Driver

Part 4

So the next morning Idyn was waiting in the same spot when his client appeared and let herself into the back seat. He had had to fight the urge to get out of the car. It was so ingrained in him that he had to consciously stop himself.

“Morning” he said hoping that her display of temper the previous day wasn’t an indication that she wasn’t a morning person. He would not like to be treated to a similar display at the beginning of each day even if she did regret it later.

But this wasn’t the case it seemed. Taki, showing no signs of irritation, gave him a smile, and said “good morning Idyn.”

He returned her smile and started the car. This morning she was wearing black pants and jacket and a red and white striped shirt.

“I have a lunch meeting today” she said as he pulled out onto the road “so could you pick me up at the office at one?”

“No problem” Idyn said. His firm was contracted to drive her whenever she requested it, twenty four hours a day, so he would have done it anyway, but he liked the fact that she had phrased it as a question rather than just giving him an order.

“Thank you” she said and for a while they didn’t talk.

“Have you been doing this long?” she asked, breaking the silence a few minutes later.

“A while” he said glancing at her in the mirror.

“Do you enjoy it?”

“Most days” he said.

“When you aren’t being yelled at I’m guessing” she said with a wry smile.

He smiled at her in the mirror. “You did apologise. I’ve had clients who don’t bother” he said.

“I don’t yell at people as a rule” she said “at least I try not to.”

He smiled at her again and a few minutes later he pulled up outside the office of Pacific Steel. “I’ll be back at one” he said.

“Thank you Idyn” she said and she got out of the car.

Idyn pulled away from the building heading to his office to do some of his proper work. On the way he contemplated his client. He was beginning to spend a lot of time thinking about her.

Driver

Part 3

But that afternoon when Idyn picked his new client up her mood was very different. As instructed he didn’t get out of the car when she approached. He did not like it but he did it and he had only been driving for a few moments when she said “excuse me, what did you say your name was?”

“Idyn” he told her glancing at her in the rear view mirror and wondering what was coming.

“Idyn I want to apologise for yelling at you this morning. I realise opening the door for your clients is a normal part of your job and I meant to say something before we set out, but I was having a bad morning and I forgot. The thing is, that I really don’t like being driven and I hate drawing attention to the fact that I am.”

Idyn was surprised and he glanced at her in the mirror again.

“I won’t tell your boss” she said giving him a contrite smile.

He knew she was trying to make amends and he appreciated her effort. She could easily have just sat in silence for the next month and not bothered to apologise. For the sake of a harmonious association he didn’t correct her about his role. He feared that revealing now that she was talking to his boss may upset the peace they had just brokered so he decided to leave that piece of information undisclosed for the moment. If that morning’s outburst was a one off it shouldn’t be an issue anyway.

“Thanks” he said returning her smile.

For the rest of the trip she asked about the places they were passing. There were many historic buildings in that section of the city and while Idyn did not know about all of them he did his best to answer her questions. He got the feeling that once again this was her way of getting them onto a better footing and he liked the friendly gesture. It said a lot about her character that she was worried about the way she had treated him.

Back outside the apartment building a few minutes later, he pulled up, and turned in his seat to face her. “This feels weird” he said.

She smiled “I know, but you’ll get used to it. Thank you, Idyn. I’ll see you in the morning.”

“Good afternoon Ms Bliss.”

“Taki” she said and she slid out of the car and shut the door.

“Taki” he said to himself as he watched her walk into the foyer of the building. His new client was an interesting prospect and while his initial idea was to hand her back to an employee tomorrow, now he thought he might drive her for a little longer. Earlier he had written her off as bad tempered, arrogant and rude. But being aware of her temper and her strange requirements he had decided that it was safe for one of his employees to drive her now that he could warn them first. However since picking her up she had shown that she had a softer side and that she regretted the way she had spoken to him. He was intrigued by her and curious about her dislike of being driven. He wanted to find out what was behind that and what more there was to know about her.

Driver

Part 2

Ten minutes later, arriving at the office block and wanting to make amends for not being quick enough to open the door for her at the apartment block, Idyn got out of the car and raced around to the other side. He thought he heard her say something as he got out but the door had already closed by the time he caught it so he continued around the car. He figured she would say it again when he got there. A polite smile on his face, he opened her door.

But his client did not smile back. Instead she glared at him. “Get back in the car” she said and her tone did not encourage argument.

Idyn frowned but she just reached out and slammed the door shut again before he could argue. Confused he walked back around the car and got in the driver’s seat. He turned around to face her.

She was glaring at him “when you drop me off anywhere or pick me up, do not open the door for me, in fact do not get out of the car. Got it?” she spat.

“But…..” he began. Despite the first rule of business being that the customer is always right, this went against the grain. Idyn prided himself on the professional service his drivers offered, part of which was opening door for their clients. He had never had a client argue about it before.

“No buts” she said “if you don’t want me to complain to your boss, you’ll do as I ask.”

Idyn’s eyes narrowed. He did not like threats, even though in this case, it was meaningless. But she was his client. He couldn’t argue with her. “If you put it that way, I guess I don’t have a choice” he said in a biting tone.

“I’m glad we understand each other” she said and opening the door she got out and slammed it shut with such force that it rocked the car.

Idyn was fuming. Who the hell did this woman think she was? He was glad now that he hadn’t inflicted her on an employee. They would have been faced with a tough choice of either following his instructions or hers. If she continued to be this disagreeable he would tell her company where to stick their job.

Driver

Part 1

Idyn Derringer was waiting for his new client outside a serviced apartment complex at eight o’clock on Monday morning. It had been a while since he had driven a client himself but when his employee had called in sick an hour ago there was no one else to do the job. This employee was the third one to call in sick that day meaning he had already used all his emergency drivers. Unlike some bosses however he didn’t begrudge doing the work himself. It offered a nice change from the endless paperwork. As the owner of a successful car company, Idyn did a lot of paperwork. It was the price he paid for running his own business and at thirty five, employing nine drivers and one admin, he was not complaining. Still he often missed the interaction with his clients.

Tall, lean and well groomed in his dark suit with his short fair hair neat he stood next to the car with his legs shoulder width apart and his hands linked behind his back. He resisted the urge to lean against the car which was something that he would not have approved of his employees. It was company policy that his employees were to handle themselves in a professional manner at all times. When they were working they were not to appear casual in dress or attitude and while they were to be friendly and polite they were not to be overly familiar with their clients. 

It was a few minutes past the appointed time that a woman who looked to be in her mid thirties walked out of the door with a purposeful stride and made her way towards him. Of average height and while not overly thin, she had a well proportioned and toned body. She was wearing a charcoal grey shirt with a matching short fitted jacket, black heels and a white shirt. Her dark hair was pulled up into a bun and as her cornflower blue gaze hit his face he struggled to catch his breath. She was gorgeous.

Idyn removed the sunglasses he was wearing as she approached and swallow hard. “Ms Bliss?” he said.

“Yes” she said.

“I’m Idyn…” was all he got out before she had opened the back door and slid into the car shutting it after her.

“Shit” Idyn said to himself as he jogged around the car. It was his job to open the door. He must be out of practice. This was not a good start. As he got in the car he wondered if he should say something, apologise, but after glancing at her and seeing her closed expression as she looked out the side window he decided to leave it and start again.

“Straight to Pacific Steel?” he said hoping to start a dialogue. He knew that the head office of the large company was where he was supposed to drop her off and then pick her up again that afternoon. It was a month long booking.

“Yes” she said without looking at him.

Her tone and her body language made it clear that she didn’t want to talk so Idyn chose to quit while he was behind and the rest of the trip occurred in silence.

Going Home

Part 136

As Josh stopped next to the bed Grace put her hands on his chest and with a gentle action pushed him so he was sitting on the edge of the bed. Then kicking off her shoes and standing between his legs she ran a loving hand over his head and pulling it towards her she kissed him.

As they kissed Josh ran his hands up and down her body from her waist over her hips and down her thighs and back up again. But after a minute it was not enough and on the final downward stoke he grabbed the hem of her dress and standing up he pulled it up over her head in one fluid movement. 

Trembling as she stood still in front of Josh in her underwear Grace enjoyed the moment of anticipation as his eyes raked over her from head to toe and back up again. Then staring into his eyes a smile spread across her face and reaching out she pulled his shirt out of his pants. Once it was free Grace ran her hands up underneath the shirt and over his stomach and back, watching as his eyes closed on the sensation.

The teasing over, Josh dragged his shirt off and pulled Grace hard up against him. His mouth finding hers in a hot demanding kiss he laid them both down on the bed.