You think you know what you want. You're a grown woman, after all. This is not your first time around the block. So, when he shows up, a smaller, darker man than you expected - strangely soft looking somehow - you're tempted to throw $3 on the table and leave before your coffee even cools.
But you don't. He's quicker than you are, with the light grace of a cat. Indeed, there is much about him that seems feline - the slow half-smile, the feeling that, even when he sits, it's more like a couched crouching. You expect him to lunge any minute. Instead, he sits, languidly.
It's not a fancy restaurant. More of a diner, really, filled with unproblematic sunshine. Seems an odd place to be discussing dominance and submission. Dark topics.
And yet here the two of you are, negotiating. He wants a lot and not much at all. His business is global. He's on the go most of the time. You won't have to show up often. But when you do, you can tell it will be all in.
He wants you to call him 'daddy'. At home, you try it out, roll it off your tongue. Daddy. It sounds silly. It makes you think of your father who died three years ago. It seems disrespectful. Still - role play and all. How bad could it be?
You've called men silly things before. Regardless of what you were actually thinking, they all believe them. He will, too, whether or not your heart is in it. After all, it's not about that, is it? It's about your obedience. You'll do it. Whether you like it or not.
So you're still a little anxious when you arrive. Motel 6. Hardly the classiest place but it will do. You'll go wherever he says - this little man with the XL presence. His voice is all silky but it rings of menace just the same. He has already told you he doesn't believe in props. No tools or toys. Only his belt.
That does remind you of your father. You secretly hope he won't use it.
His first command is odd. Don't touch me, he says, as he backs you up against the wall. That shouldn't be hard, you think - automatically - and then, suddenly, it is. Insanely hard. He barely touches you, just a bare light brushing. You can feel his breath on you. It makes you squirm. He gets close enough to you that you can register his erection. But not touch it. He spins you around quickly, so you're facing the wall. His hand is on your ass, probing. All your clothes are still on and yet you feel naked. There is a heat in his hands that feels like X-rays.
Take off your clothes, he says. You're so nervous it's as if you were a toddler. Buttons and zippers are equally challenging. When you're naked, he doesn't do much. Looks you over like a horse - appraising. If you were a horse, you could quite likely buck him. He's slight enough. And yet you can't make yourself forget he has spurs and he will use them.
Pet. You asked him to call you pet and he does now. Pet, now undress me. You begin to walk towards him when he adds - not with your hands.
You've never undressed anyone with your mouth. Is it even possible? Surprisingly, it is. Your mouth is cottony at the end of it, laced with the taste of leather, and you can't help but notice his belt is surprisingly worn by comparison with his expensive shirt and his well polished shoes.