a token protest."
I shook my head in disbelief. As soon as you think you know someone they do something to show that you don't. Jan bent over Charli, speaking quietly, while Charli just sat there, apparently asleep with her eyes open.