"Brenda you have seemed distracted over the last few weeks. Is there anything bothering you? Can I help?"
Brenda was Bob's best sales person, but her stats had dropped off for the six months since her marriage and particularly in the last two weeks. She was a confident outgoing character who used this to her advantage in her pressured selling role.
"I am fine thank you Bob. Just a little tired."
"Your sales figures suggest that you are not happy. How is married life? Last time I saw you with Tom you seemed irritated with him as if goading him into action. Is all ok at home?"
The hesitation was not long but long enough for Bob to realize that the response would be so considered it would lack some honesty.
"Tom is fine, but I would like him to be a little more assertive once in a while."
That night Bob shared the discussion with he had had with Brenda, with his wife Jan.
"Brenda always strikes me as in need of someone to take control of her occasionally. She works in an all male environment where she has to be confident and assertive. Tom always strikes me as too submissive to her."
"There is nothing I can do to make Tom more assertive. What do you suggest?"
"I agree but she might respond to being dominated or even controlled by someone. You might be just the person."
"What exactly are you suggesting, my love?"
"Oh I am sure that you could work out a way that she could feel secured by your naturally dominant personality. Keep me informed of how it goes."
The next day Bob invited Brenda to meet him in his office before she left at the end of the day. Brenda sensed this was not a regular business meeting but was happy to attend. Bob sat her down before sitting in a chair opposite but a little closer to her than usual.
"Your figures have tailed off so badly that I feel I need to get to the heart of the problem before it gets too serious. You did not convince me that things are ok with Tom. I do not usual ask about my staff's private life but I am going to make an exception in your case."
"You were right yesterday when you said I am getting irritated with him. Sometimes I wish he would take control of things more often."
"By things do you mean you? I hesitate to ask but how is your sex life?"
Again her response was after a delay, during which her face turned bright red before she stammered.
"I would just like him to take control in the bedroom sometimes. I have stopped responding to him and it is leaving me, it is leaving me, well frustrated. I have always orgasmed very easily and often but right now nothing. Oh what the hell am I doing telling you all this. Please ignore what I have just said it is so embarrassing and inappropriate."
"I talked to my wife about you last night and I think she identified the issue without even meeting you, since your wedding. Rather than ignore what you said I would much prefer to try and help. My wife thinks that you would benefit from someone taking a little control so that you can relax into a little...... a little submission. Why don't you go home and get Tom to be dominant?"
"Don't you think I have tried exactly that? The more I try and get him to be dominant, the less he is. It would be so nice if he would just take control and, and...."
Her voice tailed off and she looked down at her feet, her bright red face now being matched by her neck and chest.
"I am going to give you a number of instructions. You will do exactly what I tell you. If you do not obey immediately I will simply walk out. Do you understand?"
"I think I understand but I am not sure that this is right. You might ask me to do anything."
"That is right. Whatever I ask you you will do without hesitation. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes sir, I understand."
"Let's just start slowly. Loosen the waistband of your skirt, push your hand inside it and play with your pussy through your panties."
Brenda's eyes shot up to find his to see whether he was serious. His eyes held her gaze to confirm his intent and her eyes widened and looked excited to him. Still looking deep into his eyes she had her middle finger stroking her clit within five seconds.
"My god if this is starting slowly what the fuck are you going to get me to do later?"
"While you masturbate, keep looking me in the eyes."
Bob held her gaze with the slightest of smile for the next few minutes. Her eyes began to glaze over slowly.
"When was the last time you had an orgasm, Brenda?"
Without hesitation she said that it had been a month before her wedding.
"My, I thought you said you cum easily and often. Have you not masturbated since then?"
"No it did not seem right to orgasm by myself when I could not with Tom."