This is a new story for me. The first few pages are scene setters so please bear with it. For those of you who read Island Discipline, this is a spin-off, involving David once again, but this time the story is about a willing submissive & her training. I hope you all enjoy!
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It was late & David was relaxing in First Class with his eyes closed. The Managing Partner of Malinson & Partners had called him with an urgent request. There had been trouble in the London office and he had asked David if he would go over and sort out the situation. It had needed all of David's tact & diplomacy to resolve the issues that had arisen and one month later he was finally on his way back to Miami. He reran the events of the last few weeks in his mind.
It had been a volatile situation that he had walked into. There was an air of resentment & underlying fear that had been evident in most of the attitudes of the female staff, from clerical right the way through to junior partners. It had not taken him long to find out that the partner in charge of the London office, a man of senior years, had lost control of the office management, preferring instead to spend his time out on the golf links or in his London club. This had allowed a particularly aggressive partner, George Whiting, to assume the reins and surround himself with like-minded men. There were no female senior partners in evidence and David quickly discovered that the two that had been there had left a couple of months ago for different firms.
Using all of his considerable magnetism and employing delicate tact, David finally discovered what had been going on. The senior partner now in control was a bully but worse than that, he was sexually harassing the female staff. He had threatened to fire any woman who refused to grant him sexual favours and had managed to get away with this by ensuring that his coterie of supporters banded together to deny any allegations that were brought. Things had been going on in this manner for several months and the atmosphere was now explosive.
Once David had all the evidence to hand, he had made a few phone calls. Within a week he had photographic evidence of the man's abuses, along with compromising pictures of several members of his coterie. He had called the managing partner in Miami, explained the situation and advised him of what he intended to do. Faced with overwhelming evidence, the managing partner had agreed that he would fully support David's actions.
The next day David had walked into Whiting's office, closed the door behind him and dropped an array of photographs onto the desk. As the colour drained from the man's face, David informed him that he was no longer welcome at the company. The man tried to bluster that the photographs were fake but was stopped by David's withering glance.
"You have five minutes to vacate this office," David had said coldly.
Whiting shakily rose from behind his desk and walked towards the door.
"You'll regret this!" he hissed.
David merely looked at him coolly and opened the door to the office. Outside, two uniformed police officers were waiting. Whiting halted in shock, unable to comprehend how completely his world was crashing down around him.
"The Bar Association has been informed of your behaviour and will be fully investigating all charges brought against you," David informed him.
Whiting was led away by the police officers, through a corridor formed of all the female staff members who had been subjected to his abuse. His progress was accompanied by slow, derisive clapping.
David stood at the doorway to the Whiting's office. "I want to see the following people in my office in 5 minutes," he ordered. "Tony Conway, Philip Tomey, Lionel Marchant, Brian Delaney, Nigel Hampton."
Murmurs arose among the female staff. The names mentioned were those of Whiting's cronies & there was a sense of anticipation in the air. David turned & walked into Whiting's office, seating himself behind the desk & calmly awaiting the arrival of those men he had called.
They arrived en masse, as if they felt by presenting a united front, they stood a better chance of survival. They did not know David well enough to know that this petty display of solidarity had no effect upon him whatsoever! He handed each of them a sealed envelope & instructed them to open it. Their faces drained of colour as each one revealed compromising photographs of themselves.
"Gentlemen, the behaviour you have both supported and displayed is not tolerated at Malinson & Partners," David informed them. "With George Whiting I had no choice but to have him arrested and his abuses investigated, but to spare the firm further embarrassment, I expect to receive your resignations on my desk by the end of this morning. Furthermore," he interrupted as a murmur arose from among them, "You will each have your final month's salary plus bonus deducted. This money will be placed in a fund to undo some of the damage that you have all caused!"
The murmuring grew to a muttering.
"That will be all!" David barked. "Now get out of my sight and hand your resignation letter to the office manager on your way out." He paused, "or do I have to call security to escort you from the premises?"
That last question did the trick. Heads hanging, the five men filed out of his office, each to make their own arrangements for leaving.
David picked up the phone and dialled a number. "It's done," David said when the managing partner in Miami picked up. "The ball's in your court now," David told him.
"Very well," said Mr Malinson. "I'll call Edward and suggest that it is time he takes retirement. Who do you suggest should take his place?"
David thought for a moment, wishing briefly that Kristy was still at the firm. Although now happily in a submissive relationship with Sue, she had lost none of her drive & efficiency and would have been a perfect candidate to get the office back on its feet. Thinking of her, however, sparked an idea.
"I don't think we should appoint anyone internally," David counselled, "the situation here is still too volatile! However, I happen to know that Amanda McInnes is looking to move to London. She has climbed as far as she can within the Miami office & if we don't want to lose her, this may be the perfect solution. She's strong & efficient but also has a great deal of tact. She is also one of those rare creatures who get along equally as well with men and women!"
There was a pause at the other end of the line as Malinson considered David's suggestion.
"Well... I'm inclined to agree with you David," he said, "but with one condition. I would like to keep you in a supervisory capacity for the first six months. If you are agreeable, I should like you to divide your time between London & Miami," he paused, "I understand that this may place quite a burden on you, but I would feel more confident knowing that I can rely on you to pick up on any problems that might arise!"