Interview With A Daddy

by Callahan, Kelli

  I think this is going to work out a lot better than I expected…

  * * *

  Later that day

  I agreed to sit down with Dave on Monday morning and iron out the details of our plan to buy Viking Electronics. I was looking forward to Friday night—and possibly the entire weekend—with the beautiful woman I had fallen for in my arms. I made sure that Deana knew not to bother me unless there was a real emergency, and then headed home. It was unlikely that we would have an emergency over the weekend. That was one benefit of working in an industry that shut down on Friday at five and didn’t open again until eight o’clock Monday morning. Being on the West Coast meant that we had a little extra time to get ready as well since we were on a completely different time zone. We occasionally dabbled in the international market, but that wasn’t our focus. The companies in the United States were volatile enough without trying to navigate laws and regulations overseas.

  I had just gotten home and changed into some comfortable clothes when my phone lit up with a message from Faith.

  Faith: Hey, I’m running a little late.

  Alexio: Did you oversleep again?

  Faith: No, I got a call from Rutherford Trust. They offered me a job.

  Alexio: Awesome! I’ll get a good bottle of wine out of the cellar—I’ve got a few that I’ve wanted to open for the right occasion.

  Faith: Let’s talk about that when I get to your house.

  Alexio: Is everything alright?

  Faith: It’s probably easier to just discuss it in person.

  Alexio: Okay. See you soon.

  Faith’s message made me nervous. I had no idea why a job offer from Rutherford Trust wouldn’t be a reason to celebrate—unless she was rethinking the offer I made for her to come work for me at Hawkins Capital. That was definitely still on the table. It might be hard to concentrate on business if she was there, but I would manage. It would be a few years before she was even working on my floor, and a lot could happen in that time. Hell, if things continued the way that they had been going, I might be shopping for a ring before then—and I never thought I would even consider that again. I couldn’t shake the worry—even when I thought about the possibility of a future with Faith. When her car pulled up in front of my house, I met her at the door with my stomach in a knot.

  “Hello gorgeous.” I forced a smile and pulled her into my arms. “What’s wrong?”

  “Just hold me—first.” She sighed and leaned against my shoulder.

  “I was worried.” I hugged her tighter. “Now I’m getting scared.”

  I held her in my arms—I kissed her when she leaned back from our embrace. I could tell something wasn’t right, and I didn’t like to have that kind of suspense hanging in the air. It made my thoughts rush through every horrible outcome possible. Assessing the potential for worst case scenarios was what kept Hawkins Capital in business—and there was no way to turn that part of my brain off when I was afraid she was going to say something I didn’t want to hear. It toyed with my patience until I couldn’t stand it anymore. If there was bad news, then I wanted to hear it—I didn’t want to let my imagination ruin the weekend before it even started.

  “Okay, you have to tell me what’s going on.” I put my hands on her shoulders. “Whatever it is, we can work through it.”

  “Rutherford Trust offered me a job,” she sighed. “But not in Los Angeles—they want me to go to New York and work at the new office they are opening next month.”

  “Oh…” It definitely wasn’t good news—it was a punch in the gut. “You’re considering it…”

  “I don’t know if I have a choice.” She looked down at the floor. “None of the other companies I interviewed at have offered me a job, and my resume isn’t getting much attention. It’s a really good offer. They’re going to pay for me to relocate, take care of my lease for the first year I’m there, and the growth opportunity—it’s a brand new office. They want to promote from within the company. I could become a manager within a couple of years.”

  “Fuck…” My hands fell from her shoulders, and I turned away from her. “I offered you a job, Faith. You don’t have to leave.”

  She can’t leave—not when things are going so well…

  “We’ve talked about that.” She put her hand on my arm. “I want to be able to say that I earned it—I don’t want you to just give me a job because we’re together.”

  “I would have given you a job regardless,” I growled under my breath. “The interview we had was a mistake, but you were a perfect candidate for Hawkins Capital. There’s a reason you got the call, to begin with…”

  “I believe you, but if I was such a good candidate, then why has it been so hard for me to find a job?” She exhaled sharply. “It doesn’t feel like I’m very special—but Rutherford Trust sees something in me, and I don’t know if I can pass that up.”

  “You are special. Those companies don’t know what they’re missing out on. We’ll find a way to make this work.” I turned towards her. “I’ll fly to New York as often as I can—I don’t want this to tear us apart.”

  “You would do that for me?” She looked up at me with those pale-blue eyes—once again haunted like they were the first time I met her.

  “Of course I would!” I took her hand. “I told you—you’re mine. I don’t say something like that unless I mean it. If you have to take this job, then it will be a challenge that we overcome.”

  “Thank you…” She looked down at the floor. “I haven’t agreed to it yet, but hearing you say that means so much.”

  “You’ll never have to question where you stand with me.” I put my hand underneath her chin and lifted it. “In my arms—by my side—exactly where you belong.”

  I pulled Faith close and crushed her lips beneath mine. I kissed her until my head spun, then I tightened my embrace and ravaged her mouth. I needed the closeness. I needed the passion. I had to know that the job offer wasn’t going to pull her away from me. It didn’t matter if I kissed her until we both passed out—oxygen meant nothing if she wasn’t in my arms. I felt the same fire that was there the previous night—but I wasn’t going to let it burn out when exhaustion stifled our desires. I would always thirst for her lips—always hunger for her embrace. It didn’t matter if she was pressed against my chest or a million miles away. She had changed the core of who I was, and I didn’t know how to exist without her. Hawkins Capital consumed my life, yet I was disconnected from it the moment I saw those haunting eyes.

  “I want you.” She pulled away from our kiss and gasped for air.

  “No.” My hand tangled in her hair, and I squeezed until our eyes were locked together. “Want is a pleasure of the flesh—tell me that you need me as much as I need you.”

  “If you don’t know that, then you’re not the man I idolized for so damn long.” Her face tensed up. “I need you, Daddy.”

  I pulled Faith to the floor and started kissing her while my fingers dug into the fabric that separated our skin. She did the same. I ripped her beautiful dress and turned it into shreds. My expensive Armani shirt was a tattered mess against her fingernails. I twisted her panties in my fist and kept twisting until the threads popped and they were torn from her hips. She didn’t even try to remove my belt—she yanked my pants down with so much force that I was sure there would be bruises. I found her pussy with the head of my cock and drove it into the wetness with one quick thrust of my hips. My pants were kicked off as the passion erupted between us. The clasp of her bra was bent and destroyed when I exposed her breasts.

  “I don’t care how far you go. You’ll always be mine.” I pinned her wrists to the floor and started thrusting harder.

  “Yes.” She moaned. “Always…”

  It wasn’t going to be a marathon like we enjoyed the night before—not on the floor at least. It was nothing more than an explosion of passion and burning need. The pleasure allowed us to focus on something besides the miles that could pull her away from my arms. I knew I was falli
ng for her—we were both trapped in each other’s web—but I had no idea how deep that went until the fear of having that web unwoven lingered in the air. I would fight for Faith. I would do anything for her. I would endure the ache of a million miles—as long as there were temporary respites that would allow us to quell the pain for a moment.

  “You’re gonna make me come.” Faith dug her nails into my back, and I felt her pussy start to spasm.

  “Come for me baby.” I crushed her lips, and she screamed into my mouth when her pussy started to spasm.

  I drove my cock into her orgasm as hard as I could. Her pussy felt so good when those spasms massaged every inch of my length. I was close—so fucking close. I kept going until my balls were tight and slammed my dick deep inside her. Cum surged through my shaft and erupted against her g-spot. That made another orgasm seize control of her body, and those beautiful ripples of desire milked every drop of cum from my balls. I gave her a few more gentle thrusts before I pulled free and leaned forward. She clung to me as I sank to the floor and held her in my arms. I didn’t know what else to say. The climax of passion made my heart heavy in my chest. I just needed to have her there against me—skin on skin—with the beauty of our embrace keeping us together as long as possible.

  I can’t lose her.

  Faith

  Before Alexio, I wouldn’t have hesitated when I got the job offer from Rutherford Trust. I would have accepted it on the spot. It was an incredible opportunity, and while I loved living in Los Angeles, I could build a nice life for myself in New York—especially if I was able to move into a management position quickly. I would be far away from my parents. I didn’t like that part, but the job in New York would allow me to help them a lot more than I initially planned. I could get a decent apartment with a long commute and find ways to curb my expenses. I might not even need a car if I found an apartment where I could rely on public transportation.

  Those thoughts shouldn’t have been toying with my head—the only thing I should have been focused on was the wonderful man that was holding me in his arms. I was scared that telling Alexio about the job offer would set him off—I expected him to demand that I stay—I was certain it would finally bring every bit of his dominance to the surface—especially after he said that I was his. His reaction surprised me. I didn’t have to be submissive to him in order to be the woman he needed. If our relationship could exist on level ground, then maybe there was a future—even if I was miles away from the man who had claimed my heart.

  “We should probably order something to eat.” Alexio pressed his lips to my forehead. “Otherwise, we won’t make it through the weekend.”

  “Are you sure it won’t just go to waste?” I leaned back and grinned.

  “I’ll try to control myself.” He chuckled under his breath.

  We stayed tangled in an embrace until the food arrived and Alexio had to quickly get dressed so he could answer the door. He took a trip down to the wine cellar and returned with a very old bottle of wine. I was surprised he still wanted to celebrate my job offer, considering what it meant, but he seemed genuinely happy that I had such an incredible opportunity. There were lingering concerns—I could see them in his eyes—they were probably reflected back at him in mine. I wanted to believe everything was going to work out perfectly, and our relationship wasn’t going to miss a beat, but I knew that wasn’t realistic. New York was about as far from Los Angeles as I could go and still stay in the same country as the man I had fallen for. I wasn’t ready to make up my mind yet, but I didn’t know how I would be able to turn the job down.

  I’ve never met anyone like Alexio—and I don’t want to lose him.

  * * *

  Three days later

  I spent the weekend with Alexio, but I still wasn’t ready to make my final decision. I reached out to Rutherford Trust, and they were understanding. They told me that I could have a couple of weeks if I needed it, but then they had to let them know one way or the other. Luckily, I was just a grunt in the chain of command for the new office—but the opportunity to transcend that was definitely going to exist once I got started and the office grew. Alexio was starting to get a little impatient with constant back and forth regarding the job. It felt like an impossible choice. It should have been easier to pursue my hopes and dreams, but I never imagined that there would be such a big complication in front of that choice. Alexio had done everything to reassure me, but every day felt like torture. I was lost in my thoughts when my phone lit up, and I saw a message from Alexio.

  Alexio: I’m running a little late at the office. The fucking hackers are at it again.

  Faith: Oh no! Okay, just let me know when you leave, and I’ll head your way.

  Alexio had told me about the hackers that were targeting his network. Cybersecurity had become a big topic in the investment world after a few companies lost millions due to random attacks. They even added an extra course on it while I was attending college and made it a part of our curriculum. I hoped everything would be okay, but I didn’t mind a few extra minutes to contemplate everything that was in front of me. It seemed to be the one constant in my life except for Alexio. Secretly, I was hoping for a miracle—a call from another company with a job offer that would allow me to stay in Los Angeles. It didn’t have to be as good as the one Rutherford Trust offered me—it just had to be comparable enough to justify the choice.

  I’m not lucky enough to have a Hail Mary save the day…

  I tried to call Jennifer, mostly because I was looking for a distraction, but she didn’t answer. I wasn’t totally surprised. She called me over the weekend and let me know that she was going to go ahead and move her things out of the apartment before the end of the week. She offered to pay her share of things for a few months, but that didn’t seem fair. Her mother’s case was getting worse by the day. A couple of the people she was working with had already struck a deal, and they were pinning everything on her. I didn’t believe she was innocent, but I doubted that she came up with the plan all on her own—but proving that with witnesses testifying against her was going to be a challenge. My phone lit up again, and I immediately grabbed it.

  Alexio: Hey, I’m heading home now. We got the network stabilized again. I’m sure we’ll deal with this shit again on Monday though.

  Faith: I’m sorry :( I’ll meet you at your place.

  Alexio didn’t need the added stress of my choice on top of everything he was dealing with at work. I hated putting more on his plate. It would have been easier if I just told him I was going to go—that would allow us to plan and figure out what the future looked like. I think the reason I was so hesitant was because I knew I was going to accept the job—I just couldn’t say those words until I had worked it out in my head. My relationship with Alexio was important to me, but at the end of the day, the job offer was everything I went to school for. It was the reason I spent all of those long nights working on research papers, doing case studies, and preparing for exams just so I could keep up my GPA. I wanted to make it on my own and have the kind of financial freedom that would allow me to help my parents.

  I guess I can keep mulling that over on my way to Alexio’s house—if I can stop thinking about the surprise I have planned for him.

  “Are you Faith Matthews?” A voice interrupted my thoughts as soon as I stepped into the hallway and locked my door.

  “I—am?” I turned around to see a scrawny man in a loose-fitting suit.

  “You’ve been served.” He leaned forward and stuck a folded up piece of paper in my purse.

  “Wait. What?” I blinked in surprise, but he was already walking in the opposite direction.

  I quickly pulled the paper out of my purse and opened it up. It was a lawsuit—so that the owner of the building could officially remove us from the apartment. I couldn’t help but laugh. When I found the first eviction notice, I thought my world was about to come crashing down. It no longer seemed that important. Jennifer was already gone. I wasn’t going to be there much long
er if I accepted the job in New York. Fighting the eviction just seemed like a waste of time. Either way, Alexio was kind enough to provide a lawyer to deal with it so I would leave the problem to the professionals. All I really needed him to do was delay the eviction for a month at most—then I would likely be on the way to New York. It was kind of a blessing in disguise with the job offer out there. I wouldn’t have to worry about breaking my lease or shouldering Jennifer with the responsibility once I was gone.

  I would find a way to pay my half of everything if I had to, but this will make things a lot easier.

  I put the notice of the lawsuit back in my purse and walked to the elevator. I was looking forward to seeing Alexio—even if there was uncertainty regarding our future. I had a surprise planned, and just thinking about being in his arms made my stomach flutter with excitement. I knew the reality of that—I was falling in love with him. We met under bizarre circumstances, but he had shown me that he was much more than a Daddy Dom that craved a woman’s submission.

  The man underneath the dominant exterior was generous and kind—romantic and passionate. I never imagined him being like that when I did my case study on Hawkins Capital in college. Leaving him was going to be hard, but I would fight to keep our relationship, no matter where I laid my head at night. I drove to his house, keeping myself distracted with thoughts about my future, and as soon as I parked my car, he opened the door with a warm smile on his face—like I was the only person in the world that he wanted to see.