It had been a shitty day.
I stood by the stove, waiting for the water to boil. Dinner tonight was pasta with butter. Plain, but I didn't have the money to fancy it up.
Hence the shitty day.
My car had blown up outside of town as I drove to the store. The tow truck driver had been nice enough, a cute kid in his early twenties working a summer job. We had had a nice conversation, I thought.
Then we got here, and shit hit the fan. I feel like tow truck companies should warn you that you're going to have to pay up front. But he hadn't, and the ride was expensive, and I had found myself offering a blow job as payment. I think I surprised myself as much as him. But I knew how low the balance in my account was. I figured he'd jump at the chance.
The water came to a boil, and I dumped in the noodles. I picked up the wooden spoon and stirred.
He had jumped at the chance. Sort of. Except he had wanted more. And he had blackmailed me, threatening to tow my car to some garage where the guys were happy to take their payment in sex. In the end, I agreed to almost all his terms: I dressed in lingerie. I did a strip tease until I was naked. I got down on my knees and sucked his cock. Twice.
A decent guy would have said, okay, that was fucking brilliant, thank you, we're square. But he had fucking taken videos of me with his phone. And he had threatened to upload them. No. He had fucking uploaded them, but kept them private. "Give me a good show," he had said, "and I won't want to share them." Bastard. What choice did I have?
I kept stirring. The water was cloudy, and a thin foam was at the surface.
And because I had, like an idiot, handed him my keys and forgotten to get them back, he had snuck in while I was showering, trying to wash the shitty day off of me. Then he had fucking raped me. I mean, I ultimately enjoyed it; I admit that. But he had still fucking raped me.
And then had the gall to suggest that his boss, by coincidence my landlord, would want more of the same later.
It had been a shitty day. And it didn't look like it would be picking up any time soon.
I plucked a noodle from the hot water and tasted it. It was done. I poured the pasta into a sieve, and put it back in the pan, mixing in a pat of butter. I ate it straight from the pan. One less thing to wash.
I went back and lay on the couch. Yes, today had been a bit on the kinky side. And if it had only been the one afternoon, well, maybe I could just brush it off and move on. It wasn't like I had been a virgin, or never engaged in a little kink. But the asshole kept my keys and said he'd make copies. That he'd come by whenever he wanted and do whatever he wanted. At least he was going back to school in two weeks.
My landlord, Mr. Sheldon, was a different story. I had noticed him checking me out, of course; he was a lech. But the rent was cheap, and he had always left me alone.
As if on cue, the doorbell rang. Who else would be visiting me?
My afternoon molester had suggested I wear something skimpy when Mr. Sheldon came a-knocking. Maybe nothing more than a bra and panties. Yeah, right. I knew they'd be swapping stories, and the shithead driver had said he'd go for my ass if I didn't do what he said, so I opted for skimpy: short shorts, a tight, white scoop-neck shirt that made my large breasts prominent, and nothing else.
"Coming," I yelled. I got up and slowly walked to the door. I looked through the peephole. Sure enough, Mr. Sheldon was standing there. He was short, bald, slightly overweight. He was wearing a Hawaiian shirt.
I opened the door. I was surprised to see that he was carrying a bottle of wine and a laptop. He made no effort to hide his leering gaze.
"Mr. Sheldon?" He looked up from my breasts with a start. "Can I help you?"
"Shelly," he said. He looked to his side, quickly. "May I come in?"
"Of course," I said as I stepped back and motioned him in. I closed the door behind him and leaned back against it, crossing my arms.
"I don't know if you know this, Ms. Foster, but I run a tow truck company." Really, I thought.
"Turns out one of my drivers gave you and your car a lift today."
"I guess so, Mr. Sheldon," I said. I had kind of resigned myself to this, but I didn't feel the need to just strip off my clothes and fuck him there.
He cleared his throat. "He said you had to make special payment arrangements."
"We came to an agreement," I said.
He leered. "I'm sure, Ms. Foster. He's a very understanding kid." Yes. A real fucking prince.
"Did he say what was wrong with the car?"
"A busted clutch."
"Oh? Did he tell you how much those cost to fix?"
"He said a few hundred dollars."
I was surprised when Mr. Sheldon let out a laugh.
"If you're lucky," he said. "Going rate is usually around eight hundred dollars." My heart sank. "Most people just buy a new car. It's not worth it to fix up the old one in that case." New car meant car payments. The new clutch would have to do. Still, I wondered when he'd get to his point. Because we both knew what his point was.
He started to move down the hallway. "May I sit down, Ms. Foster?"
"Of course," I said.
He limply held out the bottle. "I brought some wine; would you like some?" I nodded. Might as well be as shit-faced as possible for this.
I turned into the kitchen, got down two glasses, and poured the wine in. Rather more in mine than his. But I didn't think he'd mind me being drunk. I carried them out to the living room.
"Come join me," he said. I sighed. He was sitting on one part of the L-shaped couch; I placed the glasses on the table and sat down on the other, facing him. Then he patted the seat to his left.
"Why don't you come over here, Ms. Foster, so I don't have to shout." I sighed and moved over, throwing myself onto the couch. I was near him, but he'd have to make an effort to touch me. He didn't move. I leaned forward to grab my glass and sipped.
"Well, you know," he said. "I hate to see my tenants in distress." No, I didn't know that. I turned my head to look at him.
"And, well, you know," he continued, "I do own a garage. I could take care of your clutch. Work some deals; try and get you a good price." I turned my head again, looking at the far wall. I knew what was expected of me.
"That's very kind of you, Mr. Sheldon, but I don't even have the cash for the price your driver suggested, let alone something more."
I wasn't looking at him, but I could hear the slime oozing in his voice. "Well, Ms. Sheldon," he said, "I'm sure we could figure something out."
I looked at him, frankly, and he turned his eyes down to my legs. "Such as?"
"Well, why don't you tell me about the deal you negotiated with my driver, and we'll figure it out based on that." He put his arm on the couch back and began playing with my hair.
How much had Jimmy told him? I knew what he'd tell him tomorrow. But tonight?
"Well, Mr. Sheldon, your driver was a real dick about it, if I may say so." He raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"He made me give him a blow job." I didn't feel the need to go into all the details.
"He paid a $100 towing bill for a blow job?" Mr. Sheldon laughed. "Well, he is new at this. He should have asked for more."
I flushed. "Technically, it was two blow jobs," I said. "And I did a strip tease." That shut him up. He leered again, looking unabashedly at my breasts. I moved my arms up to cover them some more.
"Now, now, Ms. Foster. No need to cover up. Put your arms down by your sides." I did what he said, and the hand that had been playing with my hair slid down to my shoulder.
"Honestly, Ms. Foster, with your fine figure and pretty looks, I'm surprised he didn't ask for some pussy." The act was over.
I frowned. "He tricked me about that. He took my keys and snuck back in when I was showering. Then he raped me."
Mr. Sheldon looked genuinely concerned. "He took your keys? Including the ones to the public areas?" Right. Why would I assume he cared about my feelings, when he was about to do essentially the same thing? "Would you like me to call a locksmith? We can just work out the payment as needed." I almost said yes. Then I remembered the videos. I shook my head quietly.
"Oh ho, Ms. Foster," he said, sliding his hand down my chest a bit and rubbing the skin below my neck. His fingers scooted along the neckline of my shirt, brushing along the crests of my breasts, and I felt the skin tingle. "You want him to visit again?"
"Well, Mr. Sheldon, I don't have a fucking choice." He started again. Did women never swear around him? He stroked my arm and moved his hand down to my thigh.
"Why not, Shelly?"
"Well, Jack," I said -- his constant saying of my name was annoying -- "because if I change the locks he'll just fucking upload the videos of me."
The hand slid up my thigh to the edge of my shorts.
"A video? You made a video for him?I like the sound of that." The stroking continued. I kept sipping my wine.
"Shelly," he said. I turned to look at him again. He was looking down at the hand on my thigh as if he couldn't believe it was happening. I couldn't blame him; I hardly did. "Your legs are very pretty. Why don't you open them just a bit for me." I sighed and, as unseductively as I could manage, opened my thighs a bit. His hand slid around them. I swallowed.
"Would you like to discuss your car?" he said. I nodded, silently. I could feel the tears coming back to my eyes, as they had this afternoon. I had stretched myself too thin last month, I thought. But I needed my car to get to my job. And I was paying the price that women always seemed to end up paying. He ran his fingers along my thigh again. Then he pulled it away.
"Wait here a moment, Shelly," he said. "I'd like to go get something from my apartment." And with that, he stood up and walked out.
I finished the rest of my wine and went to poor myself another.