Stalker Problems - Chapter 9 - Yes, Doctor
The Society contract popped up on my screen. I figured I had a while until Dr. Lyons returned, so I started reading:
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
MISSION STATEMENT
The Society provides a safe space for the fulfillment of our members' wildest fantasies.
To ensure a positive experience, all members must agree to the terms and conditions included herewithin.
NON-DISCLOSURE
1) The Member will never speak of the Society to anyone.
MEMBERSHIP
2) The Member begins as an initiate (bronze).
2.1) Novus (silver) membership is obtained automatically upon the completion of the Member’s three wishes.
3) The Member must be single and under 40 years of age.
3.1) The Society may grant exceptions to this rule on a case-by-case basis.
4) The Society reserves the right to refuse membership as they see fit.
5) The Member will pay a $1,000,000 security deposit.
6) The Member may end her affiliation with the Society at any time via the app. At that time, her security deposit will be refunded in full so long as:
6a) The Member has graduated to at least novus (silver) membership.
6b) The Member is not being terminated as set forth in Clause 49.
7) Once the Member reaches the level of novus, she will be eligible to nominate new members for consideration by the Society.
8) The Member must never speak to a nominee about the Society or ask if the nominee was accepted.
WISHES
9) Wishes refer to all Society-sanctioned events.
10) The Member will begin with three wishes.
10.1) More wishes can be earned as set forth in Clause 39.
11) The Society will fulfill all wishes to the best of its ability. However, the satisfaction that the Member garners will be dependent upon the clarity with which the wish is worded and the performance of other members.
11.1) For specific instructions on wish formation, see Appendix A - Wish Formation.
AVAILABILITY
12) The Member will be assumed to be available on the following days:
12a) Tuesdays, 8:30 pm to midnight
12b) Thursdays, 8:30 pm to midnight
13) If the Member will not be available on days listed in clause 12, she will note it on her calendar via the app.
14) Wish invitations will be delivered via discreet black envelopes. Once an envelope is received, the Member will accept or decline the invitation via the app. Please note that participation in some wishes is mandatory. For those, there will be no option to decline.
WARDROBE
15) The Member will arrive in appropriate clothing for all wishes.
16) The Member will maintain a wardrobe of the following categories:
16a) Casual
16b) Activewear
16c) Lingerie
16d) Business
16e) Formal
17) If costumes or props are required, the Society will provide them to the Member.
EXPECTED BEHAVIORS
18) The Member will be ready and willing to engage in:
18a) Role-playing
18b) Kissing
18c) Fellatio
18d) Receiving cunnilingus
18e) Voyeurism
18f) Unprotected sex
18g) Public Sex - only in front of other members
18h) Group sex
What the actual hell? Voyeurism? Unprotected sex? Public sex? What kind of crazy sex club had I accidentally been signed up for? My heart was pounding. This was all a joke. Right?
I backed out of the app and sent Chastity another text: "I found the Society's app. The contract is rather enlightening."
Chastity immediately called me.
"Tell me everything!" she said.
"Okay, okay." I brought her up to speed on how I suspected that someone at the Shifting Sands Spa had installed the app on my phone and how my tests had come back clean. I read her the mission statement and then skipped to the expected behaviors.
"Please find a way to let me join," said Chastity.
"Well, according to clause 7, I can nominate you as a member as soon as I've obtained novus membership."
"And how do you do that?"
"By getting raped three times. Sorry, I meant to say completing three wishes."
Chastity sighed. "Now you're just being dramatic. Getting raped wasn't listed as an expected behavior."
"True, but I’ve only read half the contract."
"Rape isn't even allowed in the seediest sex clubs. And the Society is pure class. Search for it...I'll wait."
I did a quick search function for the word rape.
The only place it appeared was clause 49, which was a list of behaviors that would result in immediate termination.
"Okay, fine. Rape isn't allowed." I heard footsteps in the hall.
"Hold on, I think my doctor might be back.
" I listened for a second, but it turned out to just be someone else walking by. "False alarm. Wasn't him."
"Him?" asked Chastity. "I thought your doctor was some old polish lady?"
"She couldn't see me today, but the pediatrician in her office was nice enough to squeeze me in."
Chastity gasped. "Oh no. Another child molesting foot freak?"
I was going to explain that he was neither a podiatrist nor a pedophile, but it wasn't worth it. "No, just a children's doctor."
"Is he hot?"
Of course she'd ask that. "Depends. Are you into tall blonde guys with dreamy blue eyes?"
"How tall?"
"Six feet. Maybe six one?"
"Um, yes please. Can you send me a picture?"
"No."
"Boo. You're lame." Chastity sounded heartbroken. But then she made an excited squeal. "Oh my God. What if this is your first wish?"
"What?"
"Think about it. When else have you gone to a doctor that's super-hot?"
Huh. "Never."
"And what's like...the number one fantasy for women? Doctors!"
"Actually, that's fourth on my list." Right behind my Jack and the Bean Stalk fantasy.
"And anyway, that's not what I wished for.
I wished for free shoes and revenge on Joe.
This has nothing to do with either of those things.
Although I guess the contract did make it seem like I would be participating in wishes other than my own. "
"Aha! I knew it!"
I glanced over at the GenieMD poster. Was that a sign that this was sanctioned by the Society?
It didn't have their logo anywhere, but it was still related to genies and wishes. I wasn’t ready for this.
I hadn’t even finished reading the contract yet.
Oh God, was that why my doctor was taking so long to return?
So that I’d have time to be prepared for whatever weird wish this was? "Shit, I gotta get out of here."
"Are you crazy? You're about to get to play doctor with a gorgeous man. That's like every girl's fantasy."
"Fantasy is the operative word there. As in, imaginary. Not real."
"What was the mission statement again?" asked Chastity.
"The Society provides a safe space for the fulfillment of our members' wildest fantasies."
"Boom. You're definitely experiencing a fantasy right now."
"I don't know. Sex in a doctor's office seems cool in my head, but now that I'm here...eh. Getting probed on this awkward exam table feels more like a nightmare."
"Well that's because you’re thinking of it as getting probed. Instead, think of it as getting ravished. Or devoured."
"Now I'm picturing him as a cannibal." I scrolled up to double-check that cannibalism was not on the list of expected behaviors.
"You just have to relax and have fun with it."
"You do know who you're talking to, right? I can hardly have a conversation with a stranger, much less seduce one."
“Well, you don’t have a choice, Ash. I’m invoking Single Girl Rule #8.”
“No.”
“You said he was tall and handsome. I bet he has 8 abs and 8 inches…”
“Stop it.”
“And if a man has 8 abs and 8 inches, he can’t be refused.”
Fuck my life. I hated these damned rules. But also…it had been a really long time since I’d had sex. “My fire extinguisher hasn’t come in yet.”
“Would you stop it with the flaming pants incident? You can’t set him on fire in a doctor’s office. You’re completely safe. All you have to do is play along with the doctor fantasy and everyone will come out unscathed.”
"But I don't know him."
“Exactly. Isn’t that the whole point of your list? To try new things? To figure out what you truly like? To freaking live your life? It’s exactly what you’re trying to do.”
I never should have told her about my list. “Chastity…”
"This is your chance to get to know someone new. With your body."
"Ew, no. I don't do one-night stands."
"Because you married the first guy you ever dated. Taking a few men for a test drive sounds like just what you need. It's not like the next man you find will think you're a virgin. And anyway, guys don't care about that. Most guys would be super freaked out if a 28-year-old woman was a virgin."
"I guess."
"Then what could it hurt?"
"The cleanliness of my…mouth." It came out as more of a question than a statement. Because I had no idea what this wish would entail.
"If he's in the Society then he must have had the same STD tests as you."
"There are germs other than STDs." Visions of viruses and bacteria multiplied in my brain.
Chastity sighed dramatically. "You're impossible. The Society is serving you up a hot guy and your fourth biggest fantasy and you're going to pass it up because you're worried about germs and being awkward?"
"Harsh."
"It is. But it's the truth. Ash, I can't just sit back and watch you be single for the rest of your life. You're too pretty and smart and wonderful for that. You deserve love. Or at the very least, a very good bang.”
"Maybe you're right." Had I just said that out loud? I was officially losing my mind. Not having sex for over a year really did something to a girl’s soul. Something filthy.
"I am. Shit, my food is here. Good luck! I hope you enjoy having your throat swabbed. Or maybe he'll give you some mouth to mouth. Or..."