CHAPTER ONE
I couldn’t believe how my life had changed in the last week. Here I was at Chanel on Madison Avenue, with a corporate credit card, buying a handbag without thinking twice about the price tag. I had to pinch myself when I thought about the incredible opportunity that had landed in my lap. I was leaving for Dubai in two days, for a month on business, and the company was buying me a whole new designer wardrobe. Joshua wanted me to only wear designer clothes on this trip. I didn’t own any high end designer anything so this was going to be a completely new world for me. It took a few hours for me to wrap my head around the fact that Joshua Hunter, billionaire CEO of Hunter International, the company where I worked, was the gorgeous stranger I had seen every morning on the train for the last few weeks! I felt like I was in a dream watching someone else’s fabulous life that was about to unfold.
I was shopping on the Upper East Side for a couple of outfits for the trip. Joshua told me I would be shopping for everything else in Dubai. Designer clothes really were not my thing but I was doing what he asked of me because my ultimate goal was to make partner with his company. We had an agreement. I had to do everything he desired for 30 days and, in return, he would give me the inside scoop on the fast track to a partnership with his company.
When I shopped for clothes in the past, as long as the clothes looked professional, I didn’t really pay much attention to who made them. But I will admit, it was a nice treat to buy something without having to worry about the price tag. Once I made partner, I knew my salary would increase several times over, but I doubted I would ever willingly spend this kind of money on clothing and handbags. My next stop was Dolce & Gabbana to buy clothes and Christian Louboutin for shoes. I also bought beautiful lingerie at La Perla. Since part of my agreement with Joshua included doing everything he desired, I figured I should have something beautiful for him to see underneath my gorgeous clothes. When I finished shopping that day I was excited and exhausted. I was still trying to wrap my brain around the fact that I was going to Dubai. The rest of the weekend I packed and got everything in order so that I could be gone for 30 days.
On Sunday, a beautiful black limo picked me up at my apartment at 9:00 p.m., and drove me to the airport. I was wearing a gorgeous Dolce shirt with black pants, new Louboutin’s and carrying a new Chanel handbag. I felt sexy and confident about my appearance for the first time in my life. I always felt confident about my work because I had always been a driven person, but this was a whole new feeling of confidence for me and I liked it.
The car drove me to the terminal and I went inside to security. Joshua was already there when I arrived and he came over to greet me.
"Are you all set for the trip?"
"I'm all set."
I saw the look of approval in his eyes when he quickly scanned my attire.
"I see you purchased new clothes. Very nice choices.”
“Thank you.”
We moved through security pretty quickly and were taken to the small waiting area and then out onto the tarmac. It was so incredible to see that amazing private jet waiting there knowing that I was going to be on it.
“As I told you before, you can do the rest of your shopping in Dubai. We should get settled on the jet. We'll be taking off pretty soon."
It was silly, but it felt good to know that he liked what I picked to wear. I had to be careful because I was starting to care what he thought. As I boarded the jet, I had to keep reminding myself that this was a business arrangement only.
Joshua watched me with an amused look on his face as I marveled at the private jet. It was awesome. It had a conference room with connectivity for computers, a large bedroom with a king size bed and private bath, a smaller bedroom, a huge, flat screen television, a kitchen with a quartz countertop, a stainless steel refrigerator and microwave, a dining room with marble paneling, and every window had electric shades. It was magnificent and I was in awe. Never in my wildest fantasies did I envision myself on something like that.
There were only five of us on the jet: the captain, co-captain, our flight attendant and us. Joshua had an assistant in Dubai who constantly communicated with his assistant back in the States so she was current on all of his affairs. We had a 13 hour flight ahead of us and Joshua gave me three files to work on. He told me I could sleep for seven hours and the rest of the time I was to be working. He retired to his bedroom and I retired to the smaller bedroom. We took off at 11:00 p.m. so I was already tired. I fell asleep shortly after we took off. Seven hours later I felt the flight attendant nudge me.
“Ma’am, it’s time to wake up.”
I was groggy but I managed to drag myself to the lavatory to splash water on my face and freshen up. The lavatory was beautiful. It looked like something you’d find in a five star hotel. Joshua's bedroom door was still closed when I returned to mine.
I was so exhausted I decided that sleeping for a few more minutes couldn't hurt anything. And since Joshua was sleeping, I figured he wouldn't even know. A few minutes turned into two hours and I was awakened by a hand sliding up between my legs. I was in a daze, enjoying the sensual way I was being touched when I realized it was Joshua. I tried to sit up quickly but his hand was firmly holding my thigh down on the bed. I looked over and saw that my door was locked.
"You disobeyed my orders." His fingers probed my warm center as I began to writhe around. I let out a moan as his hand moved around to my backside, inside my panties and lightly teased in between my cheeks. "You have to be punished." His voice had a deep sexy growl. "Stand up, take off your pants, bend over and put your palms face down on the bed.” I did as I was told and I watched Joshua slowly walk around me. I had a ball of nerves sitting in the pit of my stomach because I knew I had disobeyed him.
Everything he desires, right? I had broken the rules.
"I have to make sure that we completely understand each other regarding our arrangement. Do you feel you know how to properly follow instructions?”
I looked at him as he stood beside me and answered him.
“Yes.”
"Do I constantly have to repeat myself when I ask you to do something?"