(Joshua's POV - Tue. 27 August 2013)

"You're late!" Cam complains as I finally walk into his practice.

"Only by five minutes..." I reply, giving him a quick hug. "I just spent a bit too much time in the shower before I left the office."

"Whatever... I don't need details..." he groans. "Just strip down to your briefs and lie down on the table. Are you going to the club after that?"

"I don't think so..." I reply as I begin to undress. "I need to wake up at 2:30 tomorrow morning to take my flight and I haven't prepared anything yet..."

"I'm sure Liz has already packed up for you. And you can sleep on the plane..." he argues.

Well he has two points here. I called Liz earlier this afternoon to make sure my favorite suits were back from the dry cleaner's and she will probably have packed my luggage already. Then, considering I have prepared my meeting, I could afford to sleep on the plane to New York.

"We'll see. It depends on how good your hands will work..." I reply with a smirk, lying down on the massage table.

I hear a chuckle above me, coming from Camden, the best osteopath in the city. His powerful and skilled hands can do wonders with lumbago, stiff necks and any defective joint as much as they can indulge the worst pains. My childhood friend Cam is also a Dominant at the club and has a tendency for sadomasochism. He loves to lash his whip and other instruments of torture on his occasional Subs and relishes in the aftercare he provides them with. He might look scary with all his tattoos and piercings, but once you get to know him, he can be a fun guy and a sincerely good friend.

"Jeez!!! You're barely back from vacation and already so tense! Look at those knots in your back!" he deplores when he starts running his hands all over my back.

"Blame this on my fucking holidays..." I reply bitterly.

"You didn't look so stiff at the club on Sunday evening... I would have noticed. Is it due to your upcoming business trip in New York?" he asks while his hands slowly begin to relax me.

"Not really. Things are not going as I want for now, but I know we'll get there. Allan and I have built up something really good and I know it will work," I reply quite confidently. That Cole guy is trying to throw a monkey wrench into our deal, but I well intend to make him bend over before the end of the week; not in the way you imagine though... the man is at least sixty years old!

"What is it then?" Cam insists, making me sigh. I already had a long conversation with Aaron yesterday evening over a delicious dinner about my current worries. I'm not sure I want to include all my friends just yet. Aaron has a long past in our lifestyle and exactly as I expected, he was able to provide me with some advice, but I might want to wait a bit more before I tell Mark and Camden about Liam. "Josh?"

"Hmm...?" Cam's hands leave my back as he squats down at the top end of the table so that his head levels with mine. His face turns into an expression of questioning as his eyebrows furrow, then of realization when his gray eyes open widely, and finally annoyance.

"There's something you're not telling me," he asserts, rising back to his feet and resuming his massage. "I know that look and I haven't seen it on your face in a very long time. You'd better talk, Bro... What's his name?"

I hate when he does that. Most of the time, I am able to keep my facial expression free of my emotions and only rare people can read it. It sucks because it means I might be more affected than I would like to admit. However, denying things while I am in that position and within the hands of a sadistic osteopath wouldn't be a good idea.

"Liam; his name is Liam," I reply very simply.

"Who's that? A new Sub?"

"If only it was that simple..." I snort. "He's a new intern at my company... And... to be more precise, he's going to replace Ally while she's on maternity leave..." Cam's hands suddenly stop moving.

"Are you kidding me? Are you falling for one of your employees? Are you crazy, Josh??" he exclaims.

"I'm not falling for him!!! I just want him in my playroom! Aaron didn't completely disapprove of the idea..."

"So you already talked to Aaron... which means there's something all the same..." he says, starting to manipulate my neck. "As if there weren't enough Subs at the club..." he then grumbles but I ignore his remark.

"I talked to Aaron yesterday evening because I needed his advice. Taking a Sub from the club is not really the same as... trying to bring someone into the lifestyle..."

"Care to give me more details about the story?"

"Hmm... I'll try to make it short. There's this new intern who joined while I was on vacation. When I first met him yesterday, I... I don't know how to explain... it felt like I needed to have him... something passed between us..."

"Love at first sight?" he chuckles.

"Dumbass!!! Not love at first sight... but there was something... the guy spilled all the documents on the floor when he walked in and when his manager began to yell at him. Other than the fact I can't tolerate such behavior, I felt compelled to defend him. He was so nervous! I swear he was about to cry! I felt like... I wanted to hug him and reassure him... This is crazy I know... Then I decided to have him as my own PA while Ally is away. I know it's not the best move, but I didn't think twice. That's why I talked to Aaron. Ever since we joined the lifestyle, we've always picked our Subs at the club and I was wondering if he had ever heard about some Doms who brought people from outside into the lifestyle."

"Hold on a sec... is this Liam even gay?"

"I'm sure he is..."

"What if he is not?"

"I'll make him gay..." I reply, shrugging my shoulders.

"How do you intend to do that?" he snorts. "You don't make people become gay! They are gay or they're not! It's not something we really decide or control!"

"As if I didn't know..." I huff back at him. I have had enough with my mother trying to make me turn straight in the past. "I just don't know how to work it out, Cam! But I'll find a way... I'm in no hurry. I'll take the time to know him better first. He's super shy and to be honest, from what he told me this morning when I interviewed him and seeing how he... behaves, he'd make a perfect Sub..."

"Really? What makes you think that?" Cam asks, now curious.

"He always casts his eyes down in front of authority, he's extremely respectful and... he just sounds submissive too. His exact words were I can take initiatives but I also like to receive instructions..." I explain, and Camden bursts out laughing at that.

"Did he really say that?? Oh God!! That guy must have a sixth sense!" he chuckles.

"He did say that... Incredible, huh?" I confirm with a chuckle.

"You must have banged such a boner when he did!" he guffaws. "Turn around," he then orders, patting my back.

"No kidding..." I scoff, turning around to lie on my back while he goes to stand at my head.

"Well not only then it seems..." he mocks, pointing his chin at the straining erection in my boxer briefs. I flip him a nice finger and let him manipulate my neck in silence.

I'm not really surprised about this new boner I'm getting while talking about Liam. I don't really have a plan as far as he is concerned although my ultimate goal is to have him for me. Aaron reminded me about a few couples at the club in which either the Dom or the Sub had brought the other into the lifestyle. There are also many people he knew at the time he lived in Los Angeles, who met their other half outside of the club and brought them into BDSM.

It is absolutely feasible, but he advised me to take things very slowly and this is the only part of my scheme which is clear enough. I am going to test him little by little; like I did this morning in the lift although this wasn't planned. Ally had told me Liam is usually in the office before 8am, which is good because I like morning persons.

So, I was a bit surprised to see him run in late this morning. However, the short ride up to my floor fulfilled my expectations. I loved the way he stood by my side, looking at the floor while I was towering him and staring at the top of his head, striving not to run my fingers through his blond locks.

I tested him again throughout our interview. I was a bit upset to find out that, clever as he seems to be, he only intended to become a personal assistant when he could have pursued much higher studies. Do not see any belittlement of the profession here. I sincerely admire people like Ally who can put up so patiently with the moods and desiderata of their bosses; but if he has other interests in various domains, as he said, it would be stupid not to follow this path.

Should he become mine, I will certainly push him and guide him toward a high-level career. At the same time, if he pursued his studies, I wouldn't have met him, so maybe this is only fate?

"Here you go, daydreamer!" Cam says, patting my shoulder. I sit up and feel much better and completely relaxed now.

"Thanks Cam, you did wonders again," I tell him as I roll my head and stand up to get dressed.

"Anytime!" he says, sitting back at his desk after he washed his hands. "So you're really serious about this guy? How old is he by the way?"

"There's nothing serious, Cam! I only met him yesterday, but I'd really like to give it a try. I don't know if it can work... I might be completely wrong there, but I definitely believe there's something. And he's twenty by the way."

"Well, good luck with that! I hope we'll get to meet him soon..." he says, wriggling his eyebrows.

"Not soon enough, if I remain patient and take my time..." I sigh, handing him the cash for the visit.

"Thanks. So you're coming to the club tonight?"

"Yeah, why not... I think I still have a pair of leather pants in my private room; that will do..."

That evening at the club is the first time I don't ogle all the Submissives' cute asses as they sway their hips on the dancefloor of the Diamond. All I can do is imagine the young Liam in similar skinny leather pants or shorts, kneeling by my side. I can already picture how it would feel to have him kneeling between my legs and suck on my cock while I watch a show, which doesn't help my new erection to back down. I don't even pay attention to my friends' conversation, except when they mention that a few new Subs would be good at the club and I couldn't agree more.

That night, I don't get much sleep and my dreams are populated with a blond-haired boy. I don't like that he is already turning into some kind of obsession after only two days. When my alarm goes off at 2:30 am, I get up in a fucking mood again. I am tired from the lack of sleep and I hate having to go to New York when I would rather have spent the day in the office and drowned in these beautiful blue eyes.

Published on 27 Aug 2016

The chase has begun...

This is a short chapter with a conversation with Camden (who hasn't been much present in the previous story), and I wanted to add it today because this is also a conclusion to Joshua and Liam's encounter. Next step will be the seduction part... somehow... and Liam discovering foreign emotions.

Pic hasn't much to do with the story, but since I have started writing Camden's story, that's the picture I'm taking inspiration from to depict Camden. I haven't done that in the first stories - which is why I never posted pictures of men :) - , but I do for Camden. So this is about how I see him, but only "about" because his beard won't be that thick; however his chest will be thicker :)

Dedicating this quick chapter to my favorite Illinois girl! One of the most active commentators and I love that! You know I always love reading you, because it allows me to tease you :p

Hope you guys have a good weekend!

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