I couldn't believe that I was actually going back to the bar. After what happened last night I just wanted to leave the area and never be seen again, but I couldn't trust Mark with the movie he had of me and what I did with him.
Shit. How could I have let this happen? That bastard. I'd find a way out. I had to find a way out. I'm a smart girl. I could think of something.
I walked back in, ready for my shift. I thought things couldn't get worse, but Mark was right there to greet me as I walked through the door, smiling from ear to ear like a kid in a chocolate shop.
"Smart thinking." he said.
I walked straight passed him.
"Bastard!" I uttered under my breath, deliberately so that he could hear me. As I carried on into the staff area I could hear him laughing to himself.
I got myself ready then headed into the bar. I expected more harassment from Mark, the owner, but he left me alone. After a while things got a little quiet. Most people had drinks and I was just working at the waitress station, updating a couple of the tabs that were running that night. As I worked on the till I felt someone come up behind me.
Mark's hands cupped my buttocks, then started to slide around to the front.
"Remember the movie I have!" he whispered in my ear. "Don't mess me about."
I knew I had no choice. All I could do was wait, endure, and think bloody hard about how to get out of this disgusting mess.
Mark's right hand came over my shoulder and he pretended to be helping me with the till, showing me what to press. At the same time his left hand slipped into the split of my skirt and quickly found its way over my clit. His fingers drew small circles around my nub, occasionally tickling it with his finger nails, flicking it from one side then the other, then sliding his nails down my slit and back again, forcing my panties into the crack of my pussy.
I could feel his rock hard cock pressing into my arse. His fingers continued to play with me, concealed by my skirt but otherwise in full view of the occupants of the bar. I could feel my face getting redder and redder as I imagined everyone starring at me enjoying my suffering. Luckily, when I looked around the bar, all were busy in their own conversations and oblivious to my plight.
With a flick of his little finger he pulled my knickers out of my slit, leaving me open for his other fingers to delve inside. My wetness told him of the feelings he was stirring inside me. I stood there motionless as his fingers danced in and out of my sex, teasing me, arousing me.
I could feel my orgasm building. My breathing started to quicken, and I started to shuffle my legs, trying to coax his fingers to the right places to give me maximum pleasure. Without warning his fingers slid out, leaving me lusting after more stimulation, frustrated by the premature end of my enjoyment.
"I need to go out for an hour or so." he said. "Keep an eye on things here for me, and if there's any problems let me know on my mobile."
As I turned to look at him he winked at me and then left, as if nothing had happened. My hatred for him grew stronger, especially because he knew how to drive me wild. I couldn't stand how he was able to turn my emotions on their head so easily.
After a few minutes the idea struck me like bomb going off. Now was my chance. I quickly got one of the other girls to cover for me for a few minutes and dashed out to the back and into Mark's office. It had to be here. Now I had a chance to retrieve the evidence of last night, to free myself from this nightmare.
The frantic search began. I looked through his case, then over the top of his desk. Nothing. I went to the bottom draw of his desk, opened it and rummaged through.
Yes! I found the DVD player. My heart was pounding in my chest. I could feel I was getting closer to freedom. Panic ran through me as I prayed I would have time to get the evidence and get out. My hands wouldn't work. I couldn't get the damned thing open. Shit. My frustration grew as it slipped out of my hands, crashing to the floor.
Crouching down I continued to fumble with it, finally flipping it open, but it was empty. Fuck. I left the DVD player on the floor and resumed searching his desk. Now I had to take more care as I was looking for something small and flat, easily hidden in the mess of papers that filled the draw.
I found nothing, then moved on to the next draw. So it went on, all through his desk. Searching through pile after pile of paper. Nothing.
I stood up, confused and furious. If only he had left it in the machine I would have been home and dry. Scanning around the room I saw another small wooden cabinet and dashed over to it. Opening the door I was flushed with a feeling of elation, followed by one of total panic. There was a DVD.
There were a 100 DVD's. I started to work through them. Some had writing on, others were blank.
I decided there was no way I could search through and find it, so I decided to take them all. I picked up the stack and started to walk to the door. Half way there I realized I had left the cabinet open and had to return to close it. If he knew it was missing I'd never get out of the bar with it.
As I pushed the cabinet door shut the click of the cabinet closing was swiftly followed by the click of the office door opening. I spun around, hoping to see another waitress there, but was horrified to see Mark. He closed the door behind him, folded his arms as he stared at me, and started to laugh. I stood there like an idiot, clutching a stack of DVD's to my chest. My heart sank.
"Well, well, well, looks like we have a thief after all!"
He walked over to his desk, my eyes following his every move.
"And now I have evidence!"
He threw his keys onto his desk, turned towards me and pointed to the corner of his office. I looked up, and saw a surveillance camera in the corner of the room. I felt like a fool. In a rash attempt to solve all my problems I'd just made them worse.
"And the pile of DVD's you have there, are records of our accounts for 5 years. Nothing very interesting, and certainly nothing that will help you out of your little predicament."
I was furious, both with myself and with him. Reluctantly placing the DVD's back in the cabinet I headed for the door to return to the bar.
"Just a minute Emma." Mark said. "I don't need you in the bar any more tonight. Tonight I'm entertaining a very important friend for a game of poker, and some business, and I need him to enjoy himself. You'll serve us"
I was filled with fear. I had a good idea of what he meant with the words "enjoy himself". I had a bad feeling he intended me to serve more than drinks.
"Fuck you. I'm not your toy." I said, building into a fury. "You can't do this to me. So, show the tape and I'll accuse you of rape. It will stick with you like a bad disease. You'll never get another waitress to work for you. And as for the tape you made today, show that to who the fuck you want to. I'll just tell the truth, that you were blackmailing me. They may not believe me, but I'll leave enough doubt that you'll wish you'd left me alone"
I felt proud of myself for making a stand, but was shaking in my shoes. Mark casually reached into his jacket, pulled out some photographs and then pushed them onto the table, slowly spreading them out. I could see pictures of my house, of my boyfriend, of my parents house, and most frightening of all of my younger sister. Mark then opened a drawer in his desk, pulled out a newspaper and threw it down next to the photo's. I walked over to the desk and looked at it.
"Gang Violence Increases" was the ominous headline followed by the leader "Bar owner stabbed 10 times in alleyway assault!"
"Let me tell you something," Mark went on. "To run a bar here you need to know the right people, and they are not nice people. Piss them off and you'll be out of business and into the hospital before you know what's hit you."
The stark reality sank slowly into my mind. I was so far out of my league I thought I was going to wet myself there and then.