"My friend, a toast to our continuing and prosperous relationship!" Pierre lifted his champagne glass toward me and I obliged with a 'clink.'
"Pierre, as usual your hospitality is extraordinary," I said, before taking a sip of the sparkling Dom Perignon. "I must say, as much as I appreciate the business advantage of our contracts, I might enjoy our celebratory dinners even more."
Pierre's house -- one of many he owned around the world -- was perched high on a ridge overlooking Vail, Colorado, which was, at that moment, sparkling more than the champagne. The valley landscape was lit with seemingly millions of white and colored bulbs, adorned on every branch of every tree through the town. With Christmas just around the corner and sixteen inches of fresh powder in the last two days, the view from Pierre's massive deck was straight out of a postcard. I was looking forward to getting up on the mountain tomorrow to make some turns.
"My friend, I am just happy that you arrived safely and we were able to conclude our business in a timely manner so that we can enjoy the rest of this wonderful night!" Pierre was an exuberant fellow of refined tastes, and I greatly enjoyed his company. "So now let us do just that!"
Because of a flight delay, I had only arrived at the house a short while ago, with just enough time to sign our latest contract before the other dinner guests began arriving. But, as was our tradition, Pierre and I had slipped out to the cold deck by ourselves for our customary champagne toast. The air outside was December crisp under a low layer of clouds that impended more snow, and I could have stood comfortably in the chill enjoying that view for quite some time. Nonetheless, I followed Pierre back inside the house and drank in the sudden rush of warm air, scented as it was with delectable hints of apples and cinnamon.
Besides Pierre and myself, there were six other guests for dinner. They were all friends of Pierre's from town, and I knew most of them at least casually. I surveyed the room and they were all chatting the way acquaintances in mountain towns do, excited about Christmas and the hope for a great snow year.
I was drawn not to the guests, though, but to "the help." Pierre had a knack for importing the most exquisite women to work these parties. Tonight there were just two, neither of whom I'd ever seen before: a lithe redhead, who was tending the small bar; and a tall, leggy blonde, who was serving appetizers from a silver tray. I didn't know where Pierre found these women, but I did know that they were very well compensated for their time, their talents, and their discretion.
I put my empty champagne glass down on a side table and made my way toward the bar and the redhead. She was in her mid-twenties, about five foot seven and no more than 125 pounds. The best description I could think of for her was an Irish snow princess, with flaming red curls that fell to just below her generous tits. Those curls framed a slender, pale face with light green eyes and equally flaming -- and undoubtedly delicious, I thought -- red lips; otherwise, she was a vision of winter. She wore a long sleeve, white, off-the-shoulder bodycon sweater dress that hugged her hips and legs halfway to her knees. Though her shoulders were bare, what was likely a bodystocking of white fishnet covered the skin of her decolletage and rose in a taper to her throat, where it looped snugly around her neck in a fabric collar. I imagined it was a bodystocking because the same white fishnet pattern covered each leg between the hem of her dress and the top of a tall, white, leather stiletto heeled boot.
"Good evening, sir," she said with a genuine smile. Her accent was decidedly not Irish, but pure American. "What's your pleasure this evening?"
I was confident she would soon know what pleased me, and for a moment I imagined my hand sliding beneath her dress and between her legs, to discover whether that bodystocking already had an opening in just the right spot.
"What's your name, love?" I asked, returning her smile. It was difficult to keep eye contact. Even though the house was warm, her nipples poked through the soft material of her dress.
"My name is Serena, sir."
"Serena, seeing as it's almost Christmas, I think I'm in the mood for something a little sweet and a little spicy at the same time. Got anything for me back there?"
Still smiling, she turned back to her collection of spirits and I took a long, lazy look at her from behind. The dress accentuated the curves of her petite but robust derriere and this time I imagined sliding her dress up to her hips and ramming my cock inside her creamy pussy.
She turned back with a cloudy cocktail in her hand. "Here you go, sir. I hope you enjoy it. Please let me know if there's anything else I can do for you." I took the drink and sipped -- it was exactly what I'd asked for. Fireball and Bailey's, perhaps?
"It's perfect, Serena," I said. "Rest assured, I'll be back for more."
I stepped away from the bar and mingled with the other guests for a few minutes, then excused myself. I had seen the other woman come from the kitchen with a tray of canapes and I intercepted her before she could get to anyone else.
"Good evening, sir," she said. "May I offer you something before dinner?"
"You certainly may," I replied. She brought the tray to bear and I took a dainty shrimp concoction on a toothpick. I popped it into my mouth and quickly swallowed it. "Very nice,...?," I prompted, raising my eyebrows inquisitively.