Chapter 21
"Why are you crying?"
"Jeff and I just broke up."
"Oh... I'm so sorry, babe."
"No, don't be. We should have done it a while ago, but we were avoiding it." She let go of her suitcase and poutingly held gaze with Sibyl. For her she had developed feelings stronger than any she'd ever had for her now ex-boyfriend.
"Okay sweetie. Let's talk about it more in the car. We need to get moving." Sibyl opened the trunk and effortlessly lifted the heavy and overstuffed suitcase inside, then slammed it shut and headed for the driver's side door.
Lucia got out of the passenger side and lowered her chair, giving Faith access to the back seat, and in doing so saw the state her orange haired friend was in. "Oh dear..."
Though it was a coupe Sibyl's Challenger was a fortress of a car, and there was plenty of room for her in the back. She picked up Brad and wiped her tears off in his fur, then hugged him against her chest. She began to smile slightly, feeling comforted by his warm little body.
With the three of them packed in for the long ride they were ready to leave. Sibyl activated the motor and steered towards the highway. "So, what happened?"
"Jeff was home when I came in to get my things. I was going to explain why I was leaving, but he didn't care about hearing it. He said he knew that we were up to something, and that he would never be able to please me like you do, so that was it."
"I see," Sibyl said. Guilt for what she'd done began to weigh upon her mind. She couldn't help what had happened to them -- from the moment she awoke in her new body her prime directive had been to seduce Lucia and Faith, no matter what prior relationships they had in place. There was no denying that her actions had been selfish, but the drive to carry them out was unshakeable, an instinct that influenced her every doing. "Was he upset?"
"He wasn't really... he was just very weird. He seemed tired. He didn't show any emotion at all." Faith sniffed. "I don't think he was that sad."
"Well, I hope not. I'd hate to think we've caused him much pain."
"Yes. But like I said, we've been needing to break up for a while, so this is good."
"Alright Faithey. I'll take your word for it."
***
They'd been driving down the interstate for hours and were far out into the countryside, leaving the temperate climate of their home for the endless arid fields of the rural west. The sky was lit with the pink and orange hues of a fabulous sunset.
Lucia glanced at the backseat, where Faith was fast asleep. Her prettily manicured fingers were weaved through Brad's fur as he in her lap calmly stared out the window. She chuckled at the adorable sight of them and then turned to look at Sibyl.
Unlike her two worshippers, who were slumming it in t-shirts and jeans, Sibyl had dressed smart yet smutty in a nicely fitted black blazer, which was open to reveal a black tube top that bared plenty of cleavage and her toned stomach. Below she wore a black skirt, the sight of which tempted Lucia with devious thoughts of the prodigious delights hidden beneath. She reached out and stroked a hand along her pale thigh.
Sibyl glanced at her and saw the hungry look in her eye, and while chuckling softly caught her hand before it ventured too far north. She raised it to her lips and kissed her fingertips, causing Lucia to smile slightly and blush. Their hands, lovingly head together, dropped down by the gear shift as Sibyl refocused her attention on the road ahead.
This has been the most unbelievable week of my life. Everything is different now... I've left almost all my things behind, and my body is changing. I don't know if I'll ever see my home again, but as long as I'm with Sibyl I don't care.
Chapter 22
"Jeff?"
He lowered his tongs and turned his back to the grill.
"Jeff, I'd like to have a word with you. Come see me in my office."
"Sure thing, Janine." With the same burdened steps he'd walked for the entire first hour of his shift he followed her out of the noisy kitchen.
"Take a seat. But shut the door, first. Now Jeff, it's Friday night and you're working the busiest station in the kitchen. The dinner rush is about to hit us and I want things to run smooth until close, so I need you to be at the top of your game."
Jeff nodded numbly. After the shocking things he'd seen that morning and the bonds that were cut later that afternoon, he was in a limbo of confused thoughts and deadened emotions. At that moment he was barely hearing the kitchen manager's words. His eyes came to a focus on her generous mature cleavage as it peeked out of her low cut top.
"Yet you clearly aren't. Wake up, boy! I'm up here." She snapped her fingers in his face. "You've been in a daze since the moment you got here."
Jeff sat up straight. "Uh, sorry Janine."
"That's better. Now don't ask me how, but I've caught word of your little... domestic situation. You and your lovely little girlfriend broke up today, and that's causing your lack of energy, isn't it?"
Janine wasn't known for taking interest in the personal lives of the back-of-house. She must have overheard conversation between him and the other cooks. "Uh, yeah, basically. I guess."
"Alright, honey. Now, I'm going to be a little forward with you... A little unprofessional, in fact. And very direct." She leaned forward over her desk, and her generous bosom squeezed against the wood, making a tempting display that created anxiety in Jeff's mind. "Don't think I don't realize the way you and the other line cooks look at me. Hell, I welcome it. A woman likes to feel appreciated. And don't you think I can't hear what you're saying, either. I can hear everything over here."
Jeff gulped. To him and the other back-of-house crew, Janine was a bit of a legend. She was a grade-A cougar, a MILF, who was known to chew up and spit out young men once she'd had a few drinks. "Okay, Janine, I'm sorry if we've been... I guess I could talk to the guys about their-"
"Oh shush, boy." She got out of her chair and opened a drawer, from which she took out a bottle of brandy and two glasses. She sashayed around the desk and sat on its edge, close enough that her legs were touching his arm. Her skirt was a bit short, and in that pose it didn't hide much. She poured herself a glass. "Lucky for you, you're my favourite. Let's make a little deal, okay honey? How about you perk up and keep the steaks rolling out of my kitchen. If things go smoothly, you can come see me in my office after close. I'll be waiting for you with this bottle of brandy." She leaned forward, giving him an intoxicating whiff of her perfume and a titillating view of what lay within her blouse. She whispered in his ear: "and then, we'll just see what happens." She tilted his face up to hers with a predatorily taloned finger, "okay?"
Jeff couldn't believe it. He didn't know how to act. One wrong move could spell unemployment, yet somehow that made the situation even more exciting. "Uh, s-sure Janine. I'll see what I can do."
She chuckled. "Alright. Now get your cute little butt out there."
Maybe being single wasn't going to be so bad.
Chapter 23
"I'm sorry about this, but this is as good as it gets out here." Sibyl unlocked the motel room door and stepped inside. As her human companions followed her in she dropped their suitcases by the bed and tossed her car keys upon a table.
"It's your general roadside motel. I didn't expect much more." Lucia flicked on a bedside lamp and laid herself out on the springy old mattress. She groaned with relief. "Plus, at this point I could sleep on a rock."
Faith set Brad on the ground once the door was shut. "Yeah. Anything is better than the back of your car!"
Sibyl chuckled and shrugged out of her blazer, which she neatly set on the back of a chair. "Just don't inspect any surfaces too closely. You might not like what you see."
"How about I inspect you, instead?" Faith hopped and bounced over to Sibyl and slid her hands around her bare midriff. With a gleeful grin she leaned in for a kiss.