It's called Karma- the spiritual idea that how you live your life and the manner in which you interact with others, will eventually define your existence. Or simply put, "What goes around comes around." Some people just believe in fate. That no matter what you do, your life is pre-determined. My theory was always, "What the fuck!?! Only the good die young." I've always felt that if you've got it, flaunt it, and let the chips fall where they may. The fallacy of youth!
I wanted to have fun. And when puberty had molded my body, I took a long appraisal in the mirror and decided that the easiest way for me to get what I want, and what I wanted to achieve, would be best accomplished if I just took advantage of the assets that I was given.
My name is Julie, folks call me Jewel. At nineteen I had a body that could turn the head of any man that I passed, (and made that other head take notice too.) I had golden hair that I wore long and wavy. And my lithe fingers ran through it whenever I needed to catch the eye of a stranger. My own eyes were a shade of hazel that my father once remarked, could steal a man's heart.
My lips were plump and full and when necessary, I would delicately suck the bottom one into my mouth like a little girl, but I was way past little girl ideas. I would accentuate them with shimmering gloss so that when I feigned a pout, most people felt sorry for me. And my softly rounded cheeks beamed when I smiled, though it was said later that they were perfectly made for giving blowjobs.
But my greatest attribute was a set of firm full 34Ds that looked demurely enticing in tight sweaters and positively sinful when enhanced with push-up bras or tightly laced corsets. From that time on, whenever I chose to play it up, I never had to pay for drinks or stand in any lines. When I began to buckle on leather gear and sport calf-length boots on my long, toned legs, men just fell all over themselves to do me favors. On the whole, I was one hot sexy bitch. And I knew it!
Though I was a fairly bright student who enjoyed reading and politics, I quit school as soon as I could and seemed forever to make some highly questionable decisions. I was drinking with older men at a young age and spending evenings with shady characters. Amazingly, I never fell into drug-use or was physically harmed in any way. Though I was initiated into the seamy side of life at an early age. Both of my parents tried to keep me on the straight path with references to religion, health and morality, but I enjoyed a much louder, lively existence than they could be expected to tolerate. The common refrain around our house was, "Julie, be a good girl and settle down, please. You don't want to get a reputation, do you?"
When I gave birth to a son out of wedlock at the age of twenty, they became unintended grand parents and guardians while I was just short of an unfit mother. I continued to run around and was rarely home at night. Eventually they wanted nothing more to do with me and we agreed that my son might be better-off if I weren't around. About two years later, I married "Butch," a biker whom I met while dancing at a local dive bar. There were fast times and we had fun. And while I did really like him, there were so many others that passed through at that time.
Butch died in a confrontation with police, leaving me the unlikeliest of widows. A lawyer that I was sleeping with at the time convinced me that I should file "A Wrongful Death Suit." Eventually the case went to trial and some of Butch's riding buddies who were also arrested in the incident, were compelled to testify that I was an "Unsavory Companion," and not entitled to any payment.
It took a few years for the verdict to play out in court, and by then I was defended by a court-appointed lawyer who I was not fucking and couldn't care less about my case. I was sitting at the defense table with my parents and my estranged ten-year old son in attendance when the "friends" of my late husband took the stand. This was the moment that a litany of my past history was dredged-up and my lawyer either didn't know that he could object or didn't care.
One of the guys, "Shake" was granted leniency in his own sentence if he spilled the beans against me. He started fast and it went nitro from there. "Oh yeah, I remember when Butch first brought Jewels into the Club," his story began. "She didn't need no pushing, Butch just told her who to begin with and when to start." There were guffaws all around and the judge banged his gavel like he was Willie Mays. Then, as my folks squirmed in their seats, not believing that these disgusting details could be aired in open court, Shake continued with the tale of how I pulled my first train.
When their attorney asked if I was on drugs or being blackmailed in some way, Shake simply replied "No." He went on, "When we used to go to that strip club where she danced, she would meet us out back between sets, and maybe hit a joint with us. But mostly she would just suck our dicks and tell us we could have whatever we wanted from her, as long as we tipped her well when she danced. She was nothing but a cock-whore!"
The judge pounded his gavel and the jury laughed. There were murmurs and gasps from the crowd. And I saw my mother cover my son's ears with her hands, as she trotted him up the aisle and out of the courtroom. That was the last time that I saw either one of them. My father sat through the rest of the day, his face burning red with embarrassment and rage. He tried to sink down in his seat to deflect the critical stares he was receiving. He could by now, probably have imagined the life that I was leading but he didn't need it amplified and repeated in a way that was certain to create headlines.
Another guy, "Boomer," went into even further detail and the city court will probably never be the same. With a little prodding from their attorney, Boomer attempted to describe exactly what he remembered in his rather "earthy" language. The judge needed to consult a thesaurus to clean-up the crude terms and yet allow the jury to understand every lewd reference and bizarre detail.
In plain speaking, it went something like this: "That bitch didn't mind being naked and she'd sit on your lap or crawl between your legs if it could get her anything. Infact, even when sucking one guy's cock, she would twist and turn so that she could handle another one, while letting other guys fuck her. Sometimes she was working the gang, other times she just enjoyed it. The sex got her off. The kinkier the better.
She didn't care if you wanted to squeeze her boobs, pull her hair or slap her ass, as long as you made her cum and mostly so she didn't have to pay for nothing. I never knew why Butch married the whorey cunt, he was getting more on the side anyway and she fucked and sucked five guys a day." A lot of this was lies. But I had nobody to vouch for me.
Even I squirmed in my seat a few times as I felt my dad's eyes burning holes in the back of my head. And the people in the jury box pointed and stared while my lawyer said nothing. Though a couple of the older men were seen adjusting their cocks in their pants and every one of them leered at my tits. I'll bet they would have handed me their business cards if they could have gotten away with it. I merely sat there in my plain white shirt and school-girl skirt as if this modest outfit would cover my past. There really wasn't much more that I could do, since the stories being told were basically the truth. The strange thing was that my "reputation" had nothing at all to do with the jury's award. I think that the insurance company felt that discrediting me would make the shooting seem somehow justified. I got the money. And my lawyer thought that he should get laid as part of his fee. Sorry dude, you did nothing to earn a piece of me.
I remember the first time that a man brought me into that strip club. It was called "The Pussy Cat." That man was named Charlie, and he was married and had grandkids. Not the first married man that I fucked but probably the nicest (and the richest.) By that time in my life, family and morality held little meaning for me. A whole lot of people didn't find them to be such sacred customs, I don't understand why I was so singled-out. Anyway, this was well before my court case, when I had essentially cut myself off from my folks and if Charlie was having trouble in his marriage, who was I to lecture. He was okay to be with and the sex was quick and easy. I was in this for me.
I wasn't exactly Charlie's mistress. I was actually a bit naive to know that I could have exerted a lot more leverage in our sordid little tryst. Things were fine. He spent money on me and took me places and since I was fucking him already, we both seemed satisfied. He knew that I was not exclusive to him, but I added excitement to his boring existence, and I understood that if I wished to "dine" in upscale spots and wear nicer jewelry, I needed to put-out.
A typical evening with Charlie was a night when his wife was at her bridge game or at the symphony with her girlfriends. He would call me the day before and mention "casual" or "dressy." On formal nights he would take me to some high-brow place where he knew the Maitre d' and had a private table reserved. I would wear an outfit that he bought for me. Often a slinky, satiny dress- low-cut and slit up the side- with jewelry and heels. We would sit in a curtained booth where he introduced me to delicacies like lobster, steak tartar and oysters. And we would have fancy desserts and after-dinner drinks. I would introduce him to public sex.