It must have been a dozen years since I'd last seen Donna. Knowing that changes had come into my life in that time, I could only imagine how her life had changed. Looking around her waiting area, I had the sense that her architectural business was thriving; the room was nicely decorated.
I was looking around because I was nervous. I was surprised when she agreed to see me. We had not parted on the best of terms, and we hadn't had any contact since that last meeting in the park. The problem was that I was burning out in so many areas of my life that I had to simplify, and an extramarital affair, even if it was one my wife approved of, was something I could simplify out of my life.
It sounds harsh to say it that way. I prefer to think of it as being direct and not bullshitting myself or anyone else. Of course I only started thinking that way when I got my Stage 4 cancer diagnosis. My life suddenly got too short to B.S. around.
Now I was back here to ask her for a favor, and I had no idea how she would react. You see our relationship was strictly BDSM. It started out with me being the Dominant to her submissive. By the time it ended we were 50/50 of each because I was always a switch, and she knew it.
I recognized her right off when she came into the waiting area with a client she was just seeing off: a statuesque brunette. I judged that she had lost some weight, but she was still of Valkyrie proportions. Her hair was in a bun; I would judge it a professional look. I wondered how long she kept it now.
After she said goodbye to her client, she turned and seemed to look right through me, not recognizing me and turned to her assistant. He was a nice looking mid-thirties guy no doubt looking to either advance in her operation or learn enough from her to go into his own business. I think he was all of that, but as I later learned, there was more to their relationship that just a business one.
She talked to him for perhaps a minute in low tones. She may have guessed some of the reason for my visit, but she couldn't know the whole story. I had simply made a standard introductory appointment as a client. When pressed, I said that I would only discuss my business with the principle.
When she turned back from her discussion with her man, she had a sunny smile on her face and a hand outstretched for a formal handshake.
"I recognized your name," she said, "but I'm sorry, your face doesn't match what I remember it should be."
I shook her hand. "I guess cancer changes someone's looks as much as the treatments change the rest of my body."
Her face registered the expected shock, but she recovered quickly. "Come into my office and tell me about it, please."
She led the way, and I saw that she was a much more commanding presence than she had been; not overbearing or overpowering. Just commanding. Running her own business had brought out parts of her personality I hadn't seen 12 years ago, at least not consciously. I had to have know at some level that she could be dominant.
We exchanged the usual pleasantries over bottled water. I don't drink hard stuff anymore. Then we got down to cases. She wanted to know about my cancer and my prognosis. I told her what there was to tell: that I had been diagnosed 2.5 years ago with terminal metastatic liver disease. I had only been given 18 months to live, with treatment or six months with no treatment. Since Medicare took care of paying for my treatment, I thought I'd give it a try. Obviously something worked as I'm a year past, literally, my expiration date.
Having disposed of that, I moved on to my real purpose for visiting her out of the blue after all these years.
"I have a favor to ask. You know I'm a switch, and you probably guessed that I'm really more submissive than Dominant."
"Brad," she interrupted, "I don't have the time to take on another submissive, though if I were to make an exception, it would be for you."
"It might be less work than you think," I answered. "For one thing, you don't have to think anything up." I pulled some papers out of the bag I had brought with me and handed them to her. "I found this web site that has Teases or Dares, but they are really just graphic fantasies. Most of them I don't like or don't like more than once. The one I've given you is the first of ten fantasy teases that I really like. I go to this site maybe 4 times a year just to read through them. I've done as many as I physically can. And I'd really like to do them with you or for you or as a framework for whatever you would like to do."
I stopped and found that I was out of breath. I must have tried to get everything out at once.
"Drink your water and catch your breath," she said. Let me read through this."
She stopped after the first page to ask, "What else is in your bag?"
I felt myself growing warm in the face, but I answered quickly, "Some rope, two dildos and a pair of panties."
"Uh huh. I would have expected you to come prepared for a Yes answer." Then she went back to reading and didn't say anything else until she finished the stack of pages I gave her.
"The title says this is Humiliation Slut Audition #1. How many are there?"
"Ten and each gets a little sluttier than the previous."
"I'm a little concerned that there are things in here that for health and safety reasons I would not do or want anyone else to do. Can I modify them out?"
"Ma'am, you can do whatever you want, but given my health situation and my prospects what's a little disease risk to me? I'm willing to do it. You may do or not do as suits you, but if you would at least read to me the instructions on each page and watch me as I perform each degrading act. I would appreciate it. If that does not appeal, can you refer me to some safe, reliable person who might indulge me?"
She was silent for a while. It felt like a long time to me, but how is one to judge subjective time?
Finally, Donna spoke, "Let's try this first one and see how we like it? Since you've come prepared, we might as well start. Before we do, is there anything you want to tell me?"
I thought about it. "I can't get an erection anymore Ma'am. Between the cancer treatments and two other medical conditions, I don't get hard, and I haven't ejaculated in years. So I'm not the man you knew back then."
"I see. Well, I guess I knew that, too. Your manner is different. Certainly your desires are different. Besides, I wasn't planning to fuck you anyway." She smiled when she said that.