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The orchid was pristine and as deeply colored as the blood around it.
The cops didn't understand the meaning of it at the time.
But Henry did.
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TWO YEARS LATER...
Travis Rogers entered his office on the thirty-fifth floor of the Shirow Towers in Los Angeles to find the office dark and quiet. He looked around and sat his briefcase down on his large marble desk. He looked at his watch and saw it was only a little after ten in the evening. He sighed and sat down beside the gargantuan desk, loosening his tie as he prepared for another long night.
When he opened his top drawer, hoping to find his small reserve of tequila, he was surprised to find a single red orchid in its place. Travis held the delicate flower up and looked at it, his handsome face etched with surprise. He laughed.
"Where did this come from?"
"I put it there," came a sexy voice from the shadows of his office.
Travis jumped, the sudden voice startling him. "Who's there?"
"It's me."
Travis frowned, "Melissa? Is that you?"
Melissa Strauss, the secretary Travis had hired last week walked out into the dim light of the room. She was dressed in a tight fitting black dress that accentuated every curve into fluidic perfection. Until now, Travis hadn't really noticed her figure. Melissa had always worn conservative business attire during her time there. But now, he could see she was equipped with the most tempting breasts he had ever laid eyes on. Her hips and legs were curved as though a master sculptor had imagined her.
Her red hair was pulled back from her beautiful face as her green eyes rested on his seductively. The way she was walking towards him suggested she had other things in mind besides working late. Travis held up the flower, "What is this?"
"My way of saying I like you," she smiled and sat down in his lap. Travis tried to fight off his erection, but the sight and feeling of her huge milky breasts being pressed up against him clouded his mind. He could hear the fabric of her silky dress and the rub of her nylons as she put her arms around him.
"I'm married, Melissa," he stuttered as she ran her hands through his short brown hair.
"Not tonight, you're not," she kissed him.
Travis made a pathetic effort to resist and then gave in as her tongue slid against his and explored his mouth. His hands found their way to her full breasts and he massaged them through the thin fabric of the dress. Melissa's shoes fell the floor as she began to unbutton his shirt.
"I had no idea you felt this way," he breathed as she suckled on his neck.
"It's like an old friend of mine once said," Melissa looked out the window at the sparkling view of Los Angeles. In the window she could see her reflection. Visible to her eyes was the small scar on her right temple from where a chalice had been broken against her skin. She licked her full lips and finished, "Everybody needs a good fuck..."
Travis slid her skirt up and felt her buttocks with greedy hands.
Melissa smiled wickedly.
- COMMENTS
bluefox07over 17 years agoAuthorTo the previous comment... well, it's true I could have ended this ala "Reservoir Dogs" and had everyone die. But that's just not me. The "chunk" of myself you think is missing is actually spread out through every part of the story, including the ending. The day may come where I am so depressed and hateful of life that a downer ending would seem like a good idea, but for now I prefer stories that end with at least a speck of hope.
Originally, I had intended for Ellen to kill Shannon with her bare hands, but the finality of a gunshot wound to the head felt more appropriate, the decision more abrupt and sudden. If Ellen had ultimately died, the contrast to what led Shannon and Marlene down the path to becoming killers versus what led Ellen to the same place would have been lost. I never intended for anyone to come away completely innocent or guilty, with the exception of little Maddie. The idea that somtimes good people can be compromised despite their best efforts is the whole emotional arc of the story, the whole point really. Some characters, like Mark and Shannon, are completely at peace with their compromised values and morals. Some, like Henry and Ellen try to resist that compromise, but fail for one reason or another. And then you have Marlene and Maddie, both sculpted by the morals of all of the above. Marlene was raised compromised and deviantly, without any reference to know better.
Ellen is our heroine, and she goes from pathetic ignorance to impotent suspicion to angry retribution and finally, in the end, to becoming a killer herself. When she pulls the trigger, she becomes no better than Shannon, Marlene or Mark. Did she do the right thing? Yes, I believe so. Is she fundamentally compromised? Absolutely.
In my mind, the story ended on a very dark note. Henry and Ellen both had been compromised by the events unfolding around them, and their ultimate sexual union as Mark is being murdered is very questionable. Who ends up coming out of this tragedy with a tinsle-town shine on their crown is a mystery to me. Maybe it is a Hollywood ending, but I don't care. I wrote from the heart and this is what came out.
But thank you for reading the story and for taking the time to post. I appreciate it. Cheers! -bluefox07
Anonymousover 17 years agowhy did ellen live? it was a very good story but it shoulden't have had a happy ending like that come on man thats just like the hollywood bull shit everyone else does if you wanted to make a fantastic story you would have left a chunk of you in it and not just the happy ending crap when bullets fly people die nuff sayed.
bluefox07over 17 years agoAuthorThose damn typos... to the previous post, my apologies. I think no matter how hard my editor and I try, something always friggin slips through. I will post an edit ASAP. And thnk you all for your kind words. Cheers!
Alvaron53over 17 years agoExcellent writing, few grammatical oopsies ("principal" instead of "principle" being the most annoying). Good characterizations, particularly Shannon being insane and Marlene being warped and twisted by her mother's madness. Superb plot with excellent narrative drive, nicely twisted.
My only complaint is that no human male can come as many times as Henry did in so short a time span. Five or six or however many times it was in the short space of a few hours is simply physiologically impossible. It marred the quality of the finished product.
Still, an enjoyable erotic thriller and I thank you. Excellent fiction this is. This 100's for you, bluefox, for a story well-told.
Lady_Silverover 17 years agoWhat a wonderful combination of greed, lust, introspection, intrigue...and on and on. It all hangs together beautifully. Thank you so much. A fantastic read!
