by Rose Cody
He pulls out an ashtray before pushing the loose bud out of the way and placing it down on the desk before reaching back inside the drawer and pulling out a package of papers.
“Sure.” She says, her cheeks flushing as she watches him pinch the ground weed between his fingertips before placing it on a single sheet of folded paper. “I mean, if you’re not busy. I didn’t mean to interrupt you or anything, I just wanted to stop by…”
“Hey, don’t worry about it.” He says, licking the paper. “Time for a break anyway.”
She nods her head gently as she watches him spark his lighter before holding the flame up against the twisted end, burning away the paper.
He places it between his lips, inhaling deeply, filling his lungs before exhaling a cloud and passing her the joint.
She takes it between her fingers, hesitating slightly before bringing it up to her lips and sucking in. Her chest tightens as the hot smoke burns her lungs as she holds the cloud inside of her before choking as she coughs it out, passing the smoldering joint back to Jason.
He laughs as he takes it from her, bringing it up to his lips again to take another drag before placing it in the ashtray and leaning back into his chair.
She closes her eyes, breathing out slowly as her body begins to lift and her mind begins to spin as her little buzz begins.
“You know…” He starts, coughing a little before he picks the joint back up from the ashtray and brings it back up to his lips. “We could use someone like you around here.” He says, smirking slightly. “There’s lots of money to be made here, and God knows that customers don’t want to look at the big scary face of fat Mike out front…”
“Oh yeah?” She asks, resting her elbow on the table as she leans into her open palm.
“Yeah.” Jason says, nodding his head up and down slowly. “Maybe it’s not exactly an upgrade from what you’re doing right now, but hey, no late nights!”
Lily smirks, her head swimming as her high hits her even harder.
She reaches out for the joint, pulling it from between Jason’s fingers before bringing it back up to her lips and sucking deeply.
She exhales, coughing slightly before nodding up and down as her head swims.
“Yeah.” She whispers, clearing her throat before raising her voice. “Yeah, why the fuck not?”
Chapter 7
First days on the job are usually rough, but boy, did this one ever take the cake.
Lily sits at the bus stop, gripping her purse against her chest as she sighs out deeply before letting her head fall against the clear bus stop wall.
She looks out onto the street as she hears the rumbling sound of a motorcycle drive towards her before watching Jason get closer and closer, closing the distance between them.
Lily gets up from the bench before stepping out of the bus stop. She walks down the street in the direction he’s coming from, kicking at the sidewalk and looking down at her feet as he pulls up beside her on his white and black bike.
“Hey!” Jason says, turning off his bike and resting his foot on top of the sidewalk. “Good day?”
“No.” Lily whispers, biting the inside of her cheek as she tries to hide her nervous smile. “Not at all actually…”
“Well, what happened?” He asks, chuckling as he lifts his hand.
Lily reaches into her bag, pulling out a small stack of bills before handing them to him.
He counts the money, shrugging his shoulders as he takes half before handing the rest back to her.
She grabs it from him, stuffing it back in her purse before wiping her fingers over her forehead.
“Most people who called me hung up right away.” She says, holding up the phone he gave her. “A lot of people did come meet me, but not many bought. More than a few thought I was suspicious or some sort of cop.”
“Yeah.” He chuckles. “I can see that. After dealing with us for so long, it’s probably a shock to the system to see a pretty girl selling them dope. Eighty dollars isn’t too bad for just an afternoon, though, especially on your first day.”
“I’m just not very good at it, I don’t think.” She whispers.
“Not very good?” He says, shaking his head. “Takes time to learn. I’m sure you weren’t very good on your first day stripping, either.”
“Hey!” She says, scrunching up her face. “I made four hundred dollars my first night stripping.”
“Yeah…” Jason says, his eyes trailing over her tight hoodie. “I could understand why…”
She blushes, biting her bottom lip as she lifts up her bag.
“So, do you want the extra?” She asks. “I have so many baggies left.”
“Nah, keep ‘em for tomorrow.” He says, looking down at his hand before reaching over and pinching the ring on his pinkie between his thumb and his pointer finger and pulling it off of his hand.
“Here.” He says, reaching out and grabbing her hand before placing the ring against her palm. “Wear it. Now no one can tell you you’re not affiliated with the Demonios.”
She gazes down at the golden ring, her mouth agape as she stares at it in her palm before slipping it onto her middle finger.
She lifts her hand up to let the emerald in the center of the coin sparkle as she reads the name of Jason’s club engraved in a circle around the stone.
“Pretty ain’t it?” He asks, watching her nod her head up and down vigorously. “But, hey, hop on. We gotta go. I can take you back to your place, but I just gotta drop you off, I have some shit I need to attend to.”
“Yeah, sorry.” She whispers, straddling the bike behind Jason as she wraps her arms around his waist.
“Lily.” He says, glancing back as she feels him take a deep breath, his chest expanding. “I’m gunna take you out tonight.”
He kicks up the kickstand before revving his engine.
“I’ll pick you up at seven.” He says, his voice raspy as he raises it over the rumble. “Wear something skanky.”
Chapter 8
Lily sighs, wiping the humidity away from her forehead as she steps out of the shower, reaching over to the towel rack to the right before pulling a white, fluffy bath towel off the pole and wrapping it around her, tucking in the loose end under her armpit.
She reaches for another, pulling a smaller one off the rack before bending over and rubbing it hard over her red curls.
She wraps her wet hair around itself into a messy bund on the top of her head, securing it in place with a large scrunchy before reaching back down to her bathroom counter and picking up a few strewn about pins to keep her loose hairs in check.
Lily opens the door, stepping out of the bathroom, the cool air conditioned air chilling the water beads on her legs as she shivers her way down the hall and into her bedroom.
“Something skanky…” She whispers to herself as she makes her way over to the closet before pulling the double doors open. “Something skanky…”
She smirks as she pulls out a pair of thin, black lace leggings, holding them up in the light to reveal the floral cut-outs before reaching back inside of the closet for a tight, black tank top.
She giggles herself as she rushes over to her dresser before opening the top drawer and searching through the garments for a tiny black tong and a dark push up bra.
Letting the towel fall to the floor, she steps into her thong, pulling it up her thighs into place at her hips before wrapping the band of the bra around her chest and securing in place with the clasps.
She fixes her chest, massaging the cups of her bra before walking over to the mirror and turning around to look over her shoulder at her plump bottom.
Lily smirks, swaying her hips as she walks over to her bed, sitting down on the mattress before slipping the stretchy lace of her legging over her feet, the tight ankles wrapping around her thin bones before she stands to pull the floral skin up her legs and over her butt.
She squeezes into her tank top, pulling it down to reveal the top of the cups of her bra before walking
over to her make up stand and sitting down at the wire chair.
“Braids…” She says to herself as she unwraps the scrunchy from her wet hair, letting it fall down to her shoulder. “Guys love braids.”
She parts her hair down the center before grabbing strands on one side and quickly French braiding messily before wrapping a small elastic band around the end by her shoulder and doing the same to the other side.
Lily jumps, her heart beating wildly in her chest as she hears the doorbell ring before getting up from her seat and running down the hallway, stopping to smooth over the fabric on her stomach before reaching to open the door.
She blushes, trying to hide her smile as she steps aside to let Jason inside.
“Yeah, that’s exactly what I’m talking about…” He whispers to her, looking her up and down as he wraps his arm around her waist to pull her in closer before pressing his lips against hers.
She pulls away, a quiet giggle escaping from between her lips as she starts to turn around.
“Just let me put on some makeup…” She says, shaking her head playfully as she tries to make her way back down the hall.
“No. Don’t bother…” He whispers, his voice harsh. “It’s just going to get messed up later anyway…”
She lets out a hot shaking breath as she looks towards him with heavy eyelids before shrugging her shoulders in acceptance and stepping into her flats by the closet door.
“Besides…” He starts as he steps out of the house, watching her lock up. “You look so fucking sexy with a fresh face…”
A shiver travels up her spine as she watches Jason straddle his bike and kick down the kick stand before he gazes towards her, motioning for her to get on behind him.
She walks over, sliding herself onto the bike as she wraps her arms around his waist feeling the rumble in her chest as he starts his bike before backing out of the driveway.
Lily bites her bottom lip, desperately trying to stifle a moan as they rumble up and down the streets, the trembling hog vibrating between her legs, sending tingles throughout her body as she feels her thong dampen against her sex. God, she’s so eager for tonight.
“You ready for a corn dog?” Jason asks as the bright lights and faint carnival whistles of the fair come into view, the lights colouring the white trim on his bike as they pull into the dirt parking lot.
Lily giggles, sliding off the bike and clapping her hands together as Jason gets off his bike, too before wrapping his arm around her shoulder and walking her over to the admission area.
She wraps her own arm around the small of his waist as they wait in line before he pays for two tickets.
They walk along the sawdust path down the midway, leaning against each other as they snack on vinegar soaked fries, listening to the screams of terror as the zipper beside them tumbles people around in cages as it spins up and down.
“You wanna go on that?” Jason asks, pointing towards the unstable looking machine before snacking on a fry.
“Not even a little bit!” Lily laughs, shaking her head vigorously back and forth. “You couldn’t pay me to get into that death trap! But that…” She says, turning around to point at the large ferris wheel across the midway. “That I’d like to go on!”
“Well then let’s go.” He says, walking with her to stand in line.
They watch the colored lights flash around the wheel as they wait their turn before getting on one of the seats, letting the long haired carnie lock them in place.
“I used to be afraid of heights you know.” Lily smiles, holding into the bar at their waists tightly as they slowly begin to rise up the wheel. “Maybe I still kind of am…”
“Really?” He asks, chuckling. “It scares you up here? Even when I do this?”
He roughly shakes their seat, laughing as Lily squeals, grabbing onto his arm.
“Don’t! Please!” She laughs nervously as she buries her face into his shoulder.
Jason wraps his arm around her shoulder, lifting her chin up with his other hand before pressing his lips against hers.
She slacks her jaw, opening her mouth to let his tongue explore and wrestle with hers as the breeze brushes through her still slightly damp hair as they sink down the other side of the wheel before being pulled higher once again.
They break away and she leans against him, gazing out across the doll like houses, holding his fingers as he wraps them around her hand.
“Fuck!” He whispers, harsh but hushed, under his breath as he hits his fist against the metal waist bar. “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me…”
“What is it?” She says, glancing around out onto the fairgrounds, her sinking in her chest as she spots three leather clad men walking around the midway, the same men as she’s encountered before.
“Just look down, Lily…” Jason says, turning himself in towards her as he sinks down into the seat of the ferris wheel.
Her body trembles as they travel around the wheel once more before stopping as the ride operator begins to let people off.
“Alright…” He whispers to her, his voice barely audible from over the music. “When we get let out, we walk and we don’t stop until we’re back on the bike.”
She nods her head, readying herself as their seat slowly comes to a stop at the bottom and the long haired man unlocks their metal bar before lifting it over their heads.
Jason nods at him, smiling politely as he looks over his shoulder, keeping his eyes on the backs of the Serpentines jackets as Lily steps off the ride.
“Come on.” He says, entangling their hands as he pulls her towards the entrance to the fair park, forgoing their return stamps as they hurry into the parking lot.
“Get on, I’ll take you home.” He says, quickly straddling his bike and turning over the engine.
She slides herself on, her heart pounding in her ears as he quickly rides away, passing a group of lonely, waiting Harley’s at the end of the lot.
Lily holds on tightly as Jason roughly rides over the ruts and holes on street as they make their way to her driveway.
“Will you come inside?” She asks as she slips herself off his bike, trailing her hand down the arm of his jacket as he shakes his head slightly from side to side.
“Lily, I’m sorry, babe…” He whispers to her as he reaches for her chin. “I gotta get out of town for a couple days to try and throw them off for a little while.”
“You’ll call me?” She asks, stepping back as he begins to back up his bike.
“Of course I will.” He replies, winking at her, her mouth slowly upturning into a gentle smirk.
“Be careful!” She whispers, waving to him as she watches him disappear, the sounds of his rumbling engine getting further and further away. “Because I think I love you…”
Chapter 9
Lily stops at the top of her stairs, huffing quietly as she rests the plastic laundry basket against her hip to wipe her forehead before flicking the switch beside her to turn off the basement lights.
She groans as she takes the last step, entering her kitchen before making her way down the hallway to her bedroom.
Lily tosses the basket onto her bed before following it, sitting down and curling her legs under her as she pulls it onto its side and drags her fresh laundry out of the cage.
She hums softly to herself as she picks up a face cloth and folds it over in her hands before placing it down beside her and picking up another.
“Oh, that one’s for the kitchen…” She whispers to herself as she places it in its own pile before turning her head towards her ringing cellphone on her bedside table.
She lays down, rolling onto her side before stretching up to reach for her phone. She lets out a small, throat clearing cough, not recognizing the number calling as she presses the button to answer it before bringing the phone to her ear.
“Hello?” She says, sitting up to catch her breath.
“Hi, baby girl…” She hears on the other line as her heart flutters in her chest and her lips curl u
p into a smile.
“Jason…” She whispers back to him, trying her best to hold in a giggle as she lets herself fall back down to the bed. “How nice of you to call. And here I was worried that you forgot all about little old me…”
“Yeah…” He chuckles, snorting into the phone. “And I almost did in the last, what, fourteen hours since our last call?”
“Well, you never know.” She says as she rolls onto her stomach.
