Dominion: A Tale of Wealth & Power

Samantha moved quickly as he sat down to get him a plate with cake. Setting the cake down in front of him she had leaned close to him as she did and then asked quietly.

"Would you like to drink something Sir?!"
 
Samantha moved quickly as he sat down to get him a plate with cake. Setting the cake down in front of him she had leaned close to him . . . .

Tom was on the verge of answering Josephine concerning his name, when from his right a plate of cake appeared before him, and a soft feminine voice sounded in his ear:

"Would you like to drink something Sir?!"

Tom turned to his right, looked at the beautiful naked woman leaning forward quite near him, and admired her long tresses again. For a second he was incapable of speech, but he quickly recovered. "Uhhh . . . Oh, yes! Some coffee would be wonderful. Thank you." He smiled at Samantha, then turned back to his hostess.

"Tom Avery, Ma'am. I gave my card to the gentleman who was kind enough to open the gate for me. I do portraits, architecture, and landscapes, mostly in watercolors, but other mediums as well. I have my portfolio with me, if you would care to take a look at my work. And I can leave it with you for a few days if that would be more convenient for you."
 
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Samantha smiles and she nods. She goes and gets a cup and pours hot coffee in it next to him and then leans forward to set it in front of him and sets the coffee away and heads to stands behind Karen again.

She leans forward and whispers.

"If no one wishes to give you your eighteen then I would be honoured Miss..."

She smirks and then stands back straight before glancing over to Ian and smirking some he looked good in his tux she must say.
 
Mary thinks she can guess the topic of Karen's maid's whisper to her Mistress. Even if she's wrong, her next question stands on its own based on something Karen said earlier.

"So which would you prefer, Karen, 18 spanks, or 18 kisses?"
 
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"If no one wishes to give you your eighteen," the naked maid Samantha whispered in Karen's ear referring to birthday kisses or spankings. "Then I would be honored, Miss."

Deputy Green must have overheard, because she added, "So which would you prefer, Karen, eighteen spanks, or eighteen kisses?"

"For the time being," Karen grinned mischievously, "kisses!"

She leaned over and gave Deputy Green a quick, yet impassioned, kiss on the lips.

"That's one!" Karen giggled, then turned in her chair toward Samantha.




 
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Brief Portraiture



“I have my portfolio with me if you would care to take a look at my work,” Tom said. “And I can leave it with you for a few days if that would be more convenient for you.”

“Just let me see one piece right now,” Josephine requested. She liked the young man already. He possessed an artist’s boldness tempered by proper and sincerely respectful, even obsequious, politesse. His handsome face and lean body already had drawn her notice. “A portrait, if possible.”

 


“I have my portfolio with me if you would care to take a look at my work,” Tom said. “And I can leave it with you for a few days if that would be more convenient for you.”

Tom had a bite of the cake, and a sip of coffee. Setting the cup down, he watched Karen's quick, passionate kiss.



“Just let me see one piece right now,” Josephine requested. She liked the young man already. He possessed an artist’s boldness tempered by proper and sincerely respectful, even obsequious, politesse. His handsome face and lean body already had drawn her notice. “A portrait, if possible.”

"Of course," said Tom, with a quick smile. He got up and rummaged in the backpack just outside the dining room door. In a moment he returned, and walked to Josephine's end of the table, his eyes darting between Josephine and Michelle a second, before remaining locked on Josephine. He handed her an unmounted 16x20 work within its protective, stiff-backed portfolio page.

The work was a waist-up portrait he had finished two years ago, of a young woman sitting in a plush red chair, with an open book in her lap. The portrait showed her smiling at some inward thought, looking off to one side. It was rich with color that managed to focus the viewer's attention onto her face, and into a sense of her happy, but thoughtful mood.
 
Ian frowned slightly as Karen gave Deputy Green a quick, yet impassioned, kiss on the lips.

"That's one!" Karen giggled, then turned in her chair toward her new chambermaid, Samantha.

Ian did not object to his niece exploring various aspects of sexuality. He considered that a healthy byproduct of her growing up part time in Josephine’s household. He simply did not like the brazen way Karen had approached it during this dinner. Perhaps the event of her birthday had her feeling giddy, but he surely did not want to see this become a habit, especially as Josephine's newly designated heir. She had to set a tone of decorum. If he had the chance to do so, he would speak to her about it later in private.
 
Carl had walked into his room in a nasty temper and had spent several minutes stalking around it like a caged animal. He couldn't believe the gall of that self righteous bastard. He had the Audacity to try to besmirch his name without knowing a single thing about him, while at the same time making it obvious to anyone with eyes that he was nothing like the man he was trying to pretend to be.

Finally he had calmed down enough to begin to start unpacking his bags. He placed his clothes away and was going to put his bags away when he found Karen's present. The box had been wrapped carefully in between two of his jackets to ensure that it did not get damaged. From what he had seen tonight he was not so sure he had chosen correctly with his present but he had been remembering the little girl that he had last seen that had always bugged him to take her riding. Still he hoped the matched set of fine crystal rearing horses with gold bridles and saddles, Ruby eyes, Black opal hooves and diamond encrusted tails and manes would be okay.

He really should go down and give them to her but he could not bring himself to do so. He knew what sort of plans she had for her evening and he did not want to interrupt those but he did want to give them to her on her birthday and see her reaction. It seemed he would just have to be the bigger man then.

Carefully holding the package he exited his room and made his way back downstairs again.
 
Samantha smiled and leaned to Karen kissing her as well softly with a teasing nip at her lip before pulling back away. She looked at Karen for a second to see her reaction to the kiss. Had she liked it or was she unpleased with Samantha’s kiss.

She looked around the table and then went to fill all cups and glasses again so no one would have empty cups or glasses. Walking over to Josephine she leaned over and even bends slightly over to pour her glass full again trying to tease with her body.
 
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Samantha surprised Karen by walking away after kissing her. She turned back to Deputy Green.

"That makes two kisses," Karen said to her. "I guess you get he rest."








 
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Tom stood politely to one side of Josephine Czartoryski, waiting for her reaction, intent upon trying to block the rest of the room from his awareness. In this position he could see the slit in Josephine's gown revealing her long shapely leg, contrasted in black, from the stiletto heel to her hip. The effect of this on Tom was electric, but he maintained an impassive look, glanced to the other end of the table, and saw Samantha and Karen kissing deeply.

Soon, he had moved a couple of steps aside to let the long-haired maid bend forward as she poured wine for the mistress of the house. He could not help but smile in appreciation of the combined and contrasting beauties before him. The idea for a drawing began to take shape.
 
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Full Portraiture



“Thank you, Sammy,” Josephine mumbled absentmindedly, too focused on the painting to notice how the naked girl moved her body so invitingly. She looked up at Tom. “Yes. This is good. I don’t know the subject, so can’t judge the integrity of the likeness, but you have managed to portray and project her character. That’s the test of successful portraiture. I’d like to commission a portrait of my heir, Miss Karen Callingwood. She’s the little minx playing kissy-face with the cop at the other end of the table.”

 
Tom looked from Josephine to her young heir, trying to sort a myriad of thoughts into priorities before speaking, but failed. After a long pause, he turned to Josephine, and simply spoke the truth. "She is quite a beautiful young woman, Ma'am. I'd be honored to paint her portrait. Thank you."
 
"That makes two kisses," Karen said regarding her kiss with Samantha, who then left to serve wine and coffee. Karen turned to Mary. "I guess you get he rest."

"I'd enjoy that," Mary admitted. "But maybe you should spread the wealth. There are plenty of other guests here besides me, including your uncle."

All the same, Mary leaned forward for another kiss.
 
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"Maybe you should spread the wealth," Deputy Green suggested about the 18 kissed Karen felt her due. "There are plenty of other guests here besides me, including your uncle."

All the same, she leaned forward for another kiss, which Karen happily bestowed, this time with plenty of tongue.

"That's three!" Karen announced happily, then started making her way up the table. The next seat belonged to the newly arrived artist, but he currently stood near the head of the table near Josephine, discussing a portrait. After that, Karen came to where Chaz Builtmore sat. She leaned down, looked at him through half-closed eyes, and slightly parted her lips.





 
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He glared at the man and then stood up and walked around the table and glared down at him. "You can thank your friendship with Josephine that I do not kill you where you sit right now, but I warn you say one more thing to upset me in any way and that will no longer restrain me."


Although only moments had past since the Prince had stormed out of the room Chauncey had sat there completely taken aback by the abrupt turn and the threat on his life. He puzzled for a moment over what the brash European thought he would gain murdering an aristocrat in front of local law enforcement and a room full of witnesses, unless he also planned to attempt to murder all of them also. What then would his four generations of royalty gain him in a Wisconsin prison except possibly being the most popular girl at the ball. Chauncey smiled to himself at the mental picture that conjured. However, he was here at Josephine's behest and he had no intention of spoiling the mood or proceedings and so, his jovial smile returned and as the young Karen leaned in for a kiss, Chauncey, always the gentleman, simply kissed her on the cheek.

"There, there young lass. A very happy birthday to you, but there are others in the room more eager for your charms." He stole a quick glance at her cleavage, and gave her the slightest tap on her firm but. While he attempted to remain the complete image of propriety, in truth he was hoping to see the now legal maiden dressed as the servants and cavorting around care free.

'NO NO, he thought to himself. So improper.' he stole one more glance at the girl and watched her on her way.
 
Carl entered the room again to see Karen walking around the table gathering kisses. A rather fortuitous time for him to return, he smiled to himself. Walking behind her he bypassed the seat of the obnoxious Chauncey and then reseated himself on Josephines right after bowing to her politely.

He placed Karen's present on the table in front of him and then smiled at Pusscake indicating that when she was free he would like another cup of coffee. He would have to wait until Karen got back to him to give her her present, but for now he would just sit here and try to catch up on what he had missed.

It seemed like they had another guest and by the looks of things he was an artist. Glancing at the pictures Josephine was looking at, the man seemed to have a modicum of talent.
 
Reintroduction



“It’s good to have you back, Gussie,” Josephine greeted the prince as he returned to the seat on her right. Her voice and face held no suggestion that she maintained any grievance over the scene he had made earlier. “This young man is Tom Avery. I have commissioned him to do a portrait of dear Karen.”

 


“It’s good to have you back, Gussie,” Josephine greeted the prince as he returned to the seat on her right. Her voice and face held no suggestion that she maintained any grievance over the scene he had made earlier. “This young man is Tom Avery. I have commissioned him to do a portrait of dear Karen.”


Tom nods to the Prince and says "Hello".
 
Politesse



“Oh! Where are my manners?” Josephine sputtered. “Tom, this is His Highness, Prince Carl Gustav Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Say ‘hello,’ Gussie.”

 
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Karen came to where Chaz Builtmore sat. She leaned down, looked at him through half-closed eyes, and slightly parted her lips. He kissed her on the cheek.

"That's four," she announced. "Although just barely."

Next, she approached Professor Edgeways. She knelt down next to his wheelchair, tilted her face up towards his, and seductively offered her lips.








 
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“Oh! Where are my manners?” Josephine sputtered. “Tom, this is His Highness, Prince Carl Gustav Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg. Say ‘hello,’ Gussie.”


Carl stood up and bowed to the man. "Good evening Mr Avery. Pardon my rudeness at being late but I had to retrieve a present for our birthday girl," he explained deciding to play down the argument from earlier and at the same time drop a hint to Karen that there was a gift waiting for her.

"I must say that your paintings show a lot of promise. You definitely know how to capture your subjects inner beauty and put it on the canvas. That is something a lot of artists spend a lifetime trying to achieve."
 
Carl stood up and bowed to the man. "Good evening Mr Avery. [...]"

"I must say that your paintings show a lot of promise. You definitely know how to capture your subjects inner beauty and put it on the canvas. That is something a lot of artists spend a lifetime trying to achieve."

Thinking that the handsome Prince does indeed have a 'royal bearing', Tom senses he is someone who appreciates a semblance of formality. Tom gives a bow of his head.

"Your Royal Highness. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance. And thank you, Sir; it's very kind of you to say so."
 
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Details

Tom turns to speak to Josephine.

"Ms. Czartoryski, there are some details about the portrait you'd like done that should be discussed fairly soon. Perhaps before I leave this evening? Things such as what size, whether you want a traditional pose like the one before you, and so on. Depending on what you want, I may need to buy or order some materials, and I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in the area past the end of next week. Of course, I could have the finished work, or photos of the work in progress, delivered to you after that time."
 
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