Katherine felt that her life was boring. All she did was work and go home day in and day out. She hardly had a social life except for an occasional after work cocktail at happy hour. Her sex life was almost nonexistent.

One Friday after work she had to find another route home due to construction. As frustrated and tired as she was, she stopped at an unfamiliar bar for a drink. Nervously she went inside and ordered a cocktail as usual. She became more comfortable as she listened to the music and talked to the bartender. She had another drink and danced a little then she went home.

The next morning while doing her laundry she found a card in her pocket. It was a shiny black card with the word Excitement written on in metallic silver with a phone number in the left corner and in the right corner numbers 715. She knew that she didn't hook up with anyone and wondered how that card got into her pocket. She called the number and a woman answered so she quickly hung up the phone. She thought back to the bar to remember who she danced with and thought it was probably a wife or girlfriend of one of the guys that she danced with. Curiously she called back and the woman answered again. She took a deep breath and began explaining how she got that number when she was interrupted by the woman.

In a cool and calm voice the woman asked two questions: "What does the card say and what is the password?"

Katherine stuttered as she told the woman what was on the card. There was a brief moment of silence then the woman in a cool and calm voice said, "On Thursday evening go back to the bar, give the card to the bartender and wait for instructions." Then she hung up the phone. When Katherine tried to call her back all she got was the operator.

All week long Katherine thought about that woman and her cool and calm voice. When Thursday came along her nerves started jumping. As the day came to an end she drove past the bar trying not to look inside. She found herself circling the block and going back to the bar. She ordered her usual drink- this time a double- and looked around to see if anyone was watching her. Then she folded her money around the card and gave it to the bartender. She took a big sip of her drink and exhaled deeply to calm her nerves. As the hour passed she began to think that she was sent on a wild goose chase until another drink was placed in front of her. The bartender told her to follow someone wearing a brim. She followed that hat to a red velvet rope and a bouncer guarding an entrance. The bouncer asked for the time. She replied, “It's 7:15,” and he opened the rope to let her pass.

When she passed, a track lighting led her way down a dark hall. Her heart started pounding as she walked, then a red light went on above a room. She looked around the room and saw chains hanging from the ceiling, a bed in the middle of the floor and mirror built into the wall. Katherine didn’t notice that someone had come into the room with her. She was grabbed from behind and pressed against the glass. Her first instinct was to panic then the stranger whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid, I'm not going to hurt you," and began caressing