So here I was, standing behind that black curtain. The one with the Adult Only sign above the entrance. Beside me, holding my hand was Reg; dreamy powerful, bright green eyed, Reg...wow....is this for real? I was expecting something more behind the alluring black curtain but all that I could see was a very small room, no bigger than a large closet or a small bathroom. On the walls were posters advertising parties, meetings, games, concerts and a private section for classified want ads. At a glance nothing out of the ordinary, certainly not big-red-sign- Adult-only worthy. But as the ceiling pot lights shone upon the tiny room walls I could see that these advertisements were not ordinary at all. They seemed to be of a kinky variety, including the music.
"This is where people advertise upcoming events."
Reg explained tapping on the wall.
"And also if people are looking for a partner or a play mate."
He stepped to the side and looked up at the personal ads.
"Oh, a play mate, is that like a girlfriend or boyfriend type play mate?"
I asked curiously in a whisper. I was reading about the upcoming event this weekend being held at the Chamber of Honors, was that a play on words? Invitation only, the address is... wait a minute, the address is here!..at the The Book Store! Interesting.
"Good question my little Mel, a play mate is someone who wants to engage in some scenes and is looking for someone to play with. This is usually temporary and not a long term relationship or exclusive."
Reg said looking down at me.
I didn't respond to this explanation as I was too busy reading the details of the event in the Chambers of Honors. 'Bring a friend, members only' it said. Members?
"I see you've noticed the event for this weekend."
Reg smiled looking up at the poster.
"So, err...it says it's at the Chamber of Honors, is that like the Chamber of horrors?"
I asked laughing.
"Do you like that?"
Reg laughed.
"That was Tony's idea, he has such a strange sense of humor but interesting all the same."
He chuckled.
"He didn't seem the type."
I muttered.
"Type for what?"
Reg asked
"You know, the type for.."
I waved my hand at all the posters and classifieds.
"..this stuff."
I said turning to look up at him.
Reg just smiled and chuckled softly.
"Oh Mel...I've said it once already but I truly mean it when I say, you are so innocent."
"Now come."
Reg said leading the way.
There was a door just off to the right that I swear wasn't there a moment ago, my hang over and no breakfast was affecting my brain. It was another black door which appeared to be painted wood, it had a large carving in the center. The carving almost looked like the yin yang symbol but this one had three sections instead of two. There was a dragon coiled around the circle. Within the sections there were what looked like little circles. In fact now that I saw it I could see that it looked exactly like Reg's logo on his shirt. Except on his the dragon was red and the rest of the logo was outlined in black. Very pretty and almost Celtic I was thinking. As Reg was reaching for the door I asked him about it.
"What's with the carving and the matching logo?"
Reg smiled tenderly at me and let go of the door and faced me. He put his hands on my shoulders very gently and I shivered. He smiled at me.
"You are so observant, I like that about you."
He said looking down at me like I was a child.
"The emblem has special meaning to me and to others in our society."
He gestured to the door.
"This is an old symbol used throughout history and means many things to many people."
He explained.
"The dragon represents my ancestors which are from Wales and..."
I interrupted him.
"This is your logo? So, you don't simply work here...do you Reg."
I said surprised.
"No Mel, I don't simply work here. This is my shop and my home."
He said smiling at me.
"I'm sorry, please...go on.."
I stuttered sorry I interrupted him. I thought I would be in trouble for that one but he let it go.
"It was a valid interruption, Mel. I will allow it... this one time."
He said firmly glaring down at me before he continued.
"Now, where was I, yes, yes, the dragon is of my family which is wrapped around the Triskele. I will most certainly see to it that you get some reading material on this. However to give you a quick idea what this means to me and my people I'll tell you a little something."
He began.
"The Triskele is an ancient symbol used for centuries by many nations and peoples, so it has different meanings. To us, or the BDSM community the Triskele represents our diversity. Even within our society this symbol translates different ways. I like to look at it as Serve, Respect and Obey, others see it as Safe, Sane and Consensual. There are other meanings this is why I'm going to make sure you get some literature explaining in more detail."
Reg chuckled.
"This will not be part of your training or required reading. You know enough about it for now. " Reg stated frankly.
"Wow, you have a logo and an emblem-symbol thingy, that is cool!"
I said amazed at how Reg suddenly seemed so much more than I thought. This guy had some depth!
"Yes, it is cool." Reg chuckled.
"You will probably see this emblem or symbol in many different forms within our community. Now...come, we've been detained long enough."
Reg said as he opened the black door and held it for me. He motioned me through.
"After you."
He smiled, nodding at me to go through the door.
I stood inside this enormous room, not unlike the one I had just left behind in the vanilla part of The Book Store, see! I was learning some terminology. Vanilla: The average world with no BDSM in it. I chuckled to myself and Reg stepped through and closed the door behind us.
"Welcome to my world little Mel."
Reg said sweeping his arm out and across the room.
"This is not unlike the other part of The Book Store, as you've probably noticed. We have book shelves and tables with chairs to read or study. And a little section over there..."
Reg pointed to the far left and over in the corner was what appeared to be a little glass room that had clothing.... strange clothing, and items hanging on shelves and on clothes racks.
"...our store. If you need a whip, you get it there, nipple clamps? No problem, we have that too. Dildos, vibrators; vaginal and anal, of course."
I was feeling embarrassed but getting hotter thinking about the kinky stuff he was talking about.
"Riding crops, ball gags, masks, chains, silk ropes, all manor of torture and pleasure items. Oh yes and clothing too, plastic, rubber...leather...by the way, how were the panties, Mel...how did they feel?"
He asked which I wasn't expecting because he was talking about his store so why suddenly about me? I blushed instantly and of course my nipples responded to Reg thinking about me in my panties.
"I err...I...what? Panties...yeah...no, I don't know. I mean...I haven't tried them yet."
I stuttered sounding like a complete idiot. What was it with this man that made me feel like a child? He was intimidating but not in a bad way..I just can't explain it! He was exciting and I liked how I felt around him but I just couldn't seem to string a sentence together.
"I see, well perhaps we need to remedy that."
Reg said chuckling. I just blushed and didn't know what to say.
"You are so sweet, Mel. I certainly hope we can enter into some sort of an agreement."
Reg's eyes sparkled when he looked down at me.
He took my hand and lead me down some isles to look at books and started picking books off the shelves, muttering himself.
"This one, yes...and this one, and definitely this one, yes..yes...yes. Mel, you must have this one too!"
He said smiling and walking from isle to isle with me following him like a lost puppy. He was so beautiful I couldn't stop looking at him, nor could I believe that he was interested in me. He seemed way over my pay grade and much better than the usual type I attracted. What was I going to do with this guy? Why did he appear to be so interested in me, was I a project to show off to his friends, a play mate, what did he have planned for me? I was almost lost in my own thoughts and was pulled back to reality by Reg's voice.
"Now let's go up to my office and we'll go over these books."
Reg said walking to the back of the store.
I followed him and marvelled at row upon row of book sections. Some said S&M, SWITCHES, SUBMISSIVE, SLAVES, MASTERS, TOPS, BOTTOMS, and a HOW TO section. I just had to laugh at that last one, I could only imagine 'how to get a good spanking and like it!'. These were all sections with hundreds of books in each. How could there be so many books about these subjects? What was in them? I was very curious. But it would seem Reg had some books that I might like so I'd follow him to his office and see where that took me. He went through yet another black door (was there a sale on black doors and Reg bought them all up?) in the back marked PRIVATE with the same symbol on it. This appeared to be storage and there were a couple desks where paperwork was obviously done, this is the office I thought.
"This way little Mel."