Chapter One

It was a bright and sunny Friday morning, the zenith of summer. Saul Mellors was spraying water over his low-cut grassy lawn when he spotted Gerald, the local post man cruising down their street in his recognisable white postal van. He came to a stop first two houses before Saul’s and deposited something into his neighbour’s mail box and then into his van and cruising down the street, stopped beside Saul’s driveway, alighted down with some packages in his hands and turned and waved at Saul, who in turn waved back at him and yelled ‘Good morning’ at him, and watched as he deposited the bunch of packages into his mail box and then jumping back into his van, Gerald gave Saul one final wave before cruising past him and entering the next street which curved out of sight.

Saul was half-way finished with his work when the front door opened and out came his wife, Jessie. She stood there at the doorway, transferring her handbag to her right shoulder and waved at him then came down the three flights of stairs towards his direction. Saul turned off the spigot and adjusted his eye glass on his nose as she approached him. He hooked an arm around her waistline and kissed her cheek; she smelled so good standing beside him, looking like a dainty rose in her cream blouse and black skirt which hugged her slim pair of legs.

“How are you, darling,” she pushed her lock of blonde hair away from her face. “I’m off to work. Hope you’ll be fine without me?”

“What would you think I would do: slice my wrist simply because I’m going to be home alone? You’ve got work to do; it’s only a matter of time before I bounce back.”

“I know,” she picked a dry leaf off his light-brown hair. “I wish things were different.”

“Things can’t always be the way we want it to be. Don’t mean we stop trying. You’d better start going, don’t be late.”

“Yeah, I ought to be going now. You sure you’re going to be alright?”

“I’ll be just fine. Go on, have a good day at work. Call me when you’ve got the time.”

“I will.”

She walked away from him, turned and blew him a kiss and went and got into her Subaru parked in the driveway. Saul waved at her and blew her a kiss back as she reversed into the street and then drove off, leaving him home and alone.

Done with his watering, Saul rolled the spigot up and deposited it at its usual hiding place. He took off his glasses for a moment and wiped sweat off his brow as he went to the mail box to get out the letters and packages that had been dumped inside. Saul had lost his former job as a securities broker when the firm had devaluated its holdings due to the recession; that was five months ago. He was still on the look-out for something new, and reckoned that was some of the return letters he was getting in his mail box as he went and took out everything that was inside; one was a square-shaped package box. Everything wrapped in his arm, he hurried back into the house away from the morning sunshine and closed the door behind them then went into the living room and dropped everything on the living room table and began looking at each item one at a time.

Some of them were house bills and the rest were letters as he had expected. The bills went to a separate pile and he concentrated on the ones that were letters, saving the square box for last. They were all return letters from various company interviews he’d written to the past few months, neither one held anything good for him as he tore through their envelope and read past the congratulatory message to the crux of it. Chagrined he pushed aside the torn letters and picked up the square box. It bore the name and address: TONGUE PATROL Office, 247 Lexington Crescent. That was weird, Saul thought to himself, he couldn’t remember ever attending any interview at such a place, let alone heard about such a company before. He turned the box upside down, still speculating what they were about, before deciding to rip open the package.

Inside was a brochure form and two DVD discs, both imprinted with the Tongue Patrol logo. One was titled: Welcome to TP Sales!, the other one simply said: For Your Viewing Pleasure. Whatever that meant, Saul thought aloud as he held both discs in his hands, wondering what they were about. Having nothing on mind to do, he decided to play along and got up and went to the DVD machine and inserted the first disc into the slot and turned on the TV set and went and sat down with the remote in his hand.

The screen came alive and first there was the Tongue Patrol name and logo and then a fade in to show a handsome black man in a dark blue suit seated behind a desk with a pair of glasses on his nose, looking smart and sharp. He smiled at the camera and reclined back in his seat and began his speech about what the Tongue Patrol were about: a fantasy outfit for the most dedicated young black male whose motto involves satisfying lonesome house wives and cuckold hubbies their sexual desires, wants and fantasies. The black man went on and on, and the video broke off to reveal snapshots of some of the young black men in action. Saul sat forward and watched at the short clips of black men fucking white women, doing all sort of nasty workout with them, and some with their husbands standing there watching. The clips faded away and the man in the screen resumed his speech.

“If you’re watching this video clip, then it means your name and qualifications have been properly vetted and you have been chosen to work with us as one of our chosen sales representative whose assignment it will be to further search out more white couples who’d be desiring more of our services. Inside the box that was mailed to you, you will find a summation form which you’re to fill and return to us two days after you’ve received it. The salary stipends are indicated inside the pamphlet. Should you wish for further clarification, you may dial this toll-free number on the screen and our customer service will attend to you at the earnest possible time. Thank you for watching, and we look forward to hearing from you.”

The screen faded to black. The toll-free number remained on the screen for some seconds before it too faded away and that signalled the end of the disc.

Saul pushed his glasses instinctively up his nose and remained as he was in his couch for a minute, his mind running through what he’d just seen played before him. He was at a total lose. He picked up the package once again and looked at the address wanting to be sure it had been mailed to the proper house or not. Yes, it was his home address alright, and there was his name written above it - no mistake there at all. He picked up the DVD remote and played the disc once again. Nothing escaped him this time and while he watched, he rifled through the brochure and tore out the form and examined it. When the disc finished, he ejected it and inserted the second one.

The second disc was more or less a porn movie flick. Saul had downloaded more than a few of his favourite porn flicks, and with him out of a job, he had as much time to do all the downloading and watching and jerking off that he could afford. This one presented a white woman inviting a black man into her home. The black man was dressed like a fire-fighter and there was some conversation about the black man dropping by to put out some fire. The white woman led him into the living room and she sat down with three of her female friends who were there sipping wine looking jovial and sharing giggles, and almost immediately the black man began taking off his clothes and performing a strip-tease for the women who clapped and cheered; the women were all middle-aged and all three sported wedding rings. The black man cast aside every bit of clothing he wore till he stood jiggling and dancing in a pair of thin briefs that barely covered his crotch or the prominent bulge in front. The dancer approached the woman in whose home they were in. from the laughing and cheering, it seemed it was the woman’s birthday. The black man stood her up and began dancing and frolicking with her. Saul sat forward in his seat and lapped over the images he was seeing. The woman brought her arms around the black man’s waistline and audaciously moved in rhythm with him. The man’s hands groped her body, hiked up her skirt to reveal the woman’s buttocks and thong panties to the camera’s eye; the other women in the room went wild when the man slapped the woman’s buttocks.

Saul had to pause the movie and rushed into the kitchen and took out a bottle of beer from the fridge and returned to his chair with it and un-paused the movie.

The celebrant woman now was on her knees before the black man, her hand ran over his thighs and waistline before stopping at his erection and then introducing it to her lips while her girlfriends cheered on. The women whooped and whistled as they watched their friend suck the black man’s cock, rolling his shaft in her hand; one of the women appeared behind her and started undoing her dress, leaving her half naked. Afterwards the woman made way for another of her friends to join into the festivity while she took off the rest of her clothes. Saul watched as each woman in the room took turns sucking the man’s cock amidst the whooping and cheering. He picked up the remote and fast-forwarded the movie to when the black man now sat on the long couch while the celebrant came and mounted him; her friends held her up while one of them directed the man’s cock into her waiting hole as she lowered her ass cheeks down on him and began to ride him. Saul had just about drained his beer by the time she’d dismounted him and made way for one of her girlfriends to have a go at his cock. He hardly realised when he freed his own prick out of his pants and began stroking it while the action went on before him. He was amazed that the man had such staying power to satisfy the women in the room and yet hadn’t cum yet. He took turns fucking each woman in the room, but paid much attention to the celebrant whenever her turn came around. When the moment came, the black man had the celebrant on the couch and now was on top of her, pounding his cock deeper and deeper inside her cunt while all around them the other naked women cheered and whistled and yelled for him to fuck her pussy harder. Saul held his breath as the black man squeezed his face and ejaculated inside the celebrant’s cunt. He remained like that for a minute before finally pulling out of her, and right away, some of her friends came to suck his cum out of her cunt while the rest fawned over the black man.

The video came to an end.

Saul, who was still stroking his cock, stood up and hurried upstairs to the bathroom and emptied his own load of semen into the toilet. He was sweating and gasping by the time he was done. He flushed the toilet and washed his face in the sink. Finished with drying his face, he returned downstairs to the living room. He couldn’t help watching the erotic video once more, this time taking his time with every scene. He ejected the disc when he was done and switched off the TV and went to dump the empty beer bottle in the kitchen and returned to gather up everything regarding the Tongue Patrol mail and took it upstairs with him. He would concentrate better while there.

Saul was still brooding about whether or not he should fill up the brochure package later in the afternoon when he took a walk to the Shop-Rite supermarket a block away from his home. He had spent the last hour and a half reading and re-reading through the fine-print of the form over and over again like a tax attorney would over a spread sheet, searching for evidence of any loopholes or whatever he might stumble on. He had even called on their toll-free number and had gotten the same sugar-coated service almost like the one that had been on the first disc. The phone call had eased his mind regarding the mail package as the female, soothing voice at the other end had informed him that none of it had been a mistake - he was the designated receiver and they were anxious to meet with him in person, if he would care to set a date of meet. They’d settled on the following Monday.

Inside the supermarket, he got himself a Times magazine then went in the direction that housed groceries. Jessie had earlier left him a list of edibles to pick up for supper; he too had added one of two items to the list. He needed a new pair of shaving foam.

“Saul?” a woman hollered at him. “Is that you?”

He was holding a can of butter and it would have rolled off his hand and clattered beside his feet next to the wheels of his shopping cart had his reflexes not been quick. He turned to his right to where the woman’s voice had come from. Already he could hear the clatter of her feet rushing towards him seconds before he made out her fan-like wavy blonde hair and the large pair of sunglasses that rested on her beak of a nose. She wore a lose blouse and red jacket and pants. Saul knew who she was a second before she rushed headlong into him, wrapping her arms around him in a tight hug, nearly forcing the air out of his lungs. He still held the can of butter in his hand and didn’t know if to hug her back; he could feel eyes around staring at them. From over her shoulder he could make out the smiling features of the woman’s husband, Miles.

“Hi there, Lana,” Saul used one arm to hug the woman back at the same time struggled to be free from her embrace.

“Howya doing, Saul!” she screeched into his ear, pecked his cheek, before letting go of him. She raised her sunglasses and ran her eyes all over him. “My God, you haven’t changed a bit. Jessie’s really been taking care of you. Miles, what do you think? Isn’t Jessie taking care of him or what?”

It was a relief to Saul as her husband came forward and they shook hands. “How’ve you been, neighbour?” he said to Miles.

“Couldn’t be better, Saul. Lana has a point, you’re still the same sharp we saw you last time.”

Oh yes, the last time, Saul tried to recall. How long has it been, by the way?

“You guys went to Australia, right?” he asked them.

“Yes, we did. Lana enjoyed it more than I did though. I watched the sports news while she spent so much hours getting herself a tan,” grinned Miles, hugging his wife beside him. “Could you believe, been gone three months and the neighbourhood is still the way it was last time we were around.”

“We were kind of worried we wouldn’t see get to see you and Jessie anymore,” said Lana.

“No way that would have happen,” said Saul, dumping the can of butter into his shop cart and pushing it along while his neighbour couple trailed alongside him. “You two just got into town? I’m surprised I haven’t seen you guys yet.”

“We got in last night. We would have come over but we were kind of beat. Such a long trip coming from Australia. But such you lovely place too.”

“Oh yes, it was, Saul,” Lana chipped in. “Really it was such a fun time we had, Miles and I even wished you and Jessie was there to spend time with us. We really missed you both.”

“Jessie’s going to be happy when she hears you’re both back. I’ll call her up once I get back home. Right now I’ve got more shopping to take care of.”

“Oh, okay, let’s not keep you up. Miles and I just came by to pick some little items for the house. We’ll be looking forward to having you both over for dinner.”

“Oh yes, sure, Saul,” said Miles. “Bring Jessie along, let’s have dinner.”

Saul told them he would and said goodbye to them and watched them go. A lovely couple if ever he’d met one, and that wife of Miles, Lana, such a zesty-spirited woman she is. Flirty too, and unashamed about it. He recalled once and twice when she and he had been alone at his place and also at theirs when she’d attempted a flirt that was somewhat inappropriate. Or maybe it was because they’d both drunk much wine at the time. He could hardly recall. Either way, Jessie was going to be surprised knowing they were back in town.

He turned his cart around and went in search of more items.