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Part
Four
He
got off the elevator and saw her sitting by the apartment door,
a black garbage bag by her side. Her green hair was mostly blond
roots now. She had her head resting on her bare knees. She wore
a short dark skirt and a plaid shirt. She didn't move as he approached.
"Pixie,"
he said.
She
nodded. She spoke quietly, sounded as if her nose was stuffed. "I
have nowhere else to go. I'm sick and I can't spend another night
out on the street." She didn't look up at him.
He
stood and watched her. She brushed the hair from her face and looked
up at him. The skin between her lip and her nose was raw, her eyes
red and bloodshot and she was pale. She gave him a smile. Her lips
were white and chapped.
He
knelt and touched her head. Her skin was hot. "All right. You
can come in." He rose to his feet and held out his hand.
She
took his hand, wiped her eyes with her other. She was crying. She
rose to her feet, swayed when she bent to pick up the garbage bag.
"I'll
get that for you. Go on in."
He
picked up the bag and followed her into the living room. He had
managed to scrape most of the spray paint from the windows in the
last month. The wall needed to be repainted. He still didn't know
what he'd do about the furniture.
He
shut the door and set the garbage bag on the couch. "Make yourself
at home. I'll make some tea. You drink tea, don't you?"
"Herbal,"
She fell into the couch.
"Take
your shoes off before putting your feet on the table."
"I'm
sorry, Dan. I didn't mean for it to come out this way."
"Can
you take aspirin?"
She
nodded.
He
left her and went to the hall closet. He found a blanket, carried
it back into the living room. She was dozing. He laid the blanket
over her and went to the bathroom for aspirin. He dumped two into
his hand and poured a glass of water. He carried them to her.
He
sat on the couch next to her and tapped her shoulder.
She
opened her eyes and smiled at him. "Thanks." She swallowed
the aspirin and handed him the empty glass. "I heard Jane was
living here."
"She
left two weeks ago."
"She
never stays very long with anyone."
He
stood. "Soup?"
She
nodded and began to cry.
"Go
on back to the bedroom. I'll bring it to you."
Her
moist eyes watched him.
"Go
on."
She
stood, wiped her face with her hand and left carrying the blanket.
She turned and looked at him. "I'm a vegetarian."
He
grinned. "A vegetarian slut."
"You
can fuck my ass if you want." She gave him a wan smile. She
looked pale and worn out.
"I'll
think about your offer while I make soup."
She
tried to smile again, left the room crying.
*
* *
He
sat next to her on the bed, took her dishes when she was done. He
touched her forehead with the back of his hand; she didn't feel
any cooler. He set the dishes on the bedside table and turned to
look at her.
"I'm
sorry," she said.
"It's
okay." He paused. "You sleep here. I'll sleep on the couch."
"You're
not going to fuck my ass?"
"Not
tonight."
She
didn't look at him. "Jane said you were pretty good. That was
a compliment coming from her."
"She
was pretty good, too."
"Stay
with me tonight. Please." She turned to him. "I'm such
a fuckup."
He
thought about the snoring. He shrugged his shoulders. "Sure.
I'll come back later when I'm ready for bed."
"Thanks."
"How
long have you been sick?"
"This
week. I've been sleeping on the street and it's cold now."
"Okay.
You can stay here for a while."
She
took her hand out from under the covers. "Thanks."
He
gave her hand a squeeze then got off the bed. "You should sleep."
She
gave a nod and settled under the covers. He could see one eye glitter
between the sheet and her hair.
*
* *
She
didn't snore badly, he guessed maybe having her nose clogged up
caused that. She was hot in his arms, he could hear her raspy breathing,
felt her fever shivers. He went to sleep.
*
* *
He
stayed home from class to watch her. Her fever broke at noon, she
began to sweat and her shivering stopped. He let her sleep a little
longer then brought her soup and tea and more aspirin. When she
was done, he had her sit in a chair while he changed the bed. The
sheets were soaked.
When
fresh sheets were on the bed he laid down new blankets and a comforter,
then he turned to her. "Ready?"
She
gave a weak smile. "I'm sorry," she said.
"Don't
keep on saying that."
"I'm
sorry."
"Come
on." He held out his hand.
She
stood and let the old blankets fall from her. Her tattoos were gone;
her bare skin was pale and looked parched and dry. She took his
hand and let him walk her to the bed. She climbed under the covers
and looked up at him.
"We'll
talk when you feel better."
"I'm
sorry."
He
grinned.
"If
you fucked my ass I'd feel better."
"I'm
sure you would, sweetheart." He left her.
While
she slept he watched the video on the computer. It was his favorite.
It had taken him half a day to find the problem, a bad power cord.
He watched the video and then shut down the machine. He had work
to do on it but he didn't feel up to that now.
He
went to the kitchen, made another cup of tea and sat in the dining
room making up a grocery list. He'd go out in a few minutes and
get that chore done. He thought a vegetable stew would be good tonight.
She looked like she'd lost weight.
He
got up and looked through her black garbage bag of things. A couple
of paperbacks, a fake fur vest, an empty purse, some trash, and
a soiled t-shirt.
He'd
give Jane a call; she'd be able to tell him what sizes of clothes
to buy for Pixie.
*
* *
That
night Pixie snored but it wasn't so bad somehow. He held her; she
felt cooler against him and her short hair tickled his nose.
He
woke up once to her talking in her sleep. He couldn't tell what
she was saying; it didn't sound like her. He stroked her face and
she stopped. Her face relaxed and she settled back into his arms.
When
Jane and he had shared this bed he'd held Jane like this but it
wasn't the same. Jane was always distant from him except for those
brief moments when they were fucking. He held Jane and it was as
if she were in another room. Pixie wasn't like that.
*
* *
"I
tried too hard to make you like me," she said two days later.
"I'm sorry. I'm such a fuckup. After I left you I worked in
a house until they threw me out for barfing on a man while I was
giving him a blowjob."
He
sat on the couch next to her, handed her a cup of tea. "For
barfing on him?" He smiled in spite of himself.
"I
wasn't using a condom and he came so much I began to choke. I should
have used a condom, I guess."
He
sipped his tea.
"My
parents threw me out because I quit UW. When they heard I was in
the city they flipped out. Thanks, Artie."
He
set his cup down. "He ever get his blowjob?"
"I
can't remember." She winked at him.
"Bet
it was a good one."
She
shrugged her shoulders.
"Who's
the woman in the videos with Keri?"
She
exhaled. "Okay. This is really stupid. Keri and my sister Neri,
for Nereid, my folks like dumb names, do stuff on the side to finance
their projects. Keri's an artist, she does work with video, short
art pieces, kind of like Pippilotti Rist. Ever hear of her?"
He
shook his head.
"And
Neri has this complex project of creating a dictionary concordance
for early thirteenth century West Midland English. Know what that
is?"
"Ancrene
Wisse, sure. I'm an English Lit major."
"Statistics?"
"My
advisor thought if I understood statistics, z-scores and things
like that, it would help me in my study of fifteenth century English
Chancery spelling changes."
Pixie
stared at him for a moment. "You'll love Neri. Anyway, they
make movies and stuff on the side."
"You?"
"I
was sick of school. Keri had this kid who wanted a house slut. She
thought maybe I could do it."
"Hitchhike
here, fuck a bunch of truckers on the way."
"I
rode the Greyhound."
"Ever
have sex on a Greyhound bus?"
She
shook her head. She picked up her cup of tea and took a sip. "I'm
sorry."
"We'll
live." He set his empty cup on the table. "Your parents?"
"Home
is a block away."
"So
you and Artie go a long way back?"
"Why'd
you tell him I could be his slut?"
"I
needed to get you away from me. You made me really angry."
"He
believed you."
"Would
you have given them all blowjobs?"
She
thought for a minute then smiled and said, "Yes." She
put her hand on his leg. "After blowing you first."
He
put her hand back in her lap. "That's nice. How are the new
clothes?"
"You
really want to know?" She looked down at the pink sweatshirt
with the teddy bear on the front.
"That
was Jane's idea. I liked the one with the watering can and tulips."
"So
you and Jane still see each other?"
"We're
friends, nothing else."
"So
the slut position is still open."
"I
learned I need to be firmer."
"I'm
a slut who needs someone to be firm with me." She grinned.
"I'll give your friends blowjobs whenever you want."
"That's
nice." He stood and walked to the windows. "Do you have
any idea how much it will cost to repair this apartment?" He
turned back to her.
"You
have most of the paint off the windows."
"Five
thousand dollars."
She
paled. "I'm sorry."
"Maybe
more. They weren't sure about the carpet in the hall, the couch
or the stains on the kitchen walls."
"I'm
really sorry. I really am."
"The
neighbors complained. I'm still working on that."
She
shook her head. "I'm sorry. You can have the four thousand
you gave me."
"Where
is it?"
"Under
the cushion here." She got up and lifted the cushion. She took
out the envelope and set it on the coffee table and then sat down.
"There. It's yours."
"Three
months probation. I don't pay you a penny. You fuck my friends if
I want you to. If I don't you don't. This is important, are you
listening?"
"I
hope you let me fuck your friends." She sat back against the
cushion.
"Three
warnings and then you're out. If you're out you camp on somebody
else's doorstep when you're sick, Artie's for instance."
"I'll
be good. Promise."
He
walked to the couch and sat next to her. "No parties without
my say-so. You can have friends over, but just to visit, not to
fuck unless I say so." He watched her.
"No
parties. Never." She shook her head.
"Clothing
is optional. Keep overt demonstrations of your sluttishness to two
or three times a week unless told otherwise. Candles, two liter
bottles."
"Those
are examples, right?" She smiled at him.
"Examples.
Fingers, I could go on."
"Okay."
"No
cheese whiz."
Her
face fell. "Never?"
He
saw her green eyes grow moist. "Maybe now and again. But you
must be supervised."
She
grinned. "I like supervision."
"You
have your HIV and other tests come back negative."
Her
face fell. "That will take six months to be sure."
"We'll
do safer sex in the meantime."
She
watched him. "Okay." She smiled. "I want to empty
your condoms while you watch."
"Cameras
will be used. Your pictures will be posted on the web. We'll make
movies."
She
smiled. "I already told you you could do that."
He
exhaled. "I think that's it."
"Sure,
I'll be your slut." She stood and took off her sweatshirt.
"Like it?"
He
touched her stomach. She'd written in ink, "Dan's Fuck Slut,"
on her lower belly just above her shaved pussy. He grinned. "You
must be feeling better. You're getting cocky."
She
sat next to him, cuddling against his side. "I haven't been
getting any cock. You do that condom stuff with Jane?"
He
gave a nod.
"Okay,
I guess."
"You
really work in a brothel?"
"Three
days."
"Put
your sweatshirt on, you'll get chilled."
"Do
I have to?" She watched him. "I have to." She sat
up and put on her sweatshirt. She cuddled against him. "Want
a blowjob? You can come in my mouth."
He
patted her shoulder then stood. "I need to send an email to
Keri. She was worried."
"Tell
her hi. Maybe next time she and my sister are in town they can stay
with us."
"That
would be nice." He left the room.
She
rested on the couch for a few minutes then got up. She went first
to the bedroom for a box of condoms, then to the computer room.
She
leaned over his shoulder and told him to clear the browser address
bar. Then she typed a complicated URL and hit the Enter key.
"You'll
like this one. It's from Keri's newest video. Neri's not in it."
She
watched the page appear on the screen. Several photos filled a table,
followed by a link. While he stared at the photos she knelt beside
him, massaging his crotch with her hand. "I'm in this one.
Just one scene. You won't see it here."
She
unfastened his pants and shorts and took out his hardening cock.
She talked as she held it, stroking it with her forefinger. "In
my scene I give four men blowjobs, one after the other. They come
on my face and in my mouth." She released his cock and took
out a condom and opened it. She slipped the condom over his cock
and then rolled it down. "I did other scenes for them, I worked
a day for one hundred fifty dollars. Is the video playing?"
She watched him nod slowly. "Turn up the sound."
She
rose off her ankles and began sucking his cock. The condom tasted
icky but she guessed that was okay. He laid his left hand softly
on her head.
She
couldn't wait to see his face when she squeegeed the cum out of
the condom into her mouth. She thought she would look pretty slutty
doing that wearing a pink sweatshirt with a teddy bear on it.
She
could feel him come. She heard Keri moaning in the background. Wait
until he saw Keri, Neri and her together.
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