The party stretched on. Terry bid many of her friends goodnight. The last ones left Oli, Kendra, and Justin stayed to help clean up.
Finally, a yawning Kendra said... "I can't hang like I used to girl, I must be getting old..."
Terry smirked, an eyebrow quirked up in disbelief. "Whatever, girl."
Oli' said. "Both of your asses can age, but I am 21 for-ev-ver."
She laughed as she ushered them out...
As she closed the door, she felt a slight tug on the back of her jeans.
"What's this?" Justin asked as he held up her panties.
"Listen, Justin, I-I can explain..." She sighed heavily. "It's my job."
"Are you a prostitute?"
"No...But it's pretty close." She said, tentatively... "And I think, I became one, last night."
He just stood there, staring at her... "That's where these panties came from?"
His eyes were cold and worse still, for her hurt.
She looked away.
He sighed, pacing the room, her undies balled-up in his hand, when it dawned on him.
"That man...from dinner. Oh, my God." He said laughing, in disbelief... "You're a dominatrix?!"
"Yes." She said quietly.
"That explains it." He said, sitting down on her couch, with his head in his hands.
"Justin..."
"Just... Don't talk." He said.
She closed her mouth and lowered her head sheepishly...
"This guy you slept with, who is he?"
"Um."
"Are you that slutty that you've already forgotten his name?"
"No." She breathed out.
"I swear he's the only one and I did it just once." She was whispering, as silent tears started to roll down her face.
"He's an actor, Gerard Butler..."
Justin laughed incredulously... "-That 300 guy?! Wow."
"Look, Justin, I'm really sorry...I-never meant to hurt you, I think I may even be falling for you."
He chuffed. "No, you never meant for me to find out."
She lowered her head in shame.
"You should have told me." He said.
"I was waiting for the right time..."
He looked up at her. "No, you were afraid." He said evenly.
"-Afraid of what my reaction might be. -That you would lose me... After all, there aren't many guys who'd tolerate what you do. If you could have, you would have just continued to keep this from me. -At least be honest with yourself, about that."
Terry walked over to her couch and reached out to touch his shoulder.
Before she could, he grabbed her wrist. He stood up, looking into her face, clearly trying to decide something.
He kissed her, hard...
He grabbed her other wrist and brought them both behind her back...tying them expertly with her panties.
He paused to look into her face... "Seems we both have secrets..." He said smiling.
He slowly circled her like he was a predator and she was some helpless animal he was going to devour.
"Justin..." she said, looking confused...
"Strange we should meet...It is a rare, this thing we do, but not as much as you'd think."
He crept up behind her and planted gentle kisses on her neck...whispering... "Listen..."
"I have no interest in raping anyone."
"If you give me, your consent to do this..." He said, his hands gently caressing her neck.
"You have my word..." Another gentle kiss. "I'll stop if you say... "Cherry..." He said, his lips brushing against her ear.
She closed her eyes and nodded her head.
He lead her to her room and pushed her face-down onto her bed.
"Where do you keep your ropes?" He asked casually.
"In the closet to your right..."
Inside he found all of her bondage wear and paraphernalia. And lots of high-quality rope.
"Good." He said bringing it out.
"Don't move."
He left the room and returned ten minutes later, with a pair of kitchen shears.
"Sorry, I left you so long, but I had a hard time finding these."
He slowly began to cut off her jeans...Starting at her ankles, following the seams all the way up to her waist.
He asked her casually. "What do you know about shibari?"
"-What?"
"Oh, you haven't been doing this that long, charming."
"Shibari..." He explained... "-Is the Japanese art of rope binding. It uses heavy looping instead of knots, so the tension increases with pressure... But don't worry, you have good rope. It won't harm your delicate skin" He said, caressing her right thigh, for emphasis.
Her clothing completely removed...He knelt on the bed behind her, holding the ropes...
He criss-crossed the rope across her chest, looping it around in an intricate pattern. He folded her arms around her back and bound them as they would be on her chest, her hands on her elbows. She was flexible so it wasn't as uncomfortable as it could be.