Assassin Affairs (12 page)

“Me,
too, sweetie. Be patient, we'll have her. If she looks back at us,
she wants this as badly as we do. She'll belong to us permanently!”

The
three of them had their eyes glued on her as she moved away, and then
Joanna looked back at them, stumbling in the process.

It didn't
take long for them to get back to their cabin and Jessie.

“Your
mom is safe, kid.”

“Thank
you, thank you!” She gave each one a hug.

“We're
going to return you to her tonight at the Denver airport, so we'll
need to leave now.”

They
chatted as they all rode there together.

“You
guys, these past few days have been the best of my life. It's weird
that something so fantastic could come from something so terrible.
I'm done with high school in June. I've always planned to go off on
my own then and have been saving up my money for it. Will you let me
come back to your cabin then?”

“You'll
be welcome anytime,” said Renée. “Call me tomorrow
night. We've all written down our cell phone numbers and email
addresses for you. Here's the list.”

“I
live in L.A.,” said Laura. “My place isn't too far from
yours. I put my address on the sheet by my cell number. My husband
still lives there, but that should be changing soon.”

“I'll
call you both tomorrow night!” Jessie said.

As they
entered the airport drop-off and pick-up loop, Danny said “We'll
drop you off on the arrivals level. You'll find your mom at the
United Departures at midnight.”

That said,
each gave her a farewell hug and kiss, and she was on her way to
reunite with her mom.

Chapter 3

Awkward

Accommodations

As she wore
her and cap and gown and prepared to go to the stage and receive her
high school diploma, Jessica was relieved to finally be graduating.
It was a date she had been looking forward to for the past several
years because she had been planning to venture out on her own right
afterward. She'd been saving her money for the special occasion. It's
not as if money was an issue in her family. Her mom was an
internationally famous movie star worth many millions. In fact, she
was just about to pay out ten million dollars to a trio of rogue
mercenaries who had freed her daughter from a frightening abduction.

Young
Jessie had no brothers or sisters, felt that her never-married mom
considered her an accident, and resented being dumped on boring
friends and neighbors every time she left town for a film-shoot.

The prior
few months of Jessie's life had been harrowing to say the least. A
retarded, sexually-deviant mental case had abducted her, and the
threesome that saved her from an agonizing death had proved to be a
bit deviant themselves.

After being
returned to her mother, the FBI had interviewed her and the
psychiatrist had counseled her. She now felt ready to move on with
her life. Having felt indebted to the trio for saving her, she'd gone
out of her way to please them during her brief stay in their mountain
cabin to unwind. She bonded quickly with the group and planned to
return and spend more time with two of them, Renée and Danny,
in Colorado. The third was a woman named Laura who lived nearby in
L.A. and was expected to soon pay them a visit to collect the group's
fee.

“Miss
Jessica Jennings,” called out the man on stage. She walked up
to the front, shook his hand, took the degree, and returned to join
her classmates. When she and her mom returned home, Laura was
waiting. Ever since the abduction, the estate's security had been
tightened, and two of the new security guards stood by her side.

“I'm
here for our money and a private chat, Joanna,” she said.

Normally
someone like Laura would never have been able to come into their
lives, but the circumstances had been extreme, and now both mother
and daughter had to deal with certain new realities. Laura was
bisexual, known as a top assassin in the state by the criminal
element, and had maneuvered Jessie's mom Joanna into not only having
some brief relations with her, but also promising more of the same to
her and her two associates upon the kid's safe return. Jessie as yet
was unaware of it, but had already been Laura's willing and active
sex partner, as well as Renée's and Danny’s, while up at
the remote mountain cabin. All three were about twice Jessie's age.
Laura and Joanna disappeared inside, followed at a distance by the
two security guards.

“You'll
need the two guards to carry these cases of cash out to your car,
Laura. They can accompany you to wherever you're going next if you
like. Thank you very much for returning Jessica to me. Please thank
those two friends of yours for me, too.”

“I
won't be needing the guards, but thanks. I just wanted to remind you
of the special bonus you agreed to, Joanna. I'm not sure when I'll be
collecting, but my two friends who you met in Colorado will be
contacting you soon. You will accommodate them; be very agreeable and
cooperative.”

Joanna felt
most uncomfortable with the arrangement. Although she played a loose
woman in the movies, in her real life things were just the opposite.
She hadn't been with a man in several years. Her only recent
encounter had been the one with Laura the night she hired her. It had
been her first experience with another woman. She knew Laura's
reputation and feared reneging on any arrangement.

Jessie
watched as Laura and the guards loaded her SUV, and then they got
together for a chat.

“Hello,
Jessica. I've missed you.”

“Why
not simply do an electronic transfer for your money? It seems a lot
simpler and safer.”

“Paper
trail, kid. The FBI may check your mom's account, and then they might
find my offshore account and when I'd pay our friends, they'd get
onto their radar, too. We prefer anonymity.”

“I
hope you won't be upset with me, Laura, but I've decided not continue
our sexual relationship. My new shrink says my sexual behavior was
due to my earlier sexual trauma with Lionel.”

“That's
okay, kid. You're a little young for me anyway. You were just starved
for some adult-attention and we gave it to you in spades. You were
great. I've never had a time like that before. Thank you. You've paid
your dues. Renée told me she gave you some self-defense and
shooting lessons. You left your pistol behind that she gave you. She
and Danny are expecting to be in town soon, and she's bringing it to
you.”

“Oh
great! I've really missed them.”

“I've
got a contract coming up soon. It looks like an easy one. I'd like to
take you with me. Are you still interested?”

“Yes!
Thank you, Laura!”

Jessie had
felt a particular rapport with Renée, the other woman in the
threesome, and was awed by her history as a former New York mob
assassin. She missed her, and was eager to learn the trade in hopes
of impressing this special friend, and in hopes of the new thrills
such work could bring. That night Renée came to Jessie's
house.

“Renée,
I missed you so much!” The two hugged.

“Here,
I brought you your gun.” It was an illegal semi-automatic
pistol.

“Thanks,
I may need it soon. Laura's taking me with her on a hit.”

“Be
careful with Laura. She's a wild card; one never knows what to
expect. I told you what she had me do the night she came to kill me.
She said it was because her husband didn't like to do it for her. She
and I both like to toy with our victims. It's what makes the job fun.
I guess she and I are a lot alike that way. That first night I met
Danny, I had him at gunpoint in his apartment. I knew for a fact he
had evidence that could incriminate me, so I had him toss his whole
place to reveal it. I made him do it naked!” They both giggled
about it.

“Why
are you telling me this? Are you thinking about taking me on a job
with you? Have you missed me as much as I've missed you? I keep
looking at the video of us enjoying our special picnic that day. Do
you want to be with me in that way again?”

“Yes,
yes and yes, Jess, but that's not why I brought it up. You know what
Laura's sexual appetite is like. When she negotiated your rescue with
your mom, she added an extra bonus requirement.”

“Are
you talking about the extra million dollars?”

“I'm
talking about an extra bonus beyond that.”

“Oh,
you mean like what she had you do for her?”

“Yes,
like that.”

“That's
kinky. I can't see my mom agreeing to anything like that, no way!”

“She
did, Jessie. I'm pretty sure she doesn't want you knowing about it.”

“Why
are you telling me this?”

“You
and I have a very special relationship, kid. Out of respect for that,
I don't want to keep any secrets from you.”

“Okay,
that's good, go on,” said Jessie.

“Just
as with the million dollars, the extra bonus is for all three of us.
We all plan on collecting. I'm hoping you'll understand. If you tell
me 'hands-off', Danny and I will forget about it, but we both really
want to follow through with it. Laura we have no control over.”

“Thanks
for telling me, Renée. I'd like some time to think about this.
I've told you about all the issues she and I have had over the years.
We've really grown apart lately. Right now all I can think about is
how glad I am to see you. A minute ago you said you want to be with
me again.”

“Danny
and I both do. We want you to come stay with us at the cabin for the
summer, share our bed with us, get some more training.”

“I
told Laura today that I no longer want to be with her like that, just
you and Danny, mostly you. She said I was starved for
adult-attention. I watch that video of us together all the time.”

“Me
too,” said Renée.

“The
photo of us in the matching outfits is on the wall in my bedroom.
Come and see,” she said, taking her by the hand.

“Is
this the 'come see my etchings' ploy?” she asked with a
chuckle.

“Yes,
it is. Up for giving me some adult-attention?”

“Of
course. I'll teach you how to properly show respect for your elders.”

After some
time getting reacquainted in her bedroom, Jessica said, “Okay,
you can do that with my mom, but you have to make her take the
initiative. Her stardom has given her a sheltered, lonely life, empty
of a man's love. With everyone always chasing after her for her
attention, she's never learned how to take the initiative. She does
need to get laid, and Danny is a good man. Tell her she has to seduce
you guys. Make her come right out and ask for it. She's always been
on the receiving end of any seduction and is too spoiled to search
for real romance. Renée, I told you earlier I can be kinky,
and I want to watch. Let me hide in the closet. I'll be able to see
everything through the slats. She's such a goody two-shoes, always
criticizing me for being too loose. If you can actually make her beg
for it, you might hear sounds of me having an orgasm coming from the
closet.” Again, they both laughed. “She's intimidated by
you guys, almost as much as by Laura, so you'll have some leverage.
Get some wine in her, that always loosens her up.”

“Thanks,
Jessie. I'll see what we can do. Some people have 'twins' fantasies.
Danny and I both have 'mother-daughter' ones. Something for you to
think about. I'll call and have a chat with her soon. I'll have her
invite us over for dinner. Tell her you'll be away for the night at a
friend's.”

A
few days later, Renée and Danny arrived in response to the
special dinner invitation. Danny brought a large bottle of wine,
Renée brought a wrapped gift.

“Thank
you for inviting us, Ms. Jennings,” said Renée.

“I
think under the circumstances, it's best if you call me Jo. Please
come in.”

As they
settled in for some before-dinner drinks, Renée outlined the
rules.

“Joanna,
we can sense you're uncomfortable with the situation. We don't want
you doing anything you don't want to do.”

“You
don't?”

“Laura
told us you want to do this. I'm sure she'll be asking about the
evening.”

Earlier,
Joanna had suggested to Laura that she wouldn't pay the ten million
dollars unless the requirement of the sexual bonus got removed. Laura
had responded that she wasn't concerned about the money, because if
necessary she would simply collect it from Joanna's heir in a few
months. Fearing for her life, she paid the fee and reaffirmed her
agreement.

“Oh,
well then, yes I do want this, Renée.”

“I
believe you, Jo, and as I told you earlier we'll take things at your
pace, but just to be sure that you're a willing participant, as our
evening goes along, you'll have to be the one who takes the
initiative. In effect, you'll be seducing us. You'll need to convince
us this is what you really want. Think of us as here to accommodate
you, not the other way around. All right?”

“Yes,
I'll cooperate, Renée, being agreeable and taking the
initiative. I so appreciate your accepting my dinner invitation.
Thank you for bringing the wine.” She sensed it was important
to patronize them.

“Oh,
that reminds me, here. Danny and I were shopping at the mall this
afternoon. We got you a gift. Go ahead and unwrap it.”

“You're
too nice. Oh my, it's a nightie, and a see-through one at that.”

“Yes,
we were at a Victoria's Secret, and we agreed this is something you
might like and that it would look good on you.”

“Thank
you again. I can honestly say that I don't have one,” said
Joanna.