What the fuck is all that racket. It's 5 AM for God's sake! All the commotion had awakened me. Flashing lights of several enforcement vehicles were parked outside my neighbor's home. As I peered out the window, an additional five police cars and a SWAT vehicle screeched to a halt in front of his home. They piled out of their vehicles, guns drawn, ready to kill anything that moved. Jesus Christ, you would have thought an army of gang members was in there instead of a landscape business owner. They led Rudy away in handcuffs. Only in Texas, where the government practices heartless enforcement can this be happening, especially on this scale for one individual.
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Rudolpho (Rudy) had been my neighbor for over ten years. I'd watch him struggle with his business, losing his wife and raising his young daughter, Kaitlynn, as a single parent to finally become a successful dad. We had gotten to know each other very well. Rudy's thriving landscape business belied this calamity.
His daughter was a recent college graduate, who I had had the pleasure of watching move through the stages of puberty to womanhood and a lovely specimen she was. Currently, she was working as a yoga instructor. A vocation that suited her well. She definitely had the body for it.
Several weeks earlier, Rudy had stopped by my door with a six-pack in hand.
"Rudy, what's with the brewskis?"
"I have something important to talk to you about and these might come in handy."
We settled into the living room sofa and chair each with a beer and he began with, "I think I'm going to be deported."
"What? But you've been here for over ten years and Kaitlynn only knows the US. Why?"
"I crossed with my parents when I was a kid, a long time ago, and last week, I got a notice that ICE wants me to stop by their offices. I know what that means from others I've talked with. They're going to send me back to Mexico, a country I don't even know, and Kaitlynn, too. She barely speaks Spanish. Her life is here. She's making something of herself."
"Whoa, that doesn't make a lot of sense, so it's probably true. How can I help?"
"I want to sell you Kaitlynn."
"What!!? What the fuck are you talking about? Sell me Kaitlynn!"
"Yes, that's the only way! If I get sent back, she'll be yours to keep here, ...safe. I'm going to need a good lawyer, and I don't have that kind of money. I was thinking you could buy her for ten thousand dollars."
"No, I couldn't do that. I'll loan you the money."
"Kaitlynn and I talked about this. She doesn't want to leave and will do whatever I think is best for her. She said, 'If this is the only way, whatever you say, Daddy. I'll do it.'"
Thinking .... It would be nice to have a woman around the house again. My wife had died at thirty-eight of breast cancer, too young. Dating was hard. I never found anyone who clicked and probably never would.
"Rudy, you know how fucking crazy that sounds."
"I know, I know..., but it's the only way that will work. She'll be yours to keep for as long as you want. I just want her safe with someone I trust. You can use her however you like. She knows that and will do whatever you ask. She's a good girl and very obedient."
At the time, I thought that was a bit of an odd comment to make.
After a few more beers, and much pleading by Rudy, I agreed.
"I'll write you a check."
"No, it needs to be cash. They may freeze my bank accounts."
"Yes, that makes sense. I'll get it from the bank tomorrow."
The next day, I gave Rudy ten thousand dollars for his daughter. That evening, she began moving some of her clothes and things into the spare bedroom. After two weeks, most of her things were at my house.
Rudy must've had a premonition; the night before the raid, Kaitlynn appeared at my doorstep with her final suitcase.
"Hello Mr. Jim. I guess I'll be staying here from now on."
"I guess so. I hope your dad is wrong about his suspicions."
"Can I go to my room now?"
"Yes, of course, make yourself comfortable…. Mi casa es su casa." That was about all the Spanish I remembered from middle school.
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While I peered out the window, Kaitlynn looked over my shoulder to see her dad led away. I turned and hugged her as she cried on my shoulder.
She got ready for work while I fixed breakfast. She left soon after finishing her scrambled eggs with only a “goodbye.”
Returning about 5 PM, Kaitlynn said hello and went straight to her room. I thought she might have more to say, but the trauma of the situation had to have been intense for her, so I let it go.
Twenty minutes later, while I was sitting in my recliner, she appeared - completely naked with a sky-blue collar and leash in her hand. My jaw hit the floor.
Holy shit! She looked magnificent - smooth skin, ample C-cup breasts, nipples pierced with matching bar studs, a belly button sapphire adornment, hairless pubic area. She was fucking gorgeous.
Moving closer, she knelt on the floor beside my chair. Lifting her hand, she said, "Here! These are for you," and handed me the collar and leash.
"And what am I supposed to do with these?"
"Put them on me. I'm your pet, now."
"What!? I don't understand."
"You own me now. I'm yours, and I will do whatever you say, Master."
"Master! Don't call me Master!"
"Yes, sir. What do I call you then? Although, I like 'Master' very much."
"Call me Jim."
"Yes, Mr. Jim. Would you please put my collar and leash on?"
"No, we don't have to do this."
"Yes, we do because you own me. I'm yours to do whatever you want with me."