I'm sitting in the center of a stranger's plush white couch. I have perfect posture, a function of the two corsets I'm wearing. The first is severely laced satin, the second a more decorative high shine buckled vinyl. Next to me is a semi-vanilla voyeur. What he and I and twenty or so others are watching is a very flexible blonde getting hogtied by a pseudo vampire. The voyeur leans in to whisper, "How do you know them?"
"I don't," I say, with a near polite smile.
There's something about being covered tits to toe in tight shiny black that makes me dismissive of any man near me. At times though, the insults grow boring, so I give in to the one in a latex suit with too much sparkle on his canines. I name him Frederick, and send him for more water.
The bondage, spanking and public humiliation scenes wind down. I notice the water kicking in, and sobriety coming on. The crowd begins to make its way towards the creeping morning.
Frederick wants my attention. "Let's light this room up," he says.
"Sure," I say, then look him straight in the face for the first time. He's clearly James Bond's evil twin, so I ask what he's got in mind.
"I've got a single tail in my bag. Would you like to use it on me?"
"Sure," I repeat. I look away. He waits.
"Go get your bag," I order. Fucking subs, I'm thinking. Do they always need constant direction?
"I'll be right back," he says.
In a few minutes, he's back at my feet.
"Where's your bag?" I ask.
"It's over there." He points to a black rubber messenger's bag against the wall. "But I only want you to do it if you really want to."
The statement is so ridiculous I can't answer. I put my hand out and he helps me up. I put my hand out again and say, "Give it to me."
Frederick uncoils a black leather single tail whip and hands it to me.
"Go over there," I say, pointing to a spot on the other side of the room a whip's length away. He goes.
