by Berry, Kitty
He smirks at me. “Good to know. Now what happened to you Sydney? Tell me please. I can guess but I think it would be better if you told me” he begs.
“Obviously you know what happened to me Damian. I can’t do details, okay. I’ll tell you the main gist if you don’t make me give details.”
He nods so I continue, “I was raped and no one protected me. My father was gone and my mother was too into herself to see what was happening” I admit as my body starts to tremble.
“You’re shaking, come here, baby. It’s okay. You’re safe now. I will always keep you safe” he soothes me as I climb into his arms and start to cry.
“I’ve never told anyone else about it, not even Parker. I wish I could talk to you about it but I can’t, not yet” I apologize.
“Angel, baby, you look so pale and fragile. I hate to see you like this when I know how strong and vibrant you really are.”
“I’m cold, hold me” I beg as I start to shake. He slides back into bed behind me and pulls me into his body, warming me with his body heat. I curl into him and lace my fingers in his then place our joined hands over my belly.
I feel him starting to grow hard between our bodies and when I shift he apologizes, “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to scare you. I know it seems like a horrible time to get hard but I can’t help it. It’s just my body’s natural response to being this close to you. It happens even when I think of you.”
Damian tries to shift so I won’t feel his erection pressing up against me but I reach backward and keep him in place, holding his hip in my grip. “It’s okay. I’m not scared of you. I’m okay with it, with you. It surprises me, I can’t explain it but I feel safe with you, always have.”
He holds me for a long time just rubbing my back and breathing in my hair. I love the way he breathes in my hair, it’s very soothing for some odd reason. I start to cry again and when my tears ease he pulls away enough, turns my body to look at him so he can make sure I’m okay before he speaks. “You know what happened was not your fault and it should never be held against you, right? I don’t think of you any differently because of it. I’m mad as hell and if I ever find the person who hurt you I am going to kill him with my bare fucking hands” he promises. “But it wasn’t your fault, baby, it wasn’t.”
I give him a weak smile.
“Now for those points in the email that made my day” he begins as he reads through my email again trying to change the subject for me.
“I love that I have a ringtone on your phone, we need to come up with a perfect one for you on mine. I love when you email or text me too. I spend half the time I’m in a meeting checking my phone to see if you’ve sent me any. I get just as excited when I walk through your door as you do when you watch me do it. I love spending nights just holding you even though I do want to do more as you can tell by the constant state of arousal you have my body in. I want you to give me more but not until you’re ready. I enjoy spending time with you, just getting to know you too and I love feeding you. I love taking care of you, I need to make the decisions, and keeping you safe is a must for me, it’s my job. I love spoiling you with gifts and luxuries. And Syd, I know you don’t want me for my money. I’ve seen how people are when they do and you’re not like them. You are home to me and Sydney, and you’re just as hot as I am, baby” he finishes with a smile.
I smile back at him and he continues, “I love kissing you and the feeling in my” he clears his throat and says with a smile, “private area may not be new but it’s certainly different with you, in a good way. I can’t get enough of you either.”
“So, what does this all mean? What is this between us?” I ask.
“Magic. And it’s only just starting.”
Damian takes my face in his hands and kisses me on my forehead. He pulls back so he’s looking at my lips and only an inch away but he doesn’t kiss me. He lets his lips skim mine but then he pulls back to look at me again. I can’t take another second and I grab him around the back of his neck and pull him to my lips. I feel the bruise instantly and I love it. He pulls my body closer to his and he shoves his fingers into my hair as he pushes his tongue into my mouth. We make out, all tongues and moans until he finally breaks away.
“Sydney, I’m scared too. I’m scared of my feelings for you; I have never felt like this with anyone else. This is all very new to me and I’m not really sure how to handle it. I don’t want you to be afraid to be with me, sexually. I need to know you trust me completely before we can become involved sexually, that’s how things have to be in my world or it won’t work for me, for us. Do you think you’ll be able to trust me sexually…in the future?” he asks.
I nod, “I think so. I want to. It’s not because of you that it’s hard for me to trust, you understand that, don’t you?”
“Of course. What happened to you was terrible. I know it’ll take you some time and I’m not going to push you. You’ll let me know when you’re ready?”
“I will” I promise.
“And Sydney, I’ll be able to tell so you’ll need to trust me if I tell you I think you’re ready but you’re still holding back, okay? And please don’t be afraid that I don’t feel the same about you as you do about me because I do. I am not going to leave you, however you may want to leave me once I fess up to some stuff, my demons” he warns.
We lay there together on my bed side by side holding hands. After a while Damian squeezes my hand and says we should get moving because it’s a big day. My graduation is in two hours. He tells me that he has a surprise for me in his apartment and he invites me up to see it.
I get into the shower and brush my teeth all the while questioning if his demons have anything to do with Mark’s comments about him hurting women. I quickly push those thoughts out of my head, dry my hair and put on some light makeup before throwing on sweats and a t-shirt for the ride up to the penthouse. When I come out into my living space I find Damian dressed in all of his clothes from last night with the exception of his tie. His top three bottoms of his shirt are undone and it sends a jolt to my sex.
We ride together in the elevator holding hands. When we exit into Damian’s foyer it’s familiar to me from the other night as is his living space but the rest of the apartment is foreign. I tell him that I didn’t get further than the couch that night and he laughs and says, “I bet you didn’t.”
He asks me to wait there while he gets my surprise. He returns a minute later with another dress bag and a few more smaller bags just like the other day.
“Damian, please, you have to stop buying me all these things.”
“Why? I can afford it and I want to buy you nice things. You deserve to have nice things, Sydney. Now please, don’t make me upset, just open them. They’re for your graduation which I am coming to by the way” he reports.
I open the dress bag first to find a simple black Kate Spade dress. The first smaller bag holds a pair of black Kate Spade heels, the heels are black and white striped and very cute. The second smaller bag holds a very sexy push up bra in black and a black thong. The final bag contains a custom made stone bracelet. The stones are smooth and in earthy tones of gray, taupe and black. It’s stunning and reminds me of Damian.
“May I?” he asks offering to put the bracelet on me and I accept the offer. “I can’t wait to see you in all of these things” he says seductively looking at the lingerie. “But we don’t have much time.”
Damian takes my hand saying there’s not enough time for the full tour so he’ll just show me the room he wants me to decorate now and give me the full tour later. We walk down a wide hallway to the door at the end. It seems to be the only room in this part of the very large apartment. When he opens the door he reveals a bare space. There are no windows; the ceilings are high but not as high as the living space’s and the flooring looks to be dark stained hardwood, the walls are white.
“Um, what kind of room did you have in mind? An office, a study, a bedroom?” I inquire.
“No. Think of it as
more like a recreation room of sorts. A place to play in. I’ll give you the details later tonight. I have to jump into the shower if we’re going to be on time for your graduation. I’ll come down to get you in half an hour, will that be enough time?” he wants to know.
“Sure, I’ll head down now so I can get changed, okay?”
He walks me to the door and kisses me.
“I love everything but the bracelet’s my favorite, it reminds me of you. Thank you” I say as I kiss him before leaving.
It’s not until I’m in the elevator that I remember that my father is coming to the graduation and I’ll have to introduce him to Damian and try to explain our relationship. Not going to be the highlight of my day. My dad has never seen me with a boyfriend and something tells me after the look in Damian’s eyes earlier, he’s not going to be able to keep his hands off me.
I punch the code S-T-O-N-E into my door and it unlocks with ease. I make myself a cup of coffee before I head to my bedroom and get changed into the lingerie and dress Damian bought me.
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I shower and while I’m getting dressed I turn on the cameras in Sydney’s apartment. I just can’t help myself. She’s in her bedroom starting to get changed. I watch as she pulls her t-shirt over her head and removes her bra. She has her back to the camera but as she takes off her sweatpants she turns around. I see her breasts, perk and pink, so lush I wish I could reach from the screen and bury my face in them. At the thought my dick thickens and I gently rub my hand down the length promising myself I will remain strong, once again there will be no release from this building. Sydney bends down to remove her panties and awards me with a glance of her bare pussy. I’m surprised that she’s waxed bare; I didn’t think she’d be the type. I think maybe there’s hope for what I want after all. Maybe she is or can be as kinky as me, well not as hard core as me but maybe close enough for us to be a good sexual match.
I am going to lose my mind waiting to get my hands on her body, waiting to bind her, spank her, have her, hear her say she is mine. There was a surge in my balls begging to be released at the thought. I groan.
My erection has grown to full size by the time Sydney begins putting her clothes on. She slips the thong on first then she carefully places her full breasts into her bra, making an adjustment to the straps. As she slides her dress on I sigh and entrap my swollen cock in my boxer briefs. I pull on a pair of pants and head to my closet for a shirt and tie. When I return Sydney is not in view of the bedroom camera, I click it off and head down to meet her.
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After I get dressed I sit on my new sofa and wait for Damian. While I’m waiting the ideas are already emerging in my mind. I think about his room, the one he wants to entrust to me to decorate. After paying good money for this service I’m going to have to come up with something spectacular. I want to go with a “man cave” idea using dark colors like navy blue walls and dark wood trim. I think about a huge TV with theater system and seating. Maybe a pool table and bar. The finishing touch will be a painting of a naked woman for the wall done by the artist from the auction. I’m even considering a brave thought; maybe I’ll pose for the painting. I’ll ask Alex for her contact information today at the graduation and decide if I’m brave enough to do it later.
Damian knocks on my door and when I answer I am once again blown away by his beauty. I wonder if I will ever get used to looking at this man. Today he’s wearing head to toe Saint Laurent. He has on a shirt in a blue and white micro polka dot print that accents his eyes. His tie is a solid dark blue skinny silk tie, his pants are classic flat front slim trousers and his shoes are midnight blue leather penny loafers. He’s pure perfection from start to finish, Mr. Perfection.
He offers me his arm and we head out together. The graduation ceremony is long and boring and I spend the whole time scanning the crowd for my dad and Damian. I’m very nervous about them meeting and having dinner together. I know my father is going to pick up on our attraction and want to know every detail of our meeting and our growing relationship. He’s never known me to show an interest in having a boyfriend but I fear that when he sees Damian and me together his detective background will kick into high gear and Damian will have to withstand an interrogation. Our relationship is not a conversation I’m ready to have with my father yet. My fear is that when I have that conversation with him I will crack and my past will come tumbling out of my mouth. Damian has insisted on taking my dad and I to Stone’s and he’s not the kind of man to take no for an answer, I’m caught between a stone, Damian Stone and a hard place.
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While Sydney is at her graduation Mark Deerhouse is calling his old friend in California.
“Hey man, what’s up?” asks the voice on the phone.
“Guess who I ran into in New York at an auction?” Mark asks.
“I have no fucking idea, why don’t you give me a hint dude or better yet just tell me who the fuck you saw” the voice demands.
“Your step sister, Sydney. You remember her don’t you, Ryan? The young chick you let us watch you fuck. The one I never did get my chance with” Mark sneers through the phone.
“Really? Did she recognize you? How did she look?” Ryan asks Mark.
“She had no clue who I was. She’s an interior designer at this firm in the city. One of the owners is that rich fucking prick, Stone. He’s one of the motherfuckers who won’t let me into The Society. I think they’re together, him and her. He got all macho when I tried to win her services by bidding. He came in and bid $100,000.00. After the auction he had his two goons give me the once over before they shoved me into a cab with a warning to stay away from her.”
“Wait, are you telling me that Sydney Cooper is fucking Damian Stone? The Damian Stone? The one that I am trying to sell my chain of hotels and inns to?” Ryan wants to know.
“Uh, I’m not sure but my guess is yes, that’s him. He’s a huge force in New York. He owns a chain of gyms; a restaurant, a modeling agency, a strip club and I don’t know what else. He’s a multi-millionaire.”
“Oh, yeah, that’s him. This has just gotten better. Maybe I’ll have to take a trip out there. I’ll call you in a day or two and let you know if I’m coming. I’ll stay with you. Thanks for the info man. Later” Mark says as he disconnects from the call.
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As soon as the ceremony is over and the graduates start walking out I spot my dad. He looks older than I remember, but it’s been a while since I’ve seen him. I meant to go visit him more but I got busy with school and I was trying to work through so much in my head over the Ryan thing. I just couldn’t face my dad. I don’t want him to know what happened to me. I know he’ll blame himself for not protecting me and as a cop I know he carries a gun. This kind of information about your only child doesn’t mix well with a loaded weapon.
He’s wearing a shirt, tie and dress pants, he looks nice, like every other dad in the room. When he sees me his whole face lights up and he starts to make his way towards me. “Hey, huggy bear. My God, you are beautiful. Look how grown up you look.”
“Hi, Dad” I say as I hug him, his familiar scent warming my heart. “You look great too. I’m sorry I haven’t been to Jersey to visit you in a long time. I’m glad you were able to come today.”
“Have you spoken to your mother? She worries about you” my dad claims.
“I haven’t and please I don’t want to do this right now. I still don’t want to talk to her. I don’t want her to know where I am, okay? If she asks just tell her I’m staying in the city but I don’t want her to have my number or address. I moved recently actually” I report.
I tell my dad that we’re going out to eat with a new friend of mine at his restaurant and my dad raises his eyebrows at me.
I spot Damian in the crowd because he’s causing a commotion with the girls. There’s a group of three girls in graduation robes giggling and laughing while pointing in the direction he’s approaching from. Will this behavior
ever not piss me off?
“Dad, this is my friend, Damian Stone. Day, this is my dad, Stan Cooper” I introduce them and they shake hands.
“Nice to meet you, sir” Damian says.
“Damian Stone? Are you the Damian Stone that I’ve read is taking over New York?” he asks half joking.
“Well, sir, I don’t know about taking over just yet but I’m trying my best.”
“So how did you two meet, huggy bear?” my dad inquires.
Damian smirks at me and mouths “Huggy bear?” causing me to shoot him a warning glare that only makes him laugh. Damian answers my father through his laughter, “We met through Alex. He’s been my best friend since college and we own S&S together. Alex was her professor and he hired her to work for us.”
“Congratulations. You did it. You got the job in the big city that you’ve always wanted. I’m so proud of you and happy that you seem happy. I haven’t seen you like this in a very long time.”
“Shall we go?” Damian asks my dad and I then whispers, “huggy bear?” to me. I playfully slap his arm before wrapping my hand around it.