Thread: Can She Rise To The Challenge (google and skittish_butterfly)

Her choice of safe word made sense to Micheal and almost made him smile a little, he was fond of the scent of lavender, often having it in the air when he got a massage in order to relax and unwind, or burned incense infused with that particular fragrance in order to make falling asleep a little easier. More often then not he heard colors listed for safe words but this would do just as well, Micheal wasn't the sort who would cheat in their little experiment by flooding anywhere they met with the scent to make her more likely to use the word more frequently, no he could do it on his own without need for such underhanded tricks. Micheal had not had any lawyer brief on this arrangement though, he was after all well acquainted with laws on both pornography and prostitution in the state, you could get away with quite a bit more if you had the right license or permits but in this case he wasn't paying Katherine a single cent directly, the fact that a charity of her choosing stood to gain quite a bit was entirely irrelevant from a legal stand point, it was an unconventional arrangement between two adults but it was a legal arrangement none the less. He listened carefully to her commentary on the need to have her weekends to relax and that she was perfectly capable of handling her own fitness, waving her on into her other points as though he didn't already know that she would have quite a few of them as he settled back into his chair, making himself comfortable. Her demands were very well thought out but a little bit over board, trying to get him to cover her food and travel expenses, did she really think that he would give into this? No, of course she wouldn't think that, instead she must be trying to drive him to take offense and object strongly to all of this, to take her demands as an excuse to break off what was to come so she could get out of it but still keep her head high. There will be no second side Katherine. He said as she took a break, no doubt needing to rest her eyes and catch her breath after reading such a long list out loud. There was no look of defeat on his face, nor even a sign of irritation but instead what might be considered strained tolerance, a man who was working to remain as patient as possible. Reaching below his desk he drew a small glass tumbler and a glass bottle from below the line of sight, setting them upon the desk and pouring himself a measure of brown liquor into the tumbler, the liquid a warm almost oaken brown, seeming to swirl with potential and color, twenty year old single malt, just enough to take a little edge off and of course the ritual of pouring and slowly swirling the tumbler in his hand allowing him time to think. You are being quite unreasonable Katherine. He spoke as though dealing with a petulant child who knew they were pushing limits of what they should do but insisted on carrying on. I know very well that you are taking a challenging course load, an ambitious young woman is always taking a challenging course load, but this is an arrangement that you and I both entered in good faith. On actual holidays I wouldn't consider taking time that you could spend with your family, but if you have extra time away from school I will be taking a proportionally greater amount of your time. Your personal well being is why the safe word exists, the majority of your meals will be handled the same way they currently are taken care of but from time to time we may share a meal together when appropriate, and if travel expenses are a concern then I can assist with them so long as you remain upfront and punctual at all times. Only now, having expressed his problems with her demands, did Micheal raise his tumbler to his lips and slowly sip the liquor within, allowing the smoky fluid to play over his tongue, to rest there for a moment before swallowing, savoring the burn that even twenty years in an oaken casket couldn't completely mellow. Now, since you have made such a big deal out of the time, lets make today session a fruitful one and get the inspection out of the way. Stand up and strip, remove everything and keep your arms at your side. Though his tone was neutral it was clear he expected to be obeyed, or maybe he just wanted to get her to use her safety word a little early.