I'm not sure how long I laid there alone in the dark. I heard Viktoria come back into the room maybe an hour later and slip back into bed. She was snoring shortly after that.
But I couldn't sleep. I was exhausted, but my thoughts were feverish. I couldn't decide what was reasonable. Was my anxiety just my stupid pride and arbitrary societal norms? Or was my anxiety a warning sign that this was really wrong? Was I failing to be a supportive partner to the love of my life or was she manipulating me into being something I'm not? I recognized that I enjoyed submitting to Vik. It made me so hot when she finger-fucked my tight asshole last night and when she spanked me this morning. But maybe that was a perversion to keep in check rather than embrace?
Her admission that she was a virgin in the usual sense of the word also worried me. What if she didn't like it? What if she said, "Hmm, I don't see what all the fuss is about. Might as well throw away the key to your chastity cage!" I eventually concluded that my demand to fuck her before making a decision about the collar was necessary and fell into an uneasy slumber.
We left for the spa early the next morning. Viktoria seemed pleased that I was going along. While she drove, I fidgeted nervously in the passenger seat, though my exhaustion kept me from really freaking out about what was about to happen. She glanced over at my worried expression and seemed to take pity on me. "Don't worry, baby. You're going to be fine. Tons of people do this. Just look at it as an exciting adventure. I'll tell them exactly what we want. You won't have to make any decisions. Just try to relax and enjoy the experience, ok?" She took one hand off the steering wheel and gave my thigh a little squeeze. I nodded and returned a weak smile, trying to internalize her words and hold up my end of the agreement we'd made last night.
When we walked into the spa facility, I noticed that the concentration of collars and obsidian rings here was much higher than it had been in the museums and parks we'd visited. Viktoria took my hand and marched us up to the counter.
"Good morning. We have a 9:00 AM appointment under Viktoria."
The young woman on the other side of the counter tapped away at her computer. "Yes, I see it here. For the luxury full submissive package, correct?"
"Yes, that's right. I want everything done."
She typed a few more buttons. "Alright, and is your submissive collared?"
Viktoria blushed slightly. She squeezed my hand and looked in my eyes as she answered, "No, not yet. But soon we hope."
The receptionist didn't react to this except to click another few keys and inform us, "Ok. In that case, there are a few consent forms he'll need to fill out."
She handed Viktoria the forms and we went to sit down in the waiting area to fill them out. One was a general consent form for the facility and the other was specific to the package Viktoria had ordered. She rushed me through them, showing me where to sign and initial, but I scanned both documents. It looked consistent with what she'd outlined to me last night. Hair removal, chastity device fitting, and anal plug insertion. It was surreal signing a legal document with the words 'anal plug' on it.
We returned the forms and waiting for the receptionist to process them. I shifted my weight from one foot to the other uneasily. Vik was bouncing lightly on her toes. She seemed giddy with excitement.
"Alright, you're all set. Lee, this is Andrea, she'll be your technician today."
An imposing young woman stepped up and shook my hand. She was one of the most muscular women I'd ever seen in person and almost as tall as I was.
Viktoria smiled and shook her hand as well. "Listen Andrea, Lee is from America, and he's a little nervous about all of this. So please be gentle with him."
"Oh oh course, madam. We have pride ourselves on guiding submissives of all levels, doing what we can to help them reach that next level of surrender. Couples come from all over the world for our services. I promise you we will take good care of Lee."
Viktoria replied with uncharacteristic nervous energy, "It's just a very special day for us." Then she leaned in and whispered something in Andrea's ear.
Andrea's eyes lit up. She exclaimed, "Oh how special! Don't worry at all, you came to the right place. I'll be very gentle with him and when you see him next, he'll be a new boy."
At this I panicked. "Wait, you're not coming with me?" I had just assumed she would be in the room when all this stuff was happening.
Viktoria squeezed my hand. "No, dominants aren't allowed in that part of the spa. It's a safe space just for submissives. But don't worry, Andrea is going to take good care of you. You're getting the full luxury package, so enjoy it!"
Andrea beckoned me to follow her. Just before we turned at the end of the hallway, I looked back to see Vik giving me an encouraging wave.
Andrea turned back to me as we walked, "So American, huh? First time in Algoria? What do you think?"
"Uh...it certainly is...different."
"Ha, well said! You're adorable. And if you don't mind my saying, your dominant is a knock-out! Well done boy!"
"Uh thanks," I replied blushing.
"You bet!" Andrea said enthusiastically. "By the time we're finished with you today, we'll have her salivating over you! I've helped a lot of submissives along the path towards finally getting that offer to be collared. You're in good hands!"
I realized that Andrea didn't realize Vik had already offered me her collar. She seemed to think that this was some effort to make me into the 'belle of the ball,' to encourage my dominant to make me such an offer. It reminded me of women trying to encourage a man to propose, to make him 'put a ring on it.'
Andrea watched me thinking silently. "I imagine a lot of this is new to you, so feel free to ask me any questions you want. I'll be with you all day. We're going to get to know each other real well! I'm a fully licensed submissive technician. Here at the spa we don't just help prepare the body to submit, but also the mind."
On that somewhat ominous note, she opened a door and led me into a room with lockers.
"Alright," she said closing the door behind us, "let's get those clothes off. Put everything in this bin and all lock it up until we come back at the end of the day."
Then she just stood there blinking at me.