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The Pixie's Promise
by Janice Dreamer
Jack Moore leaned back from his desk, stretched, and stood up to work
the kinks out of cramped muscles. At 6'2" his head and shoulders
easily rose above the partitions that formed the walls of his
cubicle. He looked around the cavernous office filled with hundreds of
similar cubes. He thought he was the only one in the building but he
couldn't be sure. Although not a soul was visible from his office
near the front windowed wall all the way to the bank of elevators at
the back, there might be dozens of other cube dwellers hunched over
their computers within a few feet of Jack, completely hidden in the
maze of cubicles. Small noises might be the muted sound of keyboards
being caressed by other late evening workers or nothing more than the
ruffle of blinds stirred by the breeze from the air vents. Working
long hours and weekends had become such a habit for Jack that he
seldom questioned it any more. But recently at times like this, with
the main lights dimmed and the office nearly silent, he was acutely
aware of the oppressive dreariness of his office, his job, and his
life.
The sprawling 5 story office building was organized like those
drawings of an evolutionary tree, with a multitude of lower creatures
huddled down near the roots. The higher life forms seemed to
instinctively seek altitude. The lower floors were all the same, a
labyrinth of cramped cubicles filled with junior engineers and
gofers. Jack's office on the third floor actually meant he was among
the elite of the cube denizens. He was "management", albeit at the
most junior level possible: a section leader on a project team. His
position earned him a more spacious cube near the windows but he
ruefully thought it wasn't much of a perk for being a "manager". The
true upper management resided at the top where they had more room to
grow. The next floor up from Jack's contained real offices instead of
cubicles, except for a few open work stations for the
secretaries. That was where the corporation's middle level managers
worked, and everything from the light fixtures to the carpeting was
better quality than down below. And the fifth floor, at the top of
the building, was even better yet; it held large luxurious office
suites for the senior management of the regional headquarters. At that
level even the secretaries had private offices. Jack still had hopes
that someday he might have an office on the fourth floor but he'd long
since given up on any dream that he might ever make it to the fifth
floor.
He glanced at the clock: 9:30 at night and he was still in the
office. Just a few loose ends to wind up and he'd call it a day, he
promised himself. He had a report to present at the morning staff
meeting and he prided himself on always coming through with whatever
management expected of him. Mr. Reliable, that's Jack Moore. So what
if he had to stay late to keep up with the workload. It wasn't as if
he had anything to go home to, in any case.
He knew he must be going through some kind of mid-life crisis. His
wife had divorced him five years ago and he never got seriously
involved with another woman since then. It wasn't that he was
unattractive, women generally found him rather sexy - he had the same
kind of rugged good looks as Harrison Ford. But he was disillusioned
with women in general and had no desire to ever put himself in a
situation where he would be vulnerable to be hurt by a woman
again. Gradually he spent more and more of his energy in work. He
wasn't overly happy as a junior level manager - section leader hardly
qualified as management at all - but he thought if he worked hard and
did a good job he'd be promoted to a more satisfying position. So his
life had numbingly ground along with him spending 60 or more hours a
week in the office and bringing work home on the weekends as well. His
social life had slowly devolved until it became an event if he even
spoke to a woman outside of the office. His sex life was an occasional
masturbatory session late at night when he couldn't sleep. His 40th
birthday was approaching rapidly and he'd almost unconsciously become
resigned to spending the remainder of his years working doggedly away
at a job that bored him, punctuated by solitary microwave dinners in
front of the TV. And then Mary was transferred into the office.
He sighed and settled back down at his desk to finish the report. He
resumed cross-referencing data from the other section leaders on the
Acme project. He paused when he came to the email from Mary with her
estimates. His mind drifted to a favorite fantasy, as it almost always
did whenever occupied by thoughts of Mary. He pictured her in her
tailored business suit suddenly kneeling down in front of him. He
imagined her confessing that she couldn't take the pressure of the
corporate world. She'd strip naked and plead with him to take care of
her, she'd do *anything* for him, all he had to do was command
her. She was tired of pretending to be an executive, she only wanted
to please him and for him to make love to her and make her feel like a
girl ought to feel...
Mary O'Connell was one of the new kids on the block. She had only
recently transferred in from the Chicago office to work on the Acme
project. Mary wasn't the only employee transferred on to the project
but she was definitely the most noticeable. It was the biggest project
ever undertaken by the company and many reputations and future careers
were riding on its successful completion. So it was no surprise that
every ambitious person in the company lobbied to be assigned to the
project and a whole flock of new faces had appeared in this, the
regional office responsible for coordinating the job. With the
increased workload and extra pressure everyone associated with the
project had naturally banded together to form a tight little office
social clique. For the most part the people newly transferred to the
project deferred to the "old timers" who'd worked in the regional
office longer, but Mary had emerged as one of the social leaders of
the project group.
She was tall, just a bit less than six feet, very slender and
graceful, willowy rather than buxom. Her most memorable feature was
her great mop of flame red hair that cascaded down her back in
rebellious waves and curls that no comb or brush could ever tame. She
had the complexion to match, a visible testament to her Irish
heritage. Milky pale skin was the canvas for a constellation of orange
freckles that were sprinkled so liberally they nearly blended together
to form a uniform whole. Her mouth was wide and sensuous, with dimples
that appeared when she flashed one of her frequent smiles. Her blue
eyes sparkled with amusement and glittered merrily as that smile
spread across her face. She was, physically, Jack's idea of the
perfect woman. Mentally, however, was an entirely different story.
Most people took to Mary immediately. She seemed to have a quality of
making everyone at ease with her winning smile and quick wit. But not
Jack. Haughty was how Jack thought of her. Early on, Jack had made the
mistake of letting her know he was interested in more than a business
relationship. Since then, every encounter Jack had with Mary left him
feeling stupid and clumsy and completely defeated. Her attitude toward
him seemed to be one of detached amusement, as if his attempts to talk
to her were a show being put on for her entertainment. Although others
never seemed to notice, Jack thought she was derisive toward men in
general and him in particular. She was always ready with a joke or
witty comment no matter what he might say to her. Often her jokes
seemed to have a biting edge to them, making him feel as though he
personally had been put down smartly. But then she'd smile and giggle,
or wink conspiratorially as if she were letting him in on the joke and
there he'd be, feeling vaguely snubbed, but unable to respond without
seeming an overly sensitive asshole.
From the start Mary and Jack had been thrown together. They were both
section leaders on the Acme project. Mary was responsible for
technical liaison with the Client's personnel and Jack was in charge
of logistics for outside contractors. Nominally they were equals. But
Mary was the brash young rising star, bright and efficient with fresh
ideas and a growing reputation for working well with clients. She was
a natural-born negotiator, always managing to maneuver the various
factions in any situation into accepting her compromise
solutions. Jack was almost exactly her opposite. Almost 15 years
older, he was the tried and true workhorse, knowledgeable of the
intricacies of company procedure and the realities of the business
world. He had more experience with large scale projects than anyone
else at the section leader level, and had worked with nearly everyone
associated with the project at one time or another. His work was solid
and he had a reputation for reliability unmatched in the company. But
he was pushing 40 and had never been promoted above section
leader. While there were no complaints about his work, he just never
demonstrated the type of inspired brilliance that got noticed by upper
management when it came time for promotions. So he'd watched in
frustrated silence as people he'd trained got promoted over him until
Mary arrived on the scene to wake him from his dull existence.
Immediately Jack thought Mary was the sexiest woman he'd ever seen,
even including magazine centerfolds. In Jack's opinion, the closest
thing to physical perfection in a woman had been Angie Everhart, until
he'd met Mary. She seemed to be even more beautiful than his
imagination could dream up in masturbatory fantasies, and he was
instantly stricken. Suddenly thoughts of work became secondary and he
found himself thinking in terms of a social life for the first time in
years. He did everything he could think of to get her to notice him
but nothing seemed to work. At first she was friendly enough but she
never picked up on any of the subtle overtures he made toward a more
personal relationship. Finally he abandoned subtlety completely and
asked her out directly, making no secret what he wanted from her, but
she somehow managed to turn it into a proposal for an after-hours
business meeting and invited the entire project team along. That was
when Jack began to feel that she was mocking him every chance she
got. Since that fiasco Jack was slowly going crazy from his pent-up
desires and frustration.
Part of his obsession with Mary was due to the new pattern their
working relationship had assumed since their "date". She seemed to
instinctively know his weak points and how best to unsettle him and
maneuver things so she always managed to get her way. She manipulated
him into agreeing with her even if he was determined at the outset
that he was going to stand firm. It rankled him that he was such putty
in her hands, but no matter what he did to resist her, the results
were always the same, he'd end up allowing her just what she asked for
even while amazed at himself for giving in to her. That was when he
had first begun fantasizing about dominating her. Every time she
scored a victory over him at work he'd imagine giving her a command to
strip and service him. Lately these imaginary domination sessions had
been growing ever more frequent.
Aware of the dangers of sexual harassment, he publicly espoused the
company's policies on equal opportunities for women but privately he
thought a woman with Mary's looks had no business in corporate
life. She should be a model, or a dancer, or even a secretary, but
certainly not an executive. If there absolutely had to be women
executives then let the dowdy Margaret Thatcher types do it. They were
nearly indistinguishable from men anyway. But girls with Mary's looks
and charm shouldn't be wasted pretending to be corporate managers,
they should be doing the things they were better suited for
physically. Unfortunately it was only in his fantasies that Mary
performed the duties which Jack thought she was best suited for.
A sudden shift in lighting coming from the monitor snapped him out of
his dream world. He must have been woolgathering for a good five
minutes in order for the screen saver to kick in. He guiltily realized
he'd been stroking his erection through the material of his
trousers. With an effort of will he moved his hands back to the
keyboard and tried to concentrate on his work. He sighed. If he didn't
get his daydreaming under control he'd be here all night trying to
finish up.
*****
When Jack got into the office the next morning there was a message to
see Mr. Thornton immediately. Thornton was the regional vice
president. As a section leader on the Acme project, Jack had attended
several meetings which Thornton had presided over. The Acme contract
accounted for 40% of the bookings and 70% of the profit margin for
Thornton's region. He necessarily watched its progress most
carefully. But Jack had very little direct contact with Thornton, he
normally reported through his supervisor, Mr. Bruckner, the project
manager. So it was with a bit of trepidation that Jack headed to the
elevator to ride up to Thornton's top floor office.
When she saw him coming, Thornton's secretary waved him toward the
inner office before Jack said a word.
"Go right in, Mr. Moore. Mr. Thornton will be with you shortly."
Jack entered the richly furnished corner office. He automatically
focused on the large mahogany desk and prepared to take a seat in one
of the visitor's chairs in front of the massive desk.
"Not a good move, Jack. Always pick your battlefield if given the
option. If you want to negotiate on equal footing, avoid that
desk. All the power is channeled to the person sitting behind the
desk. You're nothing but a petitioner sitting over there."
Startled, Jack turned and saw Mary seated on a sofa facing a floor to
ceiling window giving a magnificent view of the city. She looked calm
and self-assured. As if she was naturally in her element in these
rarefied surroundings. Quite a contrast to Jack's self-conscious
nervousness. She casually picked up a coffee cup from the low table
before her and sipped, taking her time to allow him to drink in the
sight of her relaxed poise, the entire time her eyes seemed to mock
him over the rim of the cup.
"Now over here," she continued while gesturing expansively at the
comfortable furniture arranged to form an intimate conversational
grouping. "We can have a discussion as equals."
What the hell was Mary doing here? Jack was thrown off balance by her
unexpected presence. It didn't help that she was obviously right about
where to sit. She had him totally out-gunned in dealing with people,
and Jack knew she knew it. She was just flaunting her superior tactics
in the art of negotiation.
Somewhat nonplused Jack moved over to where Mary was sitting. Mary
took another sip of her coffee. She pointed towards a credenza.
"Coffee's over there, Jack."
Automatically Jack went to get himself a cup. When he returned Mary
smiled and held her cup out to him.
"Would you mind, Jack?" she said sweetly. "Black. With one Equal,
please."
Jack was seething at being treated like Mary's personal butler but
what else could he do, act like a macho jerk and refuse? He took her
cup and filled it. As he was pouring, Thornton came bustling in.
"Oh good, you're both here. Morning Mary. Morning Jack. Mmmm,
coffee. Great! While you're at it, Jack, I take mine black. Thanks."
Jack's face was burning as he served coffee to both Mary and
Thornton. Mary's eyes sparkled in triumphant amusement as she accepted
her cup. Jack felt he'd been played for a fool. He didn't think Mary
could have orchestrated Thornton's arrival so accurately, but the
incident seemed to emphasize how she managed to capitalize on every
opportunity to advance her position, even if it was only in the way
her superiors perceived her in relation to others.
Jack tuned out the conventional pleasantries, responding automatically
to the comments on weather and health. He was trying to analyze how
Mary had managed to outflank him so handily. If he could just learn
what it was she did, how she managed to spot opportunities in
seemingly mundane events and turn them to her advantage. Or
conversely, if he could figure out what it was he was doing wrong, how
he left himself open to her tactics then he could give her some of her
own back. That would really be something! To see *her* squirming
uncomfortably for a change. This line of thought led naturally to
imaging Mary rubbing her body against him and begging for his cock.
"...so Frank Bruckner's taking over the L.A. region. He'll be in the
office a day or two later this week or next to clear up any details he
can't handle by phone but he's effectively out of the picture,"
Thornton was saying.
Jack came instantly alert. This was big news!
"I need to replace Frank as project manager as quickly as possible,"
Thornton continued. "And with minimum upset to the project in the
transition. I don't have to remind you that the Acme job is the
biggest thing going in this company - ever. I could assign the job to
one of the other project managers, but there's nobody available who's
up on all the details. I could also promote someone already working on
the project to take over, but this is such a major undertaking with so
much riding on its success that I'm reluctant to turn it all over as
the first assignment for an unproven new manager."
Jack felt his hopes fade. Thornton as much as said the job opening
wasn't going to be filled by promoting from below. So why was he
telling all this to Jack and Mary? Did he want their opinions on the
subject?
"So what I've decided to do is assign the job to a team of two project
managers. You'll have equal authority, equal responsibility. But
you'll be able to consult each other and support each other on touchy
decisions. If you have a dispute that you can't resolve among
yourselves then I'll settle it. But I have to warn you that if you
call on me to intervene, even once, I'll be rethinking the
arrangement. You both know the project better than anyone else in the
company and I have confidence in your ability to do the job. It'll
mean a full promotion to project manager for each of you with salary
commensurate to the position. You'll have full authority over the
project - it won't be a training exercise. Your first task will be
picking your replacements to take over your respective sections. Then
I want revised schedule and budget estimates by the end of the
week. So what do you say? It's a big job but I have confidence in you
both. Are you willing to accept the responsibility? Willing to work
together as a team?"
Jack stared at Thornton for what seemed an eternity. It was just now
sinking in that he was indeed being offered promotion to project
manager. The job he'd been working to achieve for years. A lot more
money. And to top it off, being in charge of the glamour project of
the entire company! But... he'd have to share it all with Mary. By all
rights he should be her boss. He was the one with the experience, she
was only 27. But apparently Thornton didn't see it that way. Then
everything seemed to fall into place. With a sudden burst of clarity
he realized that Thornton's first choice was actually Mary. But she
was so young that Thornton didn't want to risk the most important
contract in the whole company on her, alone. So he was making Jack her
stooge. Jack knew all the procedures even if he was an uninspiring
stiff. Jack would know if she were neglecting some detail and prevent
the whole deal from going south. Then once Mary got established they
could move Jack out on the pretense of needing him elsewhere. He'd end
up "managing" cookie cutter projects that didn't require originality,
merely attention to detail - a talent he'd demonstrated often
enough. The joy he'd fleetingly felt at finally being made a project
manager was ashes in his mouth.
"...I really appreciate this, Mr. Thornton," Mary was saying with
apparent sincerity. "I'm sure I speak for Jack when I say we can work
well together. We won't let your faith in us go unrewarded. Right,
Jack?" she pointedly stared directly at Jack's astonished face.
Mary's eyes flashed a warning. Jack could see she already considered
herself the senior partner in this "equal partnership". That fired his
fantasy of Mary as his squirming slave girl. So she thought she was
better than him? Well, he didn't have to just accept it. He could
prove himself the better man. He had the experience. He'd show this
little bitch who was in charge. And from there it would just be
natural to move on to showing her who was in charge in bed. He was
certain that women like Mary reacted to power as an aphrodisiac. He'd
have her following his lead in the office and begging for his touch in
bed.
"Um... yah, Mary. You're right. We won't let you down, sir."
They spent the next hour discussing details of the arrangement as well
as going over some of the more sensitive aspects of their new
project. Jack felt he'd brought up some great points for discussion
but Mary had somehow managed to brush over them as mere details. And
much to his chagrin, when they finally left the office at midmorning,
he noticed that Mary was on a first name basis with Bob Thornton,
while he still stumblingly called him "Sir" or "Mr. Thornton".
Later in the day, through a series of circumstances that Jack wasn't
quite clear on, Mary wound up moving into Bruckner's vacated window
office on the fourth floor while Jack was installed in a much more
modest accommodation near the lavatories among the junior project
managers. Oh well, it wasn't much better than his cube but it was an
office with a door. He'd finally made it to the fourth floor.
*****
Several weeks later, Jack stormed into Mary's sumptuous office. Mary's
secretary followed in his wake uttering a mixture of protests to Jack
and apologies to Mary.
"It's okay Betty. I'll handle Jack."
Jack dropped a stack of printout down on Mary's desk without waiting
for the secretary to leave the office. He then flopped down on her
sofa and insolently put his feet on the coffee table.
"Care to explain that?"
Mary hardly even glanced at the papers. She knew what they were. She'd
been expecting this blow-up for some time now.
"These're the invoices for the photo etching from Micro Tech,
Jack. What's to explain?"
"What's to explain?! God, Mary! We agreed to use Opti Systems for that
work."
"No, Jack. *We* didn't agree on anything. When *I* suggested going to
Micro *you* started spouting corporate policy and said Opti was the
jobber we've always used. I said yes we always have used them and let
the matter drop. But I sent the work to Micro because they've got a
new process and they're young and hungry for business. They gave us a
firm price 30% under Opti's best rate, *and* they delivered the
product 6 weeks ahead of schedule. So what's the problem?"
"What's the problem? The problem is you didn't consult me! You took
one hell of a risk..."
Mary chopped him off mid-sentence.
"That's right, Jack! I took a risk. A *calculated* risk that I felt
confident in because I backed it up with research into Micro's new
technology. I didn't consult you because I knew you'd blow a gasket
and I just don't have the time to wheedle you every time I have to
break with precedent. I saved the project a load of money and even
more importantly a lot of time. That's what they pay me for: to make
informed decisions that might involve calculated risks but have the
probability of increasing that figure at the bottom line. So why don't
you go back and do what you do best, handle the routine crap for me so
I can be free to do the risk taking?"
Jack was livid. He leapt to his feet and paced back and forth. Damn
the bitch! Why couldn't she act like a real woman? He wanted more than
ever to put her on her knees and stuff his cock down her throat. But
he tried to control himself. He reminded himself that he couldn't win
against Mary by thinking with his dick.
"You're forgetting we're supposed to be equal partners on this
project."
"Oh Jack, do you *really* believe that crap? We both know the only
reason for that partners farce is because Thornton is a chickenshit
male chauvinist who doesn't trust a woman under 30 with his golden
goose project. It's only a temporary situation until I prove myself to
the boys upstairs, and then you'll be reassigned to a new project and
I'll be given official recognition for what's unofficial fact
already. The glass ceiling still exists, my friend, but you can bet
your ass this is one woman who's heading through the roof. Why do you
think I got Bruckner's old office while you ended up in that damn
broom closet? Don't you think everyone knows who's first among equals
in our little partnership? Hell, Jack, you've got me to thank for your
promotion in the first place. Thornton's first choice was Smith but I
asked for you."
Jack's face went white.
"You... you... *asked* for me?"
"Now don't take it that way, Jack. Yes, I requested you. Because I
like your work. Because I knew I could work with you. I knew we could
come to an understanding. And we can, can't we Jack?"
"What if I say no?"
"Jack. Oh Jack, think about it. You don't really want to put it to the
test with Thornton, do you?"
"So I'm supposed to be your yes-man? Let you make all the decisions,
run the project all by yourself? You're saying I'm worthless."
"No Jack. That's not it at all. You're not worthless. Far from it. We
each have our strengths. Yours is handling the mountain of details in
the routine management of the project. Nobody's had more experience at
it than you. My strength is in seeing opportunities and capitalizing
on them. Don't make waves on this and your position is secure,
Jack. I'll be taking all the risks and I'll accept full responsibility
for the consequences if one of my deals goes south. You're a project
manager now and a damn good one. You'll have other projects where
you'll be fully in charge. But this is my trial by fire. I need you,
Jack. I need your experience. Work with me, Jack. We make a great
team."
"As if I have a choice? If I raise a fuss I'll be an ex-project
manager. I can't go back to the third floor, and you know it. You win,
Mary. You always win."
Jack left work early for the first time in years. He went home and
masturbated furiously while thinking of Mary and reliving a completely
different outcome of the afternoon in his fantasies.
*****
Jack sat by the window and idly stared out at the falling snow. This
winter had been extremely harsh. It looked like another foot or more
was on the way. Not a damn thing to do but wait it out until the
snowplow made it down his road. Another weekend shot to hell.
He had planned on going into the office to catch up on some of the
backlog. He spent even more time on work now that he was a project
manager. Ironically, work took his mind off Mary. She hadn't consulted
him on anything ever since their big show-down. Actually it was his
wimpy back-down he had to admit if he were being honest with
himself. Mary had next to zero contact with him, all communication was
through her executive assistant now. Jack dutifully handled every
boring little nit-picking detail that Mary sloughed off on him. As
long as he didn't question any of her decisions in running the project
he could maintain the illusion in public that he was her
equal. Sometimes he even managed to forget that she was his de facto
boss.
He was fidgety. He needed something to take his mind off Mary. He'd
gotten so accustomed to filling his hours with the diversion of work
that he didn't know what to do with this enforced idleness. Times like
these, his thoughts turned to Mary. He hated himself for being so weak
and allowing her to treat him as she had. His fantasies had grown more
and more obsessive on the image of Mary totally submissive to his
desires. Masturbation had become less effective at relieving his
tension. He sometimes toyed with the idea of hiring a hooker to act
out his fantasies but so far had resisted that temptation. In dark
moments like this it seemed nothing would help but actually living out
his fantasy, having sex with Mary, but that was utterly impossible so
he forced himself to stare out the window and think "not Mary"
thoughts.
Birds hopped across the yard searching in vain for anything edible. On
impulse, Jack opened the window and tossed out the remains of his
lunch. The yard was suddenly black with birds. Almost as if a message
had been sent telepathically: Food! They squabbled and squawked over
the crusts scattered on the snow.
Jack watched a few moments in amusement until all the food was
consumed. Wanting to see more of this show, he went rummaging for
something more to offer them. He found a box of caramel popcorn and
tossed a handful out for the birds.
They didn't disappoint him. Once again a great flock arrived almost
instantly and began picking over the sweet kernels. He tossed a second
handful a little away from where the crowd was still cackling over the
first. He waited to see how long it took the birds to discover this
second offering.
Suddenly there was a raucous screeching and every last bird took
flight in terror. Jack looked around to see what had frightened them
off, expecting a cat or maybe a fox. But there was nothing to be
seen. He used the sleeve of his sweater to wipe the condensation from
the window and get a better look. Narrowing his eyes against the glare
from the snow he could just barely make out what appeared to be a
swarm of insects flitting about the popcorn.
How strange that birds should be frightened off by a bunch of bugs!
Jack stared closer and was even more surprised to see tiny flickerings
of light coming from the creatures. At first he thought it must be the
sun glinting off the snow but the longer he watched the more certain
he became that the flashes of light came from the insects. This was
growing stranger and stranger. He thought lightning bugs all died off
by the end of summer.
More and more of the creatures continued to arrive as Jack
watched. There seemed to be hundreds of them, perhaps thousands by
now. Very carefully, trying not to alarm them, Jack inched the window
open again and gingerly tossed out another handful of the popcorn. He
intentionally threw the kernals much closer to the window so he could
get a better look at them. He was rewarded shortly as groups of the
fireflies flitted over to investigate the new source of food.
Now that they were closer he could see they were different from normal
fireflies in that when they lit up their entire body glowed, not just
the lower half. And the air seemed to retain the glow for a moment
even after the insect had flown off, as if an afterimage stayed behind
or perhaps the creature had emitted a phosphorescent substance and
left it still glowing suspended in the air behind as it left. He also
realized that they weren't eating all the popcorn, but seemed to be
eating just the caramel coating and leaving the corn untouched. He got
an idea and slipped away to the kitchen. Quickly he searched the
cabinets until he found what he needed: a jar of honey and an old
mason jar he kept for storing odds and ends. He dumped the contents of
the mason jar into a dish and went back to the living room, hoping
that his activities hadn't driven the insects away.
They were still there but the popcorn he'd thrown out for them was
nearly denuded of caramel. He threw out another handful of corn,
aiming it so that a substantial amount landed directly underneath his
window. After a bit when the creatures started gathering at the fresh
offerings, he dribbled out some honey directly on the ledge of the
windowsill. It didn't take long for the fireflies to discover this new
largesse.
Jack watched in rapt fascination as the first midge hovered over the
pool of honey. This close up he discovered that it emitted a thin
high-pitched thrumming sound as it flew. He held his breath in tense
anticipation, waiting for it to land. His hand was poised with the
mason jar just below the level of the windowsill. The tiny creature
slowly settled in for a landing at the edge of the puddle of honey.
Instantly Jack struck. He slammed the mouth of the mason jar down over
the insect, trapping it inside. With his other hand he quickly closed
the window on the off chance the bugs might try to sting him if he got
them agitated - after all, the birds avoided them so they must have
some natural defenses. Then he carefully scraped the upended mason jar
over to the edge of the sill and quickly slipped it onto the lid,
screwing it closed. Success!
As soon as Jack had captured the firefly all the others had reacted
like an angry nest of hornets. He could hear high pitched buzzing even
through the closed window and occasionally soft thumps as one or
another of them threw its tiny body against the glass in an effort to
get at Jack. He smugly congratulated himself for his quick thinking in
closing the window.
Jack carried his prize into the kitchen where the light was better and
sat down at the table to examine it. He watched in mild amusement as
it fluttered ineffectually against the glass sides of the jar. It made
a very angry buzzing noise which he could even feel if he rested a
finger on the jar. He couldn't get a very good look at it because it
was fluttering about so frenziedly but it didn't look like any bug
he'd ever seen before. Finally it appeared to wear itself out and
settled down to a landing at the bottom of the jar.
Jack hunched in closer, hardly believing his eyes as he finally got
his first look at the... well, he couldn't call it a bug. Impossible
as it seemed, the creature looked like a tiny nude girl with wings! He
blinked, rubbed his eyes and looked again. It - no, she - she was
standing upright with tiny hands on tiny hips staring up at him.
"Holy Shit!"
Jack sat up straight and shook his head. If he was dreaming it
certainly was a vivid dream. He got up and fixed himself a stiff
scotch, drank it down in two gulps then poured another. Before
returning to the table he hunted up a magnifying glass.
Using the glass he could make out more details. She was only a half
inch tall but perfectly proportioned for a human woman - well, a human
woman with wings anyway. Her breasts were voluptuous, her waist
narrow, and her ass wide and round. Her legs were gorgeous and tapered
down into dainty microscopic feet. She had a miniature mop of short
dark hair that framed her face but ended just at the nape of her neck,
a pixie cut, he thought ironically. Probably so it wouldn't interfere
with the beating of her wings, Jack realized. From points just above
her forehead two hair thin antennae sprouted out about half an inch
above the height of her head. In the middle of her back, just below
her shoulder blades, wings grew out of her body. They were nearly
identical to a dragonfly's wings, two long narrow oval airfoils on
each side of her body. Each wing was transparent but caught the light
and threw it back in rainbow iridescence. She was human in every
respect - other than the antennae and wings of course - with the
exception that she quite literally lit up every few moments. In time
with her breathing, her skin burst forth in glowing luminescence and
the air expelled from her lungs seemed to retain a glow for a second
or so after it left her mouth.
She was absolutely captivating. Jack thought she looked for all the
world like a dark-haired version of Tinkerbell from Peter Pan. Of
course, the Disney version had always worn some clothes. She was
perfect in every detail. Jack could even make out tiny brown nipples
and a miniature patch of black pubic hair. After a few moments of this
inspection, she proved that her actions were very human also. She
stamped her foot and shook a fist at him. Then her mouth moved and he
heard a tiny high pitched sound. He leaned in very close and could
just barely make out her words. She was shouting at him... in
*English*!
"How dare you treat a high Faerie clanswoman with such disrespect?! To
freely offer provender then ensnare me in a trap even as I partake of
your false hospitality. Manners most foul indeed! Release me at once,
you impudent human!"
Jack noticed an interesting effect. Her speech was punctuated by
flares of light that accompanied each word she spoke. She was quite
agitated and the colors ran the gamut from pure white down to fiery
orange, apparently depending on her emotional state. Jack briefly
wondered if she'd glow blue or green when she was calm or happy.
"Wow!" Jack whispered in fascination.
"Is that all you can say for yourself, you ignorant spawn of savages?
Explain your actions immediately or incur the wrath of all the kith
and kin of Faerie!"
"Who *are* you?" Jack asked, still wondering if he were dreaming.
"I am the Lady Kirathamon, mistress of the sylvan glens, highborn
clanswoman of my people."
"Huh. Nice to meet you, Mistress Kir... Kiratha... whatever. I'm Jack
Moore, master of the projects engineered." Jack felt quite proud of
what he thought was a witty little reply and nearly choked trying not
to laugh before he continued. "So why don't you tell me, who are your
people?"
"Beware how you mock me, human. Your ignorance is manifest if you know
not of my folk. Is *none* of the old knowledge taught in these times?
My clan is the Donai of the Faerie. Your folk have called us by
'pixie' or 'sprite' or 'fairy' at differing times. And in fairness to
those that have shown my kin a kindness in times gone by, I must warn
you, human, you risk grave danger keeping me here against my will."
A fairy? Yeah, right! But how else could he explain a conversation
with a half inch tall woman? He tried to remember various legends and
myths he'd heard about fairies. He was at a disadvantage because he'd
never read the traditional stories. When he was a kid he enjoyed Star
Trek and James Bond much more than the Brothers Grimm. He used to
think that mythology was all... well, fairy tales. His limited
knowledge was mostly based on Disney movies and Fractured Fairy Tales
on Bullwinkle and Rocky, and he was fairly certain those sources were
inaccurate, to say the least. He had a vague notion of stories about
how people left offerings of food, mostly milk or sweets, for the
"little people" and they would do them a favor in return. He thought
that sounded authentic, so he decided to pursue it.
"If you're a fairy then shouldn't you give me a wish or something
since you ate my food?"
"Nay, human, for the victuals were not given freely. You used them as
bait to capture me."
"Well then maybe I'll just keep you in that jar. I could probably take
you on a tour of the talk shows and make a fortune. Rosie O'Donnell
would *love* you, and Sally Jessie would probably do an entire week on
you and the people who say they've met your kinfolk. How does that
grab you, little miss Kira?"
The fairy girl looked about to explode, then she seemed to consider
the wiser course of action and calmed herself.
"Verily human, that prospect holds little appeal for me. I shall make
you a bargain: if you release me this day I shall swear my solemn
promise to do you a service."
"A service? You mean like grant me a wish or something?"
"Aye, something like that. If it be within the purview of Faerie art."
Jack's mind considered the possibilities of a magical wish. Like every
kid that ever lived he'd debated the proverbial question and devised
the perfect answer, but he figured that "three more wishes" would not
be looked on favorably by the pixie - she didn't seem to have much of
a sense of humor, or a very forgiving nature. But he could ask for
wealth. Or youth. Maybe even immortality. Or maybe become a famous
rock singer. Or... Mary. He could have Mary. He could make Mary love
him.
There was no question. All the other choices faded in comparison. He
wanted Mary more than anything else in the world.
"Okay then, Mistress Kira, you've got a deal. Now about my wish,
there's this girl..."
*****
Jack stood on the doorstep to Mary's townhouse waiting for her to
answer the doorbell. Somehow he'd managed to drive there through the
snowstorm. He felt such a rush of optimism that nothing seemed
impossible now. He just needed to get Mary to come out with him for a
few minutes. The pixie had explained to him that they needed to be
outside for her magic to work. First he would free the fairy from the
jar, then he must make his request out loud. Then he'd get his
wish. That was the deal.
"Jack! What in the world...?" For once in the entire time he'd known
her, Mary was the one caught completely off guard by his unexpected
arrival.
"Hi Mary. Will you come outside for just a minute? I need to talk to
you."
"Well come inside and talk, Jack. It's *freezing* out there!"
"Oh Mary. Just for a few minutes? It's wonderful out here. The snow
makes everything look so beautiful. It's like there's magic all
around." Jack mentally congratulated himself on such a sly pun. He
touched the bulge under his coat made by the mason jar, reassuring
himself it was still there, like a devout Catholic might touch a
crucifix pendant as an act of faith.
"It's cold out here, Jack!" Mary whined. She hated the winter, hated
being cold, and was in no mood to make snow angels.
"Just give me three minutes, Mary. You never know, you might actually
enjoy it."
Mary hesitated a moment, then grabbed her coat from the closet and
followed Jack. She never even considered the possibility that he might
attack her. She was certain Jack wasn't dangerous, just dull and a
wimp. Although this stunt might be crazy, Mary decided to humor
him. She'd come to appreciate the convenience of having him to handle
all the drudge work on her project (she never thought of the Acme job
as "their" project). She'd even begun to toy with the idea of getting
Thornton to appoint him as "junior project manager" or some such
position for her next assignment so she could continue to benefit from
Jack's grinding devotion to detail. Yes, Jack was an important
stepping stone in the career path she'd plotted out for herself and
she wasn't ready to alienate him totally - at least not at this
stage. Besides, she was certain of her ability to control Jack - she'd
been successful at it so long it was almost second nature to her now,
like knowing a loyal dog would come when you called.
Mary cursed the cold under her breath as she trudged off through the
deepening snow behind Jack. She lived in an upscale townhouse
development that had been planned to retain somewhat the flavor of a
rural setting. There were jogging trails, open spaces, a swimming
pool, and other recreational facilities interspersed among the
buildings. Jack led her a little way off to the side where he'd
noticed a small stand of trees. Once they were among the trees Jack
stopped and glanced all around. It wasn't really private since they
were in a heavily populated suburb and he could see houses and roads
through the trees in several directions, but he figured it was as good
a spot as any.
He reached under his coat and pulled out the mason jar. The glass was
clouded with condensation making it impossible to see what was
inside. Jack unscrewed the lid and something flew out of the jar,
traveling very fast. It moved so rapidly that neither of them got a
look at it before it was completely gone in the swirl of falling snow.
"Okay, I've done my part, now you have to keep your promise," Jack
said in a half whisper which Mary barely heard.
"Jack, what the hell is going on here? Why are you acting so crazy?"
Mary felt she had let things go on far enough and she needed to take
control.
Jack turned to her and smiled. After months of fantasizing, he finally
felt he had the power to make his fondest dream come true. He'd
rehearsed this scene thousands of times in his fantasies. He wouldn't
ask, he'd command. And Mary would obey. That's how he'd always
imagined it.
"Mary, make love to me."
Mary nearly choked in shock, then she started giggling. Then
chuckling. Then out and out laughing. She laughed so hard tears came
to her eyes. She doubled over and put her hands on her knees, hooting
with laughter. It was several seconds before she gained enough control
to speak.
"Make love to you? Now why in hell would I want to do that, Jack?" she
gasped, out of breath from laughter.
Jack felt like the universe had come to a screeching halt when Mary
started laughing at him. This wasn't how it was supposed to
happen. The pixie had promised him a wish. This wasn't his wish, this
was disaster. When Mary finally stopped laughing enough to speak he
couldn't think of how to respond to her. He stood rooted in place for
what felt like an eternity, just watching her stare at him like he was
crazy. Finally he threw his hands up in frustration. His face turned
bright red in embarrassment as he blurted out what he'd been holding
in for months.
"Goddamnit Mary, I've been going crazy thinking about you! You can't
tell me you don't know that. You've been strutting around me,
flaunting yourself at me ever since I met you. All I want is a
chance. One chance! Just to see if maybe you might..."
Jack's voice trailed off. Hearing his whiney plea for her attention,
he realized how lame he sounded, even to himself. What would Mary want
with an old stiff like him? But worst of all was that delusional crap
about the pixie. How could he, a grown man, believe in something like
that? Little tiny fairy girls? Shit! He must be going crazy. He
glanced down at the empty jar in his hands. Maybe it was the scotch he
drank before coming here? Or stress from overwork? He must have
imagined the whole thing. He sighed, then continued in a defeated
tone.
"I don't know what I was thinking, Mary. It's just... well... you're
so beautiful Mary... I... I... I guess I just wish you were as
attracted to me as I am to you..."
There, he'd said it. He'd given it his best shot. He hung his head in
resignation. He'd just have to forget about ever being more than a
business associate to Mary, and a junior one at that. That is, if
she'd even work with him anymore after he made such a fool of
himself. More likely she'd go straight to Thornton and have his ass
kicked back to the third floor. Or worse, have him fired for sexual
harassment. Shit. Shit. Shit. Jack put his hand up to his eyes,
rubbing his fingers over his closed lids to cover the tears welling
forth.
Mary heard the sincerity in his voice and sensed the hopelessness. She
turned away to collect her thoughts. She'd really stressed him
recently at work, maybe she'd pushed him too far. She was lost for
words momentarily, trying to think of some way to defuse the situation
- she had to work with him after all. Hell, she had to admit that he
was a valuable asset at work - who else was going to do all the grunt
jobs. She thought she'd put an end to his infatuation with her long
ago when she'd purposely misinterpreted his clumsy attempt to ask her
out on a date. She thought they had a decent, if somewhat strained,
working relationship that benefited them both, allowed both of them
coveted advancement, even if her advancement was a bit more lofty. But
now it seemed he was determined to dredge up all that past
baggage. Why did he have to go and say all that shit? Now things would
be so awkward. She sighed and turned back to him, trying to think of
something to say... and saw the air sparkling with hundreds of tiny
flashes.
From all directions, tiny fireflies zoomed in and began to dance a
complex pattern all around Jack. They buzzed about until a luminous
dome formed in the air surrounding him. The air inside the dome filled
with a sparkling glow that looked to Mary like Christmas glitter
tossed into a fog bank. Mary could faintly see his body through the
glow and she could swear that he was now totally naked and standing as
if frozen in place. Soon a ghostly shell formed around Jack,
coalescing into a sparkly ethereal sculpture that was a perfect
likeness of Jack in the nude and about ten feet tall. The tiny
creatures then swooped a little distance away from their handiwork,
flitting about in new patterns that seemed to exert an influence on
the glowing shell surrounding Jack's body. The luminous replica of
Jack began to change, swelling in places and constricting in others
until its resemblance to Jack was entirely gone. Time seemed frozen as
the glowing figure swirled and mutated around Jack's body, then
suddenly it seemed almost to solidify and began to shrink very
rapidly. It contracted all around Jack until finally it made contact
with his skin. As the glow touched his skin it appeared as if Jack's
body assumed the altered shape of the figure. The effect only lasted a
split second then the luminescence seemed to be absorbed into his body
and was gone, leaving behind a fully clothed and quite normal looking
Jack standing inside the dome. Almost as soon as the glowing form was
fully absorbed into Jack's body, the dome simply blinked out of
existence, as if turning off a light switch. Before Mary even realized
it was over with, the little fireflies swooped off in a thousand
different directions and she and Jack were alone once more. The entire
process had taken less than ten seconds to complete.
Mary blinked. She realized her mouth was hanging open and she abruptly
closed it. Wow. Her first thought was concern over Jack. How would he
take it? Would he start to freak out because of what just happened to
him? But strangely, he didn't react at all. He showed neither fear nor
startlement. Apparently he'd taken no notice of the glowing lights in
the air, even though he'd been the focus of it all. Possibly, since
he'd covered his eyes after his embarrassing little outburst, he might
not have seen anything at all. She shook her head, trying to clear her
thoughts.
She wondered if anyone else had witnessed what had just gone on. She
looked all around, checking for any physical signs that magic or a
miracle or whatever had taken place, but there was nothing out of the
ordinary to be seen. In fact, she realized there wasn't *any* evidence
whatsoever to prove that anything unusual had happened. Even if
someone else *had* seen the strange event the most likely explanation
was that it was just a trick of the light and an active
imagination. Everything looked just as before. Even Jack. She studied
him carefully for several seconds. He didn't seem changed at all from
the strange phenomenon. Then she noticed a weird kind of bluish glow
coming from the exposed portions of his skin. It was so faint as to be
almost invisible unless she really concentrated. But once seen, it
became distinctly obvious. Something strange was definitely going on
and it wasn't over yet, but she couldn't deal with it out here in the
snow.
"Jack, I can't stand it out here. Let's go inside before we freeze."
Jack was feeling strange. He tingled all over his body and felt light
headed. After making such an incredible ass of himself he didn't care
what happened now. All sense of self-will had left him, he felt no
need to do anything. He would have gladly stood in the freezing cold
until the falling snow covered him up. When Mary took his arm and
turned him toward her house he didn't resist, it was much easier to
just go along. He simply allowed Mary to lead him back inside and take
his coat off.
Mary steered Jack over to a couch and eased him into it. He moved like
a zombie or like one of the mental patients in movies who's just
gotten electroshock. She sat beside him and tried to think what to
do. He still looked like the same old Jack, an aging guy with a chip
on his shoulder. But there was something else. That blue glow. The
light seemed to come from inside of him, as if his skin was a
translucent covering of a bright blue light. It pulsed, glowing
visibly then fading away, but each pulsation seemed slightly brighter
as if it was growing in strength. She noticed that the pulsations were
in time with his heartbeat. She could see a vein in his neck throb
slightly and each time the glow from within flared brighter.
She watched the vein for several minutes. Neither of them spoke. Jack
slumped listlessly, looking down at his hands folded in his lap. Mary
perched beside him, all senses alert, staring at Jack in rapt
fascination, sensing something was about to happen. Finally, she
reached out and tentatively rested her fingertips against his skin
where the vein pulsed in time with the radiance. Warm. And
surprisingly soft. Strangely, she felt an urge to kiss the spot, and
no sooner had the thought occurred, than she leaned in and pressed her
lips tenderly to Jack's neck just below his jawline. Briefly, she felt
a mild annoyance at the scratchy sensation of his stubble, but then
his skin didn't seem so rough anymore. She inhaled his scent and as
the thought flashed through her mind that his choice in aftershave
wasn't the greatest, she realized that it was really very nice, sort
of light with a hint of flowers.
"Mary?" somehow Jack had found the will to speak.
His tone was tentative. Uncertain of what was happening. Jack gasped
slightly as she touched her tongue to his skin and delicately tasted
his neck.
Mary pulled back a bit, her expression showing confusion over what she
was seeing and feeling. She stroked her fingers lightly along Jack's
neck where her lips had so recently been. Silky soft to the touch. The
blue glow seemed stronger than ever, or perhaps that was just his
heartbeat accelerating.
"Shhh. It's okay, Jack." She whispered to him gently.
Mary looked at his face, now turned toward her. Craggy and
weathered. Not a pretty-boy face. A middle-aged man's face, who'd led
a fairly active life reflected in the worry lines accumulated over
time. Many women found that sort of face very attractive, it had
character. Character be damned, a pug dog was more beautiful in Mary's
opinion. But then she noticed Jack's lips. They literally pulsed with
fire. Drawing her in. Unable to stop herself, she leaned in and kissed
him on the mouth.
Mary fleetingly thought his lips were thin and hard, very
masculine. But as the kiss lingered it didn't seem to matter any
more. In fact, his lips were soft and warm and moist, fuller than
she'd originally thought. Sensuous hungry lips. Lips she could kiss
for an eternity. Perfect lips.
Jack surrendered himself to Mary's kiss. He was completely taken aback
by her unexpected advances. In all his previous sexual experiences
he'd always been the aggressor, it just seemed the natural role for
him. But now he felt a strange sense of acceptance of what was being
done to him. It was a very curious feeling he'd never experienced
before. He felt a strong desire for Mary's touch -- he *loved* the
sensations she was eliciting in him. But he felt no need to take
control or even verbally request Mary where and how to excite him. It
was as if his will was overcome with a lassitude that made independent
action impossible. It was so much nicer to simply accept Mary's lead
and enjoy.
Insistently she pulled him to his feet and led him into the bedroom
where she began undressing him. Mary continued to kiss Jack and
snuggled closer, fumbling impatiently with buttons and fastenings. She
took his hands, suddenly soft and smooth hands, and guided them to
assist her in removing their clothing. Jack obediently followed her
directions and soon they both were nude. Mary didn't fully understand
her sudden urgent desire for Jack but just at that moment making love
with him seemed the most necessary thing in the world.
Jack luxuriated in a wealth of new sensations. He seemed to be
experiencing touch for the first time in his life. Everywhere on his
body that Mary's fingers touched exploded with thrilling sexy
sensitivity. It was like his nerves were dead or sleeping and Mary's
fingers brought them to full wakefulness. He shivered with pleasure -
literally shivered - for the first time in his life. He moaned out
loud as the pleasure became so intense he found himself incapable of
maintaining his customary stoic silence. In the past he had never been
one for making noise during sex. He always considered it "unmanly" and
had developed the habit of keeping a tight clamp on his mouth during
lovemaking.
Tenderly, Mary ran her fingers through Jack's hair, thinking it was a
shame that most men had hair much too coarse and cut too short to be
very much fun to play with. But Jack's hair was longer than she'd
realized, much, much longer than it appeared and actually quite soft
and silky. She loved long sexy hair, loved feeling it on her skin,
inhaling its clean fragrance.
She kissed her way down Jack's throat, nipping his neck, tickling with
her tongue. Ever so slowly and teasingly she meandered toward his
nipples. She was pleasantly surprised to discover satin smooth skin
and firm yet softly swelling flesh where she'd been expecting rough
hairy flatness. How silly and pathetic a man's nipples always seemed
to her, tiny flat mockeries. And yet, Jack's nipples swelled to her
gentle suckling, growing firm and hot and so very sensitive to her
slightest touch. She lingered over his chest, alternating kissing and
sucking with gentle caresses and teasing pinches. She felt a loving
sense of accomplishment as Jack moaned aloud, pleased that he was
enjoying what she gave to him.
Jack gasped, stunned by the raw pleasure coming from his nipples. His
nipples had never been very sensitive so he'd never really understood
the erotic possibilities of having them stimulated. Now he squirmed
and arched his back, eagerly presenting his chest for Mary's delicious
manipulations. He felt his cock throbbing, straining to full erection
driven by the sensual delight radiating from his tingling
nipples. Mary was stirring such a sweet aching desire in him, along
with a frustrating demanding need for more, a need to be touched,
caressed, driven onward to release. He'd never felt this way before,
so vulnerable and open, the sensations and emotions he was
experiencing seemed to be under the complete control of Mary, all he
could do was accept what she chose to offer his senses. The feelings
were so intense he couldn't contain himself and cried out in joyous
agony.
"Ohhhhh Mary!"
Mary smiled at the effect she was having on Jack, while at the same
time feeling mild irritation at the deep guttural sounds. She loved it
when her lovers gave voice to their passions, but she preferred
softer, more sexy tones over Jack's animal-like grunts. Although when
he moaned again she realized his voice wasn't so harsh after all. In
fact he had a quite melodious tone, very sweet and high, almost like
the tinkling of fine crystal. It was a joy to hear such lovely
tones. She began tracing her fingertips down the silken skin of Jack's
belly toward his crotch, intending to inspire him into further
exclamations of delight.
Jack's cock tingled in anticipation as Mary's hand drew closer. He
whimpered in frustration when she brushed it with her cool fingernails
only to glide lower and gently stroke the tops of his
thighs. Automatically he eased his legs apart, hoping to lure her hand
upward for more intimate contact with his desperately throbbing
penis. She continued to tease him, keeping him on the brink of
satisfaction. Her hand cupped his balls, fingers tenderly gliding over
the skin of his scrotum. He involuntarily raised his pelvis, pressing
himself into her hand, but she had already moved on, stroking the
crease where his leg met his hip. She continued this blissful torture
for an immeasurable time. All the while one hand or another teased his
crotch she continued kissing and stroking his belly, chest, neck,
lips, and face. His hands had moved above his head of their own
accord, clutching at the headboard as if physically clinging to his
sanity. He was awash in a sea of pleasure, totally beyond his control,
no way to even know where or when the next loving caress would come.
Eventually Mary's roving touches around his body became more lingering
and focussed on his pubic region. Jack felt her stroking his
scrotum. Her finger gently traced a line upwards from near his ass to
just below his cock. She circled his cock, sending shudders through
his body as her hand lightly brushed against the head. Then her finger
retraced its path back downward and repeated the whole process. Jack
arched his body, humping his hips in rhythm with her stroking
finger. She must have gotten some kind of oil from her nightstand for
he could feel its slick warm moistness spreading over his crotch and
inner thighs. Her finger glided so smoothly, it was an impossibly
erotic sensation. Then, incredibly, she seemed to press inward on his
scrotum near the base of his cock and he could feel her cupping the
underside of his shaft with her finger - from *inside* his body!! Oh
what a feeling! She began stroking her finger up and down - or in and
out? - the underside of his cock - or what felt like the underside of
his cock - pressing somehow inward and upward. He was now so liberally
doused with the slippery oil that he began hearing a liquid squishing
noise as she stroked him faster and faster. He had a momentary flash
of embarrassment as he realized that it sounded like a very, very
moist vagina being rapidly fingered, but the thought only lingered for
an instant as the intense sensations of pleasure were too much to
allow him to concentrate on anything but the tingling in his body.
Jack was transported. He had no notion of time or space or his
surroundings. There was only Mary's wondrous touch. He bucked his hips
into her hand compulsively. White hot jolts of pleasure seized his
body, momentarily petrifying him in a rigid paralysis. Then his entire
body began spasming in shivering convulsions of joy. He screamed out
in high-pitched tones of ecstasy.
"Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh Mary! YES! YES! Oh God!!!! YES!!!"
Mary continued her loving ministrations. She kept him focussed on the
pinnacle of climax for long seconds. She played him expertly, like a
child blowing gently to keep a soap bubble aloft. A touch, a pressure,
a gentle stroke in just the right spot, at just the right moment,
prolonging the delicate lifespan of the bubble of his orgasm. Until
finally he simply collapsed, overloaded by pleasure, becoming a limp
moistly glistening rag doll. And even then she continued caressing him
tenderly, drawing him slowly back into the world.
Jack sighed. Total contentment mingled in his thoughts with amazement
at the most wonderful experience he'd ever had. He couldn't have
imagined sex this good, and he hadn't even fucked her yet!
Mary was still kissing and touching him in delightful ways and Jack
began to become aroused again. She slid her body along the length of
Jack's own body and he was amazed at how smooth and silky the
sensation was. His skin seemed to glide over Mary's, soft and
sensuous, warm and erotic. They lay entwined with Mary's breasts
resting on his chest and her mound pressing into his hip. Mary began
lazily humping her body against Jack. She slid one leg in between his
thighs and he felt the soft smooth skin of her upper thigh press
against his crotch. Ever so slightly, she began rubbing her thigh up
and down between Jack's thighs. Jack closed his eyes and moaned. The
feeling from his crotch was wonderful but not quite like anything he'd
felt before. He felt very much like his cock was erect, yet there was
no resistance to Mary's smooth skin gliding over his crotch. It felt
like she was gently stroking his balls and pressing against the head
of his cock at the same time, a