As she lays there in the hospital bed, she is aware of the pain in her entire body. She can't understand why it didn't hurt last night when the Toyota slammed into her driver side door, totaling her little Honda Civic. If the airbags hadn't gone off, she would probably be dead right now.
Feeling parched, she opens her eyes and tries to roll over to get some of the water on the bed stand beside her. It wasn't until then that she learned just how many muscles she had in her back and arms while she tried to reach for that water cup. Groaning a little, she hears a snicker coming from the other side of the bed. Worn out and fatigued, she tries to roll the other way, biting back the pain as she tries to see who is there.
Seeing him in her hospital room, she wonders if he has more feelings for her then he admitted online. They met in chat 2 years before, and continued talking off and on in the same room, day after day. He picked, she laughed, but never did they talk of meeting. When the chat room decided it would be interesting to get together for a BDSM play party, they both ended up being there. They met, shook hands, and again, he picked on her. Perhaps it was because she never lived the life of a sub, and he was a sadist, perhaps he just didn't like her.
When he speaks, the only part of her that isn't injured, he maims. "What the fuck, you just proved that women shouldn't be allowed to drive. You don't only get yourself a few days off from work, but fuck up two perfectly good cars too. Next time you want a vacation, just ask your boss for one."
Not sure if she can take any more, she gingerly reaches for the nurses call button and presses it. Waiting for the nurse to come in, she fights off the tears that so badly want to creep down her face. When the nurse comes in, she whispers in a gruff voice, "Please," and she pauses, "I don't want any visitors." She pauses again and tries to swallow. "Please make him leave."
The nurse turns to Ricky, and nods to the door, "I'm sorry sir, I'm gonna have to ask you to leave, my patient needs her rest." Then turning to Anna, she checks her blood pressure. A slight look of concern creases her brow as she jots down the numbers. "Miss Jasper, you need to make sure and relax. If you need anything, just push the call button and we will help you, it's important that you do not get up without assistance, your blood pressure is low, and will keep dropping if you don't rest, do you understand?"
Anna nods her head and winces when pain shoots down her neck and back. Sinking into the pillow she closes her eyes again, and begs for sleep to come, the sleep that she doesn't wake from.
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As Ricky leaves the hospital he thinks to himself, "I was only trying to make her laugh, why does she have to take everything so personal?" He thinks about her moist eyes as he gets into his car to drive away. He thinks about how lonely she must be here, and that she looked like she wanted to cry. It took everything in him not to try and cuddle her up and protect her from the outside would, to tell her that he wouldn't let anything happen to her. "She actually believes I'm that cruel," he says to himself as he pulls out of the parking lot.
He gets hard thinking about what she would look like with the tears running down her face while slowly sliding a razor down her breast as her hands are cuffed above her head, and her toes barely balancing on small wooden blocks. Shaking the thought out of his mind, he drives back to his house and decides to come back in a day or two.
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After three days of tossing and turning in bed, trying to get comfortable and sleep off the pain, Anna wakes up and notices Ricky sitting in front of her. "Hello Anna, you're looking a bit better today, how do you feel?"
A little perturbed that he knows her first name, and she only knows him by his online name, she answers him, "Thank you Drake, I am feeling a bit better. Thank you for asking. Did you enjoy the rest of the play party? I really wanted to be there."
"Actually, you didn't miss much, if you want to go to a good event, you should go to ShibariCon in Chicago. And why don't you just call me Ricky."
Anna smiles at him, and not knowing what to say, she tries to sit up. Ricky steps up closer and slides his had behind her back, helping her to sit up. Anna tries not to blush at him touching her, but thinks herself foolish that she would blush at him helping her. Knowing she has to go to the restroom, but dreading the idea of using the bed pan with Ricky there, she slowly slides her left foot out to the floor, followed by the right. Making sure the back of her hospital gown is closed, she steps onto the floor and says, "I'll be right back."
Knowing the nurse told her not to move, she still has too much pride to pee in front of a man. Feeling light headed, and a bit shaky, she makes her way to the restroom and sits down. She thinks to herself about the stupid hospital gowns that leave the back wide open so all the world can see. When she is finished she walks to the sink and washes her face. Seeing how pale her face is, she thinks to herself just what a great impression she is leaving on a sadist. "He probably thinks I'm nothing but a big baby. Can't even walk to the bathroom without breaking out in a sweat. Oh I hope he just leaves."
Splashing a little more water on her face, she dries her hands and walks out of the bathroom. Ricky is right there to help her get back to her bed. "I know the nurse told you to stay in bed when I was here last time, and you didn't obey. Now, what kind of a punishment do you think that deserves?"
As her face begins to register what he said, a big grin comes across his face. "Well Anna, I'm not going to take advantage of you, but you said you were curious about the lifestyle. When you're ready to experience it, let me know. I think you will be a great submissive, when you find the guy you want to submit to. I have to get going, but if you like, I can come back tonight."
Anna nods her head, not really sure why, or what to say or think. Ricky raises a brow, but decides to talk with her about it later. He helps her sit down on the bed, and covers her legs with the sheets. He looks her in the eye saying, "Be well Anna, I hope your rest returns your strength to you."
Anna nods again, "Thank you for coming, be safe driving."
At that he grins, "Yes, with you not on the road, I'm sure I'll be safe enough." And at that he leaves.
Anna lays back in the bed, smiling a little and thinking to herself, "Did we just have a pleasant conversation, and he only pick at me in the end? And what did he mean 'when your ready to experience it, let me know'"? She shakes her head and thinks, "I must be crazy to even think about it?" Yet she knows she has thought about it long enough. Can she trust him, will she like it? Shaking her head she closes her eyes and tries to imagine what it would be like to actually endure the things she role played in chat. Then she wonders why none of her Masters from online had come to see her, she saw 3 of them at the play party. Shaking her head, she goes back to thinking about what it would actually be like to live her fantasies.
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Another week passes and she is feeling much stronger, she asks the doctor to get her discharge papers ready. After some debate, the doctor produces her papers and she walks out of the hospital. Ricky is there to pick her up and drive her back to her hotel. He had visited her every night, watching her, and talking with her. He tried not to tease too much, waiting for her to get to know him better so that she wouldn't take it all to heart. They laughed a lot, and had some conversations about the lifestyle. He was the only one to come visit her in the hospital in the ten days she was on her back.
He found out her favorite food was Mexican, and he took her to a little restaurant near the river. He asks for a private corner and they are seated. She ordered the Chimichangas de Pollo, and he ordered the Red Snapper Fajitas. They share some nachos before their meals come, and he takes a jalapeΓ±o pepper in his fingers. "So Anna, just how curious are you about the lifestyle?"
She looks at him and the pepper wondering what he's getting at. "I'm curious. But I take my time in making decisions."