Building a business empire requires a lot more than just making the correct financial decisions, knowing when to invest, and understanding which ventures are worthwhile. The monetary side of commerce is just one half of what makes a fruitful company. The other half of a success story is crafted with presentability, charm, and the ability to appeal to potential financiers. Every well-recognized brand should have a figurative human face, and any business that presents itself as cold and uncharismatic can never truly conquer its competition.

Emily Hedges, the CEO of GiveAndGo Banking, was well aware of what was needed to become a champion of the markets. With her firm revolving around wire transfers, it was evident that the prospects for her company were limited, hence why she would have to work especially hard to make herself be seen in the business world. Right now, GiveAndGo was limited to being a subcontractor for much larger businesses, being in charge of providing systems that enable electronic fund transfers to their contractors. Whilst her current business model had been proven gainful, she was well aware that there were much more lucrative markets being left untapped. She wasn’t just thinking about becoming a subcontractor to even more affluent entities, instead, becoming a full-fledged online bank was what she had in mind. No longer would her company be chained to the demands made by the bigger ones, and instead, GiveAndGo would have its own waters to swim in.

The prospect of something like that was one of the reasons why Emily was in London at the moment, preparing to attend a gala reserved for the business world. She wanted to make her company seen, and to give a sophisticated impression of her corporation. This was going to be a finely manicured PR stunt for her, and she had made sure that she looked absolutely flawless, even if the event was more than a day away. She had bought an expensive blue dress, a pair of earrings, a pearl necklace and high heels, hoping to create an ensemble that would truly launch her company to the stars, not that she wasn’t already wealthy. The only thing that was missing from the otherwise perfectly filled puzzle was a companion for her. Emily had carefully analysed how successful people attend business galas, and she had noticed a pattern; all of them had another finely-dressed partner by their side. Even if the correlation wasn’t the reason for the causation in this case, she still wanted to play it safe.

Less than six months ago, her decision on who to bring as her plus-one would’ve been an easy one, though one divorce later, things had gotten a bit more complicated. She had procrastinated for far too long in regards to finding a solution for this problem, and now that the gala was right around the corner, she was well aware that finding a date would be more or less impossible. She could only think of one thing that could salvage her plan, though she wasn’t sure what to think of it; A paid companion. She certainly had all the money needed to pay for a male escort’s time, but she wasn’t sure if any of them were the sort of men she would want to bring with her.

Regardless, it was better to at least give this idea a shot. Opening her phone, Emily quickly managed to find a website that offered male companionships to women for a fair price. At first, she was at a bit of a shock. All the men showcased were much younger than her, not that she was exactly old either, being 36 years of age, whilst all the listed escorts were in their 20s. She decided to settle on a model that seemed fairly sharp, and by the looks of things, would look formal in a tailored suit. Emily wasn’t exactly looking for a gigolo or a casanova, instead wanting to settle on just a normal man for who’s companionship she could pay for. After browsing through the catalogue of purchasable partners, she finally managed to come across someone who appeared to be suitable, merely being labelled as “Model 23”. The hourly rates for his time were very high for the average person, though for Emily, the overall cost wouldn’t sting her too harshly. It didn’t take long for her to dial the escort agency’s phone number.

“Hello, I would like to hire one of your companions for 48 hours, Mr. 23 to be precise. I’m currently residing in room 523 in Hotel Scenic, and I will pay him in cash once he shows up,” She stated monotonically, with a lack of emotion shown in her voice, coupled with crystal clear articulation. After confirming the hiring, Emily hung up, and sat down on the comfortable double bed of the palatial hotel suite she had reserved. Whilst she was aware that more or less all customers of services like the one she just called probably just wanted sex, that was the least of things Emily currently had in mind. Tomorrow, she would have to get this man an expensive suit, and prepare him for the gala of the affluent. She hoped that he wouldn’t think that her request was completely ridiculous.

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Hey, and thanks for choosing to check out my prompt! Today, I’m looking to explore a relationship between a rich businesswoman looking to make a name for herself and the younger male escort she hires to make herself more presentable. I’m not looking to jump straight into the naughty bits, and instead, I’d prefer to build up the tension between them throughout their first day together, before leading to gentle lovemaking after the gala. I suppose exploring the emotional wounds of both characters could be interesting, as for example, perhaps Emily has been missing a lot of affection and comfort in her life after her divorce.

Kink-wise, as you can probably guess, I’m a rather vanilla-oriented person. Gentle sex, kissing, cuddling, that’s the name of the game for me. I personally write around 400-700 words per reply, and I consider myself to be literate. If you found this prompt to be interesting, don’t be shy about shooting me a message! :)