his, and used both of his hands to press me against his lap. I slipped
off my shoes and moved my legs so I could straddle him. He pushed
my dress up and helped my legs wrap around him. He leaned up and
kissed my neck while he unbuttoned the top of my dress. As the top
fell in front of me, he leaned away and shouted something in the
phone. I had no idea how he was able to keep his mind on two things
at once. Then he took my nipple in his mouth. I started to hum and
he covered my mouth with his hand. He moved to the other breast
and I put my hands on his head. This was one of those moments when I wanted him so bad,
but dreaded when it was over because he would leave, or say
something to make me feel cheap or possibly hurt me. I took the tie
from his neck and unbuttoned his shirt. I moved myself off his lap to
the floor and knelt in front of him. I gently touched his skin as I
moved my hands to his belt. He locked his eyes on me and I licked
my lips as I started to undo his buckle. He leaned the phone against
his shoulder, and quickly moved his hands to help me. He pulled his
length out and stroked it a couple times before I took over. I stroked
him, then took him in my mouth. I heard him gasp and mumbled
something like ‘Oh fuck’, then he informed Steve he wasn’t talking to
him. I moved my mouth up and down, and I could feel his eyes on
me. He moved my hair to get a better view. I licked the tip and
twirled my tongue around it. He started telling Steve he was going to
have to talk about this tomorrow but apparently Steve didn’t want to
talk tomorrow. He touched my chin as I moved up and down on him. When I took him in all the way to the back of my throat, he
stood up and grabbed the back of my head. His hips moved fast and I
kept up the pace. I started to hum with enjoyment and he picked up
the pace even faster. I felt his body tensing up and knew what was
about to happen. “Steve, I don’t know what to say! You’re going to
have to handle it tonight the best you can! I have to go! I’ll see you in
the office tomorrow!” He slammed the phone of the table and took
the back of my head with both hands and held me in place. He
pressed himself in a few more times and then his body relaxed
completely. I licked the tip and then grabbed the napkin off the table
to wipe my mouth. He let out a long sigh, closing his eyes while he
tucked himself back in his pants. Then he grabbed my arms and
pulled me to my feet. “Why did you do that?” he didn’t sound
happy. His eyes looked scary. “I didn’t ask you to do it, why did you
do that?” I swallowed hard and lowered my eyes. “I thought you
would like it, sir.” I wasn’t sure what mood this was. I thought this
would make him happy. He seemed to enjoy it, but now he seemed
pissed. His grip loosened on me. “Is that the only reason?” he asked a little softer this time. I
looked up at him.
“I guess….I guess I wanted to do it too. I wanted to feel in
control and I wanted to please you,” I whispered. “Are you mad?” I
asked. His eyes soften.
“I’m not mad,” his sweet voice was back. “And it did please
me very much, it’s just, I don’t want,” he stopped. He closed his eyes
as if he was thinking about his next remark.
“You don’t want what?” I asked. He shook his head.
“Never mind,” he breathed out. He pulled me to his chest
and kissed my hair. “Liam,” he said in a very quiet voice. “My name is
Liam.” I leaned back to look at him and laughed, thinking of his
comment in the shower.
Chapter six
Liam had finally decided that since she was going to be with
him for an undetermined amount of time, he would train her to his
liking. He didn’t want a slave per say, but he could train her to be his
submissive. He knew this wasn’t a life she wanted and not the
situation he wanted either, but here they were together. She was
beautiful, sweet, sexy, and Liam was extremely attracted to her, or
he wouldn’t have paid so much for her. She liked being with him,
when he was nice to her and even tolerated him when he was cruel.
He decided to try to make this negative a positive. He wasn’t sure
how positive she would think it was, but the situation was what it
was and nothing could change what had already happened.
Liam walked her back to her room and watched her walk
around the bed, sit down and take off her shoes. “Did you have a
nice evening?” he asked. She nodded and asked if he enjoyed it as
well. He laughed and said he did very much. “It’s late, you should get
some sleep,” he turned to leave. “Wait,” she said. He turned and she walked to him. She
stepped close to him and he pulled her to him. “Thank you for a
lovely evening. I hope we can do it again soon,” she stood on her tip
toes and kissed him lightly on his lips.
“Oh I want to do that again too, and soon, don’t you worry
about that,” they laughed a little and kissed her nose. “I had a nice
evening too, Norah.” He pulled her to him and kissed her with force.
“Stay with me,” she breathed in his mouth. He pulled away. “I
can’t. I really can’t.” He stepped back and walked out. He closed the
door behind him and closed his eyes. He wanted to stay he really did.
But she wasn’t ready for anything like that. He enjoyed the blowjob
very much, but wasn’t sure if she did it for her or him. He wanted to
tell her he didn’t want her to feel like she had to blow him to please
him. He loved it, but he wanted her to want to do it, not feel she had
to. He knew if he laid in a bed with her he would have to hold her.
Holding her would lead to him kissing her, and if he kissed her, he
would have to touch her. Touching her would lead to him laying on
top of her, and then he would have to move his body against hers. Before he even knew what had happened he would be buried
deep inside her and wouldn’t be able to hear her screams for him to
stop. He wasn’t sure she would want him to stop, but he couldn’t
take the chance until he was sure how she felt about him or even
how he truly felt about her. They were in confusing territory right
now. He had told her if she was nice to him, he would be nice to her.
So had she pleasured him tonight just to be nice, so he would be
nice? Or so he wouldn’t be so mean. He didn’t know, and he
couldn’t take the chance that it was true.
He went to his room changed his clothes and went down to
his gym. He did his best thinking while working out. After a little over
an hour on the treadmill he decided that maybe he had rushed
things a little with her. He knew she hated being alone, but he
needed some space between them before he did something he
would regret. Space might make their feelings clearer to both of
them. Maybe it was a good time for to take a business trip. They
were having problems in Houston anyway. The next morning he woke her up pretty early. It was still
dark outside. Her eyes were confused at first, then she sat up quickly
and asked him if everything was ok. He smiled at her a
nd touched
her face. She was so beautiful, even just waking up.
“Everything is fine, little one. I just have to go out of town for
a few days,” he paused for her reaction. She lowered her eyes and
her head. She griped the covers and then released them.
“Take me with you,” she said. Her comment was unexpected.
He had taken subs on business trips before, but this situation wasn’t
the typical sub relationship.
“I wish I could, but I can’t. Not this time, Norah.” He touched
her hand trying to give her some kind of reassurance. She pulled her
knees to her chest and wiped her face with her blankets.
“You can. I won’t give you any trouble, I promise. I just want
to be with you.” This made Liam smile.
“You just don’t want to be alone. It wouldn’t matter if you
were with me or not.” “That isn’t true. I mean, I hate being alone, true, but I do
want to be with you. I feel like every time you feel yourself getting
close to me, you have to do something to push me away.” Liam
stood up and crossed the room. “You don’t have to push me away,
Liam.” It was the first time she had used his name. He turned to face
her. He could see the concern in her face. He knew she wasn’t sure if
she should have said his name or not. He put his hands in his
pockets. His look turned cold, and predator like.
“I told you my name little one, because you worked for it. But
I certainly didn’t give you permission to use it. Maybe a few days
alone will remind you that you are not my girlfriend, we aren’t in
love, and I am the one in charge here.” He slammed the door when
he left. He cursed himself on the way to the airport. She was right,
she could see right through him. Whenever he felt her getting to
close he did or said something to put her back in her place. If he was
following Will’s stage theory, he had no idea what stage this would
be. The Jackal/Hyde stage, maybe? He decided to make a stop by Will’s house before the airport.
Liam was surprised to say the least when Jane answered the door.
“Hello. Will will be right down, please come in.” Her voice
was even and pleasant. She called him Will, which was also a
surprise. Liam stood in the kitchen watching Jane move around the
room. She offered him coffee, tea, water, whatever he wanted. Liam
just shook her off. Will finally came down and the men shook hands.
“Come to get some advice, Mr. Hastings?” Will asked and
laughed a little. “Not able to close the deal or does she still hate
you?” Liam made a gesture toward Jane, and Will told him to ignore
her. “I see you actually knew what you were talking about. Maybe I
should have followed the Will Chamber’s five point plan.” Will patted
him the back and they walked to his study where he shut the doors.
“So what’s the problem? What stage are you on? There’s really no
formula for a time limit on these stages. Sometimes it takes longer
on some, not as long on others.” He took a sip of coffee. “Jane went
through fear and respect very quick. She was a fast learner. I had to
invent things that she had done wrong just so I could continue to punish her.” He laughed. He really was a sick bastard. But Liam didn’t
think of himself so differently these days. “She’s on to love and
devotion already. She has her reign of the house, and I have taken
her out with me a couple of times.” He sat down and waited for Liam
to say something.
“I didn’t really follow the stages strictly.” Will let out a breath.
“I mean, I started with the fear and respect thing, and I think she’s
got that down good now. But I couldn’t take seeing her cry so much.
So it was like fear, respect, and comfort all rolled in one.” He
continued. “I’m trying to move from fear to comfort and protection,
but I’m just worried she doesn’t really feel the way she acts towards
me.” He paused and ran his hand through his hair. “Like she’s only
pretending to care for me, because she doesn’t want me to hurt her
anymore. But I have to say, I don’t like hurting her anyway. I mean I
did briefly, but not anymore, it isn’t fun.” He shook his head. “But
sometimes I get so angry I can’t control it. She acts like she knows
me, or she tries to be too familiar with me, something I’m not
comfortable with from anyone. She has a smart mouth sometimes, and she’s brave. She’ll say something, or not say something, and I
can see the look on her face. She is trying to see if she can get away
with it. Sometimes I snap, and before I know it, she’s crying, and I
feel like shit.” He turned back to face Will. “She wanted to go on this
trip with me, and I really wanted to bring her. But I don’t know if I
can trust her or not. I mean, what if we get to the airport and she
runs away screaming that I kidnapped her! I can’t have that.”
“Do you think she would do that?” Will asked. Liam shook his
head.
“I don’t know that’s the point. I told her this could be an easy
relationship, or a hard one, the choice was hers. She made it hard on
herself at first. But now she is taking the easy way. I just don’t know
if this is the way she really feels or if she’s just playing along.” Will
walked over to Liam and put his hand on his shoulder.
“Well that is the nature of this business. You’re not going to
know, until you know. It sounds to me like you don’t even know how
you feel about her. You wanted to hurt her, but couldn’t stand to see
her cry, you want her to be nice and behave, but like that she tests you. Do you like her? Have you fucked her yet?” Will took another
sip of his coffee. The comment pissed Liam off. It wasn’t any of his
business if he had fucked her or not. “She’s a little hottie, Liam. Take
a sample of the merchandise, my friend. It will help you determine if
you want this to work or not.” Liam stepped to Will.
“Don’t talk about her like that, you got me! You don’t get to
think of her as anything. She’s mine!” Will held up his hands.
“I think you have your answer, my friend” he said.
Mine? Where did that come from? That was all Liam could
think about on the way to the airport. He felt irate when Will talked
about her like a piece of meat. He was infuriated when he suggested
‘sampling the merchandise’. He wanted to call the house from the
car and apologize but thought he would look weak.
His first night in Houston he couldn’t stop himself though. He
arrived at his room around 8pm. He was tired from being in meetings
all day. He had just attended a long business dinner, and had to get
up at 6am for early golf with Jeff Stackhouse the CEO of Stackhouse
Industries, a company Liam was trying to buy. But he didn’t care, he needed to hear her voice. It was 2am in London, but he didn’t care
about that either. He took off his shirt and tie while he dialed the
number. Gerald answered and assured him that Norah had been fine
since his departure. He heard Norah gasp as Gerald shook her
awake.
“It’s Master Liam on the phone for you, Miss
.” Liam smiled
thinking how shocked she must be to wake up seeing Gerald in her
room. He heard her clear her throat. “Hello?” she sounded unsure of
herself. “I hope I didn’t wake you,” he smiled knowing he had done
exactly that. She pulled her knees to her chest and looked over at
the alarm clock. “Its 2:08 in the morning, I think you know perfectly
well you woke me,” he could tell she was smiling.
“I’m glad to hear you’re in a good mood, and still have that
smart little mouth of yours. I didn’t like leaving you sad, when there
was nothing I could do about it.” That didn’t make sense. Did he
mean he liked leaving her upset when he was the cause?
“How are the meetings going?” she asked. Liam sat on his
hotel bed and took off his shoes. “It’s going good. I just got in from a boring business dinner
with four other couples. The CEO of the company I am trying to buy,
his wife, their CFO and his wife, and two of their lawyers and their
wives. Meanwhile on the other side of the table, I’m sitting next to
Steve.”
“Well I wish I could have been with you,” she trailed off not
wanting to push her luck.
“I know,” he said. “But I don’t know if having you on my arm
would have charmed him or not.”
“Oh, I can be very charming,” she laughed.
“I know you can.” It was silent. “Well I should let you go back
to sleep.” He wanted to tell her he was sorry. He wanted to say he
missed her, and wished she was here with him so he could hold her
all night. He wanted to say her voice was the best thing he had heard
all day. But since these were feelings he wasn’t used to having
instead he just said, “I’ll be home in two days. Good night, Norah.” Just before he hung up, he heard her say, “Good night, sir.” It
was like a needle in his eye. He had told her she couldn’t use his
name, and she was showing him she wouldn’t. He liked it when his
subs called him sir, but now knowing Norah knew his name, he didn’t
want her to call him sir, or maybe he did. It was like the kneeling. It
was something he liked for his subs to do, but not her. He wasn’t
even completely comfortable with her cowering stance, of her
lowered head and grasping her hands in front of her. It was like she
was kneeling for him, while she stood. He didn’t know why it got
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