Chapter 5 – In Over My Head
This is the fifth chapter in the story of Kathy and Ian. It will make much more sense if the chapters are read in order. Ian and Kathy meet when she tries to cross the road in the middle of a bicycle race. She is caught by a pack of riders and all of them avoid her except Ian who is trapped by the pack. After they collide Ian takes Kathy to a clinic to get their wounds treated. Then he walks her to her home where their relationship starts to grow.
Saturday we woke about noon. Kathy wanted to go back to her place and get some things. We left about two in the afternoon. This ride was much more pleasant than the one the previous week. Our wounds had mostly healed and there was very little pain with me sitting or her walking.
The first thing we did is go out and get some take-out chicken because there was nothing in her refrigerator that was edible.
We talked as we ate. Kathy said, "Ian my lease is up in a couple of weeks and I don't have the money to pay my rent or renew the lease. Also there's something I haven't told you. I don't want to lose what we have now. I'm scared to tell you but I'm also afraid of what you'll do when you find out if I don't tell you." She looked at me with pleading in her eyes.
I studied her face, "Kathy, I'd much rather you tell me and let me decide rather than have it come as a surprise later. You'll just have to trust me."
She searched my face for two or three very long minutes before saying, "It may seem funny after knowing you for such a short time but I do trust you. Please come with me." She stood up and guided me to her bedroom.
Her bedroom looked normal until she went to the bed. She drew out four ropes attached to the corners of the bed. Two for her hands and two for her feet. The ropes had slip knots tied on the loops at their ends. I suddenly realized where the abrasions on her wrists and ankles came from. Next she went to one of her dressers and opened a drawer and pulled out a riding crop and a multi-tailed whip. She brought them over and handed them to me. Finally, she went to the other dresser and pulled out a dog collar. She brought that over to me as well. She stood with her head bowed and spoke in a low voice, "Ian, I'm a submissive. I need someone to tell me what to do and to care for me. You've done that this week. You're why I made so much progress this week. You told me to study and get caught up so I did. Donnie was the latest of the men I've had as a master, a dominant. I couldn't take what he wanted. He wanted me to be a prostitute for him. When I refused he tied me down and whipped me really bad. It got to the point where I was more afraid of him than of being on my own so I called the cops. That's when he stole my car." She looked up at me and I could see tears streaming down her face. "I'll understand if you want to go."
I was shocked and somewhat excited. I mean what man hasn't thought of having a sex slave. That is obviously what Kathy had been ... was? At the same time I understood the welts on her back. I also realized that I was falling in love with her. I manned up and pulled her into my arms. "Jesus Kathy, I'm so sorry. What do you want from me?"
She didn't wrap her arms around me but she seemed to move closer, "Ian, will you please be my master? That is what I need from you. If you don't want to I'll understand."
I walked her over to an overstuffed chair and sat down. I pulled her into my lap.
She gasp, "Ian!" and tried to get up.
I said, "Kathy sit still." When she settled I continued, "Kathy I don't know anything about being a dominant, a master but I'll try. I assume that I can find out things on the internet but I insist that you answer my questions fully and truthfully. Do you understand?"
She looked me in the eye, "Yes Master Ian. I understand. I'll answer any question you ask. I'll hold nothing back."
I nodded, "Good, now what is the collar for?"
"This collar is the one Donnie made me wear. I had to wear it even in public, sir. That was very hard for me."
I nodded, "Kathy are you sure you want me as your master?"
"Yes Ian very much. I want the direction and stability you've given me this week. Will you please be my master."
I thought hard for a few minutes as she studied my face.
"Jesus in one way this is a wet dream come true. In another it could be a nightmare. She's very pretty and very sweet but what happens when she gets stressed. God you've been attracted to her since the first second you saw her. Take a chance. You're lonely and it looks like she's lonely too. Take a chance, you may not get another."
When I finished arguing with myself I answered her, "Very well Kathy, I accept you as my submissive. We'll discuss what this means in depth soon."
"Thank you Sir for being my master. Master Ian this means the world to me."
"Now throw that collar in the trash. I want nothing to remind me or you of Donnie, especially that collar around your lovely neck. I'll get you a collar of my own for you to wear." I ran my hand gently behind her neck and pulled her into a kiss.
Kathy opened her mouth to me and put a gentle hand on my face. When the kiss ended she said, "As you wish master." She dropped Donnie's collar in the trash.
Emboldened, I ran one hand up her side. As I did she rotated slightly to place her breast in my hand. I looked into her eyes. She said, "Master I hope this pleases you. I need to please you."
I smiled and kissed her lightly on the cheek. "Kathy you do please me."
I picked her up and walked her over to the bed. As I took one of the ropes to get it out of the way I saw fear on her face. "Kathy, are you afraid?"
"Yes...yes master I'm afraid of the ropes. They hurt master. They hurt so bad." She was looking down and almost whispering as she finished.
"When do they hurt Kathy?"
"They ... they hurt when I'm being whipped, Sir. Donnie always tied me down before he whipped me. He told me not to struggle but I couldn't help myself. When I struggled the ropes got tighter and tighter and hurt really bad."
I lifted her chin and looked into her eyes, "Slave do you trust me."
She gave me a little half smile, "Yes master. I trust you."
I lay her on the bed and took the nearest rope in my hand. I untied the slip knot and re-tied it as a bowline with enough play so she could slip her hand in and out of the loop. Looking in her eyes I said, "Give me your hand."
She gave a little shudder but lifted her hand and let me take it. I slipped it thru the loop, watching for panic, and told her to grasp the rope, "Now my lovely slave pull on the rope like I was whipping you." She gave a tentative pull and I said, "Harder much harder Kathy."
She gave a really strong pull and her head snapped up. She looked at me with wide eyes. "Master, It doesn't tighten up. It doesn't hurt!"
I smiled at her, "I know Kathy. That knot won't slip and tighten no matter how hard you pull. I'm so impressed with you. Amazed that you trusted me. We've only been together for a week and you trusted me. Even tho you were afraid of the ropes you did what I told you to do. Let go of the rope and slide your hand out." She did as I ask. I pulled her close to me and gave her another kiss. "You're such a good girl." I whispered in her ear.
She let out a sob and pulled me closer to her, "You... you Master Ian are the master I've been looking for." She leaned back and I saw her cheeks were streaked with tears. I also saw she had a big smile on her face. "You showed me that I can trust you. You made it so the ropes don't hurt."
I worked my way around the bed re-tying the knots on the restraints as she watched. When I finished I said, "Kathy lay down on the bed I want to tie you down."
She surprised me by stripping out of her clothes. She was watching me closely with some fear in her eyes but she lay down face down and spread herself so I could put the ropes on her.
"Face up Kathy." I commanded. I could tell this increased her fear.
Kathy slowly turned over.
"Oh God, he's going to whip my front. None of my masters has done that. Donnie said he didn't want to spoil the merchandise. ... Stop it! Ian isn't Donnie or Jeff or Steve or any of the others. This is Ian. He is my new master. If this is what he wants I'll give it to him."
She whispered, "Yes master," as she turned over and spread herself so I could tie her down.
I slipped the ropes over her feet and then over her hands. She grasped the ropes the way I showed her earlier and just watched me. Waiting to see what I would do.
I could see the fear in her eyes. I spoke softly, "Kathy, are you afraid?"
"Y...yes master. I'm afraid. I'm afraid of being whipped, especially on my breasts, but if you want that I'll take it."
I sat on the bed beside her. "Kathy, I'm not going to whip you. I would get no pleasure from just hurting you. We need to talk about some rules for you. If you break the rules I'll have to punish you. That may include whipping you. As your master it is my responsibility to see that you obey the rules but I won't whip you just to hurt you. Do you understand?" I reached out and softly stroked her hair.
I could see her relax, "Yes master, I understand. Rules are good master." She started crying softly almost silently the tears running down her face.
I continued to stroke her hair and asked, "Kathy, why are you crying?"
She rolled her head toward my hand, "Master Ian, I'm so relieved that you're not going to whip me. I'm so happy that you're going to give me rules. I feel so cared for because you're stroking my hair. I'm just overwhelmed."
I leaned down and kissed her. "Kathy, why did you strip before laying on the bed?"
"Master, I thought you were going to whip me. I'm always naked when I'm tied up. Sometimes I'm fucked when I'm tied up but most of the time I'm whipped."
"I guess that explains it." I said as I leaned over and took her hands out of the bonds. When her hands were untied I sat her up and hugged her. "Kathy, you are so nice. I've never had a submissive before but I think you're wonderful. I respect you and care for you. I don't know how to tell you how much my life has improved since I ran into you."
She sat up and pulled me into a tight embrace. "Master Ian, you can't believe how much better my life has become since I met you. My school work has improved tremendously because of you. I feel safe because of you. Before you I was worried about Donnie getting out of jail, I'm not now. I feel happy and whole because of you, because I get to see you every day and sleep with you at night. You don't fuck me and leave me, in fact we haven't really had sex yet. I don't worry about my classes or rent or being sent out on the streets as a prostitute, because of you. You complete me. You make me whole."
I just hummed, "Mmmmmm hummmm" and started to rub her back. To my surprise she started crying.