Fear gripped the world as the virus spread, the stock market crashed and with it life as we knew it changed. The dollar was nearly worthless, barter and trade became the currency of our country again and at the top of it sex was prized most valuable. Two-thirds of the world's female population perished when the contagion was released, now women found themselves lavished with attention and goods from the wealthy. Every man who'd escaped the market fall out wanted her, without much left to her name there was money to made if she didn't examine her conscious too closely. Morals didn't feed her, sex did.
She found his home with little trouble, after straightening her skirt she knocked on the door. A moment later a tall, middle aged man opened the door smiling he said, "You must be Ana, please come in."
Stepping in the doorway she followed him through a large entryway and down the hall into a dining area where an older, dark haired man sat eating, "Thank you Thomas, Ana please have a seat."
"Thank you, it's nice to meet you Mr. Jones," she said sitting down across from him.
"The pleasures all mine, please join me and have something to eat."
Sitting in the middle of the table was a small spread of fruit, it must have cost him a fortune in import fees. Reaching in she picked a few strawberries from the pile and placed them on the plate in front of her. She couldn't remember the last time she'd had a strawberry, biting into it she closed her eyes and savored the sweet flavor. It was delicious and tasted like a hot, summer day.
As she opened her eyes she saw Mr. Jones starring at her as he said, "I have access to fruit and other expensive commodities, healthcare, there isn't much that I want for Ana. I have means but what I don't have is the company of beautiful women such as yourself."
Swallowing Ana replied, "What are you proposing Mr. Jones?'
"A simple arrangement. In exchange for your company and sexual attention I'll provide you with a comfortable lifestyle. You won't have to concern yourself with where you'll get your next meal or how things will be paid for. You attend to my needs and I'll attend to yours."
Leaning back Ana considered his proposal, she hadn't expected him to be so direct. The other men she'd been with hadn't been, his arrogance was off putting but if what he was offering was true it was too good of a deal to pass up. An ongoing arrangement meant that she wouldn't have to go from man to man or live meal to meal.