Page 22 of Seducing Serena

Serena turned and looked out over the empty Dungeon. Overhead lights glowed amber, purple, and white, giving a magical appearance to the space while flecks in the stone floor glimmered.

She recognized the various pieces of wood and black leather furniture that were widely spaced around the area. She recognized the spanking bench and St. Andrew’s cross as well as a chain station from their club back home. There were a couple of things she’d never seen before but knew Ford and Noah would be happy to introduce her to them. All she had to do was ask.

When a couple entered from the other side of the Dungeon, she turned to Ford and hid her face against his chest, her fingers gripping his shirt. The flare of pain at the pressure had her sucking a breath and dropping her hold before she tilted her head back. “Can we go now, please Sir?”

Ford nodded immediately. “Of course, subbie.”

Wrapping an arm around her shoulders, he held her close as they left the Dungeon. It took a few minutes for the elevator to respond, so she used that time to look around the reception area from the safety of Ford’s embrace.

By the time the doors slid open, Serena felt that she was fully past the morning’s incident.

“All better?” Noah asked as they stepped into the elevator.

Serena nodded. “Yes, Sir, I think I am.”

“Good, now you can help us figure out what to tell a bunch of Littles about our job.”

Serena giggled at the tone of fear she heard in his voice. She knew it was put on because these two men loved doing school visits.

“I’d recommend you treat them like you do any other group of kids who visit the station on school fieldtrips. These Littles are just in bigger bodies,” she advised sagely.

“That shouldn’t be hard for you since there are some days you’re still a little kid,” Ford said with a snicker that caused Serena to giggle as well.

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After seating Serena at the back of the room, Ford threaded his way through the whispering, giggling, wiggling bodies seated on the floor to join Noah and Nanny J in the front.

“Littles, please settle down,” Nanny J said in such a strict voice that Ford straightened up and snapped his mouth closed.

He watched as the Littles in the room did the same and in seconds there was silence.

“Thank you. Now, little ones, we have special guests visiting us this afternoon. Master Ford and Master Noah are guests here at the Ranch. Back where they live, they are firefighters. They have agreed to visit us today and answer any questions you might have about being a firefighter. Now, who would like to ask a question?”

Ford was not surprised when every hand in the room went up. He looked to Nanny J, but she simply smiled, nodded and stepped back, giving control of the room over to them.

“All right let’s start with you.” He pointed to a young man wearing a green t-shirt with a dancing frog on it.

“Have you ever had to rescue a cat out of a tree?”

Ford thought for a moment and decided to give the Littles a bit of a thrill. “Yes, about once a month we get called to rescue something out of a tree. Sometimes we rescue cats, and sometimes we have to get kids down who climbed up and got stuck. One time we got a call to rescue a baby bear.”

“A bear? A real, live bear?”

“Yes, a real, live, black bear. His mama and two siblings were watching but didn’t interfere when we got there. Once we got him back on the ground, he ran to join them and they went on their way back into the woods.”

After the class settled down again, Noah took the next question. They continued back and forth for nearly an hour, each choosing a different Little until they came to the only one who’d yet to ask at least one question.

“What would you like to know?” Ford asked the Little girl.

Instead of answering him, the Little turned to look at the back of the room and pointed at Serena. “Can she talk too?”

Ford chuckled and nodded. “Of course she can. Serena, could you come join us, please?”

Serena stood from where she’d been watching at the back of the room. After joining her men, she was soon fielding a round of questions about being a female firefighter. The questions were both insightful as well as silly. She, Noah and Ford answered each with patience and a sense of humor. Like most teachers, Ford thought that there was never a stupid question, and Serena loved how he tried to turn even the silly ones into teaching moments.

Finally, Nanny J stepped forward. “All right, little ones, its snack time. How about showing Master Ford, Master Noah, and Miss Serena some appreciation.”

The crowd clapped and there were even some whistles and calls of “yippee” and “hurray” before about half the group stood and filed out of the room and the rest moved to sit at low tables.

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