On one hand, if she did what he asked she’d have her job and could continue to keep her sisters in the comfort they were used to. On the other hand, if she did what he asked she’d lose her heart. She ran her hand through her braids as she stood in the elevator. How in hell she was going to make a decision like this in one day was beyond her.
Chapter Two
Several hours later he heard a knock on his office door, and his longtime friend and the lawyer for his company Ryder Yoshida walked in and sat in the very chair that Desiree had vacated hours earlier. They’d been friends a long time, since their first year of college. Ryder was the only one that Sterling let get close.
“I can see by your satisfied smile that you’ve talked to Desiree.”
“Yes, you’d be correct in that assumption.”
“And?” Ryder questioned.
Sterling played along. “And what?”
“Tell me what happened and if you think she will go along with your plan.”
“I’ve given her ‘til tomorrow to let me know what her answer will be to my proposition. I’ll let her know as well that for me it isn’t just about the sex. I want to cherish her and show her how beautiful she is. She mentioned having responsibilities. From the checks that I had done on her the only responsibilities she has are her younger sisters.”
He’d done his homework. He wanted her and intended to have her, so he had to make sure that all bases were covered. Perhaps that made him a ruthless bastard for taking what he wanted, but then he’d just have to be that bastard. He’d found out she was the sisters’ sole support and provider since the death of their mother. She’d taken odd jobs here and there, sometimes working two jobs until she’d landed the position at his company.
“Is she meeting you here or—”
“I’ve asked her to meet me at my house. I think it’s much more conducive to our needs than being here at work would be. Although, I’m definitely going to have to make sure to fuck her here in the office once or twice because I’ve imagined her lying across my desk and on display.”
Ryder laughed. “Knowing you, Sterling, it will be more than once or twice.”
Sterling grinned. “Yes, you’re right.” He shrugged his shoulders. “She has a freaky streak in her, and I want to cultivate it.”
“So am I going to get to watch?”
Sterling had allowed Ryder to watch on several occasions and at times join in. He wasn’t going to share Desiree fully if he ever did, but having Ryder watch and perhaps touch in some ways was doable.
“I’d wondered when you’d ask.”
“Well?” Ryder’s grin was wide, and he waggled his eyebrows.
“Are you sure you want her to see you in that light?”
“Man, she’s gorgeous, but I wouldn’t step on your territory if you didn’t want me to.”
“I know. Yes, I’m going to let you watch and perhaps even do some touching.” He trusted Ryder full heartedly. “Knowing Desiree she’ll like being watched and won’t protest much if at all. I’ve already told her anything I ask it will be no questions asked or the deal is off.”
“So she knows that you saw her at the club?”
“Yes, I made sure she knew. She was questioning the fact that I thought she was beautiful. It’s a shame that she doesn’t see already how lovely she is.”
“Sounds as if someone did a number on her.”
“I’m thinking a few someones had a hand in that, but I plan to remedy that. She’s going to be mine, and I refuse to let her go.”
“She’s a wonderful fit for you, man.”
“Yes, yes, she is. I’m planning on showing her that amongst other things. Damn, man, if you’d been at the club that night you’d see what I mean. She was dressed in a leather skirt and corset that molded to her form so well and made my damn mouth water. None of the covering up that she usually does. From now on I’m going to make sure that she feels desired. She’s my Desire.”
He couldn’t fight the urge to close his eyes to remember how she looked. He only opened them when Ryder cleared his throat.
“I can see that…” Ryder chuckled.
Sterling got up and strolled over to the small refrigerator in a corner of the room near a large picturesque window that overlooked the downtown area. He’d purposefully had his office built facing the city. He loved being in the center of it all. Opening it he pulled out a bottle of water to wet his dry throat. What he really wanted was a stiff drink so that he could take the edge off of wanting Desiree.
“She gave me the opportunity that I needed to take what I wanted.”
“That she did. Though I’ve always wondered why you made her your secretary in the first place with all the mistakes she’s made.”
“Most of them have been minor. She’ll learn. She’s twenty-six to my forty-four, and I’m dying to teach her.”
Sterling had first noticed Desiree, or Desire as he liked to call her in private, when she’d first come to work for the company and had started in the administrative assistant pool. His older secretary had retired and when it came time to pick someone he couldn’t resist picking her. Was it one of the wisest choices? Probably not, as there were probably women there with more experience than she had, but the dominant in him had wanted to train her to his specifications. She’d been getting better, and then the Geary report had happened.
“You have to realize she may not bend to your will so easily.”
“I’ve had opportunities to observe her where you haven’t. I’m pretty confident in what her answer would be.” He smiled over at Ryder then opened up his water to quench his thirst. He knew the only thing that would cure his need for Desiree was to have her again and again. He wouldn’t believe that her answer would be no. He’d seen Desiree at office functions as well as the time he’d found her at the Fet club. That had been a wonderful surprise and confirmed for him that she was indeed of submissive bent.
“I love her and want to cherish her.”
He turned away to look out the window and heard but didn’t see Ryder walk up to stand next to him at the window.
“Bro, I know you do and here’s to hoping that your dream will come true.”
“Thanks, you want some water?” He held up the bottle of water and showed it to Ryder.
“No, that’s okay. I’d rather have a beer, so I’ll wait ‘til we head out to lunch for that.”
“She’s the submissive for me, Ry.”
“Dude, you don’t have to convince me. You have to convince her.”
“I’m not prepared to back out of this.”
“I can see that, so you continue in this vein and I have your back. I’ll be there tomorrow morning when she comes.”
“It’s early that I asked her to come, you sure you’re up to being there at seven in the morning?”
Sterling knew Ryder was a late sleeper on the weekends as he partied hard.
“For this, Sterling, my ass will be up at the butt crack of dawn.”
Both men laughed.
“I asked her to come to my house without panties on.”
“Hmm, think she will?”
“She’s been told to follow my orders. So I think she will.”
“I seem to remember someone who thought she was too innocent.”
Sterling smirked. “That was because she was twenty when I first saw her.”
“Well now she’s twenty-six and ripe for the picking?”
He nodded his head. “I’m going to ease her into everything, foreplay, lube and the use of toys. I’m going to also spank her. She loved seeing that at the club. I have a spanking horse set up in my playroom just for her.”
“Ah the girl is up for some very fun times.”
“Fun times indeed.”
Though Ryder would be there as a watcher and a partial participant in touching her. It didn’t negate what he felt about her. Desiree was a keeper and different from any of the relationships that Sterling had ever had. He’d never gotten married as he’d never foun
d a woman that he could call his in all the ways that mattered. He was convinced he’d found it in Desiree. Ryder was like a brother to Sterling, and he knew the other man had his back in all ways including this. This was his lifestyle in as much as it was hers. It had thrilled him to find out that she was in the life.
“So were you able to work out a deal with Geary for me?” Ryder had stayed behind to talk with the owner of the resorts while Sterling had headed back to town and to the office to deal with what had happened with Desiree.
As he asked that question, he looked at the other man and saw the confidence in the lawyer’s eyes.
“I was able to talk him off the ledge so to speak and back into our camp. There will have to be some concessions as he feels we wasted his time on purpose.”
“Understood, so we basically have to work our asses off since Tim is being a hard ass?”
“That’s the way of it. He wants to make you sweat, but with a bit of finagling on our part everything will go smoothly.”
“Thanks, man.” He smiled over at Ryder who gave him a shrug.
“I know we’re friends, but it is what you pay me for.”
“True, and as always you do a wonderful job.”
“Flattery will get you everywhere, Sterling. Now do you want me to call in another secretary to help you today, or are you fine without having one for today?”
Sterling looked at his watch. “No, I’ll be alright for the day. Besides, we have a golf game that we set up in a little over an hour seeing as we knew we would be back in town.
Ryder glanced as his watch as well. “That’s right, I almost forgot about that in all the excitement to get here and see what happened.”
Sterling chuckled. “Yes, I knew you wouldn’t be able to wait.”
“Before I forget, you never answered Desiree when she asked if anything could be done about the Geary account.”
“I know. I’ll let her know tomorrow that we’re waiting for Tim to play along.” He drank back the rest of his water then tossed the empty water bottle into the trash next to the fridge. “Now I’m about to head deep into paperwork and get some things signed that Desiree set on my desk after I left last Friday so that I’ll be all caught up to kick your ass on the course.”
He held out his hand, and Ryder grasped it firmly. They shook hands then leaned forward to clasp each other in a hug. Once done Ryder gave him a crooked grin.
“Are we making any bets on this game?”
“Don’t we always?” Sterling countered.
“True, we usually do, just making sure you’re not trying to wuss out on me.”
“Since when do I chicken out on anything?” He rolled his eyes at Ryder.
“Fuck, that’s right, you’ve won the last five games we’ve played.” Ryder groused.
“Mhmm…and I plan to win again today.” Sterling laughed as Ryder punched him in the shoulder. “Ow! Fuck, Ry!” He rubbed his shoulder.
“That’s to knock that smugness off your face, you ass.” Ryder had already retreated quickly towards the door. “See you at the course, I have to go do some things before then so I won’t be riding with you.”
“No problem, bro, remember that’s a lucky shot…”
“That is also the truth. I couldn’t resist, seeing as you were off guard. Catch you later.”
Sterling watched as Ryder walked out the door then headed back to his desk to finish with the paperwork that needed to get signed before he did anything else. Tomorrow would be an important day for Desiree but also for him, and he planned to see it through at all costs.
Chapter Three
Desiree had been up since four in the morning trying to figure out if she’d made the right decision concerning her boss. She hadn’t slept that well, tossing and turning all night when she’d finally fallen asleep. She’d always wanted to find the right Dom, but she’d never thought that it would be her boss who was looking to fill that position.
The thought of Sterling taking care of all her needs was intoxicating. Though she still had trepidation about what would happen when he tired of her. She couldn’t help but wonder if she was just the new flavor of the week. It had finally sunk in that he wanted her—now she could either go with it or tell him no. Though no wasn’t going to be an option. She was going through with it.
Her breakfast had gotten cold rather quickly, and she pushed it away. There was no way she was going to be able to eat it with such a nervous stomach. When she’d gotten dressed that morning she’d also done what he’d asked and not put on any panties. Although that didn’t stop her from putting a pair in her purse just in case she couldn’t go through with not wearing them.
He couldn’t possibly want her to be without them all day, could he? Hell yes, he could. She knew better to even think he wouldn’t want her to go all day without panties. Sterling didn’t use half measures with anything.
The fact of the matter was that she could easily find another job. With that being the case, it truly came down to the fact that she didn’t want to. What she really wanted was to see what being his submissive would be like.
The older man had always made her panties wet from the first time she’d seen him. The only problem she could foresee was what would happen when he tired of her and let her go. Picking up her purse and keys she headed out of her apartment to her car and got in. Her mind was made up. She was going to go for it and see what Mr. Tall, Bossy and Handsome had in store for her.
It didn’t take her long to get to his house, which was on the outskirts of town in an affluent neighborhood. She smirked as she got out of her old beat up Ford, which she’d parked in between Ryder Yoshida’s sleek black sports car and Sterling’s super classy SUV. God, her car so didn’t fit here. When she thought about it, neither did she. It almost made her get back into the car and drive away. Almost.
Yoshida must be there because of something they’d been working on; she suspected that he’d leave as soon as she arrived. She knocked on the door and waited patiently. She was there on time as he’d requested. There was no way she was going to mess things up by not following his first order. The door started to open, and she pasted a smile on her face to hide her nerves.
“Oh hello, Mrs. Winston.” It definitely wasn’t who she thought it was going to be. Mrs. Winston was the housekeeper for Sterling. She’d met the sweet faced older woman several times before when she’d stopped by with papers for Sterling and also when he’d had office parties at his home.
“Hello, dear. Go on in. Mr. Sterling is waiting for you. He told me to let you on in and that you needed to go to his office. I know I don’t have to tell you where it is, since you’ve been here before. I’m on my way out for the weekend.”
“Have a nice weekend, Mrs. Winston.”
The gray haired older woman waved at her and left, closing the door behind her. The sound of the door shutting made everything more real. She sighed, squaring her shoulders, then ventured on to his office. She knocked, holding her breath and trying to quell the jittery feeling in her stomach. She didn’t have to wait long. His deep baritone voice filtered through the door telling her to come in. It was now or never. She opened the door and walked in.
Ryder Yoshida was indeed in the office and sitting on the edge of the desk, looking as yummy as he ever did. Then she looked at Sterling and all thoughts of any other man including Ryder left her mind. God, what was it about this man that set her hormones into a tailspin? She didn’t speak. She waited for one of them to say something, anything, but it never happened. In fact, both men just continued to watch her.
She nervously shuffled from side to side with her hands behind her back, as she didn’t want them to see her clenching them anxiously. She squeezed her thighs together to stem off the rampant need that had been building even before she’d gotten there. When Sterling finally did talk she jumped, having gotten used to the silence.
“You will address me as Sir. You’ll perform all the tasks that I give you. Every task. Is that understood, Desire
e?”
“Yes, Sir,” she said softly. Lord, he was saying this all in front of Ryder.
His next words proved that he’d seen her look at Ryder then back at him quickly.
“Ryder knows all about what’s happened between us, Desiree. In fact, he’s going to stay here and watch and do a bit of touching of his own.”
“Watch and touch?” she squeaked out. There was heat building in her cheeks, she just knew it.
“Yes, watch everything we do. As well as touch you if I ask him to. Meaning he will be here while I have sex with you, and he will be a participant in some form or the other. This is your last chance to say yes or no to what’s going to happen. If you’re going to leave, then go. Ff not, I want you to pull up your skirt slowly and show us that you’ve been a good girl and obeyed my order.”
Shit! Ryder would be there to watch them; damn if that didn’t turn her stomach to a million butterflies bursting to be free but at the same time made her pussy cream like mad. Last chance…hell if she was taking that last chance, she’d come too far. This was something she’d been wanting for a long time. Now was her chance to have both things. She’d wanted a Dom and she’d wanted her boss and she was going for it.
She gripped the bottom of her skirt, and her breath caught in her throat as she began to lift it and caught the men’s gazes with hers. By lifting her skirt she was agreeing to do what he wanted without question. Spread your wings and fly, girl. She brought the skirt up to her waist, stopping so that both men could see all she had on was a black lacy garter belt that held the stockings in place.
When she’d taken her shower that morning she’d taken the time to completely shave. She gave a shuddering sigh as neither man said anything, though she could still feel their eyes on her body. She kept her eyes on her feet, not wanting to see disappointment. It was terrifying to think that they may not like what they were seeing. What a double-edged sword. She’d wanted Sterling so long, and now she had his full attention and it was daunting. Shit, but it wasn’t just him. There was also Ryder in the room, and Ryder was his own brand of sexiness on two legs.
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