As Alice climaxed that third time of the evening, her eyes met Liz’s. Liz looked so powerful, but Alice wasn’t afraid of her. Actually, Liz was looking down at her almost lovingly. She brushed some of the hair from the younger girl’s face before laying down on top of her.
“Why don’t you go ahead and say your word now,” Liz whispered. “I think we have some things to discuss and I’m willing to bet you have some questions. But you’re the one with the power to stop things.”
Alice was almost tempted to hold on for another good fuck, but she realized her shoulders were getting sore from the position they were in, and she did indeed have questions. “Buffalo,” she whispered. Liz smiled and kissed her full on the lips, probing the inside of Alice’s mouth with her long tongue. Then Liz undid all the cuffs and let the restraints dangle down beside the bed. The older girl lay down and pulled Alice close to her. Alice wasn’t sure how she was supposed to act now, so Liz grabbed the girl’s arm and pulled it across Liz’s body. Suddenly Alice knew that whatever ‘game’ they had been playing was over, and she curled up with Liz like she would (almost) any girl she had been with.
“So . . .” started Liz, leaving things open for Alice to ask whatever it was she needed to ask.
Alice nervously chewed on her thumbnail. “What just happened?” she asked at last.
“If memory serves me, you just got laid,” Liz returned with a grin.
“That’s not what I meant. I . . . I’ve never even thought about doing stuff like that before. I don’t know why I did it, and I don’t know why I liked it. And why don’t I feel guilty or ashamed? I think I should, but for some reason I don’t.”
“Hold on there,” Liz said softly, kissing Alice on the forehead. “There’s a whole lot of stuff to talk about in there. But first, mind doing me a favor?”
Alice was a little taken aback by a request, but she was under the impression that she wasn’t being commanded anymore. This was just a girl in bed with her, not her master. “What?”
“Give Heather a call and let her know you won’t be coming home tonight,” she said slyly. “Assuming of course you want to stay?”
“Yes!” Alice realized how quickly and loud she had said that and she actually blushed. “I mean, I’d love to stay. But isn’t it a bit late?”
“It’s not that late, and she and Laurie are probably fucking like bunnies themselves. And she’s been a bit worried about you since you haven’t been around much recently.”
Alice reached for the phone. She felt a bit bad, realizing she had sort of been neglecting her friends. She wondered why she hadn’t noticed before. The phone rang a couple of times before it was picked up. It sounded like Laurie.
“Hullo?” came a very tired sounding reply.
“Hey Laurie, this is Alice.”
“Hey sweetie,” came the slightly more energetic response. “Sorry, but I’m a bit exhausted. ‘Someone’ was feeling a bit frisky this evening and . . .” There was the sound of a scuffle followed by Laurie giggling. Then Heather’s voice was on the phone.
“Hey Alice. Ignore everything she said. We were just contemplating philosophy and . . . other stuff. Ouch. Quit that!” Alice had no idea what was going on at the other end of the line, but she assumed it was naughty. “What’s up?” Heather said at last
“I’m at Liz’s place . . .”
“No big surprise.”
” . . . and I’ll be staying the night.”
There was silence at the other end. “Well, that is a bit of a surprise,” said Heather at last. “Are you staying because it’s too late to get driven home or are you staying because she’s got you all tied up?”
“HEATHER!” Alice exclaimed, blushing furiously.
“What? I know the sort of stuff that she’s into and the sorts of thing she tends to require of her overnight visitors.” The next question was said with an obviously large degree of concern. “Are you sure you’re going to be okay?”
“Yeah. I think so,” Alice responded, glancing back at the smiling Liz. “Listen, why don’t we all grab lunch tomorrow before our shifts.”
“Sounds good. Call me when you figure out where you want to go. Goodnight.”
“Goodnight.” Alice hung up the phone and rolled back over, placing her head on Liz’s chest.
Liz ran her fingers through Alice’s brown hair. “I can’t answer all your questions right now. Just remember a few things. One, you’re not a freak. There’s an entire culture of domination and submission out there, and everyone in it has different interests. Second, you don’t have to worry about being forced to do anything you don’t want to do. You have the power to stop things, and you need to know you can trust me. It may sound strange right now, but the best dom/sub relationships aren’t just based on obedience. They’re also based on respect and caring. I’m not looking to control every aspect of your life. I like who you are, and it will help for you to remember that what we just did could very well be PART of who you are. I don’t go in to the sadomasochistic stuff either. There might be some stuff that stings a bit, but it can also be quite pleasurable when done right. Outside of the bedroom, you are the master of your own destiny. Only in here are you expected to obey me. Do you understand so far?”
Alice nodded. Her head was still reeling. She wasn’t completely naive, but she never thought she’d be involved in something like this. But so far, everything had been so wonderful, if a tad surreal. Why not see how far she was willing go?
“Excellent,” Liz continued. “If you’re interested in continuing this relationship, I’ll explain more. But not until tomorrow. I think we could both use some sleep.”
“I am . . . interested, I mean,” whispered Alice. “I don’t know why, but this feels right to me.”
Liz suddenly felt almost ablaze with excitement. She never imagined she would have found someone like this so quickly, much less someone whose company she enjoyed so much. She reached over Alice’s body for the switch to her nightlight. “I should warn you now, there is one more thing which you should be aware of before agreeing to share my bed.”
“What’s that?” Alice asked a bit nervously.
Liz smiled and then turned the light off. “I snore like a motherfucker.”
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The following afternoon . . .
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Alice was sitting a small table at her favorite pizzeria and waiting for Heather and Laurie to arrive. She had a good talk with Liz that morning. Of course, Liz apparently panicked when she woke up and Alice wasn’t in bed. But she found the young woman asleep on the sofa with pillows pressed against both of her ears. Apparently the older girl hadn’t been kidding about the snoring.
Alice had decided to show up early at the restaurant so she could work through some of things that she had been told. In a nutshell, there were a lot of different people who took the domination/subservience game to a lot of different levels. Alice couldn’t even keep track of all the deviations that people engaged in. Liz had tried to explain the culture, styles of dress and different expectations people had, but she realized it was going to take time to absorb it all. She found herself thankful to not be in Liz’s presence for a bit. She was still drawn to the woman, but any decisions to commit herself to that kind of relationship should be made in her own mind first, and not in the presence of someone who could make her knees water. So she and Liz had agreed to chat only over the phone until Laurie’s birthday party on Thursday so that Alice could think things over.
She was still pondering things when Heather and Laurie showed up. Laurie practically smothered the young woman with a hug, while Heather was a little more reserved with her hug but no less happy to see her friend.
“So,” started Heather with a pointed stare, “seen any good movies recently? Anything NEW to report?”
“Hush,” said Alice blushing. Strangely, Heather having an idea what happened made Alice feel a little better. It gave her someone else to talk to who might help her clear her head. “Are you guys ready to order?” she said in a stalling tactic. “I’m starved.”
Luckily, Laurie was pretty hungry, and the blonde girl badgered her girlfriend into ordering right away. The girls talked about classes and music and their first official gig, which was going to be on Valentine’s day at a decent sized club in town. They were all nervous, but no one more so than Heather. Alice began to realize that she had missed her friends.
At one point, Laurie got up to go use the restroom, leaving Alice and Heather alone. Heather just stared at Alice, who seemed to know what Heather wanted her to talk about.
“I’m sorry I haven’t been around much recently.”
“Don’t stress it. You’ve had other things ‘tying’ up your time, and it was ‘bound’ to happen that you’d want to spend some time with Liz, seeing as she’s ‘captured’ your interest,” Heather said with a smile.
“Did I mention ‘hush’? I think I did.” Alice stared off into space. “I don’t know Heather. I mean, I’ve had a hard enough time figuring out how to be ‘gay,’ but to deal with this too . . . I mean, you’re right. I haven’t been able to get Liz out of my head since I first saw you two wrestling . . . getting sweaty . . . tight denim . . . I’m sorry. Where was I?” Alice leaned in and whispered, “I had fun last night! And that surprised me. I never felt threatened and she didn’t actually hurt me. It was awkward at first, but it didn’t stay that way.” She got quiet again for a moment. “Does that make me weak?”