She had not been able to talk to her husband that morning and he had acted as if he didn't want to talk to her. She saw the guilt and the anger in his eyes every time he looked at her.
It wasn't fair!
She'd only wanted to be loved. She'd wanted him to ease the sticky heat between her thighs. She'd wanted him to act like a man.
Instead his eyes made her feel dirty and she was still just as frustrated as she'd been before.
"I'm going out today," she said. "I'm going to do some shopping."
He only nodded at her as he left the house. Not even a kiss. It wasn't fair for him to make her feel so ashamed and so dirty.
She took a hot shower and dressed in a conservative skirt and blouse that he had given her.
At least he wouldn't disapprove of the way she was dressed.
She was surprised to hear a car pull up into the yard, and she was even more surprised to see Carolyn.
Carolyn was wearing another of her short skirts that showed off her plump thighs. Julia wondered about her friend. There had been something different about Carolyn lately. Julia didn't know what it was but there was something odd.
"Hi," Carolyn said. "Have I got a day planned for us."
"I don't understand," Julia said. "Were we supposed to go someplace together?"
"Not really," Carolyn said. "But there's a big new store in town and I know how you love to shop."
Julia looked at her suspiciously. Carolyn had never been the type who liked to shop. There was something odd going on.
"Well," Julia said. "I was going shopping anyway. I might as well have company."
"Good," Carolyn said. "Why don't we take my car?"
Carolyn was aware of the suspicious looks that Julia kept giving her.
Julia had been her friend for a long time and they knew each other very well. Carolyn hoped that nothing was obvious in her face.
She didn't want to think about what she was going to do to her friend.
She didn't have any choice in the matter. Dan Jacobs had given her no options.
"I want Julia," he'd said that morning.
"But Julia wouldn't come to you," Carolyn had said. "She's a good girl."
"I still want her," Dan said. "And you're going to help me get her."
"Rape?" Carolyn asked. "That wouldn't be all that much fun for you."
"I'm not going to rape her," Dan said. "She'll come to me willingly after my friends are done with her."
Carolyn understood. Dan might not rape her but someone else was going to. And there would be the pictures. Carolyn looked at her friend a little sadly. Carolyn wasn't sure Julia was strong enough to handle a situation like this.
"Where is this store?" Julia asked.