A slow start but it heats up.
Stella sipped her wine and once again questioned how she got here. It was amazing what you do to try and save a relationship you already know is in the toilet.
She looked around the room and there was Tony talking to a surgically enhanced blonde. Stella shook her head, he had worked on her for weeks if not months to try this and now he could not even be bothered to talk to her.
She was rummaging in her bag looking for her phone when a guy sat down beside her.
"You do not look happy there young lady."
Stella continued rummaging, answering: "Oh am fine thank you, just looking for my phone." The last thing she wanted to do was get into a conversation with any of these people.
There was no answer, but he did not move away, Stella looked up to give him a perfunctory smile but it froze. She was looking into the bluest eyes she had ever seen and they really were smiling.
She tried to recover herself and dived back into her handbag. "Sorry did not mean to stare."
"Oh it is quite alright. May I ask why you so desperately need your phone? The party has not even started yet so way too early to want to take photographs."
Stella sneaked a peak at the eyes again. No, she had not imagined them. Wow.
"I'm going to call a taxi." She smiled tightly "I don't think this is really me." she said indicating the room and the other people.
"You don't like sex?"
Stella was taken aback by the directness of the question.
"Emm, no, no, or yes, emm, yes, I do like sex. But well this is the first time I have ever been to a party like this emm, a gathering like this. Oh whatever the hell you call it."
She turned to face the stranger directly assessing him. He was attractive, not handsome, his face a map of lines that said he laughed a lot and frowned a lot. Not young, but not old yet she would not be able to guess his age.
"Are you always that direct?"
He shrugged: "Yes, it saves time."
Stella could not think of an answer and went back to the phone hunt.
"I have been to several of these gatherings," he said laughing "I use them as a way of releasing physical energy when I do not have someone special in my life."
Stella gave up the search her phone had a mind of its own and would turn up soon.
"I thought people were not allowed to attend on their own."
"Oh no, I came with Lucy" he pointed to the enhanced blonde. "A nice lady but to be honest she is very boring. She is useful to me at times like this."
Stella laughed "Well Tony does not seem to be finding her boring at all." In fact, Tony was leaning over her and looked as if he was going to kiss her any moment.
"You came with him? You?" He could not keep the surprise out of his voice.
Despite the fact that Stella knew exactly what he meant she felt duty bound to defend Tony. "He is a very nice man." She paused "But yes, he is a little on the dull side."
"They sound like a match made in heaven. Now, would you like some more wine?"
Without waiting he beckoned one of the waiters and took two glasses from the tray. Handing her one he declared "To interesting people!"
Stella saluted with her glass and took a sip.
"So if you have been to so many of these gatherings, can you tell me what happens next?"
He looked at his watch and said, "Well in about 5 minutes, our hostess over there, Maxine, will nod to the waiters and they will leave. She will then stand in front of that ridiculous fireplace and welcome everyone and remind them of the rules of the evening. You probably received them by mail?"
Stella nodded
"Then she will take off her clothes and approach whomever she fancies, get down on her knees and start giving him a blow job. She does have a rather good technique, but wears too much lipstick so that one is left branded for the evening."
Despite knowing she was blushing Stella laughed. He was so matter of fact about it.
"I would guess that Lucy will not be long after Maxine." He leaned over and whispered: "She spent too much money on those boobs to hide them for long."
Just as he finished speaking Maxine did get up and nod to the waiters. He leaned in and said "My watch must be slow."
In front of them the scene unfolded just as he had described. Maxine disrobed revealing a well toned body then knelt in front of a very muscular man, opened his trousers and took his cock in her mouth. She had not bobbed her head more than once or twice when Lucy turned around and Tony pulled down the zip on her short dress.
Stella turned away, she really did not want to see any more. She stood up, put her glass down and held out her hand to the stranger. "It was a pleasure to meet you, but I am going."
"Must you?"
Stella smiled tightly, "Yes, this is really not me."
"Well let me walk with you until you get a taxi."
"Thank you there really is no need." She smiled: "I am a big girl and can take of myself."
He took her hand in both of his, "Really? Are you sure you are not a lil girl and want someone to take care of you?"
Stella froze. She just stared at him.
"What did you say?"
"You heard me my dear, now please sit down again before you fall down."
Stella was not aware of obeying him but was suddenly sitting.
He took a sip of his wine but was watching her with those eyes.
"Am sorry I don't know what came over me, I have to go."
She stood and headed to the door, he caught her wrist and stopped her from moving any further away. He was not hurting her, but she was held firmly.
"It is part of your fantasy life, you think about it when you masturbate, you imagine him there, taking care of you." His voice was normal, conversational but the effect of the words was anything but normal. Stella could barely breathe. How did he know?
He read her mind: "How do I know this? I don't for sure, but I am pretty certain I am right. I am hoping I am right."
He pulled her arm and again she was sitting beside him.
"I have been watching you since you walked in. Watching you fight to be so strong but are feeling lost." He just looked at her. "How long ago did you start have fantasies about Daddy?"
Stella answered without pause: "Many, many years ago. He would be loving and kind and strict. He would teach me all the secrets. I could trust and love him."
Stella really wasn't aware of what she was saying, but as the words left her mouth it was like it was the truth she had never admitted to herself.