The Au Pair
Set in a dystopian near future, an au pair comes to London hoping to lift her life from a...

001 :: A Record of Facts
Her first words in London were to a border guard.  A nondescript looking man. ...

002 :: Terms and Conditions
The border guard held up his hand miming lifting a suitcase. Luggage....

003 :: Airport
The young woman was seated with her head resting on her hands when a young man came into...

004 :: The Train
The young woman stared out the train window.  She watched her new country...

005 :: The Shops
The street was bright.  Warm.  It was busy.  Nice shops.  The young...

006 :: Delivery
The young woman and Simon had  been standing at the door for nearly five...

007 :: An Entrance Hall
Peter gestured for Naomi to step into the house.  Her first step into her new...

008 :: Welcome
Peter knelt next to the small table.  He gestured for Naomi to sit.  On the...

009 :: How to undress
You can get undressed now. (Peter) Naomi nodded.  She was expecting this. ...

010 :: Pubic hair
It is alright to shave your pubic hair. (Peter) Naomi read what he had said. Yes....

011 :: Shower
Would you like to shower now. (Peter) Naomi examined where Peter had shaved her. ...

012 :: Pic
Would you like to take your pic now. (Peter) Naomi looked at him. You must have a...

013 :: Sex talk
Naomi and Peter were sitting on the bed.  Neither looked comfortable. You can...

014 :: Watchers
Today I am going to show you the house.  Then I will teach you what to do.  The...

015 :: The House
Peter followed Naomi up the stairs.  She led them to a very large room.  The...

016 :: What we do
Cinema.  Peter.  Select. (Peter) The screen lit up.  It had a...

017 :: Making Sushi
Time to cook. (Peter) Naomi stood watching Peter wiping down the kitchen...

018 :: A Table
Peter placed a stool at the end of the coffee table in the sitting area.  He laid a...

019 :: Phoebe and George
Hi Peter (Phoebe) Evening Phoebe.  Can I take that for you.  Diane is in the...

020 :: Letter
Dearest Sister Day two.  I woke up to my first full day in London feeling so...

021 :: Exploring her Skroll
Naomi woke in an empty bed.  She had gone to sleep alone.  Sprawled.  In...

022 :: Playback
Naomi touched the picture of the master lifting sushi from her nipple.  It was the...

023 :: Ear worm speaker
Naomi looked at the door.  It opened.  Peter came in. Good morning....

024 :: Coffee
Naomi typed on her Skroll.  She spoke in English..  Show my....

025 :: Dreams
Tell me your dreams. (Peter) To have a house like this.  To have parties that are...

026 :: Miller
Shall I tell you our duties for today. (Peter) Yes. Please. (Naomi) We have to tidy...

027 :: Letter
Dearest Sister, Day Three.  This is the best time of the day, the time I can type...

028 :: First Morning Duties
Naomi woke before the alarm.  She sat up.  Bold red figures appeared on the...

029 :: Reflection and Revelation
Naomi opened her Skroll.  She tapped on her image.  Scrolled back to her...

030 :: Breakfast
Peter’s Skroll buzzed.  He spoke quietly for Naomi to read the translation...

031 :: Letter
Dearest Sister, Day four.  Sometimes things are a little silly here.  I made...

032 :: Learning to ehhlie
Peter came into the room.  Naomi was lying on the bed. You get used to the...

033 :: Shopping
Naomi and Peter walked down the high street.  Across the lights.  Back forty...

034 :: The Poor
Peter opened his Skroll.  He tapped.  The screen changed to blue.  He...

035 :: The Gym
Shall I show you the gym. (Peter) Naomi nodded.  Peter stood.  Naomi...

036 :: Free to laugh
Naomi and Peter walked back to M&S to collect their order.  This time the door...

037 :: Two animations by Jack
Naomi lay on the bed.  Opened her Skroll.  She tapped on the picture of...

038 :: Music to play memories to
A pot of water was boiling in the kitchen.  Naomi stood next to it.  Peter...

039 :: Letter
Dearest Sister Day five and today I report that everything is just right in...

040 :: Second morning duties
Peter woke Naomi.  She jolted.  She looked frightened as she worked out where...

041 :: Music, magic and sex
Naomi opened the bedroom door.  Peter was sleeping. Naomi put one earpiece in her...

042 :: Cooking is not my thing
Peter came up the stairs.  Naomi sat at the breakfast bar.  Two bowls. ...

043 :: A mother
Naomi and Peter were sitting at the end of the garden. What this. (Naomi) Oh. ...

044 :: As if not spoken aloud
Peter and Naomi sat in silence at the end of the garden.  The Thames on the one end...

045 :: Bathing Diane
Naomi lay asleep on the lower terrace.  Peter woke her. Diane will be home...

046 :: Watching a film with Peter
Peter looked up when Naomi entered the cinema room.  He pointed to the sofa chair...

047 :: Letter
Dearest Sister Day six and I hope you will write to me soon.  Everything has...

048 :: The au pair at work
Naomi awoke in the dark.  Her movement caused the alarm to light up.  Red...

049 :: Practicing anal
Naomi sat watching the door.  Waiting for Peter to come in.  When he did she...

050 :: John sets Naomi a task
Naomi sat wrapped in her towel.  Just out of the shower.  Peter lay on his...

051 :: Cooking breakfast with Maelle
Peter stood in front of the open fridge.  Naomi sat at the breakfast table looking...

052 :: Street Advertisement

Naomi closed the door quietly.  She was wearing her ehhlies.   She had her ehhlie-drive in her backpack.  She padded down the street like a cat on an adventure.  Unnoticed.  The street was quiet.  Empty.  The right time of day for practising ehhlies.  The only people on the street at that hour were au pairs.  The street cleaners had been earlier.  The residents were already in their offices.  Their kids were already at school.

Ath the end of the road she stopped.  She held onto the fence with one hand.  She tapped her Skroll with the other.  She wobbled as the wheels came out.  She laughed.  Slipped her Skroll into her bag.  Pushed away from the fence.  She skated down along the pavement.  She skated slowly.  She pushed with her left foot.  She pushed with her right.  The right foot made her speed up a little.  She coasted.  Left.  Right.  Coast.  She held her arms out like she was going fast.

Her Skroll buzzed.  She stopped in a panic.  Looked about.  Then she saw Jack.  Coming out of his door.  She waved to him.  He waved back.  Smiled.  Watched her start skating again.  Left.  Right.  Coast.  He watched her skate past him.  He watched her skate round the corner.

Naomi grabbed the fence and nearly fell.  Her ehhlies hit the fence then retracted.  She walked back a few steps to the naked girl in the advert.  The naked girl was her.  An old picture.  They had used a picture from her au pair application.  They AI animated her picture.  It moved a little.  Her mouth was talking.  She tried to work out what it was saying.  

It was an advert for shopping at vHung.  The animation was rough reflecting the budget of vHung.  But Naomi seemed to understand what it meant.  An advertiser thought she was worth their attention.  Naomi twisted left and the advert mirrored her.  She touched her face but the advert did not mirror her.  She twisted right and the advert mirrored her.  The advert Naomi spoke fluent English with a neutral accent.  Not Naomi’s voice.  The advert Naomi’s  body looked just right except it still had all her pubic hair.  A star was cut in her pubic hair. The advert Naomi stepped to the left.  

Naomi looked left.  

Looked back.  Jack was standing next to her.  A naked Jack was on the advert.  Jack was worth advertising to.  He was an eSwatini royal,  His ranking would have been high before coming to London.  Naomi looked over his body.  Slowly up and down.  Maybe she was a bit embarrassed.   Maybe she was a bit intrigued.  Jack had small ceremonial scars running over his stomach.  He had a nice big cock  He probably played with it a little before taking photos.  Or only took photos on hot days.  

Naomi reached out and ran her finger down the scars on the advert Jack.  Jack unzipped his shirt.  He took her hand.  He ran her fingers down his stomach.  Over his scars. Jack smiled at her.  The advert Jack smiled at her.  She smiled at Jack.  The advert Naomi smiled at Jack.  The advert stopped talking.  The advert watched them.  Surreal.  A strange way of communicating.  Through a naked advert.  Interactive naked invitation.  Naomi ran her fingers down advert Jack until her hand paused on his cock.  She mouthed ooh.  Advert Naomi opened her mouth.  Round.  Like she wanted to suck advert Jack’s cock.  Naomi looked away.  Embarrassed but she did not move.  Jack shrugged.  He held up a single finger.  The number one.  Or asking Naomi to wait.  He reached out to advert Naomi.  He traced round her nipples.  She laughed.  She took hold of the hem of her t-shirt.  She held it away from her stomach.  Jack slipped his hand under.  He cupped her boob.  He pinched her nipple.  His fat fingers bulged against the thin t-shirt material.  He slipped his hand out.  He pointed to the star in her pubic hair.  He looked at her.  Raised an eyebrow.  Naomi shrugged.  She held forward the elastic of her leggings.  Jack stepped in front of her.  He slipped his hand into her pants.

I can not find the star.  I am going to investigate a little more. (Jack)

Naomi shrugged.  She spread her legs slightly.  She pushed her hips forward.  Jack leaned closer as his hand slipped deeper.  She leaned against his chest.  He looked over her head.  Looked down the street.  Naomi gyrated her groin against his hand.  Jack looked up and down the street.  Naomi moaned.  Gently.  Then relax.  Hung off him.  It was too quick to cause a commotion.  It was too quick to trigger a watcher.  Little more than a street snog.  Jack withdrew his hand.  Naomi attempted to put her hand in Jack’s pants.  Jack stopped her.  

It is too easy to see a cock out. (Jack)

Naomi kissed him.  She held the kiss.  He responded.  Their bodies parted.  She smiled.  She made a sign of taking a photo.  Clicking with her fingers.  She held her Skroll to Jack.  Jack opened his Skroll.  Took the photo.  Flicked it to Naomi.  Her Skroll buzzed.  Naomi opened her Skroll.  Smiled at the photo.  Her and her advert.  She turned to walk down the road.  Jack did not move.  She waved to Jack.

Naomi walked slowly to the shop.  She stopped at each advert screen.  Watched patiently.  Her advert did not appear again.

053 :: Sparkle protests
Naomi stopped at M&S.  Orders and collections.  She tapped the...

054 :: Silence like discouragement
They were quiet in the house.  Quite like they did not know how to start a...

055 :: Letter
Dearest Sister Day seven and I can see the potential for me here.  The streets...

056 :: Flirting one oh one
Naomi put her Skroll on the shelf.  She pulled on her pink gloves.  She started...

057 :: No one to talk to
The Skroll buzzed.  Naomi picked it up.  An alert.  Diane wanted to be...

058 :: A numbers games
Peter heard a sigh.  He started.  Turned to the screen.  They were nearly...

059 :: A bull horn
Peter.  Bring the bull horn to my room when you are done. (Diane) Diane left the...

060 :: Lessons in erotic dance
Naomi woke before her alarm.  She looked at the bold red numbers floating above her...

061 :: Watching the Voyeur
Peter watched her come to the bedroom.  She smiled at him. Your dance was totally...

062 :: Practice, practice, practice
Peter came up the stairs. Naomi tidied away her breakfast dishes.  She went down to...

063 :: Letter
Dearest sister, Day eight and I am dictating this letter right under that very screen...

064 :: A secret message
Naomi leaned against the advert.  She smiled as Jack approached.  An...

065 :: Life is peaceful
Naomi did not exercise for long.  Half an hour at the gym.  She skated...

066 :: Double-time clean
Naomi.  Naomi. (Peter) Naomi sat up.  Looked at Peter calling her in. ...

067 :: Letter
Dearest Sister, It is still day eight and I am writing an additional note.  It is...

068 :: iQ explained
You need to shower. (Peter) She looked at him.  Peter stood at the door. ...

069 :: The Man
069 :: The Man A visitor was sitting on the chair.  Facing the fire.  Diane...

070 :: Letter
Dearest Sister There is so much potential here.  Wow, that is quite a sentence to...

071 :: MdMa
Naomi woke in an empty bed.  Peter was upstairs taking coffee to Diane's...

072 :: Talking about fucking
Naomi lay on the bed with the speakers in her ears.  She was doing an exercise on...

073 :: Liking a minidoc
Peter liked Naomi’s minidoc. Your minidoc is really wow.  Were you being a...

074 :: An unexpected request
Peter showed  Naomi to the level 1 English classroom.  A small room on the...

075 :: The au pair cafe
Peter waited for Naomi in the corridor.  He made the sign of drinking from a small...

076 :: Saturdays
You can keep your clothes on today. (Peter) Naomi opened her Skroll.  She looked...

077 :: Pegging
Peter entered the room carrying a little black bag. We have to practise this....

078 :: Riding in the dark
At eight Naomi checked her Skroll.  Jack was in his house.  She dressed. ...

079 :: The invisible man
The door opened.  A man led Jack and Naomi down a corridor.  They entered a...

080 :: LonMet report
Naomi closed the front door.  She leant her back on the door for three...

081 :: Official warnings
Naomi woke.  She looked at the time on the wall.   She reached for her...

082 :: Personal warning
Peter woke Naomi. Diane wants you upstairs. (Peter) Naomi sat up. ...

083 :: letter
Dearest Sister I guess when you see this you will say you told me, and you were...

084 :: Pretending everything is fine
Are you in trouble. (Peter) Naomi nodded.  She held up her Skroll.  Peter...

085 :: Detailed notes
Peter woke in the night. What are you doing. (Peter) Nothing.  Just writing...

086 :: Peter steps in
Peter woke alone.  He lay for a while staring at the ceiling.  Maybe thinking...

087 :: An empty bench
Peter checked his Skroll.  Naomi had not moved.  Still at the river near the...

088 :: Never the right thing
Peter stood in the street in front of Jack’s House.  He opened his...

089 :: Do better
Peter stood looking out the kitchen window. Hi. (Diane) Peter spun...

090 :: Reset
Peter did not reset Naomi’s Skroll. It would reset automatically when she...

091 :: London lottery dream
Outside London the dream of being a John is at its most potent.  Especially in the...

092 :: The second referendum
London is only for the rich.  The clever thing was creating the border cities. ...

093 :: Hank and Rita
At the time of the referendum Hank lived in Bristol.  He had voted yes.  He was...

094 :: The au pair plan
Hank worked in Gatwick Airport Processing deportations.  Processing failed au...

095 :: A new walled city
Hank worked as a security officer in Gatwick Airport when he first came to the service...

096 :: Tinsley House
Hank worked in Tinsley House.  Documenting illegals. Processing immigrants. ...

096 :: Watching the sex tape again
Hank was watching from the second floor window when she arrived at Tinsley House. ...

097 :: The process
Hank was watching from the second floor window when she arrived at Tinsley House. ...

098 :: Remember me
Hank left her in the cell for half an hour while he processed the others.  He left...

99 :: Being watched
Hank was being watched.  Hank knew he was being watched.  Or he thought he was...

100 :: The interview
The au pair looked up when Hank entered the room.  Hank smiled at her.  He...

101 :: Hank makes a plan
Mariam watched Hank lead Naomi out of the room.  She tapped her screen.  The camera...

102 :: Life outside London
Hank was right.  Outside London they did not care about au pairs.  Outside...

103 :: Women in limbo
Mariam opened a camera of the common room.  The one Hank had said.  The escape...

104 :: Biometric checkpoint
Mariam disconnected her car.  The charging bay was the privilege of her senior...

105 :: Finding Naomi
Marram drove slowly through the industrial estate.   Passed prefab corrugated...

106 :: The argument
Mariam and Naomi sat in the car.  Mariam opened her Skrolll.  She sheared for...

107 :: Driving on small roads
Mariam drove her small car down small roads.  Smaller roads have fewer...

108 :: Welcome to the collective
Mariam led Naomi into the house.  It was an old fashion house.  Not 360...

109 :: Settling in
The group sat at the table quietly sipping their drinks like they were waiting for...

110 :: Morgan's garden
Madison was sitting at the table when Naomi came down the next morning.  Drinking...

111 :: Patrick's flirt is wasted
Patrick walked to the vegetable page where  Morgan and Naomi were gardening. ...

112 :: Lunch time conversation
A feast was spread on the table.  A large lasagne.  Salad.  Breads. ...

113 :: Finding Naomi Dance
The silence at the table was broken by Naomi, I like make minidoc....

114 :: Risk assessment
Mariam dampened the enthusiastic mood at the dinner table. Is this a good idea. ...

115 :: Goodbye Mariam
Patrick walked Mariam to her car. Is something wrong. (Patrick) No.  I just...

116 :: Technojargon
Kaianne turned on a camera.  Then another.  Kaianne, Madison and Naomi were...