#why is it that when i put my plane reservation number in through the app i got a different person's name on the ticket.

[supercantaloupe]

good gd i hate arranging travel through a group/agency rather than by myself now

[arilie]

CYBER SEX

Hawks x Popstar!Reader

Rating: Somewhat NSFW

Summary: Y/n was part of a two woman band with her sister that traveled the world touring and performing. A certain Japanese hero had caught your attention, and you his. The night you perform in Japan, he’s there to witness just how good you can be on stage.

A/N: This is my first fic on this account and I vowed never to return to the dark side but here I am. Hell is hot. Please don’t repost my work without proper credit. Likes, reblogs, and feedback are greatly appreciated. Thank you for reading! Part 2 coming soon...

IMPORTANT: When you see the symbol *** please play this song 

-> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDr9hRJqPX4

The arena was grand, so much so that you felt like it would swallow you whole. The pressure to perform a clean show was always on your shoulders, and these arenas didn’t make the weight any lighter. You sighed as you made your way to the room reserved for the artists performing. You and your sister were a two girl band; mostly known for being loud and proud of your bodies and sexual appeal. You both started this about two years ago and quickly blew up in the United States. Your skimpy attire and lewd songs made the world turn to you in either awe or disgust. 

Your sister was sitting in the room when you arrived. It was nicely decorated: white sofas with plants scattered around the room and autographed vinyls on the walls. The table in the middle of the room was low on the ground, something common in Japan. You smiled when you saw that typical American snacks were placed on the table. You dropped your bag and ripped open some chips. 

“Don’t eat so much or else you’ll throw up from nerves before we go on.” Your sister said. You rolled your eyes.

“I’m hungry, I haven’t eaten since we got on the plane and it took over eleven hours to get here from Los Angeles. I only had some salad that our manager packed.” 

“Y/n then go and look for some actual food. I don’t want you to be sick before the show.” Y/s/n said. 

Your retort was cut short when your manager opened the door to the room you were both in. She looked composed as always with her hair in a tight bun and a crisp suit adorning her small frame. “Okay girls, we have five hours before the show starts. Get settled in and I want you on stage to rehearse in the next hour and a half. Y/n please eat some food. I’ll be talking to the arena manager. If you need anything call me.” After she finished giving her instructions she turned and left. 

“I’m going to go outside for some fresh air and to stretch my legs. That flight ruined me.” You said. 

Your sister mumbled before she hugged one of the sofa’s pillows to her chest and fell asleep. You shook your head and smiled. Closing the door slowly, you left the room in search of something to eat. You debated on ordering something and having it delivered, but you didn’t know what there was. Tokyo was a large city and Japanese cuisine wasn’t something you were knowledgeable about. As you scrolled through the delivery app for restaurants, you made it outside. The city was truly magnificent, and you were excited to explore it after your shows. A gasp broke you from your thoughts and you whirled around to see someone beside you.

“So it is true! I heard the iconic sister duo would be here to perform, and I just had to come out here to see for myself. You must be y/n!” The girl said. She was blonde and her hair was put into two messy buns on the side of her head. Bangs dangled in front of her eyes and she was dressed in a school uniform with an oversize beige vest. She was clearly Japanese from the accent that accompanied her perfect English. 

“Hello, it’s nice to meet you.” You smiled and slightly bowed, suddenly remembering the customs of the country you were in. 

The girl smiled and for someone so small, the grin sent a chill down your spine. It was cold and eerie which made you uneasy. “You’re even polite too. You’re the whole package, you’re so pretty and your quirk is unique. Your singing makes people feel euphoric and happy, the perfect drug. Your sister’s makes people’s hearts beat faster and adrenaline rush in their bodies. The both of you performing together are unstoppable. What I’d do to be able to be you.” The girl licked her lips and giggled. 

“Thank you for the compliments. I should get going now, I need to rehearse soon. It was nice meeting you.” You smiled and bowed again before you quickly walked to the door of the arena. You felt more safe once inside, but that girl had unsettled you for some reason. Her attire and face were familiar, but you didn’t have time to sit and think about it. You decided to talk to your manager and team about it after the concert.

You ordered some basic fast food to be delivered as you walked back to the room. A quick nap while the food arrived didn’t sound like a bad idea. You were getting settled in the couch across from your sister when your phone vibrated. 

HawksOfficial: hi song bird, I hope your flight went well and you got to the arena safely. Sorry again for not being able to attend your shows, having to patrol this week is a pain in my ass. Get back to me when you can. 

Your cheeks flushed as you saw who messaged you. Your eyes looked up to make sure that your sibling was still asleep and not witnessing you blush like a schoolgirl. After going viral and gaining the attention of the world, many well known people had followed you and your sister. It was no surprise that some heroes were included in the mix. You remember the day when Japan’s number two hero followed you. You had been a wreck all day debating on whether or not to message him. Your agony came to an end when he was the first to reach out. The both of you hit it off well and have been talking for months. You finally felt comfortable calling him and video chatting him after the first month. He flirted shamelessly and thrived in making you feel hot. You snapped out of your trance and quickly typed a response.

Me: It’s okay I already told you that I understand. Your hero work is very important, I’d rather have you keeping people safe. 

HawksOfficial: This is why you’re my favorite. Let me know when you’re free so we can schedule a time to go out. I’m anxious to meet and see your pretty face in person for the first time. 

Your stomach filled with the fluttering of butterflies as you thought about meeting Hawks for the first time. You didn’t have a chance to answer back when your phone went off letting you know your food had arrived. The nap would have to be postponed. You locked your phone and went on your way, Hawk’s face still occupying your thoughts.

-

The rehearsal was brutal like always, but you were conditioned into being used to doing it so often. You were now in your dressing room again in the middle of makeup artists and hair stylists. Your eyelids sported a smokey eye shadow that lined your eye in black and feathered out into a light pink shade. Rhinestones dripped from the corner of your eye as if you were crying diamonds, and your lips were painted a pink nude. Your outfit was stunning like always. A black corset one piece hugged your body. It had a pink ribbon that was tied through the corset in the back and into a pretty bow, holding your figure. You were shaped like an hourglass, and the corset did wonders in pushing up the eye catchers on your chest. Your legs were sporting pink fishnets which color matched the lace on your back. Finally, thigh high shiny leather boots were fitted onto your feet. You always felt like a different person when you performed. The confidence oozed from you. Your sister sported a similar outfit, but her clothes were the opposite color of yours. 

“My girls, you look stunning as always. I have some last minute news to tell you before you go on. The League of Villains was spotted earlier today in the area. As a precaution, the arena manager asked for the top heroes to be present here to patrol during the concert. Some will be outside while others will keep an eye on things in here. We’re safe but it’s just an extra precaution. You have ten minutes until you go on stage.” Your manager turned and answered her phone. You stared at the back of her head in horror. 

“Y/n don’t freak out. Oh my god how could she drop this on us!” Your sister said. She tugged on her pink corset and looked at you. 

“Hawks is going to be here. He said he was patrolling today but now he’s going to patrol the arena! I didn’t think I’d have to perform for him today!” You wrung your hands nervously as you heart beat out of your chest. 

“It’s okay, he clearly already likes you. Especially with what you both do late at night when you think no one can hear you.” Your sister rose her eyebrow as a costume assistant tied the black ribbon on her back. 

“You know about that?! Why didn’t you tell me!” You said nearly shrieking. 

“It was none of my business since you didn’t tell me about it. But that isn’t the point; the point is that he’s completely infatuated with you and will be even deeper when he sees you on stage. Take a deep breath, you got this.” You slowly breathed in and out and took her words into consideration. She was right, tonight you show Hawks what you were like in person. He no longer had to watch through the screen of his phone. 

“Okay, let’s do this.”

-

The platform you stood on was sturdy and would elevate when you were announced. Your nerves didn’t let you send a message to Hawks asking if he was at the arena. He hadn’t sent you one letting you know he was either. A woman’s voice rang out through the large speakers of the arena. She spoke in Japanese and you knew she was presenting you and your sister. She grabbed your hand and gave it a squeeze, breaking you from your thoughts. She gave you a smirk and something inside you flipped. Your stage persona surfaced and your nerves calmed. Your eyes drooped and your mouth turned into a flirty smile.

The platform started to rise and you and your sister rose your joined hands. The lights were blinding, but you learned to squint and look at the ground to avoid them blinding you. The music blared through the speakers and you set list began. Song after song your eyes scanned each section of the arena. Thousands of people were watching you and cheering you on, but only one person mattered. It wasn’t until towards the end of the set did you spot him. Standing in his beige jacket and cargo pants was the number two hero. His wings spread wide when you made eye contact, and your breath hitched when you realized what song was next.

***

You slipped back into your persona quickly. Not breaking eye contact, you slowly squatted as you ran you free hand down your thighs and opened your mouth to sing, 

“I wanna touch on you, 

You see me in my room

Wish you were here right now

All of the things I’d do” 

Flashes of what you and Hawks do late at night popped into your mind as your sister rapped her verse. His wings spread out behind him as he moaned into his phone, desperately trying to imagine what it would be like to be with you in person. You danced erotically with the background dancers. When your next verse is coming up, you put two fingers to your mouth and stitch your tongue through them. The obscene gesture was caught by the camera crew, and you knew Hawks was seeing your tongue piercing gleaming on the big screens next to the stage.

“Is you into that? 

Let’s break the internet

We do it the best when we have cyber sex”

You spun around and peered around your shoulder. Hawks was still looking directly at you, his body now tense and wings fluffed out. You smirked as you bit your lip and slowly descended to the ground. You grinded on the floor and stuck your ass into the air. You loved to tease him, and you remembered the nights when you would pleasure  yourself in front of the camera for him, but you didn’t allow him to touch himself. Remembering the way he whined as you came on your fingers saying his name was what spurred on your last verse,

“I wanna get freaky on camera

I love when we get freaky on camera…”

The song finished and concluded your set. You were buzzing from the adrenaline in your veins. He was still looking intensely, and you winked when you stood back up from your bow. The stage went dark and the crowd’s cheers made the stairs leading off of the stage dark. In your dressing room, you turned to your sister and screamed.

“I can’t believe I did that! We always act like that during our performances, but doing it for someone was completely different. I’m going to combust.”

Your sister laughed at your rambling and kicked off her boots. She rummaged through a bag on the table and pulled out a bottle of champagne. She also pulled out two glasses and poured some of the bubbly substance for the both of you. You took the glass from her hand and giggled when she wiggled her eyebrows.

“To you getting laid and ruined by the number two hero of Japan!” She said. You smacked her arm as she tipped her head back and drank the entire glass. You shook your head and did the same thing. A knock sounded as you were putting down your glass. Your sister gave you a curious look before going to open the door. 

“Hi, is y/n here? I had some time before I had to go back to the agency.” Your eyes widened as you recognized the voice. 

“Of course! I was just leaving to look for our manager.” Your sister said. She turned to look at you and gave you a suggestive look. She stepped to the side so the guest could come in. Crimson wings fitted through the door and the sight of Hawks right in front of you made your knees weak. His hair was ruffled into his signature hairstyle, and his eyes were lowered giving you a sultry and hungry look. 

“I’ll leave you guys to it.” Your sister said before leaving and closing the door behind you.

Hawks slowly walked up to you and caged you in with his wings. He smelled amazing, and your mouth practically watered at finally finding out what he smelled like up close. He trailed his hand up your neck until it rested on the back of your head. His other hand wrapped around your waist pulling you close. His kohl lined eyes were impossibly dark, and you felt like you were drawing in his gaze. 

“It’s nice to finally meet you, baby bird. Especially after a performance like that.” 

His voice was husky and his chest rumbled against yours. In that moment you knew you were in deep trouble, and you couldn’t wait to be destroyed. 

[the-blind-assassin-12]

See You in New York (part two)

A/N: The two week wait to see you again is up and Logan is thrilled to be in the Big Apple with you. (and I’m thrilled to write about it.) This boy’s got it bad. And no one’s going to feel unkissed after this part. 

Word Count: 5,220

*part one and the intro to this series services no longer required are available on my masterlist*

The alarm blared on the bedside table, bright red numbers flashing 5:45 am. Normally, he’d turn his alarm off on the weekends, enjoying the opportunity to sleep in, rolling in the sheets and pulling them up over his head to guard his closed eyes from the rising sun. But on Saturday, his first morning in New York, Logan was lying in bed, awake and alert a full twelve minutes before the buzzer sounded. City noise could be heard through the thick window panes, even up at the penthouse level. Buses, taxis and delivery vans crawled across the asphalt below, engines groaning and horns honking, trying to dislodge themselves from the traffic that had already begun to clog up the roads.  Wide awake in the city that never sleeps, Logan sighed to himself. An involuntary smile pulled at the corners of his mouth and he laughed, dragging his palm over his face. I’m in deep trouble.

He leaned over onto his side and silenced the alarm, grabbing the remote that controlled the drapes. Sitting up against the oversized pillows, he pressed the button that operated window coverings and watched as they slid open, the pleats sweeping the hardwood floor as the bright white morning light came into the room. Logan looked out over the city- your city- and excitement rose in his chest all over again at the thought of spending so much time with you. It was the same wave of adrenaline that he got when he boarded the plane at LAX, when he stepped off of it at LaGuardia, and when his lips finally touched yours, the faint flavor of your vanilla coffee creamer teasing his tongue. He ran it over his bottom lip as though he could still feel yours pressed there, and tossed the remote into the down duvet where it disappeared in a cloud of white blankets and sheets with a soft thud. Deep, deep trouble. 

Combing his hand through his hair, Logan blew out a breath, recalling the way you wound your fingers through it the night before. In the two weeks since you’d left California, Logan had spent more and more time thinking about you and how it would feel to finally get you as close as he wanted, to finally fill his hands with your curves and cover your lips with his. He thought about what it would be like to have someone in his arms that actually cared about him; someone who he’d admitted that he was falling for. Falling hard and fast. He thought about how you were the first person he’d allowed himself to think about this way.

Sitting up in bed, he pulled the sheets back to swing his legs over the side, planting his feet on the plush area rug. His hair fell free over his forehead as he stood, acknowledging the slight tenting in his boxer briefs with a shake of his head and a laughing sigh. Hard and fast alright. He gingerly strode over to his luggage and rifled through it to find a pair of loose fitting black basketball shorts and a dark gray tee. He pulled them on and grabbed a pair of socks and his sneakers, his phone, earbuds and room key, and headed for the gym to work off some of his excitement.  

But after two sets of push ups, dips, crunches and mountain climbers, Logan found that his morning workout routine was only fueling his thoughts. Every time he bent his elbows to 90 degrees, he saw your smile as you looked sideways at him, walking through the airport. Each time he lifted himself, locking his arms, he felt your forearm pressed against his, your fingers twined together. He recounted the entire evening with every curl, lift and press; your hand in his as you waited at baggage claim, the weight and warmth of it traveling through his veins and finding its way to his heart, the easy, comfortable way you chatted about your day and asked questions about his flight as though this were the hundredth time you’d met him at the arrivals gate. He wiped the sweat from his brow with a towel, grinning like a fool in the mirror as he replayed the moment that he told you he’d changed his reservation from the Four Seasons downtown to the Conrad, right in The Battery.

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“Alright, that all your luggage?” You motioned to the carry-on he had on his shoulder as well as the small, sleek black hard shell suitcase equipped with wheels and a pull handle, taking your phone from your pocket and Logan nodded. “I’ll call a ride. Four Seasons, right?” You hadn’t looked up from the app, tapping buttons to enter the destination when his hand covered your screen, fingers closing around your phone.

“Conrad,” he corrected you, smirk lifting one side of his mouth before his tongue came out to glide over his lips. He watched your eyes widen, delighting in the surprise that his change of plans had put there. “It’s closer. Closer to you, and you’re why I’m here. Don’t wanna sit in traffic for half an hour every time I’m gonna see you.” Don’t want to waste a second.

You bit your bottom lip before breaking into a smile, your eyes locked on his. “Good call, Delos,” you said, winking at him and pulling your phone back from his grasp to enter the new destination. You finalized the ride order and shoved your phone back in your pocket. “ETA says 5 minutes,” you told him, “We should head towards the pick-up spot.”

“After you,” he answered, trailing his suitcase behind him as you started walking. He reached for your hand with his free one, feeling your startled jump as he took it, enjoying the way your palm melded with his and the little tug you gave him.

“Oh, by the way,” you looked sideways at him as he fell into step next to you. He watched as the airflow from the pressurized doors that lead outside lifted a few strands of your hair as you walked through them, your fingers flying up to tuck it back into place. “Cynthia approved my time off request for Monday.” That’s good…because I have plans for you on Monday. Logan squeezed your hand as you continued.  “I stayed late today, finished up a few reports, switched some things on my schedule…but I know it’s your last day here and,” you shrugged, coming to a stop along the sidewalk where the designated Uber pick-up sign indicated. It’s not my last day anymore but I’ll take all the time I can get. “I wanted to make the most of it. Make the most of my time,” you rose up on your toes to meet his lips with yours and it was his turn to be caught off guard. “With you.” You ran your fingers through his hair before dropping flat to your feet again.

Logan caught your hand on its way back to your side, kissing your palm and grinning against your skin. “Good,” he said. Cause I want every minute. “More time for this.” Setting his suitcase down and letting the carry-on slump off of his shoulder to sit on top of the larger luggage, he slid one hand around to the back of your neck, right at the base of your skull. The other pulled your hand until your chest was pressed against his, releasing his grip as your palm landed on his hip. The city lights blinked and flashed, neons in every color, arrows and marquis highlighting restaurants, theatres, businesses and attractions, the sounds of cars and crowds filling the night. But it all faded as Logan kissed you for a second time, feeling you respond with just as much hunger. He’d kissed countless sets of lips, held innumerable bodies close to his, shared breath with men and women, humans and Hosts. But never had it been as thrilling, as satisfying, as right as it felt with you. Never had anyone kissed him back with anything more than lust or their own personal pleasure on their mind. But you’d spent six months getting to know him on a much deeper level than any of his former flings, and when you kissed him he felt a rush that was entirely new to him. This time he let both of his hands frame your face as his lips parted yours, tongue slipping into your mouth, taking it further than the first one had gone. It was next to impossible, but he stopped himself again from letting it progress passed the point of decency, even though he was certain he’d just found the last addiction he’d ever be at the mercy of. Take it slow, Delos, he reminded himself as he exhaled through his nose and peeled himself away from you. “More time to get to know you,” he said against your lips. Every part, every inch.

You sighed, dreamily. “More of that sounds good to me, Logan,” you leaned into his shoulder as his arm came around you, and he was again struck by how different it felt to have you this close to him after keeping you at such a distance for so long.

The urban symphony of screeching brakes, wailing sirens and groaning bus engines picked back up as a black sedan pulled up right in front of where you were standing. You confirmed that it was your ride, the driver hopping out and hurrying around to take Logan’s bags, stowing them in the trunk. Logan opened the back door for you, his hand automatically going to your elbow to help you in. You scooted across the seat as he got in next to you, his arm going around your shoulders to bring you close again as you beamed at him. Can’t get enough of that.

Once the driver had confirmed your destination and made the obligatory small talk, he turned the radio up a few notches and left the two of you in peace for the rest of the 38 minute drive through Manhattan. You looked over at him, and even though it was almost 10pm, he saw the shine in your eyes as you smiled, cutting through the darkness. “Hey,” you said softly, “I’m really glad you’re here, Logan.”

He felt his heart flip, a warm wave crashing through his chest, and he almost laughed at himself for how easily you affected him. “Me too,” he trailed his fingers up and down your tricep, soaking up every bit of contact that he could. “I could barely concentrate in my meetings this morning…almost cancelled them to get here sooner.” But I changed my travel plans enough already.

You blew out a laugh with a playful role of your eyes. “I’m sure whoever the meeting was with was glad that you didn’t cancel.”

He wrinkled his nose and curled his upper lip. “It was just a few other executives, different divisions. Can’t stand most of them to be honest with you.”

You reached up to touch the tip of his nose and he relaxed, the look of disgust vanishing under your touch. “You’re incorrigible.”

“Only sometimes,” he made to bite your finger as you laughed again, giving him a light smack on the arm. Only when it comes to you.  

You covered your mouth with the back of your hand, concealing a small yawn, grinning through it and apologizing. “C’mon, you’re not being a buzzkill already, are you?” He teased, turning to tuck the bridge of his nose against your temple before dragging it up until he replaced it with his lips, leaving a light peck there. The scent of your hair nearly overwhelmed him, and he took advantage of your yawn to inhale deeply.

“Some of us aren’t on West Coast Time, Delos, and some of us have been up since before the sun,” you reminded him, swallowing another yawn. Lips pressed together, you were determined not to let it out. Logan smiled, feeling his eyes shrink behind his cheeks. 

“Well I won’t keep you out too late tonight, promise.” Tomorrow though, that’s another story. “Think you can make it through a nightcap, killjoy?” 

Before you could answer, another yawn broke free pulling a genuine laugh from Logan that you joined in on once you’d sucked up more oxygen. “Yeah,” you nodded through your laughter. “Yeah I think I can stick it out.”

“What a trooper.”  

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After an hour in the gym, Logan headed back upstairs, sweat soaked towel slung around his neck and over both shoulders. The lobby was relatively quiet, just a few front desk employees and one or two exhausted souls on the hunt for coffee. Logan nodded and offered a polite “Good morning” to the few people that he passed as he made his way to the elevator. As he reached for the button to bring him to the penthouse level, the sound of high heels clicking against the floor caught his ear, followed by a frantic female voice.

“Wait! Hold it, please!”

Logan quickly pressed the hold button to suspend the doors as the owner of the voice came around the corner and into view. She was young: mid-twenties, average height and a slim waist with curves above and below it. Her red lips were perfectly painted, wavy hair swept off to one shoulder to show off a stunning pair of diamond stud earrings. Wearing a tight blue pencil skirt with a sheer white top and toting a leather briefcase, it was clear that she was dressed for work. On a Saturday… that’s dedication. She spilled into the elevator, nearly out of breath from her sprint through the lobby, and stopped breathing altogether when she laid her eyes on Logan.

“Oh!” She squeaked in surprise, gaze trailing up his long frame. “Thank you, I-“ she stuttered, openly staring as her eyes traveled up to his chest and the outline of the muscles that were visible beneath his shirt. “I’m running late and waiting for the elevator would…” she blew out a breath that turned into a nervous laugh. “You saved me!”

Damsel in distress. Logan had her pegged the moment he heard her heels down the hall, but her dramatics and the wide eyed way she was regarding him like some white knight in a fairy tale confirmed his diagnosis. “Don’t mention it,” he said with a smile, despite the inward roll of his eyes. “What floor?” He pointed to the circular buttons, the 15 already lit up.

Her eyes flicked to the keypad, noticing which floor he’d selected. “Twelve please,” she licked her lips and smiled while Logan nodded and pressed the number 12. “Thanks,” she said, smoothing her skirt out, hands lingering longer than necessary on her hips as she did. The elevator car started to move and Logan adjusted his stance to accommodate the shift in balance, the damsel reaching for the hand rail, just an inch or so shy of where his hand was. “I have this meeting this morning for a case I’m working on. I’m really nervous about it, I’m new to the office and I want to do everything right.” She batted her long lashes and pressed her lips together to plump them. Trying too hard isn’t the way to do things right. “Left my laptop plugged in to charge in my room and, well… if you hadn’t stopped the elevator, I’d probably miss my meeting and,” she sighed, another half laugh. “Anyway, I’m Kylie,” she stuck her hand out as she introduced herself.

“Logan, nice to meet you,” he took her hand and shook it once, immediately letting go even though she kept his palm in hers for a fraction longer. This elevator can’t move quickly enough. “Good luck with your meeting, Kylie.” He gave her a closed lipped smile as the lights above the door showed floor 8-9-10.

“Thanks,” she leaned against the railing, her shirtsleeve brushing against his arm. He avoided contact by gripping the towel around his neck, eyes darting up to the numbers. Let’s go, come on. The old Logan would have either told her to fuck off or pressed the stop button and fucked her right there between the 11th and 12th floors. But after working with you to improve his image, he found that the old Logan wasn’t who he wanted to be anymore, even if the niceties were sometimes inconvenient. “Hey, maybe I’ll see you around, Logan. Maybe we can get a drink later tonight after my meetings?” The door slid open but she didn’t move, just blinked at him as she pulled her bottom lip between her teeth.

Logan cleared his throat. Absolutely fucking not. “I’m actually seeing someone, so I’m going to have to pass on that drink. But thanks for the offer. Have a nice day.” He kept his lips in a firm line as he looked from her to the open doors. Reluctantly, she returned the sentiment and exited the elevator, shooting him one last look over her shoulder. The doors closed leaving Logan alone again and he sighed, shaking his head. “Jesus Christ, could she be more desperate?” he mumbled to himself, half amused with Kylie’s clear attempts to get in his pants, half amused with how much he’d changed. The doors opened again on the 15th floor and he exited, still shaking his head.

He let himself back into his room, setting his card key down on the small coffee table in the sitting area before heading for the shower. He tossed the sweaty towel on the bathroom floor, letting it smack against the tile as he peeled his gym clothes off and kicked them off to the side. Logan reached into the stall to turn on the water, and waited a few seconds for it to heat up before stepping under the rainfall showerhead. He stretched his back until he felt a small pop with the release of a knot, then stepped into the stall, the warm water washing away the sweat and all remaining residue of the elevator interaction with Kylie. As the droplets ran between his shoulder blades and soaked his hair, his thoughts returned again to you and the events of the previous night.

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The driver pulled up in front of the impressive red brick building, the chrome colored marquis and large letters boasting the hotel’s name vibrantly lit against the night. Logan got out of the car first, offering you his hand as the driver scurried to the trunk to grab his bags. Your fingers were light on his palm as he helped you out onto the sidewalk, giving you a grin as you closed the car door behind you. “Thanks,” you said, mirroring his grin. He answered by bringing your hand to his lips with a wink as the driver set his luggage on the curb.

Logan reluctantly pulled his focus from you and turned to the driver, pulling a $50 bill out of his wallet and handing it to the wide eyed man who sputtered with gratitude before getting back into his vehicle. He turned back to you, offering his hand again, linking his fingers with yours. “Shall we?” He cocked his head towards the doors and you nodded as he picked up his bags. A uniformed employee sprang to open the doors for the two of you, welcoming you to The Conrad, and Logan felt a rush of excitement, the whole trip becoming more real now that he was inside the hotel with you by his side. He turned to face you, dropping your hand and placing both of his on your shoulders, letting them run down your arms. “I’m gonna go check in and get rid of these,” he shrugged towards the bag on his shoulder and the one at his feet. “Why don’t you wait for me at the bar, and I’ll be right there.”

“Sounds good, Logan, see you in a minute,” you turned to head for the stairs that lead up to the bar but he pulled your wrist, spinning you back into him and causing a tingling laugh to spill from your soul and your free hand to fall to his chest. It brightened his heart.

“I’ll be quick,” he promised, voice low as he stroked the inside of your wrist with the pads of his fingers, locking his eyes on yours. Now that he could look at you the way he wanted, could touch you and feel your body against his own, could intoxicate himself with your lips and tongue, he didn’t want to let you out of his sight, not even for a few minutes. But he hadn’t told you about his extended stay yet, and he wanted it to be a surprise so he let go of your wrist and swallowed as he watched you head towards the staircase before making his way to the front desk for check-in.  He turned his bags over to the bellhop, along with another fifty from his wallet before following in the direction you’d just gone in.

Atrio, the hotel bar, was situated a few floors up, and he took the stairs two at a time in some places, long legs trying to get him back to you as quickly as possible. As he reached the entry, he undid the button on his jacket and his focus fell on you. You were sitting at the bar, your back turned to the entrance, and he took a moment to drink in the sight of you beneath the low lights. He saw your shoulders shake as you laughed at something the bartender said, the man passing two darkly colored cocktails to you as you thanked him. You stirred one with the small plastic garnish skewer as you turned slowly towards where he stood, smile brightening your face with more light than the bulbs hanging overhead. Logan’s heart beat out of rhythm as he walked over to you. This is really happening. We’re really… this is real. Miraculously, he kept completely cool, pulling out the chair beside you and leaning in to leave a quick kiss to your cheek. “Hey, stranger,” he said. “You come here often?”

You laughed as he sat down, passing him his drink. “Once before, but I’ve never seen you here.” Biting your lip you looked up at him through your lashes. “Guess it’s my lucky night.” You couldn’t keep up the façade any longer, breaking into a laugh that curved your lips around the sound.  

Logan took the drink from you, his fingers brushing yours against the cool rim of the glass. “Nah, I’m the lucky one,” he said, lifting his glass. “To New York,” he toasted. To you.

“New York,” you said, clinking your glass to his and taking a sip.

Logan did the same, the rich flavor of bourbon mixing with berries, mint and a slight hint of almond. That’s fantastic. “What are we drinking?” he asked you.

“In honor of your change in reservations,” you pointed to the menu at the cocktail labeled The Battery and Logan chuckled.  

“How apropos,” he responded. “Hope you didn’t mind that I didn’t tell you about the change in plans,” he shrugged. “Wanted to surprise you.” I have a few more up my sleeve, too.

“It’s okay, Logan, I like surprises…good ones,” you clarified and he chuckled again.

“Noted.” That’s one thing I didn’t know before today. “So, I was thinking,” you set your drink down on the square napkin in front of you, eyes on him and arms folded over the bar top. “You know a lot more about me than I know about you.” You nodded, raising your eyebrow. “Well I wanna change that, level the playing field so to speak.” You laughed with a small shake of your head. “What? You got a whole file on me and all my secrets,” he raised his glass to his lips, eyeing you over the top of it. “I wanna know you as well as you know me.” And then some.     

“Seems fair, Delos,” you turned in your seat so that your body was squared with him and perpendicular to the bar. “But let’s make it fun.” Your eyes twinkled mischievously and he had to hold back a groan at the thought of how much fun he wanted to have with you. “I’ll tell you three things about me, and you tell me which one is a lie.”

“Alright,” Logan ran his bottom teeth along his lip. “Let her rip.” He took another sip of his drink as you thoughtfully looked up at the ceiling, trying to come up with your three statements.

“Okay, got it.” You took a drink, licking the spare drops from your lip, causing Logan to wonder how much better it tasted on your skin. “I have two younger brothers, I’ve never been out of the country, and my favorite holiday is the Fourth of July.” You pressed your lips together and narrowed your eyes.

“Really?” Logan sat back in his chair, casually leaning his elbow against the seat. “You’ve never been out of the country?”

Your eyes widened and your mouth dropped open. “That was… how did you…”

Logan laughed. “I’ve always been able to tell when people are lying, and that one was definitely the lie. So what’s your favorite foreign city?”

“Barcelona,” you answered, and he nodded appreciatively, telling you that he loved it there as well. He asked you about your brothers and about your favorite way to celebrate the 4th, both of you taking periodic sips from your drinks.

“Okay, round two,” he said, “try to gimme a hard one this time.”

“A challenge, Delos?” You asked, finishing your beverage. “Alright. Let’s see you figure this one out.” You shook your hair back from your shoulders and he caught the scent of your shampoo on the air. This is already a challenge. He was having a hard time keeping his hands and lips to himself, fighting with himself about taking you upstairs and learning different kinds of things. “I did a triathlon for charity, I broke my hand punching my sister’s ex in the face,” Logan’s eyes lit up in an amused fashion at that one. “And I’m allergic to peanuts.”

“Oof, peanuts, that’s a tough one,” he said, expertly picking one of the truths off without having to think. He eyed you carefully as he finished his drink. “I’m curious what your sister’s ex did to get punched. But you don’t strike me as a swimmer, so the triathlon is out.”

“How are you so good at this?” You laughed, looking down at your empty glasses.

He shrugged. “Just one of my many talents, I guess.”

You rolled your eyes. God I can’t get enough of that. When you were working for him, the roll of your eyes or the suggestion of something he didn’t want to do annoyed him in that it didn’t annoy him at all. And now, he was looking for ways to make you roll your eyes because he liked what it did to him. The bartender came by and asked if you wanted another round.

“What do you think, Logan?” You looked to him for an answer.

Yes. I don’t want the night to end yet. But you yawned again, and he looked down at his watch, the hands pointing towards 12. “As much as I wanna keep picking out your lies,” he scrunched his nose as he smiled. “I think I better get you home before you pass out on the bar.” You smacked his knee as you tried and failed to stifle another yawn. He placed his card on the bar and the bartender took it, running the payment and handing it back to Logan who signed it without looking, leaving a 100% tip.

You stood from your seat and Logan did the same, reaching for your hand the moment that you were both up and out of your chairs. It had only been a few hours, but he was already more used to the feel of your palm pressed to his than he should be. “Can I walk you home?” he asked, “It’s late and-“

You nodded, rising on your toes to kiss him like you had earlier in the night. “What a gentleman,” you said against the corner of his mouth. He grinned and let go of your hand to slip his arm around your waist, leading you out of the bar and back down the mahogany staircase.

Once the two of you stepped outside, Logan turned to you. “You’re gonna have to lead the way here.”

“No problem,” you smiled. “This way,” you said, tilting your head in the direction of the waterfront. “Let’s walk passed the park.”

The way was lined with well-manicured shrubs and a fence, the river visible passed the waterfront park. Lights in shades of pastels in the distance caught Logan’s attention. “What’s that?” he asked, pointing.

“Oh!” You smiled at him, pressing closer with excitement. “We can go there tomorrow. That’s the Sea Glass carousel, it’s beautiful, one of my favorite things in The Battery. Instead of horses, they’re all fish and the whole thing is encased in glass and… well, you’ll see.”

He smiled and squeezed you closer. “Can’t wait.”

The walk was quick, just a few minutes, and before you knew it you were standing in front of your building. “Well, this is me,” you said, opening your arms wide. Before you could drop them he stepped closer, sliding his arms beneath yours and pulling you into a tight hug.

He could feel your heart beat against his own chest, and the uneven rhythm made his soar. “I’m looking forward to the next few days with you,” he said, one hand sliding up between your shoulder blades, the other pressed to the small of your back. “Thank you, for saying yes.”

“That makes two of us, Logan,” you whispered into his shirt. “And of course I said yes, I…”

He gave a squeeze to cut you off, sensing that you were about to say something a little too serious for the sidewalk. He pressed his lips to the top of your head and rubbed both hands over your back, indicating the end of the embrace. “I’ll see you bright and early, okay? I want to take you for breakfast, I…” he looked down at his shoes before looking back up and meeting your eyes. “You said once that there’s a French Bakery around here that you liked so I looked it up and… Can you meet me there at 8 tomorrow?”

Your shocked expression was more than enough to promise the sweetest dreams. “You remembered…” Of course I did. “Yeah… yeah, I’ll see you at 8. Goodnight, Logan.”

“Goodnight, buzzkill,” he leaned down and gave you a quick kiss. Ending it was the hardest thing he’d done since getting clean, but he did. Tomorrow's gonna be even better. He watched you disappear into your building before turning back towards the hotel. The stars weren’t visible in the sky behind the pollution of the city lights, but he felt them beneath his feet as he headed back to The Conrad. I am in trouble.    

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Belle of the Ball

He massaged his temples as he waited for all the flyers to board the plane. He had saved his money and decided that for this Christmas season he would take a vacation. It had been a long year tiresome and aggravating. Brian sat in his first class seat massaging his temples and then rummaging through his carry on for his head phones and phone. He had the aisle seat and was hoping that there would be nobody beside him on his flight to Alaska. He was looking forward to a long vacation in a cold setting. He had managed to make reservations for a lovely hotel and ice palace for a long 2 week excursion.  Brian laid his head back against the head rest and was popping in his head phones when he saw her she had just boarded the plane. She looked familiar her long platinum blond hair was tied back in a ponytail the dark purple highlights accentuated her deep green eyes. She wore dark red lipstick on her pouty lips moist and very kissable. She was decked out in a pair of grey yoga pants and a North Carolina Chapel Hill sweatshirt in Tar Heel blue. She was carrying a single carry on and a purse. His mind raced with images of where he might have known her from. He laid his head back and closed his eyes to listen to his music. The image popped into his head immediately. It had been the Christmas party they had at work right after Thanksgiving. The company Brian worked for had taken over the convention center for a huge Christmas bash. He had snuck away for some time alone and wandered up onto the roof. He had been gazing at the stars in the clear night sky when he had heard a quiet feminine voice ask if she was disturbing him. Brian being caught off guard by her voice had spun around to see who it was and nearly fallen off the catwalk he had been standing on. There before him was a beautiful breathtaking woman. She wore a simple black skirt with a purple blouse that was unbuttoned at the top her platinum blonde hair and purple highlights were cascading down the left shoulder in a side ponytail. She wore knee high black leather high heeled boots and black stockings. The twinkle in her eye was alluring and unmistakable. The hint of greenness that was barely visible from the roof top lighting and streetlights was still brilliant and amazing. She giggled and reached out to steady him as he tripped from her quiet but startling question. Brian laughed and said sorry you scared me there for a moment.                Brian introduced himself and put his hand out to shake hers. She took it and shook his hand saying her name was Belle and she was sorry she had startled him. She asked what he was doing up here. Brian responded that he just need some time away from the crowds and wanted to see the stars explaining that he gets very edgy around large crowds and can’t only stand them for short periods of time. Belle nodded in agreement saying the crowd was pretty intense down at the Christmas party. Brian said he would leave her to the stars and cold night air and head back down to the party. Belle placed her hand on his on the catwalk rail. She asked him to please stay with me I would love to talk about stars and things other than work with someone that isn’t and her voice drifted off. Brian patted her hand saying you don’t want to be up here with an old guy like me you are way too young and beautiful your coworkers will start rumors. The then stopped and gave her a quizzical look by the way what department are you in. She giggled saying she was the daughter of one of the head lawyers and an intern for the firm as she worked her way through college. Brian chuckled saying then you certainly don’t want to been seen with me you have an image to protect. Belle asked what is it you do for the firm or do the guys that work at the convention center always wear tux and dress as nice as you. Brian looked down at his pigeon suit and laughed said no I got all dressed up just for you and I work as an investigator for the firm. Belle giggled saying it is so nice of you to dress up just for me on such a lovely cold night. Belle asked if I was enjoying the party. Brian responded that he had had just about enough and that is why he had retreated to the roof and the stars. Belle shivered with the cold night breeze rushing over the roof. Brian quickly removed his black tux jacket and placed it around her. Belle slid her arms down the sleeves f his jacket and breathed in through her nose as a little shiver still rocked her body. Brian quickly took her in his arms rubbing her arms and back through the jacket in hopes to warm her up. Belle looked into his eyes and asked so what were you and the stars doing up here before I got her. Brian explained he was looking at them trying to remember the constellation’s names but when he couldn’t figure them out he looked them up on an app on his phone. Belle asked him to point them out. That is how the continued the two of them on the roof talking about stars, music, food, law, investigations, and many other topics. They heard a loud cheer come from outside down stairs. They both peered over the roof’s edge and saw a large number of co workers outside cheering and yelling that the fireworks were about to begin. Brian said I will be right back and he ran off only to return a few moments later with a bottle of wine and a blanket. The snow started to fall as the fireworks were being shot off over the lake in the center of town. Belle took a glass of wine and leaned against Brian and sipped it as the fireworks of red, blue, green, white, orange, and purple exploded in the night air above the lake. Belle laid her head on his shoulder and hummed a Christmas tune for a few short bars before Brian joined in. As the night came to a close and the fireworks stopped Brian began to clean up the mess of their little camp on the roof. They stood and Brian took everything and began to walk inside. Belle grabbed his hand and pulled it to her side and said wait for me. Brian looked into her deep green eyes which he had been gazing at in awe all night. Brian placed his hand on the back of her neck pulled her face close to his and their lips met. Her dark red moist pouty lips were soft and amazing to kiss. Brian slid his tongue through his lips and across hers causing her lips to part ever so slightly. Brian dropped everything he still held in his hand wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her close to him sliding his hand down to grab her perfect ass that had been teasing him all night long. Belle quickly took in a quick cold breath of air as the excitement of the kiss overtook her then the hand on her ass driving the intense feeling of lust and desire skyward. Brian’s tongue sliding slowly and tentatively into her mouth like a snake searching out its prey slithering closer and closer to her tongue. Brian’s tongue finally finding her tongue begins to slide over, around, and across hers wrapping it in his just as the last firework exploded in the night air cascading them in a colorful lights of purples and blues. Brian finds her hands on his face caressing his shaved head and stroking his newly started beard. They break from their kiss as they hear the roof door open and a man’s voice calling her name. They touch foreheads together as they catch their breath and she finally speaks out saying she will be right there. Brian releases her and bends over to retrieve the trash form their evening. Belle turns to walk away and remembers Brian’s jacket she is wearing. She turns to take it off and give it back but he is gone she looks around seeing nobody or any evidence of their little camp.                Brian hears a cough opening his eyes there she stood Belle the vision of beauty that she was. Belle said excuse me I have the interior seat. Brian quickly jumped up asking if he could help her with her bag. Belle said thank you handing it to him so that he could place it above the seats for her. Belle quickly sat down and started to arrange herself in preparation for the long flight. Brian looked at her those green eyes and red lips had haunted his dreams for weeks. He didn’t know if he should say anything or not. He thought maybe she had just enjoyed the evening with him and the kiss had been too much. Brian decided he would just wait it out and see if she said anything to him or brought it up. Brian laid his head back and started to place his head phones on his ears when her voice quietly whispers in his ear as she had leaned over to it asking do you remember me because that kiss has haunted my dreams for weeks. Brian turned to face her lips just inches away from his and her aroma intoxicatingly deadly. The smell of fresh fruit and fall leaves permeates his nostrils filling his head with wonder and desire. Belle reaches over placing her hand on his arm caressing it. They gave into each other’s eyes her big green oceans drowning him in thoughts of passion and everlasting hope. Brian’s hazel eyes reminding her of the light green fields of Ireland as the wind blows through them taking her to thoughts of picnics and romantic rolls in the fields. Their lips touch without their knowledge sucking them into a deep dark hole as their eyes close their tongues began to dance together like synchronized ballerinas. Their breath becoming short labored and intense breaking their lip lock seconds before the flight attendant walks down the aisle making sure seat belt are fastened. They sit there looking into each other’s eyes panting when Brian finally speaks saying you and your ocean green eyes and magnificent dark red pouty lips have haunted my dreams since the kiss on the roof at the Christmas party. Belle smiles so big wrapping her arm around his hugging it tightly saying “good.”                Brian asks her where she is going and why. Belle informs him that she is running away from her family for a weeklong trip to anywhere but here. Belle asks Brian where he is off to. Brian tells Belle of his plans and his hopes for a nice long drama free vacation. He starts to tell her about the rough year he has had as she hangs on his every word. The flight soon takes off and they fall into a familiar routine of chatting and discussing hopes and dreams. Belle let it slit that she hadn’t been laid in ages and was lonely looking for a man to sweep her off her feet. She claimed she was happy with her current circumstances but her lover lacked the more dominant traits she desired and wanted to explore. They keep discussing everything from music to movies, food to furniture, clothes to design. Brian begins to wonder what she would say if he asked her to join him on his trip. It wouldn’t be bad to have her there they could talk some more enjoy some good movies in the hotel room and go out and possible dance. He would give her the bed and he would sleep on the couch. Brian finally approached the question asking her if she didn’t already have hotels and things set up with friends that she was more than happy to join him on his trip to Alaska. Belle smile brightened giving him a mischievous smirk and her eyes twinkled. She asked Brian and where would you have me sleep sir. Brian being silly and just pushing the envelope a little replied that if she was a good girl he would let her sleep in his bed. Belle squeezed his arm saying I will be good Sir I promise. The flight continued as they chatted back and forth approaching the west coast and anticipating a connecting flight Brian asked did she have luggage or just the carry on. Belle explained her trip had been last minute and she had only packed a few things not intending on stay away for a couple weeks. Brian explained his connecting flight didn’t leave until the following morning and he would be staying in the nice Holiday Inn at the airport. The flight lands and they both walk off the plane hand in hand her in her sweats and sweat shirt him in his jeans and flannel shirt. Brian carries her luggage as they go to get his stopping at the ticket booth to get her on the flight for the next day. They would not be able to sit next to each other even with Brian complaining profusely. The airline said the best they could do was offer them free in flight Wi-Fi and free drinks. Brian settles for that thinking they will long onto the Wi-Fi and send each other naughty texts. Brian then takes Belle to retrieve his luggage and they catch a tram to the hotel. Brian checks in and takes Belle and everything up to the room. Once they arrive in the room Brian has Belle lay out all her outfits for her vacation to see what she has to wear. Brian then has her put on a black skirt and a grey sweater and her heels telling her they are going shopping. Brian explains that there will be 2 evenings that they will be spending the night in a palace built completely out of ice and there will be a ball with dancing and dinner and she will need to be dressed appropriately. Brian and Belle spend the better part of the day going from store to store him picking out outfits for her to try on. Brian would ask her likes and dislikes and going off that would find her things to wear. They stopped at Victoria Secret and she tried on a couple outfits and Brian sat there and enjoyed the show his cock growing with each new parade. Brian wandered off once why she was in the changing room to look at the outfits and was thumbing through some matching bra and panties with garters and stockings. Belle came out after putting on her skirt and sweat catching him eyeing a dark green set of lingerie. She walked over putting her arm around him squeezing him close. Brian saying you would look fabulous in this outfit with a pair of really tall heels but alas that is for another time. They began to walk to exit when Belle exclaimed she left something in the changing room. Brian said he would wait for her out in the vestibule and asked if she was ready for dinner. Belle said she was starving and would be back in a few moments. They went to dinner gazing up at the stars and wandering the streets window shopping after all the shops had closed. Belle placed her head on Brian shoulder and yawned. Brian took this as a clue to head to the hotel.                They arrived at the hotel around 11 pm and Belle went into the bathroom to shower and get ready for bed. Brian turned down the sheets on the bed and then sat in the other room and watched TV waiting for a chance to shower himself. Belle exited the bathroom only covered in a town around her body and carrying a small bag smiling saying it was all his. Brian headed for the shower to bathe and shave his head. He walked out of the shower and was blown away lying on the bed was Belle in the green bra and matching panties with the garter belt and black stockings and 6 inch heels. Brian dropped everything and stood there in amazement at her sheer beauty. The curves of her hips the slope of her breasts. Her white skin was flawless her platinum blond hair cascading across her body with the purple highlights in it. She crept off the bed and slowly crawled across the floor to Brian and for the first time he noticed a green ribbon around her throat with a leash. Belle looked up into Brian’s eyes as he noticed the ribbon and the twinkle in them said he approved and was very much pleased with her. Brian took her leash and led her to the other room where she sat at his feet as he ran his fingers through her hair. She laid her head on his thigh and slowly slid her hand up inside his towel and began to caress his thighs. She slid it further up his towel and as she was caressing his thigh she brushed up against his balls and cock. She withdrew looking up into his eyes waiting for his approval and he looked down and nodded to her. She slid her hand back up and lightly gripped his balls fondling them and rolling them between her fingers. Brian’s cock began to grow and rise pushing the towel further and further away from his body. Belle gasps as she finally released his balls and slid her fingers around his cock. Brian’s cock throbbed in her hands the head large and purple it pulsing with his heart beat. Brian finally removed the towel from around his waist showing her his naked form in all its glory. Brian stood just less than 6’ tall shaved his head daily he was working on a new beard as a change of pace. His beautiful hazel eyes looking down at him he was tanned from hours working outside she guessed around his house his body wasn’t ripped but he did have muscular definition. Brian sat back down as she stayed seated between his legs sliding her hands up and down his shaft.                Brian rose and took her leash in hand lead her back to the bed and hand her climb up onto the bed. He then went to his suitcase and came back with a tie and some nylon cord. Brian then proceeded to blindfold Belle and then had her lay on her stomach. Brian then grasps her right arm and pulled it behind her softly and wrapped the cord around her wrist. He repeated the action with her left arm then he began to bind them together behind her back. Then once they were secure he had her roll over onto her back. He then proceeded to wrap the cord around her body making a figure eight around her breasts and then dipping down between her legs and back to her shoulders. When Brian was finally finished wrapping her she lay there with a blindfold on covering her eyes and the cord holding her arms behind her back and her thighs were secured to her calves like she had been roped in a rodeo. Brian then began to caress her body with many different things.                Belle’s senses took over her brain with the smells and feelings of the room around her. She smelled the aftershave Brian wore as it wafted through her nostrils. She felt her skin tingle as he first caressed her with silk then what she thought was satin. Brian next caressed her with sheep skin and finally a coarse fiber maybe rope. Brian took turns caressing her with the many items he had. Belle’s breathing was becoming erratic and short. She would take sharp quick breaths as each new sensation overtook her body. Brian would whisper thing in her ear as he kissed it. Brian would tell her how beautiful she was how flawless her skin was. How staring into her green eyes for eternity would still be to short of a time. How when he kissed her lips time stood still and all he heard was their 2 heartbeats. Brian would pick her up and have her sit or lie down or get into a doggie position. He controlled her every movement her every sense her breathing was short. She would feel Brian’s breath on her body as he exhaled on her bare skin. He would every so often kiss her and that would make little flashes of light fire off in the darkness of her blindfolds. His lips ignited fireworks in her brain sending electric pulses of energy surging through her body. She had never felt anything like this before. Brian had never touched her breasts or her pussy but she knew her sweet nectar was rolling down her thighs and making her fresh new panties soaking wet. Brian placed her on her knees bent over as he began to caress her ass. Suddenly five hard intense SMACKS wreaked havoc on her ass the searing pain began to subside as the area was rubbed with a silk clothe or sheep skin glove. Brian again brought his hand down hard on her ass smacking it 5 hard times in rapid succession. Then this time a searing cold freezing pain shot through her body as she felt an ice cube slide over the red hot spot where his hand had spanked her. Belle felt her orgasm rumble and shiver in her toes and fingers. She felt the waves began to twist and crash over her senses. The whole feeling of helplessness yet a tender loving master taking her to places she had never dreamed of ignited sparks in her soul she never thought possible. Her orgasm began to swell in her body and mind. He breathing became labored she felt like she couldn’t breathe. She gasped for air as tears of joy, pain, and pleasure rolled down her cheek escaping the confines of the blindfold. Brian kissed her again their tongues writhing around one another dancing and slithering as epic orgasmic fireworks shot off in her head causing her to break the kiss and scream. Then suddenly there was light shining on her face she slowly opened her eyes she was laying on her side. She looked up Brian knelt above her his cock bouncing in the air as the blood pulsed through it causing the head to expand and contract with every heartbeat. Brian sat her up but because of the restraints her body wasn’t able to straighten up. She cocked her head to the side and looked longingly up at Brian as his cock crept closer and closer to her lips. She opened her mouth as he grabbed her hair and slammed his cock down her throat. He began to face fuck her finding joy in the lack of gag reflex. Brian pounded her face hard grinding his cock against her. Belle’s helplessness only heightened her arousal. Then Brian stopped withdrew his member form her mouth. He caressed her face as he watched the tears of joy slide down her cheek. Brian pulled on the cord where there was a knot causing all the tension that had held her motionless for what felt like an  eternity loosened and she was able to straighten up but her arms remained tied behind her. They knelt on the bed face to face he caressing her cheek her trying to entice him to kiss her. Brian gazing into her eyes her starring back finally closes the gap between their lips. They kiss their mouths moist with desire and passion. Brian feeling the world stands still as his heart stops and their lips meet. Belle feeling a wave of passion cascade across her mind then she feels what Brian has whispered in her ear all night long. Their kisses making them feel as one their lips together as their tongues dance. The room goes deafly quiet then world stops not a thing moving their heartbeats stopping waiting then beating in unison everything standing still and quiet waiting for the two lovers to break their intimate embrace. When they finally do break pulling their lips apart their lack of breathing causing them to gasp for air Brian pick her up in his arms  carries her to the bathroom where he takes a cloth and washes her body whipping away the sweat and tears. She looks at his face and eyes in wonder and amazement. They he sits her down on the toilet and he jumps into the shower to take a quick one. He steps out dries off and then helps her stand before picking her up and carrying her back to the bed. He begins to unravel the cord from around her body until only her arms are restrained. Brian then softly begins to roll her stockings down her thighs and then has her step out of her soaking wet panties after he slides them to the floor. Brian then picks her up lays her on the bed on her side. Brian crawls in behind her lifting her leg up and sliding his cock between her moist hot pussy lips sliding it back and forth a few times before altering then angle and sliding it deep inside her tight pussy. Then he pulls her close to his body as they spoon her arms still restrained behind her back. He whispers good night to her as he pulls the covers over her body. He finally slides his arm across her body and holds her tight to him. The last words Belle hears as she drifts off to sleep is Brian telling her how amazingly beautiful she is and how soft her skin is and how spectacular she was. Belle drifts off to sleep wondering what the rest of the trip will be like.                The next morning Belle awakes early to find her arms free and a hot cup of coffee sitting on the bedside table. Belle hears the shower running and sits up to drink her coffee. There is a knock at the door and she quickly puts a robe on and answers the door as the room service man pushes in a large cart with pancakes, waffles, fruit, orange juice, milk, and more coffee. Belle looks for her purse but the man tells her he has been taken care of. Belle turns to close the door as another gentleman arrives with a dozen dark red roses in a box with her name on it. The florist hands the box to her and tells her have a good day. Belle closes the door and turns in amazement as she looks at the breakfast and the roses. Brian walks out of the bathroom running a towel over his head drying it and soaking up the little droplets of water. Belle turns to Brian with her roses in hand and tries to speak but nothing comes out. Brian walks over to her places his hand under her chin leans down and kisses her then whispers in her ear that she is special and so worth all the effort. They sit down to have breakfast talking about the flight they are taking today to get to Alaska and the rest of the trip. Belle finally approaches the subject of last night and how much she enjoyed it and how amazing Brian made her feel. Brian grinned and simple said the pleasure was all his and that she was simply amazing and beautiful.                The flight to Alaska was pretty mundane since they weren’t able to sit together. They did take advantage of the free drinks and free Wi-Fi. Belle took a few trips to the restroom to strip and take pictures of different parts of her body and send them to Brian to guess what they were. She also kept getting distracted by the cord that was laced around her body in such an elegant way. She was amazing at how soft it felt around her breasts and pussy how it flowed with her body not pinching or scuffing her soft skin. Belle would send Brian a picture of her fully nude laced in the cord every time he guessed the correct body part. Brian would send quick little texts or notes describing the desires and passion flowing in her blood veins. He would send her quick descriptive words or sentences describing sexual acts he would later perform or he might describe in great detail parts of her body and how they made him feel.                They arrived in Alaska and the first thing they did was head to a place to rent a tux for Brian and to look for an evening dress for Belle. Belle loved trying on the sexy evening attire and showing them off to Brian. She would step out of the changing room the first place she looked was his cock to and see if it twitched then she looked into his hazel eyes to gauge the level of passion and desire. She had learned in a very short time that Brian had certain tastes and expectations of her and her attire. She found it sexy that he expected her and wanted her to dress sexy and that he adored her the way his eyes gazed upon her and would undress her making her feel sexy no matter what. She would catch glimpses of him staring into her green eyes and for a moment she would feel him slip away as if on a raft lost in an ocean of green. He would quickly come back to her and just smile and caress her hair or tell her how beautiful and perfect she was. She stepped out of the changing room wearing a black dress. It wasn’t just any black dress the instant his eyes were upon her his cock twitched and she quickly looked into his eyes and saw a volcano of passion desire and emotion erupt in his core overflowing into his eyes. Belle stood admiring herself in the full length mirror. The dress was full length with a long slit up the side the torso part of the dress was tight form fitting and clung to her like a latex glove. The dress was made out of satin and silk with a lace overlay in certain areas that just screamed elegance and exotic. The back was open and the front had a plunging V that went deep between her breasts. The sleeves started at her wrist going all the way up her arm and then cupping over her shoulder and stopping. Belle’s pure white soft elegant skin that covered her collar bone was visible she quickly made a joke about needing double stick tape to which the attending store associate ran and got her some. Brian stood walked around her and asked her if this was the one. Belle took Brian’s wrist in her hand and placed a hand on the side of his face. She looked deep into his eyes and felt the pulse surging under her delicate fingers. She smiled and said it was. Brian cleared his throat to speak but she put a finger over his lips telling him to hush. She then informed the attendant that they would take the dress but she would now need to look for shoes and stockings and a few other unmentionables. Belle told Brian to go to the local hotel and check in and she would be there shortly.                Later in the evening at the hotel the night’s event were played out pretty much the same. Belle was tied up in a different way and was blindfolded and teased this time she was denied an orgasms and she still was not fucked. She awoke the next morning to find roses and coffee on the bedside table. Breakfast showed up shortly after that. Brian would return from a morning run in the ice cold snow and then he would shower and sit with her and eat. They would sit on the balcony overlooking the bay in their hotel robes drinking coffee and caressing and touching and exploring each other. This went on for many nights and soon Belle wondered if Brian would ever allow her to feel his cock as it penetrated her deeply. The desire building in her form the edging was driving her insane. She hadn’t been allowed to cum since the first night in the hotel on the west coast and even then he had denied her vaginal and anal penetration. She knew at the end of the week they would be flying out to a remote area of Alaska where they had built a palace out of ice and Brian had book his room there and that was the part of the trip he was looking forward to the most. Belle had looked the hotel up on the internet to find out about it and the activities they would have. The biggest thing going on was the ball on the third night. That was the night she would wear her evening gown and Brian would wear his tux. Belle and Brian enjoyed each other’s company chatting and getting to know each other. They fell into a seductive routine of passion desire and exquisite love every night. The two during the day would go out shopping or hiking. Belle even talked Brian into a couples hot yoga class. They were seldom apart for more than a few minutes at a time. The instant they were back together their fingers would interlock in an embrace of hands and they would kiss. They loved to explore the mountains and forests near the hotel packing lunches and hiking all day or until they found a breathtaking view where they would sit down and make out like teenagers. The night of the trip out to the ice palace arrived and Belle was worried she wouldn’t be able to get dolled up as well as she liked. Brian informed her that there was a salon onsite that would do her hair and nails and anything else she needed. They packed up and boarded the small plane.                They arrived at the ice palace and they both stared in wonder it was huge and very beautiful. Brian checked them in to the hotel and the manager informed him that he had been upgraded to an ice suite and hoped that would be alright. Brian took Belle’s hand as they walked up the ice staircase. They arrived at the third floor and the bell hop opened the door. They walked in astonished at the amazing view and the size of the rooms. There was fireplace that was built out of metal and concrete with gas logs in it to heat the room a little but the most amazing thing was king size ice bed that was fitted with fur sheets and fur blankets. Belle turned to Brian screamed and jumped into his arms to kiss him.                The two days in the ice palace flew by as they watch the sunrise from their ice balcony to the sunsets they were able to see from the other one. Brian would tie Belle up every night and tease her caress her and blindfold her. He spent a half an hour spanking her and then icing it down. He had her sit quietly and listen to him tell her how beautiful she was. They made out ever chance they got. She would wake up to find coffee and roses every morning. On the night of the ball Brian left her a note. He had written her before but this one was different. It laid out the events for the day that she would be in the spa all day and wouldn’t see him except for the 30 min couples massage he had scheduled. He would be there promptly at 7 pm to pick her up and take her to dinner and the ball. Belle set out to getting prepared for the evening of dancing and dining. She saw Brian and they chatted briefly about her day and the held hands during the massage despite the complaining of the masseuse. They then parted ways and Brian headed to the barber and Belle to get her nails done.                Brian knocked on the ice door promptly at 7 pm holding a box of roses and chocolates. Belle answered the door in the dress. Brian stumbled back like he had the night on the roof. The most amazing vision stood in front of him Belle stood on 6 inch black leather heels that had a small strap across her ankle. Her already stunning perfect legs were encased in black stockings that had roses up the hem line in the back. She stood with the door open and her leg stuck out the slit in the dress. Her platinum blond hair had had the dark purple highlights redone so the dark purple flowing through her hair cascading down to contrast with the black dress and her green eyes were breath taking. She had the spa curl her hair and pin it up to one side of her head leaving the other side showing off her creamy white bare shoulder and neck. Belle has a dark purple ribbon around her neck that matches the highlights in her hair as a choker and a pair of simple white gold earrings in her ears. Brian hands her the roses and the chocolates. Belle peers into his hazel eyes in hopes of seeing that she has achieved her desired effect. Deep within his eyes she sees the volcano of lust desire and love bubbling over with heat and passion. Brian asks her to spin around so he can take her all in. Belle does a sexy spin revealing the open back of her dress the pure white soft skin underneath the black satin and lace material. Belle shows Brian her wrists and she has tied a piece of his cord around each one and knotted it and then she leans in and whispers in his ear that she wanted to wear the cord under her dress but the dress was too tight so the ribbon and cords are there to remind her who her date is and what he means to her. Brian slides his hand around her tiny waist and feels the warmth her skin in his hand as he pulls her in close and they kiss. Belle brings her leg up to Brian’s waist and he grabs it as she wraps one arm around his neck and the other around his head. As they kiss Belle begins to tickle his ear knowing it turns him on so much this causes their kiss to ignite the passion she has been feeling all day long her skin turns pink with heat her toes begin to curl in her heels. Their lips are locked as their tongue dance like elegant Russian Ballerinas. The two lovers finally break their passionate embrace as the bell hop walks by telling them that if they keep it up they will melt the ice palace. Brian holds out his arm and Belle laces her arm through his as they walk down the stairs to catch the bus to the ball.                They arrive at the ball and they are seated the ball is beautiful all the people walking around and dancing. The table they are seated at is next to the dance floor and they hard wood floors sound exquisite under Belle’s stiletto heels. They converse with the other couples at the table many assuming that Brian and Belle are father and daughter to whom Belle quickly sets them straight saying that Brian is her man and master. They give her a strange look but let it slide and the conversation continues. They couple enjoys a lovely meal of chicken and rice steamed veggies and some wine. Brian asks Belle if she would care to dance.                The two walk across the dance floor all the men eyeing Belle looking at her amazing figure in her skin tight black dress. The ladies at the ball begin to jab their dates in the side for starring. Brian takes Belle and places his right hand on the small of her back her warm skin sending bolts of electricity through his finger tips. He places his other hand in hers as she places her arm on his upper shoulder and back. They begin to dance around the ball room being elegant and graceful. They continue to dance to song after song Belle desiring a really slow song and just when she was about to give up hope a very slow song starts to be played by the orchestra. Brian pulls her close and she wraps both arms around his neck their faces are inches apart. His hands dropped to just above her ass resting there as the float around the dance floor. The two lovers stare into each other’s eyes the deep green oceans of hers drowning him and the light hazel color of his lifting her on mountains as grass their lips slowly moving closer and closer to each other as they dance. Belle licks her lips just before their lips touch and then they do. The sparks fly in her brain sending electric bolts all the way down her spine. They kiss softly at first his hands grabbing her waist and holding her as she slides her tongue across his lips. Brian sucks her tongue deep into his mouth and wraps his tongue around hers sliding over it and then under it. Their two tongue wrestle in his mouth both trying to outdo the other. Belle finally breaks the kiss and slide her lips next to Brian’s ear and whispers to him, “ Brian are you ever going to fuck me or just tease me the entire trip?” Brian smiles as he peers deep into her eyes before he slides his lips next to her ear and whispers his response, “all you had to do was ask.” Belle smacked his arm saying you have been teasing me every night taking me to the edge only to leave me there and then start again and all I had to do was ask? Brian grinned and said well I figured when you were ready you would beg me to make love to you because no matter how hard fast or rough I never fuck I make love. Belle whispers to Brian I want you to take me now take me back to the ice palace and make love to me I beg you PLEASE!!! Brain grabs her hand and leads her to the door they quickly cross the dance floor and just catch the bus headed back to the palace. Brian on the way out grabs a bottle of caramel and chocolate sitting on the dessert table left there for the ice cream.                The bus trip back to the palace was filled with kissing, fondling and whispering in ears. They laughed and cuddled in the cold night as they made it back to the palace. Once they arrived they pretty much ran to their room acting like teenagers again. As Brian opens the door to their room Belle kisses his ear and neck from behind then she begins to slide her hand down across his black pants feeling the large bulge that she noticed on the bus trip. The door swings open and they stumble into the room Brian quickly catching her and slamming her against the ice wall pinning her there and kissing her hard on the lips. Brian’s tongue slithering past her lips into her mouth to caress her tongue some before he rips them away.                Brian takes her hand and leads her to the largest room in their suite. There is now a large grey comfy couch in the room off to the left and in the very center of the room is a table with straps. Brian walks her to the table and then walks to the couch and sits down. Brian instructs Belle to dance for him. Brian instructs her to be seductive sexy and intimate. Belle begins to dance sliding her hands over her body. She runs her fingers through her hair and uses it to hide her face. She dances and spins slowly and sexy. Brian sits on the couch watching her, his desire and lust for the seductive woman in front of him rising. Brian turns some music on for her and she gets more seductive sliding her hands over her body starting at her head across her neck and torso ending on her ass. Belle watches Brian’s eyes and pants as she dances seeing the effect she is having on him. Her body trembles at the sight that is in his eyes. Her pussy begins to dribble sweet delicious nectar down her thighs. Her ass sways as her legs spin her around and around. Brian sits up and removes his jacket and tie. Belle dances and slips the top of her dress down and wiggles her hips and it falls to the floor in a heap around her ankles. Belle now stands before Brian in a pair of thigh high stockings and a tiny black thong. Brian stands and walks to her he tells her to stand still as he runs his hands over her body. Belle closes her eyes and feels his large rough but amazingly delicate hands caress her body. He starts by running one hand down her neck as the other slides around her back. The bolts of electricity shoot out of his fingers and make her skin tingle. She moans with desire and passion. Her lips fall open as her breath escapes and tickles Brian’s check as he leans in to her lip. Brian takes his thumb and rubs it across her lips and then pulls her lower lip down. Belle places her hands on his chest and waist to steady herself the smell of his body and breath are intoxicating enough but the feel of his skin against her and the knowledge that tonight they will become one overwhelms her. Brian tells her to open her eyes and look into his. He then instructs her to take his remaining clothes off. Belle slowly begins to unbutton his shirt and then pushes it slowly off his shoulders and it falls to the floor. She then grabs his undershirt and pulls it off over his head and as she peels it off she leans in and licks his right nipple causing him to shiver. She drops down so that she is squatting in front of him and unbuckles his belt and his black slacks. She quickly begins to push them down but Brian tells her to slow down. She listens and slowly pushes one leg down then the other. Brian lifts his foot after kicking off his shoe and Belle slides the slacks off one leg at a time. Brian now stands in front of Belle in his boxer as he lowers his hand to help her stand. Belle takes his hand as he helps her up and he then walks her to the table in the center of the room. Brian stands behind Belle and whispers in her ear to stand still and not to move a muscle. Brian adjusts the table so that it now stands perpendicular to the floor and he pulls out two long stainless steel rods with black leather cuffs on the end. Brian walks Belle closer and has her stand with her front touching the table. The cold room has made the wood of the table cold but it quickly warms to her touch. Brian places first one then the other wrist in a cuff. He then kneels behind her and lifts her legs and places a cold metal ring around her ankle and then he repeats on the other side. Brian’s face is inches away from Belle’s ass and he cannot resist the temptation. Brian brings his hand back behind his head then forward with a loud smack on her ass. Brian spanks her over and over again. Belle whimpers with delight and pain. The feeling of his hand hitting her soft pale white skin send shivers up her body followed by the sudden cold air as it teases her skin. Brian takes his hands and grabs both cheeks and spread her and runs his tongue up her crack then circles it around her rim. Belles closes her eyes as the delightful pleasure being giving to her ignites a fire in her belly warming the table. She grips the steel rods and moans in delight. Belle knows this will be an epic evening and her dreams will be fulfilled as much as her deep desire. She knew that night on the roof and the Christmas party that there was something different about this man. As her mind wonders through the pleasure his tongue is giving her ass she is suddenly brought back to reality with a loud SMACK of his hand.                Brian stands behind Belle admiring her perfect form her skin of creamy white, her ass so perfect. Her smile and eyes the most amazing thing parts he has ever seen. He knows that if he stood gazing into her eyes for eternity it would still be too short. Brian caress her skin running his hands all over her body touching teasing and soothing her. He slides on the familiar fur glove and caresses her and the silk and satin he has use all the many nights before. Belle’s desire and passion can be heard through her breathing as she gasps and moans and murmurs Brian’s name over and over again. Brian spanks her every few minutes so she doesn’t get lost in the soft tender caresses of his hands. Brian picks up a black paddle and begins to lightly paddle her ass and then he just rubs her ass with the paddle. Belle knows it is coming the excitement building waiting and SMACK the paddle cracks hard on her skin turning it instantly red. Brian repeats it on the other side. Then he caresses her red skin with the soft fur gloves soothing the sting from earlier. Belle looks into the reflection of the window and it excites her even more. Brian stands behind her a paddle in one hand and a fur gloves on the other his head twisting and turning as he admires her body. Brian drops everything walks up right behind her and grabs her thing and rips it right off her body. Belle lets out a shriek of excitement as the exhilaration and passion course through her veins. Brian grabs her hair and turns her head towards him kissing her. Brian kisses his way down her neck and across her shoulders. He runs his hands all over her body as he kisses his way down her back across her ass to her thighs. Belle squirms as the electric bolts of sexual energy run through her body. She knows the instant his cock or tongue touches her clit she will scream his name and the juice will flow down her thighs like Niagara Falls. Belle bites her lower lip as to not scream yet as Brian’s tongue slowly circles around her anus enticing her to give in. Brian then stands and pushes the table back down taking Belle into a parallel position with the floor. Her legs are sprawled out to the sides and she notices that although her legs are support there is nothing under her body below the waist. The ice cold breeze brings a chill to her as Brian’s warm breath dances off her skin.                Brian grabs a chair and pulls it over and places it between her legs and sits down to run his hands over her thighs and calves. He has full access now to the front and back of her legs and he takes full advantage of it running his hands first up then down front then back. Belle feels a warm breath of air go across her pussy lips. She knows he is close and tempting her knowing what she wants and so desperately needs. Brian grabs her ass spread her cheeks and begins to run his tongue down her crack and circle her anus again then he continues further down and begins to dive deep into her pussy sucking out her juice. Belle feels the prickles of his facial hair on her thighs tickling and heightening her pleasure. Brian lets out a loud gasp and grunt. The chair is suddenly thrown back as she hears it skid across the room. She feels a finger begin to probe her pussy spreading her lips as a hot breath is blown across her clit. The juice on her thighs begins to drip down only to quickly be sucked into Brian’s waiting mouth as he gets closer and closer to her pussy. Belle closes her eyes to enjoy the pleasure she feel as his tongue licks and slides across her thighs.                Belle suddenly hears a scream of pure passion and desire. Her eyes fly open as she looks into the widow at the reflection finally seeing that it is her that is screaming in  pure pleasure as the first orgasm rockets through her body. Belle regains a little bit of her senses and realizes that Brian has slide a finger inside her dripping hot wet pussy to caress her g pot as his tongue as finally licked across her clit. The energy that rocks her body send bolts of electricity through her mind and every sense is alive. Her eyes see the vision on the reflection in the mirror as her nose smells Brian’s musky scent. Her ears can hear his every lick of his tongue as it licks across, around then over her clit. Her tongue can taste the sweet taste of his lips from their evening of kissing. Her skin is alive and super sensitive and every tongue and breathe across it sends wave after wave of electricity through her. Her eyes slam shut as the fireworks fire off in the darkness of her orgasm lighting her mind up like the Fourth of July. Brian’s slides another finger deep inside Belle and then begins to curl them back and forth across her g spot as his tongue finally sucks her clit into his mouth for his to suck and lick until he is ready to make love to her. Belle loses count of the orgasm as they keep coming and crashing over her like the waves on the beach each a little strong then the next. Her juice has drenched Brian’s face her legs are shaking with such force that Brian has to use one hand to hold her still. Everything goes quiet for a split second then Belle realizes that her orgasm has peaked again and her screams and moans of pleasure have continued. Belle finally manages to squeak out a single phrase between her moans, gasps, and screams as the orgasm keep coming. Belle softly barely audible finally says the words Brian has been waiting to hear. Belle says in a begging but proud way, “Brian please oh please just fuck me tonight.” Brian hears those words and stops everything and stands. He looks into her face as she lies on the table her hair drenched with sweat her makeup a mess and her lips trembling. Brian quietly removes her restraints and the rings around her ankles. Brian slides his hands under her body and turns her over and picks her up. Belle wraps her arms around Brian’s neck as his arms slide under her and lifts her. She looks up in to his hazel eyes he carries her to the bathroom and sits her down on the counter. He runs hot water over a cloth and her lightly bathes her wiping away all the sweat and make up. He pulls her hair back into a pony tail and then continues to clean her body. Brian then picks her up and carries her to the large bed covered in fur. Brian set Belle down and she shivers and crawls to the center. Brian walks to the other side and climb into the bed with her.                Brian rolls between her legs and slides up her body stopping inches from her pussy. Brian grabs her face with his hand and their eyes lock. Just as they meet and they begin to get lost in each other Brian slowly slide up her body and his large cock penetrates her. Belle’s head falls back her mouth agape she moans and her eyes roll back. Belle recovers to the rocking motion of Brian slowly sliding his cock back and forth inside her hot tight pussy. His hands caress her face as he leans down to kiss her. She wraps her legs around his waist to allow him to go deeper. He begins to pick up the pace and she wraps her left arm over his back and her right reaches up to caress his cheek. The slowly make love the orgasms staring again. Her body trembling as each one rips through her soul. Her head keeps falling back as do her eyes as the orgasms keep coming. Brian lays his head beside her ear as his lips touch her ear. Brian whispers into her ear, “I am cumming.” The orgasm that was rocking her body intensified a thousand fold and everything went black. Belle woke to Brian kissing her and his body still rocking and her legs trembling and her arms shaking. Belle whispered into his ear how amazing the evening had been and she asked if there was anything else she could do for him. Brian was just about to answer when Belle placed her fingers on his lips and asked him to lie down. Belle then mounted Brian’s throbbing cock that was still rock hard after cumming once. She slide down his shaft and began to ride him grinding her pussy into his body on every down stroke. Belle’s hair hung in her face and that vision made Brian groan. Belle placed both her hands on his chest and began to ride him by slamming down on his cock then grinding her clit against his pelvis before slowly pulling up till just the head of his cock was incased in her vise like hot velvety womb. They continue this pace for what seemed like hours but her orgasms kept cumming and he would lean up to suck her nipples or squeeze her breasts. She would keep looking into his eye to see the lust desire and love that boiled over there. Brian would gaze into her eyes and see the volcano of passion desire and love erupt every orgasm. She rode him for all she was worth. Brian finally said he was going to cum again and that sent her over the edge again. Brian sprayed his cum deep inside her pussy yet again causing the fireworks to erupt on final time in her closed eyes. Belle finally collapsed on Brian’s chest as he pulled the covers over them and their breathing began to return to normal. The two lovers drifted off to sleep with Brian’s cock still hard and still buried to the hilt in her pussy.                Brian was awoken the next morning by a warm sloppy sensation on his cock. He finally opened his eyes to see the perfect vision awaiting him. Belle had shimmed down the bed and was sucking his cock bobbing her head up and down his shaft. Brian instantly grabbed her head and began to fuck her mouth and throat enjoys the lack of gag reflex. He enjoyed the feeling as his cock slide down her throat and especially when she would cause her throat to do a ripple effect down his shaft he was in heaven. Brian croaked out a good morning as Belle sucked on his cock and let it pop free of her sucking lips with a loud POP! Belle smiles up and Brian saying thank you for last night it was more than I ever hoped or dreamed of. She continued, “If you want to make this trip the perfect trips then you have to cum in my throat and my ass too.”Brian smiled at her and simply asked whatever did I do to deserve a vacation with you. Belle spent the better part of an hour sucking his cock, She would circle her tongue around his big head letting it slide under the ridge before flicking across is. She would then deep throat him and she got great pleasure out of him grabbing her hair and face fucking her slamming his cock deep down her throat. She felt her pussy juices begin to flow between her legs. She reached down and scoops some up with her fingers and brought it to his mouth to suck her fingers dry. Brian suggested a 69 but she declined saying her pussy was way too sensitive for his masterful tongue. She continued the oral stimulation for as long as she could stand then she started to fuck his cock with her throat and she felt the head swell. She knew he would cum soon and wanted it all so she began to fondle his balls and that was too much. Brian groaned as he sprayed her throat and finally her mouth with his sperm. Belle felt a tiny orgasm ripple through her body.                The two lovers spent the day in the tub taking hot bubble baths and caressing each or just sitting talking. The finally ventured out for lunch and decided to take a little hike through the snow. They were bundled up in their winter clothes. They began to hike up a trail off to the side of the palace and met a couple coming down. They stopped and chatted for a few moments with the couple learning there was an amazing cliff up at the top that over looked the mountain tops. Brian and Belle decided they would take a trip up there to see the view. They walked up the trail holding hands and chatting. Belle would ask questions and Brian with the silliest grin on his face. Belle and Brian finally crested the top of the cliff and the view was amazing. They had taken a little longer then they though to arrive at the cliff but the view was epic. They sat down and just admired the view. Thought drifting through their heads about the vacation and all the fun they had had. Brian lay out on the ground as Belle laid her head in his lap. That night would be their last night at the palace before heading back to the regular hotel. Belle began to run her hands up and down Brian’s legs. Brian likewise began to run his fingers through her hair. They finally got up and walked around the cliff. They found a small cave and they started a fire thinking they would stay a little while longer and maybe enjoy the sun set. They sat by the fire and began to kiss. Their mouth so familiar with each other and how to turn the other on. Their kisses soon led to caressing and fondling. The neck thing Brian knew Belle was standing up pulling her pants and panties down saying Brian fuck me in the ass as we over look the mountains at sunset. He just grinned and stood and unzipped his pants. They stood kissing as his hand slid up her shirt to squeeze her perfect breast and tease her nipple. This caused her to shiver and tremble again thought of the previous night streaming through her head. Her juice began to flow freely down her thigh she dropped to her knees to quickly take Brian’s cock in her mouth and she quickly got it hard. Brian’s large member just pulsed with his heartbeat. Her hands would pump the shaft as she sucked and tongued his huge head. When he was ready she stood and bent over saying to gently fuck her pussy to get his cock wet to go in her ass. Brian grabbed her hips and gently eased his cock into her hot tight dripping wet pussy. Brian began to fuck her she began to whimper. Brian stopped and grabbed her hair pulling it back and then placed his other hand around her throat. Brian then again began to fuck her sliding his cock back and forth in her pussy. Belle moaned as the pleasure became too much and the first orgasm rocked her to the core. Her muscles tensed and her body shook. Her lips let the groan of pleasure slip past and out into the wilderness. Brian told her once she came a second time then he would fuck her ass but no until she did. Belle didn’t have to wait long the second orgasm rocketed up fast from the depth of her soul sending her to her knees as she convulsed and shook. Brian dropped to his knees behind her and lined his cock up with her asshole. Belle arched her back and relaxed as she felt the huge head pushing at her back door. The head of Brian’s cock finally popped into her ass this caused Belle to shriek in delight. Brian then began to work his cock deeper and deeper with each thrust. Brian placed one hand on her ass and then spanked her as the other pulled her hair. Belle felt the head of his cock begin to grow. Belle loved the feeling of his cock head growing inside her holes filling her up. She knew it wouldn’t be long before he filled up her third and tightest hole with his cum. Brian began to buck deep inside her leaning over her arched back to get to her ear where he whispered he was going to cum. Belle instantly collapsed on the ground as the biggest orgasm crashed over her pulling her down into the magical blissful world of orgasms send shock waves through her body mind and soul. Brian collapsing on top of her slamming his cock as deep as it could ever possible go just as the head exploded and he came deep inside her. Belle felt the cum spray all over the inside of her sending her off on another orgasmic ride her eyes fluttering and the sparks flashing off like fireworks. They lay there a few moments before finally hearing voices off in the distance. They quickly composed themselves and put the fire out that had dwindled to no more than that of a match stick fire. The two lovers walked hand and hand back down the trail toward the ice palace and the last night they had in the room.                Once they arrived they ordered room service and chatted. Brian asked Belle how you would like to spend your last night here. Belle held out her hand Brian taking it being escorted to the bathroom. Brian got what she wanted so he ran the hot water put the bubble bath into the tub. They both climbed into the tub at either end. Brian first washed Belle then Belle washed Brian. They then cuddled up Belle leaning against Brian as he wrapped his arms around her. Brian gently kissing her neck whispering in her ear how amazing, beautiful, smart, sexy she was. Belle just caressed Brian’s legs and put one hand behind his head to run her fingers over his shaved head. They spent hours like this only changing positions to turn the hot water back on. Belle finally turned towards Brian and slowly slides up his body and finally slides his cock into her pussy. Belle began to slowly fuck Brian riding his cock wrapping both arms around his head. Belle grinds and rides Brian very slowly wanting the night to never end. Belle determines that this night won’t be about her orgasms but about taking him on an epic journey like he has given her the entire trip. She locks her eyes on his and is determined to no matter what happens to let him gaze into her great big green oceans for as long as she can. Belle knows that this may never happen again and if not she want them to feel as one again. Their heartbeats becoming one as they both strive for the same thing. Her riding his cock in hopes that he never leaves him gazing into her eyes in hopes that time stands still for eternity.  

[ecofinisher]

Wedding in Japan -  Chap. 3

Chapter 3

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18972931/chapters/45166264 https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13295790/1/Wedding-in-Japan

https://www.wattpad.com/738479922-wedding-in-japan-chapter-3

The next morning Adrien Agreste and Nino Lahiffe stood in a queue inside the airport at the security control waiting for their turn. The two took with them a bag pack on their back and Nino had around his neck his headphones for the later use in the plane when they‘re traveling.

„Why did you buy a first class ticket?“ The Moroccan guy asked his friend, glancing at the smartphone of the blonde, where he had his ticket saved.

„I don‘t know, I‘m used to it“ Adrien replied putting his phone back in his pocket.

„Well you‘re only sitting for three hours in the plane, it wouldn‘t really matter if you picked second class instead“

„I know, but I also reserved for the connecting flight first class too. A little more comfort for the other six hours sitting inside the plane“

„Well you‘re right“ Nino agreed. „But you don‘t have to worry about the long-distance flights nowadays. Now there‘s more comfort for both classes“

„That‘s good“ Adrien said taking his bag pack off his back and lied it on a box the security man had placed on the roll band, followed by Adrien dropping his bag on it, then placed his smartphone inside the box and he walked to the body scanner and passed under the bow, making over him a green light blink and Adrien smiled at the second security, that stood in front of the bow watching the passengers passing there. The woman waved with her hand signing the blonde to keep walking to the end of the roll band to wait for his friend and the bags. Adrien chuckled as at Nino the light had turned red, then the woman called the boy to get into a cabin to get checked up before he could continue.

Later in the terminal, the two friends walked together passing by the stores and waiting halls searching for the gate, where their plane would arrive for them to board.

„Does your father know, you‘re going to Japan?“ Questioned Nino the Frenchman.

„No“ The blonde answered. „I didn‘t tell him yet“

„Are you?“

„Maybe when I‘m in Japan“ Replied Adrien. „I don‘t want him to worry about me“

„Right, “ Nino said continuing to walk with his friend, then they stopped by a coffee shop next to the gate number 35 afterward Adrien checked on the screen in front of the entrance showing the estimated time of the boarding time and the company of the vehicle the two boys had booked to fly. „Well we‘re here, “ Nino said looking at the screen, then Adrien walked at the coffee shop, followed by the dark-skinned boy running behind him to stop behind another man ordering a meal.

„My dude step aside, I‘ll offer you a coffee, “ Nino said smiling at the friend, who shook his head.

„No, no, no you don‘t have to do that. I‘m paying my own“

„Come on, it‘s just this one time“ Nino pleaded, then Adrien nodded at his friend.

„Alright, only this time, “ Adrien said making the friend smile.

„What do you want to drink?“

„A cappuccino“ Responded Adrien, then Nino looked back to the front seeing the customer leave with a sandwich, then Nino approached the cashier to order the drinks.

„Good morning, I would like to have an espresso and a cappuccino“ The brunette boy ordered.

„Sure and would you have anything to eat?“ Questioned the young woman behind the register.

„Three passionfruit macarons please“ The Morrocan ordered, then waited for the cashier to prepare the drinks.

„They sell passionfruit macarons here?“ Questioned Adrien surprised.

„I had seen a few months ago here the ad introducing the new macaron flavors“ Explained Nino. „Not even McBurger had them“

„Awesome“ Adrien said, then waited together with Nino for the order, then Adrien looked around the hall at the various passengers walking or sitting waiting for the arrival of their plane. „The airport has always many people here, isn‘t it Nino?“

„Yeah“ Agreed the brunette. „Believe it or not, I once saw a guy, that looked like me, but with black hair. That was really freaky“

„I got many doppelgangers, but dressed or cosplayed as me. No one has ever managed to look exactly like me, beside Wayhem and…...“ Adrien told his friend while looking around the airport, then he saw a young woman with short blue hair crossing the terminal carrying a red bag and he gazed astonished at the looks of that woman.

„Who? Marc?“ Questioned Nino looking back at Adrien, then tilt his head, when he saw Adrien gazing at the hall afterward Nino looked at the same direction and smiled as he found out, why Adrien was looking away. „What a coincidence, I didn‘t expect to walk the same as Kagami, “ Nino said watching together with Adrien the blue-haired woman walk to the seats near the gate and sat down picking out from her jacket the smartphone, then she typed on its display and placed it next to her ear to call someone.

„She‘s still as pretty as I remember“ Adrien confessed glancing at his friend, which rolled his eyes in amusement at his friend‘s crush, that still was present after all the years.

„Yep, she does bro“ Nino agreed, then Adrien starts to move forwards towards her, but Nino holds the blonde tightly on the shirt‘s collar. „Hey, hey, hey not so fast“ The Morrocan warned the blonde, who looked back at the friend neutrally. „We‘re going to do that the other way“ Nino suggested. „We meet her inside the plane like we have not expected to see her on the plane. What do you think?“

„Sounds plausible“ The Frenchman agreed. „And what if we sit in the same row?“ Questioned the blonde.

„There are like 20 rows in that plane. That would be very lucky if you had to sit right next to her“

„But Kagami‘s family never travels second class“ Adrien mentioned crossing his arms with a smirk. „I actually got around 80% of a chance to be sitting next to her, when there are four or five rows only in the first class“

„Good and listen, if you two are really going to sit beside each other, have a regular chat. Ask her how she‘s doing, how her life in Tokyo is...and avoid any questions about your crush for now“

„But she knew I had….I HAVE a crush on her. Why shouldn‘t I?“

„I don‘t want her to break your heart right now when she answers something about her wedding“ The dark-skinned boy explained. „I mean, let‘s just see the facts, Kagami really loves this Hiroki with all her heart, would you really want to ruin it for her?“ The brunette questioned, then Adrien looked at Kagami sitting on the chair laughing while she was on the phone making Adrien sight.

„I‘ve been waiting for so long for the moment I and Kagami would see each other again“ The former model complained to his friend grabbing him on the shirt. „It‘s not fair“

„I know dude, but face it, your chances at the moment are low. Between you and Kagami really needs to spark for you two to retrieve your old feelings for each other back. I don‘t know about her mother, but how would her mother react?“

„Her mother liked me. I don‘t think, that would be a problem“ Adrien said, then Nino received the order on a tableau, which the boy took from the woman with a smile.

„Thanks, I‘d like to pay with my card, is that possible?“ Questioned the brunette earning a nod from the cashier. Adrien and Nino sat in front of the table next to the window of the airport to take their meals, then Adrien observed on the field of the airport the planes, that were parked on the ground. On the field Adrien saw a French airplane taxing fast on the runway, getting near to the end of the road and lifting the nose up in the air followed by the whole body of the plane taking off in the air and after a couple of seconds it retracting its landing gear into its belly. Adrien kept observing the staff working out on the roads around the vehicles, then from another runway, Adrien watched another airplane of the same company arrive and head at the terminal, where Adrien sat together with Nino.

„Look I think that‘s the plane we‘re getting checked in“ The blonde pointed out to his best friend, who looked through the window to see the Airbus getting closer to the gate of the building and stop next to it, so the staff could attach it at the door of the vehicle.

„It arrived earlier, “ Nino said checking the time on his smartphone. „How much do you bet we‘re leaving a little delayed out of here?“

„One week I pay your coffee at Moonbucks“ Adrien responded earning a nod from the brown-skinned boy.

„Deal, “ Nino said holding out his hand for Adrien to shake.

Nino and Adrien stood behind a few passengers, which were passing their tickets on a scanner until it turned a green light on for them to be able to enter the corridor.

„What‘s the time difference between Paris and Saint. Petersburg?“ Questioned the blonde changing looks with his friend.

„Uhm I think it was an hour forward“ Responded Nino. „I could just add on my world clock app that city in it“ Nino said exchanging on his phone the information, then he entered into another app to show on his screen a bar code from his flight ticket, then he waited until a man, that was in front of him passed the flight ticket on the scanner, then waited for the man to pass and for the door to close again, so he could pass his smartphone over the scanner. Nino passed through the door and next to him Adrien managed to pass to with his smartphone, then both walked the corridor of the gate along arriving at the end of it, where the entrance of the plane was and a few people stood around the door, waiting for the people to move inside the plane.

„Which row do you have?“ Questioned the Morrocan guy.

„Row Three E,“ Responded the blonde, then the two stepped forward closer to the entrance of the door, then Adrien looked down at the left side of the entrance, then he discovered that the plane had been named by someone famous. „Hey they named the plane after Chat Noir“

„Really?“ Asked the friend and Adrien showed with his flat hand the letters spelling the name of the Parisian cat superhero. „Cool, I wonder if Carapace has one too“

„Maybe it does“ Adrien responded shrugging his shoulders, then both stepped in the plane passing by two flight attendants, which were greeting the passengers.

„Good morning“ Greeted the woman with a smile at Adrien, then Adrien stopped in the middle of the corridor as he saw Kagami again trying to stow her bag in the overhead bin.

„And?“ Questioned Nino looking over Adrien‘s shoulder. „Aren‘t you going to help her?“ Suggested the Morrocan looking up at his friend, which nodded and approached Kagami, then grabbed her bag from the side, making her wide her eyes as she noted someone trying to help her.

„Can I help you?“ The blonde asked and the blue-haired woman looked at the blonde and got surprised as she recognized the blonde.

„Adrien? Adrien Agreste?“ The Japanese questioned gazing at the blonde, that nodded at her.

„I didn‘t know, you were in Paris“

„I had to take care of a few things, but I‘m really glad to see you again, “ Kagami said embracing the blonde. Adrien‘s face turned pink as his crush had given him a hug, then Adrien smiled and placed his own arms behind her.

„Me too“ The Frenchman added enjoying the moment with her. Nino stood beside the two and tapped Adrien on the shoulder.

„I don‘t want to burst a bubble, but people want to pass“ Nino mentioned afterward Adrien saw around ten passengers waiting for Adrien and Kagami to step aside for them to pass.

„Oh….I‘m sorry“ Apologized Adrien following Kagami down at their seats so that Nino and the other passengers could pass.

„Think on what I said dude, “ Nino said disappearing behind the curtains, then Adrien quickly turned around as he heard Nino speak.

„What?“ Questioned Adrien as Nino had gone in the second class.

„I think he said you should think about what he said“

„Oh okay, “ Adrien said, then took from his back his backpack off and placed it in the inside of the overhead bin next to Kagami‘s and sat down next to her in the middle of the row.

„Do you enjoy sitting beside the window? The son of Gabriel Agreste asked earning a nod from the daughter from the Tsurugi clan, who looked out of the window at another airplane, that was being pushed back by a tug to the field.

„Me too. The view is just amazing, mostly when you‘re up in the sky“ Adrien said earning a nod from the girl.

Adrien sat on his seat watching the passengers walk the corridor of the Airbus up, then started to whistle. Kagami had taken from her jacket out her smartphone to turn on the flight mode, therefore she put it back in the pocket and looked to Adrien who was just put the seatbelt on, afterward he had done the same to his smartphone like Kagami and had put it back in his jacket‘s pocket.

„So….you‘re going to Japan too, right?“ Questioned the brown-eyed woman earning a nod from the blonde.

„Yes“ Responded Adrien. „I saw yesterday the invitation to your wedding and...yeah, “ Adrien said avoiding eye contact with the girl hiding hid sadness about that. „Also congratulations to your engagement“

„Thank you, “ Kagami said looking at Adrien, who gazed now a little neutrally at the woman. „I‘m surprised how quickly you and Nino reacted to the invite. Some messaged me, it wouldn‘t work out for them, because they couldn‘t take a vacation or a couple of free days to come. Then the timezone is also a problem for them to get used to it,“

„Yeah, it is“ Responded Adrien. „If they had enough days, they could manage to get more or less used to the timezone in Japan“

„Well, you and Nino were smart in coming earlier“ The Japanese woman complimented.

„Thank you“ Replied Adrien. „We appreciate it“ „That‘s great, “ Kagami said with a giggle, making Adrien smile a little amatory.

From the second class on the corridor, the cabin master appeared along with Nino Lahiffe chatting.

„I apologize for these circumstances once again Mr. Lahiffe. I hope you still enjoy our flight“ The man said giving Nino the hand to shake, in which he did.

„No problem, nothing bad happened, “ Nino said taking his backpack from his back down.

„If you need anything, just press the orange call button“ The maitre de cabin explained the brunette guy.

„Sure my dude. Thank you“ Nino said stowing the bag inside the overhead bin, as the man had made his way back to the second class.

„What happened?“ The best friend questioned the Morrocan, who sat down on the seat next to Adrien.

„Some dude back there started to treat me like shit, just because of my skin complexion“ Nino explained. „That dude had warned the guy to behave, then he sent me here as the guy kept behaving like an ass“

„You‘re lucky, “ Adrien said watching Nino put his seatbelt on and put his headphones on.

„I wouldn‘t mind listening to him, cause I would spend the whole flight like this listening to my beats“ Nino explained the friend. „You won‘t mind, if I do that for the rest of the flight, right?“

„No of course not“

„Good and if I were you, I would take this chance and get to work, if you know what I mean, “ Nino said emphasizing the last words quieter to avoid Kagami from hearing it. Adrien looked back at Kagami, that was looking out of the window at the field. Adrien glanced back at Nino nodding, then turned back to Kagami.

„Uhm Kagami?“ Adrien called for the woman, who turned her head back at the old best friend. „Uh….how‘s your life going in Tokyo, so far?“

„Good“ Responded the blue-haired woman.

„That sounds great“ Adrien confessed. „I‘m sorry I haven‘t asked you that much, I lost all my phone numbers I had on my phone as I had let him fall into a water fountain“

„Oh that‘s why I didn‘t get any more messages“

„I still would have texted you, I just had very bad luck and couldn‘t restore them all back, cause they were saved on the phone and not the chip“

„That‘s okay it happens“

„Yeah, “ Adrien said smiling softly at the girl, showing him comprehension for his accident in the past.

„And how has your life been so far?“ Questioned the Japanese woman. „Did you move out of your parents' house or anything special?“

„Well, I‘m living with Nino, Kim, Max and Nathaniel in a commune along with their girlfriends. Well Nino is single and so is Max actually or I think he has a girlfriend I don‘t know it exactly“

„And you?“ Asked the blue-haired woman. „You‘re still single?“

„Yeah“ Adrien replied a little sad. „I don‘t know, but the only girls that are interested in me are either fangirls or golddiggers and I don‘t want to date any of them,“

„Soon or later the right person will find you, Adrien, believe me, “ Kagami comforted the man. „It‘s just a matter of time“

„Sure, “ Adrien said leaning back on his seat releasing a sigh, making Kagami glance neutral at him.

„Adrien listen.....are you interested in when we arrive in Tokyo to take a little trip?“ Questioned Kagami. „You know to show you everything the city has to offer?“

„We two?“ Questioned Adrien looking at her.

„Nino can come too if he wants“ Added Kagami.

„Sounds like an amazing idea Kagami“ Responded Adrien. „Just like old times….sort of, we rarely were spending the time together with us three“

„Well if he doesn‘t come it‘s gonna be like the good old times, “ Kagami said earning a nod from the blonde.

„We‘ll see, “ Adrien said looking at Nino, which winked at Adrien confusing Adrien, afterward Adrien realized as Nino showed him his smartphone, that was muted, that Nino had heard their conversation. „Thanks, bro, “ Adrien said, then leaned back on his seat listening to the announcement of the airplane.

„Madame, Monsieur Bienvenue à bord. Welcome on board ladies and gentlemen. For your safety and comfort, please pay attention to the following safety performance“ The person on the small TV screen said introducing five ladies from different cultures sitting on a chair for the demonstration, which all the people were watching, while the plane had started to tax back.

[leeds-side-streets]

Business Lifestyle: Business Travel

Through time, I have read a great deal of business travel posts. The majority of the information I tried at one time or another. What worked, I kept. What flopped, I did not try again.

So based on my hard-learned experience, I have compiled some terrific business travel advice in this section that I hope will make being on the road for work a bit less of a pain, and if not fun... at least a bit more enjoyable.

In actuality, I wish I had had these business travel articles / hints when I first started travelling for business a thousand years back. Because at first, it was kind of fun. Hotels with clean sheets on a bed everyday I did not have to make up. Meals delivered to my door I didn't need to cook.

But after some of these, it just didn't look as much fun anymore. Getting from here to there simply became too much of a hassle. That is why I hope that this will differ from lots of the other business travel articles since it provides you practical advice which will be real support to you. Some can save you money. Others will save you time. Still others will save you anxiety (these are my favorites!) .

1. Don't check your luggage at the airport.

Seriously. Just do not do it. What is going to happen if you appear at your destination, but your luggage do not? How are you going to create that all-important demonstration on your jeans and t-shirt? Pack lightly and use the sort of luggage that's wheels.

And while we are on the topic of bags, think about keeping one packaged and ready to go at a minute's notice. I read about this suggestion years ago in one of these business travel posts. I began keeping little bag with cosmetics, toiletries, and a change of clothes in my car so that if I must jump in the car and go somewhere, or head to the airport, I am prepared at a minute's notice.

If you will need an additional bag (or a new set of luggage), I want to recommend you attempt eBags.com. They have high quality bags at reasonable prices. Follow on the link below to check them out.

2. Stay healthy.

When you are traveling, it's easy to get run down, tired, and sick. So it is important that you continue to eat right and exercise to maintain your health quotient up and your stress level down.

Stay in hotels with a pool or gym. If that is not possible, consider going for a jog or a walk in the morning or at night (instead of leasing the in-room movie!)

Additionally, be mindful of what you are putting in your mouth. Business travel is no justification to indulge or get off your normal routine. Do not overeat and avoid foods that you wouldn't ordinarily eat. (Trust me, late-night room support desserts could be killer!) Consider carrying your own healthy, portable snacks for those times when the late night munchies hit you.

Another thing... wash your hands frequently. - it is no wonder so many folks end up getting sick when they travel. You may also consider carrying alcohol wipes or hand sanitizer in your briefcase or handbag.

And while you are at it, make sure you take a small bag with over-the-counter drugs with you so you do not have to run out to find some if you should fall sick while you are traveling. Include pain reliever/fever reducer, antacid, vitamins, as well as any other OTC medications you use frequently like sinus tabs, etc..

3. Bypass large airports and hubs.

I've traveled through some of the biggest airports in the world, and there's absolutely nothing glamorous or cool about it. Oh sure, they have a great deal of flight options, and trendy restaurants and shops - but if you have seen Chili's, you've seen them all. Big airports have a great deal of congestion... individuals and airplanes. Check-in and security lines are a nightmare.

Instead, reserve the smaller or regional airports whenever you can. For Example, fly into or from Newark rather than JFK. You may (or may not) need to drive a little farther, however you'll save so much time and brain damage.

4. Make the most of frequent flier and loyalty programs.

If possible, try to use the identical airline all of the time and register for their frequent flier program. (Like American's"Advantage" app or Delta's"SykMiles.") Each program has its own benefits, but a few include getting to board earlier, notification of specials, air miles that may be traded for a ticket or upgrade.

In addition to American's"Advantage" program, I also have a membership for their Admiral's Club. If you're unfamiliar with this, it is a place inside major airports where members can go between flights to use their facilities. A number of them are fairly posh. Many have restrooms, restaurants/bars, comfortable chairs, free snacks and beverages, internet and computers, soothing environment. These kinds of clubs are really geared to the business traveler. Believe me, the silent alone (compared to the chaos outside) is well worth the $400 annual membership fee for me. I almost do not mind layovers! If you must fly significant airports, then seriously consider checking into your carrier's inner team. Before you pay the membership fee, however, check with your credit card company. Some (mostly platinum cards) offer free entrance into these regions.

Members normally have their own area to check in and drop off, saving you plenty of time waiting in line.

5. Have iPhone, will travel.

I discovered this a couple of months back when my family and I were traveling in Los Angeles. Desperate for instructions, I grabbed my iPhone to test Mapquest on the internet, and found I actually had a map icon on my screen. Cool! Didn't know that was there! All I needed to do was type in my place and destination and it gave me step-by-step visual and written instructions! A cool small portable GPS/phone/web browser! And I thought it was only for calling and playing my videos! 

Since that time, I have learned that other kinds of phones have this feature also, so be sure and check your owners manual and operating instructions to be certain that you don't find yours by mistake, too. If it does not carry this attribute, consider purchasing a phone that does when it is time to replace your old one.

6. Try to fly direct.

This looks like a no-brainer, but in our attempts to save money, we often wind up with one, sometime a couple of layovers at a roundtrip. Direct flights may be more expensive, but think of what you will save in time and frustration! Let your travel agent know that you'd like direct flights over layovers whenever possible.

But if you are somebody who books their own flights, and you are interested in saving money, among the greatest booking websites.

7. Just do not go.

This is the largest money-saving tip from some of the business travel posts you have ever read! Once possible, opt for having a conference call or video conference rather than hopping a plane. While it might not be suitable for all business scenarios, use it if a face is not a necessity.

8. Provide your business to business-friendly resorts.

Make sure that the hotel you book caters to business travelers. Late check-in policies, free in-room internet, soundproof rooms, conference rooms, free newspaper, gym... these are all amenities that may make your travel far more comfortable.

Lifestyle Business Best Practices for Finding/Negotiating With a Manufacturer on Alibaba

In regards to manufacturers in Alibaba or India mart which you can work with for your muse, how can you find them and eventually negotiate with them? While these business-to-business online marketplaces can be trusted, you can not say the exact same for the suppliers which could be found there. There is no guarantee that not one of them is a fraud. That is why it's imperative you know the best practices in conducting business together to avoid getting scammed and prevent any other inconvenience that might arise.

1. Conduct your research

There are three major factors in finding a manufacturer in an online market: cost and quality of the goods and the trustworthiness of the seller. If you wish to concentrate on the purchase price of the item, you will need to discover the market price which suits your budget. On Alibaba, the recorded prices for Chinese buyers tend to be lower in contrast to non-Chinese. You might want to check out the products using Chinese language then interpret it afterwards into English.

2. Verify all of the important information about the manufacturer

So you agree with the cost and the quality of the item. There's just 1 problem left.

You are not too sure about the supplier. The next thing you will need to do today is to confirm the provider's identity and their manufacturing/trading capability. Indiamart and Alibaba will be able to help you assess the trustworthiness of the provider that you are dealing. However, you can also do your own research using other online or offline procedures to validate the provider, like asking for their bank's reference letter or assessing their financial credit reliability.

3. Search for Producers that are long-term associates

While the durability of a producer's membership in Alibaba isn't a guarantee of the trustworthiness, the fact that they passed an A&V procedure increases the odds of a positive and safe trading experience. If they've been a member of this website for several years, you can have a fantastic look of their trade history, letting you see if they're a reliable trading partner. Naturally, in addition, it helps if you look for customer feedback or any complaints led to the provider that you're managing. This may take plenty of time and effort on your part. But bear in mind that while there are lots of reliable and safe manufacturers in the market, there are also numerous fraud and hackers negotiators disguising as providers. It's crucial that you learn how to differentiate who is genuine and who is not.

4. Try out a sample first

If you're interested in purchasing a bulk order, which you likely will, you might choose to purchase a sample merchandise first. Bear in mind that you will need to look at the quality of the solution and ensure it is really what you're looking for to prevent any inconvenience. You could also check what the previous clients are saying about the goods to acquire extra reference and guarantee.

[2019dclmed]

Departure Day

Departure Day -Thursday, May 23, 2019

With my 16 year old cat, Kealy, having gotten sick many times throughout the day prior (even though she was already on antibiotics), I had another night of lacking sleep due to worry. 

I went to sleep around 11:30pm, couldn’t get to sleep, took something at 12:30am, and set my alarm for 6am - in case I needed to see the vet at 7am. Of course I awoke on my own promptly at 5:30am. Miraculously all seemed fine with Kealy (after checking the recordings on my Blink camera from overnight). So I set a new alarm for 7:15am. 

I was slow to get up & get in the shower since I didn’t need to leave until 10:30am. So I cleaned up the living room & kitchen, did the final prep & pack of the backpack.

I also made a couple of last minute swaps due to the (sad) decline in forecasted temps.

Grabbed some snuggles in my recliner with the kitty (watching the Rapunzel animated series to get in the mood), & pulled out by 10:35am. I stopped at a grocery near Kara’s to grab last minute gas, Wheat Thins, & caffeine pills in Indy. 

Our themed-luggage tags. We tend to make these for “big” trips!

This is Kara. I slept well, as I often do, and having finished nearly all packing the night before had a quiet, easy morning. I had even finished emptying my work inbox the night before so other than a few last small to do items, I got to just tidy up around the house, say goodbye to my plants and wait for Gayle.

We left by 12:05pm for lunch at Panera. Our flight was scheduled for 3:30pm. 

First it was delayed about ten minutes. Then delayed more. Then the news came: Ground Stop. Due to East Coast storms impacting Philadelphia, everything was stopped from even heading in that direction. 

We started talking about rebooking, as it seemed we’d miss our connection in PHL. However, the plane started boarding and figured we’d deal with it at PHL - at least we’d be closer to Barcelona and at an American Airlines hub. 

I ended up sobbing all the way to PHL. 

Huge Sidenote: Most people, including myself, would read all this and figure, “What’s the big deal? So you take a different flight? Maybe your luggage is late?” For me, this was 14 months of planning falling apart and we hadn’t even left our home airport yet. It was hours of work and planning for this flight, to find an option that would allow me to sleep (as I’m a terrible international/eastbound flier) and in a budget I could afford. 

That’s right folks, I mention that almighty dollar, as for some a trip like this can be a stretch. I have a great professional job, but I also chose a profession and position that can be lacking financial rewards. A “big trip” like this is something I need to plan years in advance, which I didn’t have this time, and wasn’t strong enough to tell Kara no. And putting it off just one year woudn’t work since I have to lead a study abroad next May. So this had been a YEAR of scrimping and saving, living somewhat like a “poor college student”, only to completely lose our business class seats. (Yes, I realize as I type this many are rolling their eyes, but in this moment my reality was crushed.)

We landed at PHL at 7:12pm; our connecting flight left at 7:10pm! We were sent to stand in line at a nearby customer service gate, while having learned from the past, I simultaneously called AA. I put in for a call-back as we waited in the line. The Customer Service desk tells us since we’re international, we have to “go over there” to get help - from C31 to A17! 

During the trek I didn't hear or feel my phone go off - twice! - of AA calling me back. We initially couldn’t find the international help desk tucked in a set-back cove past A17, but finally got ourselves into that line. I finally noticed the 3rd call-back attempt and after many minutes was told there were ZERO options for anything arriving before… SUNDAY! (Our cruise was leaving Saturday!) Another meltdown, now from anger, had set-in. The phone agent told us to stay in the line we were standing in, that the in-person agent might have more options. What? How?

Finally at the front of the line at 8:30pm we were offered two Economy (not our booked business) seats leaving in 30 minutes to…Paris with a 5 hour layover to Barcelona (BCN). (Trying to rebook us was so challenging, this flight would be via Air France, which is the SkyTeam-Delta, not OneWorld-American network.) It’s a testament to how desperate we were that we jumped at that option, with virtually no questions asked. 

When we arrived at the gate to get our seats, they were already boarding! To get any seats together, we were in the very last row- 35 G&H (which gave me deja vu for the very first time I went to Europe). I was able to shoot off a quick email to Barcelona Chocolate Tours, letting them know we couldn’t make our noon tour, as we wouldn’t be landing until nearly 6pm and respectfully requested a refund. We had a suitable Economy dinner and took ALL the drugs we packed to try to get even a little sleep. I think I maybe slept through 2.5-2.75 Harry Potter 1 movies.

This is Kara. Gayle did a good job recapping this crazy set of events.  I’ll add in here that we posted a photo to Facebook to commemorate the crazy turn of events as a last notification to our friends and family of what our status was. This specific photo is very important later in the story.

Breakfast on the plane was yogurt & figs - gross. So I had my packed protein bar. Deplaning we certainly asked for help knowing where to go next. As we suspected, there was no luggage when we got to Paris (CDG). Went to Baggage Service and was told to wait until we got to BCN to put in a luggage inquiry. What?! This makes no sense, especially for how long all this might take. Kara called AA and was again told to wait until BCN.

The small bit of “raging idealist” in me thought our luggage should be waiting for us in BCN. That AA knew we were going to BCN via our original ticket and the Air France ticket showed the same. So throw them on whatever the next BCN flight is. Period. 

After enduring the long layover at CDG (in a new beautiful Air France, but packed terminal), I put my headphones on to BCN because 1) Chatty Kathy was next to me, 2) Kara and I were 2 rows apart, 3) the aisle dude commandeered the armrest, and 4) Kara & I were both in middle seats.

Arrive at BCN - no luggage. We wait in line at the American luggage desk only to be told to go to the next bay to stand in line for Air France, as apparently it’s the final airlines responsibility to deal with the luggage. So yes, there I am again having a meltdown. Why? We’re told to put in an incident report, which requested our entire cruise port itinerary and that our bags haven’t left PHL! At this time I also got email offering us a chocolate tour for Sunday, but at this late time no refund would be given. Talk about adding insult to injury.

Meltdown Sidenote: Again, many might question the freak out. Here was a much bigger issue. They were now giving us indication they had no idea when or if we might get our bags and we were about to embark on a 7 night cruise with nothing but the literal clothes on our back and whatever snacks & tech we had in our small carry-ons! We knew our same PHL-BCN flight was leaving that night at 7:10pm with an arrival at 9am Saturday morning and basically begged to get our bags on that flight! As it was currently only about noon PHL time, we knew they had plenty of time, but all we were told was they would put in the inquiry (via tele-text?!) and PHL would have to act on it in time. If our bags didn’t arrive on that flight, we’d have only a couple of hours to try to go to unfamiliar stores and buy everything we’d need for PJs, toiletries, dinner clothes, port adventures clothes, and much more. 

From Kara - this is where that photo we posted on Facebook came into play.  Some might call my family intense. Nearly all the time I call them loving and incredibly supportive. We use an app called GroupMe and we also use Google Location Services to keep track of one another.  Gayle and I had difficulty getting on wi-fi at CDG so while my family knew we’d made it there okay because my phone had connected and updated my location, I didn’t really share an update.  When we got to BCN and were dealing with the aforementioned request being sent by tele-text, I noticed in the GroupMe app that my aunt mentioned that she’d let a cousin in Phoenix who works for American Airlines know about our plight.  My cousin found our record using the photo we’d posted with our boarding pass and, thankfully, our luggage was on the same record as we had actually booked this as one reservation which is not our norm.  

Before leaving BCN we somehow had the wherewithal to request the luggage be held at BCN if it arrived, as we didn’t trust and couldn’t take a risk of passing it or a delay in delivery to the hotel &/or ship. We’d determined no matter what we’d return to the airport seeking our luggage Saturday morning, as it was the only real strategy we could take control of. 

We finally got to our hotel, AC Hotel Marriott Diagonal D’Illa,  around 7:30-8pm and just like in all telling TV shows & films - yes, it was raining. It was fatefully connected to a mall. We ended up with basic chicken sandwiches (and by this I mean crustless white bread with shredded chicken) and water for dinner. I did pick up a piece of chocolate cake, more out of habit than want. 

That I couldn’t even bring myself to visit the Disney Store tells you how despondent I was. 

Our hotel room was like a “camp version” of a hotel room - just the bare basics. We showered (using every amenity kit we could from the hotel), put our same clothes back on, and borrowed electrical adapters to charge our phones. 

By absolute fate we had initially posted a photo of ourselves with our boarding passes on Facebook. I thought I’d covered our confirmation number, but apparently not. Via the “Monroe Family Network” (Kara’s family), her Aunt Idris sent our confirmation number to a distant cousin who happens to work for… American Airlines Customer Service! Through Idris we were told Cousin Kimberley spoke with a supervisor at PHL who had located our bags and would “do their best” to put them on our requested evening flight to arrive at 9am Saturday morning. Another follow-up re-affirmed. 

Friday night we also logged onto the Air France baggage site as instructed. The only thing it showed was “luggage found - awaiting confirmation”. At some point I decided trying to apply my social media knowledge (as I’m also a known blogger for a popular TV series). I sent the AA Twitter account a Direct Message with our confirmation number begging them to put our bags on the PHL-BCN 7:10pm-9am flight. Around 10:30pm we got a positive response that yes this would happen! 

Between this & Kara’s cousin’s messages, there were more hesitant and slight tears (of relief?), as we feared getting our hopes up.

Continuing to pile on, there was loud party music raging outside our room from somewhere we couldn’t see. So Kara looked for some brainless TV. With my experience in Europe I assured her if she looked long enough she’s probably find NCIS &/or Big Bang Theory. Sure enough Gibbs & the team gave us a slight calm in the midst of our storm. We tried to go to sleep by 11pm (which was only 5pm back home).  

I woke up just past 2am. On the AA app it showed our confirmation number to check-in for our PHL-BCN flight - yay! But for a Saturday departure/Sunday arrival - NO! I figured this was our bags and was again defeated. I freaked-out internally while Kara slept. But the AA website showed our bags were loaded onto the requested flight at 3:20pm? Huh? So I took more drugs to get back to sleep.

This is Kara. There isn’t much I can add to this day other than a little more about my, as my niece Ashley said in a Facebook post commenting later on in the week, “creepy” family. Yes, sometimes we are remarkably creepy in how we keep up with each other.  But, when push comes to shove, having a team of people in your immediate circle who are always in your corner is reassuring. I’d been checking in with them each time we got a network connection and giving them updates. I got to “meet” my cousin’s wife Kimberley for the first time through this situation and look forward to meeting her in person someday. The family was also watching my Google Location icon pop up all over the world all through the trip.  It truly is a good thing to know you’ve got people and they’ve got you too.

Disclaimer: Gayle is a travel agent with Authorized Disney Travel Planner agency - Off to Neverland Travel. Contact me today for a no-obligation quote!

Next up: Embarkation Day! Would the luggage actually arrive?

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Abhiraj Bhal, CEO & Founder Urban Company (erstwhile Urbanclap) Meet the Mavericks: how discipline and focus helped this co-founder make UrbanClap the market leader of an ‘unsexy category’

https://yourstory.com/herstory/2020/07/chennai-student-senior-citizens-tech-savvy?utm_pageloadtype=scrollKeep your eyes on the prize. YourStory’s video series Mavericks gives you insider access into the lives of some of the country’s most successful entrepreneurs. In our third episode, we deep-dive into a discussion with the co-founder of one of India's largest on-demand service providers. A maverick is a person of incredible vision, someone who challenges the norm and forces people to think beyond the ordinary. YourStory is going behind the scenes to uncover the inspirations and secrets of the ultimate maverick in the business world: the entrepreneur. 

Meet YourStory’s third Maverick: Urban Clap Co-founder and CEO Abhiraj Singh Bhal. Abhiraj Singh Bhal and his Co-founders, Varun Khaitan and Raghav Chandra, were no strangers to the startup world before they started UrbanClap. Back in 2014, they realised that on-demand services was a huge, fragmented market with several possibilities, but there were several obstacles in the way. Globally, the online, on-demand home services market is expected to grow at a 52 percent CAGR between 2018 and 2022, according to a report by TechNavio. 

And despite the challenges surrounding standardisation of on-demand services, the lack of consistency, and customer complaints, the trio realised they had chanced upon the opportunity to revolutionise the flagging sector, with the right technology. “Great organisations are built to last, not built to sell; that’s how we think of UrbanClap,” Abhiraj says. 

Five years after they launched the “urban lifestyle services platform”, the three are well on their way to creating a household brand, which is growing 3x every year and reaches 6.5 lakh homes every month through 20,000 service partners. 

UrbanClap, which plans to go public in the future, is also present in 10 Indian cities and Dubai, and aims to expand to Tier II and Tier III cities as well as internationally in the coming years. UrbanClap founders (from left to right): Abhiraj, Raghav and Varun Entering an ‘unsexy category’ Abhiraj and Varun have known each other for years, ever since they graduated from IIT-Kanpur together. 

The two would discuss startup ideas and even launched Cinemabox, a service that allowed travellers to stream movies on their phones in planes, trains or buses, in early 2014. The startup shutdown within six months, but Abhiraj and Varun didn’t give up. Around that time, they met former Twitter engineer, Raghav Chandra, through mutual friends. 

Raghav’s first venture, Buggi, an on-demand autorickshaw hailing platform, shutdown soon after its pilot. The three connected and had a few months of intense conversations, after which Urban Clap was born. 

Despite foraying into the market without a good idea of what to build or how to build it, Abhiraj knew that the demand for these services was large, fragmented, and would benefit with technology. “We certainly didn’t have a game-changing idea,” Abhiraj says.   

However, after interacting with a lot of service professionals, the founders realised that a number of these repairmen, beauticians, and masseuses were usually at the mercy of middlemen, who ate into significant chunks of their margins. Customers were also complaining about a lack of standardisation in terms of quality and punctuality.

 “I think the interesting thing is that it is a very unsexy category - pardon my French - because it takes so much to get your hands dirty. So, the competition typically shies away from it,” he says. Yet, investors believed in their growth story. In 2015, Urban Clap raised $1.5 million funding from SAIF Partners and Accel Ventures. 

The company has raised a total of $110 million in five rounds since then. Peeling back the onion Once the trio dove into the business end, Abhiraj, Varun, and Raghav discovered it was an extremely long and challenging process to bring service professionals onboard. UrbanClap had committed to verifying professionals, both on their background and skill set, before allowing them to offer their services on the app. 

This way, only 20-30 percent made the cut. “It was extremely complex  because on one hand you are pitching to people, saying come and join the platform, and then on the other you’re telling them that ‘hey, you’re not good enough’,” he says. A year after launch, Abhiraj and his co-founders noticed that the quality of the services they were providing was not up to the mark. 

Urban Clap’s “light-touch” model, where the company didn’t insert itself in every aspect of the customer service, was clearly not working out. Sign up for Newsletters Check out our popular newsletters and subscribe Abhiraj interacting with one of UrbanClap's service professionals at a customer's home. 

They asked themselves a simple question: why did we get started on this journey? “We got started because we wanted to deliver amazing and high-quality services. We felt people should rave about the UrbanClap service,” Abhiraj says. The startup decided to focus on one category to understand what it would mean to own the service delivery experience. 

They chose beauty, which offered an interesting challenge. The company developed close integration with the supply ecosystem, which runs on various levels. UrbanClap condensed its service delivery experience into five levels, to make it straightforward for customers and professionals. This, Abhiraj says, has become their biggest competitive advantage. UrbanClap controls the products that their professionals use, from makeup remover to jet sprays. It has also revamped its payments process to make it more flexible for customers and professionals to pay and collect money. 

The company has also set up a content sharing platform to allow customers to share reviews and rate service professionals easily. UrbanClap also functions as a convenient marketing platform for its professionals, and has implemented a strong customer relationship management platform, to catch issues quickly. “It took us two years to perfect this five-level model - it wasn’t overnight. It was literally like peeling the onion - one step at a time.” 

The company has grown by leaps and bounds since then. UrbanClap’s financial results showed that it posted a 150 percent jump in operating revenue to Rs 116 crore in FY19; more impressively, the company managed to keep operating losses flat at Rs 72 crore. Besides beauty services and appliance repairs, the company has also made progress in verticals such as pest control, cleaning, and painting. Simultaneously, the startup is helping create thousands of micro-entrepreneurs. Unlike offline players, Abhiraj says, the company allows service professionals to keep about 80 percent of what a customer pays, allowing them to earn decent livelihoods. Also Read UrbanClap revenue rises 150 pc in FY19; eyes Tier-II India in FY20 By focusing on the service professional as well as the client, UrbanClap has managed to take a significant chunk of market share away from both offline and online players in India. “In certain segments that we operate in, we are the largest player online or offline. If you just look at beauty services, we are the largest beauty services company in the country; we are larger than any standalone chain.” Now their challenges are more on the lines of scale. UrbanClap is on-boarding between 2,000 and 3,000 service professionals every month. They run over 100 training sessions simultaneously across the country, and only plan to grow from there. “If we can become synonymous with home services, so that when anyone needs a service at home, they say just ‘UrbanClap it’,  that would be great,” Abhiraj says. Getting your hands dirty Now, Abhiraj regularly shadows his service professionals and sometimes turns up at customer’s homes to oversee the process. A firm believer in “getting one’s hands dirty”, Abhiraj will happily pitch in and help customers - once even going out of his way to wash a client’s car. He’s also a gym rat who enjoys pushing himself to the limit with punishing CrossFit workouts, is unsurprisingly a big fan of record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt, and lives by his credo: the race is the easy bit, but putting in the consistent training and hard work every day is the tough part.   The UrbanClap CEO enjoys a good workout. That ethos of hard work was probably drummed in, courtesy his military officer father. Abhiraj’s upbringing also instilled a love for the outdoors - his last trip was to Pench National Park, a tiger reserve that cuts across Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, and was reportedly the setting for Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. “I like my vacations to be activity-based,” he says. Abhiraj is an adrenaline-junkie, who enjoys the rush from activities such as sky diving, trekking and scuba diving. In fact, he and Varun completed an accelerated free-fall course that allowed them to do solo sky-diving anywhere in the world. “For me, simplicity in lifestyle, discipline, and regimen has worked; it has kept me sane and on track in this journey,” he adds. With that discipline, Abhiraj expects that UrbanClap will reach 50 million homes a month and have one million service partners within four to five years. As for Abhiraj’s next Maverick Move? “So far, UrbanClap has catered to the upper end of the society. We are now actively looking at making our services more affordable and available in Tier II and III cities. At the same time, we also want to expand to other cities internationally. We’re already in Dubai, we’re looking at a couple of other cities as well,” he says. 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By Rekha Balakrishnan 16th Jul 2020 0:00 / 5:12 48 claps +0 Many of us have seen seniors in our homes trying to grapple with technology - whether it’s downloading apps, ordering from their phones, or doing transactions online. Not adept with advances in technology, they often seek the help of the younger members of the family, who sometimes are either impatient or don’t have the time to teach them. Tanvi Arvind is helping senior citizens become tech savvy Also Read This woman entrepreneur is on a mission to help schools become best educational spaces This is where Tanvi Arvind, a 14-year-old student of Sishya School in Chennai, decided to step in with TechEdEn in 2019, a services startup that aims to Educate and Enable Technology for the “tech-challenged”. Starting from her own family The idea for TechEdEn came from her own experience. “My grandparents live alone in Bengaluru. Whenever I used to visit them, I saw them struggling with technology. They had two smartphones, two iPads, and a shared laptop,” she says. On every visit, she set about educating and enabling them with the help of simple steps on the use of technology, and how it could be used to its fullest potential. “Each time I taught them something new, they were awestruck and amazed at how life had changed for them forever, with tech,” she adds. When she saw the joy and happiness these simple tech lessons brought to her grandparents, she decided to start a venture to ensure many more senior citizens benefit from learning basic technology! With EdTechEn, Tanvi teaches senior citizens basic uses of technology like booking a ride service like Uber or Ola, using Swiggy to order food, learning how to navigate Zoom and Facetime to connect with their loved ones, online travel booking, using Google Maps, and installing and using social media platforms like Instagram, Pinterest, etc.  “More now, than ever before, with an emerging ‘new-normal’ of everything moving online and social distancing, I believe these services will find a significant value with the target audience - people of the older generation who did not have the opportunity to learn and use digital technology while growing up. They will surely need ways to go about manoeuvring the fast-changing tech and digital world, swiftly. TechEdEn’s services enable their connection to the e-world, providing convenience at their fingertips,” she says. Helping overcome fear and inhibitions Tanvi started off with on-site services as planned for the first year, with a lean set-up. By going to clients’ place ‘in-person’ as a ‘tutor’, she has taught and hand-held 68 seniors, about 25 percent of whom were paranoid about getting started and connecting to the digital world, by helping them overcome their fear and inhibitions. She has also taught them basics like printing at home, connecting to the internet, using applications on device and internet, to about 30 of them transacting with service providers such as Uber, Swiggy, and Amazon from the comfort of their homes. She charges Rs 500 for a one-hour session and for a group session of four (in an apartment complex), Rs 300. The young entrepreneur feels happy to be a part of this transformation in people’s lives. TechEdEn has been a real boon in this day and age, remarks 70-year-old Ms Chitnis, one of Tanvi’s customers. With help from her sister and an associate who volunteered her time, Tanvi has clocked a top line of Rs 28,400 in the first year itself. She plans to introduce tele support in Year 2 and online support by Year 3, by hiring enthusiastic and tech-savvy school students, which is yet to take off.   “There is good traction that has been built with positive customer feedback and word-of-mouth referrals from existing clients. The excitement in the adult circles within the social network for the uptake of TechEdEn is palpable! I feel very bullish about TechEdEn’s future,” she says. However, Tanvi also realises she has to add capacity to deliver to a growing customer base. Those are her challenges for Year 2 and 3.  Sign up for Newsletters Check out our popular newsletters and subscribe The impetus to start something on her own also came from an interesting video Tanvi watched of a 13-year-old successful kid-preneur Asia Newson, based in Detroit, who started selling candles and later her own handmade ones. She met her sales target of $70,000 in the very first year, in 2016! She has since diversified and evolved her business. This inspired Tanvi to think big and come up with her own idea. "The 20 weeks I spent at the Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) also gave me a quick and broad overview of what goes into setting-up of a business, with the understanding of marketing and finance functions. The field trips helped me understand how different businesses have different success metrics and methods of operation. My mentors also gave me constructive feedback on the business,” she says. Tanvi surely is excited about tapping into the ‘silver generation’ population, where learning technology is not just an important tool to navigate their daily lives, but also an absolute necessity as we face a future of social distancing and being confined to our homes for longer periods of time. (Edited by Megha Reddy) 

Source - https://yourstory.com/herstory/2020/07/chennai-student-senior-citizens-tech-savvy?utm_pageloadtype=scroll

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Pre-Japan Guide: Booking Hotels, Plane Tickets, etc.

I apologize for my lack of updates here in my blog. I was seriously heartbroken that I can’t go back to Japan anytime soon because I fell in love with it and I didn’t want to function for a while. But school will soon start, so I should do this before I get busy.

You now have your passport, and you now have your Japan Visa. What do you do next? You choose dates on when you’ll go to Japan! Do you have a flexible schedule and just want to score the cheapest, earliest available flight? You can check out Google Flights to see the cheapest days and airlines. Please note though that sometimes, prices from Cebu Pacific and/or Jetstar are not shown here. This is really helpful for me since I was able to know which dates are relatively cheaper than others even though I still had to check Cebu Pacific’s website to compare the prices.

While doing this or before looking for flights, you can also book a hotel for free through Booking. I actually booked a hotel even months before (even though we still haven’t applied for a Visa) because you can cancel it for free for up to 3 days or more (depends on the place) before the reserved date. It was really a lifesaver that I was able to book my preferred dates because when I was trying to look for another date, it’s already full. So when I was purchasing the plane tickets, I just looked for the cheapest airline on my selected dates.

BOOKING PLANE TICKETS (CEBU PACIFIC)

We booked tickets from Cebu Pacific because from our computation, it is cheaper than Jetstar at that time. What’s really nice about it is that the Php 1,620 travel tax can also be paid already when you’re booking through their website with minimal fee, so you don’t have to line up at the airport to pay that tax when you get there.

Just visit the Cebu Pacific website to book your flight. We paid through card (I applied for a Metrobank Prepaid Mastercard) and the itinerary and official receipt was sent through e-mail. You can also pay through 7-11. For the complete payment options, click here.

One week before your flight, you can already check-in through their website or through their mobile app and you’ll be given a temporary boarding pass. You can print both your itinerary and boarding pass just to be safe (we didn’t need to show those at NAIA though).

You can also add more baggage until 4 hours before your flight and you can pay that additional fee through your card. I am not sure if there are other modes of payment for the additional fee.

HAVE A CHECKLIST OF THE THINGS YOU NEED TO BRING

Having a checklist makes everything easier. When you’re packing, you need to know what you’ll bring so that you won’t forget anything and you’ll feel at ease during your entire flight. Also be mindful of the airline restrictions on items you want to bring on your carry-on bag. You don’t want to have a problem once you’re there because it will be such a hassle.

SOME MISCELLANEOUS THINGS

As we wanted peace of mind when we’re traveling, we opted to rent a wifi device from Flytpack. I will make a separate review about this. To preempt my post, I will tell you that I loved the device because the wifi was really fast and reliable and it lasted for a day with 3 devices connected. We didn’t lose our way (at least not badly) because we were always connected.

Bring a pen. You will need it, always.

Here are more things that I found useful to bring:

eye mask

earphones

wet tissue/hand sanitizer

mints/candy (you won’t be talking a lot for hours, so hello smelly breath)

passport organizer (we kept our passport, itinerary, hotel info, pen, and some money here. It was really handy to have everything in one place.)

refreshing eyedrops

AIRPORT

NAIA TERMINAL 3 (MNL-NRT)

The check-in gates open 3 hours before your departure. Be there early so that you can check-in your luggage earlier and you will have a lot of time to eat, rest, or roam around. If you haven’t paid the Php 1,620 travel tax yet, go to the travel tax counters first to pay. The departure area is on the 2nd floor of NAIA Terminal 3.

Since we already checked-in through their website, we just went to the “bag drop” counters of Cebu Pacific. If you don’t have any checked-in bag I think there’s a separate counter for that where they’ll already give you your actual boarding pass.

When we were lined up to check-in our bags, we were given these cards from Bureau of Immigration which you’ll have to fill out prior to going through immigration as you’ll have to give it there.

After checking your bags in, if you want to eat and it’s located at the 3rd floor of the airport, DO NOT GO THROUGH IMMIGRATION YET. If you do, you can’t go out anymore and you’ll be forced to choose a place to eat from a limited number of fastfood/restos. Jollibee is located at the 3rd floor so buy your food there or eat there before going through immigration.

Line up at the immigration, give the card given earlier which is already filled out, your passport and boarding pass. They’ll ask questions to ensure that you’re not a victim of human trafficking and all those security questions. As I was with my 2 sisters, the officer only asked my sister when we’ll be going back to the Philippines which she confidently answered. No more questions asked. I think the officer took a picture of each of us and that’s it. Note that when it was our turn, all three of us approached him to show that we’re traveling together. Oh, I just remembered. As he saw that all three of us approached him, he asked if we were sisters.

Once inside, you can look for the gate where you need to wait or roam around and shop if you want. Just be there at the gate at least 45 minutes before your time of departure.

NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Arrival

So when we boarded the plane, we were given those cards which we need to fill out for customs purposes. Just fill it out so that you won’t be minding it once you get to the airport.

We walked reallllyyyyy far from where the plane landed to the Immigration part. We lined up there, and there were many Japanese employees who assisted us so that we know where to line up. They will also tell you to remove the passport cover.

Once it’s your turn, you’ll be asked to give your passport and they’ll get your fingerprints. I forgot which finger was asked but you’ll see once you get there. After that, they’ll tell you where to line up in which you’ll give the immigration card you earlier filled out. They won’t ask any questions. They’ll just look at your passport and the card. After that, you’ll have to go down to get your checked bag if you have a checked-in bag from the carousel. I was surprised that my bag was already on the floor. I guess there were too many bags and they just picked some bags to put down already. It was a good thing for me because I didn’t need to carry that heavy bag! Haha.

After getting your bag, you can now go out! You’ll give your customs card and they’ll ask you if you have anything to declare (they’ll just confirm it) and if you said that you don’t have anything to declare, they’ll let you pass and you can go out and meet your friends or family, or search for the location of the train or bus!

Our cousin and uncle picked us up at the airport so we just looked for our cousin, who was just standing in front of us (really different from the Arrival area in NAIA) and we went out!

Departure (NRT-MNL)

You need to avail of the web or mobile check-in of Cebu Pacific for really fast check-in.

When we went there at least 2 hours prior departure, there was a looooong line at the check-in counter. It’s a good thing that we already checked-in so I just looked for the bag drop counter and THERE WASN’T ANYONE IN LINE THERE. Like, we walked through around 60 people and checked-in ahead of them just because we used the web check-in. The staff there just asked for a screenshot of the temporary boarding pass, but I showed him the printed one because I printed it.

In just 5 minutes, we were able to check-in our bags. It was so convenient! I wonder why those many people didn’t do a self check-in. It can be seen that’s more convenient because you don’t have to line up anymore.

After that you can roam around the airport, shop, or eat with your family or friends. Then you can now go through immigration. At the immigration, they just got our passports and stamped it and we went to our designated gate. You just have to know your gate number and follow the signs - you won’t get lost if you follow the signs!

NAIA TERMINAL 3

Arrival

You just need to follow everyone and go through the carousel to get your checked-in bags if you have any, then go out the “Nothing to declare” aisles if you don’t have anything to declare. You don’t need to fill out anything anymore!

There you go! I will update this post if I remember that I missed something. For questions, you can always go through my Ask, go at my Instagram which is @traveltheworldwithme07, or comment below using Disqus. I will be posting more soon!

(Posted on July 13, 2017)