Story: Working Girl (all chapters)

Joanne McFarlane was celebrating with her friend Symon at a local bar.

“Well congratulations Symon on finally getting a full time job” hands him a drink “you will do well my young apprentice”

He laughs at her mock “well thank you for finally getting around to making me full time my master ” he slightly bows “now I can afford to eat”

“Hey I said once my business was strong you would be made full time.”

“Thanks Jo”

They drank and chatted on and off with other people in the bar

Jo finally caught up with Symon with another drink “and this is for your up and coming 30th birthday”

“ahhhhh don’t remind me, don’t remind me” he laughs

“so what have you got planned, or should I say what has your Mum got planned”

He smirks “well knowing Mum the usual family gig, but me I’ve got something specially planned”

Jo shrugged “Oh yeh what is it this time.”

“I’m going to tell you and I know you are going to laugh but.” He pauses

Jo shrugs “what”

“I’ve hired myself a prostitute for the night and not just any… a high class” he didn’t get to finish before Jo was already wetting herself and banging the table laughing and gasping for breath

“Oh Symon you have done some outrageous things but a hooker, why…. and what is the difference they all open their legs. Oh my god I’m going to pass out from laughing”

Symon drained his drink “maybe you should change your incontinent pad first” he said a lot louder

“shhhhhhhh, cmon I’m only a few years older thank you” Jo blushes at the sudden quietness of the bar “why do you need a hooker, you can’t be that hard up Symon”

“It’s not about that, this is different, she is high class, more refined than the average.”

“Average”

“Yes this one interviewed me, we met and she called me back with the address. She comes well recommended”

Jo trying to remained in control “recommended”

“She isn’t cheap either, so you giving me this position just came in at the right time.”

“How much”

“That I am not telling you, just know I’ve been saving up all my life for her.”

“She got a name”

“yeh Jez LeRue and she is really, really hot, sexy I mean”

“Easy there, don’t want you blowing your load over me” she says loudly

Symon blushes “I don’t know why I put up with you”

“hmmmm well my apprentice, I am your boss, your best friend, your god damn piggy bank oh and we’re family.... cousin.” She kisses his cheek

“hmmm yeh well I guess”

Jo checks her watch reading 10.30pm “well I’ve got the early start so I’ll see you in the afternoon”

Jo went to leave but turned back “oh there is a client change. You have Sally on your list for tomorrow afternoon.”

“Oh what, noooo she pinches my arse till it’s blue” he whines

“and Jane is doing the morning session instead of the afternoon”

“no way, … I get sexual harassment chick and you get good-looking brunette in the tights. So unfair my master”

Jo winks “she’s not your type anyway apprentice, see ya”

Jo walks down the street a little trying to hail down a taxi. She hears cries and screams from a nearby alley and sounds of breaking glass. She walks towards the sound and peers into dark alley. In the broken darkness a guy could be heard growling and hitting someone.

The woman screamed at him to stop

“you fucking bitch, I’m going to give you something to scream about” growled the man

Jo in an instant ran down yelling “hey leave her alone”

Surprised by the voice the guy looked up and felt something hit him across the face. Jo took him by surprised and as he got to his feet she punched him again and dragged him away.

Jo could hear the woman crying but remained focused on the threat near her “you better get” growled Jo to the menace on the ground

The guy drunkenly got to his feet and staggered. Jo raised her fist again threatening “next time I hit you, you aint getting up buddy. You've had your fun, piss off.”

The guy left the alley and Jo turned her attention back to the woman sitting on the ground. Jo squats down to look.

“He’s gone, are you ok?”

“I think”

Jo helped her up and got a better look at her. Her dress was ripped down the front and her face bloody and swollen

“fuuck what a creep” Jo growls.

Jo takes off her jacket and puts it around the woman. She then removed her shirt, leaving her in just a t’shirt and held it to the woman’s nose.

“c’mon I’ll get you to a hospital”

The woman tried to object but Jo ignored it and she found them a taxi

Jo holding the woman in support walked up to the nurse at triage asking for assistance

“ok, you need to fill out this form and a doctor will see you shortly”

Jo sat down with the clip folder and pen. In better lightening Jo got a semi-obstructed view of the bloodied woman. She pulled the bunched up shirt away from her nose and grimaced

“Ouch, that must hurt”

The woman looked at her

Jo screwed her nose up “that was a stupid statement, I’m sorry. I need to fill this out, so name, age and address

The woman stuttered “ummm I’m Cate with a C, Dodd, I’m 32.”

Jo wrote everything down “ok they want to know how you sustained it”

Cate put the shirt up as her nose started to bleed again

Jo wrote “a drunken bastard bashed her in a dark alley”

Cate giggled “oh they are going to love that”

The doctor eventually saw Cate and checks her out “hmmmm your girl friend hasn’t got a broken nose or cheekbone, just a bloody nose. I suggest rest and no nose blowing for a few days.”

“We’re not” both chorused at the same time

“We are not together, and I don’t even know your name” spoke Cate

“It’s Joanne, call me Jo”

“She fought off a drunken bastard in the alley for me. A good Samarian”

“We should talk to the police” Jo said

“NO…. please I’ve had enough excitement for one night.

They shared a taxi to Cate’s apartment. Jo looked all the way up the 9 or so storey, luxurious building. “oh my god, you live up there.”

“yeh, top floor, almost”

“Heck, some view.”

“Thanks again Jo, and I will replace the shirt.”

“na, I’m just glad you are ok.”

“Jo I am going to replace the shirt, now how can I find you” she said in a firm tone

Jo felt slightly intimated by her tone, reached into her wallet and pulled out card “I’m a personal trainer at this gym. You can get me there most days.”

“Where do you live?”

Jo was reluctant to give her address

Cate sighed at her hesitance “ok are you this side of town or far side”

“Oh far side”

Cate reaches into her purse and pulls out $100.00 giving it to the taxi “please take her to where she needs to go”

“whoa, hey” Jo tries to object but Cate only smiles, shuts the door and waves at her as the taxi pulls away.

---

Two weeks later a well dressed woman walked up to the counter of the gym.

“I’d like to see Joanne McFarlane”

The reception looks up momentarily, then at her computer “ummm she is with a class and that will finish in a few moments. Were you looking at joining one of her classes?”

Cate smiled watching all the men and women with sweaty bodies walk by “eeer no, not my thing. I’ll just wait here.”

Jo dismissed her class and went to reception with a few people. “Hope you enjoyed yourselves and see you next week. If you can’t make it, just make another time with our lovely receptionist Paula.”

Jo grabs a towel and water bottle when a woman steps into her path “Jo…. McFarlane”

Jo stopped looking at the overly dress woman “umm yeh, that’s me. Is there something I can help you with?

Cate turned her head to the side “ohhh you don’t remember me”

Jo nervous she may have forgotten a client “are you in one of my classes?”

“No, I’ve come to return your shirt, well replace actually. The one you left with me the other night” she said suggestively

The receptionist giggled and Jo looked at her in surprise “Ohhhh Cate with a C”

“yes.”

“Ummm come to my office, through there.” Jo looks at the girl behind the counter and pointed “It’s not what you are thinking”

Paula smirks “sure Jo” winks

Cate disappears into the office and Jo follows. Cate looked her over from top to bottom. Jo was dressed in an Adidas top and shorts. She was well defined and to Cate, deliciously fit.

“I’m sorry, I meet so many people Cate.”

Cate opens up the bag and pulls out a white shirt handing it over

Jo takes it and smiled. It was white with black stitching in some areas.

“I guess you might have been a 14, and I know it’s not all white but I think this will suit you.”

Jo was speechless at the expensive designer label “Cate I’m very appreciative, but my shirt…. well it was only cheap and this is….”

“This is a replacement and a thank you. Now you say the same”

Jo face broke into a big smile then a laugh “thank you Cate.”

Cate looked around the office while Jo perched herself on the edge of her desk “so this is your business, running a gym” spoke Cate

“No… I’m a personal trainer that works within this gym. I pay the gym for the use, that’s my business.”

Cate's eyes still wander around Jo's office, occassionaly drifting back to her. “Getting people fit and sweaty” screwing her nose up

Jo drank from her bottle “well it’s a little more than that. It’s helping people reach their goal. Sure if they want to lose weight, or maybe they just want to tone up a little”

“ahhh bored people wanting their ego's stroked”

Jo made no comment

“I’m sorry that was rude, so you basically push them”

“Hmmm…. Encourage”

“yell at them”

Jo laughed “sometimes, but I call it motivation”

Cate faced Jo and smirked “you have an answer for everything”

“look I have another class in a few moments so I’m glad you are better, the bruises have all but gone.”

Cate still wanted to play “would you say I need some ego stroking?”

Jo laughed “everybody needs their ego stroked once an a while, I doubt you are no different Cate”

“Well what would you recommend to make my body better” she opens her arms

Jo picks up her folder and holds it to her chest “are you asking for an assessment?”

“Do you think I need one?” Cate knowing that her body was well shaped and considers herself fit

Jo smiles “I need to get to my class” Jo heads to the door

“I didn’t get my answer” Cate waited

“yes…. You could. Good day Cate”

Cate began to leave the gym looking at her body in the mirror. She was proud of her curvy figure, she still fitted into tight size 12 dresses and revealing lingerie. “hmmmm cheeky bitch” laughs Cate

As Cate got to the door she watched Jo talking to her class as they worked out. She walks to the receptionist “Can I have a membership form, for Jo’s classes.”

“Sure, I can arrange you to have you evaluated”

Cate laughs “I think I just had one”

A week later Jo checked out her clipboard with her latest clients. She noticed a familiar name at the top page. She immediately looked up to a waiting pair of eyes.

“Hello Cate, I hope I didn’t offend you the other day.”

Cate sighed over-exaggeratedly “what can I say, I need my ego stroked”

Jo blushed

“So asess me” she threw her arms open

Jo continued to blush at the scene Cate was making “ok, um let’s go to my office”

Cate walked off and Jo looked at Paula “not one word” she point to her

“what, me.” grins Paula, she winks at Jo

Jo closes the door to her office and folds her arms “are you serious about this, or you yanking my chain” unsure of this woman’s intentions

“If I was yanking your chain honey, you would be on your knees by now” she subtly flirted while eyeing off Jo’s certificates, awards and trophies.

Jo coughed and shuffled “ok, well what do you want to achieve. What can I do for you?”

Cate faced her and smirked so wanting to play that comment

Jo never had a client that could affect her with just a look or a remark

“well I think I look alright, so I’m asking your opinion. How can I improve myself?”

Jo slowly circles her and looks her over. She gets out her tape measure and jot down some notes.

“right, you are within your weight to age ratio, so my suggest is toning of thighs, arms, buttocks. Some minor weights, cardio fitness plus a little flex and stretching”

Cate looked at herself “oh….” Surprised at the amount of work required “I always thought I looked ok. I mean when I look at myself in the mirror”

“Mirror speaks the truth, it’s the eyes that lie”

“Well my profession requires me to look my very best and be flexible”

“So what you do?”

Cate clamped her mouth shut

“Model of some sort” pushed Jo

“Not exactly”

“Well”

“You really need to know?”

“Nope, just curious”

“I’m….. I help people, with things”

“Help people with things”

“yeh they come to me, ummm we have sessions and yeh”

“So you like some sort of councillor”

“Well, kinda “

“Therapist, helping people with problems”

Cate nodded “yes that’s right. So yeh shall we get started” getting away from the subject as quick as she could

Cate signed up and paid her membership. She attended Jo’s class in stretching and weights. Jo gave her attention to everyone evenly. Cate was sure she flirted with some of the clients, but not her. Cate found that a little disconcerting considering she felt she had shown a clear interest but Jo was not reciprocating.

“Good session ladies, see you all next week”

Jo walked over to Cate “so how you feeling”

“Easy as, I probably could go again” almost dancing in front of Jo

“ha you will be cursing me tomorrow. You probably be a little stiff, so take a walk and do more stretches. If you have a local pool.”

“oh I have a pool and gym within my apartment block”

Jo looked at her

“They don’t have personal trainers, not the type that stroke egos’ like mine” she flirted

“hmmm well I’m happy to stroke you Cate….whoa I mean”

Cate laughed “ why Joanne McFarlane”

“That’s not what I mean, stop twisting things” she started laughing

Cate stepped forward and patted Jo’s stomach lightly and leaned into her ear “This is me jerking your chain” Cate leaves for the shower.

Jo took a breath and looked over her shoulder as Cate disappears into the change room

---

Jo was sitting at the bar playing with her drink

“Hey if you can’t handle her, send her my way. I’m happy to stroke and get stroked” laughs Symon

“You know the rules, not in my business, not with my clients”

“cmon, from what you say… she has the hots for you.”

“Believe me I doubt that, she is way, I mean way not my type and someone that looks like”

“Like what” asked Symon

“Let’s just say she wouldn’t be interested in a woman, in me anyway.”

---

Cate returned to the gym and started stretching when she startled by a low growling voice

“You have been AWOL for over a week Ms Dodd”

“I’ve been busy” she turned and faced the familar voice of her personal trainer

“Too busy to phone me, to say I cannot make your class”

Cate faced her “well I didn’t want to talk to you for the first two days after our first session”

Jo laughed “I said you would be sore”

“You are such a ball breaker”

“Cate”

“Yes Jo”

“Down on the mat and give me 20 push-ups, 20 sit ups and 20 crunches”

“What…. Oh Jo….” She whines

“This is me breaking your balls Cate, now down you go”

Cate dropped to her knees “If you insist” and stays near her crotch

Jo shakes her head and lightly hits her with her clip board “get on with it” and leaves her.

After the hour session Cate sat in the change room. Her muscles sore, this wasn’t what she signed up for. She had no idea why she was torturing herself when the change room door opened and in walked Jo.

“How are you doing?” Jo dropped her gym back and stripped, getting into a shower

Cate in quick time did the same “I think I’m not going to talk to you again”

Jo laughed “It will get easier. You are doing great Cate, I’m proud of you”

Cate wanted to cut her heart out and give it to Jo.

Jo washed herself and Cate found her mesmerizing. Her tight abdominal muscles screaming out to be stroked, her lightly trimmed bush to be touched, and her small, rounded breasts to be sucked.

“Cate….. you are moaning” Jo caught Cate blushing this time and enjoyed the moment, although short lived

“Sorry…. The water is just lovely over my sore muscles. You don’t do massages by any chance?”

Jo turned off the shower and grabbed her towel wiping her face. She lowered her towel facing Cate in full nakedness, and unashamedly displaying herself “no…. not my forte. I can recommend a guy. He’s pretty good.”

Cate swallowed, knowing the moment she dropped her eyes Jo would surely know her thoughts. Cate turned her back and washed the last bit of soap off.

Cate very slowly dressed, lifting her eyes to Jo. Jo had put on some fashionable blue jeans with black semi studded belt.

Cate smiled as Jo put on the shirt she bought her

“I knew you were a size 14, just worried it wouldn’t get over those biceps.”

Jo laughed “you are a good judge of size, had a lot of practice have we?” she goes to the mirror and gel’s her hair

“I have a knack”

Jo finally faces Cate fully clothes and Cate wanted to whistle. She looked like she was ready to pick up, to score and mate anything that came along. She was drop dead, dripping gorgeous and Cate couldn’t believe Jo wasn’t interested in her.

“So if it’s not too personal, what kind of therapy are you into” asked Jo casually as she packed up her gym bag

Cate composed herself “well…. I sometimes get couples, but mainly ahhhh one on one sessions.”

“So they talk about their problems and such”

“Yes that, and we go through some ummmm pre-organised routines”

“huh”

“It’s very boring”

“oh… so you don’t get the wackos with hangs on sex and stuff”

Cate was a little taken back “actually yeh, I get couples that need sex counselling to help them”

Jo stared “oh my god you participate.”

The horror look on Jo’s face caught Cate by surprise and she stumbled her words “no…. not like that. I talk, we set goals to achieve, like you do with your clients.”

“yeh I guess”

Cate smirked “You know I am happy to book you in for a session. I’m sure even you need therapy Jo”

Jo finished packing her gym bag “Probably. Right, well I’m off, see you next week I hope Cate”

“Wow you all dressed up, a party”

“No just catching up with friends, clubbing”

“Jo…. I was wondering would you like to go out for coffee sometime.”

Jo stopped and looked down then over to Cate “Cate I’m sorry, please don’t think I’m obnoxious but I don’t go out with my clients. It’s a personal rule”

“It’s just coffee Jo…”

“Thanks Cate but I have to decline. Enjoy rest of your evening” Jo left

Cate sat on the seat in the changeroom in awe “what the fuck does it take to get you to notice me you stupid, but sexy woman”

Jo opened the door “did you say something Cate”

Cate squeaked “ummm no, forgot my panties”

She only heard laughs as the door closed

Cate was relaxing in her large apartment. Sitting curled up on her lounge wrapped in only a sleek kimono. She took a mouthful of her white wine when the buzzer to her apartment distracted her. She gets up to the kitchen and looks at the little screen with a guy standing there

“Hello Tom, cmon up.”

Tom was only in the door a few minutes when he took Cate into his arms and kissed her. He reached around and grabbed her cheeks lifting her slightly

Cate reached down “hmmmm someone’s got a big surprise for me”

“Yes… all day it’s been. What have you don’t to your ass. It’s so tight and have you been working out or something.”

“yes about a month” she was happy that someone noticed

“ohhhh baby, you ass is just going to bounce on me.”

Cate takes him into her bedroom

---

Cate waited in the gym for Jo but she wasn’t around. People were waiting for their class to start, so Cate headed off toward Jo’s office. She could hear growling and raised voices so she listened through the closed door

“Jo you knew this was going to happen at some point.”

“yeh well she didn’t have to flaunt it at me, making me feel like such a loser”

“Jo…. You need to stop doing this to yourself”

“Symon I don’t understand what I did wrong, she never gave me a reason why she dumped me” Jo thumped her desk and followed by hitting her clip board across the room in frustration. “I loved her Symon, I didn’t know what else to do and now she has someone else and I’m dying inside all over again.”

Symon picked up the clip board and put both hands on her shoulders “I’m going to tell you this because I care about you and I know it’s going to hurt but……. Joanne get the fuck over it will ya, move on, find someone else.”

“Symon….” She whines

“Hey I know you were in pain and I felt bad for you and still would if she left you a week ago or a month ago and maybe 6 months ago but it’s been 2 fucking years woman. This is probably her 10th girl friend since you. Now you need to find someone”

“I can’t, I’m not ready”

“yeh you can and yes you are. For god sake Jo get on with your life. I say all this with much love and a cherry on top”

“Who the fuck taught you encouragement techniques.”

“You did master” laughed Symon

“hmmmm you need to learn better my apprentice. Holy shit I’m late for my shift.” Jo was out the door in a hurry and down to the exercise room.

---

The class finished and everyone disappeared except Jo and Cate. They collected the mats and put them away.

“Thanks” all Jo said

“You are not your usual talkative self. Is there something wrong?”

Jo didn’t say anything

“Anything I can do.” Persisted Cate

“no…. I’m good”

Cate could sense pain and anguish from Jo. Her body hunched over.

Cate squeezed her arm “if you want someone to talk to, well you can”

“Give me some therapy” Jo wasn’t in the mood for Cate’s wooing

“no…. not therapy, just to talk. See you next week if I don’t hear from you sooner Jo”

---

Monday arrived and Jo moped around her small apartment. She had done her personal workout, her paperwork, payslips and now left to her thoughts. She picked up her mobile and grabbed a number off a registration form.

---

Cate was dressing when she heard her mobile ring. She reaches inside her bag and flips it

“bugger, wrong one” she races into the kitchen and grabs the other on the bench “ello Cate speaking”

There was a pause

“Hello, anyone there”

“yeh… It’s me Cate, it’s Jo.” Her voice quiet

“Hey I was just thinking about you, wondering how you are.”

“You still want to get that coffee, my treat”

Cate walked into her bathroom and put on her makeup “sure I would love to, say 11am. We could then grab something to eat.” Jo didn’t argue and they arranged to meet at a cafe

---

Jo sat outside the coffee shop watching people walk on by. Her leg tapping the ground out of agitation. She shifted forward then slowly got to her feet on seeing Cate

Jo through her sunglasses was able to check Cate out, without being noticed. Her tight top looked like the buttons were going to pop, and hip hugging skirt would spell trouble if she had to bend down and pick something up. Jo remembered to breathe as Cate walked up

“Hello, I’m so glad you called” spoke Cate

Jo sat down and a waiter came over. Cate got the feeling that Jo felt uncomfortable because of her one worded answers. They ordered drinks and light lunch

Cate took off her sunglasses and putting them in her handbag. She then leaned across, her cleavage in full view of Jo and took her glasses off and put them in Jo’s top pocket.

“That’s better, I can see your eyes”

“Why”

“Because the eyes are the windows to the soul. They say more than the person lets on, they let you know when the person is lying and sometimes they just say make it go away.”

Jo listened but didn’t make eye contact. Her eyes were glistening and she shifted uncomfortably in her seat

“tell me about it?” Cate asked sincerely

“About what, I don’t know what you mean. I’m just in a bit of a rut. I get like that.”

“Tell me about the girl that broke your heart.” Pushed Cate

Cate thought Jo was going to burst into tears, which was stopped when the waiter brought their drinks and meal

“So this really is you giving me therapy eh?”

Cate grinned “not exactly, let’s just talk, you talk I’ll and I’ll listen.”

“I was with Linda about 5 years. 3 years were great, then the last two years things fell apart. I don’t know why. I tried to make her happy and it always ended up me making her angry. I loved her with all my heart. One day she said it’s over, just like that, just as if saying good morning, bang it’s over. She gave me no reason and packed her bags and left me.” Jo paused

“Go on Jo, I’m sure there is more”

“That was nearly 2 years ago and Symon. He’s my cousin and works at the gym, you seen him tall and”

“Jo…. You’ve gone off the track honey” she points at her with her fork

“oh… yeh two years ago and then….” Jo bit her lip trying to fight the tears unsuccessfully “Friday night she was at the club. There is like 20 friggin dance clubs and she goes to that one. She hates dance music, but she did it just to rub it in my fucking face. She is so happy she told me. The happiest anyone has made her feel in for a long time.”

Jo wipes her eyes

“Hmmmm what did you do?” Cate munching on her salad

“I left, I couldn’t stand it. She made me so angry that she could still hurt me. I had to leave before I belted her.”

“You should have”

“What…”

“You should have belted her. Ok you would probably get thrown out and banned from the club, but that leaves 19 other dance clubs right.” Cate said seriously

“You are kidding me, you telling me I should have belted Linda.” Jo scoffed in disbelief of Cate's remark

“yeh I would have, then I would sleep with her girl-friend and bragged about it with my friends. I mean if my girlfriend cheated on me, that’s what I would do.”

“How did you know? I never said”

“When you stay hurt this long, it’s usually because you have been cheated on and was the last to know.”

Jo tried not to smirk and Cate caught it “what… hey those are just my thoughts”

“Just something I didn’t expect to hear.”

“Well what do you want, someone to rub your back and tell you everything is going to be ok. You know it will be, it’s just when you are ready and it be on your terms.”

Jo takes a deep breath and sits up smiling, feeling as if a huge weight had been lifted

“Now that’s something I have not seen all week and have missed” she smiled back

---

They argued over who was going to pay so Jo turned to Cate “you know maybe I should belt you, just to get my own way.”

The café crowd hushed and eyes on her. Jo blushed “I was kidding”

Cate grabbed money from Jo and gave it to the waiter and dragged Jo from the café both laughing.

“Thanks Cate, I must say I do feel a lot better.”

“Oh session not over yet.”

“What…. “

“hmmm time for retail therapy, for me anyway. Come on I’m taking you with me”

Jo groaned “I hate shopping”

“God you can be such a boy sometimes” she grabs Jo’s arm and drags her towards the shopping district. They walked into a small boutique, one which Jo was sure you needed to book ahead just to get in the door.

Jo looked in one of the dozen mirrors at her shabby appearance feeling very inadequate and when she saw that this boutique was selling lingerie only, wanted to run out the door.

Jo was offered a drink and a chair while Cate browsed racks for the latest. Other women were browsing and wandering out in just their underwear. It didn’t matter where Jo looked she was hit with breasts and bums.

“What do you think? Jo.. honey…. Over here, and focus on me” she yelled from a little way across the room

Jo slowly looked over to see Cate dressed in only blood red lace strap bra and red panties. “This is from the Intimate Attitudes range. It’s all the fashion this year”

“ohhhhh k nice” Jo then looks away

“Jo…. Please say this is more than nice”

“yeh its very very nice, red is your colour” breathed out Jo, not looking anywhere except to the floor

Cate was cruel but enjoying Jo’s uneasiness. She found it entertaining and cute. Cate knew though she needed to be careful or she won’t have a choice but to buy the whole range if she gets them wet.

Jo drank her drink and looked around nervously. She looked up at the counter and the woman behind the counter smiled. Jo nodded and smiled back wanting to escape. She was distracted by someone in front.

Jo jumped up “oh wow” her eyes not diverting from Cate’s body

“yeh I really like this, 3 piece set, comes with buckles.”

Jo was speechless as she looked over the plaid crop top with stretch fishnet sleeves, waist cincher with buckle front. Shoulder straps and mini, fishnet skirt and hanging buckles.

Cate tried not to laugh when she heard Jo give off a small whimper.

Cate disappeared back inot the changeroom, leaving Jo shifting uncomfortably, aware that more was going on in her body than she liked to think about. Her eyes remained fixed on the change room waiting for Cate and she wasn’t disappointed

Cate walked out in a light mesh, lace cami and shorts, colour black. Jo could see pretty much through the cami and the shorts left not much to the imagination.

“Jo… honey take a breath” laughed Cate

“I like black” was all she could get out.

Cate smiled “excellent, I’ll get it then”

Jo blushed at each item she was handed and then her having to hand it onto the shop assistant.

“Ok that comes to a totally of $900.00”

“You’re fucking kidding”

The shop assistant looked at Jo with a scowl

“Jo….. not in public honey”

Jo blushed, not from cursing but the way honey kept rolling off Cate’s tongue.

Cate leaned in to the shop assistant whispering “You want to see something funny, ready.”

She nodded

“Jo… honey let’s now get you fitted for some lingerie.”

Cate and the shop assistant laughed hard as they watched Jo at high speed left the shop. If she had a tail it would have been between her legs.

---

Jo waited anxiously outside when Cate came out with her bags “here carry these you big sooky baby”

“Look that underwear..”

“Lingerie, Jo…. Not just panties and bras here, or boxers which you probably wear”

Jo eyes narrowed “I do not wear boxers”

“Is that right, ok then show me” Cate winked

Jo pulled a face “so can I go now”

“No…. I need shoes”

Jo groaned loudly

She watched Cate try on shoes and couldn’t get over the size and height of the heels

She holds one up “You actually walk in these, they look so uncomfortable”

“Yes if you wear them for long periods, but they do make my legs look long and sexy. This and my new lingerie would look fabulous together.”

Jo nodded “uh huh” walks around uninterested in anything in the shop

“One last stop, some new dresses.”

“Therapy must pay well, not that I’m prying but $900 on fancy underwear, $300 shoes.”

“There are a lot of unhappy people out there Jo that needs my help. I do this, dress like that for them”

Jo shook her head “I don’t believe you, cmon my arms are getting tired.”

“Oh my god you are the fittest, strongest woman, who beat up a guy, be that he was extremely drunk and unsteady on his feet.”

“Cate” warned Jo playfully

“You carry a few bags and you are tired.”

Jo whimpered playfully “but I’ve had such an emotional day” pretends to sniffle

“You sit and wait. I want to try them on. I want your honest opinion”

“Fine.”

Jo leaned against the arm of the chair and watched each one out screwing her nose up and shaking her head.

“cmon, this one is fantastic” Cate twirls around

“Yeh its says pick me up and fuck me in the nearest back alley” laughs Jo

“Are you offering?” flirts Cate

Jo was getting into the swing of Cate “only if you wear those black, high heels”

Cate walks over slowly and leans down giving Jo clear view of what was down her dress. “Is there anything else”

“Yeh that black little cami, that….” Jo stopped when she noticed people were watching them flirt

Cate rubbed her hair “you really liked that set didn’t you.”

Jo was talking on her mobile when Cate came out again

“I have to call you back.” Jo hung up “oh my god.” Jo stands and goes over to Cate standing in the door way

She was wearing a sleek, black dress that just covered her behind. It was shimmering under the light. When Jo got behind her, did up the zipper allowing the dress to mould to Cate’s body

Cate pushed her hair behind her ears enjoying Jo circling her

“That is some terrific work”

“The dress” queries Cate

“No, my work out regime for you has really tighten up your behind and thighs.”

“Joanne McFarlane you little skank.” Cate was taken by surprise when Jo lightly taps her on the backside.

“I’ve done great work” Jo boasts “now as for the dress, I don’t think any other woman could wear it like you Cate. That is the dress for you.”

“This dress doesn’t say take me out back and fuck me against the wall”

“no…. it does not” Jo remained close “It’s lovely.”

---

Cate and Jo caught a taxi back to Cate’s apartment where the doorman opened up. Oh Ms

“No Donald, I’m fine” she glared and he closed his mouth

The apartment block was 13 storey, but Cate got out at nine and opened her door. Jo walked in and was gob smacked

“I want your job. I want to give therapy to people. What does it take to get trained?”

Cate laughed and took the parcels from Jo and left that comment alone. Jo looked out the huge floor to ceiling windows one whole wall. It over looked that side of the city, with only a few other high rise apartments in the way.

Jo admired the huge plasma TV set and home entertainment. Something she had always wanted but could never afford. She walked around the large sofa and into the kitchen feeling the cool marble bench top.

“Shit… shit fuck” came cry from Cate’s room

Jo followed the sound and peered in “is everything ok”

Cate came out almost collecting Jo in her mad dash “I’m sorry Jo, I have clients on their way and I really need to see you off.”

“oh that’s ok”

“I had a great time” Cate ushering Jo to the door

“umm sure, bye”

Jo felt the door close behind her. She took the lift down to the ground when an older couple got in. Jo acknowledges and wondered if they were on their way to see Cate

Symon sat in Jo’s chair in her office dumbfounded “She made you sit there and watch her try on lingerie and you felt nothing for this girl”

“I didn’t say I felt nothing, I bloody well felt every got damn nerve fibre from the waist down Symon. I was just hoping my jeans weren’t going to rub at the wrong time.”

Symon shook his head “So does she really need to write you a sign that says hello fuck me.”

Jo hit Symons shoes off and he jumps out. “Hey I was only kidding” judging he had spoken out of line from Jo’s sudden mood change.

“She isn’t that kind of woman Symon, please don’t say that again”

“oooohhh someone is getting their knickers in a twist over this woman.”

“Anyway changing the subject, how did it go with that hooker? I meant to ask earlier”

“ohhhh baby very shaga-delic.” Swings his hips “I mean she got me off”

Jo put her hands up “alright, alright, I don’t need all the sorted details. I’m glad she floated your boat.”

“Oh she floated it, sank it and refloated again.”

“OUT NOW” pushes him out and closing the door

Jo was sitting at her desk when her phone rang.

“Hey Cate, how goes the career shopper”

“ha ha, very funny. Admit it, you enjoyed yourself”

“hmmmm maybe, so what are you doing because you weren’t in the class today”

Cate whined “ I know, I know, last minute client. You know how it is with clients”

Jo leant back in her seat “ooooohhhh yeh, most certainly do Cate.”

“I hope that wasn’t directed at me”

“So when do you want to reschedule?” asks Jo

“what about tonight?” offers Cate

“I don’t do night classes”

Cate looked out her huge apartment windows and rolled her eyes, shaking her head “I know that Jo, how about I pick you up and we go out for dinner.”

Jo sat upright in her chair not sure what to say

Cate heard the silence and now waited for the rejection. It would be the last time she was going to ask

“umm ok, yes”

Cate smiled “Ok, I’ll pick you up at 7pm. Where something really smart, dress up a little”

Jo played with the papers on her desk “can’t I just come in shorts and gym shirt” smirking

“eeeer no, where something nice. See you tonight.”

Jo hung up and leaned back in her seat laughing to herself. This was going against all her work principles and she didn’t seem to care.

---

Jo heard the sound of a car horn. She put on her brown cheap leather jacket and headed to the car. It was an Alfa Romeo, sports car that sat low to the ground. Jo sat down in the passenger seat

“Sweet ride”

Cate nodded and drove off. She glanced over to Jo trying to check her out when Jo faced her

“Fast car, gorgeous clothes I’m not being set up for something.”

Cate smiled “no honey, now how about you do something that you are obviously not used to”

“What”

“Sit back and relax”

After 45 minutes they arrive at a well lit restaurant. Cate pulls up and the door to Jo side is open. Jo got out not used to the personal service

“Good evening maam” he said to her

“hi, thanks, yeh you to”

Cate had the same service, she left the keys in and they parked it for her. Cate grabbed Jo by the arm and pulled her along “cmon, I love this place”

They stopped waiting to be seated. They were asked for the name of the reservation. Jo went to speak when Cate stopped her

“ummm order us some drinks, champagne”

Jo looked at her and the attendant. Jo headed to the bar and waited to be served. She watched Cate and the attendant talk and point. Jo asked the bar attendant what he recommended was a good champagne. When she saw the price she nearly dropped her wallet. Cate came over and saved her

“Hey can I have your top bottle and bring it to our table.”

The bar attendant nodded and Cate pushed Jo’s wallet away “put that away Jo”

“Hey I want to get it” swallowing at the $75.00 price tag

“I am not arguing with you over this, now do as you are told or you won’t get any dessert” winks at the bar attendant

Jo blushed and looked at the bar attendant, the bar attendant smiled “I’m sure she didn’t mean that maam”

Jo sat opposite Cate. Their table had a view of the lights of their distant city. Jo turned her attention to Cate but was distracted by a man grabbing at her napkin.

Jo grabbed it from him as he went to put it in her lap

“hey hey hey, I can do it” she growled at the waiter “I think I can find my own lap”

He bowed “of course maam, apologies.”

Cate laughed at the scene they both made “he was only doing his job”

“hmmmm well, only I will put things in my lap. By the way I like that dress” looking over the little black number

“I know, it is why I bought it and is why I’m wearing it.”

Jo looked at the menu and the expensive prices but couldn’t make her mind up on any of the dishes

Cate caught the her sigh “what’s wrong, nothing you like”

“I don’t know, I don’t even know what some of it means.”

Cate took her menu and folded it down along with hers “it doesn’t matter, I will order for both of us” Taking charge of the situation

They sipped their champagne and idle chit chat. Jo would absorb all Cate’s flirts and innuendos without returning any signs of interest in her. Cate was realizing that Jo obviously wasn’t interested and was just being polite.

Jo was really feeling out of her depth. Everything about Cate was expensive, her tastes, her style and all she had was black slacks, white shirt and an old leather jacket. Jo was part way through her deep sea-perch when Cate spoke

“alright, switch... c’mon” Cate held up her plate

“huh, you want to exchange plates, in this joint, in front of everyone”

“yeh... I want to try yours and you can have my chicken. I didn’t spit over all of it.” She smiles

Jo sat back dumbfounded. This was the kind of behaviour she expected from her family when out at some family style restaurant.

“Jo... cmon I’ve never tried the perch before and I can’t believe you are denying me” she whines

Jo held up her plate and they switched. This was enough to break Jo out of her inferior-feeling and Cate could no longer get a word in.

“That was a fantastic meal, I’m glad you asked me out, thank you”

“It’s not over yet Jo, cmon lets move to their lounge bar.”

They shared a booth sitting next to each other.

“So why did you ask me out?” Jo curious

“Well I like you, I wanted to show you a good time, and that there is life after painful break ups”

Cate sipped her drink watching Jo’s reactions

“So you don’t have a boyfriend or something”

Cate lowered her glass “wow where did that come from. “

“Well a stunning woman such as yourself, who is single, it’s a crime”

Cate didn’t know how to play that comment, but it was soon resolved for her.

“Hey ladies, I’m Sam and my friend here James couldn’t help but notice you two all alone. We don’t think its right that you not have company.”

Jo rolled her eyes and shook her head.

Cate smiles and puts her hand out over the table and takes Jo’s in full view of the men. “Well thank you for the offer boys, but we are not in need of male company. I and my girl are plenty enough company and would prefer to be alone. You do understand what I am saying” Cate says in the sweetest, but belittling tone.

They quickly got the message and left

Jo too understood.

Cate finalised the bill and waited for her car to be retrieved. She didn’t know what to do next

“So Jo, do you want to go anywhere particular. Clubbing or something”

“umm no”

“oh” Cate had run out of ideas “well I guess I should take you home” as the car pulled up

“Actually Cate, I would really like to see the view from your apartment.”

Cate leant against the car looking at her “really...”

Jo got in and closed the door “yeh, unless you have another idea”

Cate drove them to her apartment

---

Cate and Jo head inside the apartment. Jo takes her jacket off and heads over to the windows and whistles.

“Hey can anyone see us in here”

Cate excused herself to change and called out “I don’t know, I’ve never seen anyone wave at me. Fix us some drinks, I’m just going to get changed into something more comfortable.”

“Sure, take your time.”

Jo filled two glasses with white wine from the fridge and when she turned to leave Cate appeared in a slinky kimono.

Cate takes her glass “thanks” and heads back to the couch

Jo watched her in awe, curious at what may or may not be under the robe

“You going to join me on the couch”

Jo sunk next to Cate “that was really smooth what you said to those guys. They didn’t know what say or do.”

“Well some people shouldn’t just assume that a woman, no matter how attractive she is, needs male company.”

Jo knew that was directed at her so she put her glass down and faced Cate “I’m so glad you have got over the fact that I don’t need male company. You shouldn’t assume that of me Cate” in a semi serious tone

Cate frowned and went to object when Jo leaned in and stole at kiss, followed up by snatching at Cate’s lips again holding her in a longer embrace. Cate hands went to Jo’s face and pulling her in. Jo’s hands strayed down rubbing over Cate’s robe, feeling softness underneath.

Jo breaks the moment and leans against Cate, they both breathe heavily “This has been one amazing night, you have one amazing apartment.... is...the”

“Yes, the bedroom is just as amazing” Cate kisses her then drags her to her feet

Cate flicks on the switch to her bedroom and Jo stopped

“oh.... my.... god... this isn’t amazing, it’s bloody unbelievable.”

Cate’s bedroom was huge. It had a king size bed, with 4 posts. A seat on either side of the bedroom had a towel folded up neatly and mirrors on a wall adjacent and to the side of the bed. Jo looked at the mirrors and the bed.

Cate watched Jo look around and disappear into her wardrobe then into her personal bathroom. “Cate, this is amazing” she returns to the room and stops dead in her tracks

Cate had removed her robe leaving her only dressed in the light black lace cami and shorts. Everything Cate had was in full view of Jo now and within reach

Jo smiled and breathed “I really like that on you”

“I know, so you keep saying”

Jo touched Cate’s face and hand moved down feeling the material. Their lips met again this time it was pure passion, Cate delivering her tongue and Jo taking it all, sucking on it. Her hands playing in and under her cami, touching and fondling her breasts

“I just want you to touch me all over with you your lips, I want my body to feel your body” Touches her face then grabs Jo’s shirt and pulls it over her head and unclips her bra allowing it to fall. She grabs roughly at Jo’s slacks and groans when Jo bites her neck and moves down to her shoulder.

Cate successfully tackles Jo’s pants forcing them down. Jo had kicked her shoes off and sat on the bed to remove her pants.

Cate put a hand over her mouth “oh my god, you don’t”

“I told you I don’t wear boxers”

“but you don’t wear any underwear either”

Jo shifted further back on the bed and laughed “only on special occasions”

She pulls Cate onto the bed and flips her down and goes back to kissing her. Hands feel their way through the material and down between Cate’s legs. Jo could feel her wetness and heard the groan from the sensation

Jo easily removed the last of Cate’s clothing barriers and commenced tasting her body. Her tongue started inside Cate’s mouth, while her hands explored all of Cate, inside her briefly but then out.

Cate’s moans and whimpers fill the bedroom, her legs clamp around Jo.

Jo un-wraps her legs, continuing further sucking at each breast until the nipple was rigid. She made moaning sounds with each deep suck, squeezing the other breast

“Jo.... please honey.....”

Jo ignored her pleas, knowing Cate would be disappointed if the moment was over with one stroke. Jo hand rubbed through her little patch of pubic hair, Cate enticingly opens her legs, pushing on up

“Inside me.... inside me” she urged

Jo head kept going lower, Cate was caught by surprise and grabbed Jo

“Isn’t this a bit sudden, going down”

Jo moved back up and Cate cursed herself quietly for breaking that moment. Jo grabbed Cate’s neck and kisses, then looks into her eyes “that’s the only way I know how to make love to a woman”

Cate face broke into a big smile, she relaxed down and gently pushes Jo back down to her initial goal “ohhh k, no need to change that then honey”

Jo let her tongue play within Cate’s pussy. Tasting, licking and swallowing all of her. She chased her clit for a moment but when Cate was getting too close Jo backed off and penetrated her with her tongue. Holding her hips and spearing her hole continuously.

Cate was riding her face, gyrating on her, crying, moaning. She would grab at Jo, then the bed and back at Jo in frustration

Jo paused and slowly trailed her tongue from Cate’s slit to the clit. She sucked gently on the hood before parting her lips and worked at the tight little bud.

Cate cried out, her body in spasms “ohhhh Jo...Jo...Jo, yes yes.” She chanted between pants. Her body shaking, convulsing and then she bucked up into Jo’s face as she climaxed.

Jo allowed Cate to desensitize before surfacing and lying next to her. Jo stroked Cate’s arm waiting for her eyes to open. Cate opened them and kissed Jo

“Joanne, Joanne.... you are “ another shutter is released from her body

Jo pulls Cate onto her “alright, get a grip honey” she laughs

Cate bites Jo’s chin playful then lets her tongue lick softly across her lips before sinking down and kissing her slowly but intensely. “There is so much I want to do to this hot and sexy body”

Jo groans as Cate’s hands started to caress her “oh you not into torture are you”

Cates takes hold of Jo’s breast and sinks her mouth over it, completely taking her in

That got an immediate reaction and change in breathing. Cate sucked harder and harder with each whimper from Jo and moved across to the other

Jo panted and puffed “I don’t think I can stand much more” she whined

“Oh dear, we can’t have that” Cate moved down and spread Jo’s legs wide. She tossed her hair back and went straight down into her soaking pussy. Jo rises up as Cate ate around it, over it but not at it

“Oh fuck Cate.... baby, don’t do that.” Jo half sits then crashes back down onto the bed. She gets a reassuring stroke up her stomach from Cate.

“shhhh nearly there honey.”

Jo moaned and groaned, rocking her body to the sensation. She looked to the side where the mirror was and watched Cate eat her, move inside her and her body started to shake from the sight more than the affect.

Cate wasn’t going to hold her back any longer, letting her tongue lash at the clit and grabbed hold of Jo as she crashed, her body bucking over and over again at Cate’s face.

Cate collapsed onto of Jo’s body and Jo held her. Another strong tremble went straight through both girls

“I’ve never watched anyone make love to me before.”

Cate faced the mirror and smiled. She then flicked her tongue over Jo’s still aroused nipple as she watched in the mirror

Jo hissed, but still watched “why is it such a turn on” not able to fight the sensation again

Cate drops her tongue into Jo’s mouth and drags her wet pussy up and down her leg

“Because it’s like watching someone having sex, it’s voyeurism. It just turns you on because you know you shouldn’t but you do, you can’t help but watch.”

Jo watched as Cate’s hand worked down into her, her hand disappearing inside and penetrating. Cate moved to the side allowing Jo better viewing of what she was doing.

“I like watching you watching me” coos Cate as she stokes Jo. She sinks her fingers into her again

Jo couldn’t watch anymore, she just closes her eyes and took sharp breaths as the tension built again. Cate didn’t linger this time and let her come.

---

Jo woke to semi lit room. She rolled over pulling up the sheet to be greeted with a pair of eyes and lips to match. Jo takes the kiss

“hmmm good morning” coos Cate

“morning....” Jo wraps arms around and pulls her in kissing with more feeling. Wrapping her legs around her

“Ease up tiger, let me wake up completely before you.”

Cate grabbed at Jo’s shoulders as she worked inside her, lapping at her, circling her hole and pushing in two fingers. She thrusts in and out to the same rhythm as her tongue. Cate’s body bouncing all over the large bed, unable to escape it, she scream out her orgasm as she grasped Jo’s body in a sudden rush.

“Are we awake now” jokes Jo

“ohhhh I don’t know, might have to review that.”

Jo and Cate remained in bed a further few hours before Cate unwillingly had to let Jo go because she had to meet with a client.

Jo grabs her gear and head to the door when Cate yells out “I’ll be done by about 6pm tonight, so after then.”

Jo held the door open and laughed, she then yells back “you will be done, when I say you’re done..... honey” closes the door

Cate crashes on the bed and giggles, rolling about reminiscing about last night. She then stops, get out and strips the bed changing the sheets. She showered, changes and puts her kimono robe back on.

“Let me get this straight. When I first started here you told me there was to be no fraternizing with the clients, no asking them out on dates and definitely, definitely no fucking the clients. It was instant dismissal. Why do you still have a job master” Symon berates Jo

Jo takes a big breath “because my young apprentice I own this business, I make the rules and at my discretion can break those rules.”

“Ohhhhh” says Symon “Are you planning to break that rule again?”

Jo grabs her clipboard grinning “yup, after 6pm” and goes out to take her next exercise class

---

Cate counts the money on the counter when her intercom buzzes. She looks at the person and smiles

“It’s open”

She quickly grabs the numerous 100 dollar notes and stores them into her handbag. The door to her apartment opens and in walks Jo with her gym bag “I didn’t get time to have a shower, so can I have one here. I’m all sweaty and smelly.”

Cate smiles and nods her to the bedroom. Jo drops her bag onto the ground and looks at the changes. The towel on the chair was gone and the bed had completely new sheets and pillow cases

Jo started to wonder if Cate was a bit of a neat freak. Her thoughts stopped when two arms went around her, then started to stroke and rub up and over her chest. They reached under and caressed her abdominal muscles

“You are so hot Ms McFarlane and I can’t wait to get down and filthy with you.”

Jo laughs and faces Cate “I’m a little salty at the moment, you will have to wait until I have a shower.”

“I don’t mind a little salt” with all Cate’s strength pushes Jo to her bed and jumps ontop “hmmmm I have done nothing but think about you all day. I am so wet, so horny, so pumped for you Joanne, so I hope you left some energy for me.”

“I have... But first I’m going to take a shower and then I’ll.”

“no.... I want you now. I always get my way.” She gloats and starts to kiss her

Jo was taking a shower, laughing to herself. She knew that once Cate had got a whiff her smelly gym clothes her mind would be changed.

Cate sent Jo directly to the shower and threw all her gear including the gym bag into the washing machine. When she returned Jo was sitting naked on the bed drinking from her water bottle. Cate dropped her negligee straddling her personal trainer, now lover and also drank from her water bottle. She was looking forward to giving her lover a work out.

Cate threw the empty bottle onto the floor “so...” licking up her face

“So....” repeated Jo “which is it to be Cate, a slow, steady work out, or a hard and fast session, what are you up for.”

Cate grinned and in moments she found herself pinned half on her stomach, facing the mirror. Jo arm was around her shoulder lifting her slightly. Jo gently bites and kisses her shoulder while she penetrated Cate’s opening from behind, Cate would push back to heighten her impact

Cate grabbed at Jo’s forearm as the thrusts got harder, deeper. Cate put her head back “fuck me, deeper, harder, that’s it.”

Cate started wailing so Jo removed her fingers and played with her clit, pushing it around. Cate stretched back, her back almost ontop of Jo as she was fingered. Cate breathing all of a sudden slowed and she moaned, her climax ripped from her own straining.

“Fucking hell” whimpered Cate, her body still shaking. “Jo” her tone a little panicky

Jo brought her other arm around to comfort the shaking woman until it passed. Jo would kiss her shoulder reassuringly until Cate’s body totally relaxed. Cate eventually rolled away and faced Jo

“I’m glad you talked me into hard and fast.” Cate teased

Jo laughed “I didn’t really have a choice when you grabbed my finger”

They cuddled for a moment until Cate lied down and grabbed at Jo’s legs “cmon, I want to eat you, while lying down on the job”

“I don’t know, I’m bigger, heavier and I’m likely to smoother you”

“Trust me, I can cope.”

“yeh but.”

“Trust me.... when things get serious, just grab the rails across my bed. I’ve not suffocated or drown yet.”

Jo blushed and with little coaxing Cate had Jo over her face. She pulled her down and slowly went to work cleaning up Jo’s excess. Jo felt relaxed , enjoying not rushing, but slowly building her up. The tip of Cate’s tongue started to wake up her clit and she was clenching down hard as Cate shook her head violently into Jo’s pussy. It woke all senses immediately and Jo grabbed the railing hard, shaking it, her hips started to rise and get away when Cate bought them back down onto her piecing tongue.

Cate could hear Jo growling, whining and when she stretched back, attacked her now unguarded clit until she felt Jo gush and releases. Jo moved backwards and collapsed on her back, rolling about, her knees clamped. She eventually calmed down and both girls laughed.

---

Their relationship was into it’s 2nd month. Jo would stay over at Cate’s if she had no clients and was getting used to Cate’s routine.

One morning Jo was still asleep when Cate rolled into her and wrapped her arms around her.

Jo stirred “what’s wrong”

Cate rested her chin on Jo’s shoulder “why do you ask that”

“cos you’ve been fidgeting for the last two hours. Just cos you can sit on your butt all day talking, some of us are physically exhausted

“Someone’s a grouch this morning.” Plays Cate then bites Jo’s shoulder

Jo quickly rolled over and pinned her “ouuuuch, no biting. Now cmon what’s wrong. You always get fidgety when something is bugging you.”

“I just wanted to tell you something, about me....” Cate stammered

“alright, I’m listening, tell me.”

Cate stalled, she didn’t know how

“Cate.... baby you can tell me anything. Is there something wrong?”

Cate didn’t answer and Jo sat up worried “Cate, have I done something wrong” with panic in her tone.

Cate sat up and grabbed her face “nooo nooo, don’t get all worked up”

“Cate you say you want to tell me something and then you don’t, I just”

Cate kisses her “I just wanted to say, I love you.”

Jo breathed out and pulled her into a hug “oh thank god, I thought it was something serious” Jo hid a smirked

Cate pushed her back “I just told you how I felt, and you don’t think that is serious”

Jo laughs, then kisses forcing her down “yes, it is serious and yes I love you too, seriously. Now that our serious sides are out the way can we.”

Cate slapped her hard on the arse “you are in serious trouble now” and they wrestle before sharing their love for each other again.

---

Jo was sitting at her desk with Symon leaning against the desk “So you mean I’m finally going to meet you Cate.” Says Symon on the speaker phone

Cates voice could be heard laughing “So it would seem Symon. The big three 0”

“alright, alright I have not met you yet and you already dissing me, in poor taste Cate.”

“Enough” says Jo “Symon time for your class”

“Hey I finally get to talk to the chick that’s doing my cousin”

“Hey” growls Jo

“Making her come to work every day with a stupid grin that just screams ‘i’m getting some and my cousin isn’t na na nana na’”

“Sorry Cate, he can be a little immature”

Cate could hear someone being smacked and a cry of pain from someone

Symon rubbed his leg

“I guess that’s the luck of an apprentice eh Symon” laughs Cate

“Unfortunately Cate I’m afraid if I say another word, my master is going to beat me to a bloody mess. I’ll see you Saturday night. Right.”

“right”

“Now I can’t remember what you look like, how will I know it’s you”

“Symon” growls Jo

“That’s easy Symon, I’ll be the girl on the arm of your good looking cousin. Bye, love you.”

“love you to” says Symon

“She was referring to me” corrects Jo

“Both of you then” the line went dead

---

Saturday night arrived and Jo went up to Cate’s apartment. The door opens and Cate peers out sheepishly “Jo I’ve been trying to call your mobile for the past few hours”

“I left it at work, you are not ready”

“I’ve got a last minute client”

“What, no way, come on Cate you promised you would come?” Jo whines disappointedly

“I know, I know and I will. I am just going to be a little late, 2 hours max. I’m sorry, I tried to reschedule him, but he is really bad. Please honey.” She all but pushed Jo out the door

“Couple of hours” whines Jo

“at the max” Cate kisses and shuts the door.

Jo rides the lift down and as the door opens a man in an expensive suit gets in. She had seen him around the building a few times. He gets into the lift and Jo leaves despondently

Cate strips quickly and puts on her plait lingerie with buckles just as her door bell rings. She opens the door to see the man in the expensive suit, she allows him in.

“hello sugar, give it to me.” He coos

Cate licks his face while unbuttoning his pants and playing with him, she takes him into her bedroom

---

Symon folds his arms “a client, this girl... she isn’t real is she. You just got some woman on the other end to say those words.”

“Shut up, she said she will be here in a few hours. A last minute client, why is there so many head fucks in the world and why does Cate feel she needs to rescue them all.”

“Well queen head fuck, get a drink and relax. If she isn’t hear before I turn 31, I’m going to”

“What.”

“I’m going to buy you a night with a woman”

“You know Symon, it’s only because your mum is here that you are not on the floor crying like a baby.”

“boo hoo”

It was nearly 3 hours, Jo leaned over the bar and ordered another drink. She looked at her watch again and sighs, when two glasses were put down in front. She went to protest when set of arms went around her. Jo half turned “quick two hours”

Cate kissed her cheek. “I’m sorry.... It won’t happen again, please don’t be angry with me honey” a hand started to caress her abdominal muscles slowly “please.... please say you still love me”

Jo faced her and they kissed momentarily “I still love you, tonight anyway” and pulled Cate in for a hug.

“I promise it will be the last time.”

They were distracted by a voice clearing over exaggeratedly “here we go” Jo whispers to Cate

They face Symon “this is my cousin Symon. Symon my girl friend Cate. Note I can still fire you even though you are not at work.”

“She is such an uptight git, is she like that with you.” Symon teases as they shake hands. Symon couldn’t help but stare at her, something familiar.

“yep.... she has those moments with me too Symon”

“hey hey, no ganging up on me”

“You are familiar.... have we met somewhere before.”

Jo stepped in “and hitting on my girlfriend will get you cement shoes into the canal.”

Cate bit her lip “well I did work out at the gym for a while Symon.”

“hmmmm yeh, I meet so many people, I definitely don’t forget the good looking ones.”

“Oh and flirting with her will get you 6 months with sexual harassment chick and black and blue arse.”

“Right, I shall get us some drinks then” Symon excuses himself

Cate kissed Jo “oh he is adorable, I like him”

“He is just behaving himself, that won't last I'm afraid”

“I have to go”

“Already, you just got” Jo started to whine

Cate grabbed her lips to shut her up “listen to me you uptight git, I have to go to the toilet. Is that alright with you?”

Jo dropped her eyes and Cate kissed her forehead

Symon watched the two lovebirds talk and kiss, he knew it wasn’t’ the gym. He got the drinks and walked over to the table.

“Dude it’s not the gym I’ve seen her from, she never took my classes”

“Well I’m sure she would remember if you had been seeing her for therapy”

Symon stopped drinking and sneered looking at his cousin

“You little” he hooted, “Oh my god I can’t believe you did it. How much is she charging you for this night?”

“What the fuck are you on about Symon, don’t be talking about Cate like that.”

“Oh like you didn’t know, teasing me with a prostitute”

Jo faced her cousin and got in his face, eyeball to eyeball. Symon back up “Jo..... hey look”

“I am going thrash you Symon, you little prick” she growled

Symon backs away further “fine, here you look at this.” He gets out this phone and onto the internet. Jo was ready to lay into Symon as he quickly scrolled through the pages. “Here you go, Jez LaRue” turns the phone around to her displaying a picture of Cate in sexy lingerie, selling herself.

Jo looks at Symon with hatred, she smacks at the phone

Cate came from the toilet, Symon's familiarity was bugging her as well. She looks around the bar for Jo and spots her just as Symon shows something on his mobile to his cousin, then Jo smacking the phone from his hand to the ground.

Cate now remembers Symon “shit.” She heads towards Jo and Symon. He was picking up his phone, when Jo left the bar quickly.

Cate ran outside and looks up and down the street. She runs after Jo and calling out to her to stop

Jo kept striding, she was grabbed by the arm and Jo pulled away and faced her

“Jo please.”

“A fucking prostitute, you are a fucking prostitute I can’t believe this, you shit. You fucking shit. Why did you do this to me?” Jo was in full rage

“Jo please calm down and let’s me explain.”

“What, you going to deny you are a rent a whore cos I’ve seen your website Jez LaRue.”

“I’m a sex worker yes, but I’m not your street corner job I’m”

“yeh real high class. I know, my cousin paid you and now he’s probably gloating because he thinks I hired you for the night as a big joke. Well the fucking joke is on me.”

“please Jo.... stop” Cate was crying, unable to calm down Jo from her ranting and insults

Jo also in tears “I feel so humiliated and so so.” Jo ranting turns to panic... “only god only knows what fucking diseases you have given me.”

“Joanne you were never in any danger, I am”

“Shut up, just shut the fuck up. I don’t want to hear it, I don’t want you anywhere near me, you disgust me.”

Cate crying tries to touch Jo “Jo... let me explain, let me “

Jo ran off.

Cate walks away gets into a taxi.

Jo eventually stops and collapses to a seat, head in hands crying.

Cate gets home and crashes onto her bed holding herself, rocking as she also cries

Cate tried calling Jo over the weekend and leaving messages but she got no response.

It was business as usual and Cate had a full day’s work ahead. 3 clients, that will pay for her life style something none of her previous partners understood and she knew that Jo wouldn’t understand either. This was why she tried not to allow herself to fall in love, it always gets trashed. Cate looked out the window of her apartment, another relationship over.

A few weeks had passed since their bust up. Cate was relaxing on her couch with a latest fashion magazine when her intercom buzzed. She wasn’t expecting any clients so she ignored it. Only until the buzzing was persistent she got up and went to the intercom

“come up.”

“As long as I’m not interrupting anything” came a growling voice

Cate opened the door and stood back. She ran a hand through her hair to give it some body and waited anxiously. In the doorway appeared Jo, hands in pockets and shoulders slumped forward. She steps in and Cate offers her to sit.

Cate wanted to throw her arms around her and tell her everything will be alright, but she knew Jo wasn’t in that frame of mind.

Jo sat on opposite couch, leg nervously tapping. She didn’t know what to say, she couldn’t even bring herself to look at Cate

“Would you like a drink Jo.” Offered Cate, trying to get something from the woman

Jo put hand to her mouth, trying to fight back the flowing tears. Cate’s heart broke, she wanted to get up and put her arms around her, but the time still wasn't right

“So how does this work for you. They come here and you open up for a few hours then go about your day like nothing happen” she growled “I mean that’s your life isn’t it, you’re a pro, your life is about fucking people.”

“It’s not all my life, it’s part of it. It’s a job, it’s not who I am. I am a sex worker, yes. I am a prostitute yes. But I have standards, I don’t just...."

“Open your legs and let them in, yeh you do.”

Cate took a breath keeping her temper suppressed “yes I open my legs, but let me tell you I am fussy on who I open my legs to. I don’t just pick men or women....”

Jo made eye contact for the first time

“...up off the street. They contact me through my website, I interview them, I meet them in crowded places. I screen my clients well before ‘I open my legs and let me in' as you put it”

“How.... how can you do it to yourself?”

“It’s a job Jo, that’s all”

“It’s degrading.... its.... giving yourself to people all the time, don’t you have morals.”

Cate swallowed forcing down her anger, she was trying to be supportive for Jo

“I am a sex worker. I do take pride in myself, my appearance, my welfare. I have the upmost highest morals. I am also good at my job, if I wasn’t I would never be able to afford all this. I also don’t take myself for granted either. So yes I am all those Jo, but that is not the side I gave to you.”

Jo looked away, face screwing up and tears staining “that’s crap” in hoarsely like whisper

Cate got up and boldly walked over to Jo sitting next to her

“I’m not going to lie to you Jo. I don’t have many friends and I have had very few lovers because like you they don’t get it. They don’t get that, to me it’s just a job. Sex is a tool as dumbbells is to you, as a wrench is to a mechanic. It’s only a tool of my trade.”

Cate tears slowly fell “I’m sorry I hurt you, I never meant to humiliate you. I wanted to tell you many times but I was afraid of this day. I’m always afraid of this day, and for you to find out from your cousin of all people I’m very very sorry. He must be having a real laugh over this”

“Actually no, he’s been real good. He felt bad about the way it all came out, we’ve agree not to talk about it.”

Jo looks at Cate. “I got myself tested, for everything. I’ve had so much blood take out I don’t think I have any left.”

Cate wiped her tears away “and..”

“I didn’t have anything”

Cate smiled “If you did, it would not have come from me honey. You were never in any danger, I am careful, I take all the precautions. He wears 2 condoms, one for him and one for me. I strip the bed after ever client, I showered, clean, gargle, every part of my body is cleansed. I never touched you after I’ve been with a client until I’ve done all that. I also get tested every 3 months.”

Cate touches Jo’s cheek with the back of her hand, wiping away her tears

“It’s all just sex to you then” says Jo as if it didn’t matter

“no... not all.”

“How do you mean?”

“Well I don’t count being with you as just sex. I only ever made love to you.”

Jo got up and walked to the other side of the room “oh like there is a difference Cate. Don’t spin my that bullshit” her anger flared again

Cate pat her knees and got to her feet chasing her “there is a difference Jo, a big difference.”

“How is there a difference?"

“I know there is because I work in the area. Every time I was with you I gave myself to you, I gave my love, not just my sex.... my love. I don’t know how to explain the difference, but trust me there is a difference. What I give to you, no one gets for me. It is sacred, it’s a bit of me that I only want to share with someone I truly love.

Jo couldn’t stop her tears, and neither could Cate. She turned Jo around and grabs her hand holding it to her heart. “You are the only one that gets this. This is the most important thing that separates you from the clients. When a client leaves I don’t wonder about him or her once the door closes, what my client is up to today or if he or she is having a good day. That is what I wonder about you.... when you close my door and leave for the day. I think about you, not them.... just you honey”

“I felt like my love had been violated when I found out Cate, I didn’t understand, I still don’t know. I am so confused, I’m so in love and confused.” Jo dropped her head and sobbed

Cate pulls her into a hug and held her while she sobbed.

Cate sat on her couch, Jo’s head in her lap as she stroked her soothingly. “Were does that leave us” Jo asks as she sits up. Cate pushes hair aside

“You look tired, why don't you close your eyes” hoping the worst had passed them

“I just want to know where does this leave me?” asked Jo

Cate smiled “I guess that depends on what you want. My feelings, my love didn’t change from the moment you found out I was a sex worker, or when you sat there and insulted me, I understand this is difficult. Look why don’t you go and lie down, we can talk some more after you have had a rest.”

Jo heads to the bedroom and sees the towel on the seat “You have a client coming over?”

“ummm no he cancelled, you go rest.”

Once the door closed Cate picked up her phone and called her client to cancel, much to his dismay.

---

Jo stirred when she heard someone in the room. She sat up to see Cate in her wardrobe.

Cate smiled “sorry I woke you, just needed to put some clothes away.”

Jo nods and rubs hand over her face “so you obviously make a shit load of money”

Cate sighs and thinks here goes round 2

“I have a lot of expenses.” Cate sits on bed “clothes, lingerie, dry cleaning of all the sheets, wining and dining clients, phones. I have two mobiles, web site charges, laptop. This apartment has state of the art security systems. I have staff.”

“staff, you have people that work for you”

“hmmmm yeh”

“What do they do?”

“Honey I don’t think you need to know everything”

Jo lies down and puts hands behind her head and looks at Cate “yeh... I do”

Cate nods “Well you see sometimes I require a partner to participate, if a couple want for swinger’s type service.”

“You have group orgies too” Jo sits up

“good heavens no.... the most is a couple v couple, of equal sex or two girls and a male. I never have two unknown male clients. It is too dangerous so I have my own help. They either participate or watch depending of what the client wants.”

“why would a client want to be watched?”

“Because some of my clients need to be watched so they can perform”

“Oh how queer" quipped Jo

“Jo... it’s not queer, it’s a fetish. It’s what he likes.“

“What other fetishes do they force you do”

Cate smiled sweetly and sits up a little closer to Jo “honey let’s get one thing clear, no one forces me do anything I don’t want to do. It’s the rules of my house, and at any point I want to stop, cancel the session I have the right.”

“They get, rough.”

“Some do, and I allow it.” Cate nods

“I mean..... over rough.” Jo voiced concerned and sits up

“Well remember in the movie Basic Instinct, the woman kept an ice pick under the bed.” She smiles and looks to the floor

“Really...” Jo gullibly looks under the bed to find nothing

Cate wanted to cut her heart out and give it back to Jo again “ohhh Jo you are so gorgeous, I wish you could see pass this part of my life.”

Jo touches her face and sighs a little “I’m trying. You got to understand I have to share you with other people sexually and that is hard to accept when they belong to you.”

Cate put hand over her face and grimaced at her statement. “Joanne I am not a possession, you don’t own me. ”

Jo remained stolid

“I am not a trophy you can hold up and say she’s mine and no one else can have her. It can’t work that way. You have to accept that.”

Jo shrugs “Yeh I guess you are more like a second hand car. A lot of people have driven it but I finally get to take the controls for myself” Jo smiled “How’s that analogy “

Cate narrowed her eyes trying to work out if she was joking "You are comparing me to a second hand car, wonderful” she laughed and belted Jo lightly with a pillow

“Surely you can understand how I can feel a little jealous and intimated. I have this lovely second hand model with a few dings but has good economy. Then on some occasions someone else wants to borrow her”

“Will you stop comparing me to a car.” Cate couldn't help but laugh as she could see Jo's logic

“Well at least I get to go parking in it once in a while”

“Jo McFarlane” she warns and points at her

“hmmmm I wonder, looks her over. I’d say you come with four air bags since you’ve stopped working out at the gym.” pokes at Cate's thigh

“Oh you cow, take that back” Cate chastises lightly and pushes her

Jo holds her back “I think maybe I will hang on to my 2nd hand model a bit longer, at least until the seats start to sag” pokes at her breasts now

"That's it, you are in big trouble now" Cate grabbed her pillow and beats her until Jo couldn’t take it anymore from laughing. She snatched the pillow away, then pulls Cate to her and they kissed. Cate took it slow allowing Jo to lead. She didn’t want to expect too much too soon.

Cate and Jo lay next to each other, Cate stroking Jo’s face “I do love you and I’m sorry I was not honest with you, but I want to make it work between us.”

Jo disappeared into Cate’s lips feeling reassured and returns the kiss. Hands and lips covered every inch.

Jo broke the moment “So do you like your job”

Cate thought she had exhausted all the questions “yes I do”

“What, really” Jo was surprised

“Well Jo... if I didn’t I wouldn’t do it. If you didn’t like being a personal trainer, helping people reach goals potential you wouldn’t do it. It’s a job, it’s only”

Jo kissed Cate while rolling her onto her back “I know, it’s just sex” her tongue explored Cate’s mouth. Cate started to relax and groans from the building sensation that was beginning. They strip each other of their clothes and continued reconnecting, patching up their love.

Cate was building up when Jo stopped “Cate”

“hmmm honey....” wraps arms around her and kisses her

“do you... ummm, you know cum when you are with them

Cate sighed and opened her eyes “well sometimes yes. Most times I fake but well there are times when the client gets it a little too right and you know when you reach the point of no return. I’m only human Jo.” She groans feeling Jo’s tongue on her nipple “this is you driving me over the edge.”

Jo had a terrifying thought and stopped what she was doing “did you ever...”

Cate grabbed Jo’s face knowing what the next question was going to be “never, ever have I with you alright, but if you keep this up there is always a first.”

Jo screwed her face up “well, you can dent a girl’s ego that way.” smiling seductively as she starts moving down and sink into Cate once again.

“You don’t need to worry about your ego honey, I’ll keep stroking it.” Cate arched up when Jo hit the spot almost immediately. Cate brought her knees up in a slow, satisfying released.

Jo moved up and looked at her lover. Cate face screw up with tears falling

Jo held her while she cried “hey hey.....shhhhhh you really needed that huh” kissing her head

Cate nodded “I really need you Joanne.” Hugs her tighter “please say you are going to be ok with this.”

Jo nuzzled down “I will work on it”

Jo worked on accepting Cate’s career as a sex worker. She knew Cate’s schedule and avoided being at her place during those times. If she was out with friends, Cate would either call or text Jo that the client had left

---

Jo finally moved in with Cate and as a surprise for their 1 year anniversary Cate cooked a special meal. Jo came home from the gym and stuck her nose in the air

"hmmmm what's this about" she moved closer to the kitchen when Cate blocked her

“I want you to change, and slip into the robe I bought you today. It's just on the bed”

“You still buying my things. I told you to stop that.”

Cate smiles “Do as your told woman” snatches a kiss then pushes her towards their bedroom

Jo had different ideas and wanted to see what was under her robe but Cate fought her off. “Go take a shower or you won’t get your surprise madam.”

Jo did as she was told and reappeared some time later only wearing a robe that clung tightly to her body.

“I think you bought me a size too small.” Came out showing herself

Cate went over and rubbed her hands over Jo’s jet black robe until her nipples stood erect “no I like to see all those firm muscles." Jo kisses her and they get carried away as Cate was trapped against the table

“alright tiger, ease back or you won’t have energy for later.”

“Hey I don’t need batteries remember”

Cate rolls her eyes “sit down”

Cate delivered their meals and they ate by candle light. Jo all of a sudden jumped when she felt Cate’s foot go between her legs.

“hey.....”

“What, you wouldn’t like to be fucked by my foot.” Cate continued to touch her with her foot but Jo pushed it away blushing

“ummm maybe not so soon into the relationship” she laughed nervously

---

They move into the bedroom, Cate held Jo’s hands “thought we might do something a bit different, maybe work on a fetish.”

Jo frowned “I don’t think I have one.”

“Well I have prepared dessert for us. But I would like” Cate paused “I would like to tie you up first. Not too tight, just a little restraint. Heighten your arousal.”

“It doesn’t need heightening” Jo starts to nibble on Cate's neck, kissing up until she reaches her lips

Cate pushed her back slightly “Anticipation and teasing you my lover, trust me”

“I trust you completely Cate.” .Jo removes her robe and jumps onto the bed “tie me up”

Cate gets out a couple of silky scarfs from her toy box and trails them over her “If you start to feel anxious, or you want to stop I want you to use”

“Stop”

“No, some words like that can be mis- interpretive. Say diamond”

“Ok”

“Say it now for me to hear and say it clearly” instructs Cate

“Diamond” she says firmly

“Mine will be green”

Cate commences to tie up her lover and pulls them firm. “How is that?”

Jo struggles and giggles “They might hold if I use them” confident that they would serve no purpose to her needs

Cate sneered and climbed ontop of Jo, then slowly trails her tongue Jo’s chest and into her pussy, she taps at her clit then gets up quickly and leaves the room. Cate smiles to herself when she hears the bed rails pull in a sudden burst and calls back to her lover “yeh they will hold you tiger.”

Jo dropped her head and breathed heavily from the sudden rush “bloody hell”

Cate came back in with a plate of assorted fruits and can of whipped cream “hungry”

“For you”

Cate grabs a strawberry and rubs it along her own body and between her legs before holding it over Jo. Jo opens her mouth but Cate eats it.

“Oh I don’t know if I’m going to like this fetish” Jo for the first time feeling anxious from not being in control of her own desires

“Restraint lover, relax”

Cate climbs on top and massages Jo’s breasts with a mango. Jo groans as the juice runs down her onto the bed “oh god”

Cate licks it up, suck in the nipple and slurping to height her enjoyment. She shakes the can of cream and surrounds her own breast and lowers it to Jo. Jo instinctively went to grab but the restrains grabbed her. Jo felt an immediate rush in her body and looked up in disbelief

“Jo if you want to use that word, I understand” Cate's voice soothing

Jo groans “what I want is to suck your nipple” she whines

Cate allows just enough to clean her, she then licks her lover and kisses her deeply. Jo moans into the kiss “I love you Cate”

“We will see honey” as she drags her wet pussy up and down chest before licking up the mess. She creams Jo’s pussy and rubs another mango piece into her

She felt Jo shudder and the restraints pulling. Cate buried her head and licked up the cream and all juices combined. The odd flick hit as did the penetration of her finger, pushing in and around. Jo lifted her hips and whimper “Cate.... oh Cate please...” pants got quicker as did the pulling on restraint.

Cate decided to finish her girlfriend before her girlfriend finished her bed. She grasped Jo’s hips and licked and sucked her continuously. Jo bucked hard and climaxed over and over again.

Jo all of a sudden felt like she couldn’t breathe, her chest heavy “diamond diamond holy fuck”

Cate was up at the restraints and released her immediately. She wrapped her arms around Jo who continued to shake “shhhhhhh slow, deep breaths.” She could feel Jo's chest beating fast so rubbed her chest until she relaxed

“oh my god....That was the most intense experience, I can’t believe I used my safety word.” Feeling a little deflated

“Honestly I didn’t expect you last as long as you did.”

“Can we do that again” Jo excited

“Another time”

Jo looked over to Cate’s toy box “what else you got”

Cate grabbed her “another time baby, don’t want to ruin all the surprises"

----

After one evening the couple returned to their apartment arguing “you could have just walked away and not act so boorish Joanne”

Jo held the tissue to her bloody nose and went into the bathroom “just let it go”

Cate came in with a fresh cloth and handed it over “you could have been seriously hurt.”

“Well it was lucky I got that punch in then eh” wiped the blood from her face

“Lucky it took 3 bouncers to subdue him or you would have been in hospital. Cmon Jo we talked about this jealousy thing.”

Cate leaves the room undressing for bed

“I wasn’t jealous” Jo yelled back

Cate walked in hands on hips “well, then what was it.”

Jo faced her lover “I did not appreciate what he said to you.”

“I’m going to get that sometimes. When I do, I just walk away, which is what you should have done.”

“Well I didn’t. I will not put up with anyone insulting girlfriend” grabbing the vanity basin trying to contain her anger

“That bloody ego of yours” Cate's flippant reply

Jo thumped the wall causing Cate to jump “honey” She was not used to seeing this side of Jo

Jo faced Cate, eyes glimmering with tears “It’s nothing to do with ego. It’s to do with pride, my pride and god damn right to go out with you and not have to put up with dick heads who think that just because you are a sex work, they can abuse you. I was out with Cate Dodd tonight, not fucking Jez LeRue.” Jo faced the mirror shaking her head

Cate stroked her arm reassuringly “So you were standing up for my honour”

Jo sighed and looked over her shoulder “No one has the right to say things like he did about my partner and expect to be standing after it.”

Cate smiled and kissed her cheek “you are my hero, here is an ice pack for your hand. I guess you get the night off.”

Jo put the ice pack in the basin and began kissing Cate “god gave me two hands honey.”

Jo was just getting ready to catch up with Symon. It was a working night for Cate so she was busy preparing herself when her work mobile phone rings.

Jo put her jacket on and could hear her arguing with someone.

Cate groans and paced the floor wondering what she was to do. She did not want to cancel this client, he was a very lucrative and la ong time client.

“Ok.... I’m going honey, let me know” Jo kissed Cate on the cheek

Cate thought about it and everything in her heart screamed out don’t do it to her.

“Umm honey, look you wouldn’t like to do me a little favour. Joel cancelled on me and well this client he’s, he needs to have someone to watch him while he.... gets off.”

Jo grabbed her keys “ok.... so what’s that got to do with me”

“Honey, he’s one of my biggest clients and he will be here in like 20 minutes. Would you be the voyeur for him.”

Jo started to laugh “very funny Cate....” Cate didn’t say anything “Oh my god you are serious, Cate don’t please... don’t do this to me.”

Cate grabbed her “You won’t have to talk to him, just watch. 2 hours tops. Please I don’t want to lose him as a client.”

Jo paced the floor in agitation. They had agreed early on in their relationship that this type of thing wouldn’t happen and Cate promised not to get Jo involved but now.....

“I don’t think I can honey, it’s one thing to know you do this, but to watch this, I don’t think I can.”

“It is like watching a porno movie. You know like the one you and I did last month, you still like watching it over and over.”

“yeh but it was me and you, not you and some smuck.”

“please..... I’ll make it worth your while” Cate runs her hand over Jo intimately

“Oh so now you are bribing me with sex just to watch you have sex with someone”

The intercom buzzed and both jumped

“It’s him, please please Jo, just this once baby I promise.”

Jo took her jacket off and nodded.

The guy came into their apartment and Cate introduced Matt to Jo, she then sent Matt in to have a shower. Cate took hold of Jo’s hand and made her sit down in the corner of the bedroom. Cate grabbed Jo’s hands

“It will be fine, time will go quickly. Just don’t say anything. I really love you and appreciate you doing this for me” she kisses Jo

Jo just half smiled and did as she was told.

Matt came out with a towel around him and reached for the condoms on the side table.

“Please tell me you only took one little blue pill Matthew” flirted Cate, but in her Jez role

“oh Jez you know I don’t need them”

Jez started to touch Matthew intimately and he kissed her. She moaned while continued to stroke him

Jo chewed at her bottom lip and tried to keep her breathing at an even level. Everything was fine until Jez dropped to her knees and Matt put his head back groaning as she took his cock into her mouth

Jo clenched her fist to her thighs and her breathing shallowed. Matt open up and looked to Jo for a moment then down at the woman sucking and rubbing him. It was only a moment later he came.

Matt was cleaning up, Jez looked over to Jo but they didn’t say anything.

Matt now a little friskier was fooling on the bed “ride me babe, take me for a drive”

Jez lowered herself and groaned as she gyrated “oh Matthew, fuck me haaard”

Jo swallowed something she regurgitated and gripped the seat with her hands. Jez was keeping an eye on her lover hoping she was able to hold herself together. She knew she was going to have a lot to make up for.

Matt changed position to Jez on her stomach and Matt took her from behind hard and fast. He looked at Jo “isn’t this just fantastic to be watching this lovely’

Jo clenched her teeth and fist until her knuckles turned white.

“No talking to her” berated Jez

“Sorry Jez” he huffs and puffs, his thrusts getting harder. Jez’s body was being pounding with brute force. Matt had her hair “oh fuck baby, I’m going to empty all my balls into you.”

“Do it Matty, make it good.” Jez looked over at Jo and saw her eyes glisten with tears and now realized that out of all the mistakes she has made, this was the biggest and didn’t know if Jo was going to speak to her again.

Matt emptied himself and looked at Jo “you can’t tell me you didn’t enjoy that lovey, she really loves to be fucked.”

“Take a shower now Matt” growled Jez

“Sorry, just the others, they usually talk you know, tell me I’m doing a good job.”

“Oh you did a terrrrific job Matthew” came Jo’s compliment through gritted teeth.

Cate wanted to cry and knew the moment she looked at Jo it was going to happen. She needed to get Matt out so she could start trying to console Jo.

Cate took at towel into the bathroom for Matt, she heard the door slam. Cate came out and Jo was gone.

---

It was after midnight, Jo had been gone for nearly 3 hours. Cate had tried their friends even Symon but no luck. Jo had left her mobile in her jacket which was still on the sofa. Cate was frantic.

Cate curled up on her sofa when she heard the buzzing of her intercom. She raced over to it and allowed her into the building.

Cate opened to door to her apartment and waited for the lift to open. When it did, no one go out at first, and then a person stumbled, collapsing forward wheezing.

“Jo.. oh my god what happened.”

“Cate... oh Cate” she wheezed.

Cate helped drag Jo’s almost limp body into their apartment, they both collapsed onto the floor. Jo was still wheezing and crying.

Cate felt Jo’s clothes were soaking and tried rolling her over “honey... what happen talk to me are you hurt.”

She looked around for wounds in case she had been mugged. Cate held Jo’s shaking body and cried into her “I’m sooo sorry.... please will you forgive me, please.”

Jo stopped shaking for the moment “I ran... I ran fast for as long as I could. I don’t know where I ended up. I had no money to get back, no phone and I ran again. I just want to run again.” Wheezing out into Cate.

“No more running” Cate puts Jo into a shower then gets her a large glass of water. She put it on the side table and just watched her lover sitting on the floor in the shower, her knees pulled up and her head resting on it.

Cate put a hand to her mouth as she cried “Oh my love, what have I done to you, to us”

Cate eventually put Jo to bed after 1 am and lay next to her. She would stir every time she heard Jo moan. She would hold her, comfort her. “It’s over, it’s going to be alright Joanne. I will never ask you to do anything like that again. I promise baby, just be alright please”

Cate woke and rolled over to touch Jo but she was not in their bed. She found Jo lying on the sofa, her eyes close. Cate went to walk away

“I’m awake, just lying here”

Cate sat next to her “please talk to me, say something. I’m sorry.... I was wrong in getting you involved. I love you so much”

Jo sat upright and ran hand through her messy hair “It’s alright” her tone distant

“No... it’s not, what can I do to make it up to you.” Cate falls apart crying

Jo just stared at her not sure what to do. She felt so hollow, empty, not sure what Cate expected her to do. She put her arms around Cate and held her “I love you too” kisses her head

Later on in the morning Cate and Jo sat in each other laps naked. Kissing each other slowly, deeply, caressing each other, exploring each other intimately. They would build up each other slowly, kissing and fingers rubbing against each other’s clit. Cate lips broke from Jo and kissed her forehead as she felt her peak almost reached

“Jo.... baby I love you, I love you so much” Cates voice starts to break and body trembles as her orgasm starts

Jo grunted and thrust as her moment peaked at the same time and cried out. They released almost simultaneously then wrapped their arms and legs tightly around each other. Cate cried I’m sorry over and over.

Within a matter of weeks things changed between them. Their sex life slowed down, Jo was less intimate with Cate. No matter how Cate tried to talk and communicate, Jo would just say she was tired.

Cate was sitting at the table going through her expenses while Jo was flicking the TV channels over and over again. Cate sensed for a while their relationship was in trouble. Signals of coldness and resentment were surfacing from Jo. They hardly went out in public together and nights when Cate had clients, Jo would stay overnight at Symon's place.

Cate couldn't handle the silence any longer “Will you talk to me Jo, I can’t handle this distance between us.” Cate watched as Jo was getting ready for work

“I’m fine I keep telling you.” She puts her gear into her gym bag, but doesn't make eye contact with Cate

Cate goes to her and grabs her “well we haven’t had sex in over a week. That is a good indication that things are not fine.”

Jo uncharacteristically exploded “For fuck sake, why does everything have to be about sex. Does there have to be something wrong just because we don’t screw every god damn 5 minutes Cate. ”

Cate burst into tears, Jo groans and left for work

---

Jo came home from gym feeling like a total bitch. She found Cate sitting on the couch, she didn’t look up or acknowledge Jo at all.

Jo sat next to Cate and put some flowers on the coffee table in front “I’m sorry about this morning, I was out of line.”

“yeh you were, I was trying to talk to you and you just shot me down. I don’t know what to do Jo, I feel as if I’m losing you, that I’m in this relationship by myself.”

“You’re not”

“I know a relationship is not all about sex, I was just trying to acknowledge we have issues we need to address..... that's all.”

Jo nods “Yes I know, so why don’t you and I go away for a week. Go to the country and pamper ourselves. Leave our clients behind and rekindle.”

Cate was thinking about her schedule when Jo jumped up “Look if it’s going to be too much trouble, just forget it.”

Cate got up “no no of course not... if that’s what you want then I can do it.” Throws her arms around Jo and hugs her tightly “I will do anything for us”

Cate spent two days cancelling and rescheduling clients. Whatever it took to get Jo back she was going to do it.

-----

Cate lay in bed excited. It was a few days until their week away and she rolled into Jo and gave her a kiss on the cheek

“Do you know what I’m looking forward to while we are away?”

“hmmmm what” Jo listened

“Being served breakfast in bed, every day.”

“hmmmmm yeh”

“and maybe we can spend two days in bed, just being in bed” joked Cate

Jo smiled “sounds awesome, yeh”

Cate steals another kiss and jumps from their bed “Well I’m going to take a shower, I want you to join me then we are going shopping. I want you to try on that nice little Italian leather jacket I’ve seen.” and heads into the shower

Jo rubs her hands over her face and winces the more she thought about the week away.

Cate waited then called to Jo again to come have a shower. She could she shadows in the bedroom, but nothing indicating she was coming to join her. “Just take a breath Cate, she’s just going though stuff.”

Cate wraps towel around herself and walks out into the bedroom stopping dead.

Jo was dressed and met Cates eyes. Cate’s eyes dropped to the bag next to Jo

“Jo, what’s going on... what’s with the bag honey, you packed already”

Jo ran hand through her hair and bit her lip “I can’t do this, I thought I could... but I can’t. I’m leaving.... “

Cate trying to get her head around it “leaving... what do you mean, where you going.” It then sinks “You are leaving me, you’re fucking running out on me. I go to all this effort in trying to hold us together, only for you to bail on us. You fucking bitch, you didn’t even try... one week and you just”

“It would not have made any difference.” admitted Jo

“Then why the fuck did you suggest it, why the fuck did you make me believe there was a chance when you were planning to fuck off anyway.”

“I don’t know, I thought it was what I needed, I don’t know” Jo shakes her head

“You don’t know, well that’s just fucking brilliant Joanne. Fine you runaway, I’m glad this whole thing doesn’t bother you”

“Hey I’m hurting here too. I just “

“WHAT.... my god, I am sick and tired of apologising to you over what happen. But it was sex, you need to move on.”

“I had no idea you gave blow jobs, you had his” Jo took a breath and swallowed what had regurgitated

“Joanne stop it.” berated Cate

“I wanted so much to hit..... to” Jo sneered but stopped herself

“I know, you wanted to hit him” Cate stepped forward

Jo quickly backed away from Cate “No.... I wanted to hit you. I had to run, I had to get rid of all my anger, energy because I was afraid of what I would do to you.”

Cate couldn’t believe her ears “I don’t understand, I didn’t do anything wrong Jo.... it was my job no more or no less. I don’t know why this is affecting you so much”

“It affects me because you let it”

“You could have said no”

Jo shook her head “I tried, I told you I didn’t think I could do it, but you pushed and pushed until you got what you wanted.”

“Oh well I’m sure if you insisted a little firmer”

“What and ruin the fun you had at my expense” Jo's voice started to rise

Cate met her tone “What are you talking about, I didn’t do this to have fun at your expense, that is absurd.”

“Bullshit, you enjoyed the pain you put me through. You got off on seeing me in agony while you two fucked” Jo was in full rage as she relived that night, like she did everyday since.

“That is a lie, you are out of line Joanne.” spat Cate

“Am I”

Cate scoffed and points her finger at Jo “You just accused me of getting off on upsetting you, it’s pathetic. You’re just upset because you can’t deal with your insecurities”

Jo screwed her face up and snarled back “YEH and you are too addicted to your lifestyle to care about how much it hurt me. You put your client’s needs ahead of me, no wonder I’m fucking insecure. How can I possibly love someone who treats me like that?”

“fuck off you little shit” spits Cate, her body shaking uncontrollably

Jo voiced lowered, she looked towards the door and back at Cate “The trouble with you Cate is you never like hearing the truth.”

Cate kicks Jo's bag to the door “I’m done with you. Get the fuck out of my place, I never want to see you again.”

Jo takes a final look at Cate, grabs her bag and leaves.

Cate waits for the door to slam, goes over to her dressing table and screams pushing all the items off and throwing them, smashing them around the room. She crashes against the wall and slides down sobbing.

the end

Cate takes her usual Saturday morning seat outside a cafe and orders a latte. She glances over to the adjacent park, her view occasionally obscured from the fitness freaks on bikes or roller blades.

She watched a small group of joggers coming towards the park and puts her sunglasses on. She picks up the breakfast menu to read. She raises her head over the menu watching the joggers slowed to a stop and stretched on the park lawns. The instructor was going through various stretches with the small group.

Cate caught her breath at the sight of Jo. She discovered by accident one morning that Jo had an exercise group that would stop in front of the cafe after their morning run.

Since their bust up 6 months ago, she thought she was getting on with life until that day when she laid eyes on her. Now every Saturday for last 3 weeks she had a usual booking just to catch sight of her ex-lover, without being noticed.

She quickly went back to reading her menu when Jo faced the cafe for a moment. Cate had a momentary look noticing everyone had left but one woman. A blonde haired woman seemed to be sharing in a private joke with Jo. Then the blonde did the unthinkable and reaches for Jo’s water bottle. Cate smirked, she knew Jo hated anyone drinking from her bottle, she was very hygienic conscious. She remembers one day when someone at the gym had done that very same thing, Jo came home in a foul mood. She had offered to clean it, but Jo threw it away.

Cate’s smirked turn to horror when not only the woman drank from the bottle, but Jo did as well. Cate’s stitches on her slowly mending heart began to rip apart when they share a quick kiss. Cate felt sick all over again.

Cate zoned off after witnessing that moment, not even bothering to watch her ex-lover leave with her new girl friend. In fact she didn’t even hear the voice call her name until the second time

“Cate”

Cate looked up surprised to see Jo standing next to her, dressed in her usual exercise attire, looking all hot and sweaty. She was still looking fit and delicious as ever. Cate felt a shiver go through her, and then the moment was broken.

“Why do you keep coming here?” Jo asked, hands on her hips

“I like the breakfast” Cate snapped a little too quickly “ is there a law against that?” she asked sarcastically

Jo huffed “no.... just you never seem to order breakfast, you just sit and watch us.”

Cate tossed her hair back and laughed over-exaggeratedly “maybe you should focus more on your class instead of what’s happening over here. I am just enjoying some personal time.”

Jo looked about not sure what more to say, but Cate had more and narrowed her eyes at Jo.

“You know what I don’t understand Joanne. It took you 2 fucking years to get over your cheating girlfriend, and me not even 6 months before you take up with someone else. Wow, I am obviously easy to forget.”

Jo looked around, feeling uncomfortable with Cate’s barrage “Look Cate I didn’t come here for this, I”

“Well then what did you come for Joanne. I don’t need you watching over, it’s good to know both of us have moved on with other people”

“huh”

“That’s right Jo, you are just as easy to get over.” Cate just wanted the words to stop coming from her mouth.

Jo shrugged “forget it, I’m not listening to this. “ and walks off

Cate gritted her teeth, cursing at herself. She didn’t want it to be like this if they ever met again.

Jo headed off towards her car when she was called

“Wait Jo... please wait a minute”

Jo stopped and faced Cate, her eyes glaring “I’m not hanging around here just so you can continue to abuse me.”

“I’m sorry for my behaviour, I apologise. I am happy.... that you have moved on. So have I, just not with anyone like I said.”

Jo didn’t offer any confirmation she had accepted Cate’s apology “I have to go Cate” Jo walked off leaving her standing alone.

Jo got into her car, waiting was the blonde woman from Jo’s class “who was that?” she asked

Jo didn’t say anything, just put her seat belt on

“Jo” she insisted

“Claire.... she was just asking about my fitness classes. I don’t think she was too interested”

“hmmmm really” she grabs Jo’s face and kisses her “she actually seemed more interested in you, you hot, sexy thing”

Jo starts the car, and laughs “yeh right, ..... as if”

---

A few weeks gone by since their encounter, Jo had put Cate from her mind with the help of a personal threat by her cousin Simon of beating her if she even looked like she was thinking about Cate.

Jo was just finishing up at the gym when her mobile buzzed across her desk. She picked it up and groans at the name of the caller. She was going to ignore it, but Cate had never called her since their bust up.

“What is it Cate” in an unfeeling tone. That quickly changed to panic

“Calm down..... where are you..... ok ok, I’m on my way don’t go anywhere......”

Jo raced over to Cate’s apartment and up to her floor. The door was slightly ajar so Jo went in.

“Cate....” Jo walked into the bedroom aghast at the war zone. Cate’s large mirror had been smashed into pieces, chair turned over and blood on the bed

“oh shit Cate” called Jo louder and in great fear. She heard a moan from the bathroom, went in. Her stomached dropped at the sight of Cate on the floor holding her bloody nose, her body and floor stained with blood

“Jezzus Christ.... what happen” Jo grabs a small hand towel, drops down in front of her and puts it gently too her nose. Cate collapsed into her sobbing. “shhhhh... ok ok... “soothed Jo

Jo sat Cate on the side of the bath while she went to the kitchen to get an ice pack. She took a deep breath and returned. Jo carefully removed the towel, now that her nose had stopped bleeding. She gently put the ice pack to the side of Cate’s face but she pulled away

“that hurts.... it hurts”

“ok ok....” Jo looked her over. She had a split lip, nose was swollen and eye was bruising

“Bloody hell Cate what happen? Who did this to you?”

Cate didn’t offer anything, just closed her eyes

“I’m calling the police” Jo went to stand

Cate grabbed her “Don’t..... you can’t”

“Why not”

“Because...... it’s job related”

“.... look at you. This has nothing to do with the job.”

“Jo.... I can’t.... I don’t want to explain it to them, I don’t want them poking into my business.”

“Fucking hell Cate the guy did real a number on you.” Jo could feel herself reaching boiling point, got up and threw her hands up in frustration and growled “damn it Cate”

“I’m sorry.... I know I shouldn’t have.... I didn’t know who else to call.” Cries again

Jo wanted to throw her arms around Cate but this time stopped herself “where was your security. I did not see Donald on the door.”

“Business is a bit slow at the moment and I had to let him go”

“aaaahhh Cate.... for fuck sake”

Cate burst into tears “will you stop yelling at me” she sobbed again.

Jo took a breath and closed her mouth. She sat next to her again “sorry.... I just...” she stopped when her phone rang. She got up and walked away from Cate and into the bedroom

“Hey..” she said nervously

Cate got up and leant against the door eavesdropping

“I’m.... ummm out having drinks with a few guys. Yeh shouldn’t be too much longer. Hang on I’ll get a pen.” Spoke Jo in a low voice

Jo picked up the bedside table that had been turned over and opened it grabbing out a pen. She rests the phone against her shoulder and ear and wrote on the inside of her palm

“Ok... milk, bread....” Jo giggled “and a surprise for you. No worries I’ll get all that. I won’t be much longer, promise....... me... too.... bye”

Cate had a slight smile that Jo still knew where things were. She moved back and sat on the side of the bath again. Jo came in and surveyed the mess, her face gave away her sadness

“Hey it’s not that bad” Cate looks in the mirror at her slowly, growing, hideous face “I could do with closing my legs for few weeks.” She was trying to make light heart of the situation. Jo turned away and left the bathroom.

Cate slowly walked out to find Jo cleaning up the broken mirror

“I hope the arsehole gets 14 years bad luck, hope his fucking prick falls off.” Jo growls

Cate folds her arms looking at her ex girlfriend. She was always so adorable when she got worked up over something. She recalls that their love making was always more intense when she was like that. She shudders at her recollections.

“Jo....”

Jo was still hissing and moaning

“Joanne McFarlane go home before you get into trouble”

Jo stands up “Cate... it’s ok”

Cate grabbed the broom from her “no it’s not ok, I heard you lie to your girlfriend. I don’t want to cause you anymore trouble. So go.... shoo”

Cate pushed her to the door

Jo made her way slowly before facing her “please tell me you are not going to see him again.”

Cate didn’t answer right away

“CATE” Jo almost screamed

“yes... I mean no...I will not have him back in this place. I promise, now go.”

“At least hire security for when you have clients around.”

Cate smiled and cocked her head to the side “you offering honey” Cate received a scowl look from Jo “Yes.... I will do that.”

Jo got to her car and looked up at the apartment. She sighed, got in her car and drove off.

Cate watched Jo get into her car and she too sighed.

That night Jo and Claire were trying to be intimate but Jo was having problems. Claire was working hard between Jo’s legs, but Jo just couldn’t let go. In the end she pushed Claire to stop

“Baby, I’m sorry.... I just can’t get it. Please don’t be upset...I just”

Claire sat up and touched Jo’s face “what’s the matter?”

Jo shrugged “I don’t know... just tonight... seems to be difficult”

Claire sat back “it’s not just tonight Jo. We’ve been having trouble for a while now”

Jo shook her head “I’ll try harder.” She grabs Claire and kisses her passionately, and the moment Claire returned the passion, Jo backed away.

Claire dresses and starts to leave. Jo whines “please don’t go. I know I have some moments but

Claire sits on the bed and grabs her hands “they are not moments, its issues... and every time we try to be intimate you either freeze or you just seem disinterested”

“What... no that’s not true”

“Look if you don’t like sex”

“I love sex... I do... just...” Jo felt like she was losing the battle, running out of excuses. “yes I guess I do have issues. Are you gonna break up with me?” Jo whimpers

The thought had crossed Claire’s mind a few times “no.... but we need to address and fix this. I think... maybe we should see a therapist.... sex therapist.”

Jo jumped out of bed “what.... are you kidding?”

Claire got up “yes... of course.” She sends back sarcastically “let’s do nothing, then I can feel even more inadequate because I can’t get you off.”

“but you do... and I get you off.... right”

Claire shrugged “sometimes.... but you just seem to miss the spot. I get frustrated. You and I make a great couple, I want our love life to be just as great, I’m even happy to settle for ok”

“So our love life isn’t even ok” Jo felt even more anxious

Claire kisses her head “I have an early start in the morning. Just think over what we talked about.”

Jo couldn’t sleep, she did nothing but think about it. She had no idea what to do, how to improve herself. She knew it was all her, so for Claire and their relationship she would seek help

---

Cate was riding her client hard, she bent down and kissed him “c’mon sweetie, do it” she encourages him.

“ok ok, nearly there” he groans

Cate could hear the buzzer to her intercom but ignored it. She only had this client for today and continued on with him. He was getting close to eruption.

Cate heard her mobile phone ringing. But it was her personal phone, and the ring tone was one she had not heard in a long while. Cate carefully gets off her client

“nooooo” he protests

She leans down and kisses him. She strokes his cock a few times “I won’t be a minute, hold that position” looking at his hard on

She rushes to her phone, the caller ID displayed it as Jo. She answers it “hey.... Jo.... this is unexpected. I’m fine, things are ok now” trying to rush her off the phone. “That was you on the intercom, oh.... now, you want to come up now.”

Cate looked at the bedroom “sure, I’ll buzz you up”

Cate returns to her room just as her client sits up “hey Jez”

Cate strokes his shaft firmly “just a moment, I have.... to get rid of someone. Just a little longer. There is porno in the VCR, just hold that explosion until I return. Cate puts her robe on and closes the bedroom as a knock came at her door.

Cate opens the door allowing Jo in. Hands in pockets, her shoulders slumped forward. She knew from Jo’s demeanour she was upset over something.

“Joanne what’s the matter, talk to me... at least look at me”

Jo eventually looks up with tears in her eyes. “Oh Joanne what’s happened?” Cate’s voice softens.

“I just need to talk ... I don’t know....” she runs hand through her hair grimacing, looks away embarrassed with herself falling apart.

“Alright, you take a seat and I just need to take care of something, won’t be a moment.”

Jo heads over to the huge windows that overlooked the city. She still wonders if someone could see her from out there. She is disturbed by another voice, male and unhappy. Jo faces and felt even worse that Cate had a client.

Cate gives back the money to him “I’ll rearrange John”

John groans and leaves unceremoniously

Jo shook her head “you should have told me you had a client.” Jo now makes her way to the door.

Cate grabs her “Joanne.... it doesn’t’ matter, I can rearrange him. Just talk to me. I can’t help you if you don’t talk to me.”

Jo sits on couch with a glass of wine. Cate sits opposite her trying to pry something, anything from her “is it the business...... do you need money?”

Jo looked up “no.... it’s not that.”

“I am happy to give you a loan”

“It’s not the money” she reinforces

“please don’t make me play 20 questions.... ” pleads Cate

“I am having trouble with....I am.... I seemed to be having issues when being intimate with Claire and I don’t know what to do.”

Cate stares at Jo in disbelief, then takes a mouthful of wine. She had given up an easy $800.00 only to hear her ex talk about her intimacy problems with her new girlfriend.

“I apparently don’t satisfy her.” hissed Jo

Cate still listened, partly angry that Jo had a nerve to approach her about this.

“I don’t know what to do” innocently looks up at Cate

Cate desperately wanted to scream ‘what the fuck do you want me to do about it.’ Instead she took a breath

“ok... well to speak from experience, I don’t recall us having any issues in that department, not until.”

Jo looked away and Cate stopped that part of her answer “Well what could she be disappointed about Jo.... I never was” She blushed then regained her composure “maybe she just too fucking fussy. Perhaps you should tell her to do it herself” getting agitated over the whole conversation

Jo shrugged “well it seems to be the only way she can get off, because I can’t, not regularly and I, myself just take too long, if at all. Claire then gets frustrated and then I. Ahhhhhh you get what I’m saying”

“Well maybe you are just not attracted to her” Cate grumbles

Jo piped up a little too quickly “oh I am, yes definitely attracted to her”

Cate drained her drink and calmly put down her glass, knowing she was at the point of throwing it at Jo’s head.

“Joanne I don’t honestly know what to say, or what I can do for you, or her.”

“She wants me to see a sex therapist.”

Cate couldn’t help but laugh out loud

“Don’t laugh, it’s not funny, this is serious....”

“I bet that put a dent in your ego huh”

Jo dropped her head “there’s a dent in my libido.” Then looks directly Cate

Cate growled “don’t you look at me like that.”

“What?”

“You blame me for this..... ”

“noooo” Jo’s tone was unconvincingly

“Jo... I can’t do this. I cannot talk to you about this.” Cate stands

“Cate” pleads Jo

“no.... uh uh, I think it’s time for you to leave”

“Cate, I’m broken, sexually.... I don’t know how to fix it.”

“Well how in the hell should I know?”

Cate heads into the kitchen to grab herself another glass of wine. Jo chases after her

“I was hoping .”

Cate faces her “hoping what”

Jo blushes “Claire, she’s adventurous, she likes trying different things... I mean she let me take her rock climbing recently.”

Cate growled “Jo this discussion is not working for me.”

“She once told me that she would like to ummmm” Jo blushed “try a threesome”

Cate shrugged “so what... you need to get over your hang ups on fetishes and participate.”

“I am... I'm going to, but I need your help.....for this to happen” she speaks slowly and carefully

Cate’s jaw drops “oh no.... no way, no fucking way” She pushes past Jo back towards the couch

“I want to hire your services for me and Claire”

“oh my god.... you dumped me and now you want me to make love to you and your girlfriend. You must think I’m a real idiot”

Jo shakes her head “I know it sounds absurd”

“oh the word fucked up more than describes it Jo”

“I don’t want you to make love to us, it’s just sex that’s all” she says as if it didn’t matter

Cate mimics “just sex, that’s all.” She looks hard at Jo “oh my god, you are serious about this”

“yes.... you the expert in sex which is why I’ve come to you.”

“and your girlfriend knows about the situation”

“I haven’t told her about seeing a prostitute yet”

Cate eyes watered briefly, she huffs “no Jo, about us.... you and me.”

Jo swallows “no”

Cate bit her lip. She wanted to throw Jo out, as the stitches in her heart rip further apart.

“I will pay what you want, just help me out”

Cate took another mouthful and shook her head in disbelief “wow she must be some girl for you to go to this much effort.”

Jo didn’t get the depth of the remark “she is, I don’t want to break up over sex”

Cate stared at her coldly “you are such a fucking hypocrite Joanne McFarlane.”

Jo now understood how her reply sounded, but she didn’t let it drop “If you can’t do it, that’s fine just say so”

Cate could have sex with any client, it didn’t either bother her that it was Claire but having Jo back in her bedroom, she didn’t know if she could stand for that.

“Cate..... yes or no”

Cate swallowed “fine.... yesss....if she agrees to that, then we will take the next step.”

“You mean come here”

“No, I want to meet Claire first”

“but why?”

Cate hissed and snapped at Jo “because I screen my clients, because I’m very fussy on who I open my legs to remember.”

Jo nodded “ok”

“If she agrees, then we will meet somewhere and have a chat about things.”

“What type of things” Jo became nervous again

“For fuck sake Jo, do you want me to do this or not, because I don’t have to.”

“Alright, I’ll call you”

Jo went to leave “did you get a security guy to help out”

“Like you really care” she closed her eyes regretting that comment, opening when she heard the door close.

Cate collapsed straight to the couch crying. Her heart broken beyond repair now”

Cate got confirmation from Jo and reluctantly set up a lunch meeting to discuss her services

Jo nervously walks towards the cafe. Claire was very excited at the prospect of this liaison with a prostitute. “I can’t wait to meet her, is she hot..... I mean”

“I don’t know... umm on her website she looks ok”

“I can’t believe we are going to do this”

Jo faces Claire “it might not happen if she doesn’t approve of us”

Claire pinches her cheek “oh baby she is going to take one look at your body and cream herself for you. Is that her waving at us?”

Jo takes deep breath “I guess”

They head over and Cate stands. Jo eyes slowly looking her up and down. Her top again busting out and her skirt only required a sneeze for it to disappear.

“Hi you two, I’m Jez LaRue”

Neither spoke. “Claire”

“umm yes that’s me” Claire was nervous all of a sudden.

“And I guess that makes you Joanne” shakes both girls hands

“yeh....”

“well sit.... please, relax”

Both do, Jo didn’t know what to say and neither did Jez/Cate.

“So how long have you been doing this job?” asked Claire curiously

Jez smiled “oooohh about 10 years now”

Jo hid behind her sunglasses, only occasionally looking in Cate’s direction. Cate leaned over and took off her sunglasses. “That’s better I would like to eyeball the person I’m looking at providing my services too.”

Jo blushed, and briefly met Cate’s eyes. But it wasn’t Cate, her tone of voice was different. She was more seductive and exaggerated her words towards them both. Jo even felt a moment of jealously that Cate may be hitting onto Claire. She told herself it was all part of Cate’s act.

“You seem a little uptight Jo.” Jez reaches into her bag and pulls out some money. “Why don’t you go up and order our meals, and some drinks. Mine will be champagne, the good stuff.”

“What do you want to eat” Jo not really wanting to leave them alone together

“Surprise us gorgeous” Cate winks at her

Jo left quickly. Claire laughed “she’s real nervous over this. I couldn’t even believe she organised this.”

Cate grinned and thought ‘yeh me too, woopee’ she took a breath “so.... why do you want to do this. Is this a fantasy you’ve wanted to try?”

Claire shifts uncomfortably “Actually, without wanting to sound too heartless I just need some good sex, hot and hard......”

“fucking.....you two don’t do that” asked Jez

Claire looks over at Jo who was waiting to order their meal and smiles “she is absolutely the most sexiest woman I have ever been with but.... ”

Jez looks over at Jo “but”

“.... she has no idea what to do in the bedroom. I’m not saying I’m an expert, but she just really sucks”

Jez took a breath trying to contain her offence on Jo’s behalf to Claire’s comment. She knew it wasn’t true. “Ok, have you tried different things, experiment? Find out what each of you like?”

Claire shakes her head “I don’t want to put any pressure on you, but if you can’t get her interested in sex then.... I can’t see Jo and I having any future.”

Jez trying to keep her tone at a calm level. “I had a lover once tell me there is more to a relationship than sex.”

“True, but I cannot survive on romance alone. I need more.”

Jez stopped when Jo returned with their drinks “so what are we talking about?”

Claire smiled and shrugged

“ohhhh Claire’s favourite subject...... you” spoke Cate “she says you are extremely sexy, and I cannot wait to have a piece of that” flirted Cate/Jez

Claire smiled “me toooo.” She went to kiss Jo, but Jo backed away and shrugged. She didn’t want to show affection in front of her ex girlfriend.

While they were eating lunch Jez got out her notepad and pen. “ok, I need to get some ideas on what you would like to do. Fetishes you would like to try. I’m pretty flexible in my tastes.”

Jo just played with the food on her plate feeling more uncomfortable.

“We can go for most things, right sweetheart” says Claire

“Ummm”

Cate eyes narrowed, she had inside knowledge of Jo’s likes and dislikes “Ok then we can try restraints, tying up is fantastic way of heightening one’s sexual peak”

“except that” said Claire “we don’t like being restrained during love making”

Jo shrugged “If you say so. We’ve never really tried it.”

“Oh you wouldn’t like it, you don’t like half the things I do to you as it is.” Claire says flippantly

Cate winced at the remark, she wanted to put Claire on her arse. She couldn’t believe Jo was just sitting there and taking it all. Cate looked over at Jo who was showing no interest and knew exactly what would get her fired up.

Jez smiled and calmly spoke “ok dildos, I have a variety shapes and sizes” she looks at Jo waiting for the reaction and was not disappointed.

Jo shuddered “I’m not having some phallic-like prick shoved in me.” She said a little too loudly

“Jo sssshhhh” spoke Claire “you would enjoy it, the stimulation”

Jo looked at Claire in horror. Cate felt guilty at enjoying what she had inflicted on Jo

“Nothing like that that is going into me, alright”

Cate realized that Jo’s attention had returned to her “ok, a no to that”

Once Cate was happy with her notes “well I think I can be a service to you both. I must admit having sex with women is far more satisfying. A woman just seems to know how to touch another woman.

Jo and Claire nodded

“Right well the last stage before we can go ahead is for you to get medically tested. I want you both to see your doctors, want results from blood that say you are disease free. I make a point to not contracting and transmitting communicable diseases. It’s bad for business. Once you have that, you can contact me again and I will give you the details of my apartment.

“ummm costs” asked Claire

“ $800.00 hour.”

Claire nods “do you get discount for regular clients.”

Both Jo and Cate looked at Claire with surprise.

Claire blushed “I’m just enquiring; I mean if we like it, we might want to do it again.”

Jo didn’t like the sound of that, and Cate had already made the decision it was always going to be a one off favour for Jo. She still felt guilty on what she put her former lover through and if she could fix her intimacy issues she would do it.

“Let’s just wait and see shall we.”

“ok well I have to dash, so I hope to hear from you soon..... Jo”

Jo nodded “huh, yeh sure”

Cate left them

Claire sat back “oh my god, she is so hot.... she really wants us. Do you think she’s gay?

“How should I know” all but squeaked out Jo

Claire kisses Jo’s cheek “this is going to be one fabulous afternoon. Can we afford 2 hours you think? I wonder if she wants us to fuck her too?

Jo sunk further into her shell wanting more than ever to back out of what she had arranged.

------

Jo confirmed with Cate on an afternoon. Cate sensed Jo’s anxiousness over the phone

“Jo..... if you don’t want to do this....”

“Claire would be devastated if I baled on this” Jo’s tone sounded distant

“I don’t care about Claire, is it what you want?”

“Is it what either of us want Cate”

Cate was thrown by the question “it’s your choice Jo.... I’m not going to force you, or Claire.”

“Maybe she wouldn’t care if I didn’t participate, as long as she got her afternoon. I could just sit out on the couch and watch TV”

“Jo.... I’m doing this for you..... I am not going to have sex with your girlfriend without your consent. Oh my god this is ridiculous, either you are involved or I cancel both. I am not going to have you throw in my face that I slept with your girlfriend.”

Cate heard a snigger “Jo.... Joanne what’s so funny”

“I never asked you to sleep with my girlfriend. I don’t think I could afford all night rates.”

Cate softened her tone “you know what I mean.”

“yes I do, thanks. I’ll see you Friday afternoon 2 pm.”

Claire almost danced inside the lift as they were on their way up to Jez LaRue’s apartment. “I can’t believe she lives in this place. It’s so luxurious.” Claire faces Jo who was looking pale “You want to do this .......right?”

It was the first time Claire had asked her, and Jo knew it would the last time she would see Claire if she backed out “oh course, I can’t wait for her to fuck you.”

“I can’t wait either, god I’m dripping already” she admits unashamedly

Cate invites them in and Claire is astounded at the place. Cate grabs them both a glass of wine and they stand around the counter with small talk. Jo was wondering what Cate had under her robe and Cate winked at her. Jo blushed knowing her mind was being read.

“Well Claire sweetie, why don’t you go into the bathroom and shower for me.”

“Why, I already had one” she argues

“It’s the house rules” spoke up Jo. Jo took a mouthful of wine regretting how quick that came out

Cate smiled “why that is correct Jo, someone has done this before”

“Not” Jo more anxious

Claire noticed Jo was acting very strangely since the moment they entered the apartment. She put it down to nerves and disappears into the bedroom

Jo lets out her breath. She reaches into her back pocket for her wallet and hands over $1600.

“Think you can hold out for 2 hours?” plays Cate

Jo only shrugs. Cate grabs Jo’s chin making her look at her. “Joanne, you still can back out”

“What.... no way I’m good to go, see..... heading to the bathroom now” she was about to take another mouthful when Cate takes it away

“I need my nerves calm” Jo justifies

“No.... what you need is to be alert so you don’t make stupid comments like before”

“Cate.... please” whines Jo

“no Jo..... and it’s Jez.... remember, your prostitute for the afternoon.”

Jo looked away, she didn’t like hearing that word from Cate.

They head into the bedroom “Ok you need to have a shower too. Go on”

Jo bit her lip from a grin “you’re not going to watch me undress, I’m a little bashful”

Cate laughs and points her finger “That is a lie, any chance you get to parade that gorgeous body of yours nakedly you do.” Cates eyes widened at her remark. “It’s just two hours Jo, that’s all. You can stop and leave any time. I won’t force you to do anything you don’t want.”

Jo was naked and walking to the shower chuckling “spoil all my fun”

Cate felt uneasy about the whole situation especially the jibes from Jo. She just hoped Jo was not going to flip out again.

Cate could see the reflection of the two girls holding each other in the shower, kissing. She kept telling herself that this was like being with any other clients. She glanced at the two as they were getting really involved with each other. Cate sighed, at least she knew they wouldn’t need lube. She went to use the lube on herself and was surprised she was so wet. She took some deep breaths to get back some self control, but knew it was another bad sign.

Both girls came back in with towels around themselves. Jo groans at seeing Cate in a black cami and shorts clearly see through. She froze at the sight, her mouth dry.

“Now now....” Cate goes towards them, grabbing Claire’s hand and pulling her close. She quickly moves in and takes her lips in a long passionate kiss, her hand disappears under her towel stroking her. “hmmmm I like a neat, trim bush”

She drops Claire’s towel and leads her to the bed. “I want you first.”

Jo was stunned at how quick Cate was getting it all started. Cate smirked at her. “and I’ll be back for you later. So that means no masturbating, you just get to watch. If you don’t heed my rules Jo..... I will tie you up and lick you where you sit.

Cate almost laughed when Jo’s legs buckled and she collapsed into a chair “atta girl, you stay right there”

Cate returned to the bed, crawled up and took to Claire’s lips again, she forced her down roughly as their kissing intensified. She sat up quickly as did Claire.

“I’m sorry Claire; I meant to tell you I don’t do tongue.”

Jo never knew Cate didn’t do that with her clients. Cate loved it when she used to tease her with her tongue, and would almost get off from sucking each other’s tongue. She felt that hit right below at the thought, her stomached knotted.

Cate worked Claire’s body, sucking and biting her breasts, she sat over her while fingering her “I’m so going to fuck that sweet little hole of yours, I’m going make you scream”

“yeh fuck me, fuck me Jez”

Cate got out her dildo and eased it inside Claire, she started out slowly. From just suckling her nipple and thrusting Claire was moaning, groaning and bucking “oh my god, oh fuck yeh.”

Claire almost screamed the room down when she climaxed. She rolled away panting heavily. Cate threw her used dildo into a basket which she will wash later.

Jo watched Claire roll around for a moment, her eyes slowly diverted to Cate. Cate was already looking at her, fingered her to come over “it’s your turn Joanne” she says seductively

Jo knew if she got up her legs would buckle from under her. She took a sharp breath

Claire groaned “Jo, don’t waste this time, I will go again then.”

Cate head turned to Claire “don’t you be greedy young lady” berated Cate playfully “or you will also be tied up and teased until you weep.”

Cate went over to Jo and squatted in front whispering “what’s wrong”

“I don’t think..... I’m ready”

Cate grabbed Jo’s face and kissed her softly, her tongue drifting across her lips. Her hand disappeared into Jo and stroked her until the wetness seeps through. Both girls groaned within the kiss. This was not noticed by Claire although she was watching.

Cate pulls Jo up and drops her towel. She starts kissing down her neck, nibbling. She could feel the goose bumps rise on Jo’s skin as she stroked up and down Jo’s arms. “ohh jeezus” hisses Jo at her rising urge, her body shaking “ohhh no” trying to hold back

Cate backs off kissing. She went to stroke Jo’s abdominal muscles to calm her, but stopped herself. They looked at each for a moment. Cate bit her lip and whispered “sorry”

Jo shrugged and whispered back “it’s ok”

Jo sat up on the bed, while Cate continued to kiss her, snatching at her lips. She massaged and squeezed her nipples lightly. She dropped her head and licks around it before devouring her whole breast.

Jo grabbed Cate’s head instinctively and groans as she held her to that spot. Claire had never seen Jo enjoy this so much and also wanted to get in on the action. She grabbed Jo’s face kissing her hard. Jo pushed Claire back to get some air then grabbed her again, kissing her passionately, moaning for her. Jo then pushed Claire away again needing much more air when she felt Cate playing around her hole. She swallowed and waited for the inevitable.

“Let me do it” offers Claire, “I want to make her cum, she owes me that” grins at Jo

Cate could feel the moment slipping from Jo. “Darling she may owe you that, but she has paid me for this moment, you will have to wait your turn.” She speaks sweetly to Claire, then kisses her and allows Claire to lick her fingers of Jo’s sweet juices.

Cate hovered over Jo seductively “does the sexy gym girl want to cum.”

Jo all but cried out “you know I to, oh god sake C”

Cate heard her name about to be called and stopped that we a kiss. She penetrated Jo two fingers and thrusts down. This in turn made Jo lift her hips to take all of Cate. Her breaths came in laboured pants as she was building to the moment. “oh fuck, fuck” grimaced Jo

She sat up instantly, Cate knew immediately where Jo wanted to be, and sat back allowing Jo to sit in her lap. Cate continued to stroke inside her, slowing the pace as to how Jo liked it.

Claire watched, surprised not only at the lack of encouragement coming from Jez, but also how she seem to know and anticipated Jo’s every move, every need. She would remember to do that in the future

“I’m not there yet” hissed out Jo as she arches back

“I know baby” she too was finding it difficult to control her breathing and gripped Jo’s arm when she was penetrated. She looked in horror wishing Jo had not done that, but did not stop her either. She closed her eyes as she could feel herself slipping. Jo had hit the mark as she always did, with just a few rubs. Cate climaxed as quietly as she could, with small thrusts and quiet grunts. It was what brought on the finishing moment for Jo and Cate knew it

Cate voice started to break “Jo.... honey”

“yeh ohhhh yeh...” Jo’s body was thrusting back and forth on Cate’s fingers. She grabbed for Cate’s face, her lips slam into Cate's snatching kisses, with each kiss deeper than the last. She unleashed her tongue and Cate lost in the moment took it in, sucking it.

Claire’s excitement turns to concern at the amount of enjoyment Jez seemed to be having, and the fact that Jo was able to inflict this when she couldn’t do it to her. The moans and groans coming from the pair enjoying each other echoed around the room as did the scent of their sex.

Claire was extremely jealous because she didn’t get this much enthusiasm when she was with Jez, but then she knew it had gone way too far when she saw them both tonguing each other, and the killer was Jo’s words

“oh fuck Cate..... Cate please” begs Jo for her sexual torment to be freed

Cate slows the kissing, wraps an arm around Jo for support while she fingers her clit. She held on while Jo climaxed multiple times, groaning each release into Cate's shoulder. Jo eventually rests her head against Cate’s chin trying to catch her breath. Cate wrapped her arms around Jo holding her tightly, feeling each shudder. She kisses her damp forehead “shhhhh that’s my girl”

“Who is Cate?” asked Claire breaking the moment

Jo hadn’t heard, or got her senses back yet, she was still resting in Cate's arms. Cate she was alert and responded as she gently pushes Jo back

“Well.... it’s ummm”

Jo was exhausted and in tears from her sudden outburst

“A fantasy name, right Jo? Like in Cate Blanchett, you told me you liked her” trying to smooth over the highly volatile situation that Jo had got herself into.

Claire jumped up “that’s crap... that is bullshit. Jo who the fuck is Cate..... huh, why have I not heard about her. Jo are you listening to me?”

Jo had collapsed back on the bed crying, curled up in a ball

Cate was caught between wanting to console Jo and calming Claire. She went to Claire “It’s just a moment, you cry out a name... she could have cried out anyone’s name while having sex.”

“Then why didn’t she call mine, or even yours Jez ... you were the one getting her off.”

“Claire, take a breath and calm down.... Jo hit a sexual peak, it’s nothing to worry about.

Claire ignored Jez “JOANNE... who the fuck were you thinking of... answer me” Claire was in tears, screaming at Jo

“Claire, I...don’t... know” was all Jo could stutter out

“Claire you came to me to help with your intimacy issues. We are exploring them, you don’t need to get all upset sweetheart.” Cate still trying to calm Claire

“yeh well how come you were having more fun with her than with me” she whines at Jez

Jo groaned and put a hand over her eyes.

Claire continue her ranting “She made you cum. Jo made you cum, a moment before she did.”

Jez laughed softly trying to trivialize that moment she thought she had hidden from Claire.

“I am so sorry, but I faked.” She lied “Claire you have to understand sometimes I like to make my clients feel that they are helping me reach my peak, because it helps them reach theirs if they think I am satisfied.

“That’s the biggest load of bullshit” yells Claire. She burst into tears again

Cate groans, she now had two girls in her room crying, but she was only concerned about one.

“Claire how about you get dressed, and have a drink out there. Let’s give Jo a few minutes.”

“Why so you can fuck her again?” she screamed

Cate had been in similar situations like this before and handled it suitably but this time lost her cool for a split second

“It’s what you paid me to do sweetheart.” Cate shook her head “I’m sorry Claire, just wait in the other room.... please.”

Claire dressed and could be heard slamming the door to Cate’s apartment.

Cate knelt on the floor next to Jo and stroked her head “I’m so sorry Jo.... I’ve done it again.”

Jo got up saying nothing, she went into the bathroom.

Cate dressed, and then grabs herself a glass of wine. She had fucked up again, and this time she thought she was helping. Tears started to well as she could hear the faint cries behind the wall where her shower was. Now Jo was completely destroyed

Jo rested against the shower and cried at the mess she had created. She eventually got out and dressed, and without thinking opened the draw next to the basin as if to get her hair brush. She was suprised all her stuff was still there, hair gel, deodorant and tooth brush. She looked at herself in the mirror feeling exhausted and lost.

Cate regained her composure waiting for Jo to come from her bedroom. When she did, Cate expected her to head straight for the door. To her surprise she sat on a chair by the kitchen bench looking devastated.

Cate’s tears flowed again. She wanted to touch her face, give her a hug but she had broken enough rules and boundaries already. “I’m so sorry Jo.... this is all my fault.... I got too carried away.”

Jo looked up “Cate this wasn’t your fault, . It was mine..”

“yeh but I should have stopped you....”

“You tried... many times but I still went ahead with this charade for Claire. It back fired on me, I will be lucky if she ever talks to me again, let alone still be in a relationship. Cate I don’t blame you.”

“You don’t....”

Jo shakes her head

“That’s probably just the natural high you are still on. I’m sure it will wear off in a moment.” Trying to lighten the mood

“Boy that was intense” groans Jo

Cate sipped her drink “Hmmmm, she really freaked out in there”

“I’m talking about my orgasm” she smirks at Cate

“ohhh right” Cate wasn’t sure what to say on from that, instead she grabbed Jo’s hand

“A very special woman once said to me there is more to a relationship than sex. And she is right, it’s not sex that binds a relationship, its love, patience, tolerance, communication and forgiveness.”

Jo smiles “Are you trying to tell me you would be happy with all that instead of sex?”

Cate nodded “Yes....I’d happily give up sex for love. Do you think Claire would?”

Jo shrugs then got up from her seat. She gives Cate a hug and kiss on the cheek “thanks for an interesting afternoon Jez. I don’t think I will need your services again, but thanks for trying.

Jo heads to the door. “Wait Jo.... take your money..... you don’t need to pay.”

Jo just smiled and left. Cate collapsed onto her bed and cried for the rest of the afternoon. She was sure that was going to be the last time she was ever going to see Jo again.

It was Saturday morning, Cate was making her way to her usual cafe. She had cancelled all her clients for the day, she just wasn’t in the mood, something that had never ever happen to her before.

She doubted Jo would be giving the morning class after yesterday’s emotional disaster. Cate still felt terrible and had wanted to call or text Jo all night to find out how she was. But she didn’t.

She strolled towards her table when a waiter stopped her

“um Ms LaRue, your usual table... it is unavailable”

“What do you mean? I have a booking here every Saturday, I want my table”

“I can’t, the person sat down and will not move, and quite adamant about it too”

Cate eyes flared, “adamant.... I want my table and I’ll show you what adamant is”

Cate walked up to her usual table standing next to the person

“I have a booking at this table every Saturday morning, so you can go and sit somewhere else, but this is my table” Cate was almost manic about it.

The person rose and faced her “alright, keep your shirt on.”

“Jo....”

“I can see why you like it here, nice view” Jo sits in the opposite seat and orders two lattes

Cate was surprised not to mention speechless. She sat down “Jo.... what..... I mean how are you? how is Claire? I wanted to call, I meant to but I just thought.” Cate felt like bursting into tears

Jo sat there not offering anything up. She leant forward and took off Cate’s sunglasses and puts them in her bag. She took her own off and put them in her top pocket, just looking into Cate’s moist eyes.

Cate was surprised Jo was so calm, in fact she looked fine. Her eyes weren’t puffy, she was not slumping like she would do if she was upset. She was too alright.

“What happen with Claire, did you talk to her? Did you try and convince her it was just a fantasy.”

The waiter bought their lattes, Jo took a sip and waited for Cate to be quiet.

“We talked.... she wanted to know about Cate and I couldn’t tell her.”

“Oh Jo.... you need to communicate more, you need to be up front and honest.”

“I was in the end. She wanted to know if Cate was the reason why I was having intimacy problems and I said yes.”

“For heaven’s sake.... Joanne you could have been a little more tactful, that must have devastated her.”

Jo nodded “she packed her things and left me” she took another mouthful

Cate reached across and grabbed Jo’s hand “I’m sorry.... ummm” she withdrew her hand not sure what to do.

Jo took a breath gathering her thoughts. “No Cate I’m the one who’s sorry. I’m sorry I walked out on you the way I did. I’m the one who’s sorry for not communicating with you on how messed up I was feeling.”

Cate wasn’t expecting this

Jo eyes glistened “I am so sorry for hurting you. I regret not taking that week away and at least try to give us a chance to work things out.” Jo’s voice breaking

“Hey it’s alright”

Jo shook her head “No Cate .... it’s not alright. You don’t treat someone you love like that. When Claire walked out last night I sat down and just went over all the things I should have months ago. I made myself try and deal with the notion that I had gotten over you, but I haven’t, I can’t, and as if I could in 6 months. I’m an absolute moron for even trying to convince myself of that.”

Jo wiped her eyes and took some breaths to steady her voice “and most of all, I don’t want to get over you Cate”

Cate was astounded by Jo’s admission. “Jo what are you trying to say”

Jo stuttered for a moment, took a breath then continued

“I want to come back; I want you to take me back because I'm still in love you and I never stopped loving you.” Jo wiped her eyes again as her tears flowed freely “I will try harder, I will communicate my feelings, I will treat you the way a lover should, I promise. “

Cate swallowed nervously.

Jo getting no reaction from Cate accepted that as a rejection “but.... sometimes sorry isn’t enough to smooth things over. So I do understand if you don’t want me back in your life. I just needed you to know that I am still in love with you and that I’m sorry for everything I’ve put you through.”

“oh my god..... “ Cate put hand to her mouth

Jo wiped her eyes with her napkin “so that’s it, that’s all I have to say.” She took some breaths and sat back waiting for the thanks, but no thanks rejection from Cate

Cate face burst into a smile “oh baby that’s all I’ve ever wanted to hear, yes..... of course I want you back in my life. I’m such a mess without you, I have no direction, no idea.” She grabbed both of Jo’s hands “We will sort things out and I promise I will not mix my working life with us ever again.” She kisses Jo’s hands and holds them.

Jo sat up and shifted “Umm about your job, I”

Cate knew there was a catch “you want me to give up being a sex worker.”

Jo didn’t say anything

Cate didn’t like ultimatums but it was different this time “I did mean it when I said I would give up sex for love and if you want me to quit my profession then I will.” She was disappointed but knew it was worth it.

Jo smiled “well Cate that is nice to know, but it wasn’t what I was going to say”

“oh...” she laughs nervously

“When you have clients over I will be there, in the other room watching TV, working out or even doing a bloody cross word puzzle, but my presence is going to be there and your clients are going to know that. I will not have anyone work you over like that ever again.”

Cate kissed Jo’s hand “yes.... I won’t argue on that.”

“Good, and one other thing. If you need someone to participate in a threesome with another woman, and she’s hot.... well I’m up for that” she held her smirk

Cate eyes flared at the thought “there is no way on earth I am going to share you with any other women, so you can forget about that Joanne McFarlane” she pointed menacingly

Jo laughed at Cate’s double standards, not to mention turned on by her over-possessiveness.

“ok ok, won’t argue with you on that”

“Good, cos you wouldn’t win.” Cate squeezed her hand

Jo nodded “so are we good?”

Cate smiled “we will be”

Jo took her hand back and looked at her watch “well then”

“Oh you’re not going already Jo, we just got started”

Jo leant over quickly and snatched an unsuspecting kiss “shoosh you uptight git” she says playfully. “What I was going to say, it’s nearly 11am and I don’t need to be at the gym till 3pm. This gives us a few hours for a serious work out.” Jo pauses and looks up “if you’re up for it.”

Cate stands up, “oh I’m definitely up for it, c’mon” dragging Jo from her seat. She tosses money onto the table for lattes and headed off towards Jo’s car

Cate stops abruptly, she pulls Jo into a passionate kiss, Jo eventually breaks it. “hey.... what’s that for”

Cate rested her head against Jo’s chest “well I was thinking if this was all some sort of a dream, I didn’t want to wake up without a final kiss.... and oooooouch” rubs her breast from the twist of her nipple

“Still think you’re dreaming”

“Oh you are in big trouble for that missy, I am going to tie you up until you beg me for it.”

The continued on until Cate stopped again and backed up “you know a little walk would be good at the moment” she tried to pull Jo in the other direction

“what, right now”

“Jez.... wait up Jezzy please.”

Cate groaned when a man walked up to them. Jo stepped back, knowing this was for Cate to deal with and decided she was not going to interfere in her business anymore.

“Jez I’m sorry.... It won’t happen again, I will make it up to you, please let me see you again.”

“Tom, you split my lip, you put me out of action for two weeks. I had to have plastic surgery on my nose.”

“I’m sorry, but... you know my urges, I have trouble controlling them."

“I think can help with that” came a gruff voice next to the man

He looked over then found himself on the ground. He held his face, groaning as the blood was pouring from his nose.

Jo stood over him menacingly “you fucking prick” she yelled at him

Cate gasped “Jo.... stop” she tries in vain to pull her away “Jo... let it go”

Jo ignored her plea and Cate knew it was going to be hard to get her attention back

“Joanne, listen me”

Jo stepped towards the man on the ground, he was trying to back away when she grabbed his shirt “I’m not done with you yet arsehole....” she spat at him

He closes his eyes and turns his head away when he sees Jo raise her fist. Cate grabbed her arm and pulled with all her strength.

“Joanne... calm down”.

Jo still hadn’t focussed completely on Cate, she stepped towards the man who had now got to his feet and ran off

Cate grabbed Jo’s face to look at her, she gently rubs under Jo’s shirt, caressing her abdominal muscles “shhhhhhh, easy there tiger”

Jo’s chest was still heaving. “You didn’t think I was going to let him get away with that” Jo huffs out.

Cate didn’t berate her lover, instead she let her tongue drift across Jo’s lips, finishing off with a kiss capturing Jo’s groan, then grabbed her hand

“cmon..... I don’t want to waste one ounce of this rush of blood.”

the end