For The Love Of Basketball

by Jenya Tilar

  “I will see what I can do. I might have someone for you by the end of the weekend. Just give me some time.” She smiled. She was good at finding women for the site. Women men would drool over.

  “Great, keep me updated.” He hung up without a good-bye.

  Ashley liked the fact that her boss was to the point and didn’t spend much time talking to her as an employee. She was doing everything right, filling orders and coming up with photos men would want. She didn’t know about the other models, but she was in the top five on the site. She checked daily to make sure her rating didn’t go down.

  There was a light knock on her bedroom door and she minimized the modeling site. She took the headpiece off and went to the door.

  Opening it, she saw Jackson standing there with one of his bags. He had sandy brown hair and light brown eyes.

  “I just wanted to say hi and let you know that I’m moving in a few things but will be settled by the end of the night.” Jackson smiled at her.

  “It’s good to see you. You’ve gotten taller. You can pick one of the two rooms across the hall. I’m sure that my mom told you this,” she said, glad that she wasn’t in the middle of her workday.

  “Do you know what time Cindy is going to be home?” Jackson asked. He never referred to her as mom. He had his own and his father wasn’t going to be home until later that evening.

  “She should be home around dinnertime. Is there anything I can help you with?” Ashley asked, hoping that he wouldn’t need anything and she could finally get to work.

  “Nah, I can figure it out for myself. I wanted to introduce you to my girlfriend, Alicia, but she’s still at work. When she stops by I will let you know.” Jackson flashed a smile at her and she could see how white his teeth were.

  “Great, looking forward to it. I hate to cut this short but I have to get to work,” Ashley told him, closing the door and locking it behind her.

  Most of the time she kept her door closed so that no one could just walk into her room during a modeling session.

  Ashley did all her sessions online, either live shows or using her webcam to take pictures. She had to be ready for the built-in camera that she had. She had thirty seconds after turning it on to be in a pose. It had been hard for her at first, but the more she worked at it the faster she got. She could be ready in fifteen seconds with one or two poses.

  ***

  Jackson stood in the hall as the door closed in his face. He turned and looked at the two closed doors on the other side of the hall. He was at least thankful that he wouldn’t be at the end of the hallway by himself. One thing he didn’t like was being by himself.

  Picking the door on the right, he opened it and saw that there was a bed already set up for him. It was made and the closet door was open, empty and ready for him to hang his own things up. He smiled knowing that Cindy was looking forward to having him there with them.

  Jackson unpacked the bag he had and went down to the car to get more things. He asked to move in so that he could be closer to their father. Closer to the family. He didn’t want to venture out on his own, and he couldn’t stand his own mother’s boyfriend. He was thankful that his father and Cindy agreed to let him move in. They would see he had grown up and changed from the kid he used to be.

  Jackson had a steady job and was able to convince his boss to let him take the weekend off so that he could move in and get things together. The other advantage of living with his father was that he would be within walking distance of work. On good days when he didn’t want to take the car, he could just walk up the street and around the corner and his workplace was in sight.

  Chapter 2

  Jackson had all his things in his room and arranged the way he wanted them by the time he heard Cindy coming into the house. He had his bedroom window open and a warm breeze was coming through. His stomach rumbled as the aroma of pizza filled the air.

  “Dinner!” Cindy hollered from downstairs, making her way into the kitchen.

  Jackson hurried out of his room and saw that Ashley’s door was still closed tight. He could hear music coming from inside and knocked on her door. He wasn’t sure that she had heard Cindy, so he thought he would let her know.

  When no answer came he went downstairs and headed towards the kitchen where Cindy was putting away food and getting plates out for dinner.

  “Ashley’s door is closed, so I don’t think she heard you,” Jackson told her from the doorway of the kitchen.

  “This is the time she usually goes to work. I don’t like bothering her when she’s working. It’s so good to see you!” Cindy cried out when she turned around and saw Jackson walking into the kitchen.

  “I know, it’s been a while.” Jackson’s face grew red as he made his way to the breakfast bar in the middle of the room.

  “You’ve grown up so much. You look just like your father. He’s excited to see you, but he will be home late tonight,” Cindy told him.

  Cindy had short blond hair and light blue eyes just like Ashley. She had a nice figure for a forty-year-old woman, and Jackson could see where Ashley got her good looks from.

  “It’s alright. It will give me some time to introduce you and Ashley to Alicia when she gets here. She’s just getting off work now.” Jackson looked at the clock and saw that it was almost six.

  “I can’t wait to meet her.” Cindy smiled, putting a few pieces of cheese pizza on a plate and setting it down in front of him.

  Ashley walked into the kitchen and sat down beside Jackson. Taking a napkin, she began dabbing at her pizza, taking off as much grease as she could.

  The second she sat down they heard the doorbell ring and Cindy quickly went to the door. Opening it, she saw a woman with red hair.

  “Is Jackson here?” Alicia asked in a soft voice.

  “Yes, come on in.” Cindy could see that the woman was shy as she walked into the house and saw that Jackson was getting off the breakfast stool. He walked over and gave her a hug.

  “Guys, this is Alicia. Alicia, this is my stepmom, Cindy, and my stepsister, Ashley.”

  “It’s nice to meet you.” Cindy nodded her head at her.

  Alicia smiled as her white face turned red. Her red hair was long, and her hazel eyes stood out. She had a slender figure.

  Ashley couldn’t see if she had any other great features because of the clothing she was wearing. She had on a pink, zip-up hooded sweatshirt and a pair of jeans with dirty white sneakers. Ashley was impressed. Jackson’s taste in women had changed since he was a teenager.

  Jackson had always been the type to go for women who hardly wore any clothing. She had seen some of his girlfriends and didn’t bother talking to them. She didn’t think that they were in their class and knew that Jackson could do better for himself.

  “How long have you two been together?” Ashley asked, taking small bites of the pizza that was in her hand.

  “We’ve been together about three years,” Jackson stated, seeing that Ashley approved of this one.

  “That’s great, a long time for your ages.” Cindy nodded her head in approval.

  The more Ashley looked at Alicia, the more she thought that she would be a good fit as a model for the company. She would have to talk to her about it and hope that she said yes.

  “Do you guys mind if she spends the night?” Jackson asked.

  “I don’t mind as long as she sleeps in Ashley’s room. I can’t have the two of you sleeping in the same room. Your father would have a fit and it wouldn’t look right,” Cindy explained to him, hoping that he wasn’t going to give her a hard time about it.

  “That’s fine. Thank you for letting me stay here and for letting her spend the night.” Jackson nodded his head.

  Ashley watched the two of them walk out of the house. She didn’t know where they were going and Jackson didn’t have to tell them. He was old enough that he could do what he wanted.

  “I have a good feeling about him staying. He’s changed since the last time we’ve seen him, huh?” Cind
y asked, looking at Ashley.

  “He has. I’m thinking of asking Alicia to join the modeling business with me. Mr. Wright needs another model and has asked me to find one before the end of the weekend. She looks like a good fit, but I can’t be sure until I see her in some modeling clothes,” Ashley commented.

  “She’s about the same size as you are, so it shouldn’t be hard to have her try some on. She looks shy, though. Just don’t push her too much,” Cindy pointed out to her.

  “I won’t, Mother. I don’t know where she works, but she could make more money in the business than she does out there,” Ashley told her, reaching into her back pocket for her wallet.

  Without saying anything, Ashley took out three hundred dollars and handed it over to her mother.

  “What’s this for?” Cindy asked, taking the money from her.

  “For the bills. I live here too. There shouldn’t be any reason why I can’t help out.” Ashley shrugged her shoulders.

  “Thank you. Your father will be impressed.” Cindy grinned, slipping the money into her back pocket.

  “I know I don’t help out a lot, and I should since I live here. That’s going to turn around. From now on I’m going to give you guys money every week,” Ashley told her.

  Ashley had thought about it. She knew that Jackson was going to be paying his way at the house, and she didn’t want anyone saying she wasn’t pulling her own weight.

  Chapter 3

  Ashley was looking over some of her clothing that she had laid out on her bed when there was a light tap on her door.

  She went to it and saw Alicia standing outside the door waiting to be let in. Ashley was glad to see her, giving her a smile as she let her into the room and closed the door behind her.

  “What are you doing?” Alicia asked, looking at the clothes on the bed and seeing that her webcam was set up on the computer.

  “Trying on modeling clothes. I’m not sure if Jackson told you what I did for work, but I model for an online Web site that turns our photos into magazines. The site is a big hit.” Ashley was glad that she had asked.

  “Cool.” Alicia sat at the end of the bed, looking over the clothing.

  “It pays well, too. I know that we don’t know each other very well, but my boss is looking for another model and he has put me in charge of finding one before the end of the weekend. Interested?” Ashley asked, raising her eyebrows.

  “I already have a job.” Alicia shook her head firmly, her cheeks growing hot. She couldn’t imagine herself in the outfits that were laid out.

  “I make two grand a week working for this company,” Ashley stated. She knew that money was what made the world go round, and if she could offer a price to Alicia, she knew that she could get her to work for the company.

  “Two grand?” Alicia asked, her hazel eyes growing wide. Ashley knew she had her hooked.

  “Yes. How much do you make? Where do you work anyway?” Ashley asked, rummaging through the new clothes she had bought.

  “I don’t make that much, not even close. I work at the burger joint little ways from here. I work with Jackson. That’s how we met,” Alicia explained to her.

  “I think that you would be great. If you want to give it a try, let me know and I will set you up. If you start tomorrow you’ll see money in your bank account before Monday.” Even though she was baiting her, she was telling the truth.

  “I don’t know if Jackson would like that. I don’t even know how to start modeling.” Alicia laughed.

  “Jackson seems cool. I don’t think he’ll have a problem with it. I didn’t know how to model either when I first started out. I had a personal trainer come to the house and show me. You don’t have to go into the office at all. It’s a legit company. It’s on the other side of town and very popular. There are plenty of models who go into the office, but they’re looking for another online model where you can just work from home.”

  “Okay.” Alicia took a deep breath and let it out, nodding her head. If she didn’t like it, she didn’t have to stick with it. She could go back to work Monday and carry on with her life.

  “Great!” Ashley cried out with excitement.

  Ashley went to her computer, put on her headset, and got ahold of her boss, explaining that she had found him another model.

  “That’s awesome, Ashley. I want to see how she looks. Get her dressed up, take some pictures, and send them to me right away,” he instructed.

  “What kind of modeling are we doing? Nightwear, swimwear, what?” Ashley asked, making sure she had the theme.

  “It’s the beginning of summer. Go with the swimwear,” he answered and hung up the phone like he always did.

  “Let me get a few things out of the closet and we can begin. Why don’t you put your hair up out of your face,” Ashley told Alicia, pointing at the brush on her nightstand.

  Alicia got the brush and started pulling it through her hair. She put it up in a tight bun and waited for Ashley to come out of the closet.

  When she saw the clothing that Ashley had for her she felt her face grow hot. Shaking her head, she wasn’t sure if she could go through with it.

  “What’s the matter?” Ashley asked, tossing her the white bikini that she had.

  “I don’t know about this,” Alicia told her softly.

  “You’re going to do great, just great. Trust me.”

  Ashley pointed to the changing room that she had set up. It was just a wall divider, but no one would be able to see her if they walked into the room.

  Alicia was ready in three minutes but she had stayed behind the divider for five. She had to be coaxed out from behind the wall.

  “Come on, you’re going to look great. I have the webcam ready to take pictures and it will be over in just a few seconds,” Ashley told her, grinning from ear to ear when she saw Alicia step out from behind the wall.

  Alicia looked hot in the two-piece, her tits pressed tightly together. They were bigger than what Ashley had thought, and the bottom was tight, showing off her legs. When Alicia turned around to see how it looked, Ashley bit down on her lip when she saw that her ass cheeks were nice and firm. The back of the bikini bottom looked like a thong.

  “You look very sexy,” Ashley told her, nodding her head. She looked better than what she thought she would.

  “You think so?” Alicia asked her, biting down on her own lip.

  “Of course. Now come over here so that I can take some pictures. I want you to sit on the windowsill behind us,” Ashley told her, looking over her shoulder.

  Alicia did as she was told and went to the windowsill. Sitting on it, she put her hands to her side.

  “Now spread your legs slightly and bend forward. Men like it more when we have skin showing,” Ashley instructed her.

  Alicia did everything perfectly. She even had a smile on her face when Ashley got the camera ready to snap the pictures for them.

  “Now let your hair down,” Ashley told her, watching as Alicia took her bun out and her hair cascaded down her back.

  “Great, just great!” Ashley cried out to her, nodding her head. She took a few more pictures before she shut the camera off.

  While Alicia got back into her clothes, Ashley sent the pictures through to her boss. Before they knew it, Alicia was a model for the Web site.

  “This is going to be so cool. Your account is already set up and you can go through my computer if you want. Check this out,” Ashley told her, waving her over to the computer.

  Alicia looked over her shoulder and saw that there was an account up that had five hundred dollars in it.

  “Is that your account?” Alicia asked, her eyes growing wide.

  “No, this is your account. Sit here and change the password so no one knows it. That’s a lot of money for just a few pictures, huh?” Ashley laughed, watching as Alicia took a seat quickly.

  Alicia and Ashley didn’t go to bed until one in the morning. When it was time to settle in, Ashley shut the light off and closed her eyes. She thou
ght sleep was going to take over but it didn’t. Instead, visions of Alicia in the bikini she had worn that night danced through her head. Ashley bit down on her lip to keep herself from thinking about Alicia in a sexual way. She had never thought of a woman like that before, but she wanted Alicia the more she thought about her that night.

  Ashley rolled over and saw that Alicia was sleeping. Her eyes were closed and she was softly snoring. She wondered what would happen if she kissed Alicia, though she wasn’t brave enough. Slowly turning over so her back was to Alicia, she pushed the thoughts of her out of her mind so that she could get some sleep.

  Chapter 4

  Over the next few weeks, Ashley and Alicia became closer friends. Alicia had even moved into the house because she was there all the time, taking the room beside Jackson’s. Jackson was getting increasingly upset with Alicia, wanting to spend time with her but seeing that she wanted to spend more time with Ashley. Jackson was angry when Alicia quit working at the fast-food joint, that she was making more money than he was, and he kept his feelings bottled up inside until one night he saw Alicia going into Ashley’s room with just a robe on.

  “What are you doing?” he asked, glaring at her as he stepped out into the hall.

  “I’m going to work. Ashley and I have to do a piece together for the magazine. I thought you’d be sleeping since you have to work in the morning,” Alicia whispered to him, turning around to face him.

  “I do have to work in the morning, but it seems to me that you want to hang out with Ashley more than you do me. You don’t sneak into my room like you used to when you first moved in. You don’t want to go do anything. You’re always in Ashley’s room and it’s starting to bother me,” he muttered, shaking his head.

  “It’s just work. Soon it will slow down and we can do whatever you want to.” Alicia felt bad for him. She went to him and kissed him on the mouth before she headed toward Ashley’s room.