Summer Hire Ch. 10

Erik laughed, "Deborah's the one who taught me that. She loves amazing people by being able to just lean over and take a guy all the way in. She makes it look completely casual, but she does lots of stuff to get ready that folks don't see. For instance, she curls her tongue up and around to the back of her mouth to make sure her gag is under control, and she's got a trick for repeatedly pressing her tongue down against her soft pallet, which acts like some sort of saliva pump. That way, she can get her mouth full of saliva to lubricate the guy as she takes him in.

"You'll have to talk to her about all the details, but just casually taking a guy in like that, until her mouth slams up against his torso, I've got to tell you that never fails to really floor people."

"Okay... I suppose that's a good party trick," Melissa said with sarcasm overlaying her words.

Erik stopped short, and looked at her quizzically. Melissa felt a little embarrassed and defensive about her sarcastic tone. She found herself growing uncomfortable with how he was staring at her.

After a moment, he asked, "Does talking about sex embarrass you?"

Her reply snapped out, "It's not just sex, it's pretty damn extreme stuff."

He didn't react to her angry tone. He quietly repeated, "Does talking about sex embarrass you?"

She gathered her breath, readying an even angrier blast. Then she paused, considering his question. She knew he was right. She blew out the breath she'd been holding and answered, "Yeah, it embarrasses me."

He nodded thoughtfully. "Okay. The thing is, sex is a big part of your job description. You're supposed to be learning about sex, exploring, practicing. So that means talking about sex is also simply part of the job."

He waited a moment, and saw her nod slowly, accepting what he had said. Then he continued, "At a whole different level, though, even if you decide to go back to a vanilla lifestyle, I think that being able to talk about sex with someone you love is a really, really important skill. I can't imagine having a meaningful relationship with someone, where communication about something as important as sex is completely forbidden. Does that seem right to you?"

Melissa shook her head, suddenly fighting back tears again. She didn't know why her emotions were so raw. She didn't usually lose it like this.

Erik smiled reassuringly, covering her hands with his. "I'm sorry, I know it's a lot, and it's happening sort of fast."

She nodded in agreement, taking a ragged breath and recovering a little.

He looked off in the distance, as though he were pondering something, then continued, "Okay, so talking about sex, and having sex in front of other people, especially kinky sex – these are all hot-buttons, yes?"

She agreed, "Yes."

A sly smile crept around his lips, "I guess I'll call off the other guests for tonight and keep it to just you, Serena, and me."

Melissa's eyes grew large in horror, "There were more?"

"Hey, you seemed pretty comfortable last night, in public." His tone was light, gently teasing her.

"But..."

"Yeah, I know. We were in a quiet corner of a private kink club. It wasn't actually all that public." He grinned, "As for tonight, the truth is that I hadn't invited anyone else over. Sorry, I was just jerking your chain. Hell, even having Serena join us was a spur of the moment thing."

Melissa let herself relax, breathing more easily. Erik continued, "I have to warn you though, now that we know you've got an issue about being publicly on display, I'll have to find ways to test it, play with it." Melissa's eyes narrowed in warning. He laughed softly, "Hey, anything that causes you to have such a strong reaction, that's a thing that holds a lot of power for you, which means it's something you want to take control of; you want to own it as yours." She gave him an ironic smile in return. He laughed and added, "Plus, I'll have all sorts of fun helping you get over these inhibitions."

"Oh thank you ever so much, your heartless fucking bastard, sir."

"Oh, you're most certainly welcome." At that moment, Erik spotted Claudia coming toward them with two plates. He said merrily, "Look, here's lunch."

Melissa growled under her breath.