I haven't seen you in months.
I drift away from you. You know it. I know it. We keep talking like nothing has changed but...
But I will see you soon. In minutes, in fact. And then it will all be the same. Owned by you. You know it. I know it. We will play like nothing has changed but...
Delta flight 423, 9:30pm nonstop from D.C. to Atlanta. My layover city, your origination city. Another conference where we will pretend to be business colleagues, sharing study findings, taking to funding agencies. Business dinners, cocktail hours, and then our room. Sometimes I sleep in restraints. Other times a beating with your belt before bedtime. And some nights...nothing at all.
And so it is. I never know when I will be played with, made to submit, forced to cry. Am I safe on this flight?
I am in my seat. Back of the plane, aisle seat. I am far from calm. I fidget, shifting uncomfortably. To those who don't know, I just look like a nervous flyer, maybe my first time in the air.
And then I see you. I know how I want you to look. I need you to look like the man who owns me. Strong. Stylish. And you do. Your brown hair pushed back. Your black blazer and jeans.
You appear to see me instantly. There is no smile on your face, only a nod of recognition. I wait anxiously for you to make your way back to me.
"Move to the middle seat." No hello. No greeting. Just an order. I automatically comply. You sit on the aisle.
"I..." I begin to speak
"No. No talking."
I nod. I note that no one is sitting near us. The closest people are two rows ahead and on the other side of the aisle. The cabin lights are dim. There is no light. You couldn't have planned this better.
When the cabin door is closed, you tell me to move to the window seat. You say nothing else to me until we are in flight.
I don't think I have actually taken a breath since we took off. You move to sit next to me. I imagine that you have used this time to solidify your plans for me. There is no escape, literally. But you have never played with me in public. Ever.
"Slave, have you missed me?" You whisper.
"Yes Master"
"Who do you belong to?"
"You Master"
"Whose pleasure do you seek?"
"Yours master"
"Good girl. I see you haven't forgotten all that you have been taught."
"No Master." I am relieved. You are happy with me. Or at least you are for the moment. I now want nothing more than to continue to prove that I am yours. It's as if the last few months have been deleted. Everything is as it was when you last played with me.
"I don't plan to wait until Atlanta to use my slave. Do you understand?"
I do. I nod, unable to speak. And I am terrified. How can he? On a plane? In front of people?
"Put your arms on the arm rest and close your eyes." Of course, I obey.
I feel elastic ties go around my wrists. I am now bound.
I then feel you slip something over my eyes. No! How can I be blindfolded? Not here! And I want to say no but I don't. I won't break. I will trust you.
You must sense my hesitation.
"Good girl. I see you wanted to say something but you didn't. You have pleased me. But trust me slave, no one will be the wiser. Lots of people wear these on flights."
My breathing has become erratic but I know better than to make too much sound.