Outside the Box (10 page)

I put my phone on the charger, set my alarm, then climbed into bed and fell asleep within minutes.
  At seven thirty the following morning I slammed my hand down on my alarm snoozing it for another ten minutes.  Frank walked across the bed and head butted me against the side of the head and started purring in my ear.  “Okay okay, I’m getting up!” I said and scratched her head.  After I had her fed, I went back to my room and picked out some skinny leg jeans, flats, and an off the shoulder blouse.  I went into the bathroom and started the shower, the steam quickly filled the room so I stepped inside and relaxed as the hot water washed over me.  Faint scents of Derricks cologne drifted off of my body as the water washed them away.  After I washed and conditioned my hair and washed my body I let the hot water rinse me off until my skin started to prune.  I stepped out of the shower and heard my cell phone ringing, with my towel wrapped around me I ran to my bedroom and answered the call from Destiney.

“Do you EVER sleep in?” I asked and smiled.

“Why are you up so early?  I got called in to the office.”

“I have to be down there by nine.”  I told her.

“OH.MY.GOD. Lexi I don’t think we’ve EVER been to such a high class, elite, professional sex club like that.  The blindfolds…oh my hell, those only heighten the experience!  We even bought a membership!”

I whined, “Why?  Now I’m going to be paranoid that you and William are there watching ME!  That’s just wrong!”

She laughed, “Sweetie, the box you’re going to be in is WAY more vanilla than what we are used to.  If for some reason we decide to go, I’ll make sure it’s a night you don’t work.  How’s that sound?”

“Thank God, now I’ll be able to do my job!  One of the
se nights you’re going to sit down and tell me what exactly this KINK is that you two are into.”

She laughed again, “You’ll think we are both crazy, but…I’ll fill you in tonight.  Let me know how it goes today.  I’m at the office now so I have to get off here.  Love you!”

“Love you too.” I said not even sure if she had hung up or not. 

I towel dried my hair and put my clothes on, since I hadn’t had a chance to buy a coffee maker I hurried out of the apartment so I could get me another one delicious
Caramel Macchiato and a blueberry muffin.  The line was fairly long so I had to wait about fifteen minutes, the traffic looked heavy for being early so I paid then rushed out and waved down a taxi.  I gave him the address and held my steaming cup of heaven away from my lap so it wouldn’t spill on me when he jerked the taxi back into the busy street.  Before long we had arrived at the address, I gave him my taxi fee and quickly climbed out.  With my purse hanging off one shoulder and my coffee in one hand I pulled the door open, a different guy was working than the one when I had been here the last time. 

“Ember I presume?” he
asked and smiled while sliding a blindfold through the tray at the bottom of the glass divider. 

“Lexi…I mean yes Ember.  I’m here to fill out paperwork for the job.”

He typed something into the computer system then smiled and buzzed the door so it would unlock, “Welcome to The Box Ember, go on in Peaches is waiting.”

With my blindfold firmly in place I pulled the door open and was immediately greeted by Peaches.  “How are you this morning beautiful?” she asked and hugged me.

“Okay I think.” I told her with a small laugh.

“Follow me.” She led me down a dimly lit hallway and into an office.  “I need you to type in all of your information, did you bring proof of birth control?”

I fumbled through my purse for the paper with my doctor’s name on it, “I’m on the shot so they told me to just bring this, that you would have it confirmed.”

“Great!  While you’re filling that info out I’ll give them a call, after you are finished we’ll go back to the exam room
.”

“Exam room?” I asked with a shocked tone.

Peaches laughed, “We have to draw your blood and there is a doctor to check and make sure you’re indeed a virgin.  I know … I know, it’s just standard procedure.” She held her hands up in defense like she already knew I was going to argue that I was indeed a virgin.

“Okay.” I blew out a breath and turned to the computer screen, my eyes had to adjust a little bit before I could see clearly.  Peaches left the room and returned just as I finished putting my information into the document.

“Everything checks out, so now we can move along.  Just press send at the end of the document.”

I hovered over the send button with the little mouse arrow
, took a deep breath and pressed send.  I followed her out of the office and walked beside her as we made our way to the back of the building.  The room that we went to looked just like an exam room at the clinic, everything was in sterile packets, there was an exam table in the center of the room, and a small rolling stool that the doctor would sit on.  “Put this gown on like usual, Doctor Q will be in here shortly.  Do you have any questions?” she asked and leaned against the wall. 

“Will I be meeting
Jasper today?”

She shook her head ‘No’, “Not until tomorrow night, he’s, how should I put this…Less than thrilled to being paired up with a virgin.  He’s a really REALLY nice guy though.”

Not that she could see me but my eyes got big behind my blindfold, “He’s not going to be…really, you know, rough with me is he?”

“Oh heave
ns no, YOU decide how far things go in the box.  If you tell him to stop he will stop.  The guest’s know that if there isn’t a full show, they get a refund.  We’ve had people get in to arguments and one or the other storms out of the Box.”

“How long has he been doing this job?” I asked.

She thought for a few seconds, “Maybe two years, he’s only been in the box a hand full of times.  Bliss and Cally were always given the first chance to put on the show since they were hired here first.  We only use Jasper as a replacement.  I really think you and Jasper will get along excellent.”

There was a tap at the door the
n it was slowly pushed open.  A gentlemen spoke from the crack in the door, “I’m guessing she isn’t ready yet?”

“No, I’m sorry Doctor.  I’l
l leave so she can get changed.  There will be a nurse that will come in and take your vitals and get the blue sheet hung up in front of you.  She will have a blindfold on but the doctor, for obvious reason can’t.  I’ll be waiting for you just outside the door.”  With that she turned and left the room.  I stripped out of my clothes and put the gown on then sat down on the exam table.  A nurse came in and introduced herself as Jazzy, after she took my vitals she had me lay down on the table then put a blue divider up so that the doctor couldn’t see my top half.  She hummed an upbeat song as she did it.

“Can you tell me why the blind folds are so important?” I finally asked.

“It’s so that, should a guest ask any of us employees who you are we can honestly tell them ‘No.’  Your security guards are the only people that will know.” She told me and smiled.  “I know you’re super nervous about everything, you probably think that this makes you out to be a whore, but just so you know it’s not even close to that.  Just think of it as the guy you’ll be in the box is a booty call, but you get paid each time he shows up.”

I started laughing, “I guess that’s one way to look at it.”  We were interrupted by the doctor tapping on the door again.

“Ready!” the nurse called out. 

“Hi Ember how are you today?” The doctor asked me.  I heard the small stool roll across the tile floor.

“I’m okay, how are you?”

“I’m doing good, I’m going to touch you now…That’s just sounds so perverted!  I’m going to touch you now” He repeated in a deeper laughing voice.  The nurse and I both laughed
she was seated above my head so the doctor couldn’t see her.  “The hymen is still intact.” He told us. 

I laughed, “I could have told you that!”  I said.

He laughed, “They insist that I check, now I’ll have the nurse move the curtain again so I can check your breasts.  I will have nurse Jazzy draw blood after I’m finished.”  I heard the small stool roll away .  “My back is turned nurse.” He told her.  After she had the sheet covering my face the doctor came over and examined my breasts and throat, pushed on my abdomen, and checked my arms and hips.  “All done!  We look forward to you joining the club.” The soft click of the door let me know he had left the room.

“He doesn’t even get to see who you are?” I asked as she helped me sit up, then led me over to another part of the room where I sat down so she could draw blood.  She pulled a partition across, “Nope, I’ve always thought that was a little extreme but it’s the rules.  Little stick.” She said and the needled punctured my skin.  After a couple of minutes she told me I could pull my arm back through the divider.  “The partition was so we couldn’t see each other.” She told me and pointed at the blind fold.  “Any questions?” she asked me.

“Can you tell me anything about Jasper?”  I knew she probably couldn’t or wouldn’t but I figured I would ask.

“Well, he works out A LOT, so he’s got muscles everywhere.  His voice, is so sexy, so is his laugh.  That’s really all I can tell you.”

I blew out a breath, “Okay.”

She patted my knee, “You’ll REALLY enjoy him if you know what I mean.” She whispered then we both stood and left the room.

Peaches was waiting for me, “We’ll go to my office so I can get you your cell phone, by the time I’m done explaining a few more things you’re blood results will be in.”

“Cell phone?  How will my results be in THAT fast?”  I asked as I walked beside her. 

She sat down at her desk, “Okay, this is your work phone.  You and Jasper will communicate through it, as well as any of the employees from here like myself and the security guards.  And to answer the other question, our lab is VERY high tech.”

“Ooohkay.” I said as I took the Blackberry from her.  I leaned back in the chair and scrolled through the few contacts that were in the phone.  “Can you tell me anymore about
Jasper?”

“He’s married with three point five kids, drives a
minivan…” she laughed at my facial expression.  “I’m kidding!  Really there’s nothing I can tell you, you’ll get FULLY acquainted tomorrow night.”  Just as she finished telling me that her desk phone rang, “Okay…mmhmm…Okay!  You to!”  She put the phone back on the cradle.  “Welcome to our family Ember everything is perfect.  Be here tomorrow night at six thirty so we can get you some sexy clothes picked out.  Your body guards will be waiting outside the building for you.”  She stood from her desk and shook my hand.

“Wow, this is really happening.” I said and shook her hand.

“See you tomorrow night.” She said and smiled at me. 

I turned and walked out of her office, through the lobby of the building and out the front door.  I handed the man working my blind fold and exited the building.  There was a sleek black
four door car with tinted windows parked with the passenger side back door open.  A large muscular man in a pair of dark blue jeans and a button up black shirt was leaning against the car then walked over to me.  “I don’t know if you want me to call you Ember or Alexia.  I’m Shawn, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” He smiled big at me.

“Call me Lexi, it’s nice to meet you too.” I smiled back. 

“Your ride awaits you, beautiful Lexi.” He said and swung his arm towards the open door, I climbed in the backseat of the car, he shut the door behind me and sauntered around the front of the car to the driver side.  Once he got in he pulled away from the building, “Do you have any errands we need to run today?”

“Nope, I think I’ll just go back to the apartment.” I told him.

“So Lexi, are you excited about the new job?”

I laughed and shook my head, “
Honestly?  I think I’m more nervous than I should be.  It’s like I have the angel on one shoulder wrinkling her nose up at me, then the devil on the other shoulder giving me a big grin and a thumbs up.”

He laughed a deep rumbly laugh, “If it makes you feel better, I wouldn’t have a problem with my wife or girlfriend doing your job.”

“What if it was your daughter?” I asked.

He was silent for a few seconds, “I think as long as she wasn’t in any kind of danger and was being taken care of it wouldn’t bother me too much.”

I blew out a breath and leaned my head against the headrest of the soft leather seat, “My parents died and I’m afraid that I would be disappointing them.”

“I’m so sorry to hear that.  Look at it this way, it doesn’t have to be a permanent job.  When you are ready to move on you can just tell them.  Who knows maybe you’ll fall in love with somebody outside the box and live happily ever after.”

I laughed again, “I guess that’s another way to look at it.”

The rest of the ride to the apartment was silent except for the soft music coming from the speakers.  When we arrived at the apartment building Shawn exited the car then hurried around to open the door for me.  He
smiled big at me and put one arm around my shoulders, “I’ll be here at five forty five tomorrow night to get you.”

“See you then.” I stepped out of his hug and walked into the building. 

When I got back to the apartment I put my purse on the table and went to the kitchen and made a sandwich.  Just as I took a bite my cell phone rang from inside my purse, I walked over and fumbled through it. Destiney had text me to let me know that she would be back after five.  I grabbed the other cell phone out of my purse then went back over to the breakfast bar to finish my sandwich.