The mall appeared deserted as I hurried toward my car, heels click-clicking loudly against the tiles. It was nearly closing time, and many of the shops had already pulled their grated doors halfway down. The steady hum of vacuum cleaners drowned out the insistent music that blared from the loudspeakers. I had nearly reached the exit, when a pair of shoes in a window caught my eye. The door to the shop was still open, the bored-looking clerk sitting behind the register, so I slipped in.
"I'd like to try these in an eight and a half, please." I said, handing a high-heeled shoe to the skinny boy behind the counter. He looked up from a graphic novel and stuffed it hurriedly under the register, but not before I'd glimpsed a nude, large-breasted woman who appeared to be screaming. My lips tightened in disgust. The little freak – I doubted that he would even know what to do with a real woman.
While he scurried back to the stockroom I wandered about the shop, glancing at the array of shoes, cheap jewelry, brightly colored scarves, and leather handbags. I paused before a mirror to smooth my hair. With one finger, I carefully wiped a few smudges of mascara from the corner of my eye. At last he returned and I seated myself comfortably in a low chair. He knelt at my feet, and I smiled as a naughty vision struck me: me, dressed all in black leather, and him, kneeling before me, kissing the toe of my thigh-high boot. As if.
I slipped off my pumps and reached for the shoe he held, but he pulled it back. "Allow me," he said. Smiling, I extended my foot and allowed him to slip the shoe onto it, ala Cinderella. As he buckled the straps securely around my ankle, I felt his thumb slowly and deliberately graze the back of my bare calf, stroking softly upward. Why, that little pervert! I was mildly outraged that he thought he could take such liberties with me – but also a little amused. Looking at him, I would guess that he was still a virgin. "Now, the other one." He reached for my right foot. On a whim, I parted my knees slightly, pointing my toes and offering him my foot. As expected, his eyes were drawn like a magnet to the dark cleft under my short skirt, and I knew when I saw those eyes widen that he had glimpsed the wisp of white silk and lace hidden there. I leaned forward to watch him buckling on the shoe and saw his eyes snap to the ample cleavage revealed by my low-cut blouse. I smiled – a cruel, triumphant smile – as I saw the bulge straining against his trousers. I stood and sashayed over to the mirror, hips swaying subtly, and admired the way the high-heeled shoes accentuated the taut curves of my long legs.
"I'll take them." I decided. Still watching the gawky clerk from the corner of my eye, I bent down to unbuckle the shoes myself, knowing that my skirt would ride up slightly, the fabric pulled tight across my ass. And of course, he couldn't take his eyes off me. "On second thought, I think I'll wear them out." I reconsidered, straightening. He blinked, his reverie shattered, when I handed him my old shoes and a credit card.
"Will there be… umm… anything else?" he stammered as he scuttled back to the register, clearly eager to please.
"No, thank you." I replied frostily, taking the bag from his trembling fingers. I turned to go, but as I stepped through the doorway, I was startled by the loud blare of a siren and a sudden flashing light.
"Pardon me, Ma'am, but I'm going to need to look inside your bags," a uniformed security guard said. Where had he come from? I had not seen him when I entered the store, and I'd only been inside for a few minutes. Surely I'd have remembered him; he was drop-dead gorgeous - not at all the typical rent-a-cop.
"Of course," I replied, blushing furiously, as I handed him my purchases. "There must be some mistake."
He gave my purchases only the most cursory of inspections, then turned his attentions to my purse. Almost at once, he pulled out a pair of cheap rhinestone earrings, still attached to a plastic card. "Do you have a receipt for these, Ma'am?" he asked, his voice decidedly colder now.
Bewildered, I looked at the tawdry trinkets. I'd never seen them before! "I… I don't know how those got there…" I whispered lamely, my mouth suddenly dry. Behind him, I saw the clerk watching avidly, a smirk stamped plainly on his oily features. Of course! The little freak had set me up! He must have slipped them into my purse when I wasn't looking. I tried explaining that to the guard, but he didn't appear to be interested.
"Let's go back to my office, and I'm sure we can clear everything up," he suggested. "Unless you'd rather I called the police right now?"
"No…" I whispered. This was too embarrassing! The fewer people involved, the better. Certain that we could resolve the whole mess, if only he would allow me to explain what had happened, I allowed him to take my arm and guide me through an unmarked door, down a narrow hallway, to a small room hidden deep within the mall. A single bare bulb lit the concrete-walled room, directly above a stained table and several folding chairs. In the corner, a small television sat on a cheap desk, connected to a thick bank of cables. I sank into one of the chairs and felt the cold metal of the seat against my thighs.
"Now then… Bradley…" The guard addressed the clerk, who had followed us. "This lady suggests that you put those earrings in her purse?" The clerk – Bradley - didn't say a word. With a sigh, the guard turned to the TV on his desk. "Well, I'm sure the security footage will help clear this up." I drew a deep breath of relief. Of course! The security cameras must have caught the whole thing – once the guard saw for himself, this would all be over. My relief was short-lived, however, as the guard selected the feed from the shoe store and rewound it to the moment that I'd entered the store. My cheeks blazed with embarrassment as I saw myself on film, teasing the clerk. Had I really been that obvious? I slumped lower in my chair, wishing that I could sink right through the floor. Still, I felt somewhat vindicated when I saw, on screen, Bradley dropping something into my purse while I bent to tighten the ankle strap on one of the shoes. Finally!
I turned to the guard, expecting him to apologize for detaining me, but he wasn't looking at me. He was eyeing the clerk, who stood by the closed door. "Well, Bradley?" he prompted. "What do you have to say for yourself?"
The boy swallowed nervously a few times, before opening his mouth. "Well…" he began, licking his lips. "Well… you saw her! Shoving her tits in my face, showing me her snatch! She was just asking for trouble! I couldn't let her get away with that!" he cried defensively.
The guard smiled slowly. "Of course not," he agreed. "You did the right thing."
Startled, I glanced from one to the other, then leaped to my feet and reached for the door. The knob was cool and unyielding in my hand. Locked! The first fingers of panic tickled my brain as I suddenly realized that I was alone with these two freaks. "Let me go!" I ordered, gathering the shreds of my dignity. A leaden chill sank to the pit of my stomach when the men exchanged a chuckle.
"Let you go?" the guard rasped. "I don't think so…"
He pressed one callused hand against my sheer blouse, stroking my breast. Outraged, I slapped him, hard. My palm stung from the effort, and I was gratified to see the clear imprint of my hand, emblazoned in red against his cheek. My triumph was short-lived, however, as he turned suddenly cold eyes on me. He seized me about the waist, and threw me facedown onto the table. I gasped as the hard edge drove the breath from my body. "Brad – get her hands!" he barked. The young clerk grasped my wrists, his grip surprisingly strong, holding me stretched across the table. "Now then…" the guard rasped, "I believe somebody needs a lesson in manners." With that, he hiked up the back of my short skirt, exposing bare buttocks and a lacy thong. Smack! I cried out at the sudden sting of his hand, my eyes filling with tears. Smack! Smack! Smack! I squirmed helplessly against the table, cringing away from the blows, unable to escape them.
Through watery eyes, I saw that Brad had transferred both of my wrists to one hand, while with the other he was lightly stroking himself through his pants. "Pervert!" I thought, but I also saw the beginning of an opportunity. Gathering myself, I twisted suddenly, tearing my hands from his grip and springing toward the door. Oh, crap - I forgot. Locked.
"Jesus, Brad!" the guard cursed. "Can't you keep your hands off your dick for five minutes?" He grabbed me, crushing me against his chest, my arms pinned at my sides. "And as for you…" he growled, bending me over the table again, wrists twisted painfully behind my back, "I can see that you're going to need… a little… more… discipline…" He punctuated each word with another smack across my already burning ass.