This story is a complete fabrication and any similarity to any person living or dead, or any event is a coincidence. All characters are over 18 years of age. The plot is a fantasy or an adult nature and includes sexual acts that may or may not be legal or pleasant in real life, if any adult story offends you, don't read it. If you are not of legal age of consent in your area, don't read it. Have fun.
Ken -- Our Hero
Kathy -- His Mom.
Sherry -- Kathy's nemesis
Ken was running late, He was in his first semester at the local Community College. His plan was to save money for his first 2 years of college, then he could afford to go to a better school for his Bachelor's degree.
His last class on Friday usually let out ten minutes or so before the bell, but this instructor, know by the student body as "Mr. Mumbles", had kept them over the full hour. As a result he was late getting out.
Then the instructor wanted to talk to him about his research paper, he didn't like the progress Ken had made on the bi-weekly report he had turned in on Monday, he had to go with the professor to his office for twenty more minutes. When he finally got to his car he had a flat and had to change the tire.
It had capped off a frustrating day. Classes seemed to drone on, he couldn't concentrate on the lectures, parking was a problem everywhere on campus so he had parked in the furthest lot from his last class.
His Mom had kept nagging him to get a costume for her company Halloween party all week, and he kept putting it off. The last few days she had augmented her evening and morning nags with texts, all day long.
So for Friday she had insisted he come straight home and they would go to a costume shop for their costumes.
The party should have been next Wednesday night anyway, that was Halloween. Then he could argue that it was a school night and he would have to come home early, and why the heck did he have to fill in for Dad anyway, and why did Mom and Dad pick this time to split up now anyway!
It wasn't like they were divorced, they were just separated, people got back together didn't they, couldn't Dad take her? Mom said no, and when she said no she always stuck by it.
And what was so important about this Costume party anyway? Her company had parties all the time, summer picnic, Thanksgiving, the Christmas party was in early December so it wouldn't interfere with real Christmas parties, there was something in Spring, and of course the New Years Eve party was legendary.
When he and Kellie were little they had wanted to go the Halloween party but Mom and Dad always said it was for grown-ups. He wasn't sure what she meant by that even now.
One thing was sure, and that was that Mom was going to go ballistic when he finally showed up. She had stopped texting and that was a bad sign. When he finally got home she didn't say anything just hustled him into her car and they left. A worse sign.
On the way she finally let him know why it was so important. She had made a wager with a coworker. It had sounded to Ken if she had been suckered into a bet because he knew she didn't like Sherry, he had heard her name often enough, often preceded by the words "that bitch".
The bet had been made before she and Dad had separated and involved some sort of penalty for the looser. The winner was the couple who won the best couple costume. Up until now Ken had not realized what a big deal the company costume party was.
"Ken, I'm sorry I've been so bitchy, I assumed that since your Dad and I are separated the bet would be off, but this morning I found out that the written bet that we made just mentioned guest, not husband."
"You've been wanting me to go all along."
"That was just because I didn't want to go alone, It was going to be fun, but now I've got to honor that damn bet I got talked into and we better win, I put your name down as my guest a few weeks ago so it's got to be you."
"So we have to get matching costumes? What does that mean?"
"Well, for instance, if I went as lady, you would be a knight, something like that. But I want something spectacular, something that can't loose."
"Like what?"
"I don't know. We'll see when we get there."
"What's this bet for anyway, a few bucks? Dad would help out if you wanted wouldn't he?"
"No, it's not money, it's something else. I can't tell you."
"It's OK Mom, I'm over eighteen, I can take it."
"I just don't want to loose, we can't loose."
"Well, if we win, what can I expect?"
"If we win I was just not going to insist that they go through with it, and that bitch Sherry knows it."
"If I'm involved, I should know."
"Here we are, we'll discuss this later."
Kathy was worried, the store was well known, it sold party supplies all year and always had a small selection of costumes, but at Halloween they brought in huge amounts of costumes for sale and rent. But the parking lot was nearly empty.
They found out why when they got in, as the walked into the area where the costumes were kept, they saw that very few were left, and as they walked up and down the two aisles they couldn't find anything they liked.
When Kathy asked the sales girl, she was told that the truckload of costumes they had ordered had been in an accident and wouldn't be arriving. While Kathy was talking the owner of the store came up.
He gave her the name of several department stores, a couple of thrift stores, and even the other costume shops in the city that might have something at this late date, but none of them would have the range of costumes that this store was noted for.
"But we have to have a pair of killer costumes, so much is riding on this."
She went on to tell him that she had made a bet with a co-worker for some high stakes, and that the company party was on Saturday.
"It's very unfortunate I know, but nearly everyone is having a party this weekend, and even the official trick or treat for children is this weekend. This disaster is very bad for us as well, we usually make a great deal of profit."
By this time the sales girl, a high school girl that Ken had seen around his high school before he graduated, had left to wait on someone else.
"There is one other place that I know of, you might have to buy the costumes, and they aren't cheap, and they certainly aren't for the faint of heart."
"What ever you have to suggest. I should have come earlier or made them myself, but ... well we didn't so here we are."
He took out his business card, wrote something on the back, and gave it to Kathy.
"I will call and let them know you are coming. Ask for Ms. Kent, she is the owner and will do what she can, but I warn you, the costumes are not ordinary in any sense of the word."
Kathy thanked him and as they left he took out his cell and made a call.
When Kathy and her son were in the car she looked at the card and keyed in the address to her GPS.
"Madam Kent's Boutique Exotique, Kathy read from the card. I wonder what that is?"
"Sounds kind of sinister to me." Ken said.