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{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}We should really investigate these sudden \softline
disappearances.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}I know, sir. . . they are girls and women who \softline
have }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 not}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  been reported missing . . .  \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}But our sources have stated repeatedly that \softline
there is something wrong with the company they{\u8217\'92}re \softline
used to dealing with . . . that the women on the offices \softline
behave peculiarly . . .\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u32\'93}What? Oh, no, sir, they don{\u8217\'92}t come on to the \softline
}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 male}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  source, if that{\u8217\'92}s what you mean. He just says that \softline
they }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 don{\u8217\'92}t}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  come on to him, there are no longer any \softline
jokes, times of day. . . none of the usual chit-chat he \softline
used to get from the company receptionists when he \softline
visited on his regular route . . .\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}No, sir. We{\u8217\'92}re looking at two other \softline
companies associated with that one and our sources say \softline
one of those companies has some . . .  more and more \softline
every visit . . . people who are acting the same way as \softline
the first one reported.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Very well, sir. I{\u8217\'92}ll put some of my best onto \softline
it. Thanks, sir, for this go-ahead. I think we can have \softline
you an initial report in a few weeks.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Have I female operatives I can use? Well, \softline
now . . . sir, I don{\u8217\'92}t think that{\u8217\'92}s the best idea. I was \softline
thinking of men, young agents, good looking men . . .\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}No sir, I do }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 not}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  think I{\u8217\'92}ll lose {\u8216\'91}em, sir. This \softline
has been }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 women}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  disappearing, no reports anywhere of \softline
men . . . .\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u32\'93}Well, if you put it like that . . . yes, sir. I{\u8217\'92}ll put \softline
either one on, then . .  \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Both? Very well, sir, I{\u8217\'92}ll proceed. Thanks \softline
again, sir.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 Whew}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  he said to himself }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 That was a tough sell, \softline
but then . . . just one source{\u8217\'92}s information. Well, Marys \softline
Stevens and Jake Forman should work well together . \softline
. . or on this case, anyway}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 .\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Margie, get me Forman and Stevens, will \softline
you? They{\u8217\'92}re not? Well, soon as they{\u8217\'92}re in, send {\u8217\'92}em \softline
along, okay?{\u32\'94}\par
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{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Shay, Maris, where{\u8217\'92}d ya ever ge{\u8217\'92} tha{\u8217\'92} name, \softline
ennyway?{\u8221\'94} slurred Jake to his pretty fellow operative.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Jake, you{\u8217\'92}re as drunk as I{\u8217\'92}ve ever seen you. \softline
What{\u8217\'92}s the matter?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}So . . . o . . . rr-ee! {\u8217\'92}cuse me. Urp. The boss{\u8217\'92}s \softline
called us onto a rotten invest-gay-shun, thass why. \softline
Mar{\u8217\'92}, thass not the quession. Quession is why{\u8217\'92}s your \softline
name Maris, no{\u8217\'92} Mary? Shpelled tha{\u8217\'92} way, i{\u8217\'92}n it?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Never mind my name, Jake. It{\u8217\'92}ll be no use on \softline
any case. Now, let{\u8217\'92}s get you sober. Can{\u8217\'92}t let anyone in \softline
the outfit see you like this. Take this.{\u8221\'94} She shoved a \softline
small yellow pill across the bar table to him. He \softline
recognized it as one of the unit{\u8217\'92}s {\u8220\'93}sober{\u8221\'94} pills.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u32\'93}Okay.{\u8221\'94} He swallowed the pill with a hefty \softline
slug of whiskey. His eyes crossed, his face flushed dull \softline
red, yet after a moment he sat up straight and shook his \softline
head once.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \ul0 \tab {\u8220\'93}All right?{\u32\'94} asked the concerned Marys.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u32\'93}Okay, thanks. It smacks  you right between \softline
the thoughts, huh? So, let{\u8217\'92}s see what we can think of to \softline
get ourselves in better odor with our boss.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Not here, Jake. First, home and check for . . \softline
. hell, the usual, you know.{\u8221\'94}\par
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{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u32\'93}Well,{\u8221\'94} Marys said, feeling slightly swacked \softline
from Jake{\u8217\'92}s reaction to the pill, {\u8220\'93}there }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 was }{\plain \fs20 \fs20 the {\u8216\'91}usual,{\u8221\'94} \softline
if you call an urgent summons from the office {\u8216\'91}usual.{\u8217\'92}{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yeah. Not to both of us? Okay, gal. Let{\u8217\'92}s get \softline
on down there, shall we.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Better go in separate cars, right? {\u8212\'97} I don{\u8217\'92}t \softline
}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 think}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  anyone at the office knows yet that you live with \softline
me, do they?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Crikey, I hope not. Yeah, you{\u8217\'92}re right. Why \softline
the hell would I have picked }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 you}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  up, you ugly thing?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Is that any way to talk to a lady, Jake?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}No, and I wouldn{\u8217\'92}t . . . not to a lady.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u32\'93}Fuck you, let{\u8217\'92}s get going.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}I can{\u8217\'92}t do both, no time!{\u8221\'94} But with that \softline
grinning complaint he was moving rapidly to the door, \softline
his pistol held in the upside down quick-draw holster \softline
under his right armpit. Marys was armed otherwise.\par
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{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab  {\u8220\'93}We think we{\u8217\'92}ve got a real lead into this . . . \softline
{\u8216\'91}trade,{\u8217\'92} let{\u8217\'92}s call it. The source is reliable, has been for \softline
some time, we rate it {\u8216\'91}B,{\u8217\'92} as good as we get outside . . \softline
. the office. I want just one of you inside, though. The \softline
other will lay back and be available at the usual tick to \softline
aid and assist. I{\u8217\'92}m thinking that a cool way would be for \softline
J to be a buyer {\u8212\'97} we know they sell the product...{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Jesus, boss, {\u8216\'91}sell the product!{\u8217\'92} These are \softline
human beings you{\u8217\'92}re discussing....{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}I know, I know. Sorry, fell into the jargon, \softline
{\u8217\'92}cause I{\u8217\'92}m tryin{\u8217\'92} to think like them. See, if M goes in, \softline
could be M{\u8217\'92}s the product right away. Huh? No time to \softline
investigate, no ability to snoop around, whereas a \softline
{\u8216\'91}buyer{\u8217\'92} {\u8212\'97} Jay{\u8217\'92}ll have damn{\u8217\'92} good cover {\u8212\'97} may be \softline
able to find out more without becoming {\u8216\'91}product.{\u8217\'92}{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u32\'93}Thanks.{\u8221\'94} Jake grinned, Marys moaned.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Think you can do it, J?{\u8221\'94}{\u8220\'93}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8221\'94}Yeah, but . . . .{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}{\u8216\'91}Yeah, but . . .{\u8217\'92} what?\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Women like the product, too . . . some \softline
women.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}I{\u8217\'92}m convinced by the source that this is a \softline
}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 male}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  market entirely {\u8212\'97} certainly according to our \softline
reliable . . . .{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}H-m,{\u8221\'94} Marys interrupted, thoughtfully. {\u8220\'93}The \softline
source is male?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Not going to say, {\u8217\'92}cause I don{\u8217\'92}t know. It{\u8217\'92}s \softline
passed to me from upstairs.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Ohmigod,{\u8221\'94} muttered Jake, he and Marys \softline
exchanging meaningful glances. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yeah, upstairs }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 has}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  been wrong {\u8212\'97} twice in my \softline
time here.{\u8221\'94} The boss had been with the unit for over 
seventeen years.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}How many{\u8217\'92}d we lose that second time, boss?{\u8221\'94} \softline
asked Jake, with a grimace.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u32\'93}Just one . . . the person {\u8216\'91}upstairs{\u8217\'92} at the time. \softline
Hell, you knew that, Jake.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yup. Should, seein{\u8217\'92} as t{\u8217\'92}was my uncle. And \softline
I still think he was right that time, though.{\u8221\'94}\par
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{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}I{\u8217\'92}m here if you give the word, Jake. Gimme \softline
kiss, lover.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab They kissed, both trying to keep it casual, and \softline
Jake walked to his car. Marys had a strange feeling that \softline
she{\u8217\'92}d never see him again, but she shrugged that off as \softline
being the same feeling she{\u8217\'92}d had on every {\u8216\'91}job{\u8217\'92} they{\u8217\'92}d \softline
done together.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Now she set herself to be his long-distance \softline
{\u8220\'93}tail,{\u8221\'94} a job made simpler since the last time she{\u8217\'92}d done \softline
this with a new gadget the unit had field tested and now \softline
provided to all two person teams as a matter of course.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 Marys wished she was not thinking }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 Everything seems so \softline
matter of fact, so run of the mill, and it{\u8217\'92}s not a bit, it{\u8217\'92}s  \softline
damn{\u8217\'92} dangerous.}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab She activated the new gadget and started her \softline
car. She used one of the new hybrids which Jake hated. \softline
He did not like their lack of pep, he said, but Marys \softline
knew that this one would make 60 from a standing start \softline
in 7.2 seconds, faster than an ordinary hybrid. She and \softline
the mechanic in the unit{\u8217\'92}s unremarkable garage had \softline
worked and worked on the electronics and the small \softline
motor. There was a special gear added, and that helped.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Well, enough ruminating, Jake was almost to \softline
his destination. He was supposed to make a  {\u8220\'93}meet{\u8221\'94} \softline
with the outside rep of this company and get further \softline
directions from him, if he passed muster. That was a \softline
highly unusual manner of doing business for a reputable \softline
company, and Marys had high hopes for the \softline
illegitimacy of this company, particularly since the \softline
source had practically proved that they were selling \softline
people {\u8212\'97} women {\u8212\'97} as chattel. How they could do this \softline
remained to be seen and she hoped Jake could be lucky \softline
and find out without having to call back-up, namely, \softline
her.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Not that she minded, she was a highly trained \softline
and long experienced operative, committed to the \softline
business of the unit and in love with Jake to boot. She \softline
would not let him be hurt if she could help it {\u8212\'97} \softline
provided the mission allowed for survival at all. She \softline
meant to die with Jake if nothing else would serve.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab A sudden but subdued buzz at her wrist \softline
indicated that someone wanted to contact her. Marys \softline
swore under her breath, for it was very unusual and not \softline
good craft to contact a follower on a mission this \softline
critical. She flexed her wrist ever so slightly, \softline
acknowledging the contact, but she made no return \softline
signal. That should have indicated to the person trying \softline
to contact her that such contact was not a good idea.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Five minutes later, Jake already inside the 
rendezvous  with the man he was to meet, the wrist \softline
stung her lightly again. She made no muscular reply, \softline
but had she been face to face with the unknown caller \softline
she would have drawn on her considerable list of \softline
scathing phrases from which to excoriate the caller.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Then, as her pulse subsided to its near normal \softline
68 again, her wrist almost stung, the signal buzzed so \softline
hard. This time it was a recognizable signal, that for \softline
{\u8220\'93}Help, agent in trouble.{\u8221\'94} }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 Jake?}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab No, there was Jake walking out to his car, \softline
looking perfectly normal. }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 Guess he passed the test, \softline
whatever it was. Who the hell is signaling for help?}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Of course, Jake was wearing no signal devices \softline
of any kind other than the back-up emergency signal \softline
that would summon Marys when he needed her. She \softline
saw hin turn his head toward her, but his gaze did not \softline
linger, if he even saw her. Any contact between them \softline
just now and the real {\u8220\'93}meet{\u8221\'94} would be compromised, so \softline
his glance was probably a normal agent{\u8217\'92}s check of the \softline
surroundings. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab The car she was watching took off like a \softline
streak, but the carefully installed device kept her GPS \softline
informed where and how distant it was from her own \softline
less rapidly moving vehicle. Marys thought for a second \softline
}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20  It{\u8217\'92}s not like Jake to drive that way}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  but the thought \softline
evaporated as she realised that he was headed for the \softline
major parkway out of town. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 Must be a short time to this meet {\u8212\'97} good craft}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  \softline
crossed her mind and she speeded enough to merge \softline
smoothly with oncoming traffic on the high speed, six \softline
lane road. She carefully passed Jake{\u8217\'92}s car and then, \softline
acting as though she might have missed a turn, slowed \softline
to allow him to pass her. The normal surveillance dodge \softline
wasn{\u8217\'92}t needed, she realised, what with the locator in his \softline
car, so she contented herself for the moment by staying \softline
roughly in the flow, as Jake was doing.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Suddenly she lost him! She was just alongside \softline
the long seventh lane lead to an exit ramp and knew \softline
very well that there was not another exit for a good ten \softline
miles. Jake must have turned quickly and used his \softline
brakes {\u8212\'97} traffic was running about 70-75 {\u8212\'97} but she \softline
had no indication of where or how distant he was. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 The goddamned GPS must have quit. How \softline
could it? Gotta do something.}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  She was handily and \softline
luckily in the right lane, so she slammed on her turn \softline
indicator and her brakes and pulled in toward the off \softline
ramp  lane, perhaps twenty car lengths from the last bit \softline
of lead off. }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 \par
}{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 \tab That was some cowboy move, girl!}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  was her \softline
immediate thought. }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 Where the hell is Jake?}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Her rapid decision was based on knowing how \softline
Jake }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 could}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  drive, and as she slammed into a lower gear, \softline
she heard in her mind the curses of the passing drivers. \softline
Perhaps fifty seconds after her sudden swerve she was \softline
moving, picking up some speed, down the exit ramp.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 Oh, hell! Which way? Town to the right, gas \softline
stations, fast food left. Did Jake need to use... O! how 
dumb.}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  Jake{\u8217\'92}s sudden disappearance was a very old \softline
signal they{\u8217\'92}d only used once, and Marys mentally \softline
kicked herself for forgetting. }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 But the loss of the locator \softline
should have told me...}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab It was useless to blame herself, but she did, \softline
while she turned toward the town, trying to remember \softline
its name. Jake had known the indicator was in the car, \softline
and his turning it off {\u8212\'97} }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 how{\u8217\'92}d he do that at the speed \softline
he was making?}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  crossed her mind {\u8212\'97} told her that he \softline
was accompanied by someone!\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Marys drove carefully into the town, fearful of \softline
a sudden siren and flashing lights behind her. She \softline
stayed at the local speed limit, far less than the thruway \softline
had allowed, and suddenly got the signal again, off to \softline
her right, about three blocks away. That was suspicious, \softline
for the turning off of the signal was supposed to mean \softline
{\u32\'93}Stay Clear.{\u8221\'94} \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab She drove at slightly above the posted speed \softline
past the street where the indicator located the other car \softline
and tried to spot it with her peripheral vision without \softline
showing that she knew its location with movement of \softline
her head. It was there, all right, not properly parked but \softline
at a crazy angle pointing into the sidewalk. Marys{\u8217\'92} heart \softline
thumped painfully as she thought quickly of what her \softline
proper procedure was.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Her available armament was not meant for \softline
long distances, but could be so utilized if necessary.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab What to do? What to do?\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab She parked at a store front and locked the car \softline
with the special coding that allowed her to open its \softline
doors selectively and start the car from a distance. The \softline
electric motor would need no warm-up. Anyone else \softline
without her special code would be very unhappy with \softline
the results of touching the car. Careful jimmying would \softline
result in a low power explosion that would wreck the \softline
car{\u8217\'92}s usefulness completely, but would not necessarily \softline
hurt a cautious burglar. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab She sauntered unhurriedly down the street and \softline
came up to the other car, looking at it curiously, as \softline
would any passerby.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Very good craft, Miss Stevens,{\u8221\'94} said a \softline
pleasant voice in her ear, and she felt the jab of a \softline
needle. Never had she known such a sudden reaction, \softline
her body starting to crumple as her mind registered the \softline
words. There was no thought, blankness reigned . . . for  \softline
how long she did not know.\par
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{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Jake had already succumbed to the numbness \softline
and the injection. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Some time later he thought he awoke and was \softline
sitting in a comfortable chair facing what he thought \softline
was a woman. He was a little puzzled that his eyes \softline
could not quite make out her features, but he discovered \softline
that he did not really care. What was much more \softline
important was the voice, and the feeling, a very good, \softline
nice feeling all over his body. His mind told him \softline
something was different, but at the moment he could not 
tell how whatever it was, was . . . different. Why were \softline
the thoughts saying it belonged to a man named Jake?. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab The mind heard the voice, speaking calmly, \softline
coming to the ears like a balm, all other thoughts were \softline
banished as she listened.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Jackie,{\u8221\'94} she knew her name and she loved it. \softline
A stray memory said she{\u8217\'92}d been named Jacqueline, but \softline
had preferred the shorter version. Somehow it seemed \softline
more {\u8220\'93}her.{\u8221\'94} She looked down at herself, a quick glance, \softline
but enough . . . she remembered dressing just as sexily \softline
at school and then at college {\u8212\'97} the way her full breasts \softline
had pressed against her dress {\u8212\'97} Jackie{\u8217\'92}d never worn a \softline
bra {\u8212\'97} as she walked out to her  . . . memory failed her. \softline
Her mind snapped back to the voice{\u8217\'92}s quiet statements.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Now, Jackie, pay attention! As  I was saying \softline
before you went into that brown study ... ha, ha...brown \softline
study for a girl named Jackie Brown, right?{\u32\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Jackie laughed along with the cheerful chuckle \softline
of the voice.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Your body has been toned a little bit, Jackie, \softline
so that your nice full breasts show off better with your \softline
smaller waist and slightly wider hips. You have no \softline
testicles . . . a girl with testicles . . . be a bit odd, eh, \softline
Jackie? . . . you wouldn{\u8217\'92}t need {\u8217\'92}em as a girl anyway. \softline
You have a long clitoris . . . as you become sexually \softline
aroused, Jackie, or at command {\u8212\'97} my command, \softline
understand, Jackie, it will erect.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yes, I understand.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Very well. You like boys or girls, Jackie, as \softline
mistress commands, understand?{\u32\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yes.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}You have a very good friend awaiting you, \softline
Jackie, her name is Marys, and she is another of \softline
Mistress{\u8217\'92} girls, not quite like you, Jackie, but just as I \softline
wish her to be. Marys can go among others, but you will \softline
prefer to stay here with mistress, much better than going \softline
out. Understand, Jackie?{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yes, mistress.{\u8221\'94}\par
}\pard \fs20\qc\sl246\slmult1 
{\plain \fs20 \fs20 {\f2 \'70}{\f2 \'70}{\f2 \'70}{\f2 \'70}{\f2 \'70}\par
}\pard \fs20\sl246\slmult1 
{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u32\'93}That was an interesting description of what \softline
you saw.{\u8221\'94} The interrogator, not her boss, was looking \softline
pensive.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Now. . . .  \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Tell us exactly what you two found out, \softline
Marys.{\u8221\'94} The interrogator{\u8217\'92}s voice was low but Marys \softline
could hear the strength behind the polite phrase. Her \softline
mind registered the {\u8220\'93}boss{\u8221\'94} sitting off to one side. The \softline
interrogator was from {\u8220\'93}upstairs,{\u8221\'94} he{\u8217\'92}d explained earlier \softline
in the debriefing.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u32\'93}Well, we actually found out,{\u8221\'94} she said, \softline
mimicking the woman{\u8217\'92}s tone, {\u8220\'93}that the operation is \softline
nothing more than a bordello for males and females, the \softline
regular police can close it easily with the evidence we \softline
brought with us.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Perhaps so. But Marys, what I want to know \softline
is, what happened to Jake, how{\u8217\'92}d you get separated? \softline
We lost all track of him!{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \ul0 \tab {\u8220\'93}You . . . lost track of him? We two were in \softline
touch almost all the time, Boss.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yes, we got garbled signals from your \softline
locators when we checked them out, but they did not \softline
tell us where Jake was, Marys.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Ma{\u8217\'92}am, ask Jake . . . I don{\u8217\'92}t know what could \softline
have happened to the locators. That{\u8217\'92}s how I found Jake, \softline
after he turned off the freeway. It was working then, just \softline
fine.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab The interrogator{\u8217\'92}s voice changed from the \softline
quiet tones of the debriefing to a more commanding \softline
one.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Did you not know? Jake{\u8217\'92}s got himself into \softline
what might be called an odd situation.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u32\'93}What. . . what{\u8217\'92}s happened to Jake, boss?{\u8221\'94} she \softline
appealed to the silent figure in the other armchair. \softline
There was a slight touch of panic in Marys{\u8217\'92}s voice, but \softline
she fought to maintain control. The boss did not reply.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u32\'93}Well . . . to tell you the truth, Marys . . . {\u8220\'93} the \softline
interrogator said diminuendo, {\u8220\'93} . . . the same thing that \softline
has happened to you.{\u8221\'94} Her voice barked, {\u8220\'93}Disrobe!{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Marys found herself stripping off what \softline
clothing she wore  {\u8212\'97} to her very slight astonishment \softline
she was only wearing shorts, no panties, no bra, just a \softline
halter {\u8212\'97} and standing rigid awaiting further commands.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Kneel, Marys.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab She found herself on her knees, awaiting the \softline
next command. She stared at her interrogator with \softline
lustful eyes, her tongue wetting her lips as she looked at \softline
the most adorable woman she{\u8217\'92}d seen lately. }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 She \softline
probably tastes yummy}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 , she thought.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Marys, my dear, you and your friend {\u8212\'97} the \softline
name was not propitious, so we{\u8217\'92}ve changed it {\u8212\'97} Jackie \softline
as she is now, although she is not }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 totally}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  female {\u8212\'97} \softline
seem quite able to tell your tale convincingly, should \softline
the need arise. But Jackie won{\u8217\'92}t be asked. Nor will you, \softline
I don{\u8217\'92}t believe, except here as a check on your story. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}You{\u8217\'92}re both {\u8216\'91}lost{\u8217\'92} as far as your organization  \softline
is concerned, a really tragic end to a wonderful \softline
relationship. That isn{\u8217\'92}t your {\u8216\'91}boss{\u8217\'92} sitting there, Marys, \softline
that{\u8217\'92}s another of my tools. But you have a new and \softline
better one. Jackie is a tool. As you are. Now.{\u8221\'94} \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab The voice remained low and confidential, and \softline
to Marys{\u8217\'92}s ears very soothing, telling her of things that, \softline
deep down, she knew well. There was no question in \softline
her mind that the {\u8220\'93}boss{\u8221\'94} was part of this joyous \softline
occasion, as her mind considered it. She squirmed the \softline
least bit, rubbing her thighs together to enhance the \softline
feeling that made the wetness start to leak from her \softline
labia.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}I think that now you should pleasure yourself, \softline
Marys. We won{\u8217\'92}t wait for Jackie to show up, she is still \softline
a bit unsteady from her loss. Marys, you will think of \softline
Jackie {\u8212\'97} lie back and pleasure yourself!{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Marys{\u8217\'92}s hand slipped down her bare belly to \softline
her crotch, there to touch and tease her already \softline
stiffening clitoris and massage her labia softly to 
accentuate the wave of pleasure which came over her.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Marys? You can reach yourself so well. \softline
Doesn{\u8217\'92}t that feel wonderful, Marys dear?{\u8221\'94} the voice had \softline
changed from alto to a contralto, but Marys did not see \softline
who was addressing her now. Her eyes closed. She was \softline
dreaming of Jackie massaging her, then of Jackie{\u8217\'92}s face \softline
pressed to her labia, tongue lapping deep within her \softline
vulva and tickling the sides of her vagina. A vagrant \softline
thought made her mind jump {\u8212\'97} {\u8220\'93}Jackie{\u8221\'94} looked like \softline
Jake! {\u8212\'97} but the thought passed quickly, Jake didn{\u8217\'92}t \softline
have a sister.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Would you like to wake, Marys?{\u8221\'94} asked the \softline
insinuating voice. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}No-o, no, I want to dream, so-o comfortable,  \softline
feel good like this.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}You may make yourself feel good all you \softline
like, Marys, but you cannot climax {\u8217\'92}til Jackie comes to \softline
tend to you. We{\u8217\'92}ll watch then, it will be so pleasant for \softline
you, Marys.{\u8221\'94} \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab The voice took on a slight tinge of excitement \softline
and Marys began to want Jackie{\u8217\'92}s presence so that she \softline
could be brought to climax.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yes, yes, I will like that, Jackie is so \softline
wonderful, so go-od.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Indeed she is, Marys. Think of her as you \softline
wait. Continue.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Marys was so slick now that her fingers made \softline
a squelchy sound as she rubbed herself. Her body began \softline
gyrating as the feelings inside her intensified and she \softline
felt more and more that some tremendous benefit could \softline
be hers if she only obeyed. The idea of rising to her \softline
knees and falling into the wonderful lap just to the left  \softline
of her panting mouth came to her as she stroked in a \softline
slowly increasing rythym.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Much as she might want to rise and kiss on \softline
that wonderful opening, she felt too good as she was, \softline
slowly coming to a cusp. She somehow was certain that, \softline
despite what the voice had said, she could reach it if she \softline
was sufficiently subtle. Forcing herself to slow the rapid \softline
strumming on her clit, fighting the almost \softline
unconquerable urge to resume that strumming, she \softline
carefully moved her fingers slowly along her labia, \softline
enjoying the feel of how slick they were and the rising \softline
scent of her own excitement. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}You like the way you smell now, don{\u8217\'92}t you, \softline
Marys? Taste yourself, then you may taste me, dear.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Marys slipped her fingers deep inside herself \softline
and then withdrew then, coated with her juices. She \softline
raised her hand to her mouth and licked each finger \softline
slowly, loving the taste more and more as she \softline
progressed. As she finished, the remembered command \softline
to taste the other almost automatically raised her to her \softline
knees between the other{\u8217\'92}s thighs. She wanted to kiss the \softline
woman{\u8217\'92}s cunt at once, but the voice stopped her first \softline
tentative move.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Kiss my inner thighs first, Marys. You{\u8217\'92}ll like \softline
that taste, too, my dear.{\u8221\'94} \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \ul0 \tab Oh, indeed she did, It was like ambrosia. \softline
Almost better than tasting herself. The smooth skin \softline
seemed almost too precious to kiss, so she carefully \softline
brushed her lips across little patches of skin, then blew \softline
softly to dry each patch.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Uh, Marys.... I{\u8217\'92}ve never . . . had . . . that done \softline
. . . quite like that before. Oh god! I{\u8217\'92}m cumming and \softline
you haven{\u8217\'92}t . . . even . . . touched my . . . labia yet. Oh, \softline
guh, uh, ah, ah, ah, uh!{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab The thighs clamped on Marys{\u8217\'92}s ears, \softline
squeezing as the woman came and came. Marys, herself \softline
on the very brink of climax, held back only by the \softline
earlier command, was herself breathing hard as she felt \softline
the pulse pounding in her ears. The thighs relaxed and \softline
Marys sat back on her heels, her own quim leaking \softline
juices onto the floor . . . no, there was a rug.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Ah, Marys, ah. You are good! Never . . . No \softline
one has ever . . . ah, god, I{\u8217\'92}ll keep you forever, and \softline
you{\u8217\'92}ll love me like that, Marys.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Marys discovered that the prospect made her \softline
very happy.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab She and her captor ... mistress? . . . owner? sat \softline
for a few seconds in contemplation of their wonderful \softline
sexual futures. There was a tap on what sounded to \softline
Marys{\u8217\'92}s ears like a door frame and Mistress  (Marys \softline
had decided that was who the voice belonged to) said,\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Enter, Jackie. I want you and Marys to meet.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Marys looked up to see a tall woman, blonde, \softline
blue eyed, a powerful looking woman, yet one with \softline
whom Marys felt a great bond. Jackie had a nice smile \softline
with which Marys instantly fell in love..\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Marys, rise and greet Jackie, a friend. Jackie, \softline
this is Marys.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}I{\u8217\'92}m happy to meet you, Marys.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}I{\u8217\'92}m very happy to know you, Jackie.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab They exchanged companionable glances, \softline
Jackie{\u8217\'92}s eyes tracking down Marys{\u8217\'92}s body to view the \softline
drying cum on her inner thighs and back up to her face \softline
to see the look of joy which Marys now wore almost \softline
continually. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}You have a lovely body, Marys,{\u8221\'94} intoned \softline
Jackie.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Oh,{\u8221\'94} interjected Mistress, {\u8220\'93}You should \softline
undress, Jackie, let Marys see }{\plain \fs20 \i\fs20 your}{\plain \fs20 \fs20  splendid body. \softline
Marys, there is a nice surprise for you after Jackie is \softline
naked.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab The last word started Marys{\u8217\'92}s body feeling \softline
horny once again, and she realised that despite her \softline
nearness to that desired peak, she had not climaxed. \softline
Memories surfaced, of Jackie brining her to climax {\u8212\'97} \softline
false, recently induced, but Marys thought them real. \softline
Her quim began moistening as she watched Jackie \softline
undress.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Jackie had been wearing a dress and now, \softline
having shucked that and her rather large shoes, was clad \softline
only in a camisole and panties. She had large, very \softline
rounded breasts which, although somewhere in her 
mind Marys retained the knowledge that they were \softline
silicone based, began to get Marys excited at the \softline
thought of fondling and kissing them and the lovely \softline
nipples which stood out from them, all in perfect \softline
harmony with her inmost, formerly repressed, desires.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Jackie{\u8217\'92}s waist, although not narrow, was in \softline
perfect accord with her large breasts and wider hips, \softline
and Marys felt herself salivate as she contemplated their \softline
splendor. \par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Now Jackie, having waited at Mistress{\u8217\'92} \softline
command while Marys had a good chance to look her \softline
over, completed the process, first removing the \softline
camisole with a twitch which further heated Marys{\u8217\'92}s \softline
libido {\u8212\'97} Mistress was of course watching closely to see \softline
Marys{\u8217\'92}s reactions {\u8212\'97} and then very slowly, half turned \softline
from Marys{\u8217\'92}s view, slid the panties down over her hips \softline
and, still very slowly, raised one leg and the other to \softline
finish.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Still, Marys,{\u8221\'94} cautioned Mistress.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Turn around slowly, Jackie.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Jackie complied, and Marys saw her hip bone \softline
and upper thigh, then a blob, a . . .  thing, and then. . . \softline
Marys drew in her breath as the object of so many \softline
induced daydreams came fully into her view.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Ah, ah,{\u8221\'94} she gasped\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}Yes, Marys, you may.{\u8221\'94}\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Marys slowly sank once again to her knees, her \softline
mouth drooling as she saw the beautiful thing expand \softline
and throb more as Jackie appreciated her position and \softline
what it meant.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Jackie faced her fully and Marys, as in a \softline
dream, moved herself forward in convulsive movements \softline
of her knees along the soft rug, until her mouth was \softline
poised at the very tip of Jackie{\u8217\'92}s protruding {\u8220\'93}clit,{\u8221\'94} as \softline
she thought of it.. Her unconsciously raised hands, \softline
palms forward, touched Jackie{\u8217\'92}s belly and she almost \softline
swooned with the very real sexual thrill it gave her. The \softline
tip of the {\u8220\'93}clit{\u8221\'94} was red, the shaft thick, but Marys \softline
desperately wanted it, all of it, inside her mouth and \softline
throat.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab First, though, she must do for Jackie what she \softline
had done for Mistress. With consummate skill she \softline
began kissing and blowing on Jackie{\u8217\'92}s thighs, just under \softline
her bouncing thing, where balls would have been if \softline
Jackie had been a man, As it was, the skin was so soft \softline
and tender that Jackie was having a very difficult time \softline
trying to stand up while the sexual assault continued. \softline
Marys wondered why she had never known before what \softline
the feel of a fleshy rod bumping into her temple did for \softline
her arousal. She could feel herself flooding with juices \softline
as she kissed and breathed on the softness.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab Vaguely she heard the voice speaking to \softline
someone else.\par
}{\plain \fs20 \fs20 \tab {\u8220\'93}You understand, now, that trained agents \softline
make the best possible slaves, they are so amenable to \softline
indoctrination.{\u8221\'94}}}