Chapter Three
I've always been an early riser, and I woke up before her the next morning.
She was still beautiful, streaked and crusty and hair a mess.
I rolled out of bed, being careful to let her sleep.
I went into the bathroom, peed, brushed my teeth, and then padded, naked, to the kitchen.
I was quiet as I made coffee and then a complete breakfast.
I don't claim to be a cook, but I do breakfast well. I made a six egg omelet, bacon, toast, orange juice, and coffee, put them on a tray and went into the bedroom.
She was stirring as I went in.
"Up sleepy butt," I said, "pee and back to bed."
She yawned and stretched, very prettily, making a little meowing sound at the end of the stretch.
As she started to roll out of bed I said, "do NOT wash your face."
She looked at me sort of sideways, giggled, and headed into the bathroom.
I quickly tightened the bottom sheet up and fluffed the top sheet and blanket.
When she walked in, and I was happy to see she hadn't washed her face or, for that matter, run a brush through her hair, I smiled and said, "breakfast in bed for my beautiful bride."
She smiled and crawled into the bed and laid back on the two pillows I had set up for her.
As I started feeding her I realized that I liked her looking like this, a little wild, a lot wanton. I suppose the corset, red and wrinkled now, had something to do with it.
"What?" she asked, swallowing the bite of omelet she had been chewing.
I chuckled and offered her a piece of bacon.
"You just look so, well, so different from your normally well turned-out self," I said.
She chewed and looked at me contemplatively.
"You mean," she started and swallowed, "you mean you like me looking like a cheap whore after a night as the entertainment at a fraternity party?"
I chuckled and forked another mouthful of omelet into her mouth, effectively shutting her up.
"No honey," I said, smiling, "you look like you had a rough night, yes, but you also look happy. Is that about it?"
Those "I'm thinking" frown lines between her eyes formed as she chewed.
She swallowed and accepted a drink from the orange juice glass before responding.
"I'm not sure 'happy' is the right word," she said slowly, choosing her words carefully, "but I'm, well, hmmmmmmmmm."
She stopped, obviously thinking, and accepted a bite of grape-jellied toast.
"It's hard to explain David," she started again, swallowing the coffee I had offered.
"It's not 'happy,' and it's not, oh, I don't know," she went on, "not 'content,' or 'fulfilled,' or any of those silly cliches."
She stopped while I wiped her lips with a napkin.
"Complete," she went on, "is just SO trite, but that's as close as I can come."
She had wound down so I forked another mouthful of omelet and asked, "second thoughts."
Her eyes got big and she grabbed my hand, chewed and swallowed quickly and then, kissing my fingertips between each word said, "not," kiss, "a," kiss, "one," kiss, "my," kiss, "love."
I grinned, said, "good," and offered another piece of the bacon.
I fed her, grabbing my own bites, until the breakfast was done then kissed her, said, "stay put," and took the tray into the kitchen where I quickly loaded the dishwasher.
I walked through the bedroom, enjoying just looking at her as I passed through, the sheet up to her hips, her magnificent breasts on display, and went into the bathroom where I adjusted the water until it was very hot, the way she likes it, and then poured in a healthy dose of bubble bath.
Back in the bedroom, I offered my hand and she took it, standing, wincing a little as she rolled over and sat where I had been spanking her. I found that little wince erotic.
I turned her and then undid the corset, finding the red lines where it had bound her so tightly to be erotic and sexy.
I held her hand and she eased into the tub with a long, satisfied sigh.
"Part of this," I started and hesitated a bit before going ahead, "well, this 'life' I suppose you'd call it, is that it is NOT all about pain and punishment. There's also pampering and loving and just, well," and I gestured to take in the tub, "this."
She smiled and said, simply, "I love you, David."
She closed her eyes and I used the big fluffy face cloth to wash her face, soaking first to soften the crusty stuff and then carefully cleaning.
I finished her face and then shampooed and worked conditioner into her hair.
I did her body then, front first and then having her get onto all fours in the tub so I could do her ass properly.
It still showed color and two circular bruises about the size of a coffee cup right where she was roundest.
She winced slightly when I touched them and then giggled as I parted her cheeks to thoroughly wash her intergluteal cleft, what you call the buttcrack ((chuckles)).
I had her sit back and soak as I thoroughly rinsed her hair.
I turned on the hot water, bringing the temperature up the way she liked it.
"You enjoyed last night, didn't you?" I asked, smiling and looking at her as she relaxed in the tub.
She opened her eyes and there was that little thought frown.
"Enjoy," she said at last, "is not the right word. I was frightened and in pain but, well, I did like it."
She met my eyes and giggled very softly.
"Very much, probably too much," she said softly.
"Soooooooo," I said dragging out the vowel, "you're not withdrawing your consent?"
She met my eyes and smiled a sweet smile.
"No my love," she said softly, "I love you, I trust you, and I give myself, and my consent, freely."
I bent and kissed her softly, stood, and said, "enjoy your soak."
I padded into the kitchen, poured myself a cup of coffee, and then sat down at my laptop to do some exploring on the web.
I was surprised when I googled "bdsm clubs in Denver" and had over 2 million returns.
I narrowed down the search with "bdsm dinner clubs in Denver, colorado" which got it down to a half-million hits
I settled on a place called The Dungeon Dinner Club and called to make reservations.
As I hung up I heard Arlene calling from the bathroom, "I'm turning into a prune, are you going to dry me off or am I on my own?"
I laughed and called, "coming," poured her a fresh cup of coffee and went into the bathroom.
I offered a hand and helped her stand and then dried her off.
Thoroughly.