The cold war 32

Chapter 6 Jake’s story

It was after twelve by the time the car pulled up outside its destination and having nervously watched every agonizing minute through the back window as the car made its way through the midday New York traffic, Jake knew he they had left the city and were now somewhere in New Jersey.

“Ok, out”, boomed Danila loudly, causing Jake to jump slightly.

For a moment, he considered asking where they were or what they were doing there but seeing the crazed look in Danila’s eyes as he turned to face him, he quickly changed his mind.

Slowly opening the back door and stepping out, Jake cautiously looked around making note of any distinctive buildings or landmarks.

Suddenly realizing he had no idea where he was, Jake started to panic. Rounding the back of the car Danila smiled at him, “come, follow me”, he announced without breaking stride.

Jake nodded, looking up at the large man and feeling very vulnerable in his current predicament. He knew he was now at Danila's mercy with little to no hope of beating him in a fight.

Still looking around, trying to take in his surrounding, Jake followed Danila into the building before taking a creaky old elevator up to the fourth floor.

Stood in the tiny metal box, shoulder to shoulder with Danila, Jake’s mind was going crazy wondering what awaited him when the door reopened. All manner of awful thoughts crossed his mind, so when the doors opened to reveal one of the most beautiful women he had ever seen in his life waiting to greet them, it was definitely a pleasant surprise.

“Natasha, lovely to see you as always”, Danila announced stepping forward and kissing the woman on both cheeks.

The woman probably in her late twenties, dressed elegantly in a suit with her hair pulled back into a tight ponytail, barely moved as Danila greeted her. Her face completely expressionless as she allowed him to approach, before moving her head from side to side as he kissed each of her cheeks,

Stood with his feet rooted to the ground, Jake stared back at the goddess of a woman as she looked him up and down. She then turned and spoke to Danila in Russian, glancing back over in Jake's direction from time to time, making him feel very uncomfortable.

After a few moments, the conversation ended and again without an ounce of expression on her face, the sexy woman turned and glided away across the room on her high heeled pumps, disappearing around a corner.

After watching her all the way across the room, Danila turned, “beautiful, right”? he asked smiling.

Jake taken aback by the question, didn’t quite know how to respond, “err… yeah…I mean I guess”, he stammered.

“You guess”! Danila announced laughing, “what! is she not your type”?

“Err… no… er… I mean she’s a good looking woman, I just feel a bit awkward that’s all, I love my girlfriend”, Jake replied blushing.

“Love you say”, Danila roared, chuckling loudly, “well, let’s put that to the test shall we".

"I don't understand"? Jake said screwing up his eyes, "I thought I was here to do a job"?

"Oh, you are my boy", Danila announced, "but as to what that job is, is entirely up to you, in a moment I will give you a choice and I want you to think very carefully before you answer”, he added stepping towards Jake, placing a huge arm around his shoulders and giving him a hefty slap on the back, “come, this way, let me show you around”.

They set off across the large colourfully decorated room, Danila’s arm still around Jake’s shoulders, “this building used to print newspapers”, Danila said as they walked, “but that was before the internet came and made places like this obsolete, you see Jake, this place didn't survive, in life you either change and adapt or go extinct”.

Jake gulped, not wanting, or knowing how to respond as they stopped in front of a set of closed doors.

“Time to make your choice little lamb", Danila announced stepping in front of Jake and folding his muscly arms, "behind door number one is a bedroom, if you walk through it you will find Natasha dressed in her finest lingerie, lying on the bed and ready to fuck your brains out”, he said calmly like what he was saying was perfectly normal.

“What”! Jake exclaimed looking up to see if he was being serious.

“That is one option, you see Natasha dabbles in the adult film industry and if you chose to join her today, you will star in her latest movie as she shows you the time of your life”, Danila said chuckling as he watched Jake’s mouth hang open in shock.

“And the second door”? Jake asked gulping.

“You want to hear about the second door”? Danila said toying with him, “are you sure you don’t want to just take me up on the first offer? Natasha is an animal in the bedroom, I guarantee, you’ll come out feeling like a new man”.

“I’d like to hear all the options”, Jake replied suspiciously.

“Smart boy, I’m the same, I always like to analyse things thoroughly before I commit to a decision”, Danila answered, a sly smile crossing his lips, “behind the second door is Natasha’s dressing room, she is a talented girl my Natasha and in there she helps get the models ready".

With a look of complete confusion on his face Jake listen on, "You see, Jakey boy, today we have a problem, one of the girls, fresh off the boat from Almaty was supposed to arrive to take a few pictures before we sent her off to meet her new husband”.

Ever the showman, Danila paused for a second to make sure he had Jake’s full attention, “The bitch has decided not to fulfil her obligations and run away, we'll find her, of course, and she'll regret her foolish decision, but in the meantime, we are left needing a model".

For a second time Danila paused before he delivered his punchline which hit Jake like a sledgehammer blow, "That's what awaits you behind that door and if you choose to walk through, your job will be to fill her shoes, quite literally", Danila said before breaking into a hearty laugh.

“You what"! Jake exclaimed loudly not quite believing what he had just heard, "You want me to model for you? Dressed as a woman?

“Yes boy, that’s what I said was it not? Natasha will help you get ready, then you’ll put on the outfits Yuliana was going to wear and pose for some pictures”, Danila stated, turning his head to the side in a patronising manner as if he was speaking to an idiot.

“But…but.. this is insane, you can’t be serious”? Jake announced.

“Do I look like I’m joking”, Danila boomed loudly instantly silencing Jake, “the third choice is a bullet and a trip to visit a pig farmer I know”.

"Now I’m going to make a phone call, make your choice boy”, Danila said in a calmer voice turning to leave, “oh, and before I go, I forgot to mention, somebody needs to do the shoot today and if it isn’t you, we’ll have to go and pick up your girlfriend to fill in, she’ll be heading out to pick up lunch soon right perhaps she can watch you and Natasha as we get her ready”? He added before striding away chuckling.

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Three hours later

Stood in a trance like state, Jake stared down the lens of the camera pointed at him as the sexy Natasha barked out orders.

Feeling completely emasculated and humiliated, Jake went through the motions, turning and twisting his body, squeezed into a tight-fitting patterned mini dress, and trying to balance, perched atop a pair of tall platform shoes that made his freshly waxed legs wobble uncontrollably at the slightest of movements.

As the clicks from the camera shutter went off around him, capturing the moment forever, he willed the floor to open and swallow him or a bolt of lightning to strike him dead, anything to end the agony of having to stand there posing while unavoidably seeing his feminized image reflecting back at him from the mirrored back wall of the studio.

(See image 6.1)