The bittersweet tale of Bear and his Boy -- a BDSM Dom and his fledgling Sub -- who live “the life” in west central New Jersey, just north of Trenton. Donald K. Drummond is the Master of all he surveys -- a legend in commercial real estate in New Jersey by day and by night a Master Dom at the gay BDSM club, Indiscreet. What he couldn't find was a boy to call his own. That all changed when a nerd with taped glasses and worn Dockers barged into his office spilling his bottle of 1985 Bourdeau over his priceless Persian carpet. Brian Murphy came with a host of troubles, the least of which was his grasping aunt, his invalid mother, and his rather tenuous position in Donald's mail room. Can a Dom with issues of his own come to train and trust a needy boy from his own mailroom? It's all A Matter of Trust.

A Matter of Trust

Donald surveyed the surrounding area and made sure he paid a wage at least equal to, if not higher than the competition.


He subsidized a pension plan, not a 401K, and promoted from within. Few employers in the area gave anything comparable to Drummond’s liberal benefits, vacation days, holidays, or work environment. These policies, he felt, brought him the best and the brightest and if he lost a few good employees because he was gay, he gained many more because he was fair and generous.


He was right. Most employees thought Drummond was a great place to work. The majority of Drummond personnel didn’t give a damn about the sexual orientation of the boss, because he wasn’t tight-fisted with the help. However, there were exceptions and Robbins was one.


“Brian, I am going to ask you something. You do not have to answer me. If you refuse, you will still have a job. Do you understand?”


Chapter 13