theladystouch's 2nd Assignment

[Dragon's muse]

Craft a scene/chapter/story within the following parameters

Characters: 2 -- gender your choice
Setting: A posh office on the top floor of a high-rise
Situation: A job interview

Happy writing!

[theladystouch]

Georgia swore as she checked her watch for the third time. She stepped off the elevator and swept toward her office. Passing her secretary, she asked without pausing, “Is he here, yet?”

He nodded. “It’s all right. He just arrived. I showed him in about a minute ago.”

“Good,” Georgia responded, taking a deep breath. She checked her stride, then calmly opened the door to her office and entered.

“Hello, Seth. It’s good to finally meet you,” she said as she walked forward, offering her hand.

A slender man of average height took her hand, responding, “Yes, Ma’am. It’s good to meet you, too.”

She left Seth standing in the middle of the oriental carpet as she continued on around the large ebony table that served as her desk, and settled into the leather chair behind it. The room was lushly decorated and exactly what you would expect a busy executive’s office to look like, save there were no chairs in front of the desk.

Parking her elbows on the table, she steepled her hands under her chin and considered her latest applicant. She had reviewed his files, and he came with the highest recommendation from a trainer she trusted.

He didn’t fidget under her careful regard, merely clasped his hands behind his back and looked out the glass wall behind her. The blazing panorama of city lights laid out below apparently held his complete attention.

“So,” she said, finally breaking the silence. “Tell me what you understand to be the requirements of this position, Seth. Then we can get into your qualifications, and why you wish to be considered for it.”

“Yes, Ma’am,” he responded promptly. “As I understand it, you are looking for a submissive male to act as a husband surrogate. You requested a business professional in his thirties, and are offering an initial one-year contract with a life option.”

“That is substantially correct. I haven’t the time or inclination to seek out a husband, but frequently need an escort to business functions. I am also looking for a limited life partner, and may eventually want children.”

“Yes, Ma’am. I am willing to entertain those terms as long as the decision regarding children is not made during the one-year contract.”

“Of course. I have no desire to be a single parent. Children are contingent upon a life contract.”

“Thank you, Ma’am. I appreciate the clarification,” Seth replied.

“I understand you are a corporate attorney,” Georgia said, moving on to the next point.

“Yes, I am an associate with Stewart, Stewart, and Young. I deal primarily with shareholder agreements and other corporate contracts.”

“If you are selected for this position, I would expect you to work for my company. Does that present any problems for you?”

“No, Ma’am. I understand you will want complete control of my time. I must ask, however, that my ability to continue my career be spelled out in the contract. Further, I enjoy my work, and would not be satisfied with a titular or honorary position.”

“And I wouldn’t be satisfied with a man who had no ambition or outside interests. I’m sure we can reach an accord on that. Especially with you reviewing the contract,” she added with a smile.

“Now, as to your qualifications: I have reviewed the report and references sent to my by Herr Schroeder, and he was most generous in his praise. You spent a little over two years with him, is that correct?”

“Yes, Ma’am. I realize I have nothing to compare it to, but his training seemed most thorough and demanding. I found it challenging, and my successes were personally satisfying.”

“He indicated in his report that your interests include cooking, particularly Italian and French cuisine, as well as auto mechanics. Is that correct?”

“Not quite. I do enjoy cooking, and I’m interested in cars, but I prefer racing them to maintaining them. The mechanical skills are just a necessary side-effect.”

“I see.” Georgia leaned back in her chair, crossed her legs and looked up at her latest applicant. Her initial impressions were very favorable. She liked his forthrightness and his powerful personality. The other two submissives she had interviewed had alternately fawned and cringed, making her skin crawl.

“So, tell me, Seth. Why are you interested in this position? It is unusual for a beginner to select a life-long commitment for his first service.”

Seth looked at her directly for the first time. “Perhaps it depends on how you define a beginner, Ma’am. I have just completed my training, and it is true that this is the first professional position I have applied for, but it is by no means the first time I have engaged in a relationship with a dominant woman.

“Being a submissive male in this culture forces you early on to examine your sexual and emotional needs and motivations. I imagine my experiences are fairly typical. Early dating experiences taught me that I didn’t find it fulfilling to always take the lead and make the decisions regarding a relationship, or even where to go to dinner. I was happiest when I knew I was pleasing a woman, but so few were able to tell me what they wanted.

“When I found a dominating female, the relationships worked for a while, but I soon discovered that selfishness and bitchiness weren’t any better than passiveness. Both behaviors left me unfulfilled and feeling I was in the wrong.

“I had actually started seeing a therapist, believing that I had issues I needed to work out before I could function successfully in a relationship. He was the one who referred me to Herr Schroeder.

“It was during my training that I met my first truly dominant women. Women who understood power and control, and saw my need for it. It was like a dream come true, Ma’am, and I knew I had finally found what I needed.”

Looking her directly in the eye, Seth finished. “As for why I am interested in a chance for a life contract, Ma’am, my time has been almost as limited as yours. I feel I have wasted years looking for the wrong thing. Now that I know what I want, what I need, I hope to find a woman I can serve for the rest of my life.”

A small smile curved her lips as Georgia looked up at him. She was beguiled in spite of herself, and intrigued by the challenge of this man. A casual observer would mistake him for an Alpha male. He was confident and direct, and her sources told her he was a competent negotiator in his work. To have such a powerful man subservient to her instantly triggered her libido.

“Well, then, Seth, I guess we’d better see how compatible we are. Please strip.”

[Dragon's muse]

Excellent!! Good characterization and you have a nice grasp of flow. Only the one instance of addressing the reader. Off upstairs with you. i'll send the notes getting your access to Level II to let Aussiegirl have her wicked way with you.





Georgia swore as she checked her watch for the third time. She stepped off the elevator and swept toward her office. Passing her secretary, she asked without pausing, “Is he here, yet?”

He nodded. “It’s all right. He just arrived. I showed him in about a minute ago.”

“Good,” Georgia responded, taking a deep breath. She checked her stride, then calmly opened the door to her office and entered.

“Hello, Seth. It’s good to finally meet you,” she said as she walked forward, offering her hand.

A slender man of average height took her hand, responding, “Yes, Ma’am. It’s good to meet you, too.”

She left Seth standing in the middle of the oriental carpet as she continued on around the large ebony table that served as her desk, and settled into the leather chair behind it. The room was lushly decorated and exactly what you would expect a busy executive’s office to look like, (addressing the reader can be tricky -- "much like any excutive office" would work just as well, without the risk of popping the reader out of the story.) save there were no chairs in front of the desk.

Parking her elbows on the table, she steepled her hands under her chin and considered her latest applicant. She had reviewed his files, and he came with the highest recommendation from a trainer she trusted.

He didn’t fidget under her careful regard, merely clasped his hands behind his back and looked out the glass wall behind her. The blazing panorama of city lights laid out below apparently held his complete attention.

“So,” she said, finally breaking the silence. “Tell me what you understand to be the requirements of this position, Seth. Then we can get into your qualifications, and why you wish to be considered for it.”

“Yes, Ma’am,” he responded promptly. “As I understand it, you are looking for a submissive male to act as a husband surrogate. You requested a business professional in his thirties, and are offering an initial one-year contract with a life option.”

“That is substantially correct. I haven’t the time or inclination to seek out a husband, but frequently need an escort to business functions. I am also looking for a limited life partner, and may eventually want children.”

“Yes, Ma’am. I am willing to entertain those terms as long as the decision regarding children is not made during the one-year contract.”

“Of course. I have no desire to be a single parent. Children are contingent upon a life contract.”

“Thank you, Ma’am. I appreciate the clarification,” Seth replied.

“I understand you are a corporate attorney,” Georgia said, moving on to the next point.

“Yes, I am an associate with Stewart, Stewart, and Young. I deal primarily with shareholder agreements and other corporate contracts.”

“If you are selected for this position, I would expect you to work for my company. Does that present any problems for you?”

“No, Ma’am. I understand you will want complete control of my time. I must ask, however, that my ability to continue my career be spelled out in the contract. Further, I enjoy my work, and would not be satisfied with a titular or honorary position.”

“And I wouldn’t be satisfied with a man who had no ambition or outside interests. I’m sure we can reach an accord on that. Especially with you reviewing the contract,” she added with a smile.

“Now, as to your qualifications: I have reviewed the report and references sent to my by Herr Schroeder, and he was most generous in his praise. You spent a little over two years with him, is that correct?”

“Yes, Ma’am. I realize I have nothing to compare it to, but his training seemed most thorough and demanding. I found it challenging, and my successes were personally satisfying.”

“He indicated in his report that your interests include cooking, particularly Italian and French cuisine, as well as auto mechanics. Is that correct?”

“Not quite. I do enjoy cooking, and I’m interested in cars, but I prefer racing them to maintaining them. The mechanical skills are just a necessary side-effect.”

“I see.” Georgia leaned back in her chair, crossed her legs and looked up at her latest applicant. Her initial impressions were very favorable. She liked his forthrightness and his powerful personality. The other two submissives she had interviewed had alternately fawned and cringed, making her skin crawl.

“So, tell me, Seth. Why are you interested in this position? It is unusual for a beginner to select a life-long commitment for his first service.”

Seth looked at her directly for the first time. “Perhaps it depends on how you define a beginner, Ma’am. I have just completed my training, and it is true that this is the first professional position I have applied for, but it is by no means the first time I have engaged in a relationship with a dominant woman.

“Being a submissive male in this culture forces you early on to examine your sexual and emotional needs and motivations. I imagine my experiences are fairly typical. Early dating experiences taught me that I didn’t find it fulfilling to always take the lead and make the decisions regarding a relationship, or even where to go to dinner. I was happiest when I knew I was pleasing a woman, but so few were able to tell me what they wanted.

“When I found a dominating female, the relationships worked for a while, but I soon discovered that selfishness and bitchiness weren’t any better than passiveness. Both behaviors left me unfulfilled and feeling I was in the wrong.

“I had actually started seeing a therapist, believing that I had issues I needed to work out before I could function successfully in a relationship. He was the one who referred me to Herr Schroeder.

“It was during my training that I met my first truly dominant women. Women who understood power and control, and saw my need for it. It was like a dream come true, Ma’am, and I knew I had finally found what I needed.”

Looking her directly in the eye, Seth finished. “As for why I am interested in a chance for a life contract, Ma’am, my time has been almost as limited as yours. I feel I have wasted years looking for the wrong thing. Now that I know what I want, what I need, I hope to find a woman I can serve for the rest of my life.”

A small smile curved her lips as Georgia looked up at him. She was beguiled in spite of herself, and intrigued by the challenge of this man. A casual observer would mistake him for an Alpha male. He was confident and direct, and her sources told her he was a competent negotiator in his work. To have such a powerful man subservient to her instantly triggered her libido.

“Well, then, Seth, I guess we’d better see how compatible we are. Please strip.”

[theladystouch]

Thank you so much for your time and attention. I really appreciate all your help.