As I hand her my fountain pen, my fingers graze hers, and my breath hitches.
Before she or I talk her out of this opportunity, she signs on the dotted line, her hand trembling. I will my pulse to calm down as she pushes the NDA back across the table.
“Okay, so tell me where you want me, Chef Stevens.” My cock twitches, and there’s no going back. I’m about to endure months of blue balls in the name of mentoring her rare talent.
I shift in my seat before schooling my features. Her knee starts to bounce again, betraying her calm expression.
“I’m opening a rooftop restaurant here in Manhattan.”
“That’s amazing!”
“On the roof of a kink club.” The words come out in a rush, and I berate myself for being an adolescent, horny moron. Just saying it has me hard, knowing I’m a fucking deviant.
“Did I hear you correctly, sir?” The way her lips wrap around that one devilish word.Sir. God, it’s my kryptonite.
“It’s a kink club.”
“LikeFifty Shades of Greykink?” Her voice is shrill as she scrambles to make sense of it all.
“No. It’s real life. Like-minded people come together in a safe,discreetplace to indulge in their various… tastes. It’s a high-end venue with a need for a high-end restaurant.” It shouldn’t bother me that her go-to is the book that announced our presence to pop culture, but it irks me.
“But it’s a sex club. You want me to cook in a sex club?”
“Kinkclub. If you can’t get past that one detail, then you don’t have what it takes to be a chef for this particular venue.”
“I… would I have to participate in… anything?” My cock is agony right now, straining so hard in my pants it’s embarrassing. I pull my seat under the desk to ensure she doesn’t notice my current situation.
“No. You don’t expect to give patrons here at Dulip any sexual favors, do you?”
“Obviously not.”
“And it will be the same at Venom. You will cook for some of the most influential people in Manhattan. That’s it. You are not expected to become a member of the club or partake inanysexual activity.”Although you’d look fucking divine laid bare in my private room.
“Areyoua member?” Her question catches me off guard, and I snap.
“That’s none of your business. I’m offering you invaluable career experience. Your wage will be significantly higher than it is here at Dulip, but you will be expected to sign an NDA that specifically pertains to the club itself. I will not have my staff compromise the discretion that Venom prides itself on. And I will not tolerate questions regarding my sexual preferences.”
“I’m so sorry, sir. I didn’t mean to offend you.”
“I am happy to answer any questions you have as it pertains to the job.”
I’m impressed as she squares her shoulders, takes a breath, and schools her expression to be the utmost professional, as if she were about to ask me about dental benefits. “So, I don’t have to participate, but will I have to watch… kink?” Say it again. Wrap those pouty lips around it one more time.
“Not unless you’re inviting food kinks into the kitchen. It hasn’t been decided yet if the restaurant will cater to certain kinks at the tables, but you won’t be waitressing, so you will not need to concern yourself with such decisions.”
“I suppose most of us have licked whipped cream off a lover’s body. How bad could it be?”
Her naivety is cute, but I can’t help myself.
“You’re asking the wrong question. How bad could it be? How fucking mind-blowing could it be?” Fuck. I shouldn’t have said that. It’s not even a major kink of mine. Not that it matters. “Again, you won’t be waitressing, so it isn’t an issue you need to consider.”
“I won’t be expected to cook naked or topless or anything, will I?” I can barely contain a smile at the thought, but I remind myself she’s a potential employee at Venom.
“That would be against every health and safety protocol that exists. I assure you, it will be the same as working inmy kitchen here at Dulip. The same level of skill, standards, and professionalism will be expected of every employee. The restaurant can be accessed without entering the club itself.”
“Oh.” I’m not sure if she’s relieved or disappointed.
“I know this is a lot to consider, so take a few days and think about it before giving me an answer.”
