The Twelve Tables

It was dark and beginning to rain as Josh and Peri pulled up outside a small winery. To Peri’s surprise a man ran out to their car, and Josh wound his window down to speak to him. The Rain was heavy so Peri only heard a few words before the man hurried back inside and the car started moving again.

Josh continued around the winding track past the winery and its out buildings. He pointed to some pale lights in the distance, “There is an amazing villa over there.” Turning her head to look at it she was jolted as the surfaced road ran out, and the gravel crunched beneath the tyres. Eventually, they pulled up outside a small well lit cottage. Getting out of the car, they ran through the increasing rain to the large veranda surrounding the cottage.

Josh opened the door then swept her off her feet carrying her into the cottage, kissing her deeply before placing her on her feet. Peri looked around, the cottage was like one enormous room, the bed was directly before her, and she guessed the one internal door on the other side of it led to a bathroom. As she turned taking in the place she saw a well equipped kitchen and small dining table, a small sofa before a fire and large screen TV and beyond that a spa bath set into the wall surrounded with glass looking out over breathtaking views of the surrounding hills and wineries.

“Wow,” she breathed, “This is amazing!” She walked over and peered into the large bathroom noting the dual shower heads in the wet space. Josh had snuck up behind her and wrapped his arms around her, nibbling at her neck. “We should get our bags out of the car before we, um, do anything else. Don’t you think?” Peri asked him.

“No,” he said throatily, “I plan to keep you naked all weekend and at my beck and call.” His hands tugged at her clothes as he continued, “Speaking of which you have far too many clothes on for my liking right now.” Peri tensed and looked around at all the large windows and glass door leading out to what she expected was a balcony. “We are isolated here and I want you naked,” he said it with a smile but she felt the tone making it a command. He released her taking a step back and smirking, “All weekend.”

Peri blushed slowly lowering the zip at the side of her dress. “Wait!” Josh moved over to the couch and pressed a few buttons on a remote, music started playing softly. “Now strip for me,” he fell back onto the sofa motioning her forward. The heavy beat of the Pussycat Dolls singing Buttons played from the small speakers. She liked the song and loosened up a little bit enjoying teasing him. He had a way of making her inhibitions disappear with his hungry eyed stare and she danced around him slowly revealing her body. Her breasts once freed from the constricting bra bounced and moved with her, his eyes following the sway of her soft curves as she sang softly with the song imagining herself as one of the sexy Pussycat Dolls singing it. It as a song meant to tease men and she did her best to tease Josh.

Peri enjoyed the way he looked at her with hungry eyes. With him, she rarely felt the terrifying self consciousness that would have frozen her movement’s mere weeks ago. He had shown her since that first night how much appeal her curvy form held for him in many ways and so she danced for him revelling in her new found sexuality. She watched him as he sat, he was controlling, exacting and demanding, she knew those qualities had not appealed at first, but as she had fallen for him she saw how they had created the man he was, successful, charismatic and unwilling to compromise in what he wanted. Peri blushed and smiled at him as her dress shimmied to the ground, he wanted her, she still couldn’t believe it, but she knew it to be true.

“You are such a hot slut,” Josh said and grabbed her hand as she danced past him, pulling her to his lap. Peri blushed hotly and looked up into Josh’s eyes as he smirked at her not denying his words. He leaned down and kissed her, long deep and passionately while his hands travelled over her body. His hands touched her neck, slowly travelling down to her breasts, encircling them, sending waves of tingling excitement through her. Her nipples became hard and erect at his touch as if answering his unspoken question of how much she wanted his touch.

His hands drifted down to her thighs, and she widened them willingly, letting out a squeal as suddenly he slapped her pussy hard and smirked as she attempted to close her thighs. His fingers delved into making her breathe deeply and let out soft whimpers of pleasure. Manipulating her clit with his thumb as his fingers forced her wider inserting one, then two and eventually three as he brought her higher and higher, watching the trembling muscles of her thighs shake as she came close to the edge.

He stopped just as suddenly as he had begun leaving her gasping and rocking her hips in need. Josh caught her hands as they travelled down her body, trying to find some release from the tortuous wanting she felt. He spoke huskily as though holding back his own lust and need when he finally murmured, “We are going to try something different this weekend.” His eyes bored into hers, and she nodded, speechlessly, waiting for him to say more. Josh transferred both her wrists to one hand and pulled a long slim box from his pocket, “This is for you,” he held the box before her eyes for a few moments before releasing both her hands and helping her to sit up upon his lap better.

Peri gasped as Josh opened the box revealing a short golden chain. Each of its links had at it centre a brightly coloured gem stone. “If you accept this,” he paused briefly making sure she realised she had a choice, “For as long as you wear this and each time you wear it, here after, you will do exactly as I say.” His eyes still bore into hers as if trying to read every thought in her head.

Peri knew she loved the man looking at her so intently, she had never felt this way about anyone, and nobody had ever made her feel so wanted and desired. She trusted him and knew he would not ask anything of her that she could not give. She nodded her understanding and acceptance of his gift as her eyes flickered from his to the beautiful necklace. She noticed a small tremble in his hands as he took the necklace from the box and her mind wondered at that briefly before he spoke to her again.

“This weekend will be very different,” his eyes had softened at her acceptance of the necklace, “All you need to do is trust me, and do as I ask,” he hands pulled the chain about her neck, it fit she noticed, snugly as if it had been made for her alone. Once again she nodded not trusting her voice, watching the look in his eyes and melting at the way they devoured her with desire. “I need to hear you say it,” he whispered as the clasp finally fell into place against her neck.

Leaning in he nibbled the flesh of her neck above the chain as she whispered, “It’s so beautiful, thank you. While I wear it, I will be yours and yours alone,” she smiled crookedly at him acknowledging to herself he didn’t need the necklace, she was already his in every way that mattered. She was sitting in his lap naked while he still wore his suit and she almost giggled that she had already done exactly as he asked before the introduction of the necklace. “I will do as you ask,” she added softly.

Josh smiled as he saw the corners of her mouth tilt up, realising she held no trepidation of what she had just committed to. He leaned back in the chair and spoke quietly but with authority, “Take off my tie, my pretty one,” he smirked at her as her hands automatically reached for his tie drawing the ends apart and holding it limp from her fingers. Taking from her fingers he picked up her hand and began winding around one wrist, picking up the other hand he bound her wrists together, her eyes curiously watching his every move. She accepted his tying her wrists meekly, and when he finished he leaned in to kiss her, picking her up and placing her on her feet.

Josh led Peri to the centre of the cabin between the sofa and the dinning table where there was a vacant space and reach above him to what she had assumed was a low hanging lighting fixture. From within the hanging crystals, he drew a hook and lifted her tie bound hands to it. Peri found if she relaxed her arms the hook pulled further down and she relaxed her arms until it stopped giving way. Her arms were still held above her head, but she did not feel stretched uncomfortably. Continuing to watch Josh, Peri saw him pull two crystals from the ornamental display and hang them from a second hook the weight making her arms rise higher. Josh continued to add crystals until Peri had no choice but to stretch up and eventually stand on her toes to take the weight on her wrists.

Peri said nothing as she watched Josh take a larger crystal off the hook counter balancing her weight and reattached it to the display before walking away from her. Turning slowly, Peri followed his movement as he took off his jacket and moved into the kitchen. Staying silent as he pulled a bottle of champagne from the fridge and opening it with a loud pop he turned back toward her. Not bothering with a glass Josh took a sip tilting the bottle up to his mouth. Walking slowly back toward her he smiled widely his eyes taking in her curves as she hung at his will. He revelled in the power it gave him and once again was amazed at this girl that had so captivated him. She was exactly the type of girl he fantasised about, soft and curvy, willing and giving, faithful and trusting, smart and curious, he adored her and knew she was his soul mate, this weekend he would make sure she knew he was hers.

“Would you like some champagne, my love?” He asked still smiling widely.

“Yes, please,” Peri whispered.

Josh tilted the bottle up to his lips again taking a large mouthful and leaned in to kiss her dribbling the bubbly liquid between her lips. Peri swallowed the still cool liquid tasting Josh along with the liquid. He repeated the manoeuvre twice more letting her drink from his lips and kissing her deeply after each mouthful she took.

Josh bent low and dribbled a tingly stream from the bottle over her breast lapping it from her nipples, the bubbles tingling against her skin as his tongue teased her all the more. Peri panted at the eroticism of the act, and he repeated the slow process on her other breast. Josh loved her breasts, the nipples rose so high making them seem perky despite their size and weight. Taking another mouthful directly from the bottle he stood up erect and once again dribbled it into her mouth and kissed her deeply, his free hand dropping to her cunt delving deeply to tease her to the point of panting and rocking her hips into him.

Peri ached to wrap her arms around him, and cling to him as she usually did when in the height of need and wanting but all she could do was rock her body closer hoping to feel the form of him against her. Once again he stopped just as she climbed close to the edge, but he wouldn’t let her fall over it, Peri whimpered as he moved away once again. She ached for him, desperate for his touch her body bowed as she begged, “Please. Please, don’t stop.”

Her words gave him more power, and he smirked taking another gulp from the bottle, and slowly moved toward her again feeding her more champagne with his kisses. Peri was calmer now, and he moved away once more toward the spa bath in the glass alcove. Taking the rope like cord belts from the two robes he turned back and approached her. The champagne bottle discarded he kissed her deeply murmuring, “Trust me.” She nodded her eyes alight with lust and adoration as she watched him.

With nimble fingers he tied a cord about her waist, and lifting the second cord tied a small tight knot at its middle, he then pressed into her cunt, to rest against her clit. He pulled the cord between her legs until it nestled between her ass cheeks and secured each end to the belt. Josh pulled it up making it rub at her and press hard against her clit before pulling his hands away. Pulling a chair out from the table he sat back taking off his shoes and watched her as she hung. He could see her thighs rubbing together and the pleasure at the sensation of the rope exciting her all the more.

“How are you enjoying being mine and mine alone, so far,” he smirked at her noticing her hips begin to move trying to rub at the cord between her lips and cheeks, knowing he was keeping her on edge.

Peri answered breathily, “It feels…” she let out a whimper as she came close to the edge again, “It feels wonderful.”

Josh continued to watch her until he saw the tell tale shaking of her thighs again before standing from his chair and moving swiftly to her, pulling an end of the cord at her waist to undo the knot and pull the cords from her leaving her starving for more. He stroked her body slowly and kissed her with passion, “Not yet my love,” he murmured into the kiss, “Now it is my turn.” He lifted her trembling body and unhooked her hands. The crystals rattled, tinkling above them. Gently untying the tie he had wrapped around her wrists, to hold her to his will, he embraced her until her body stopped its constant trembling. When mild tremors alone ran through her, he stepped back and smiled, “Now I have far too many clothes on, don’t you think?”

Peri almost dived onto Josh with the invitation to undress him. She began with his shirt running her hands over his chest feeling the muscles through the soft fabric. Slowly she unbuttoned the shirt, letting her lips following her hands. She kissed each small section of revealed flesh until she kissed just above his belt buckle. She kissed each wrist as she unbuttoned the cuffs, she was humming the song she had stripped to, “loosen up my buttons baby,” her mind sang. “Saying what you gonna do to me, but you do nothing,” her mind sang on as her hands ran up the flesh of his torso lifting the shirt from his shoulders and pushing it down his arms.

Peri kissed own his neck and over his chest moving slowly lower as her hands worked at his belt and zipper noticing how hard his cock was as she did, a small smile creeping over her face. Tucking her fingers into the waistband of his underwear Peri slid it down his legs with his pants as she knelt before him. Leaning forward Peri kissed the tip of his engorged cock and was rewarded with a groan from him making her smile wider as she looked up at him. Josh planted his feet widely and ran his fingers through her hair as he stepped out of his pants and kicked them aside. Once free of the restricting clothes Josh pulled her lips back to her cock and groaned softly. Once again she greeted his cock with a kiss slowly widening her lips and letting her tongue snake out to roll around the fleshy head and delve into the tiny hole embedded there to taste him.

Emboldened by his groans of pleasure Peri wrapped her hands around his thighs grasping an ass cheek in both hands and pulled him closer swallowing more of his cock until over full she began to gag swallowing hard against the reflex. Josh pushed forward as he felt her swallow around him his mind revelling in the pleasure he got from her willing mouth and throat. Holding her head tightly between his hands he began to saw in and out of her mouth slowly making her take more and more of him as she desperately gasped at breaths between swallowing the big hard cock down deeper feeling her own pleasure at his exclamations of pleasure, “Oh yeah take it all, swallow me you little slut. Fuck!”

Her hands kept a tight grip on his ass as he growled out his lust for her. Drooling saliva coated her chin and dripped onto her chest as she worked to take as much as he gave her. After what seemed an age he pulled her from his cock and lifting it up with one hand pressed her face to his ball sac. Dutifully Peri lapped and sucked at the pebbled skin eliciting more growls and dirty talk from Josh.

Not able to hold back the tide rising within him he stepped back and picked her up. Josh almost threw peri across the dining room table and lifted her ass in the air entering her roughly and pounding into her tight wet cunt. “Fuck!” He roared into the silence of the cabin as Peri squealed and bucked under the onslaught. His left hand wrapped around under her thigh to tease at her clit while his right hand began spanking her up turned ass which jiggled so enticingly. He felt her orgasm rip through her, her cunt clamping around his cock milking at it and triggering his own intense cum. Overcome with how his teasing of her had affected him as well, Josh collapsed over Peri.

Catching his breath Josh pulled his softening cock from Peri. He stepped back looking at her reddened right ass cheek with satisfaction and the cum that dripped from her to a small puddle between her feet, ‘There would come a time,’ he thought to himself, “Where she would know not to waste such a precious gift.’ His eyes crinkled and his mouth turned up in a half smile as he imagined her on her hands and knees lapping at the puddle. She had already shown herself so eager for his cum, he had no doubt that if he commanded her to, she would fulfil that desire for him, but he did not want to push her too far to fast.

For now though he picked her up and placed her in the large spa bath turning on the water at a tepid run, climbing in with her. They relaxed in silence as the water filled the bath, he sat behind her pulling her close between his legs, the bath so generous as the let them both stretch their legs before them. As the bath filled, Joshed watched Peri’s breasts float and bob with the movement of the water his hand stroking and playing with them gently as they relaxed together.

Peri almost purred in pleasure. With each passionate episode, Peri’s insecurities paled further and further into insignificance when it came to their relationship. While their love making had always rough and intense, tonight she had truly felt his need to possess her, and it filled her with wild joy as she lay in his arms surrounded by the warm water of the spa bath lapping around her. She felt incredible after such an intense orgasm, and she tilted her head up and around to purr and nuzzle at his neck showing how utterly happy she felt.

They hadn’t bothered turning on the spa jets as they lay comfortably letting the scented water wash them as they moved against each other kissing and stroking affectionately. Josh tweaked her nipple hard making her squeak and turn her head up toward him, “Are you hungry?” Josh asked.

“Oh gosh, I forgot you were late for lunch and then you went back to work,” she started to get out of the bath, “Let me see what I can find in the kitchen,” Peri hurried on not giving him a chance to say anything else.

Standing beside the tub she went to pull on one of the robes, but Josh cleared his throat and shook his head, “Naked all weekend, remember.”

Peri’s hand went to the necklace nestled around her throat, acknowledging that she had agreed to do as he asked while she wore it. Dropping the robe she dried off quickly with a towel and walked naked to the kitchen. Opening the refrigerator Peri was amazed at how well stocked it was and went to the cupboard before crossing back to Josh sitting on the side of the tub he still reclined in. “The kitchen is so well stocked you could have just about anything you like, a large snack or a three course meal, do you feel like anything in particular?” She asked him.

“A decent snack, you decide,” Josh replied his hand trailing over her thigh, “and more of you for desert,” he grinned at her wickedly.

“Would you like something to drink while you wait?” Peri offered her mind contemplating what she could make that would constitute a decent snack.

“I’ll get up and open another bottle soon,” the grin was still on his face as he watched her blush and squirm after his comments about desert. Taking hold of the snug necklace with a finger he bent her down to kiss him enjoying the position this put her in, he smacked her ass and sent her back to the kitchen.
Peri busied herself in the kitchen losing herself in the act of cooking, feeling an overwhelming desire to make something that would tempt him as much as her nakedness seemed to. She began cooking using small rounds of flatbread to create small gourmet style pizzas, watching from the corner of her eye as Josh got out of the bath and pulled on his boxers and released the water. It occurred to her that it seemed unfair for him to be putting on clothes until she heard the door and saw him disappear through it.

Peri placed the pizza’s in the oven carefully and began to tidy up the small amount of mess she had created, she had learned over the last month that Josh detested mess and clutter demanding organisation from those around him as well as himself. She smiled to herself knowing his dislike for her own bedroom at home which was cluttered with keepsakes, memories and dreams. Posters of places she dreamed of visiting covered walls and books stacked precariously beside overfull shelves, he had complained on more than one occasion about the chaos of her room. It was one place though, in her life that she did not consider adjusting for him because it was the one place that was truly hers and while she may share it with him from time to time, it was who she was so to speak.

Josh returned from the car, rain drops sprinkled over his face and shoulders. He carried a box and what appeared to be a pirate chest on top of it. Putting the boxes on the low table near the sofa, Josh walked to the kitchen moving behind her to wrap his arms around her body. He bent low murmuring in her ear, “You are so fucking hot, I could take you again right now. First though, where is my food, woman?” He said the last with a cheeky smirk half expecting her to arc up at the sexist remark, but she just smiled cheekily and bent forward pressing her ample ass into his covered groin and opened the oven to check the pizza’s. Josh groaned and let go of her stepping back and smacking her cheeky ass before turning to the wine rack to open a bottle of wine to drink while they ate.

Peri pulled the flatbread pizza from the oven and cut the small circles into slices decorating a platter for them to share. Taking some napkins and two plates she placed everything on the table as Josh grabbed two glasses and joined her. Picking up his glass he motioned for her to follow his lead and touched his glass to hers, “Here’s to us, a beautiful beginning to a wonderful weekend and the delights that are yet to come.”

Peri grinned at him and took a sip of her wine, “This is lovely, Josh,” she said quietly, “Not just the wine, the cabin and everything but being here with you, alone, like this,” she reached out and trailed a finger down his chest a small blush creeping into her cheeks acknowledging her own nakedness.

Leaning over and kissing her he smiled, “I think we both needed a weekend away, don’t you?”

They talked as they ate about the lunch with his family and how much he had thought she had charmed his brothers, explaining that Dante was not usually so easy to bring out of his shell.

“I don’t think Nik, likes me much,” Peri whispered, “She’s a bit intimidating don’t you think?”

Josh chuckled, “Well that’s one way to put it. Nik’s a full blown bitch to everybody, even the people she likes.” His face became more serious as he took Peri’s hand, “Nik loves you because I love you, simple as that.”

“I am not so sure.” Peri said out loud and smiled up at him, but her mind caught at the warning Lucy had given her as they left the bathroom during the lunch, “Be careful of Nik, she is very protective of Josh.” It took another minute, but her head snapped up in recognition of his words, he said he loved her, did she need to say it back, was it too late to acknowledge the words, oh wow, he loved her? Her eyes went misty, Peri wasn’t sure if it was his words alone or the turmoil she felt hearing them that made her feel their emotion, or the fact that she had acknowledged what he said about Nik rather than that he loved her. The mistiness made her realise she was almost in tears.

“What’s wrong?” Josh grabbed her hand and looked deep into her misty eyes.

“You love me?” She barely whispered.

“Too soon?” He countered.

“Oh, Josh no,” she moved her chair out and moved quickly to sit on his lap and embrace him, brushing her lips against his, “I love you too,” she said meaning it and surprising herself with the depth at which she felt its meaning. “I was just startled. I mean, well, your, you and I am,” she dropped her eyes and flushed pink, “Well, I am me. We don’t exactly ….” Her voice petered out not wanting him to realise he had made a mistake and take the words back.

“Yes, we do exactly,” he said forcefully. “You are exactly the woman I want.” He lifted her chin to look into her eyes, “You are intelligent, giving, brave, curious, and oh so much more including the sexiest woman I know. Do you know how hard it is for me at work knowing exactly what your body looks like under those sedate librarian-esque clothes you wear?” He rolled his eyes dramatically.

Peri grinned and squirmed in his lap. He made her feel so good and as usual chased all her doubts and insecurities away with just the look in his eyes as they devoured her. She had no words to reply, so she kissed him again slowly and deeply, pressing her breasts to his chest. “You make me feel so, so,” she was at a loss for words, “wonderful! More confident, prettier, able to take the snide remarks made because I am not…” she stopped and bit her lip as Josh’s brow creased at her words.

“Tell me,” he stated not letting on that Pete had already informed him Sabrina’s comments and off hand dismissal of the woman he loved.

“Oh it’s nothing, honestly. I just over reacted to office gossip this morning. Nothing I can’t deal with,” she gave him what she hoped was a dazzling smile and kissed him.

“Mm,” he murmured gripping her breast and squeezing until she gasped and broke the kiss. “I have ways of making you talk,” he smirked at her, and she could see the glint in his eye as his finger ran over the necklace that hugged her throat reminding her of her agreement to do what he asked while she wore it.

Considering him she sighed, “I took an off hand comment to heart, the other person didn’t even realise I would care, I shouldn’t be so thinned skinned,” she smiled lopsidedly. “Apparently someone in the office thought I had a crush on you. The person who told me this also assured me that she told them, that I wasn’t your type and that you would never date a frumpy little awkward girl like me.”

“You know otherwise though. I not only want you, but I love you,” he chuckled his hands still playing with her breasts as she spoke.

“I guess it’s just that,” she paused, feeling silly admitting this while she sat here in this position with him, “That, no one will ever see me as being good enough to be with you.”

“Don’t you think I am the best judge of what is good for me,” he growled.

“Of course! But the barb stung none the less, probably more so because I was just about to meet your sister and I didn’t want to embarrass you,” she looked up through her lashes believing he may just come to his senses once it was pointed out just how much of a mismatch she was for him. “You know,” she pressed, “Josh Craig debonair editor, one of the city’s most eligible bachelors and a mousy little research assistant, you can’t blame people for believing it could never happen.”

“Here I was praising you for intelligence, and that was one of the dumbest things I have ever heard,” his eyes stared at her in disbelief. Her lack of ego and self importance had been one of the things that had attracted him to her in the first place, he just hadn’t realised how deep her lack of self-worth ran. “Josh Craig, eligible bachelor only because he had never found his perfect match,” he corrected her, “Until now.” His face was deadly serious.

“Did you ever consider that my friends and even my brothers didn’t quite believe that a self-obsessed, control freak like me could get a nice girl like you to date me?” Josh questioned her with a raised eyebrow and she burst out laughing.

“You left out tyrannical,” she laughed all the more, “If yoru going to tell a whopper like that make it a good one,” she said shaking her head, “I don’t believe you for one moment but thank you for saying that,” she kissed him. Josh groaned as Peri pressed against him and kissed him deeply. He was about to give her a lengthy rebuttal but decided on a different course of action.

He smacked her ass making her yelp and smirked as she leaned back from the kiss. “Clean up the mess before we get completely distracted,” he smirked, his hands running down up and down her ribs and over her hips. Reluctantly Peri got up from Josh’s lap and turned to take the plates to the kitchen. Josh stood and put on some music, then taking his wine moved over to the sliding glass doors. With his glass of wine in hand, he opened them wide to let in the slight breeze and stepped out onto the balcony. Breathing deeply, he looked out on the dark hills and the distant twinkling lights of the nearby town, he was happy, truly happy here with Peri.

Peri watched him as she cleared the table, washed the few plates setting them to drip dry and stored the leftover over’s in the fridge. If the weather turned sunny, maybe they could picnic in the vineyard tomorrow, though that would call for clothes she laughed to herself. Peri was happy too. She liked doing the little things for him like cooking and cleaning up. The conversation they had just had made her feel more comfortable about being with him like this. Maybe his brothers had said that in a teasing way, she thought. Pieri picked up her glass and joined Josh on the balcony looking out at the scenery. Still uncomfortable with her nakedness she turned her side to the landscape and pressed her body up against his as he wrapped an arm about her.

He had planned to take her a hundred different ways this weekend showing her the depths of his darkness. Sex between them had always been rough and harsh, he asserted his dominance and control over her in the bedroom more so than anywhere else and she seemed to embrace the mild pain and humiliating dirty talk he doled out to her and crave more. He considered the chest on the table, and all the toys it contained before looking down into her up turned face. Glad to have had the intimate conversation with her over dinner he felt closer to her. They had declared love for each other, he felt as if he had known her far longer than the actual time they had been together and if he had been sure she wouldn’t run away from the enormity of the moment he could have proposed right then so sure he was that she was his other half, his soul mate. “Live in the moment Joshua,” he reminded himself and bent to kiss her.

They stood on the balcony and finished their wine content in the silence of the others company. Peri marvelled at her depth of feeling, she had admitted she loved him, and she did. She couldn’t believe the closeness and depth of feeling that had come about so quickly between them. Her rational analytical mind told her it was lust not love but her heart told her otherwise and she smiled up at the man who had captivated her so entirely. Taking his empty glass from his hand she inquired, “More wine?”

“No,” he shook his head slowly, “That’s not what I want right now,” the corners of his mouth turned up in a smirk. Peri turned to take the glasses back into the small kitchen and wash them, Josh followed taking a bottle of cold water from the fridge and chugging down half of it before offering it to her. Peri shook her head, but her pressed it on her saying, “You need to stay hydrated,” with a wink.

Peri giggled and took the water taking a few large sips before handing it back. Draining the bottle and throwing it in the bin Josh picked her up and kissed her deeply, walking to the sofa with her. Sitting with her cradled to him he spoke softly, “I meant what I said earlier, I love you, I want you, I need you in my life, and I want you to understand what that fully entails. How I am different from other men you may have been with.” His eyes searched hers for understanding.

“Don’t you realise you are already so different from anyone else I have ever dated? How much I love and care for you? There is nothing you could tell me or ask of me right at this moment that would change that,” she said earnestly, surprising herself in the process. “Tell me how you are so different.”

His voice was still soft, and his words considered, “When we are here, in this place and you wear that necklace I want more than anything to have a Dominant and submissive relationship, with you.”

Her eyes widened staring in bewilderment. With the amount of research she had done on the subject, it was something that both excited and scared her, and she wasn’t exactly sure of how she felt. They had always had rough, hard sex but to submit and call herself a slave for him, she was unsure of how she felt about that. Her mind went back a few hours earlier when he had bound her wrists and played her body like a well honed instrument and realised she had already been on this road to submission without even knowing it. “You mean, like, whips and chains and things?”

“More like pleasure and pain, dominance and submission, control and obedience. I am sure what I have in mind is not as extreme as some of the things floating in her head right now,” As he spoke, his hands toyed with her nipples, making her gasp and squirm not only from his touch but from the idea of giving herself so wholly to him.

“I’ve always been a very dominant personality, you can’t argue that, I know they call me a control freak down in the research dungeon,” he grinned lightening the mood a little. “Peri, this is just an extension of who I truly am. And the whips and chains, as you put it, they’re just tools, toys if you will, that will bring us both pleasure.” Josh hugged her to him, “You haven’t shied away from anything I have given you to read or discuss with me, or anything we have done together, this is just the next natural step.”

“You have been grooming me for this?” She asked, the bewilderment in her voice didn’t mask her curiosity or excitement as she continued to squirm in the seat.

“No!” He exclaimed feeling her accusation in the words, “Haven’t I always been a demanding and controlling man? I gave you the research originally to see how you would react, and your enjoyment at the art gallery we went to was clear for anyone to see.” he smirked tweaking her nipple. Peri blushed remembering the sheer blouse and her braless state during their first date. “If you had not been so surprisingly willing and slutty that night, we may not be here right now,” He chuckled, but we are and this is what I want.”

There was something about his voice, when he called her a slut or used dirty talk on her that reached down and squeezed her cunt making her wetter. She flushed knowing what he said was true she was slutty for him, she enjoyed teasing him and the hungry looks he gave her that drove her own desire for him and made her bolder.

“I’ve dreamed of this moment from that first time we spoke down in the research dungeon,” he took in her raised eyebrows, “Yes, that is when I knew I wanted you, that very first day. Intelligent, feisty, brave and wow what a rack,” he squeezed her breasts again. “It took time though, to be sure, and for you not to be so scared of the tyrannical madman that stalked the halls of your workplace,” he spoke easier now that she had not immediately run away from his disclosure, “So I took advantage of that time to introduce you to the things I want and need in my life, by giving you that research on slavery and submission.”

“You have always been such an independent person, in your thinking and the way you live your life. In the last month I have watched your reactions to my commands, your willingness to give in and to disarm my anger when I am being a little unreasonable like Thursday night,” he cupped her face and kissed her, “No one has ever understood me as you do, knowing when to give in and when to stand your ground. It amazes me daily how good you are for me.” He could see the curiosity deep in her eyes as well as the love she had for him. He knew her answer already, but he needed to hear it from her. “I want to show you levels of pleasure and passion and erotic pain beyond your wildest fantasies, I want you to explore this side of my nature with me. Please my love, trust me, above all else I will keep you safe.” He felt the quivers of her body as he his glided over her soft skin.

She was still silent, so he went on, “You need to understand, Peri, for me, this something I have dreamed about for months, since our first meeting long before our first date,” A small frown line appeared between his eyebrows as he sat trying to read her expression. “We will take it slowly, my love, step by exquisite step, building your responses to me, mine to you. You will always be able to say no, Peri, always.”

“Would I call you Master or Sir?” She asked quietly as he finally seemed to run out of words.

“No!” He shook his head, thinking of the other sex slaves and submissives he knew who called every dominant Sir or Master. “I don’t want a fantasy sex slave who has no passion for the one using her. I want a real Dominant and submissive relationship, with a real woman, built on love and mutual understanding,” His face softened, “I would like you to call me Mine when we are here or when you wear that necklace.” He knew the place and the necklace would become unnecessary in time, but for now he would give her the props necessary to accept her place even though she was far more submissive than any woman he had ever dated before that hadn’t been trained to be so.

She smiled slightly liking the word and turned her face up to him, “I am yours and you are Mine.” Peri said simply.

“Yes,” the satisfaction in his voice as he said that single word, and the hunger in his eyes excited her all the more. They could have their normal lives she thought, and this would be a thrilling part of their personal lives. Truthfully it didn’t seem to her that it would be much different from how they were when they were together any other time.

Josh put his hand on the pirate style chest he had carried in, “This,” he said, “Is my tool box and also your toy box.” He smiled at the glittering excitement in her eyes as she looked from the box to him. “It is only to be opened when we are together,” he teased her, his hand trailing down to the latch, “I will show you what it holds tomorrow, my love.” He chuckled at the look of disappointment on her face and leaned in to kiss her picking her up from the sofa and carrying her to the bed. “Tonight we will have what might actually be our first but will definitely be our last encounter with soft vanilla sex, where you can move of your own free will, and not at my express command,” his smile was wide as he hinted at the delights of the next two days.

Peri too tried to think if they had ever made love in a soft sensual way and couldn’t quite place it with the lust filled intense and often harsh encounters that usually accompanied their sexual escapades. They lay beside each other, face to face, kissing and letting their hands roam over their bodies. Josh restrained every instinct he felt about pinning her to the bed and fucking her brains out as he allowed the slow gentle pace to continue.

Peri became frustrated with the slow pace and his lack of control over her, realising how much of his demanding control was part of their sex life. She tried to excite him into action by licking down his chest and over his belly to his cock, but as she started to lick his long hard shaft she felt him move her body into a sixty-nine position and his talented tongue delve between her folds. Bending her head to suck his balls, her hand continued to stroke him as she whimpered her pleasure. She didn’t feel the usual surge of tingles and flutters through her body that accompanied the approach of her climax and she began to move her hips wanting more so much more than what he was giving her.
Josh knew how wholly unsatisfying this would be to both of them after the last month of hard, animalistic sex, but he was determined to see it through merely as a point of reference to point her back to when and if she ever balked at a challenging scenario in their future sex lives. He felt a small rush of fluid from her and her thighs quivered rather than shook as a small climax rolled through the woman he adored. Rolling her to her back and looming over her in the traditional missionary position. Josh entered her leaning forward to kiss her as he fucked her gently with slow movements. His body moved against hers and he found it harder than he imagined to pace his movements to the slow beat of what he believed vanilla sex was like.

Peri raked her nails up and down his back and begged for more, “Please,” she whimpered, Please, fuck me harder, deeper, more I need something more,” her voice faltered, but he continued his slow sensual movements. “No,” he admonished, “This is your first lesson in submission.” He loved hearing her beg him for more, even more certain that the future would be everything he wished for and more. He gritted his teeth against his own desire to pound into her. Her begging turned him on more than actually fucking in this manner, and he grunted as he came leaving him as unsatisfied as Peri was. He kissed her deeply and murmured, “I am glad we won’t be doing it that way again,” and grinned as she blinked up at his words and pushed him off her.

“Oh, I don’t know,” she said with a perfectly straight face, “It wasn’t that bad, I quite enjoyed it!”

Reaching out with lightening pace he pulled her on top of him and began spanking her ass, “Liar,” he growled, “You were begging me to fuck you hard, to hurt you, to give you what you deserve,” He stopped spanking her and began to push her down his body, “From this point on, my love, it will be your duty to clean my cock after we have sex,” he was still growling at her, but he wore a smile of satisfaction at her obedience as her tongue snaked out to lap at his rapidly softening cock.

Sucking the cum from his cock and balls, Peri admitted that what had just occurred was a valuable lesson in her new role as Josh’s submissive. She imagined there was not much he could do to her that would make her want to return to that unfulfilling scenario. Eventually, Josh pulled her up and wrapped his arms around her, “Sleep now, my love, tomorrow will be a long day.”

“Sweet dreams, Mine,” she whispered and closed her eyes giving in to her exhaustion after such an eventful day and knowing tomorrow would challenge her.