“I sure as hell wasn’t the only one. For that matter, why isn’t your helmeted skull on one of those giant bone pyramids the cannibals love to build?”
Her disgust was half-assed. “First, those are a myth. Tall tales from refugees. The zombies don’t have any rhyme or reason to their actions.”
She must have taken my averted gaze as a sign of agreement.
“Second, I was out of the service and using the GI Bill. They tried calling me back up, sure, but what was I supposed to do? Abandon my family?” Rachel put her hat back on. “It’s been a long time. Doesn’t matter now.”
Wow. When she wanted to, she had a killer smile. “Hmm. What do you know? We actually have something in common.”
I hoped she was talking about the military service and not what happened to my family.
First assignment
I’d barely closed the door when it opened behind me. No one ever knocked here. Ms. Espinoza came in with some other woman wearing…a robe? I’m no great romantic, but even I thought this was all a little cheesy. The dialogue was even about the same quality as a porno.
“Don’t stand there looking embarrassed. It’s time to find out if our investment is worth the trouble.” The other woman wouldn’t look up from the floor. Espinoza dropped into a chair in the corner and crossed her legs like a man. “Oh, for Christ’s sakes! John, this is Tina. Tina, John.”
Tina meekly mumbled hello so I played along and took her hand. Espinoza laughed harder.
“Honey, as one of my most loyal assistants, you’ve earned this. You begged me, now claim your reward. John, quit standing there like a buffoon and relax the poor girl.”
I held up both arms. “No. I’m not going to fucking do-”
Tina flung her robe off. Those hard stress lines on her face did not prepare me for such a tight body. With that face, I’d have pegged her just over 30. But those slim hips and firm breasts confused the equation. Her eyes misted over. Tears, lust, fantasy… everything was in there.
She wrapped her arms around my neck. “Oh Jason! I’ve missed you so much.”
I tried disconnecting and knocking her out of this dream, when Espinoza’s quiet, but steel voice cut me short. “You’re whoever she says you are tonight. Now shut up. Last warning.” She had no weapons that I could see, but that tone was armed enough.
My pride warred with the tingling sensation from her little pecks on my neck. When she slipped one hand in my pocket, well, pride lost out. I caved, grabbed the back of her head and leaned in for a kiss. Her eyes went wide for a split-second before closing. I couldn’t match that level of multitasking as her tongue explored my mouth while she deftly unbuckled my belt. In one smooth move my oversized pants dropped to my ankles. Seeing as how they had no men’s underwear available, and I wasn’t about to wear panties, I’d been going commando since arriving here.
Tina gave my suddenly free Willy a gentle squeeze before flopping down on that King-sized bed. “Come on Jason. I’ve waited so long for you to come home.” I forced back any thoughts of pity and told my brain to take a break.
I may not be freaking Don Juan, but I know the basics. I dropped my face between her legs and stopped in pleasant shock. The great advantage about living solely with women: everything was as clean as could be. Tracing her inner thigh with my tongue, I meandered my way higher. She suddenly squealed and snatched my ears.
“Jason, no time for that. Let’s make a baby!”
Wooah. I thought she wanted to fool around. This was getting out of hand. Espinoza coughed and nearly killed me with her eyes. Oh, what the hell. I’ll pull out. Honestly, I was surprised I could keep it up with that witch staring at me. Not a hint of amusement on her stone face. Like she was watching some boring nature show.
“Baby, please! You promised we’d have a child when you returned from the fight. You swore!” She shook her head and her eyes filled with fear. “Wait… this can’t be. He’s gone. No, he’s back. Oh God! You promised me a baby, he-you-he swore!”
Damnit. I could hear Espinoza jumping out of her chair and saw the flood of tears in this woman’s eyes. So yeah, I did what I had to. In one motion I pushed those suddenly clamped knees apart and shoved myself inside. Dry as Arizona; I couldn’t penetrate further than the tip. Maybe that would make the boss happy?
Tina’s voice caught in her throat. She let out a long moan that could not have had anything to do with my feeble attempts at lovemaking. Her whole body slackened, pressure boiling off instantly. My next gentle thrust pushed right through a waterfall. Unlike anything I’d ever felt before. She quickly set the rhythm, and it was machine-gun fast from the get go.
I felt myself losing control. Mostly I didn’t care, but somewhere in the back of that pleasure concert in my mind something whispered: “Slow your roll.” I flopped back on my knees and held her legs out in front of me. I licked a thumb and slid it down. Not hard to find my target in her excitement. Doing my best to gauge her responses, I distracted her and took back control of the pace. Deep, but slow and steady wins the race. Think about football.
Oh, that wasn’t doing the trick. She pulled me down and savaged my mouth with her tongue, moaning louder no matter how hard I cupped and fondled her breast. This won’t do. I pulled my face back and massaged her feet, still pumping away. In a flash of inspiration, I realized our bored voyeur might help. Craning my neck around, my erection withered under her dispassionate gaze. Bingo.
Tina sprang like a cat and bounced me onto my back. “You always loved me on top, sweetie. Ohhh” Oh was right. What she lacked in patience, she made up for in passion. That boner was back with a vengeance. I tried to wiggle it out of place just a tad, but no dice. She was too fast. When Tina leaned down, every bounce brushed a nipple across my face. I caught one in my mouth and suckled. Lost in the moment, I reached around and squeezed her skinny butt. Might have even gave a few light slaps.
“Oh Jason, yes! Harder!” What can I say? I complied with the lady’s request. Which seemed to do more for me than her. Trying to hold nature back only fed the urge. I shuddered and weakly tried pushing her away. I had no breath left. That was the best warning I could give.
Instead of slowing down or jumping off, Tina went into a frenzy and timed her orgasm right with mine. She arched her back and shocked both of us with a howl. “I, I, I loveee you!!!”
And just like that, the magic was gone. She sat there looking horrified, while I probably wore my retarded spent face. Rolling onto her back, she stuck both legs in the air. Tina wouldn’t look me in the eye, but she grinned like a cat locked in a bird house.
“Ah! Thank you so much. I caught. You just know when it happens!”
Yeah… she wasn’t talking to me. She ran over to Espinoza and laid her head in the dragon lady’s lap. “Thank you, boss. You’re always so good to me. Please let me return the favor. I’ll take care of you better than any of those other sluts.”
While I let my mouth dangle open, rather than minding my own business, Tina caressed her mistress’ thighs. Espinoza traced a line down her neck. “Anything for my pet. But not here in front of him.” Tina flashed pure hate at me. I smiled, but she just sneered her nose at my nakedness.
“Go wash up first, Tinny dear. Meet me back in my room with that outfit on. You know which one I like.” She hustled out, forgetting even her robe.
Espinoza shook her head. “So that’s what all the fuss is about? Little romps like that are what’s got my girls in a hissy?” She laughed at my embarrassment. “Well, time to see how much mileage we can get out of you. Next!”
Some new girl, maybe early twenties, glided in. Quite cute, if not a hotty like Tina. Not as cool as it sounds, really, with me laying there flaccid and stark naked. I jumped up and tried to find my pants. Naturally, I covered my awkwardness with anger. “Bullshit! Enough is enough. I’m not playing your fucking games anymore.”
This girl was no basket case. “I can come back another time, boss.”
Espinoza never said a word
. Didn’t need to. Her fist might have been tiny, but it was well aimed. She smashed my solar plexus and knocked my ass right back on the bed. In a flash, she handcuffed both my arms around the bed frame while I still grasped for breath like an overgrown fish.
“I swear to God, I just don’t see what you gals love about these men. They get their rocks off and suddenly think they’re King of the World.” The boss didn’t even seem that upset. Had she just been waiting for some disobedience? She turned her back on me, but I was too terrified to kick her with my free legs.
“Come now, darling. Take what’s yours.”
The young redhead frowned. “But he doesn’t want me. There’s no fun in that.”
Espinoza rolled her eyes. “This is more work than I thought it would be. It’s just a silly refractory period. Take off your clothes and turn around.” The girl obeyed without hesitation. The boss flicked my penis with one finger. It flopped over, but not all the way. A tinge of stiffness halted the swing.
She leaned in and whispered like a scorpion. “That’s an improvement. I’m going to uncuff you now. If you embarrass me, I’ll tie you back down. Get your damn pride in check. You can fuck this pretty young thing or I can line up all the women to fuck you with strap-ons while you cry here. Do you want to be my little prince, or my little bitch?”
No bitterness in her voice. Just cold, hard rationalism. That’s what scared me the most. “You aren’t a sperm donor or a toy to me. You’re simply a piece of malfunctioning equipment. If you’ll get that through your caveman brain, we can work together. If not…” Something metal, I dared not look down to see what, slid along my butt cheeks. “Well, let’s just use our imaginations. If all else fails, you can still serve your purpose with one testicle. Do you have names for them?”
I didn’t need to say a word. She knew she had me beat. She reached over me and undid the cuffs. For the first time, I noticed how well-endowed she was. A brief and terrifying fantasy crossed my mind of tossing her on the bed and paying her back. No, I didn’t have the guts to face my tormenter and she knew it. Honestly, she read me better than I knew myself. The fantasy did at least bring the blood rushing back down below.
“Good boy. Turn around, honey. He can’t wait for you any longer.”
The redhead giggled and rubbed her own thighs. “Wow, it’s been so long. Uh oh, he looks angry. Are you sure he’s not dangerous?”
The boss’s voice grew low and sulky with the opportunity to demonstrate her power. I closed my eyes when she brought a pistol up. I was afraid that’s what she was playing with. The real terror came when she placed it in my hand, grip first. The redhead’s eyes were widest.
“Girl, let everyone know, he serves me and me alone. Isn’t that right, John?”
Somehow I stammered out, “Yes ma’am.” She smiled and stroked my head.
“Good boy. Now kiss my ass.” That was no joke. She turned and dropped her trousers a bit. No undies; I wasn’t surprised. Whatever. I leaned forward and gave her butt cheek a quick peck. The nude redhead sat down beside me, a slightly jealous smirk on her face.
Espinoza wiggled her ass. “You call that a kiss?” I went back to work, and didn’t come up for air until she had a hicky. The other girl practically cooed in excitement and grabbed my knee. “Will you serve me as well as her?”
The boss turned her butt in the other direction. “As long as you remember your place.” The girl needed no other prompting. She took brown nosing to a whole ‘nother level. At length, Espinoza grew bored. Must be tired of the appetizer and wanted a real meal.
“Have fun you two.” She hustled out the door, but stopped briefly for one final sadistic smile as the redhead shoved my head between her legs. “Remember John, it’s all about customer service. I better not hear any complaints or it’s definitely your ass. Ha!”
Paradise
Hell, I won’t lie to you. I kind of got used to the nightly routine after a few weeks. With all the work these ladies came up with, there wasn’t much time for self-loathing during the duty day.
I did become friends, or friendly enough at least, with many of the girls. You never could get too chummy, there was always some suspicious or jealous eye, but things began to feel less like prison. A little more like a vacation. Between the nightly “assignments” and tinkering around the motor pool, my whole world perspective shrank. Fuck all that zombie crap. I even missed my old campmates less and less every day. They were only apocalypse buddies after all. We’d never met each other before the end of civilization.
When your world is so tiny, you get pretty sensitive to the most minor changes to routine. A real life sixth sense. Like when we have less work to do than normal. A big red flag.
I was sitting in the motor pool, trying to appear busy while Rachel bent over a hybrid’s power plant. Everyone else was hard at work and not looking our way. “Hey Rach, don’t you think it’s strange these vehicles are in such good shape? Not a single bullet hole.” Keeping my tone casual as could be, no one saw where my hands rested. Rachel let herself push back against my touch, but kept her usual dour face on.
“So what? Things have calmed down out there ever since Daniella setup her outpost. Do you of all people miss the work? Your lazy ass couldn’t…” Some cussing by the supply shed showed the rouse wasn’t necessary. A couple of girls slapped the hell out of each other over some damn thing, while the rest either tried to break it up or cheered along. I didn’t hesitate and just yanked Rachel below the hood. Nor did she resist. She wrapped her arms as tightly around me as her mouth locked on mine.
Was it love at first sight? No. Was it love at all and just two desperate people needing someone to care about them? Ah, hell, I don’t know. Maybe it was just the exoticism of forbidden pleasure that attracted us both. Who cares? For thirty beautiful seconds we found a little peace in each other’s arms. Once upon a time that was a routine thing. Not life and death serious.
Boot steps coming around the car broke us apart. I popped up, flashlight in hand, with a nonchalance born from weeks of practice. Rachel scooted under the car pretending to do something. The ‘little boss’ came around the corner. I leaned forward to hide my partial erection and seized the conversational initiative. Wish I kept my mouth shut.
“What was that all about, Jessy?”
She grinned and threw an arm around me. “That, my little partner, was the first bidding war over your scrawny butt. And let’s face it, the good stuff in hand holds more weight than a ration card.” Jessy shoved a bottle in my pocket and winked. “Oh yeah. Black label. Two for you, two for me. As promised.”
I’d managed to avoid my would-be pimp so far. My actual pimp kept me on a, uh, busy schedule. Don’t get me wrong, that was some damn fine and irreplaceable Scotch there, but I swear I could hear Rachel grinding her teeth below me. “Jess, look, thing is… I’ve got a full calendar. No way to slip anything past the boss.”
“Ah darling, that’s the best part. She doesn’t want to wait until tonight. It’s go time.”
Ok, now I was scared. Broad daylight? Witnesses around? Even if Rachel wasn’t there, no random chick was worth the risk. “Are you insane? Espinoza will flay all three of us alive!”
“Who’s got the balls to tell her?” An artic voice I hadn’t heard in a while shrunk my balls to peanut size. Daniella came around the other side of the car and squeezed my butt. She slipped a carton of cigarettes into Jessy’s hands. Each of the other girls already cracked open theirs. “Mind if we use your office? The barracks is a little high-profile.”
Jessy’s eyes lit up with the rare treat. “Yes ma’am. Take as long as you need. No one’s going to interrupt.”
Whatever courage I might have possessed evaporated under Daniella’s gray stare. I’m sure it was my imagination, but those pupils were even more ovoid and predatory than I remember. She marched me to the shed. I tried undressing as soon as the door closed. Get this disaster over as fast as possible.
“Stop. Same John as always. A hard on wi
th legs.”
Oh God. What kinky stuff did she have in mind?
“I need you for a different assignment. You’re going to tell another little lie for me.” I forced a smile. Tried to look more confident than I felt.
“You’re pushing your luck too far, Daniella. It’s been so long. The boss won’t believe that was rape now.”
Was it the poor light in here or did her eyes actually grow darker? I’m sure her voice picked up an even deeper satanic ring. “We won’t be worrying about the boss anymore. Not if you do what I tell you. A little birdy told me you have an appointment tonight with one of her top henchwomen. You’re going to confess over some pillow talk about missing your compadres.” My blood raced. How did she learn about them?
Daniella pulled out a map. “You’ll let it slip that you were part of a larger group, including several men, right here. That’s it. I’ll take care of the rest.”
I bought some time to think if this could somehow endanger the real survivors. “Why? What could you possibly gain?” I didn’t expect an answer and sure as hell not the truth. That’s why she scared me shitless with that tiger smile.
“Isn’t it obvious? I have almost as many loyal shooters as the boss, so she doesn’t trust my reports. An external opportunity is the only way to get her to assign me enough extra personnel and heavy firepower to challenge her dominance. I’ll be the queen of this roost in 24 hours, with your help.”
She slid closer and ran her fingers over my chest. Despite the gesture, her self-indulging smile held no trace of sensuality. “You’re at an impasse in your life. I’ve got my own men squirreled away outside the wire. I don’t need you. So if you help me, you’ll have free reign to fuck whoever you want. How’d you like to own your dick again? For all I care, you can cart off a couple of your favorite bitches and go back to wherever you came from.”
Now her voice came with a sultry pitch as she pushed a blade to my member. “Or I can make you my first Eunuch slave. Your call, big boy.”
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