7: The Deal
After Mac pried the truth out of me, he told me to stay at the ranch for the rest of the weekend to keep Junior from tracking me down. I called my parents and told them I was staying with friends and that I’d be back Sunday evening. My mom and dad by this time in my life of course have pretty much turned a blind eye to what I did. Out of site, out of mind I think is the old saying......and if they didn’t know what I did, then they didn’t have to acknowledge what I did. We were completely diss functional. Community leaders on the outside, hypocrites on the inside.
I was in the bathroom putting salve in my raw nipples when Mac entered. He watched me for a bit rub the thick ointment into my nipples.....they were tender, and hard.....Mac watched me watching him in the mirror, and when I was done I turned to him I stuck out my chest and said “Shirts or skins?”.......he smiled and said “Unfortunately it’s got to be Shirts.......You and I have someplace we need to be.”
“Where is that?” I asked........Mac hesitated a bit, but said “Coops”......
To say that I objected was an understatement.....and Mac stood there and listened to me quietly. When I’d run the course on my objections Mac told me politely to “Sit Your Ass Down”.........”Listen to me” he began, “had you told me who whipped you from the start, this whole mess would have ended right fucking there.......I would have handled it immediately and there wouldn’t have been any film of you being gang fucked by a bunch of black guys in your own fathers church!”......I could hardly argue that point.
The drive to the salvage yard was one of silence. I’d never been to Coops Salvage but I’ve driven past it many times. Old junk cars everywhere and just a whole lot of junk laying around. We drove in through the gates and around to the backside of a big garage building surrounded my piles of junk. Mac parked his truck, put his hand on my knee and said “You say Nothing......When you do speak, you speak only when I tell you to”.......Mac gave my knee a squeeze.....a hard squeeze........we locked eyes for a long moment and Only when I nodded did he release me. We got out and walked into the garage. I followed Mac through a maze of pallets filled with metal, car parts, and god knows what. Finally we came to a door and Mac knocked once, opened the door and we walked through into what was Coops office. Coop looked up from his desk and smiled that smile of his when he saw me.....a wicked and knowing smile........”Well hello there girl!” Coop said........I immediately took a step closer to Mac, took hold of his arm and looked away........Mac pulled something out of his shirt pocket and tossed it on the desk in front of Coop. It was the Polaroid pic of me hanging naked from the tree covered in welts and open wounds. “A sample of your k**s handiwork.” Mac said sternly. Coop picked it up and looked at it and was quiet for a bit......then he asked “My son did this?”......”Yes” Mac replied.....
“I didn’t ask you Mac, I asked her”.......l looked up at Mac and with his nod, I said “Yes. Junior and his 3 friends.”......Mac put his hand on my shoulder and said to me “Tell him everything. The church too.”
I took a deep breath and told Coop about the whipping, the threats, the church, and the film.
Cooper listened to me as I told him everything and I could see he wasn’t receiving this well at all. When I was finished with the details Coop took a deep breath and said “Lori, I’m sorry Junior and his friends did this. You have my guarantee that he won’t lay a finger on you ever again.”......Then he looked at Mac and said “Mac, I swear I told that boy and his friends to leave her alone.....I had no idea that he would ever do this to her.” Mac nodded and said “Coop, I believe you......But I want that tape, and I want this to end.” Coop nodded in agreement and picked up his phone and dialed.......”Junior? I need you down here at the yard right now........I don’t care what you’ve got going on. You come down here now, you hear me?”.....Coop hung up the phone then turned and opened a refrigerator and pulled out a couple of beers and set them on the desk in front of us. “Help yourself.” Coop said “it’ll be a few minutes. You may as well have a seat” and motioned to the couch “We’ve got some time to kill”.
After a few minutes of uncomfortable silence and pointless small talk we heard a car pull up.....and within a few seconds Junior opened the door to the office and was midway through the doorway when he saw Mac and I sitting there.......and came to an abrupt halt.........”Well, how nice of you to join us” said Coop in a fake joyous voice....”come on in and join the fun we’ve been having!” He continued.......
Junior slowly entered the office and stood at the side of Coops desk. Coop looked up at Junior and said “I gave you strict orders to leave this girl ALONE! “ and he
Slammed his fist down on the desk with a loud bang.......Junior just stood there looking back at his father.......”And I find out you did this”.......Coop set the Polaroid of me on the desk......”And now I understand that there’s a video tape of you and your friends fucking her on the alter of the church!”..........Junior looked over at me....”And she liked it too” Junior replied with a grin.......Coop slammed his fist on the table again.....”Now You Listen!” Coop yelled.....”I made a deal with this man.....and the deal was One And Done! The girl was to be left alone!”.........
”Well I didn’t make any deal over her” Junior shot back.......”She’s just a whore!.......I wanted her, and I took her......and like I said, She Liked It!” .....
Coop shook his head and said “It doesn’t work like that, Boy! ...... Now where’s this video tape at?” ......Junior just laughed at his dad.......”there’s no way I’m giving you that tape......Besides, all four of us have copies of it......who knows who’s seen it by now” junior said with a Snicker...
I’ve never seen Mac move so fast.......he was off the couch in a flash and was on Junior before I could even react........Junior head hit the table with a bang louder than Coops fist.....he was face down on the table with his his arm twisted up behind him at an impossible angle......and he Howled in pain............
“Coop” said Mac in a tone I’ve never heard before “ You make one little move toward that gun in your desk drawer and I’ll kill the both of you”...........Coop slowly raises his hands and rolled his office chair back away from the desk. “Now Mac, we can fix this.....you just need to keep your cool” Coop said.......”You and I know that” said Mac, “But Junior here doesn’t seem to understand just who he’s dealing with or how serious this is for me......suppose you tell him exactly who I am”........
“Ok Mac, ok”........Coop looked at Junior who was in considerable pain.....“The man who’s about to take your arm off and beat us both to death with it is a stone cold killer.......He’s a genuine Green Beret who did more tours of duty in Nam than he should have......they taught him to kill and he fucking loved his job.........and you have just fucked over someone he cares about........and that just isn’t going to go away until he’s satisfied”........Coop looked up at Mac with a questioning look and Mac said “Tell him the rest”.......Coop hesitated a bit and just stared at Mac......and Junior again howled in pain as Mac wrenched his arm even higher.......”Ok Ok” Coop yelled, “Jesus Christ Mac......I’ll tell him!.....Just let up on him a bit!”.......Mac let up on juniors arm, then finally let him go and stepped back. Cooper then rolled forward a bit towards the desk and said “Junior, Mac here helped me start this business.....he gave me the seed money and he helped me in many ways over the years.......He owns half this business......You have just took a huge shit on my own dinner plate!”
Junior laid there for a minute before he managed to get back to his feet......”You broke my fucking arm” he said through clenched teeth.......”No I didn’t either” Mac said...”I dislocated your shoulder....You’ll need to go to the hospital to have it put back into place......or I can do it right here after you get those tapes. All of them”
“I’m not giving you Shit” spat junior......
Well, the whole discussion went south from there.....and I thought Mac was going to end up killing somebody before this day was over.......they were arguing back and forth and I was just tired of it.......
“Don’t I get a say in all of this?” I shouted out....”I mean, I’m the reason that we’re all here right?”......they all stopped and turned to look at me “I’m what you want right?......I’m the damned prize you’re all fighting over!.....I pointed at Mac and said “You Want Me!”......Then I pointed at Junior “You Want Me!”.....”And I know damn well that You Want Me!” I said to Coop......
“I never had a choice the first time......or the second time.......But I figure I’m owed a say in what happens now......Don’t I?!?!”
“You have a suggestion on how to resolve this?” Coop asked.
“I think so, yes” I answered.....
I turned to Junior and said “4 tapes for 4 nights.....That’s my offer” .......Mac started to speak but I stepped up to him and said “Please....Just hear me out. If you don’t agree with what I have to say, fine. But let me have my say.”........Mac sighed and just nodded. I turned back to Junior again “4 nights for the 4 tapes....But I want all four tapes given to Mac Today!........But each night takes place at Mac’s, and he’s my bodyguard....No Mac, No Deal” I said. Then I pointed at Junior.......”You......I don’t trust you or your friends.......you come anywhere near me outside these 4 nights, I go straight to Mac and we’ll see who’s the one that ends up hanging from a tree and left for dead.....I doubt it will be me.” I picked up a beer and took a sip..and pointed at Junior again..”just you and your 3 friends.....nobody else”.......then I turned to Mac and said to everyone in that room......”I Belong to Mac.......He Owns Me......I’m His!” ....I turned to look at Coop and Junior and added “Do you two understand that?” Both just nodded.
I turned back to Mac and said to him “I trust you with my life...I’m sorry I didn’t trust you from the start....Will you trust me with this?” ......Mac nodded.......I stepped to him and took his hands in mine and looked up at him “I need to hear you say it.” ....... he leaned down and whispered in my ear “I Trust You”.
I turned back to Junior again and said “I want those 4 tapes at Mac’s tonight.....and for your sake, there better not be any more copies of that tape out there or I swear I’ll watch you die a slow and painful death.......Mac will see to that......oh, and I want at least a month between each night. I need time to heal. Do we have a deal?” ........Junior replied with a simple “Yes”.
Then I turned to Coop and said “Mac told me once that you were a dishonest son of a bitch......But when you make a deal, you stick to it.......Do you agree to make sure Junior lives up to his end of the bargain? Coop said “Absolutely yes”.
“Thank you for that” I said.....”In return for that, I suppose you can join him and his friends”.....”You sure about that?” Coop replied........
”Do you have another idea?” I asked....
Coop smiled leaned down and whispered in my ear saying “Yes, yes I do........But I’d rather discuss it later......I’ll come out to the ranch and run it by you and Mac tonight if that’s ok with you. I got a feeling I’ll be the one bringing the tapes. Juniors obviously not going to make it” I nodded in reply and turned to Mac and kind of nodded towards junior......”Can you put him back together so he can get busy getting those tapes?” “Sure” he replied but added “You sure this is what you want”? I nodded and said “Everybody Wins.” I said. Mac shook his head and said “Everyone wins but you”..........I reached up on my tiptoes and whispered in Mac’s ear “Junior was right......I did enjoy it”.
I know this chapter of my story isn’t very erotic......but I couldn’t simply bypass this meeting in coops office and move on to what follows without people wondering WTF just happened.......especially where Coop’s concerned.
I was in the bathroom putting salve in my raw nipples when Mac entered. He watched me for a bit rub the thick ointment into my nipples.....they were tender, and hard.....Mac watched me watching him in the mirror, and when I was done I turned to him I stuck out my chest and said “Shirts or skins?”.......he smiled and said “Unfortunately it’s got to be Shirts.......You and I have someplace we need to be.”
“Where is that?” I asked........Mac hesitated a bit, but said “Coops”......
To say that I objected was an understatement.....and Mac stood there and listened to me quietly. When I’d run the course on my objections Mac told me politely to “Sit Your Ass Down”.........”Listen to me” he began, “had you told me who whipped you from the start, this whole mess would have ended right fucking there.......I would have handled it immediately and there wouldn’t have been any film of you being gang fucked by a bunch of black guys in your own fathers church!”......I could hardly argue that point.
The drive to the salvage yard was one of silence. I’d never been to Coops Salvage but I’ve driven past it many times. Old junk cars everywhere and just a whole lot of junk laying around. We drove in through the gates and around to the backside of a big garage building surrounded my piles of junk. Mac parked his truck, put his hand on my knee and said “You say Nothing......When you do speak, you speak only when I tell you to”.......Mac gave my knee a squeeze.....a hard squeeze........we locked eyes for a long moment and Only when I nodded did he release me. We got out and walked into the garage. I followed Mac through a maze of pallets filled with metal, car parts, and god knows what. Finally we came to a door and Mac knocked once, opened the door and we walked through into what was Coops office. Coop looked up from his desk and smiled that smile of his when he saw me.....a wicked and knowing smile........”Well hello there girl!” Coop said........I immediately took a step closer to Mac, took hold of his arm and looked away........Mac pulled something out of his shirt pocket and tossed it on the desk in front of Coop. It was the Polaroid pic of me hanging naked from the tree covered in welts and open wounds. “A sample of your k**s handiwork.” Mac said sternly. Coop picked it up and looked at it and was quiet for a bit......then he asked “My son did this?”......”Yes” Mac replied.....
“I didn’t ask you Mac, I asked her”.......l looked up at Mac and with his nod, I said “Yes. Junior and his 3 friends.”......Mac put his hand on my shoulder and said to me “Tell him everything. The church too.”
I took a deep breath and told Coop about the whipping, the threats, the church, and the film.
Cooper listened to me as I told him everything and I could see he wasn’t receiving this well at all. When I was finished with the details Coop took a deep breath and said “Lori, I’m sorry Junior and his friends did this. You have my guarantee that he won’t lay a finger on you ever again.”......Then he looked at Mac and said “Mac, I swear I told that boy and his friends to leave her alone.....I had no idea that he would ever do this to her.” Mac nodded and said “Coop, I believe you......But I want that tape, and I want this to end.” Coop nodded in agreement and picked up his phone and dialed.......”Junior? I need you down here at the yard right now........I don’t care what you’ve got going on. You come down here now, you hear me?”.....Coop hung up the phone then turned and opened a refrigerator and pulled out a couple of beers and set them on the desk in front of us. “Help yourself.” Coop said “it’ll be a few minutes. You may as well have a seat” and motioned to the couch “We’ve got some time to kill”.
After a few minutes of uncomfortable silence and pointless small talk we heard a car pull up.....and within a few seconds Junior opened the door to the office and was midway through the doorway when he saw Mac and I sitting there.......and came to an abrupt halt.........”Well, how nice of you to join us” said Coop in a fake joyous voice....”come on in and join the fun we’ve been having!” He continued.......
Junior slowly entered the office and stood at the side of Coops desk. Coop looked up at Junior and said “I gave you strict orders to leave this girl ALONE! “ and he
Slammed his fist down on the desk with a loud bang.......Junior just stood there looking back at his father.......”And I find out you did this”.......Coop set the Polaroid of me on the desk......”And now I understand that there’s a video tape of you and your friends fucking her on the alter of the church!”..........Junior looked over at me....”And she liked it too” Junior replied with a grin.......Coop slammed his fist on the table again.....”Now You Listen!” Coop yelled.....”I made a deal with this man.....and the deal was One And Done! The girl was to be left alone!”.........
”Well I didn’t make any deal over her” Junior shot back.......”She’s just a whore!.......I wanted her, and I took her......and like I said, She Liked It!” .....
Coop shook his head and said “It doesn’t work like that, Boy! ...... Now where’s this video tape at?” ......Junior just laughed at his dad.......”there’s no way I’m giving you that tape......Besides, all four of us have copies of it......who knows who’s seen it by now” junior said with a Snicker...
I’ve never seen Mac move so fast.......he was off the couch in a flash and was on Junior before I could even react........Junior head hit the table with a bang louder than Coops fist.....he was face down on the table with his his arm twisted up behind him at an impossible angle......and he Howled in pain............
“Coop” said Mac in a tone I’ve never heard before “ You make one little move toward that gun in your desk drawer and I’ll kill the both of you”...........Coop slowly raises his hands and rolled his office chair back away from the desk. “Now Mac, we can fix this.....you just need to keep your cool” Coop said.......”You and I know that” said Mac, “But Junior here doesn’t seem to understand just who he’s dealing with or how serious this is for me......suppose you tell him exactly who I am”........
“Ok Mac, ok”........Coop looked at Junior who was in considerable pain.....“The man who’s about to take your arm off and beat us both to death with it is a stone cold killer.......He’s a genuine Green Beret who did more tours of duty in Nam than he should have......they taught him to kill and he fucking loved his job.........and you have just fucked over someone he cares about........and that just isn’t going to go away until he’s satisfied”........Coop looked up at Mac with a questioning look and Mac said “Tell him the rest”.......Coop hesitated a bit and just stared at Mac......and Junior again howled in pain as Mac wrenched his arm even higher.......”Ok Ok” Coop yelled, “Jesus Christ Mac......I’ll tell him!.....Just let up on him a bit!”.......Mac let up on juniors arm, then finally let him go and stepped back. Cooper then rolled forward a bit towards the desk and said “Junior, Mac here helped me start this business.....he gave me the seed money and he helped me in many ways over the years.......He owns half this business......You have just took a huge shit on my own dinner plate!”
Junior laid there for a minute before he managed to get back to his feet......”You broke my fucking arm” he said through clenched teeth.......”No I didn’t either” Mac said...”I dislocated your shoulder....You’ll need to go to the hospital to have it put back into place......or I can do it right here after you get those tapes. All of them”
“I’m not giving you Shit” spat junior......
Well, the whole discussion went south from there.....and I thought Mac was going to end up killing somebody before this day was over.......they were arguing back and forth and I was just tired of it.......
“Don’t I get a say in all of this?” I shouted out....”I mean, I’m the reason that we’re all here right?”......they all stopped and turned to look at me “I’m what you want right?......I’m the damned prize you’re all fighting over!.....I pointed at Mac and said “You Want Me!”......Then I pointed at Junior “You Want Me!”.....”And I know damn well that You Want Me!” I said to Coop......
“I never had a choice the first time......or the second time.......But I figure I’m owed a say in what happens now......Don’t I?!?!”
“You have a suggestion on how to resolve this?” Coop asked.
“I think so, yes” I answered.....
I turned to Junior and said “4 tapes for 4 nights.....That’s my offer” .......Mac started to speak but I stepped up to him and said “Please....Just hear me out. If you don’t agree with what I have to say, fine. But let me have my say.”........Mac sighed and just nodded. I turned back to Junior again “4 nights for the 4 tapes....But I want all four tapes given to Mac Today!........But each night takes place at Mac’s, and he’s my bodyguard....No Mac, No Deal” I said. Then I pointed at Junior.......”You......I don’t trust you or your friends.......you come anywhere near me outside these 4 nights, I go straight to Mac and we’ll see who’s the one that ends up hanging from a tree and left for dead.....I doubt it will be me.” I picked up a beer and took a sip..and pointed at Junior again..”just you and your 3 friends.....nobody else”.......then I turned to Mac and said to everyone in that room......”I Belong to Mac.......He Owns Me......I’m His!” ....I turned to look at Coop and Junior and added “Do you two understand that?” Both just nodded.
I turned back to Mac and said to him “I trust you with my life...I’m sorry I didn’t trust you from the start....Will you trust me with this?” ......Mac nodded.......I stepped to him and took his hands in mine and looked up at him “I need to hear you say it.” ....... he leaned down and whispered in my ear “I Trust You”.
I turned back to Junior again and said “I want those 4 tapes at Mac’s tonight.....and for your sake, there better not be any more copies of that tape out there or I swear I’ll watch you die a slow and painful death.......Mac will see to that......oh, and I want at least a month between each night. I need time to heal. Do we have a deal?” ........Junior replied with a simple “Yes”.
Then I turned to Coop and said “Mac told me once that you were a dishonest son of a bitch......But when you make a deal, you stick to it.......Do you agree to make sure Junior lives up to his end of the bargain? Coop said “Absolutely yes”.
“Thank you for that” I said.....”In return for that, I suppose you can join him and his friends”.....”You sure about that?” Coop replied........
”Do you have another idea?” I asked....
Coop smiled leaned down and whispered in my ear saying “Yes, yes I do........But I’d rather discuss it later......I’ll come out to the ranch and run it by you and Mac tonight if that’s ok with you. I got a feeling I’ll be the one bringing the tapes. Juniors obviously not going to make it” I nodded in reply and turned to Mac and kind of nodded towards junior......”Can you put him back together so he can get busy getting those tapes?” “Sure” he replied but added “You sure this is what you want”? I nodded and said “Everybody Wins.” I said. Mac shook his head and said “Everyone wins but you”..........I reached up on my tiptoes and whispered in Mac’s ear “Junior was right......I did enjoy it”.
I know this chapter of my story isn’t very erotic......but I couldn’t simply bypass this meeting in coops office and move on to what follows without people wondering WTF just happened.......especially where Coop’s concerned.
4 years ago
