Chapter 1
Mandy walked into her house, shut the door, and just leaned back against it. "What a day", she said as she set down her briefcase and took off her heels. Walking past the living room to her bedroom though, she tensed as she realized something was off. She grabbed one of the irons from the golf bag in the hall closet after she noticed that the back sliding door was ajar, and with her senses on alert, heard a noise coming from her bedroom.
Gripping the 7 iron tight, she continued quietly down the hallway in her stockinged feet, her breathing sounding loud to her ears, not believing how her day had gone so wrong. First, she had had just a
wonderful
discussion with her boss about what she was, or really what she wasn't, doing right, and then when she let her team in on it later; they just didn't seem to care! So she spent the rest of the day trying to get them on board, while still smarting from the implied rebuke that she wasn't meeting her goals.
"
And now this!
" she thought, again hearing more rustling coming from her bedroom. She knew she probably should just have called 911, but after today, she felt that maybe she could just take her frustrations out on whatever punk decided to break into her house, and
then
call the police. "
I mean, it would be justified self-defense, right?"
she continued to think, right until she heard whomever it was get closer to the bedroom door, and then open it quickly...
She had two quick additional thoughts as she was caught in the hallway from the light coming from her bedroom, wielding a golf club, and stared at the man framed in the doorway... "
What was I thinking??"
and "
Oh my..."
As she worked to slough off the spike of adrenaline that rushed through her system at the surprise of coming face-to-face with the intruder, her body struggled with another set of chemicals dumped into her system; an intense and sudden attraction for the man she saw there.
"Adam!" she almost yelled at him, "What the hell are you doing here!", still stuck between fight-and-flight. To his credit, Adam just stood there, looking nonplussed at seeing Mandy holding a golf club over one shoulder, slightly hunched over like she was on the hunt for something. He smirked, "Um, you called me over to meet you since you said you had a crappy day, remember?"
After taking in the view again, of a curvy blonde in a dark hallway, cream blouse slightly untucked from a navy skirt, in her stockings with a golf club on her shoulder, the smirk turned into a full smile, and eventually a chuckle. "I am starting to rethink it though, if I knew this was the reception I would be getting", he said right before starting to laugh in earnest.
Mandy, holding the club and again still dealing with the conflicting reactions of her body, dropped the club and just glared at him. A glare which, as he was standing in her doorway in dark jeans that hugged his very masculine lower half and a polo shirt that was molded to a chest that she knew was hard and firm, turned more into a stare of longing. Yes,
now
she remembered calling him on her way home, hoping that he would be available to really put this day into perspective, and as she heard the iron hit the floor, saw beyond him into the real reason why she had called him in the first place.
Adam saw the shift in her, as she looked past him and saw what was waiting for her in her bedroom, something he had dreamed of doing since he had agreed to take her mind of her day. He saw the change in breathing that made her breasts rise and lower, at the flush of heat darkening her clear and freckled skin. His mirth was replaced with an awareness of his friend and some-time lover, and he could feel his own thoughts turning toward more carnal pursuits, as he saw the visual changes come over her.
Her bedroom had been transformed... while always neat, now it had a few candles placed on the nightstands on either side of the bed, with her normal cotton sheets and coverlet replaced with a set of sinfully red satin sheets and pillow covers. She could also see a few things that sent a thrill of anticipation straight to the tips of her breasts and caused the heat between her legs to dampen.
She and Adam had discovered a similar fascination and enjoyment of what most members of 'polite society' would say was kinky, though more probably engaged in it than anyone would ever know. Her job included being responsible for over 200 people, a portion of the overall business that was critical to the success of the company, and that meant responsibility and decision-making that could truly cripple someone mentally and have them question themselves. That just meant that on her down time and personal time, sometimes she just wanted to let go and not have to make decisions, especially in the bedroom.
Adam, while similar, was the opposite. His way of dealing with the pressures of the day was to take a willing partner and give them the pleasure and pain that they were seeking, to completely and fully take responsibility of that partners pleasure, all the while their not being needed to make a decision at all. And right now, he could tell that Mandy was definitely in need of some pleasure, and just a little bit of pain, to get her mind right.
Mandy could sense the change in Adam as well, as his laughter stopped and she could see him taking in her appearance, how her nipples had tightened and would be noticeable in the lacy bra she had on, and the heat of arousal now stealing over her skin. Her arms dropped to her sides, her eyes falling down to his feet, and she slowly folded down to her knees in front of him.
Adam took a moment to admire her, wanting her to be fully into the moment as he gazed at the sharp points showing under her thin blouse, even through the bra, and hear her breathing change in anticipation of what they had both discussed before she had gotten home.
"This place is making me question myself", she had told him, "and you know how I hate that." He did know, and he also knew of a way to get her back on track. "In that case, I will meet you at your place in 30 minutes and you can tell me everything you've done wrong and you can be punished appropriately. Stop beating yourself up from what you think you have messed up on, that's my job", he had said with a growl in his voice. "Yes, I understand Sir", she had demurely replied, and he could hear the mix of relief and want in her voice. Adam continued in his Command voice, "When you arrive, meet me in your bedroom and you WILL be attentive to all of my needs and wants.
If
I am satisfied, then I
may
let you get your release". "Yes, I understand Sir", was all she had replied before she hung up the phone.
Mandy was thinking of that conversation as well as she still felt Adam's eyes roving over her body, and could barely think over the short glimpse she had had on what was waiting for her inside her bedroom. While she did not relish pain during the 'normal' part of her day, she understood that she would always be her worst critic, and feeling the bite of a flogger on her skin or the sting of a hand or riding crop on her ass allowed her to 'take the punishment' and then just let it go in the flood of release when the scene was complete.
The first time she and Adam had explored this side of themselves had almost been an accident; they had just been hooking up after a stressful day at work for both of them, and she had made an offhand remark about being punished for something stupid she had done that day. She could still recall the look on his face and tilt of his head, as he processed that statement and asked, "Punished, eh? I could help you with that, if you want", he finished with a gleam in his eye. She still remembered the excitement that stole over her, as she had laughed and playfully bent over, not sure if he was serious or not. The ring of the slap on her ass, and the heat of the handprint on her right cheek showed that yes, he
was
serious, and they had then spent the next few hours exploring some of the limits of things they both enjoyed.