Friends With Way Too Many Benefits by Luke Young, Ian Dalton Page B

you ever live there?"
    Victoria nodded. "I did, like more than twenty years ago."
    "No way." Ashley's face lit up. "Victoria Wilde right?"
    "Yeah."
    "You used to be my babysitter." Ashley beamed bouncing on her heels.
    "I babysat for the, uh, Morgan's I think." Victoria shrugged.
    "I'm Ashley Morgan." She smiled.
    "Ashley, yeah, it's a, really, really great to see you again," the ex-babysitter replied slowly taking in the whole Ashley package from head to toe one last time.
    "This is crazy." Ashley shook her head.
    "That's one word for it." Victoria cupped her hands together and let out a slightly maniacal chuckle. "Wish we had more time, but I'm sure you have more amazing massages to give…" Turning her attention to Jim, she widened her eyes. "…and you, I'm sure, have some things to finish up." She kissed him on the cheek then took off out the door.
    "Bye," Ashley said.
    "Victoria, wait," Jim called after her following right behind.
    Ignoring him, she walked with purpose to the lobby. He gently took hold of her arm and she spun around to look at him. He sighed. "Can we talk for a minute in my office?"
    "You know what?" She glared at him. "I think I would like that."
    He watched paralyzed as she stormed behind the counter past Todd and into the office. When she turned back to discover Jim wasn’t behind her, she saw the look of absolute regret on his face.
    Poking her head out of the office, she gave Todd a bright smile and said in a super-calm voice, "Oh, Jim?"
    After closing his eyes a moment, he headed toward the office. As he neared Todd he whispered, "If I'm not out in ten minutes, call the police."
    The young man returned an odd look as Jim made his way into the office and closed the door. Jim glanced to Victoria then looked down to the floor and sighed.
    Tilting her head, she delivered a scornful expression. "So you wanted to say something— what is it?"
    "I figured the way you made your way in here that you might want to yell at me some more first."
    "No, not really. I was looking forward to what you had to say."
    He gave her a skeptical look, took a deep breath then began, "Look, I was—"
    "Did you see her in those pants?" Victoria lit into him then plopped down in his chair. "I mean, you can clearly make out her vag and everything."
    "I thought you wanted to hear what I had to say?"
    "You had your chance." She scowled at him.
    "What? I..." He narrowed his eyes, mystified. "I didn't at all have—"
    "Back to your friend , you can see everything." She glanced down to her midsection twice then widened her eyes.
    "Oh..." A look of realization spread across his face. "No, that's just her piercing."
    "Piercing?"
    "Yeah, she's got a H.C.H."
    "A what?"
    "Horizontal Clitoral Hood piercing." He shrugged.
    "What the hell is that?"
    "It's just a piercing across her, you know… some of the girls are doing it now."
    "Why?"
    "I really don't know."
    "Well, I'm pretty sure I saw some other stuff outlined down there that I actually recognize… like, like… normal human type parts."
    "You mean camel toe?"
    "Sorta, but in a sexy way, not a freakishly scary way."
    "I didn't really notice," he said with a shrug.
    "Uh-huh… You didn't notice." She giggled maniacally then shot him a skeptical look. "So how the hell do you know that her lady parts are pierced?"
    "Well, I mean, she…" He shook his head. "Um, what?"
    "Wait, did she show it to you?" She looked at him with sharp contempt.
    "Um, yes, but..."
    She let out an incorrigible groan.
    He raised his palm up in his defense. "No, wait, she sorta lifted it out and I didn't really see anything else, just the stone and the gold thingy."
    "That's great." She sneered.
    "These kids today they love showing off their piercings." He shrugged.
    "Kids, she's older than you are right?"
    "Yeah, but just a year or so," he replied sheepishly. After five seconds of silence, he frowned incredulously. "What's going on here? What's this really about?"
    She flashed him a withering, skeptical look