“Mast… Mr Haswell. Is something wrong? Have I … have I done something wrong?”
He almost jerks back to reality and smiles at me. “No, not at all, Elizabeth. I just have a lot to think about right now. I’m sorry. It’s not very gracious of me to sit in silence. And also, here …” he takes my hand before continuing, “… here, in this place, in this setting, it is ‘Richard.’”
Relief washes over me. “I was beginning to worry that I had upset you, Richard.”
He leans close and kisses me on the forehead, cupping my face in his hands. “No, I am simply distracted. Please, do enjoy your meal. Is your fish good?”
“Yes, very.” In fact, the fish is divine, with tender white flakes in a buttery sauce, piquant with capers and lemon, and served with tiny, bite-size vegetables, crisp and fresh, that taste as though they were still on the plant five minutes ago. The restaurant deserves its reputation and is a world away from the takeout pizza I was living on only a short time ago.
Later, Ross drives the car to my apartment to drop me off.
Richard almost growls when he sees where we are. “I don’t like you living here, Elizabeth. It’s not safe. I can understand why you lived here … in your previous life … you couldn’t afford any better then, but it’s different now. Why haven’t you moved somewhere else?”
“Oh, I will. I have somewhere picked out, in fact. But I’m waiting for my first paycheck to come through. Then, trust me,” I laugh. “I’ll be out of here. They won’t see me for dust.”
“Of course, yes. That’s good. Good night, Elizabeth.” He kisses me as I step out of the car.
is still there and Ross and Richard are both looking at
the rear seats. “He’s made it
to watch out for me.
*****
apartment, my good mood evaporates into a feeling of let-down. Why? I’ve had a wonderful evening, have been wined and dined, had sex that left me wanting to scrape the top of my head off the ceiling. Why do I suddenly
to be curled up in his bed with his arms around me as
not the deal we have. This is not a relationship. I am not his girlfriend or even a fuck buddy. I am an employee, simply one with some very good terms written into the agreement we
chance of a lifetime. Nonetheless, I
the obvious pleasure he takes in bringing me to crashing orgasms, of his beautiful body,
every time, but I am beginning to wish that he might, just
in the contract. Oh, God. Don’t let me fall in love
my legs, raising
his inspection, to pleasure myself, to bring myself to climax, to fuck myself so that he can watch and enjoy, and
in the glimmering candlelight, intense with desire, brilliant in lust, looking at me as he instructs me in his wishes. I am to have no secrets. He must see it
obey, my arousal rising sweet and hot from within, under the power
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