Oliver and Birdie figure out a way for her to remember to take initiative in their sex life.
I twined my fingers with his and twisted our clasped hands, looking at them intently. I lay my head in the curve of his shoulder, absentmindedly keeping track of the plot of the episode of the West Wing we were watching. C.J. was flirting with a young Mark Harmon. He was nobly protecting her from a stalker, pretending to be unaffected by her strong, yet feminine character.
"What are you thinking about, sugarplum?" He asked, noticing my distraction.
I answered with a question of my own. "You know how people always talk about looking someone in the eye? Like it tells them that you care or you're paying attention or something?"
"Mhmm," he replied, running his thumb over the back of my hand.
"Why? It's pretty much impossible to focus when looking someone in the eye. If I'm looking someone in the eye, it's 90% probable I have no idea what they're saying."
He hummed. "I've noticed that about you, chickadee."
"About me? You mean, you don't experience that?" I asked, incredulous. I felt a secondary stab of guilt at the fact that his wording implied that he'd said some things that I had paid no attention to. I brushed that aside for a moment. I guess it made sense. Why would people insist on eye contact if everyone felt like it made their mind wander?
"No. It's common for people with ADHD, though," he said. I perceived, rather than saw, his left eyebrow raise.
"Well, I don't have that."
He snorted. "If it wasn't unethical for doctors to diagnose their loved ones, I'd probably have diagnosed you by now."
I turned to face him. "And here I thought we had agreed that you would take your psychologist hat off at the door."
"Of course. This isn't a session, though. It's just a conversation, sugarplum," he replied, smiling at me in that irritating way he had.
"Well, then. Maybe I should change the subject," I retorted.
"What would you rather talk about?"
"About how horny I am? About how I'd like nothing more to sit on your cock and rock us both to orgasm?" I offered sweetly, running my fingers down his chest.
"I'd been wondering how long it would take you," he said, pushing my hair back from my face.
"What do you mean, "how long it would take" me? Have you been waiting all this time for me to suggest sex?" I asked, poking an accusatory finger at him.
"When was the last time we had sex, chickadee?" He asked, a knowing smile playing across his face.
I narrowed my eyes, wary of where this line of questioning was going. "I don't know. Recently? Maybe a couple of days ago?"
"2 weeks and one day."
"Shit. That long? If you wanted to initiate something, you should have mentioned it. You know I'm always more than willing, Oliver," I told him.
"I know. I wanted you to initiate. I wanted to know how long it would take before you thought of it." Apparently, my face had contorted itself into some sort of expression because he added, "Please don't be mad at me, Birdie."
"I'm not mad at you, Ollie. I'm a little upset that you are playing psychology experiments with me, but I'm not mad at you," I assured him. Then I buried my face in his shoulder. "I'm more upset with myself for not thinking about your needs. About our relationship."
"Don't be upset, sugarplum," He said. "I'm not mad. I'm not hurt. I was just curious." I knew he wasn't upset with me. He had proven that by calling me Birdie. When he was angry with me, he called me Beatrix. That was one of the few times when he called me by my given name. That, and when he couldn't get my attention, he used the name Beatrix as a way to jolt me back to reality. The tone was completely different in the two cases, though. He continued, "You've been extra distracted recently. Hyperfocused on a new project, I know."
"It's an important paper. I could get into the ACS journal," I reminded him, feeling a bit protective of my current enterprise.
He chuckled. "Don't worry, chickadee. I know how meaningful this is to you. I'm proud of you and your work." He stroked my hair reassuringly, making me close my eyes and push my head back into his palm.
"I haven't been extra busy, though." I felt as though I needed to defend myself, despite Oliver's kind words.
"No, sugarplum, you haven't."
Silence permeated the room, making me practically vibrate with discomfort. All I could hear was the quiet whine of electronics and the slow exhalation of air conditioning. Oh, and the continuing drone of the West Wing in the background.
Finally, I blurted out, "Do you want me to initiate more?"
"Birdie, sweet girl, did my little observation really bother you that much?" He inquired, carefully trying not to give me a pitying look. I nodded. He stroked my hair. "I'm not concerned about it. I'm happy to be in charge of our sex life as long as you're happy to let me."
"Okay."
"You know what might help you remember to take initiative, if you really wanted to, sugarplum?" He offered, mischievously.
"What?" I asked, somewhat suspicious, but still eager to please.
"A good spanking."
The mere suggestion made my pussy clench. I wasn't a masochist, per se, but I loved the look of a bruise. I loved the transforming rainbow of color that happened when a bruise healed. I loved the dull pain that accompanied a bruise, much like the dull pain of the soreness after exercising. I loved the reminder of our sensual playtime.
He was right. I wouldn't be able to forget about sex after a good, hard spanking. Until the bruises faded, it would be on my mind constantly. Every time I shifted on my ass, I would be reminded of his hand (or his paddle, but I preferred his hand) caressing my impact-warmed cheeks and brutalizing them in equal measure. My breathing was already getting heavier.
Whispering, I begged him, "Please."
"Of course, chickadee," he acceded. He turned off the tv. I followed him to the bedroom, where he sat on the edge of the bed, motioning for me to come to him.
I draped myself over his lap, shivering with anticipation. He pulled my panties down below my cheeks, exposing them to the cold air in the room. The feeling of his palm on my ass was electrifying. No less erotic was the quickly hardening bulge poking at me.
Without warning, he spanked me, hard. I yelped, surprised by the sudden action.
He rubbed the stinging flesh and teased, "Is my girl regretting her decision?"
Practically shouting, I rejected his assertion. "No! Please, Ollie, more, give it to me." We never used honorifics. Nicknames and pet names, yes, but never honorifics. It felt more intimate that way. I wasn't being spanked and used by my "sir" or "master." He wasn't experiencing submission from his "slave" or anything like that.
I was being spanked by my loving boyfriend. The same man who made my tea in the morning and told me terrible puns to make me laugh also used and abused me on a regular basis. We were just two people whose weirdnesses were compatible, and that somehow made it even more special.
Ollie chuckled at the desperation in my voice. "Don't worry, Birdie. I'm going to give you what you want, what you asked for." He punctuated this last bit with another smack. Then he really got down to business. Spanks rained down on my sensitive flesh in quick succession, barely giving my brain time to react to the information coming from my pain receptors. Every impact was on a delay until they all ran together in my mind, creating a constant burning sensation. At some point it stopped feeling like pain. It was just a tingling warmth spreading from my ass to my aching pussy.
Every smack made me whimper and moan in pleasure until Oliver decided that I'd had enough. "Your ass is nice and pink, sugarplum. Can you feel it?" he asked, rubbing the glowing curve of my backside.
"Yeah, babe," I whined, sounding like nothing so much as a creaky door, pathetic.
One of his hands caressed my slit, coming away wet. I heard him savoring my juices as he sloppily and deliberately sucked the cream from each of his fingers. "Mmm, wonderful," He praised, no doubt referring to the flavor of my soaking wet snatch. Returning his attention to my ass, he mused, "It's beautiful. But I think it would be even better red, don't you think?"