Initiative (Suncoast Society #31)(19)

“And did you like that?”

“Yes, Sir.”

“Excellent. I’m rather fond of forced orgasm torture myself.”

Her eyes widened. “That’s a thing?”

He laughed. “Uh, yeah. It’s a very popular thing.”

“Really?”

He stroked her cheek. “Oh, sweetheart. You have no idea how much fun we’re going to have with you. Did he spank you?”

Her face reddened. “Yes, Sir,” she whispered.

“Why does that embarrass you to talk about?”

“Because I’ve never talked about it with anyone else.”

“When did he used to spank you?”

Hell, now she was getting horny just thinking about it, whereas twenty-four hours ago, it physically hurt like hell in the bad way to try to think about it. “He would spank me before making me come.”

“Does getting a spanking make you horny?”

Heat didn’t just fill her face, it nearly made her dizzy. “Yes, Sir,” she whispered.

“Good. It makes Darryl horny, too.”

“It…does?”

He nodded. “Yes. Very common reaction. Operant conditioning. You spank someone and immediately do orgasm play on them enough times, it doesn’t take long for the body to associate the pain with pleasure. Bare-handed? Paddle? Cane?”

“What?”

He leaned in and nuzzled her nose with his. A very brave thing, in her mind, considering she was a snot machine at that point. “What implements did he use on you?”

“A couple. Paddles, bare hands. A spatula.”

“Ooh, pervertibles. I like.”

“What?”

He laughed, the sound soothing her. “Oh, sweetheart.” He stared into her eyes, that look on his face. “You have nooo idea. And the two of us are going to have a hell of a lot of fun showing you things you never dreamed of before. But I have a few rules.”

“Yes, Sir?”

“No lying. That goes without saying. If we’re going to be monogamous, then that’s that. No cheating. If you decide you want out, you have to say so. And we’ll give you the same courtesy, although believe me, I strongly suspect that’s not going to be an issue for us.”

He smiled, warming her heart. “We’ll ease you into things. Darryl and I both have to be careful because of our jobs. Unfortunately, we both have morality clauses in our contracts that they could use to fire us. We could fight it, but it’s better not to have to fight it in the first place. And we won’t do anything to mess with your job. Okay?”

“Yes, Sir.”

“Darryl’s son comes to visit us and stays over. He obviously knows nothing about this part of our lives. When he’s there, he has his own room, Darryl sleeps in another room, and I sleep alone. He thinks we’re nothing more than just old friends and roommates. He knows Darryl doesn’t make a lot of money, so he doesn’t question it.”

“What about Rusty?”

“Rusty and Eliza and our friends from gaming know some of the truth. Everyone in that group knows we’re a couple, and that we have to keep it a secret, and why. Not all of them know about the Master/slave stuff.” He smiled. “Rusty and Eliza are kinky, too. Only she’s on top.”

Susan could believe it, if Eliza was still the same feisty woman she remembered from hanging out together. “Wow.”

“I know, right? It’s hysterical to watch them scene.”

“What?”

“At the club.”

Fear filled her. “Club?”

“Do you trust me?”

She stared into his eyes. “Yes, Sir.”

“I want you to meet our kinky friends. You’ve spent the past two years isolated, when if you’d had a network of friends in the lifestyle, you could have been leaning on them.” He frowned. “Wait a minute. If Ed’s your attorney, why didn’t he tell you that? Didn’t he know you were kinky? You said your husband left letters with him, right?”

“I don’t know why he never said anything. John dealt with him the most. And John knew how scared I was for anyone to find out. Maybe he asked Ed not to say anything to me.”

“Well, we’ll have to talk to him.” He stroked her cheek. “Back to the rules. My word is law,” he softly said. “Outside of our jobs, and keeping things secret where we need to, you will obey me. I will have more rules, protocols for you to follow, and if you don’t, you’ll get punishment.”

“What kind of punishment?”

“Normally, I use a cane. On him, at least. That reminds me, he owes me five for getting pushy with me earlier. But we’ll start you off with a paddle.”

A tendril of fear coursed through her. “How many hits?”

“We’ll have to determine that. We’re going to have to feel our way through it at first. I won’t order you to move in with us, so some of the rules we have won’t be practical for you. When I set up a rule, you get to ask me to modify it before you agree to it. But when you do agree to a rule, I expect obedience, and honesty if you screw up. Or if you find it’s something that won’t work on a practical level, I expect you to talk with me about it and ask for a modification. Understand?”