Posted with thanks to my dear friends here, and in particular Qmoq and Alex Bragi[/I]
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“In two hundred yards you will have reached your destination” said the automated voice of the satellite navigation system.
If only that voice knew, she thought. Looking at the displayed map she pulled over just before the final bend in the road and nervously brushed her hair, again, and checked her light application of make-up, again. She re-read his final instructions, although earlier in her trip she had amused herself by repeating the whole letter, word by word from memory. In just a few minutes she would be with him for the first time. With the man who had written those words. The man who she had first chatted to online, and then spent hours on the phone with. The man who had become the centre of her universe.
“When you arrive at my house, park on the left hand side of drive next to my car. Once you have stopped the engine running and removed your key ring your friend to trigger your safe call. You will not be returning to your car until it is time for you to return home, so make sure you bring with you everything which you will need. Lock your car, put your bags on the doorstep and then ring the door bell. I will be waiting for you, but will give you enough time to put on the blindfold which is enclosed with this letter. I look forward to seeing you. ”
Inside the house he tried to relax as he waited for her arrival. It had been nearly a year since they had met in that chat room, and it was now only minutes before they would be in a real room together. But he couldn’t relax, he paced the floor anxiously running over every detail of the weekend making sure there was nothing he had missed. She had rung him, as he had requested when she was five miles away, she had to be nearly there now. He struggled not to peer through the window to spot her coming, but restrained himself, as he strove to hear the sound her engine as she pulled onto his drive.
His bell rang, and he made himself count to thirty before he opened the door. Why had he chosen such a high number? He hurried his count. And there she was. Looking just as she had in her photos, but on his doorstep, clutching her handbag, a small case beside her, wearing the clothes he had sent, and at his request, blinded to the world. What threw his remaining equilibrium though was her stance, perfectly balanced on her three inch heels, her feet slightly apart and head bowed, nothing moving. At that point his carefully made plans for the evening nearly went, but he took a deep breath, kissed her cheek and whispered “welcome’. Taking her bags he placed them just inside the door and gently took her hand saying “there’s a low step just in front of you. Come in my dear”.
His hand gave her the support which she needed. Support not so much to enter blind into a strange house, but to calm her souring emotions. Wrapping her fingers around his she stepped over where she assumed the threshold to be and continued into his home until stopped by his whispered instruction. Then his hand was gone. The heavy wooden door, the last thing she had seen, closed behind her with a thud. And then silence.
Well, silence until she strained enough to hear the imprints of an occasional foot step on a thick carpet. And then came the instruction she had been expecting. “Hands behind your back please. ” She felt him loosely tie her wrists together, the ribbon smooth and cool, holding her for him. The end of the ribbon placed in her fingers, reminding her that she only had to pull and the bow would undo and she would be free.
When he had chosen her outfit he had envisaged how she would look, how the soft dark leather corset would shape her, aid her posture, both conceal and present her breasts, how the silken fabric of the skirt would fall gracefully from her hips until it just covered her ankles. What he had not envisaged was how he would feel. The surge of pride from knowing that she had come to give herself to him, his amazement at the trust which she so simply gave him.
She felt his hand run slowly and gently down her arm, each nerve ending standing to attention and then relaxing as his touch whispered to each in turn. He sighed, “beautiful…”. Collecting his wits, he led her across the room, and bid her kneel. Never before had she appreciated that carpet made a noise as it was crushed.
In her head she followed the sounds of his footsteps out of the carpeted room and onto a hard floor. She heard the fridge door open and close, a chinking of glasses, the glissando of them being filled and his returning steps.
He thrilled to see how she had not moved, his fear being that she would have become nervous and undone the bow holding her wrists, but she was just as he had left her; her breathing slow and relaxed, her posture correct but not taut.
There was a creaking of leather, and a hard cool smooth glass touching her lips. “Drink, my darling. ” She opened her mouth a little and felt a cold liquid smother her upper lip as he poured a little of it into her. Then the glass was removed so she could swallow her favourite fruit cocktail.
He wished he could see her eyes smile as he watched her mouth curl upwards in recognition. Her easy, appreciative acknowledgment that he had remembered. He was so grateful to himself that he had saved their early conversations, including the one where she had let the recipe slip. He offered her another sip, intoxicated by her presence and the power he was experiencing.
A ringing in her handbag broke the moment. Muttering silently to himself he went over to it and removed her phone, and pressing the green button held it to her ear. She was supposed to slip a code word into the short conversation she was having with her trusted friend to indicate whether all was well or whether she needed help. Instead all she did was whisper the word, pause and then repeat it more confidently, twice, and eagerly say goodbye to her link with the outside world. He stroked her head as he pressed the power button on the phone before returning it to her bag.
“I need to do a few things in the kitchen, please wait here for me. ” There was a soft click as he turned the cd player on, and as he reluctantly left her for a while Elgar’s cello concerto enveloped her within her thoughts.
"Ready, my dear?" His words cut into her trance and she felt his hand on her arm. "Come and eat. " Her bearings now completely lost, she carefully stood and let him guide her. Standing still when he stopped, side stepping in response to the pressure on her left arm, and then sitting as the back of her knees told her he had positioned her chair. Her bound wrists and corset making her sit upright and her feet tucked under the chair she whispered a ‘thank you’ as she felt him place a napkin over her lap.
The scent of a subtle spicy candle set the scene for her. Obediently, and without ceremony, she opened her mouth each time she felt the hard metal of the fork touch her lower lip, accepting the food he offered her. Instantly she recognised what he was feeding her. They had chatted about food many times, and this was the only savoury dish he claimed he could reliably make. Whether it really was the food served to the gods which is how seemed to be at the time she would never really know, but it was perfect. Warm rich flavours teasing her senses, each morsel offered as she was ready, the occasional sip of a deep, mellow wine sending her head spinning more than any alcohol ever could. Then the cool desert, sweet and slightly tangy, sometimes soft, sometimes crisp. Only once did a little fall from the spoon onto her breast, the imprint of his finger where he had wiped it from her burning and calling to the essence of who she was.
After dinner, as she sat on the floor by his feet, her head resting on his thigh the outside world ceased to exist and they were in a place that time had forgotten. They talked about everything. About philosophies and elephants, about music and rivers, about their pasts and their dreams for the future. Just occasionally, seemingly when she was least expecting it, he would caress her. Sometimes her arm, sometimes her face or neck, and sometimes the swell of one of her breasts. Each time so tender, and so short.
The evening was both infinite but soon gone. He led her into the bathroom where he untied her wrists and guided her around the room, using her hand to show her where everything was, including a bag containing what he wished her to wear to bed. Finally he asked her to close her eyes and he removed her blindfold. Keeping both that and the ribbon, he closed the door behind him. Later she would ask herself why it did not occur to her open her eyes, but the thought did not cross her mind. She felt her way around the strange room, the texture, temperature and shape of each item so sharply defined in her dark world she soon prepared herself for bed. Breathing in she loosened the ties on her corset and stepped out of her skirt as it rustled to the ground. She did her best to fold them and put them to one side. Then she felt over to where he had left what he wanted her to wear. Standing naked she wondered what she would find. Her imagination led her in all directions, but never to the correct place. Her fingers touched a cool and slightly hard fabric, and lots of it. She recognised the feel of crisp cotton as she picked it up and chuckled to herself, she struggled to make sense of the garment, if only there had been a little less fabric. Finally she found the top and the sleeves, and identified the back by the label, and slipped it over her head. She ran her hands over her clad body and realized that with the exception of square neckline she was completely covered. She was surprised, not sure if she was pleased or not, it was so contrary to her expectations. Even her arms were covered.
As he had heard her preparing herself for bed he struggled with what he had given her to wear, he would so much have liked to have had her come out of the bathroom naked and present herself to him. He even considered changing his plans there and then, the thought of her unclad and so close was tormenting him, but clinging to his original plan he waited. And following her call, as he entered the bathroom and saw her modestly covered and already kneeling for him, he was pleased that he had. This was so perfect; he was right to let them both savour each step.
He bent and kissed her forehead, whispered “thank you darling”, and taking her hand he helped her to her feet. She was now so comfortable being led that she followed him easily, stopping where he indicated, and when he pushed something against the back of her legs, at his word, she sat on it. She didn’t hear him kneel behind her, but her heart sighed softly as he placed her hands behind her back and once again lovingly wrapped and tied the ribbon loosely around her wrists. She could not interpret the next set of sounds, but knew exactly what he was doing when a brush touched the top of her head.
“Count one hundred strokes for me” he whispered, with just the smallest of chuckles in his voice. Purring, she did so. There was not a nerve in her body or a cell in her brain which was not tingling or crying out for him, crying out for all they had ever talked about and imagined. “…ninety eight, ninety nine, one hundred. Thank you, Sir. ” She heard the soft thud of the hair brush being put down and trembled as she felt his hand running over her hair giving it the hundred and first stroke.
Leaning over her, he kissed her cheek, put his hand under her arm and whispered “bedtime”. He led her along the side of the bed, pulled back the bedding, and fought the urge once again, but obedient to his plan he turned her body and helped her into his bed. His eyes lingering, caressing, he walked around to the other side and took his place next to her. Enclosing them both in the soft cocoon and holding her to himself, he slide his hand inside her nightdress, held her nipple tightly between his thumb and forefinger, and twisted it as far as it would go. “Tomorrow darling, tomorrow…”




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very nice. VERY nice! I like the repetition od 'only if it pleases them'! Maybe you can give your character a name - it helps with narration.
to read?? I loved them both, and you should not be shy about sharing your writing! Pleez share more??
