Chapter 11: How to Seduce a Couple (based on Lovers No. 37 cover, Marvel, January 1952)

You can see me with this big blue heat, this dress and purse and tell me that I am not a good girl? Can you tell me that I am not hot? Can you tell me that I cannot have anyone that I want? Well, I know you can’t, and surely Bill and Anita can’t either.

Bill is my ex-boyfriend, a man of the Army, and Anita was his new girl. That blonde seemed never to like me and thought since I still got a bit of contact with him due to our jobs to be still ‘hooked’ for him. I don’t know what she has on mind, but definitely she is the total jealous girl kind. But here I gotta confess that Bill was still in my mind, and well, as you will see, so as her...

But, as the word spread, I heard that they were with relationship trouble and they were, ahem, experimenting with stuff. You know, sexual stuff. I was shocked when hearing that because when I was with Bill, we never made too much different stuff. And of course I knew Anita is too much of ‘goody-two-shoes’ kind of lady. But, as much as I thought about it, it opened to me a strange idea to try to add my ‘input’ to solve their problems.

I was invited to a party at the Country Club, and Bill and Anita were there as usual, and of course there was that awkward greeting moment.

“Bill! Anita! Hi!”

“Oh, hello, Selma!”

“You look very handsome tonight, Billy”

“Oh, thanks ... You are very beautiful too, Selma”

Of course that bitch would cut off my moment

“Anyway, Bill, let’s talk with my uncle Josiah now, right...”

The party was good and I used any moment I had to try to get closer to them and extract more information about their love troubles. But my opportunity appeared near the end of the party, with the three of us alone.

“Tell me Selma, I didn’t saw you with someone tonight ... couldn’t bring a date to the party?”

“I just wanted to be alone. You know, maybe something can happen at the club. I am not as fortunate as you Anita, to have someone like Bill with you. Even if...”

“Even if...”

“Well, I would not say that to you two, in respect of Bill, but I heard you two had a few trouble in your relationship, is that correct?”

“What the heck did you just said?!”

“You two, please...”

“Come on, Bill ... be sincere with me. Tell me what is going on with your relationship”

“It’s none of your business, Selma. Please, stop”

Stop? What those two wanted me to do? Darling, I never stop!

“I heard you two are drinking from other waters and I decided to see if you want some help from myself ... but only if you want it...”