"Robbie, my man, I'm telling you. A nature-born slut. Came up to me herself and everything. Now, I was drunker than a cork then too, right? If you'd asked me I'd say there was no chance in hell I'd even get it up that night - that's how bad I was. But boy let me tell you - your girl's got talents, some real serious talents... what can I say?"
Rob's blotched face stared back at him with incredulousness. He felt greatly annoyed by this information, but could not admit to himself that what he felt was jealousy. He liked "righteous outrage" better.
"No way man... no way..."
"I'm telling you. That - and how much cash was already missing - I'm telling you man, this good-girl act of hers ain't nothing but a load of crap. She's got you for a fool, buddy."
Rob couldn't have that. He most certainly was not a fool - he was the man of the house. He looked away in an attempt to control his rage.
"Forget about her man! She ain't your responsibility, and either way - she's already grown! What you see is what you get, as they say."
"I gave her my word J."
By the time Kat's out none of this is even gonna matter!
Eh, you're a good guy and all but trust me when I tell you -- ain't no one's gonna be thanking you for all that. That ain't the kind of world we live in, brother.
"Yeah, maybe... but so what? Am I supposed to just kick her out? And then what? Pay you out of my own damn pocket??"
"Oh yeah, give her exactly what she wants - that'll teach her. Are you the daddy around here - or are you the wallet? Or are you the cuck, Robbie?"
The two men burst into brief laughter, unsure at what.
"Eh, you're right, you're right... That's real crazy though, never thought her to... I guess you can just never tell..."
"Sure you can! They're all like that!"
"Ha! Ain't that the truth man, ain't that the truth..."
They sat in silence for a moment, contemplating their own wisdom.
"But really, what am I supposed to do here?"
"You're the man Rob - you tell me."
Rob stared blankly at him.
"You do what you want with her, but I'm telling you, girls like that don't change. She's gonna move to her big city and then what? You know she'll end up whoring to herself out to some old fuck calling himself a producer. Then, eventually - on some street corner. If you don't care for her at all, I would say sure - let her go."-
"She's better off at home that's for sure. If she came at YOU like that - I mean, I can't even imagine..."
Rob couldn't have articulated it but he felt personally betrayed by his ungrateful charge. The girl he once though delicate and sweet. He never thought himself particularly handsome but he was certain he knew where he stood side by side with his heavier, cruder friend. The revelation of Leah's hidden slutiness did not upset him as much as where she chose to express it. Such a strange choice... So much so that it felt like a statement.
She wanted him to find out, wanted to make him feel like a fool.
It was exciting to feel, whatever that was.
"The stealing' just ain't right and you know it. And I'm not sure I'll ever see my money back from her. Honestly, she's just not very helpful around there, there's not much use of her. I'd say the least you can do is let me get mine - before that bitch runs away and cleans out BOTH of us."
Rob was silent. The thrill of the idea has hooked into his attention since the very first time Johnny voiced it. At first, it was out of the question, of course. But the more he talked about it, the more real it felt. If his friend is what Leah liked - why should he stop her from getting some? It's not like he's doing anything to her. In fact, this was a choice he could make without doing anything.
"C'mon man, I'll be in and out. You know how Rose gets, always something wrong to her... Honest to God, I can't remember the last time I had my dick sucked that good."
"That girl's gonna pay off every last penny missing from that cash - I'm gonna see to it myself. Besides that, what you two got going on - is none of my business. She's grown enough to be making her own choices. Now, you - " Rob patted his friend's shoulder, hitting harder than necessary, " - you I'm not so sure about."
Their laughter was of that especially heartwarming kind only lifelong friends can share.
"You know me, Robbie! You know me!"
Both felt relief finally reaching a resolution everyone could agree on. And a building excitement neither was willing to own up to.
"Well, I better get going then," Johnny laughed, secretly terrified this house of cards he could not believe he had built will fall apart before he reaches his goal. "Don't blame yourself buddy. She stole - that's not on you. You're a good friend, Rob, and a good man."
"Eh, you and your sappy shit - you too, you too bud. Come here."
They hugged it out like real men - barely touching.
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"Now, I know this is hard for you to comprehend, but let me make it easy for you. You give me ANY kind of trouble here - and I will have your ass shipped to state faster than you can blink - I promise you that much. And sure - that might not be what I prefer, you might even piss me off for a day or two. But then I'll forget you ever existed and move on with my life - while you rot away licking dykes in prison. Is that what you want??"
Surely my eyes have been screaming "No" the entire time, but he was apparently only able to pick up on it just now.
"Smart girl. Of course you don't want that - but you're gonna have to behave, do you understand that? You don't get to steal from Johnny and walk away - not in this town - but I would hate to send a good girl to prison for one mistake. Are you, Leah? A good girl?"
Johnny had apparently made up a story about a large sum of money missing from his safe, but I couldn't be sure until the slight smile in his tone just now. My head was pressed so firmly into the pillows I was unable to produce even neither protest nor agreement.
"Blink once for no, twice for yes. Let's try this again. Are you a going to be quiet?"
I produced two distinctly prolonged blinks for him. It didn't matter if I meant it. For now my best bet was to follow along.
"Gooood girl. Very good" he mumbled. One hand on my mouth, his other reached inside my pajamas, sliding underneath the band of my cotton panties. I was glad he found my pussy dry, not that that would stop him. He rubbed my clit so roughly it felt more painful than anything.
"Come on baby, I want you nice and wet for me."
I shot my eyes at him with resentment -
Never.