Warning: This is going to be a rather lengthy story with character build up before any action. You have been warned!
Prologue:
A lifelong collector of goods and objects from far and wide has passed and left the entire collection and the business built around them to the only remaining relative, a niece on a career path of her own. Vikki has taken on the task of administering the estate and liquidating the business and collection. However, she has come to find out that many of the goods have been cursed or enchanted with amorous powers that affect those who encounter them. These are the stories of some of those encounters with objects found at Amorous Goods.
The tinkle of the bell over the door roused the attention of Vikki, who had been moving some of the stuff stored under the counter to an empty shelf. She peered up and look into the eyes of a bespectacled man wearing office wear in his 20's who was looking confused as he glanced around the shop. "Hi there," he said. "I hardly come into this part of town, but I was meeting a customer around here earlier, and got lost. I was hoping to get directions on how to get back to the freeway, I have been driving in circles for an hour and I am not getting any signal on my phone."
"Hi there, "Vikki replied. "I am fairly new around here too, I moved here to take over my uncle's shop after he died. We never get any mobile signal around here, seems like a dead zone. However, I can draw you a simple map to get back to the freeway, it's about a 20-minute drive away."
"Thanks so much. By the way, Eddie here. Boring equipment salesperson. What does your shop sell anyway? The name is pretty intriguing, Amorous Goods," he asked.
"My name is Vikki. To be honest, I don't know either, I moved here on the 18th of October so this is only my second week taking over the place. My uncle has a master catalogue of everything in the shop which I am working through slowly," Vikki replied.
"The range of the items are fairly strange and wide though. I have only sold two items so far, as you realised this is a quiet part of town. One was an antique scalpel to a doctor who strolled by, three days later he came back thanking me profusely without giving me any explanation. The second was a teacup hand painted with Ivy decorations, strangely enough I just recognised the old lady who bought it on the news. She was found strangled in her house yesterday. How morbid!" Vikki gave a shocked look. "While I draw the map for you, can I interest you in anything on the shelves?"
"Sure, it's the least I could do. How about this quilt over here? I like how the designs are nicely woven into the threads and it feels nice and comfy," Eddie said touching the quilt with his fingers.
"Let me check the catalogue. Ah, that's the Quilt of Dreams. It's listed here for a mere $10 dollars, with a brief description which states TRANSPORTING ITS OWNER TO THEIR SPECIAL PLACE, " Vikki read out.
"I'll take it, the one at home is getting old anyway. Impressive how good the condition is," Eddie responded.
"Anyway, here's your map. It'll be $10 for the quilt. I will strike it off the catalogue. Thank you for your patronage," Vikki replied.
Eddie placed the packed-up quilt into his car, and following the map, drove home. The sky was darkening as he pulled up at the bottom of the block. He took the lift up to the 22nd floor and unlocked the door of the apartment that he shared with his wife and parents. "Hey guys, sorry I am late, I got lost," he called out as he entered the apartment. "Yeah, you are really late, all of us have been just sitting around waiting on you. You could have at least called," Melinda his 50-year-old mother scowled at him. She was of average height with shoulder length black hair slightly streaked with grey and had let herself get a little plump with age. She wasn't what anyone would call a beauty, but she radiated authority as befit her position as a financial controller in a multinational company. "By the way, your sister called. She and her husband will be visiting us over this weekend, so don't make any plans," Melinda added on.
"That's fine honey, we weren't hungry anyway," his dad tried defusing the situation. Paul, his dad was a jovial retired engineer in his mid-50's, who deferred to his wife in all matters. He was only slightly taller than his wife and starting to bald in the centre of his head. "What's that under your arm anyway?"
"Oh, just a new quilt which I picked up in the shop I was asking for directions from. The one that me and Jann have been using is really old, and I thought I would patronise the shop since the owner was being so helpful."
"Speaking of Jann, get that wife of yours out of the room for dinner. She is always hiding inside the bedroom and can't be bothered to help out in the kitchen," Melinda continued her tirade.
"I can hear you, you know," a long black-haired female came striding out of the bedroom. Janice, Eddie's wife was a slim sexy looking woman two years his junior who had only married him because he was stable and a good husband. Unknown to him, she loved cock, and not just his. She would spread her legs for any decent sized cock, and unknown to anyone had been cheating on him constantly with many people throughout their many years of marriage.
"You know I don't do chores mom, that's why we haven't moved out," Janice replied, eyes staring daggers at her mother in law. There was no love lost between the two women, as Melinda felt that Jann exploited her son and did not deserve him. Eddie didn't want to move out as despite her strict demeanour, he was very close with his mother. Jann didn't want to move out either as she did not want to do chores around the house, and it was convenient having everything run like clockwork at home.
Dinner was a silent affair as nobody had the mood to talk, and it was getting late. After dinner while Melinda cleared the dishes, Eddie went into the room with Jann. "Try not to talk back to mom like that please. You know she's getting on in years and cranky, "Eddie pleaded with his wife.
"If she didn't always talk to me like I was her biggest enemy, maybe I would be nicer to her," Jann said. "Enough about her, let's see this quilt that you brought back. The one we have is in rather bad shape."
Eddie unwrapped the package and unveiled the quilt, "Wow, it looks really good, it has little clouds all woven into the fabric, I like it." Janice said open mouthed. "Let's use it right away tonight. It feels so soft and comfortable."