An awkward silence filled the room and I wasn't sure I could answer Ivy's question even if I weren't wearing the gag. She looked around the room, taking in the clamps on my nipples, the vibrator, the flickering, scented candles, and the key dangling from the headboard within reach of my cuffed hands.
"You did this yourself? This is quite the effort."
Ivy sounded impressed as she looked me over incredulously. I'd never even considered that Ivy would return early, I had watched her leave on the bus to the station, she was supposed to be partying in London right now and then staying in a hotel overnight. Ivy's expression switched from disbelief to a smirk and I dreaded the worst. That was all I needed during my first couple of months settling into university, the story of how I liked to tie and gag myself spread around the student body. Whenever they saw me there would be hushed whispers and snickers, and I'd be paranoid that everyone would be talking about me.
Despite the horror I felt, my body betrayed me as the vibrator went intense again and I found myself unable to look away from Ivy's gaze as I came once again. I could only imagine what I must look like through her eyes; handcuffed to the bed and gagged, a sheen of sweat across my skin as my body convulsed lightly.
My eyes watered from the overwhelming emotions flooding my mind, and I fumbled for the keys with my hands. Filled with panic, I tugged too hard and dropped them to the floor. Ivy couldn't help but let out a laugh as she heard the keys drop. She approached me and bent down to pick up the keys, weighing them in her hand briefly, deep in thought. She removed the ballgag from my mouth and gently stroked my hair, removing it from covering my face.
"Hope. Your secret is safe with me, don't worry about that. Now, I can release the handcuffs, but something tells me that isn't what you want. Then there's the consideration of what I want, and right now, I want to kiss you. Would you like to kiss me?"
The fears frantically racing through my mind slowly calmed, and I searched Ivy's face for any signs that this was a prank. Ivy's expression had turned stoic, giving away nothing. Fuck it, she'd caught me like this, it wasn't like things would get much worse.
"Yes," I answered shakily.
"I was hoping you'd say that."
Ivy's face lit up with excitement as she set the keys on the bedside table and removed the black dress she had been wearing. To my surprise, Ivy was wearing no underwear under her dress indicating that she had originally gone out without any; clearly, she had been expecting some action tonight. My eyes never left her stunning body as she climbed atop my body and straddled my waist. Her hands gently cupped my face and I trembled as our lips met. As soon as they touched, my anxiety relaxed and my worries seemed to float away. The kiss had started gentle, but Ivy wanted more and I moaned as her tongue massaged mine. I hadn't kissed many people so it wasn't a surprise this was the best kiss I had experienced.
Ivy pulled away, and I reached forward with my eyes closed, not wanting to break away. She smiled, seemingly proud of herself while I felt a bizarrely wonderful mix of safe, yet vulnerable in her presence. Spurred on by my blatant approval of her kiss, Ivy leaned in again, focussing on my neck. I felt the tender touch of her lips press against my neck, and she lightly nibbled and sucked. It felt so damn good, and I closed my eyes as I tried to handle the sensations from the vibrator and Ivy at the same time.
My breathing quickened as I felt the intense pressure inside me threaten to overspill again; I was about to orgasm again, and I was starting to feel very sensitive down there, but Ivy had other plans.
She had noticed how close I was to cum once again, and she moved away from my neck to inspect the wired control for the vibrator. Having found the program setting, she turned it to manual and put it down to a frustratingly low level. I had been seconds away from going over the edge, and that expected release turned into a dull ache as the pressure ebbed away.
"Awww, you thought you were about to cum again?" Ivy taunted.
Judging by the grin on her face, she was enjoying this a great deal, and she grabbed hold of the chain connecting the clamps on my nipples and tugged on them. The sharp jolt of pain was delicious.
"Again. Please," I begged weakly.
Ivy complied with a giggle, holding the chain taut so that it was stretching my nipples; the pain almost made me climax, even with the low-vibration setting the vibrator was currently on. Ivy shuffled back a little and spread her legs, revealing her smooth, glistening clit. She held her fingers up to my face, and I opened my mouth to let them in. I held her gaze as I sucked them, and then watched as she reached down to her sex and started stroking her clit.