This is a very short, moderately dark non-consensual piece I wrote in response to an ad in a women's magazine, requesting short stories for the October issue. It was rejected, so I am free to share it with you :)
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She drove her convertible through the California countryside. The day was beautiful, if a bit hot. The sun was so bright, and the air so clean and pure. She breathed deeply, her nostrils flaring. It felt so good to be alive!
The Cali coastline was always her favorite place to drive, but today she had taken the route through Simi Valley, and north from there. Beautiful mountains formed the backdrop for her drive through the lush valley. Her car purred, and she responded to the feel of the powerful engine, the precise handling, and the wind in her blonde hair.
As the sun grew hotter and thirst tickled her throat, however, she began looking for a place to stop and rest a bit. Nothing in sight, and she didn't know how far it might be to the next little town.
Rounding a curve, she spotted a neatly-kept ranch house, and fenced-in fields with sleek, beautiful horses. And there on the front porch sat a nice-looking man. She pulled her car over, careful not to damage anything with the tires. She sized up the man. He appeared to be mid-forties, and had dark hair, peppered with gray at his temples. He was clean-shaven, and groomed as neatly as the horses. Surely this was the owner of this beautiful ranch.
"Excuse me," she called to him, "how far is it to the next convenience store?"
"You out of gas, Lady?" he replied, not moving from the rocking chair in which he sat.
"No, sir," she answered, "Just hot and thirsty, looking for a place to stop for a while, a cool drink, you know."
"I can give you a glass of iced tea, and a rocking chair, if you want it," he spoke softly, looking her and the car over.
He seemed decent enough, she thought. Surely a man with a nice place like this was safe.
"Okay, thank you, sir!" she smiled, climbing out of the car, and walking toward the house.
She was medium-tall, and wore a red-plaid skirt, almost knee length, with a cream-colored blouse. She had eyes the color of the clear sky, and her blonde hair cascaded to the middle of her back. Somewhat slender, she walked gracefully, her hips swaying a bit. Her sweet smile was bewitching.
He motioned to a second rocker on the porch, smiled at her, and went into the house to get her tea.
She sat, and looked at the neat house, the barn, the fenced-in horses, and stables. She smelled the hay, the clover, and warm earth. Such a beautiful place, she thought. The kind of place where time and busy schedules didn't matter, where cares would just melt away.