Page 46 of Bit's Bliss
“While it may seem as though I’m asking you to give up control when I say I want you to obey me, what is actually happening is that, by doing so, you are giving me the gift of your submission. You have the power to stop any scene that makes you uncomfortable. Know this, though. I will push you, Eberly. I will bring you to heights of pleasure like nothing you’ve ever known, but in order to do that, you need togiveme that power. Do you understand?”
“I think so, sir.”
“Let’s talk about how you let me know where your comfort level is. Some people in this type of relationship use red, yellow, and green to communicate how they’re feeling. Red would mean you want to end the scene immediately. Yellow would mean you need a minute to decide whether you’d like to continue or even take a brief break if you’re overwhelmed. Green would mean you’re in a good headspace and we can proceed. The alternative to using colors would be for you to pick what’s known as a safe word. Once you’veused it, I would stop the scene immediately and we would not continue.”
“Red is fine, sir.”
“Eberly, I want to be clear that if you say no, I will not stop whatever I’m doing. If you say red, I will.”
“I understand.”
She’d been so good to this point that I let the slip of not responding properly slide.
“Next, we’ll talk about punishment. When we review the contract that includes our hard and soft limits, we will also go over my expectations in greater detail. Failure to meet them may result in consequences.”
“Like what, sir?”
“As with our limits, we will discuss which forms of punishment you’re willing to experience and which you’re not.”
“Can you give me an example?” she asked. “Err, sir?”
I smiled and kissed the tip of her nose. “Well done, little dove. And yes, one example would be I would spank you. Another might be that I don’t permit you to have an orgasm.”
Her eyes opened wide. “For how long?”
“That would be dependent on the behavior that warranted the consequence.”
“I’ll know, though, right? What you want me to do or not do?”
“You will. Typically, in no uncertain terms.”
“And if I don’t like something, I can use the safe word?”
“Yes, little dove, but I caution you to use them judiciously. If you say ‘red,’ the scene will end.”
“Understood, err, sir.”
“The goal, Eberly, is for you and I to experience pleasure together. It isn’t about me commanding you to do things. It’s about you allowing me to and accepting that, at a given moment, I know what’s best or what will take you higher than you ever could’ve imagined.
“A perfect example of how that might occur outside of a scene is what happened this morning when you walked out of the bank in anger.”
She bit her pouted lip and lowered her gaze. “I’m sorry.”
“I knew then that you were. However, that is something I would consider deserving of punishment. I respectfully asked you to stop and wait for me more than once, and I asked you to explain how you were feeling. You refused to do either.”
“I know. I was?—”
“You said you were angry, but do you want to know what I think?”
Her eyes opened wide again. “Uh, sure…sir.”
“I believe that, more than anger, what you were experiencing was a lack of control. My interaction with Priscilla left you feeling insecure, and you acted out based on your discomfort.”
“I did.”
“I’d like to suggest you consider that, had you waited until we left the bank together, I would’ve acknowledged those feelings and respectfully explained my own. I would’ve reassured you that the only smile I want to see throughout the day is yours.” I reached up and covered her breast with one hand. “The only person I want in my bed—in my life—is you.”
I put my arms on either side of her and leaned forward. “I’m crazy about you, little dove. While I know I’ll never get enough of your naked body next to mine, there’s so much more. You dazzle me. You also challenge me, which you may think I don’t like, but I do.”
