Two days ago, I had had, without a doubt, the most fun date of my life. While, on paper, it had been nothing all that far out of the ordinary, after two hours of conversation with coffee as an accessory to truly lousy dining center sandwiches, I could feel that the smile on my face was nothing short of enormous. While, with exams drawing to a close, I had little free time to think too much about it, Steffi was fantastic. No two ways about it.
Even without the encounter that had made the past Sunday truly unforgettable, when we had discovered a highly agreeable fetish synergy between us, I would have been thrilled to be spending more time with her. As it was, something bright-colored moved happily inside my head every time I thought of her, and even though I knew it was a bit childish, I did nothing to stop the grin that inevitably followed.
She liked me. She was smart, and great with computers, and pretty, and really funny, and was into a lot of really great stuff. Of course, even better than good taste in games, on top of everything else, she was most definitely a sexual dominant. With that in mind, I have no negative feelings whatsoever about the rush of adrenaline and other forms of giddy excitement that shot through my veins when I heard my phone vibrate and saw her name on the screen, the first time I had heard from her since coffee the other day.
"Done for the semester- have a 'celebration' in mind. Interested?"
That could mean a fair number of things. My stomach did a fair bit of moving as a long train of possibilities sped through my mind. I had not forgotten how intensely she was able to make me respond. More to the point, this was something she had previously thought out, and to top it off, she was feeling celebratory. Giving my fingers a few excited wiggles before picking up the phone, I quickly tapped out a response.
"Sounds good to me- do I get a hint as to what it is?"
I eagerly smiled to myself from the second I pressed send, excited to see the reply, whether or not she actually told me anything. Even now, just talking to her was far more invigorating than it really should have been. Another quick jolt of energy shot through me when I saw that she had responded.
"No fun in that, is there? Just come by my room tonight. I bought a little something, seems perfect to strengthen our ties a little."
I frowned a bit with thought, trying to decide whether or not her wordplay had been accidental, then laughed quietly and happily to myself, indulging in a bit of fantasy about the consequences if it had.
A few messages later, the entirety of my attention was fixed on ten that night- the parts of the day in between were really just obstacles to the evening. Twelve hours to go. I would not be able to concentrate on the present world during any of those twelve hours if my life depended on it.
By the time the sun had set, I had accumulated a long day of distractions, vaguely concerned friends, and downright silly lapses of attention. Her words played over in my head, often taking precedence over whatever someone else might have been trying to say to me. As endless as the hours seemed, half past nine eventually came to past. Without anything better to do, I had showered carefully, made sure that everything that could be cleaned was cleaned, practically embarrassed at myself, seeing as I was just casually going to someone's room, but strangely satisfied all the same.
After an interval of time in which I had run out of ways to prepare, sat down for a few minutes, decided that was silly, booted my computer, and realized that I had somehow passed ten in spite of my excitement, I got up, smiling in spite of myself, and walked out my door. She was just a little down the hall, which really made my level of preparation seem somewhat silly. I was wearing perfectly ordinary clothes, but I knew how much thought I had put into not making any abjectly wrong decision. I took a second to make sure I hadn't gotten the time wrong, woke up in a different reality, or forgotten pants; shrugged a little, and knocked on her door.
"Unlocked- just come in."
I walked into her room, carefully opening the door, and couldn't suppress my smile, contrasting nicely with my own effort level. She was cross-legged on her bed, barefoot in jeans and a turtleneck, looking up to the door while finishing what looked to be the dregs of a cup of instant ramen.
"Ah, shit. So much for a strong opening. Good to see you, though- take off your shoes, sit anywhere."
She smiled, a tiny bit sheepishly, and made a sweeping gesture around a room that I would not describe as flawlessly neat. There was something genuinely relaxing about her total lack of a need to force appearances. After a few minutes of idle conversation, which mostly revolved around her horrifically comprehensive, recently finished course load, she stopped mid-sentence, looking like she was struck by an idea.
"You know, I have enough bed for both of us to sit- if you like, anyway. Just seems... weird when there's just two of us for you to take the desk chair, right?"
I heard a touch of hesitation, but also a hint of excitement that mirrored what I felt as I stood up and sat back down, mind momentarily dedicated in full force to calculating a distance between us that was neither too close nor too distant. She clearly sensed my concern, at least in some part, moving a touch closer once I was in place and rolling her eyes a little.
"We're human beings. Relax. You know full well that I know you're interested, and I invited you here knowing that. Speaking of which- I imagine you remember the celebration I mentioned?"
I nodded, somehow reassured by the fact that she had seen straight through me. Besides, I was excited to hear what I had been looking forward to all day.
"Yeah, that's what I was expecting. See the shopping bag- to your left, foot of the bed? Take a look."
I leaned over and pulled the plastic bag closer, slightly surprised by the weight. However, it made perfect sense as soon as I opened it: a decently long coil of rope, the nice smooth sort that I had seen more than a few times online.
"So, this is... for using on me?"
I must have sounded a little confused, but also inwardly thrilled that the fantasy I had happily entertained all day was completely accurate.
"Come on, I can practically see the rainbows popping out of your eye sockets. Admit it. You're excited."
She was smiling in her own right, visibly happy that I was, indeed excited. This was the same tone I had heard many times in playful banter when she knew she had the upper hand on something and felt like teasing me a bit. The simple fact that what was looking to be the runup to my first ever bondage experience was taking place in the same mood as our debates over the relative merits of gaming platforms had me nearly giddy.
"Alright, awesome. Now. Look. This is a bit stiff, but it's important to me. I'm going to tell you exactly what's going to happen, and I know that's going to ruin the surprise a little bit, but I believe that's important... and I somehow don't think it's a big deal to you in the scheme of things either."
I nodded. I had vaguely heard about this sort of thing happening in the real world, but since this was my first run outside of my imagination, it was still more than a little new.
"Wait a minute- carrot and stick. How about hearing the long boring 'here's what we do with rope' tirade from where you were... 'last time?'"
She didn't have quite the same confidence level, and I sensed a slight hope for approval as she glanced down to her lap, looking up with a questioning smile and moving herself against a pillow for support. I blushed, and blushed more as a sensed myself blushing, but I was almost literally squirming with happiness that she had had the idea. The thoughtfulness there was truly disarming, and it had gone straight to something warm and happy within me.
With a little bit of shyness, I got up and sat back down, carefully shuffling back into the welcoming heat of her body. I felt rather than heard her take what seemed like a satisfied breath, and probably turned a bit redder knowing I had caused that. Feeling her chin rest on my shoulder and her arms wrap around my stomach was, by itself, worth the anticipation by a factor of ten. I loved that she wanted to do that with me. From there out, she spoke in a soothing, low tone, a few inches from my ear. For that reason alone, every word was a tiny drop of bliss, just because she was saying them.