All characters in this story are fictitious and entirely the work of the author's imagination. All characters are aged 18 or over. This story contains explicit sexual content in the areas of domination/submission, gay male and reluctance. If any of this is likely to offend you, please read no further.
I would like to thank my editor, Hatsuda, for his great skill, his remarkable patience and continuing support.
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I normally didn't open my computer repair business until 8.30 am, but on this morning, my door was unlocked early. Shortly after 8.00, a young man burst into the shop with a panic stricken look on his face.
"You've got to help me. I've lost all my photos and that'll send me bankrupt. Please, you must help."
"Okay, hold your horses just for a minute. What's happened?"
"I switched on and just got a load of garbage. Oh, please, you must help me."
I watched this young man becoming increasingly agitated. He was of medium height, slim build with long so-called "dirty blond" hair swept back behind his ears. He had pale blue eyes and a somewhat effeminate air. "I'm Boyd Prentice, the photographer a few doors down."
"Hi, Boyd, I think I've seen you around; I'm Jerry Tate, the proprietor of this PC palace. Now, Boyd, I'm committed until 10.30, but I'll call in then and have a look. In the meantime, please, don't touch the offending PC until I've had a chance to run the rule over it."
He thanked me profusely and left.
At 10.30, I called into Prentice Photography to be greeted by the most stunning woman I'd ever seen. She stood as I entered and I could see she was above average height with a mane of red gold hair down her back, green eyes, a perfectly proportioned oval face, a generous mouth and breasts that could drive a man insane. She floated in a light cloud of perfume that perfectly enhanced her beauty. She had clearly been mentally undressed many times before and regarded me rather watchfully. "Good morning, sir, how may I help you?"
"Well, I'm Jerry Tate, and Boyd Prentice ..." I got no further as the vision let loose a captivating smile and burst out, "Oh thank God. We've been out of our minds with worry over this. I'm Fiona Prentice, Boyd's wife and business partner." She held out a perfectly manicured hand and I took it, warm and soft into my suddenly clumsy paw.
At that moment, Boyd burst into the shop, sounding no less panicky than earlier. I soon got to grips with the PC and it was obvious that it had contracted some sort of virus. I explained to Boyd and Fiona what I was going to do, and we negotiated an acceptable cost (although I allowed a secret discount on account of being able to perve on Fiona).
The repairs took a couple of days to check, disinfect and reconfigure their system and there was very little permanent loss of data. Both Boyd and Fiona were almost pathetically grateful for what I had been able to do, and as well as a warm handshake from Boyd, I was rewarded with a kiss on the cheek from Fiona.
I thought that might have been the end of the matter, but a few days later, Boyd called in to my shop, looking much happier this time. "Jerry, I don't know what your social calendar is like, but as we're neighbours and you were such a help, Fiona and I would like to invite you for dinner on Saturday evening. We're both pretty good in the kitchen, and you mentioned you don't have family here, so we thought you might like a home cooked meal?"
Anything to spend more time in the company of the gorgeous Fiona, and Boyd seemed a pretty civilised sort of guy, so I accepted immediately. At that time, I was living pretty much a bachelor existence in the flat above my shop. Cosy but untidy; too many old pizza boxes and takeaway containers and too many unwashed dishes. But it suited me and it couldn't be closer to my work. My social life was limited, but I'd always enjoyed my own company, and I could usually find female companionship, warm, willing and enthusiastic, when the need arose.
So on the Saturday evening, I showered, shaved and dressed in my best smart casual, picked up a decent bottle of wine and headed for Boyd and Fiona's place, a little way out in a quite upmarket suburb. They lived in an old bungalow, spacious, with high ceilings and an air of refinement common to this area. It spoke of old money and middle class bourgeoisie, in general a class I didn't much care for, although Boyd and Fiona seemed to be an exception.
The door was opened by Fiona, and it took me a short while to retrieve my jaw after it hit the floor. She was dressed in a simple dress in some form of clingy lightweight material in a floral design, blazing with all the colours of the rainbow, plus a few others. It was cut just at her knees and had a rolled halter neck exposing her bare, glowing shoulders. Fiona looked a picture of vitality, her hair a red-gold cascade down her back but at the same time, she seemed rather cautious, as if there was something about me that didn't quite gel.
I was ushered through into a spacious lounge where Boyd greeted me genially; we had drinks and then an excellent meal. Boyd and Fiona were warm and generous hosts and the evening was a great success—from my point of view, anyway. Even so, I sensed some sort of undercurrent between my hosts—something indefinable and probably not significant. I wondered if they'd had an argument before I arrived, and this was the aftermath.
I thanked my hosts profusely and received a kiss of the cheek from the sensational Fiona, as well as a somewhat unexpected hug from Boyd. Ten days later, another invitation from my neighbours, and an intriguing evening. Fiona was dressed rather conservatively, although she couldn't disguise her gorgeous figure. She wore a plain white blouse, buttoned to the neck and a tailored skirt, cut just at knee length. This evening, there was an almost tangible air of some form of tension between my hosts, although it didn't seem to be directed at me.
In fact, it seemed almost as if I was some sort of rescuer. Boyd laughed at my weakest jokes, and was particularly attentive during the meal, Fiona stayed quiet, almost seeming to keep away from me, but Boyd was unexpectedly tactile; his hand brushed mine on several occasions. I was not offended by this demonstration but I was fascinated by what was happening, particularly Fiona's hesitation around me. I wondered why.
In the event, I didn't have to wait long to find out. Late one afternoon, as I was about to close up, I heard someone enter the shop. Sighing at the thought of a late customer, I went out to the front to see an unexpected visitor.
"Hi Fiona, what brings you here?"
This was a different version of Fiona, dressed way down in an old tee shirt, faded jeans and flatties, with her hair in a ponytail and little makeup. She was chewing on her bottom lip and fiddling with her fingers, as well as trembling from tension, and looked apprehensive and almost scared; like a rabbit caught in the headlights. Fiona tried to speak, but at first, all that came out was, "I ... I ... I don't know ...
"Fiona, just let me lock up, then come through to the back."
She sat on the edge of the most uncomfortable chair in the room and stared fixedly at me, as if I was about to transform into some sort of monster. "Jerry, this is so hard for me. I just don't know what to say."
"Okay, Fiona, if it helps, I'm not about to burst into seething anger, and I'm not in the business of judging other people. Just take your time and tell me what it is that's troubling you. Is it about Boyd? Is he having an affair with another woman? Is he ..."
I was cut short by Fiona's tense, humourless laugh. "God, no, if only it was that simple. I really don't want to be here, and I'm only doing this because Boyd begged me to see you."
I didn't let her get any further. Clearly, this was a monumental crisis, although I wasn't quite sure why she chose to confide in me.
"Fiona, look, I promise on a stack of Microsoft manuals that I will NOT do any of those things or be unpleasant or anything like that. Tell you what, just shut your eyes and let it all out."
She looked at me, anger and fear flooding across her beautiful face, then closed her eyes, and it came out in one breathless rush, "Boyd'sgotthehotsforyou!"
That was probably the last thing I was expecting, and I gasped in surprise. "Once more, with clarity, please, Fiona?"
She managed to blurt out, "Boyd's got the hots for you. He keeps talking about you and how he wants ... how he wants to have sex with you," she finished in a rush, her tense face and trembling body clear indications of her anxiety over my response.
"Oh wow, Fiona, this is totally out of left field. I am absolutely stunned. But why send you—can't he face the idea of telling me himself?"
"Jerry, this must be really embarrassing for you, and I'm just amazed that you haven't exploded," Fiona replied.
I looked at her devastated face and smiled. "Don't worry too much, Fiona; I'm not actively gay, although I am bi, but I am curious about why Boyd should want to hit on me."
"You mean you're not offended, not angry, not, well, not wanting to tell me to go to hell?" Fiona sounded incredulous.
"I've never believed in shooting the messenger, and anyway, if the truth be known, I'm just a bit flattered. As you're clearly the go-between, though, you do owe me some explanations. Tell me about Boyd the man. How does he function and what's his sexual orientation?"
Fiona watched me closely through unblinking eyes, seemingly ready to initiate a "fight or flight" response, but the trembling had stopped and her body language became more open and responsive.