Scarlett and Cynthia went right back to laughing and chatting as Drake walked away. He couldn’t help looking back at the two of them and admiring how comfortable and laid back they were. It was clear that they were both very comfortable with who they were and didn’t need to pretend to be something else around the other women in the house.
“Hello Lauren, would you like to come sit with me for a moment?” Drake asked as he grabbed her hand and pulled her away from the women she was talking to.
Lauren instantly became excited and practically bounced as she walked behind Drake. They found a sitting area near the stairs where they started to talk. Drake liked Lauren a lot, he liked all the women a lot; it was getting increasingly more difficult to make a decision between the women.
“Hi Drake, how are you?” Lauren asked.
“I’m good, I’m excited about our date tomorrow. Do you have any big plans?”
“I was going to surprise you with it tomorrow,” Lauren said, looking down at the ground and giggling.
“As long as it’s not surfing, man I hate surfing.”
Lauren instantly looked up at Drake with wide eyes that seemed about to cry. She had planned to take Drake surfing; it was her profession, and she loved it. Lauren couldn’t wait to spend the day with Drake on the water and relax in the sun.
“Um, well …” she stuttered.
“I’m kidding, darling. I know you surf professionally. I’m just kidding. I really would love to spend the day at the beach with you.”
“Oh, my gosh. You scared me so much.”
“I’m sorry; I’m just in a funny mood today.”
“Okay, so you are good with surfing?” Lauren asked, trying to figure out if her plans were still alright.
“Yes, beach, surfing, and all that fun sounds perfect to me.”
“Great, because I can’t wait to get out of this house.”
“I bet you feel a bit like a caged animal here. At least, there is a decent pool.”
Drake and Lauren finished talking after a few more minutes, and he moved on to talk with Sophia, Emily, and Victoria.
“Oh, Drake, how are you?” Sophia said, jumping up and kissing Drake right in front of the two women.
Drake did his best to try and push her away, but there was no keeping Sophia away from him. He finally just gave in and kissed her so he could converse with the other women.
“Hi Sophia, it’s good to see you too,” Drake said as he pressed himself away from her and made it over to sit next to Emily and Victoria.
“So, you’re gay?” Victoria asked with a raised eyebrow.
“I’m just sexually free,” Drake joked.
But when he saw the serious look on Emily’s face, Drake knew he needed to clarify himself.
“No, I’m not gay. That was Allison’s assistant and his boyfriend leaving her house. She’s just got a lot of paparazzi who were a little agitated with me so they are trying to get back at me.”
“It was quite the story,” Victoria added as she leaned in to talk to Drake.
“I know, that’s how those stories work.”
“Well, I think it’s bold,” Sophia said, squeezing in and sitting next to Drake. “You are a liberated sexual man and should sleep with whomever you want to.”
Drake knew that Sophia was going to like the idea of him sleeping with other men. She had mentioned to him she liked to have threesomes with two guys and herself much better than she liked two women and one guy. But Drake just couldn’t keep going with the conversation at all. He was exhausted.
“Alright ladies, you behave yourselves and I’ll be back for dinner tonight. Try to be nice to each other,” Drake said, noticing that Samantha and Robert were finally ready to talk to him again.
Samantha and Robert looked like upset parents who were about to reprimand their teenage child for his wrongdoing. It was hilarious to Drake that two of his best friends and co-workers were that upset over a silly tabloids story. He could only imagine how stressed out their life would be if he chose Allison, when everything was said and done.
The combination of Allison and Drake would certainly mean that he would need a full team to handle his public relations issues. It would be too much for Samantha and Robert to have to deal with along with their normal duties.
“Go grab Cynthia, this is going to have to do with her as well,” Samantha said as Drake approached her.
He didn’t like the sound of what Samantha and Robert had going on at all. Drake didn’t want to take away another minute of Cynthia’s time because of the silly news story. But he obliged them and grabbed Cynthia so he could at least hear what it was they had to say before he told them no. Because the truth was, Drake was in charge, and he could decide for himself what was best.
Chapter 2
“Come in and sit down,” Samantha said, motioning for Cynthia and Drake to have a seat on the couch in the corner.
“Before you get started, I just want to remind you both that I’m your boss,” Drake said with a smile as he found a seat next to Cynthia on the couch.
Drake didn’t mind humoring Samantha and Robert, though. He knew they always had his best interests at heart. They certainly were only trying to do what would keep the company and Drake looking good to the public. But he wasn’t about to let them ruin his date with Cynthia. She had already lost so much of her time with him, it wasn’t alright with Drake to keep taking time away from her day.
“Yes, Drake, I know you’re in charge,” Samantha said, her attitude a little snarky.
Drake loved her attitude and how she always wanted to take care of him, yet she would never agree to sleep with him. It was like she was perfectly fine being his partner in the business, just not willing to take the leap and be his partner outside of the office.
“Okay, as long as that is clear.”
“We think you two should go to the opening for the new movie Black as Night. It will give you the opportunity to refute the news stories without actually making a public statement.”
“So, you think if I show up all dolled up with Cynthia to a movie premiere that everyone is just going to forget that they were calling me gay all morning long?”
“Yes,” Robert confirmed.
“I don’t want to take away from Cynthia’s day. I’m sure she had things planned, and it wouldn’t be fair to her.”
“Cynthia, would you mind getting dressed up and hanging out with celebrities for the afternoon? You would be back by 7 p.m., and you all could enjoy the rest of the evening together after that,” Samantha said, ignoring Drake’s comment and looking directly at Cynthia.
Drake didn’t really enjoy it when Samantha went around him like that, but he was interested in hearing what she had to say. If she was indeed fine with it, Drake had no problem spending the afternoon at a movie premiere.
Cynthia looked at Drake and then back to Samantha as a huge smile came across her face.
“I’d love to go to a movie premiere, but I didn’t really bring any dresses for that,” Cynthia said.
“Oh, no worries. I can have a dozen dresses here within the hour for you to choose from. Are you sure you are alright with this?” Samantha asked.
“Yes, I’m fine with it. I would really like it if you could spend the evening with me tonight, though,” Cynthia said, looking earnestly at Drake.
“Of course, I’ll sleep with you in your room tonight. I know that Lauren was just planning a day at the beach tomorrow, so I don’t think it will be a problem at all.”
Drake hated the smug look that crossed Samantha’s face as she relished the fact that Cynthia was on her side. Well, he didn’t exactly hate any look from Samantha. But he didn’t like when she tried to take charge of things and they worked out so easily for her. Drake was still the one in charge, and he didn’t need Samantha running around thinking that she had control over the women in the house.
“Okay, get Cynthia her dresses right away, and we will get going. You have us on the list already, don’t you?�
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Samantha ignored Drake’s comment and marched out of the room with her cell phone already up to her ear. Drake knew it was true, Samantha had already made arrangements for them to attend the movie premiere long before he had said yes to the idea.
That was the good thing about Samantha, though, she was always prepared. If Drake had insisted that it was a bad idea, Samantha would have balked for a minute or two, but then she would have agreed to do whatever it was that Drake wanted to do with the day.
“Well, I better get my hair and makeup done if I need to be camera-ready today,” Cynthia teased.
“Let me walk you up to your room,” Drake offered.
The two walked past the crowd of girls in the living room and up the stairs. They didn’t talk at all as they strode down the hallway and stood in front of Cynthia’s door.
“You know I overheard a couple of the girls talking about your news story, and they actually thought it was real. I could hardly keep a straight face when the story came on. Do you get lots of weird news stories like that?”
“Not really, I think it was mainly because I was with Allison. She seems to have a lot of paparazzi following her.”
“Well, if you want to invite your boyfriends to come to the movie premiere with us, I’m totally fine with it,” Cynthia joked.
“I’ve got a better idea,” Drake said, starting to open Cynthia’s room door for them both.
“Wait,” Cynthia said as she tried to stop him.
But it was too late; Drake had already walked into her room and stopped dead in his tracks as he looked around in awe at everything that was going on in there.
“I should probably explain,” Cynthia said. She was embarrassed but only because Drake seemed so shocked by what was happening.
Drake grabbed her and pulled her all the way into the room and then shut the door behind them. He wasn’t shocked by the dominatrix equipment that Cynthia had around there, but he was interested to learn more about it all.
“Tell me more about this,” he said as he pointed to the bed.
Cynthia had some leather straps tied to the bed and ready to get to work with Drake later that day. She also had a riding crop, whip, and large feather near the bed. Next to the bed, she had some rope, a blindfold, and other random items. She wasn’t sure Drake was going to be interested in very much of what she had brought with her, but she wanted him to have the chance to at least experience what she found fun.
“You want to know about the tie-down straps?” Cynthia said as she walked over to the bed.
“Yes, show me,” Drake said, jumping up onto the bed.
“Well, first of all, I would have you naked if you were in my bed. But for right now, I’ll show you with your clothes on.”
“Yes, I want you to tie me to your bed,” Drake said as he smiled up at Cynthia and moved to the middle of her bed.
Slowly, Cynthia pulled Drake's left ankle toward the bedpost and wrapped the furry end of the strap to his ankle. She pulled the strap firmly as her hand slid up his leg and gently brushed against his bulging organ on her way to his arm.
As she grabbed his left wrist, Cynthia pulled it out and tied another furry cuff around it and pulled the strap tight on him. She moved slowly and deliberately as she maintained eye contact with Drake the entire time.
She could have walked around the bed to get to the other side and tie off his right wrist and ankle, but instead; Cynthia climbed over Drake and straddled him for a moment as she looked down at the smile on his face. He seemed to be enjoying the idea of having some S&M fun with her. That was exciting for sure.
After climbing off him, Cynthia reached up and wrapped the furry cuff around his right wrist and then the last one around his right ankle. She pulled the straps tight, but not too tight; it was Drake’s first time being tied up like that and she didn’t want to scare him off.
“Then what would happen?” Drake asked as he moved and pulled on the straps.
“Then, I would most likely take my mouth and start kissing and licking around your body. I would tease you until you begged me to get on top of you and ride you.”
“Get on top of me now,” Drake said, thrusting his pelvis into the air in the hopes that Cynthia would just ride his cock right then and there.
“No.”
“Why?”
“Because in my bedroom, I’m in charge. I get to decide when and where things happen,” Cynthia said in a very authoritative voice.
“Yes, ma’am,” Drake said sensually as he looked at Cynthia standing next to him. “Do you want me to call you anything specific?”
“I like ma’am just fine.”
“Ma’am, will you please ride my cock?” Drake said with a smirk on his face.
Cynthia loved how cute he was all tied up, and if they didn’t have other plans, she would have certainly let things develop between the two of them much quicker. But for the time being, she needed to just let him wonder about what it would be like to have her dominating him. She wasn’t going to let him see it all right away. Drake needed just a small taste for now and later, after the movie, she would give him much more.
“I’m actually going to go get ready for our date now,” Cynthia said as she leaned down and kissed Drake on the lips. “Be right back.”
Cynthia moved into the bathroom and started to do her hair and makeup. She could hardly keep a straight face as she waited for Drake to ask her to come untie him. She had expected he would say something when she went off to the bathroom, but he stayed silent for a good five minutes before he finally said something.
“Should I just wait here?” he teased. “Yeah, I’ll just wait here for you.”
Cynthia was in the bathroom and almost doubled over with laughter as Drake talked basically to himself out in her room.
“I’ll be done in a minute,” she said laughing.
“No, it’s fine. I’m totally comfortable. I could stay here forever.”
Then there was a knock at the door and Cynthia ran out of the bathroom, looking between the door and Drake, who was on her bed. She didn’t have time to untie him before she answered the door.
“Hello,” she said as she peeked her head out of the door.
“Here are your dresses,” Samantha said, standing outside Cynthia’s door with a clothing cart filled with sequined gowns.
“Okay, great, you can leave them there. I’ll grab them in a minute,” Cynthia said as she held onto the door without allowing Samantha into the room.
“I’ll just bring them in and set them up for you,” Samantha said as she pushed past Cynthia.
As soon as she made it into the room, Samantha broke out into laughter when she saw that Drake was tied up to Cynthia’s bed. She was happy that he, at least, had clothes on.
“That’s one way to keep him in one spot. Maybe I should get some of those for his desk at work,” Samantha added.
She quickly pulled the cart over toward the open area by the window and then left the room. Drake couldn’t even bring himself to give a comeback, and instead, just closed his eyes and tried to ignore Samantha. He knew for sure that he wouldn’t hear the end of that moment for a very long time. It was highly likely that Samantha had filed that moment away in her memory and would bring it out again anytime she wanted Drake to stay in his office and work.
Chapter 3
“Should I untie you so you can go get ready?” Cynthia asked.
“I’m fine right here. Why don’t you get ready first?” Drake asked as he looked at Cynthia and then the gowns she had next to her. “I’ll help you pick one.”
Cynthia almost took him up on the idea, but she didn’t want Drake to see the undergarments she was going to have to put on to keep her voluptuous curves in check as she wore one of the evening gowns that Samantha had brought in. No, it would be better to keep that part of the outfit a secret for the time being.
“I’m going to untie you,” Cynthia said as she started to unbuckle each of his fuzzy cuffs. “But we will try this
again later, without clothes.”
“I’d really like to try it with you,” Drake said as he was finally released from the cuffs.
“Oh, no. I’m the dominatrix, I get to be in charge.”
Drake wasn’t going to argue with Cynthia right then, but he knew that by the end of the night, he was going to convince her to let him tie her to the bed. If she was always the dominatrix, then she never got to experience that feeling of having someone else control her. Drake thought it was only fair that she got to undergo what she liked putting her men through.
“Alright darling, I’m going to get dressed. I’ll see you in a few minutes,” Drake said.
Before he left the room, though, he grabbed Cynthia and pulled her tight against him. He held onto her and showed her how in control he was of the moment. He was totally willing to let her be in control later that night, but for that moment, Drake had all the control.
He pressed his hard cock up against her to show just how excited he had gotten by her little game of tying him up. It certainly was a turn-one for him and something he couldn’t wait to explore more in-depth that evening.
His lips pressed firmly against Cynthia’s, and at first, he felt her pull away from him. It was clear that she wasn’t used to having a man take control like Drake was doing. But he didn’t let go of her. Instead, he pressed harder into her and held onto her tighter. She was a delicate woman, and she wasn’t as tough as she pretended to be; Drake could tell that right away when he kissed her. He had to wonder if she had become a dominatrix to feel some sense of control over the men in her life. Perhaps she didn’t feel safe with them and controlling them gave her that safety.
Whatever her reasons were, Drake knew that it was something that turned Cynthia on, and he was excited to give it a try. But he was also excited to let her try letting him be in control. It was only fair.
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There was something about getting dressed up that Cynthia dreaded. It was probably her body and how no dresses ever fit her. But there was another dread that Cynthia had, getting her picture taken with Drake. She felt like people would be asking why Drake was with a woman like her.
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