The second part of Switch: a novel is The Babysitter.

A month later, Maeve discovers at Johnny’s stag party (she’s one of the attractions) that Johnny has a new girl. What’s good about the new girl? She's a former elementary school teacher. What’s bad? The babysitter is beautiful.

The story, in nine chapters, covers events from Saturday, October 18, 1958 to Sunday, October 26, 1958. The events (almost a month after the previous part — Switch) include prostitution and group sex.

The first part of Switch: a novel is Switch. The third part is Comes the Bride.

Links to Chapters
Story Codes and Disclaimer
Research
Writing Process

Links to Chapters
There are nine chapters, each covers one day’s events. A tenth link is to The Schedule referred to throughout the story. The Schedule appears at the end of the second chapter.

Story Codes and Disclaimer
This story, like others in Bingo’s Lair, has story codes. Here they are:

Predominately heterosexual — MF, M+F, but also FF, MFF, M+FF.

Themes: Prostitution, gangbang, exhibitionism.
Oral, food/objects.

BDSM themes: Bondage, whipping, dominant/submissive

All sex is consensual. All sexually active characters are 21 or older.

None of the sex in The Babysitter is safe sex, even by the standards of the time. I wouldn’t be surprised if everyone gets the clap. Oh well. Take it from Bingo, while waiting for one’s results for an HIV test is not the time to begin thinking about safe sex.

DISCLAIMER: Some of the things the characters do in this story are seen as offensive or frightening (even terrifying) by some if not most people. Please don’t surprise anyone. Always ask first. Have an agreed upon safe word even if you don’t do BDSM.

Research
See Switch Page for background to this story.

Kimiko Omura (as told to William Vaneer). Diary of a Geisha Girl. New York: Avon Publications, Inc., 1959. Diary of a Geisha Girl is the story of a 21-year-old Japanese geisha who flees postwar Japan to Hawaii where she works as a prostitute. Her career descends from her start in a high class house, to call girl, to mistress, to streetwalker. In the end she marries an ex-GI, the love of her life.

While reading this book I was continually struck by how the narrative seemed to document real events. It didn’t feel like I was reading a novel. Here is an excerpt from pages 130-1:

I was shown to a small room with a single cot and a wash basin. There was nothing fancy about it. It was geared to a production line type of operation. There were eight such rooms in the establishment and the hall outside was heavily trafficked from eight o’clock in the night until nearly dawn.

The clients were tough, lustful men for the most part whose breath smelled of cheap liquor and whose passions were hardy but quickly spent. They came from the factories, the docks and the ships. They spoke a variety of tongues and were of all nationalities.

I had no time to think of Gil, or of drinking that night. And when the last visitor lifted his rough hands from my bare shoulders and lunged out, I was so tired that I fell immediately into a deep and undisturbed slumber.

Late in the afternoon when I awoke, I had time to consider my situation. There was no happiness for me here, but there was no time for unhappiness. Perhaps that was my salvation. It was all I knew, and all I was good for. There was no place for the geisha in the Occidental world. There was only a place for her body. Already the place was beginning to stir, making ready for another night of activity.

After the second night I arose in the middle of the afternoon and told the Sandman that I needed to go home for a change of clothes.

“You’ll be back, of course,” he said, regarding me closely.

“Yes.”

“I’m depending on that.” There was a mild warning in his tone.

Green Stamps are something I remember from my childhood. They were given with a purchase of gasoline for redemption later. The stamps were pasted into books and the books collected and traded in for merchandise.

J. M. Elgart. Fifth Over Sexteen. New York: The New American Library, Inc., 1971. Originally published in 1956. This cartoon is one of the many in the book (page 69) which also contains short humorous stories and jokes.

Writing Process
The rough draft to The Babysitter was handwritten over a 10 day period of time (working in spare time after work). Typing was finished a week later. While writing The Babysitter, I realized I needed to keep notes on characters, places and vehicles so I could keep continuity. The story was written in the same sequence it is meant to be read in, from the first page of Chapter One to the last page of Chapter Nine. The Babysitter is the first portion of what may be a much longer work.

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