I did not sleep as well as I thought I would once "he" had made the call asking me for drinks the next night. But, I was up on time and dressed to be very impressive. A nice little office black dress with a cropped black and white herringbone jacket with a layered necklace and dropped bold earrings should draw his attention to my face which was lightly made up as I just am not the ton of makeup kind of girl. My "knock them dead" heels made me feel very confident and self-assured.
I arrived early and had all of my documents in order and the slides in order for my portion of the meeting. This was my last day that I would have to make a presentation to this group of execs and others in the cooperation. Out of the ones that would gather only a very few had never seen me in operational-mode. "He" was one of those.
I was chatting with a few that I knew and having my second cup of coffee for the day when "he" arrived. "He" cast a glance my way and I was appreciative to see "him" glance up and then down taking in my efforts. I saw a very slight smile on "his" face and was beginning to question if it in fact was there when the head of this office called us to order.
Almost an hour later, I rose to do my part of the program and realized quickly that "he" was trying hard not to look at me. Maybe "he" thought "he" made me nervous, or maybe "he" thought by not looking at me, I would not be nervous but surely what my gut was hinting at was not true... Could "he" actually just not care?
I had my portion down cold and was done in less than 30 minutes to a smattering of applause. I sat down and took a sip from my glass of water and allowed myself to look "his" way and again, a slight smile?
The rest of the day was spent listening to various twists and turns of changes and advantages of various ideas. Nothing earth shattering was said and I was on the edge of boredom when they decided to take a break. I needed to check into the home office and make a bathroom break when "he" came up behind me and whispered into my ear, "The only thing keeping me awake is planning our night." And then "he" melted in with the others leaving the conference room.
"He" had once again caught me by surprise and made my stomach take a leap. How did I think tonight was just going to be just about drinks after that comment? How did this man "see" into my soul so deeply? Would tonight never get here? I was beginning to realize that tonight would be so much more than I thought it was to be and hoped I was up for the challenge!
I had planned on going back to my room to shower and freshen up but after I had collected all the paperwork and made sure I had everything back into order, I proceeded to head out the door when I was handed a note by one of the secretaries. I was being told to go out the door and walk to the left to the end of the block. So, out the door I went.
Once at the end of the block, a black Tahoe came to a stop and the window rolled down. "He" smiled and told me to get in. I placed my rolling briefcase in the back seat and climbed in. "He" had a bottle of water in the cup holder and told me to relax; we would be at "his" home in 20 minutes. And off we went, taking the scenic route it seemed. The change in scenery certainly helped me to relax and I could feel my shoulders unwinding with each rotation of the tires.
When we arrived at "his" home and pulled into the garage, I actually felt as if I had taken a cat nap, I was just that relaxed! Not a word had been spoken and after listening to all those drawling voices, I had needed the silence.
"He" came around the SUV and opened the door then aided me in my stepping out the high up vehicle. With my heels on, I still didn't come close to "his" height. It appeared "he" was 6'3" or possibly taller. I had always dated tall men it seemed so I was comfortable with this but "his" demeanor made him seem even taller as "he" was so self-confident, self-assured.
Upon entering we were in the back hallway that probably led to the laundry area and to stairs that went up to the second floor. "He" then led me from the kitchen area to where there was set up a bar in what appeared to be the Butler's Pantry. Without asking, "he" poured me a nice glass of merlot and directed me ahead of "him" through the dining room into the library which also was "his" study.
This room so fit "Him" to a tee! Mahogany walls with a taupe wall covering with gold lighting fixtures over the mantel piece. The shelves were full of a varied assortment of novels, texts and journals. I noticed many historical selections of the area but then my eyes landed on a shelf dedicated to the subject of BDSM.
When I turned to look at "him", I found "him" watching me and saw where my fingertips had landed. I was not aware but "he" was that my eyebrows had lifted and was giving him a questioning look.
"Are you curious or do you already have a set notion about that lifestyle?"
I cleared my throat before answering and then said honestly, "I know little to nothing about that lifestyle, Sir."