Erotic Fiction - More! Magazine
Published 28/12/2012 - Edition 778
Following him from the car, Marie’s
heart pounded in her chest. Rob had already let himself in with her key,
immediately disappearing down into her dark, basement flat.
Trailing in his frustrated shadow,
Marie tentatively closes the door. She waits for instruction, movement,
anything.
Directing herself towards the
bedroom and deciding to forget about Rob, tonight’s humiliation and tomorrow’s
business trip, Marie swallows hard and pauses before the door: Rob, sitting
staring at her, his handsome, moonlit face jerking her confidence, yet again.
The room is still and humid, almost
encouraging Marie. She could feel the small beads of sweat stroking the small
of her back, losing her inhibitions. His eyes still upon her, Marie gently
pulled at the straps of her Armani dress, especially chosen for tonight. Slowly,
gracefully the dress falls to the floor revealing Marie’s lightly tanned curves
to Rob’s hungry gaze.
A few steps between them, Marie
continues forward, every footstep flooding her senses with lust. Leaning
towards him, unbuttoning his shirt, Marie wondered if he could hear her
heartbeat.
Straddling him, Rob finally stirs,
seizing each breast in his strong, urgent hands. Taking control, Marie moans as
she slowly moves up and down, feeling every deep penetration, grasping Rob’s
collar bone in pure desire.
Lifting Marie, still wrapped around
his sticky body, Rob lays her on the bed and makes love to her, poring over
every inch of her body, groaning in absolute pleasure. Clutching each other,
feeling closer to one another as they’d ever been, their rhythm becomes
unbearable and in a storm of pure ecstasy, they reach climax, together, in
perfect harmony.
Clinched to each other, wrapped up
in each other’s eyes, they lay there, silent, out of breath. Sweaty and tired,
Marie turns to the clock. 02:46am: Her flight leaves in four hours, but she
doesn’t panic. Nor does she mind. This is one ‘business meeting’ that could
probably wait.
DANIELLE DEFIES
GLOOMY STATISTICS
By Shelby Thomas
“I am so successful due to my own
imaginative designs, the quality of my pieces as well as the reasonable prices.”
Even from a young age Danielle had
always been creative, but it wasn’t until six years ago did she realise that
there was a gaping gap in the market. People were crying out for affordable
hand-made jewellery.
“When I was pregnant with my eldest
son I saw some very expensive hand-made jewels. I fell in love but there was no
way I was paying those prices! I went home and spent every penny I owned on
tools and beads.”
She continues, “It started as just
a hobby but once people saw my creations and news spread by word of mouth, I
realised I actually had a business.”
Once Danielle gave birth to her first son Frankie in 2006, DanFrank
Jewellery was also born.
“The best part of my job is that I
get to stay home with my two sons, Frankie, now 5, and Stanley, 3. Yet I still
have the freedom to use my creativity. I start most jewels at the kids’ bedtime
and very often work until three in the morning but I wouldn’t change it for the
world.”
It’s astonishing to think that, at
the moment, all business is done from a huge office at Danielle’s Potters Bar
home where hundreds of glittering, inviting jewels are perfectly laid out on
display creating a tempting treasure cave for anyone booked in to come and
browse. For those who live too far away or are far too busy to visit Danielle’s
home do not despair as Danielle has set up a Facebook profile dedicated to
DanFrank Jewellery which showcases photos and prices of each individual piece. Describing
her creations as ‘new and different’ and ‘not following the trends’, it’s no
surprise that Danielle’s collection, quite literally, flies off the shelf. Be
sure to inbox your orders.
As if organising hundreds of
Facebook orders, appointments for home shoppers and taking care of her sons
wasn’t enough, Danielle also has to think about ways of generating new
business. As usual, she has it covered.
“I do a lot of house parties,
pamper evenings and wedding fayres. It gives me a buzz because 90% of the
events I do are not sought out by me; people now request that I be there! It’s
always nice to think of.”
“One part of my job that gives me a
huge sense of achievement is working with the many brides that come to me. We
work together for weeks, even months, to get everything exactly the way they want it. People always comment on the beauty
of the jewellery when they see the wedding photos afterwards and I end up
getting more bookings!”
This week’s unfriendly statistics
in the papers and the prediction of more doom and gloom is likely to dishearten
any budding entrepreneurs out there so hearing Danielle’s story might be the
glistening ray of hope we’re all looking for.
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Danielle proudly told me, “I hired a studio last year and had my
jewellery filmed and photographed. I hope to launch my website sometime this
year as plans had to be put on hold before due to the volume of orders I was
getting through my Facebook account. I will also be employing my sister to work
on the selling side but I’ll still make everything myself as I’m a
perfectionist. I look forward to moving up the ladder!”
Having never even taken a lesson in
jewellery-making Danielle has literally taught herself everything related to
her business which she says ‘makes it more of an achievement’. And although
DanFrank is clearly a huge success at the moment, focused Danielle remains
humble.
“I don’t do this for the money. It makes me
happy to see people wearing my creations and I love the trust and genuine
gratitude people have for me. Many acquaintances have tried to jump on the band
wagon but then realise it’s not as easy as it looks! It takes a hell of a lot
of time, imagination and hard-work but I love my job and for that I’m truly
lucky.”
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