When Candace Hicks accidentally opens the door for the pizza boy in her underwear, she’s surprised to find herself helplessly living out a cliched scene from late-night porn… but she’s even more surprised to find out that there’s more going on than that. [Warning: this 4900-word short story contains vivid descriptions of sexual acts performed under hypnosis, including but not limited to blowing the pizza boy.]Excerpt:‘And so, in conclusion,’ I began to type for the hundredth time. Then, for the hundredth time, I erased it. My laptop screen stared back at me, cursor blinking at the bottom of the page as if to mock my pain. The final paper for my English composition class was going to be the death of me. I could feel it. I couldn’t even say why. All I could do was bite my lip in frustration and try not to toss my laptop out the window. Writer’s block was like a tangible force in my brain, holding me prisoner. Before I could begin attempt number one hundred and one, there came a knock at the door to my cramped apartment. I set down a can of Diet Coke, the only thing keeping me hydrated through this marathon, and answered the door.The guy at my door was wearing a pair of jeans and a black t-shirt, holding a large pizza. I tilted my head in confusion: I didn’t remember ordering a pizza. Even stranger, he wasn’t wearing any kind of company uniform or logo, not even a paper hat. The pizza wasn’t in one of those thermal bags to keep it hot, either. It smelled fresh, but it was just in the cardboard.I paused, frozen with uncertainty.His eyes went straight for my chest. That happened a lot: I wasn’t exactly lacking, there. Then his eyes went wide, and his cheeks went a little flushed.That was new.I started to tell him he had the wrong house, but then I felt a draft. I realized, to my horror, that I had been so distracted by failing at my writing assignment all day that I’d answered the door wearing nothing but my bra and panties. My cheeks burned bright red, and my heart pounded in my ears. We both stood there for what might have been seconds, but felt like an eternity. Finally, and with great effort, I broke the impasse. I started to close the door right on his face.
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