I want to take this opportunity to thank "meathead96" for his invaluable, and capable editing skills and words of encouragement.
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It was midday at the accounting firm of Stevens and Birkstrom, but Jon Henri Deveroux was characteristically at his workstation, poring over an open spreadsheet. It had never been unusual to find the affable, mid 40's accountant at his desk during break periods. But of late, he appeared to be tied to it. After being at the firm for six months, most would describe him as a bit introverted anyway. So no one really took notice. As he studied the figures before him, his gaze shifted in mid column, distracted by the small flashing rectangle at the bottom right of his screen. He felt his pulse quicken as he read the name, "Mistress S", and instinctively glanced up to check his open door and the hall beyond. Satisfied of his relative privacy, he moved the cursor over the name and actually held his breath as he clicked on it, bringing up a dialogue box.
{MESSAGE FROM MISTRESS S}
"On-line again you naughty boy?"
Jon Henri carefully considered his response for a moment before pressing the reply button and typing:
{MESSAGE FROM JHD2009}
"Hello Mistress S. Yes, I was hoping we could chat again."
{MESSAGE FROM MISTRESS S}
"I see, and what is it that you want to chat about? Given what you told me yesterday, I wonder what you think further discussion might accomplish."
Jon Henri wondered the same, as he recalled the previous day. He was checking out a chat room, which was dedicated to the so-called Fem-dom lifestyle. He had been thrilled when "she" contacted him via instant message, and found he was unable to resist her deft interrogation. He was acutely aware of revealing more and more of himself. As she used every personal detail revealed, to target her next probing question. Over the course of the session he had given her the most intimate details of his personal life, including how a medical condition had, over the last number of years, rendered him impotent.
He openly shared the feelings of frustration his condition had introduced to his marriage. Every detail he revealed led to another pointed question. Which led in turn to further revelations, until by the end of the session, she knew it all. She knew that his inability to sexually satisfy his wife had led to his interest in "alternative" lifestyles. He confessed that this interest had resulted in his spending excessive time surfing Internet chat rooms and porn sites.
She also knew that this addictive behavior had led to his dismissal from a job he had held for 10 years. He had become emotional when attempting to describe the chilling effect the firing, and the circumstances surrounding it, had on the already strained relationship he had with his wife. Even now he admitted he knew he was risking way too much by being in this chat room. But he was weak, and he could not stay away. Jon Henri had found the brazen frankness of their conversation quite stimulating. He couldn't explain why. He just knew he wanted more, needed more. So he typed:
{MESSAGE FROM JHD2009}
"I honestly don't know Mistress S, I can't explain it. I just feel drawn to you, to this room."
{MESSAGE FROM MISTRESS S}
"LOL. Like a moth to a flame, and my dear boy, you know that it seldom ends well for the moth. Never the less, tell me more about your wife. Tell me about the sex. Is she still desirable to you? Were you ever able to fulfill your duties as a husband?"
{MESSAGE FROM JHD2009}
"Oh yeah, definitely, I still think she's the sexiest woman alive. I always have. And our sex life was once very good, at least I think so"
Jon Henri went on describe how he had first met Susan in when he was sent in to do auditing work, where she worked as a temporary receptionist. After a week of casual conversation during morning breaks, Jon Henri had felt comfortable enough to ask her out on a date. That first date had led to another, which led to another, and over the ensuing weeks he would learn that the attractive, 29-year-old woman was a recently divorced mother of one.
He came to understand that her ten-year-old son was the product of an unplanned pregnancy in her senior year of high school. Two weeks after graduation, the seventeen-year-old cheerleader had married the father, the captain of the varsity football team. She had spent the ensuing years languishing somewhere between unhappiness and outright depression. The young parents were, quite naturally, ill prepared to provide for themselves, never mind a child. The pressures of every day life led to constant bickering, at times bordering on abuse. Unexplainably the union survived for over nine years, but had finally dissolved in divorce the year before Jon Henri had walked in to her office and fallen in love.
He attempted to describe to his new online friend, the erotic journey that was the discovery of her full figured charms. He recounted his excitement, when she had accepted his proposal of marriage. And, he proudly explained how Susan had flourished in the stability and security of the marriage. His presence, and willingness to help with her son, had freed her to return to school, resulting in remarkable growth in her professional life, marked by a string of promotions. Simultaneously, the changes in her personal appearance were equally profound. And by the time the son had gone away to college, she shed the extra pounds taken on during the years of depression, blossoming into a head turning stunner by her early 30's. That this coincided with the total loss of Jon Henri's sexual ability was the cruelest of ironies.
{MESSAGE FROM MISTRESS S}