WHICH TWO?
She thought she heard a noise as she was about to step into the shower. Checking the hall, she was nearly tripped by the cat being chased by the dog. Into the bedroom, around the bed and back out through the living room toward the kitchen they went. Those two teased each other several times a day. Sometimes the cat did the chasing. She ruled the house, HER house but tolerated the dog. The dog did not know why he let the cat chase him, but he did. They would nip and wrestle each other for a while and suddenly flop down on the cool tiles of the breakfast nook for a long nap. Careful not to be tripped by the ongoing cat chase, she went back for her shower.
The knob on the door leading to the garage slowly turned and the door eased open just a crack. Then it swung ever so slowly open and a dark form slipped in. Before he could close the door there was a flurry of paws and both little animals scampered into the garage. Silently smiling, he quickly closed and locked the door. Hearing the shower running, he took the opportunity to quickly locate a rear door just off the living room. He made sure it was securely locked, closed the drapes and checked the other rooms to make sure no one else was home.
The sound from the shower stopped. A hairdryer ran for a while. Drawers opened and closed. Then she stepped out of the bathroom and opened one of the drawers of her lingerie cabinet, a hand quickly covered her mouth. Struggling, she felt something cold and sharp on her throat. "Shh, no need for lingerie tonight. They would only be ruined when I cut them off you." He gently removed the cold object from her neck and held a blackened fighting knife out for her to see. "Now I am here to make a point and if you cooperate, well, let us just say I will make my point whether you cooperate or not. So, before we get started let me just say that I am simply here to collect a debt or at least the interest on that debt. Your husband should not play poker in Vegas. He is nowhere as good as he thinks he is. And when he is losing, he should not borrow money from my employer...especially when he has been drinking. When people drink, they run off with their mouth. When negotiating a $180,000 loan from...well, shall we say 'connected' people, running off with your mouth is NOT a clever idea." At the mention of $180,000, her eyes bugged out. Her husband had not been to Las Vegas in over 3 years, he did not gamble, he did not drink, and he certainly did not hang out with 'connected' people.
"When 'Da boss said he had until the first of this month to repay the $180,000...plus a little interest, your husband said he could come up with the money, all $200,000...that interest thing you know, with no problem. Well today is the first and we ain't heard from your hubby. He ain't called us and was not at his office. Tonight, a little birdie calls and lets us know where to find him. Sure enough 'Da boss and I find him at one of those 'Gentlemen's clubs' and he ain't got the two hundred large. Now, as you might be aware, it is not a particularly clever idea to fail to repay these kinds of loans in a timely manner. After reminding him of that fact with a careful application of a baseball bat...oh yes, yes, we do still do that... 'Da boss asked him if you might not have some jewelry, fine art pieces, valuables, property or what-not that he could sell to raise the money. At the very mention of you, your husband became rather agitated and more than a little rude. Now it may have been the booze...yes, he had been drinking again or possibly the pain from his recently injured leg, whatever, he told 'Da boss flat out, 'Fuck her.' 'Da boss says, "Fuck your wife? Really?? All right, we can do that." Unfortunately, 'Da boss could not make it and so he sent me instead. He says I should be nice to you and enjoy myself. So now you see why I am here. Shall we get started?"
As he took his hand away from her mouth and rubbed her breast, she screamed.
"No, no, we cannot have any of that now, can we? I was hoping I would not have to do this, but you leave me no choice."