The phone rang and I cursed. No-one knew I was at home, so it must just be a sales cold caller. I knew how I was gong to put them off.
"Hello, Pain and pleasure, your pain is our pleasure," I said, on picking up the phone.
A familiar voice said, "Oh, sorry, I think its the wrong number. I was looking for Andrea." The voice belonged to Fay, a colleague of my partner who I remember seeing at regular functions, and who was, if I remembered rightly, quite starchy yet very hot. What on earth have I said!
"Hi, Fay, its OK, Andy here. Just wanting to put off the window salesman. What can I do for you?"
"Oh, I was hoping to chat with Andrea, I thought she would be about", she said, sounding flustered but there was something else there in the slowness of her reply that I couldn't figure out.
"Away, couple of days on that conference she needed to go to. Can I take a message and get her to call?" Andrea was my partner, and worked with Fay allowing me to meet her and a couple of other undeniably sexy co-workers at social events.
"Ermm, away, couple of days.. well, no, it can wait, thanks, see you soon I hope," came the slightly husky reply. With that she hung up.
I went back to work, wondering at my daft opening lines and what Fay and Andrea would say about it. I was deeply involved in some long-winded report when I was disturbed again, this time by a knock on the door. I tried to ignore it, but it came again. Heaving a sigh I went to the door prepared to vent my wrath on the unfortunate sales person, but was taken aback when I saw Fay at the door.
"Oh, well, I thought I said Andrea was away," I said, lamely, as I admired Fay from the safety of my hall.
"You did, but I, er, I wonder if I could have a private chat about something. Erm, well, I seem to recall something about pain and pleasure. What was it? Your pain is our pleasure?? Mmm, I wonder if we could have a, well a private chat about this? You know, off the record, not something we might share type of chat?"
Forward, but with a hint of nervousness, and I stepped aside to invite her in. I watched her pass me by and enter the house, just wondering what this might turn into. Fay is a tall, striking lady with a full figure. She was showing this off nicely in the smart but tight dark greye business suit, pale red silk blouse and shiny seamed nylon covering her legs. Her height was emphasised by the red stilettos she wore, making her already tight figure even more attractive.
I quietly locked the door and went through the rear room. Here we were not overlooked, and closing the door to the front of the house I motioned Fay to sit down. Offering her a drink (she asked for wine to calm her nerves!) I asked her what had made her call to discuss my rather offhand remarks.
She took a gulp, uncharacteristically nervous, and said that the words struck a chord and she wanted to know if I was joking or was there something I could do to help her. Go on, I asked, and she looked at her wine and explained that she was surprisingly excited by the words I spoke when answering the phone, and even whilst talking about the mundane, of meeting up with my partner, her mind was wondering what I meant. She had to come and ask, and see if I was able to explain or even demonstrate.
I stayed quiet, nodding occasionally and then asked her if she had any experience of what she thought I might have meant when I said that her pain was our pleasure. I waited for her response, wondering where on earth this was leading, but not at all willing to let it go before finding out. Here was a very smart, attractive lady about to tell me what sort of pain for pleasure she might be willing to entertain, and with the chance of me providing the pain, it was already turning out to be an interruption I would not forget.
"Well, not much, but what I have tried I was so aroused by I know I need to try and find out more. I had ignored it, thinking it would go away, but your voice and those words made me think again. Perhaps there is a safe way to see what I, well, what I can endure and enjoy at the same time."
"Go on, what have you actually tried?" I asked, watching her wriggle a little as she took another gulp of her wine and lowered her eyes a little.
"Just a little spanking from my husband. i don't think he was very good, and I so wanted to continue but after what seemed barely a few swipes, he gave up thinking he had really punished me. I just felt I wanted more but couldn't explain to him, so the desire is there but not the experience."
"So, why did you come over, do you think I can help? Do you want to experience pain and pleasure from and with me??"