Free Alice (Doxy Parcel) by Nicole Ryan

"Are you sure you want this to be your first party?" Lenora asked her over her thin framed glasses.
    Alice took a deep breath and nodded, "I have to make rent this week or I'm out on my ass. "
    She took the envelope from Lenora and held it in her hands, when she'd interviewed at Doxy Parcel a month ago she had no idea she'd be assigned so fast, but she wasn't one to look a gift horse in the mouth. She certainly needed the work.
    "This is a pretty serious party," Lenora began as she sat on the corner of her large desk. "You'll be having sex with more than one man, and sometimes there are women at the parties. This particular client is a regular, and she has been known to throw wild gatherings."
    "I understand. I'm fine with it." Alice said, and she actually hoped that there would be another woman there; she'd always enjoyed having sex with women.
    Lenora crossed her large office and took a long cigarette from a wooden box on the end of her desk, then turned and opened it to Alice, who shook her head softly, holding one of her hands up.
    "No thank you, they make me queasy." She said as she began to open the envelope.
    Lenora nodded and placed the box back where it was, lifting a sleek metal lighter to the tip of her cigarette and hollowing her already sunken cheeks as she pulled on the cigarette. She watched Alice carefully as her eyes looked over the paperwork showing her blood tests had all come back clean. Her background check was clear, and she had passed the psychological check.
    "I expect you to get blood tests every two weeks. You will use a condom with all clients, except when instructed otherwise. You will never be asked to have sex with a client who has not had a DNA test, however the ones that wish to ride, bareback as some of the girls call it, do go through more extensive background checks, and of course pay top dollar. You are also expected to take monthly drug tests, the only inhibitors we allow are those which are provided directly from us. Do you have any questions?" She expelled two large streams of smoke from her nostrils as Alice looked up.
    "No I don't believe so. The driver will pick me up and bring me home?" She asked as she pulled the cash from the envelope and her eyes widened.
    "Yes, Ronald will be there at eight tonight." She pointed with the two fingers holding her cigarette, "That's half the money for the party, you will never receive payment up front again, this is simply because I know you've been in a sticky situation, and you will need to ready yourself for tonight." She tapped the long ash of her cigarette on an abalone shell and turned a bright smile to Alice.
    "Thank you." Alice said, and Lenora forced a pinched smile before she fluttered her lashes at Alice and waved her away with her hand.
    "Go on, I have to see two other girls in a few moments." She said, and Alice thought she liked her, she was firm, and blunt, but never rude.
    "Yes of course." Alice stammered as she scooted off the leather chair and pulled her blonde hair tighter in the pony tail she wore at the base of her head.
    As she swung her purse over her shoulder awkwardly and reached for the door, Lenora stopped her.
    "Alice?" She said in a low voice.
    "Yes?" She turned slowly to face Lenora, she sat in her high backed chair and folded her fingers together as she gazed at Alice for a couple seconds, as if gathering her thoughts.
    "There are some things that will be waiting for you on a tray in the back of your car. They are all very clearly marked. Some girls have experienced a state of mind similar to that which comes with a couple of stiff drinks. Others say they feel tired, and some forget the night completely... you are not required to use them, however I do provide the option to all of my girls to be able to ... opt out for lack of a better term." She winked.
    Alice could n't speak, so she simply nodded and hurried from the office. She had five hours until Ronald would arrive to take her to the party, and she needed to use