I wake up, stretching lazily as the first rays of morning sun appear thru the curtains. I reach across the bed, expecting to find Brad still sleeping. But he's not there. Hmmm...that's unusual, he never wakes up before I do. Oh well; first time for everything, I guess. I slip into my robe and head toward the kitchen and the smell of coffee.
Coffee and cigarette in hand, I peak around the corner of the doorway into the computer room. I smile, I should have known I'd find him in here, burning CD's or playing a game.
"Hi Babe" I say, walking toward him. Brad looks up, startled. With a few swift mouse clicks, whatever he was working on disappears.
"Whatcha doin'?" I ask, slipping my arms around him and kissing his neck.
"Nothing." He answers. I frown at him, thinking he's behaving rather oddly.
"Whatever!" I think to myself as I turn and start out of the room.
"Can I talk to you for a minute?" he asks as I reach the door.
"Sure. What's up?" I ask, pulling up a chair.
"Last night. What was wrong with you?" he asks.
"What do you mean, what was wrong? Nothing" I answer, struggling to figure out what he's referring to.
"When you used the code word last night. Why did you do that?" Brad asked.
"Well, just because I didn't want to do what you wanted me to do. Isn't that why we came up with the code word in the first place?" I answered, beginning to get irritated. We often play Master/slave games, more and more often lately it seems. When we began doing it, we devised a code word so that if there was something that I REALLY didn't want to do, I could say that word and he would know that I wasn't playing. I used the code word last night, and I thought he had seemed a little upset about it then. But that made no sense to me...
"Well, I thought that was the reason we were doing the Master/slave roles...so I could make you do things you otherwise wouldn't do. I thought you enjoyed that."
"Brad, I do. To a point. But sometimes I'm just not in the mood for some of the stranger things you think up." I say, trying to make light of it.
"Then what's the fucking point of doing it?" he asks, clearly upset. He gets up then and storms out of the room. I sit for a long time and stare at the doorway. "This can't be happening" I think. It was just so weird. This was supposed to be fun, a 'game' of sorts. He'd begun to take this WAY too seriously, in my opinion. True, I enjoyed it, very much. But maybe it was time to stop for a while. Sighing, I get up and head toward the shower. Too many things to do today to think about this right now.
"Ready to go?" I ask, determined to be cheerful after this morning's rough start. I'd promised Brad I would go with him to look for some new computer equipment, and I was not going to let our disagreement ruin the entire day.
"Yes" he answered enthusiastically. As we walked out the door, he was smiling and chatting, more like his "usual self". I breathed a sigh of relief, maybe it was going to be a great day after all.
When we had made our way into town, he commented "Oh. I need to stop someplace on the way. Guy on the internet I found this morning who has something I'm interested in looking into." He said.
"Ok." I answer happily, just glad he's not still upset with me. I smile at him; he's always adding some little toy or another to his collection of "gadgets" to hook up to the computer.
We pull into the driveway, and I let out a whistle in appreciation. "This guy's got some place here" I comment. The house sits very far off the road, surrounded by trees and a long, winding drive. Situated on a hill is the house, constructed of cedar and stone. It's beautiful. When he stops the car in front of the house, Brad asks me to come in with him. We're greeted at the door by an attractive man in his early 40's. "Hmm..." I think to myself, "Gorgeous house belongs to a gorgeous guy", and I smile slightly. He introduces himself as "Brent". He's around 6'2" , very nicely built, black hair, mustache, short-trimmed beard.
"I'll show you what we were talking about this morning" Brent says to Brad as he gestures to the hallway.
Ands to me he says with a smile, "I'll bring him right back. Make yourself at home" .
I sit down, taking in the inside of the house, which is just as impressive as the outside. It reminded me almost of a lodge of some kind; comfortable rustic-themed furniture and a large stone fireplace along one wall. Exposed beams graced the ceiling, and recessed lighting gave the whole place a relaxing glow.
"Hey Babe, come here a minute" I hear Brad's voice calling, stirring me out of my thoughts. I get up and walk in the direction that he and the man had disappeared into.
When I find the room that they are in, I walk thru the door. Spotting Brad, I say playfully "Whatcha need, Baby?"
"I need my slave to learn her place" he answers, gripping my wrist tightly as he pulls me into the room and kicks the door shut.
I pull my arm back hard, trying to get away from him, saying "What the fuck is your problem, Brad? Have you totally lost it??" My anger beginning to get the best of me, I push him backwards hard with my free hand. As I struggle to get free, I feel him grasp my other wrist and begin to pull them behind me.
"Let Me Go, you asshole!" I scream at him, VERY upset now. He makes no reply as I feel handcuffs being tightened around my wrists. "There's no way this is happening" I think to myself in panic, as I feel hands on my shoulders pushing me to the floor.
"Get on your knees like a proper slave" I hear an unfamilar voice say. In my confusion and panic, I had forgotten that Brent was even in the room.
"What is going on? Why are you doing this?" I ask, looking into his face.
"Lesson #1. Do not ever look your Master in the face without permission." He answers roughly, putting his hands on both sides of my head and forcing my head downward until it felt my neck was going to snap. The constant pressure left me no choice but to lower my head to look at the floor. As soon as he let go, I snapped my head up to look at Brad, screaming at him to let me up. Once again, Brent's hands pressured my head back into the same position, staring at the floor.
"This one is going to take a while. Did you bring the things I told you to?" He asked Brad.
"Yes" Brad answered, "They're in the car. I'll go get them".
As Brad went out, shutting the door behind him, Brent said to me, "Do you know why you are here, slave?"
"I'm not your fucking slave, you idiot!" I practically spit the words at him. As soon as the words were out of my mouth, I felt his hand on the back of my shirt, pulling me to my feet. I staggered to remain standing as I felt something strike my ass and lower back.
"You are here, SLAVE," he began, "because your Master is displeased with you. Because you do not follow orders; you do not make your Master happy. We shall change all that."
"Where is Brad?" I demanded, looking toward the door.
"I'm quite certain he has continued on his way by now, as I asked him to do. He was to leave your things in the hallway and leave you to my care. If all goes well, I will be calling him soon to come and pick his well-behaved slave up. How long that will be is entirely up to you" Brent said, speaking each word slowly, as though I could not comprehend simple English. When he had finished speaking, he grabbed my shoulders and pushed me backwards, toward the wall. From behind, I could hear the sound of chain rattling, and felt a weight on my bound wrists. Watching me carefully, he moved across the room. Seeing that he was no longer within striking distance, I moved toward the door. After 4-5 steps, my arms were jerked painfully backward as I realized my wrists were chained to the wall. Tears of frustration and rage sprang to my eyes.