The life of an investigative journalist

"Want to talk a bit more privately? I don't like that people might be listening", Megan suggested.

"Yeah that seems like a good idea. Any ideas where to go?"

"Oh we can just head to my apartment. It's a ten minute walk in that direction." Megan pointed to a side street outside the cafe.

"Sure, let's go then." I pulled out my wallet.

"Don't worry, I'm paying."

"Thanks."

A little bit later, I found myself in Megan's apartment. It was quite messy, to be honest. Papers were spread across the table and the couch, only the floor was really clean. "Sorry for the mess. Research on actual paper stuff can be such a mess, you know? Nobody can see my hundreds of tabs out in the open, haha."

"It's okay, don't worry. Already researching for your next articles?"

"I have to. As an investigative reporter, I have my eyes and ears in a couple of places that I'm suspicious about, you know? Sometimes it's all about seeing if your hunch was right, and then you have to filter for the evidence. Not everyone always talks about their crimes, you know?"

"Makes sense, they'd be caught way sooner if they did, after all... I hope I didn't upset you too much with that misunderstanding earlier. Though given how much we're in the public eye, at least for now, it's probably for the better..."

"It's a bit disappointing but I was surprised when I thought you told me it was a date. So I guess it evens out." Megan gave me a pained smile. "Actually, there is one professional thing we need to discuss in private. I have to ask you for a favor..."

"And what is that? Disclosing my next topic? Haha."

"Something else, this time. I want you to get Dan's article released unedited, as soon as possible. Beth has read it, she's aware of its content. Please try to disspell any doubts in the writers' room."

"Dan? Isn't he supposed to recover?"

"Well, his recovery time wasn't simply caused by an accident. He's an investigative reporter like me, but he writes normal articles for your magazine too, when there's nothing to investigate. Our job can be dangerous sometimes and Dan seemed to have poked a tiger this time. But he survived and wrote his findings down. They have to be made public."

"Oh damn, I see. I'll try to get the article through then."

"Thanks James. If there's anything I can do to repay this favor, tell me. I think the speed and availability that late in the day on the last scoop made us roughly even in the end. But if you ever need a favor in kind, tell me. I'll try to make it happen."

"I don't have any favors I need done, but I am kind of curious... You interview me a lot, especially about my articles. I want to know why. Doesn't seem like something an investigative reporter should care about much, if you ask me."

"Hnnng... Hit the nail on the head, huh? I don't really wanna say..." She seemed to blush a little and covered her face.

"Tell me."

"I-It's embarrassing, but I really enjoy your articles and admire you as a writer. I want to see more, I want to see what's next! Everywhere I go, I see your writing influencing the clothes people wear and buy, and I want to be ahead of the others, I want to know more... So please tell me..." Megan +5SP (+28SP)

"Can you keep it quiet?"

"Huh?"

"Whenever I gave you hints or interviews, you told your followers on social media, right? You told them my hints." She nodded. Megan +1SP (+29SP) "If you can keep quiet about what I'm going to tell you, I'll speak."

"B-But... What's the point if the rest of your fans don't know?"

"Megan, we're both journalists, you know why I want to keep it a secret. Plus what if my next article bombs? I don't want to build up hype around nothing."

"Aww, you're very considerate. I don't think I can stay silent though, the world deserves to know. Please tell me more..." She folded her hands together and was pleading with me.

"You know, let's use one of your tricks... If you tell anything, Dan's article won't get through."

"Dirty... But I am one to talk, huh? Sure, I'll bite, I guess." Megan +3SP (+32SP)

"You won't tell anyone anything before the article is out, correct?"

"Y-Yes. Now get on with it, please." Megan +1SP (+33SP)

"Good. The next article is about pants. About the form, the function, and the politics. A colleague suggested the topic, I'll credit her too. She got my inspiration back on track and I think I'll be able to continue the series for a while linger now..."

"YAY! I want to read more... Are you done yet?"

"No, I need to write about half of the article still. But that's what work is for." Megan hugged me while also trying to jump like a little kid who's just been promised to go visit the zoo today.

"Ohhh I'm so curious what kind of impact your article will have! I can't wait to document how women will change their clothing and shopping choices after your next article! See, I made some data..." Megan excitedly pulled out her laptop, ripping out the charging cable. I could see some line charts indicating sales numbers of various brands. One was spiking quite high. "See that spike here? Well this is a company that makes winter boots that are meant to be fashionable and working well and lasting long. Their market share more than quintupled since your article. It seems that women like to be more stylish, but also want their clothes to look great."

"Yeah and I'm James Goodman, anything else I didn't know?" I say sarcastically.

"James, be a little bit more proud of yourself! You are changing the market and developing the tastes of millions of consumers at the same time! Think about it, they're happier because you opened their eyes to new ways in which products could be developed and marketed. The market itself will have to adapt to consumer tastes. And as a guy I'm sure you'll like seeing more women be stylish and wear attractive clothes..."

"That's not at the top list of my priorities, Megan. I'd be a terrible fashion journalist if I used my own influence to market the things I like to see on others. But you're right, I am having a big impact. It's a big responsibility, I don't want any company to hate me."

"They'll bounce back, I'm sure."

"What's your end goal with all the data, by the way?"

"Hm? Not sure, I started collecting it for my own pleasure. Maybe I could write an analysis at the end? Would be interesting, if you ask me."

"I could see that being interesting, yeah. Why do you sometimes ask me about the GRC, by the way? I get that you're kind of a fan of my articles, but..."

"Don't be mad, okay? I thought that maybe you weren't as genuine with your intentions as you acted but well..." Megan +2SP (+35SP)

"I do understand that, don't worry. I think the police officer who led the investigations had similar fears initially."

"I feel bad for saying this, but I did investigate further as well, I uncovered some rather private moments, sorry..."

"What did you see?"

"I didn't put anything in your house, don't worry. But I did see you on a couple dates with some of your colleagues, so..."

"I don't want anything of that being made public, you understand? This is my private life and I'd like to keep it private..."

"F-Fine..." Megan +1SP (+36SP) Wait just one point? "I felt kind of bad thinking about it anyway because I knew some people would get mad at you for that... But also I feel like people should know that you were dating many people." Hm, was that maybe...

"Did you think this could be a date for that reason?"

"Y-Yeah..." Megan +1SP (+37SP) Again just one? Let's dig deeper.

"Was that the only reason? You seem to be hesitating."

"Aaaah, this is so embarrassing... In all honesty I more so hoped than thought that. I hoped we could go on a date together. I know I'm acting like a teen girl meeting her favorite member of her favorite boy band but..." Megan +8SP (+45SP)

"Haha, so much of a fangirl you developed a crush?"

"I guess, yeah. Would you mind...?"

"Not at all. I can show you everything I did with my previous dates, but you'll need to stay silent about it, okay? This is my private life and no matter what you see, unless it's illegal, I need you to keep quiet. I want none of this in the press."

"A bit ironic, isn't it? But I understand. I wouldn't want the world to know that I kissed the one and only James Goodman right away either." Megan +2SP (+47SP)

"But you haven-" Megan started kissing me. Her lips were really warm, it was a pleasant experience. I decided to push my tongue in and she gave in. Megan +1SP (+48SP) We continued making out for a little while longer, caressing each others' tongues.

"Ahhh... This is like a dream come true. You are a great kisser, James. I'd love to do it again in the future."

"Not excited for more?"

"Hm? More? Do you like me a bit as well now?" she asked with a cheeky smile.

"Well you're a charming journalist with an attractive figure, what's not to like about you? I'd love to go further with you if you want to..."

"Are you always this pushy with your dates?"

"What do you mean? Am I too fast for you? We can do things more slowly if that fits your vibe more."

"Not at all, I like to see you take the lead and want more of me... It's the dream of every fan like me, is it not? To not just be noticed by their hero but also become a very special fan..."

"I'm glad we're on the same page then. Anywhere you want this to go first?"

"Mmmhhh, let me investigate first... I want to see you naked, James."

"Haha, alright, give me a second." Piece by piece, I got ever more naked, until I was standing fully in the nude. Megan approached my penis and fixated her eyes on it.

"Ohhh, this is the thing that got the ladies interested, huh? I don't have any experience outside of porn, but it looks pretty big. And hmmm" she dug her nose into my crotch "I like the smell too... So masculine, so you. I wish I could get more."

"Megan, you undress too. Then we can think about going further."

"A-Alright." Megan +2SP (+50SP) Gradually removing her top, I could see the breasts that I could notice when I first met her two weeks ago in all their glory. My dick took notice too. "Oh, you like that? I'm glad. It's funny having it tower over me a bit in this position. What do you want to do now?"

"If you like the smell so much, then a good reporter should investigate where it comes from, right? If I had to guess, it's a mix of sweat and semen that you love to smell... You know how to give a blowjob?"

"Uhm, I'll try..." Megan +1SP (+51SP) Megan indeed began to try her best. She was struggling keeping her mouth as open as was required and could hardly use her tongue at all.

"Is everything okay? You seem to be struggling." She let my licked dick go.

"S-Sorry..."

"Hey, it's okay. You said you had little experience, so I'm not mad. If you want, we can try something else."

"I'd like to take another shot. Maybe I just need to get used to it."

"Sure, you can try." I held my erect cock to meet her at mouth height. She was again trying to take it in with much issue. Her tongue did better, but it seems like she started ignoring the problem of her teeth touching my dick. "Megan, your teeth..." She seemed to ignore my pleas. Thinking about it, her tongue was better at licking now but it had always pushed my dick too high, she never really had space. I could slowly feel her lower teeth touch my dick. "Megan, you need to relax your jaw..." Still, nothing. She was focused the rather bad blowjob she was giving.

I was obviously not expecting her to be perfect right away, a blowjob takes some skill. But I felt like she was bad on purpose, no? Her teeth were beginning to be a bit painful, so I did the next best thing I could think of. I grabbed her head with one hand and **** her to lower her jaw with the other. It was wonderful to have my dick be out of danger or painful scenarios. "Sorry Megan, I don't think you were really listening. I just wanted to ensure everything was alright with my member. If you want, we can try something else or we stop here until you get better."

"Hm."

"'Hm' what? Is everything okay?"

"I guess..."

"If you need a break or something, just say it, okay? I can't read minds."

"No, it's fine..."

"You sound deflated. What's going on?"

"Nothing..."

"Tell me, Megan. If there's something I can do for you you have to say it."

"It's not that... it's... I've seen a bit of what you do with the women you date... And I've noticed how much they like to pleasure you and follow your command. I had expected you to be a lot rougher." Megan +6SP (+57SP)

"Megan, my relationships are consensual, if you were thinking of that. The women I meet like what we do together and if they ever want to stop, I let them. And even if I think they need to stop, I'll stop. Besides, if you realized that about me, what made you stay quiet and wait?"

"W-Well, I wanted to be sure. I like you a lot as a journalist and I couldn't believe what I saw at first. I didn't want to misread a situation and cause you trouble. So I decided to investigate, if necessary with myself acting as a bait."

"If you had realized the power I am apparently holding over these women, what made you think you're different? What made you think you could escape my clutches if you perceived me as such a creep?"

"I.. don't know."

"And well, what do you think now? About me? Having experienced my charm first hand?"

"Haha, I'm unsure. If you are genuinely this caring I can see why you would attract some women. But still some of the stuff I saw wasn't... looking too consensual."

"People are into wild stuff, Megan. And sometimes all a person wants is to have a safe partner in the process, which I happen to be for a lot of these women. Are you into any of the crazier things, sexually? Maybe you'd relate then."

"Not really, no."

"Well, what do we do now? I'd appreciate it if you could keep my private life out of the public eye, forever. I'm trusting you with a lot there, Megan, but I'm sure it'll be fine. You have a lot of power here, I'd like to live with these women in peace, you know? Preferably with all of us still having a career, too."

She sighed. "Alright."

"Are you genuinely that concerned with these women? I'd recommend you visit some fetish forums online to find out that people can want and even engage this. I'd appreciate to have some privacy in the future too, you know?" With that, I pulled my pants back up and fastened my belt. "If you want another date, we can probably have one next week. Don't worry, it doesn't have to end this way, it can be less of this or more of this, depending on what you want. But if I understood you right, this was merely just a ploy to provoke me anyway, right?"