Page 28 of The High Price Of Loneliness

“Yes,” she said instantly.

“Two–role-playing.”

“Could you explain, please?” she requested.

Gray elaborated, “Role-playing may or may not involve costumes, and we assume other identities such as a schoolteacher or a boss and secretary or a nurse, etc.”

“Oh. Definitely yes,” she smiled.

“Three–soft bondage, such as silks scarfs around your wrists.”

“Yes.”

“Four–hard bondage, such as rope or handcuffs that lock.”

“Maybe later,” she said with hesitation.

“Five–harder spanking such as with a flog or paddle.”

“Maybe, but probably no,” she said. I have never tried that.”

“Six–anal sex.”

“No.”

“Seven–gentle anal sex with small toys to help gradually ease into it.”

“I don’t know, maybe one day. I find the idea scary,” she hesitantly offered.

“Eight–choking.”

“Maybe,” she said. “If you are gentle. The idea of your hand around my throat is a turn-on, but I have never tried actual choking,” she said.

“Nine–sex in public places.”

“I’m not sure. Can you explain a bit?”

He elaborated, “Sex in a place where we might be discovered; somewhere risky with high adrenaline and intensity.”

She replied, thinking aloud, “I don’t know. It sounds kind of exciting. So, maybe.”

“Ten–hand signals.”

“Explain, please,” she asked.

“It is a common practice for a Dominant to use hand signals when training their submissive. It gives us a non-verbal way of communicating here in the Red Playroom at first, but later even when we are in public or in front of vanilla friends or family who may not understand our lifestyle.”

“I like that. Yes.”

Angelica was relieved when they reached number ten. Some of the items were a bit scary and “out there” but not extreme or as bad as she might have worried about, especially now that they talked about them.

“I’m very proud of you for being open to discussing all this. It wasn’t needed or necessary before now, but before going any further, I wanted us to open the dialogue of communication a bit further,” Gray explained. “How are you feeling now?”

“Excited. A bit turned on. A bit curious and nervous, too, I think,” Angelica rattled off quickly.

His reassuring voice guided her as he said, “Lots to be excited about. Nothing to be scared or nervous about. Now just listen to my voice and take a deep breath and hold it for me.” She did so—holding it, waiting for his further instruction.

He soon guided her to relaxation with, “Now release and exhale completely. Good job, Kitten! Now, repeat this once more for me.” Angelica complied.

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