"...The sensation of the cold, clinging mud was now secondary to the burning awareness of Jack's unavoidable gaze behind her. She tried to focus on the woman ahead, on the barbed wire above, on anything but the knowledge that with every forward motion, she was—unintentionally but inescapably—putting on a lurid performance for her friend...."
It was just meant to be a fun day out with a friend from her running club. But from the moment Danielle accepted Jack's invitation to the "Mud Run", things felt just a little bit... off. There was his degree of enthusiasm, though that wasn't too unusual in itself. But then there was also his suggestion that she should wear "as little as possible". He'd explained the remark by reference to the mud building up, weighing down any excess fabric, but to Danielle it still felt like an odd request.
Now, as she traverses mucky pits, crawls on hands and knees, swings on ropes, and gets progressively more and more wet and messy, she's beginning to realise that Jack really did have ulterior motives behind his invitation. It starts innocently enough--lingering glances, subtly flirtatious comments--but as the obstacles get more difficult, Jack's "helping hands" only get more explorative.
Soon Danielle is reeling with conflicting emotions of shock, embarrassment, and... something else entirely, as her friend takes ever greater liberties, manhandling her lithe, muddy form under the cover of this innocent athletic activity. Having to contend with her surprise at his boldness is one thing... but when Danielle finally confronts her own body's undeniable reactions to her friend's advances, she'll find herself struggling to suppress her own mounting urges. The question is, how much will she struggle, when the object of her newfound desire is concealed in plain sight, when Jack's body is hidden in mud, when her hands are free to explore beneath its murky surface?
Danielle knew she would be getting dirty today. But she never dreamed she would be getting this dirty.
Manhandled Wet and Mucky at the Mud Run is a 21,000 word erotic short story and Book V of the Public Liaisons Series.
This short features themes of public embarrassment, wet and messy (WAM), shifting power dynamics, submission, and a friends to lovers relationship.