At eighteen Kylie was madly in love. Totally. A love that went with total devotion. Something that her lover saw before she did. Her was older. Wiser in the ways of love. Yet he seemed cold and distant to many. Some even tried to tell Kylie he was dangerous but she wouldn't listen.
They had met at a party. The drunk and danced and talked. Well mostly she talked and he listened. He was so attentive, so encouraging she told him things she barely admitted to herself. By the end of the night he knew her better than her best friends.
Yet she new little more than his name and that her was some sort of broker.
That night he drove her home in his dark BMW. The car prowling the streets like a great car. The dark car an extension of the dark man driving it. Soon they were at her home and on arriving, he turned her away when she leaned over to kiss him.
"I am sorry." He said calmly. "I do not think a woman should kiss a man until they have been on a date."
Taken aback Kylie was stunned. Guys normally didn't reject her. No, the opposite, she normally said something similar to guys that wanted to kiss her. "Oh." She said, stunned. Flirting, Kylie asked when can they go out then.
"Tomorrow for lunch. I will pick you up from work." Tomorrow was Saturday and somewhere in the conversation she had told him where and when she worked.
"Until then Kylie, I must say goodnight."
Disappointed. "Oh. Okay, tomorrow then."
Kylie got out of the expensive vehicle and into the cold morning chill. No sooner was her door closed and she was left watch the two red tail lights vanish down the street
One inside Kylie changed and prepared for bed stripping off the make up from her fair skinned face. Crawling into bed she fell asleep to dreams of her knight.
Morning came all to quick for Kylie's liking. Her alarm shattering her dreams and sleep. She had to get out of bed. If not the alarm would wake her parents. The alarm, an old fashioned wind up sat on a shelf on the other side of the room. She one kept it by the bed but was always late as she would silence it. Now she had to get up to stop it.
Groaning she pushed the thick, warm blankets off letting the cold flood over her. Soon the clock was silenced. Kylie turned on her computer before going to have a shower. While she washed and finished waking up her computer downloaded her messages.
Returning to her room in only a towel and using another to dry her long brown hair, Kylie glanced at the message. Three spam, one from an old friend and one she did not know.
"Dear Kylie,
Thank you for a wonderful evening. I hope I did not upset you by refusing to kiss you..."
"Awww, how sweet." Kylie said to the computer.
".... I will pick you up for our first date at 12:30 p.m.. Sharp. Outside the mall. Remember this will be our first date. Dress to impress and don't be late.
Take care and I will see you soon."
Kylie's heart skipped. Excited she looked for clothes the would make an impression and could wear to work. Finally she chose a black mini dress that showed off her legs and cleavage. Not enough that the bookstore manager would complain but enough to make her look very sexy.
The hours seemed to drag on. The morning last forever. All morning she watched the clock. All morning this man dominated her thoughts. The manager had suggested she dress more normally but few of the customers, mostly male that morning, objected.
Finally the morning ended. Her mind racing as her heels echoed through the mall. Hurry. Hurry. Must not be late she muttered.
At 12.30 P.M. exactly the doors to the mall slowly closed behind her. Sitting opposite, the black BMW purred. Quickly she hurried to the car.
Inside.
"A lady should never rush like that." Was all he said in greeting as her maneuvered the car through the maze of vehicles and discarded trolleys.
Stunned. "I am sorry." Was all Kylie could say.
An hour they traveled. Kylie trying to engage him in conversation. But not another word did he say. She had given up and was starting to wonder if she had made a mistake.
"We are here."
She looked up to see them drive by a stone arch and pull up an the bank of a quite river.
What followed was designed to win her young heart. A romantic picnic of fine foods and wine. A row on the river. All the time he was an attentive and gentle man. Helping her with sitting and getting up. Assisting her in and out of the small boat. Correcting, gently, how she sits.
Kylie found she did not want the afternoon to end. But end it did. All the time she wished he would take her in his arms. But the only time they touched was when he helped her. It made her want him more. Want to prove worthy of him.
The drive home saw in silence, this time she remained silent wanting to show him she could. The BMW ate up the miles and soon they were again outside her family's home.
This time she waited and he kissed her. A gentle soft kiss. But on the cheek. Disappointed, she watched the BMW drive off it's engine growling.
The coming weeks followed the same pattern. An email with more and more specific instructions. Each time her desire for him made her comply eagerly and unquestionably. He always took her somewhere nice. Quiet picnics, expensive restaurants, the theater. He was know by others, greeted and called Sir by many.
Date after date they would meet. There were moments of intimacy, in private. In public she learned to be quiet and respectful. In private he taught her about her body. A kiss that set her in fire with lust. A caress that made her ache for more. He taught her how to please him.
She did not realize what control she was loosing to this man. Just that she loved him and did not want to loose him. His requests were alright Kylie told herself.
He would tell her what to wear if she did not have it he bought it like the garters and stockings she now wore instead of panty hose. Or the fine lace and satin lingerie she now wore.
So eager to please and so naive she never questioned when he would have her lift her hem to let him inspect if his orders were being followed. That too became normal. She would climb into the BMW's luxurious passenger seat and lift the shirt high enough for him to see what she had on.
What did surprise her happened three months after the meet. As usual after work on a Saturday he picked her up. They drove in silence for an hour and a half. The country side beautiful as always to the young city girl. Leaving the highway the BMW crunched down a long curving gravel stone driveway. Trees lining the drive, high hedges blocking all but an occasional glimpse.
Finally the drive opened up onto a, well it could only be described as a mansion. It was impressive by any standard. Four stories tall as wide as a city suburban block. More a hotel. Kylie's eyes went wide as they tried to take it in. "Welcome to my home."
The Manor, towered over the BMW. The nearest neighboring buildings dwarfed by it. "You live here." Kylie gasped as he smiled confidently.
"Would you like a tour?"
"Yes. Yes please."
Huge heavy wooden doors opened into a grand hallway. A large chandelier hung impossibly from the ceiling looking like its weight of glass and crystal would come crashing down. Guild statues, paintings and sculptures lined the walls. To the left his study and library, the collection of books bigger than any she had seen.
The afternoon she spent exploring the halls and rooms of the first floor was like visiting a fairy tale castle. Some thing enchanted like in Beauty and the Beast. And like that story she was told there were places she could not go. Renovations he told her. He was fixing the manor house up to it's former glory. The top two floors were closed and locked.