When I was eighteen and just about to start college disaster struck. My father became gravely ill and was unable to work. As a result, our family quickly fell into financial hardship. My mother did all she could to keep things afloat and put on a good face, but the bills were piling up fast and it was obvious that our family boat was sinking.
My world changed overnight. I contemplated dropping out of school and getting a full-time job to help my family but my parents were strongly against this. My father wanted me to have an education so that I would never have to rely on a man for support. Wise words back then.
Church people and neighbors bless their souls, began to help out in any way they could. The church took up a collection; people dropped off groceries; etceteras. Another way people helped was they began asking for me to babysit. Of course, I was eager to do my part, so I began babysitting whenever I had the opportunity. Because I was older, and they knew my father was out of work they paid me very well.
One evening I was requested to babysit for a young couple. I knew the husband Jeff from when I went to church years before. He was much older, so I never really knew him, only of him. I did recall that he was cute, and all the church girls made a fuss over him. I readily accepted the assignment as I was eager to do whatever I could to help out my family. I was also curious to see what Jeff looked like now after all these years. At the time I was eighteen and Jeff would have been about thirty.
That evening Jeff came to the house to pick me up. During the drive back to his apartment, I couldn't help but notice him looking me over. He said he remembered me when I was a child and that I had matured into a lovely-looking young lady. Back then I never wore a bra, and it was obvious from the looks Jeff was giving me that he had noticed.
I found it flattering that an older guy would look at me that way. We made small talk for the entire drive. He seemed very nice, and he was still as good-looking as I remembered.
We parked out front and took the elevator up to his floor. He was silent in the elevator, but I could feel his eyes undressing me. I began to feel a bit uncomfortable but then again maybe it was just my imagination.
Jeff introduced me to his wife Cindy and their two kids when we arrived at his apartment. Cindy was very attractive and quite lovely, they made a stunning couple. I guess it was just wishful thinking that he was looking me over. I had nothing on Cindy.
The evening went well and upon their return, Cindy instructed Jeff to drive me home. As soon as I got into the car with Jeff, his demeanor changed. He began asking me personal questions, maybe even inappropriate questions.
He wanted to know if I had a boyfriend and how long had I been dating him. He started making sexually suggestive comments. The entire time he was driving he kept glancing over at my breasts. My nipples were now getting hard and swollen from his suggestive overtones and looks. I was feeling somewhat aroused but also uncomfortable with the conversation. I remained sweet and polite, after all, he did know my father.
Then he asked, "I hope you are on birth control?"
I'm not sure why I responded but I did. "Yes, I am."
I guess I was proud to confirm his suspicions that I was indeed sexually active. At that age, I was rebellious when it came to the church so maybe that had something to do with it. Or was it because he was good-looking and I wanted him to know I was sexually available?
As he was interrogating me during the drive, I began to have naughty thoughts. I knew he wouldn't make a move on me for any number of reasons. Besides being married to a beautiful woman, he was a good Christian heavily involved in the church, and on top of that, he was friendly with my father. So I played along with his sexually charged overtones just to tease him, to lead him on, to show him I wasn't intimidated by him.
The next thing I knew he made a hard right turn into the back of a shopping plaza. It was late, vacated, and it was dark. I thought maybe he was taking a short cut but instead he pulled into a dark secluded area and turned off the engine.