Warning: Call it an anti-Valentine's story (I personally didn't look at it that way), but this is a dark tale with a dark theme. It was inspired by the work of authors like thetalkman, temptandestroy, wannabeboytoy. As the title alludes, this is a last minute submission to the contest, so if it does seem rushed and sloppy in some areas, I was probably was rushing. As always, feedback (keeping in mind of my warning) is welcomed. Enjoy!
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Last Minute Seduction
By PerilEyes
"Quick! I need a dozen of your finest, freshest, reddest, prettiest roses!" Bryan said as he entered the tiny little flower shop.
"Woah, easy there," said the lady who manned (or womanned?) the counter. "Forgot about the most important day, did we, hmm? Looks like I got me another last minute Sam right before closing," she snickered.
Bryan looked her up and down and noticed she was oddly dressed for working in a sweet little store. She donned a red halter top, complete with plenty of cleavage. Around her neck hung a golden heart necklace. At least she was in the Valentine's theme in that respect. She was rather tall, raven hair, big tits...Wait, no, he couldn't say that about her. Margot would kill him. He rephrased. The salesgirl had a...noticeable bust. Yeah, that would do.
"Actually, it's a last minute Bryan," he replied. "And yeah...I was working at the firm all day, putting in a few extra hours. Bad on Valentine's Day I know, but hopefully I can pick her up something extra nice for Margot."
That flashy smile was just the tip of this man's handsome ways for Helen. He came in wearing a long overcoat over a nice suit. Black trousers, navy blue dress shirt, pink striped tie. He was certainly well-put together! A firm? He was probably a lawyer, a winner! But what about this woman of his?
"Relax, no judgements here," she laughed. "Although I must say, Margot? Hmm, interesting name..."
Bryan cocked his head at the comment. "Interesting in what way?"
"Margarite, which is the extended form of your....girlfriend? Wife?"
"Only, girlfriend...so far, anyways..."
The woman noted the "so far" comment and nodded. "Your girlfriend's name, in French, means daisy," she pointed.
"Hmm," Bryan remarked. "Did not know that...that's a pretty cool name to have then, ain't it?"
She laughed. "I don't think so personally....but some might say, yes"
"So what's your name mean, Miss...?"
"Helen." She put her hands on the counter and leaned forward so as to give a nice view of her cleavage. "As in the great Helen of Troy that launched an entire war in her name. Although I believe the story is wrong."
Bryan was baited by the gesture. She looked at her chest with the necklace as the focal point. It was a canyon! Not wanting to be so overt about paying her such close attention though he laughed at the absurdity of the comment and continued the conversation. "How can a myth be wrong?"
Helen smirked. "Well, a woman of Helen's lust, appeal...sure, Paras was drawn in enough to steal her away, but this is where the story gets awry. Everyone faults him, that he took Helen against her will...he's the devil that caused the war." The sales girl paused. "But
I
think she was just as guilty as he was."
"In what way?"
"Instead of an unwilling
victim
, I say she wanted to go with Paras. She
wanted
to get away from her husband."
"But he was a king! Why the hell would she do that?"
"Maybe she thought her man was not very royal in bed. Maybe Paras was a little more adequate. Or maybe she was just a
slut?"
Bryan laughed again at the absurdity in her comments. "Wow, Helen, I've never heard such an erotic interpretation of Greek history,"
She smirked. "Tis what I do, Bryan."
"Apparently so," he replied. "Anyways, those flowers."
"Yes, I've get a nice bunch here for Miss Daisy, right over here" as she stepped out of the counter.
For the first time Bryan saw her lower body, which was covered by a tight black knee length skirt and a pair of knee length black heeled boots. Helen stepped past him and headed toward the front of the shop near the door. Along the way Bryan couldn't help but stare at her behind. So tight, shapely, round....wait, he couldn't do this, no more adjectives...he was here for Margot, not to check out the hot salesgirl. Wait, he didn't mean hot. Oh boy...
He watched as she bent over to sort through a few bouquets on a low table. Again her ass captured him, even more than before. The fabric just tightened on her buttocks and boasted her figure quite nicely. In fiddling her way through that table, her hips wiggled around. Bryan turned away. This was rude. He couldn't stare at her he tried to tell him.
"So what do you have planned for this evening," he heard her say.
"Umm, just dinner at a fancy restaurant downtown." He reverted back to his focus on her ass.
"Ooo, sounds very charming," she answered. "You are quite a hunk of a catch, aren't you?"
It struck him as an odd compliment. She could've mentioned something about his personality but instead she went for something physical. Maybe he was analyzing things too much. She was just a friendly flower shop girl making conversation. But man, she was taking a while with those flowers.
"Thanks," he awkwardly offered. "So why are you here? I mean, shouldn't you have closed up shop by now to scurry off for your own date?"
Helen laughed from in the flowers. "No, no, no date this year. It's solitude this year."
"I'm sorry to hear."
"It happens," she resurfaced with a bouquet. "Here we are."
She eyes sparkled as she held them out to him. She was a tall girl in her own right, but Bryan still hovered over her. From his eagled position he saw a bright infectious smile and orbs glimmering up at him. He also couldn't help but seeing a canyon of cleavage as well. This girl hid nothing. A bold move in going with a halter top, Bryan was momentarily fixated on another part of her body.
"Wow, they're beautiful," he nervously remarked.
"Margot's gonna love it. I know I would if my man gave this to me," she winked.
"Definitely."
"Come back here and I'll ring it up."
He followed her back to the counter. She scanned up the bar code and recited the price. "65.45," she said while also showing him the price on the cash.
Bryan gasped slightly. He was not expecting it to be that high. But it had to be worth it right? Opting not to pay in cash, he fished for his credit card.