It was my thirtieth birthday, and my lovely husband, Ken, had arranged a special evening for me. By the way, Ken is not short of Kenneth, but Kennedy. I think they named him after an airport somewhere.
We were to go out to dinner at a restaurant. This was one of those places that when telling friends about it, you can proceed roughly as follows;
"Darling, Ken and I go to this exclusive little place in a quaint back street."
Sub-text: A grotty little dive in a smelly back alley.
"The food is exquisite, and they specialise in a venison dish."
Sub-text: Be careful what you order you might get food poisoning, and for "venison" read "deer hide."
"They have some very special wines you can hardly get elsewhere."
Sub-text: You can get it at nearly every bottle shop at a quarter the price.
"The place is candle lit and so romantic."
Sub-text: It's kept dim so you won't see the dirt and the stains on the tablecloth.
"The waiters are so attentive."
Sub-text: They look as if they're on some illegal substance and are off in outer space.
"The prices are a little high, of course, but you can expect that in these exclusive places."
Sub-text: The prices are outrageous and we only go there so I can boast to you about it.
I arrived home from work a little earlier than usual, showered, and chose the dress I was to wear for the evening. I selected one sufficiently low cut to keep Ken interested, and besides, I didn't want him straining his eyes in the candlelight trying to look at other women who might be in the restaurant. We had been married six years and still hadn't got bored with each other, but I don't believe in taking unnecessary risks.
Ken got home just as I started to dress and wanted to give me a birthday treat on the spot, but I said, "Darling, I've just had my shower, and we are due at the restaurant in half an hour." That cooled him off a bit, and he showered, dressed, and off we went.
I have said all I want to and need to say about the restaurant. If you are interested, I can say that Ken did keep his eyes on my thirty-eight Cs. He seems to have a fascination with them, which is, I suppose, rather flattering. However, my main focus is to tell you about what followed.
For some reason, Ken seemed very anxious for us to go home. I assumed that what he wanted was me in bed, and having nothing to object to in that idea, I surrendered to his slight agitation, and complied, arriving home about 10 p.m. My assumption proved correct. No sooner did we enter the house, and I was in the bedroom being disrobed.
At this point things took a turn different from the direction I had anticipated. "Sweet heart," Ken effused, "I've got something very special for you, but you must do what I tell you." Puzzled, I responded, "Okay." With this he urged me to lie down on the bed, and having got me there, produced a number of cloth strips. "What are you going to do with those?" I asked suspiciously. "Tie you down," he replied.
Now we have carried through quite a few sexual experiments, but hadn't got to the bondage aspect so far. My thought was, being my birthday Ken had decided that it was as good a time as any to launch into this phase. Nothing daunted, and always ready for a new experience, especially lascivious experience, I let him tie me down.