"What? How much is my rental fee?" I get this kind of question a lot if I'm honest, but I find it usually pays to act shocked.<br /><br />"Yeah, I know lots of stores make extra money by selling time with a pretty thing like you after hours." I listen for emphasis on the word <i>thing</i>, but get nothing.<br /><br />"Oh I'm sure they do. But I'm not employed by this store." I'll admit, there have been times when I've accepted propositions like this. Played the part of a loyal employee, and made a little money on the side, always giving a portion to the shop of course. But this man isn't doing anything to excite me.<br /><br />"What, you a loaner? I'm sure we can work something out." Nope. I'm not sure we can. You're kinda hot though so...<br /><br />"No. I'm not employed by <i>any</i> store. I'm a free mannequin." This is his chance to impress.<br /><br />"Oh." He pauses to think, then looks at me with a much more confident gaze. "Well then doll. I've got a stand back at my place, and you'd look great posed on it tonight after I show you how a <i>thing</i> like you should be treated."<br /><br />My eyes widen, in genuine surprise this time. "That's forward of you. Why ask an employee but straight up proposition a free mannequin?"<br /><br />He smiles, "you did this to yourself. You <i>want</i> to be treated like a thing, at least in some regards." He holds out his arm, inviting me to take it, "I'm happy to oblige."<br /><br />Knowing he's right, I hook myself around his arm. The words don't escape my lips, but a thought goes through my head that maybe this would be more than a one night stand.<br /><br /><br />I make no apologies for the pun at the end. Image made with WombotAI