Chapter 2

The next day, we packed up our things and headed over to the other side of town where Margaret and Bill lived. Margaret welcomed us to her home and showed Kate her bedroom, giving her an allowance for decoration and personalization (with my approval of course). Kate was in awe of the house and was thrilled that she could do a room makeover – making her space a teen bedroom and leaving behind her kid’s bedroom in our old house. Margaret showed us the other bedroom next to Kate’s that was going to be my “bedroom,” at least in theory. She then led us down a long hallway that connected the East and West Wings of the house to show us her master bedroom (it held a California King bed, and the room was tastefully decorated). We also explored the kitchen – fully equipped. Between the bedroom wings was the dining room, a formal living room (where I had my interview) and finally a big Media Room with a 72-inch TV, an X-box, and a large, curved leather couch. Kate’s jaw dropped when she saw the collection of DVDs lining the wall.

So, we settled in. I cooked dinner for the three of us and we ate together, which pleased me. I was concerned that there would be a little “Downton Abby” going on and that I as the “cook” and Kate as the cook’s family would eat separately from the Mistress of the House.

But Margaret said that we were all going to just be family and friends in the house and that we should feel free to use the living areas as our own. The three of us spent the early evening hours watching TV and Kate went off to bed at 9:30.

After Kate went off to bed, Margaret and I stayed in the Media Room and talked. I asked about the college girls that previously had my position in the house. Margaret said that she and Bill got the idea of bringing in a college girl to live with them when Bill got promoted to his current position 6 years ago. Bill had known other executives whose wives had affairs – with the proverbial cabana boys in the summer, UPS delivery men, male escort/massage services, and sometimes real love affairs with other men. Often the marriages broke up. Margaret didn’t want to succumb to those temptations and Bill didn’t want to be a cuckold.

It was Margaret’s idea of having female boarders who would be there to satisfy her needs without threatening Bill. As they discussed it, they wondered what kind of women would be willing to move into their home and serve Margaret’s (and Bill’s) voracious sexual needs. Then they realized that they had something to trade – they would offer to pay the room board and tuition of local college girls in exchange for their services. The girls got a place to live, time to study, and a generous allowance for clothing and fun. In return, all they had to do was provide sexual gratification for Margaret and occasionally Bill. To their surprise, Margaret found that posting a notice in Craigslist brought them many applicants to chose from.

Over the years, they had brought in a total of 3 college girls as live-in sexual servants. None wanted to stay after graduation. Margaret said that the only real problem they had in finding willing girls was that the girls had to give up dating while living in the house. Margaret and Bill were going to be having unprotected sex with the girls (who would be on birth control) and they didn’t want the girls bringing back any STDs from their out of home flings. One girl lasted only a year before that restriction became unbearable for her.

Another girl stayed two years – the last two years of college and left upon graduation. The most recent girl was hired as a sophomore and stayed the next three years before graduation.

Margaret said that she didn’t want to hire another college girl – now she wanted someone more reliable and permanent. With Kate only in 9th grade and Margaret willing to pay for her college, that meant that I was likely going to be her sexual servant at least 8 years, and possibly longer.

I gulped, knowing that I too would be giving up dating and any chance of finding a new guy, but I decided that I was going to stick it out because it was best for Kate – a great school, a free college education, and most importantly not being taken from me as an unemployed homeless single mom. I could bear anything to keep that from happening.