(continued from part 1)
Arin's heart fluttered in relief and excitement as she heard Molly's voice on the phone.
"Molly, I am so glad that you answered. Please come over to my house as quickly as you can."
"Arin? Is that you? I have not heard from you in ages, but I'm glad to be back in contact with you. Why do you need me to come over so suddenly?"
"I'll explain when you get here, Molly. Please hurry."
"You're being very mysterious, Arin. Are you OK? Are you in trouble?"
"I wouldn't have called if I did not need your help, Molly. But it's too complicated to explain over the phone."
"OK, you've got me intrigued now Arin. You know I've always been a sucker for a mystery. You'd better give me directions, since I've never been there."
Arin explained the route as best she could with her mind whirling frantically. After they hung up, she had time to take a few deep breaths to try to calm herself. It would take Molly perhaps half an hour to get there. While she waited for her friend's arrival, Arin found she had to pee.
Straddling the toilet, tipping her pelvis forward, she still found it difficult to relax her sphincter muscle, with that grate covering her sex. But the urgency won out. She watched the yellow stream emerge, broken into many separate flows by the sieving action. She rinsed herself carefully, not wanting to get any water on the leather, not knowing if it had been treated with a waterproofing sealant.
After what seems like a very long interval of time, Arin could tell that Molly had arrived, since she heard her car coming up the driveway. In preparation, Arin grabbed her long overcoat from the hall closet, and covered herself from neck to knees.
Even so, she only peeked her head out the front door to call out to Molly as she emerged from her car. "Thank you so much for coming over so quickly. Please come inside."
Entering, Molly impulsively gave her a hug, since it had been such a long time since they had been together. Feeling and seeing Arin dressed so oddly for a warm summer day, she inquired, "Arin, what's going on? Why are you wearing that? Why are you being so mysterious? What's the big secret?"
"Well," Arin stammered, her face coloring a bright red. "Ummm." She obviously had no idea how to begin explaining, and began staring at the floor.
Molly took her by her shoulders. "Arin, look at me. We have been friends a long time. I have to assume that what's bothering you has to do with what's under that coat. Are you naked under it? Did you get a bad tattoo? Did someone botch a piercing? Show me!"
Feeling like she wanted to shrink down tiny and hide in some hole instead, Arin undid her coat, and turned her face sideways so she would not she Molly's expression as she opened her coat, and then dropped it to the floor by her feet.
But she heard Molly's exclamation of surprise as she got a look at Arin's leather-bound body. Molly scanned her from head to toe, walking around Arin to view her from every angle. "Wow!" was her only verbalization as she completed her examination. Molly had always been good at noticing details, and her keen eyes had noticed the closed lock. "You are locked into that," she stated flatly.
Arin nodded mutely.
"And you want me to help you search the house for its key, is that it?"
Arin finally found her voice. "Not exactly. My aunt left this letter, see. And, well, it's kind of complicated." Her voice trailed off again. She certainly did not want to explain to Molly how the lock had closed because she bumped into the attic desk. And she absolutely did not want to relate to her how she had almost spontaneously reached orgasm when that lock clicked shut.
"OK. You obviously need to show me this letter from your aunt. Where is it?"
"It's in the attic, but..."
"No buts. This is confusing enough already. You want my help, and you are being tongue-tied, so take me to the attic, and let me read this letter for myself."
Arin felt as if she had no choice. She was in too deep already. She led the way upstairs, Molly trailing behind her. They were over halfway up the stairs when Molly chuckled, "Is that a chastity belt you are wearing, Arin?"
Arin realized that Molly, from her vantage point below her on the steps, was looking right up into her crotch! Arin came to a halt, grasping the bannister tightly as a wave of mortification swept through her. But as she imagined Molly viewing her ass hole through the rear opening, and the grating over her cunt in the front, a perverse shock of arousal blended with her embarrassment. Daring to look over her shoulder, she was gratified not to see any trace of revulsion or even disapproval on Molly's face. She only saw a look of curiosity there.
Finding her voice, she answered, "Yes, it is. I had no idea it was when I put it on, though."
"I have never seen one in real life before," Molly mused, "only pictures of them. Is it at least comfortable?"
"So far it is, but I really would like to take it off now." She resumed leading Molly up to the attic. They entered. Too late Arin remembered that she had left the doors of the armoires wide open, and many of the storage chests had their lids thrown back.
Molly looked around the room with eyes gradually widening in shock. She silently wandered from one armoire to another, touching the items they contained. Arin felt her face getting redder and redder as she watched Molly fingering the various devices. She did not know how to interpret Molly's silence. She stood quietly wringing her hands, feeling her stomach twisting in knots.
Molly finished her inspection, and turned to Arin asking, "Now, where is the letter?"
Arin had to swallow twice to moisten her mouth enough to answer, "Over here on the desk."
Molly picked up the letter and read it very carefully. Arin shifted nervously from one leg to the other as she waited. She hoped that she was placing her trust in the correct person. Molly's expression and body language was not giving her any clues as to how Molly felt about this situation.
Finally, Molly replaced the letter on the surface of the desk, and stood staring off into space.
"Well? Are you willing to help me?" Arin asked with a trace of impatience in her voice.
In answer, Molly held up her hand saying, "Give me a moment to absorb this situation please Arin." She closed her eyes, obviously pondering.
Subconsciously, Arin wrapped her arms around herself, seeking some tactile comfort as she waited for Molly's decision.
Molly was in a quandary. She herself loved sex - sex with men, and sex with women. But she really had no idea how Arin felt about it. Also, the equipment in this room indicated a type of play that involved BDSM - something that Molly was aware of due to its prevalence on various Internet websites, but that she had never experienced.
Perhaps Arin was looking for a playmate, or perhaps she had only reached out to a friend in order to have that friend obtain the keys for her. Molly did not know. Being a person who believed it was best to speak plainly about things, to minimize the chance of confusion or miscommunication, she decided the best thing to do was to openly ask Arin what she wanted.