The chat site had been a release that we had each needed, it was never intended as anything more, yet we had discovered one another, instinctively sensing a common bond. We had grown together quickly, yet we had stepped carefully around one another for so long.
Yet here I was driving down the highway having just crossed the state border, I'd persuaded the company I worked for to bring me over to HQ for some knowledge sharing and now I had taken some vacation time to travel down to the neighbouring city to see her, Athena, My slave.
I felt the pang of doubt as the thought entered into my head, 'My slave' it wasn't yet true, yes she had knelt at my feet in the virtual worlds that we had created, we had committed to one another, played, laughed, cried, dealt and taken pain, and fucked but all in the faux reality of the internet. Would she still kneel, would she still commit, my head said yes, but my heart ached with the possibility that she would not.
I had driven down in the morning, we had arranged to meet in a small coffee shop close to where she worked. I had insisted that it be a lunchtime meeting. Forcing a parting for her return to work, giving us both the chance to spend only an hour and then giving the chance for reflection, consideration and decision before committing to anything further. I laughed to myself at the thought, I knew what I wanted, I knew that every fibre of my being ached to possess her.
I arrived early as I intended, I wanted to be there for her rather than force her to wait for my arrival, I knew she would be nervous as was I, yet as I sat there I felt a need bubble in my veins, power surging through my body a certainty that this moment in time was preordained, it was where I should be and she were who I was fated to take as my own.
I saw you even before you entered the coffee shop, my eyes drawn to your slight figure, my heart leapt as you stepped inside and I saw your eyes nervously search before they fell on me.
Time stopped.
It was like an out of body experience, like I was flying above the scene watching as you looked at me, I could see your eyes widen as if in shock like you hadn't expected to see me there. I saw myself rise and go to you, taking both of your small fragile hands in mine, sensing the electricity that flowed between us at that first touch. Fingers that had known every intimate detail in the virtual world finally touching, the sensation new and thrilling yet strangely known and familiar.
Suddenly we were at a small corner table, sitting across one from one another, I sensed the world around us, that time was ticking, people were moving around us, chatting, laughing, but the buzz was just background noise, as my eyes drank in the reality of her beauty.
Her hair a mass of brown curls, cascading down her shoulders, reaching down beneath them. Her skin the perfect smooth shade of walnut, her eyebrows arched, her face, delicate and beautiful, I stared for a moment that took an eternity to pass. My eyes drinking in every detail, the curve of her cheek, the dark pools of her eyes, the small freckle beneath her lip...and those lips...the perfect cupids bow and then I watched as they parted.
"my Master"
Two words, were all you spoke as your eyes lowered, I reached up my fingers gently raising your chin, my eyes burning, feeling my own heart pump, becoming conscious of the blood rushing though my body, a sense of power, of ownership, of pride in such a possession of perfection.
"My slave"
I reply, my smile wide as I reach my hands over the small table to take yours in them. I could feel the intensity of the moment relax a little as we smiled at one another, I sensed your doubts had echoed mine, but also that your own self assurance of what you wanted had also echoed mine. Neither of us should have worried over the hours, days and weeks since this moment had been arranged, it had been preordained. The offer and the acceptance made, we slowly relaxed as the real world reappeared around us, we chatted, we laughed, there was no mention or talk of what was yet to come, but we both knew it was to come and each in our different way anticipated the pleasure and the pain, that delicious combination of the two, both inseparable, flip sides of the same passionate coin.
Too soon you had to leave, we had arranged to meet for dinner that evening an unspoken commitment to something beyond. My fingers unconsciously entwined with yours as I walked you back to the bank, it felt natural, normal, comfortable, connected by the leash of my arm. As we approached, I held back released your hand unsure as to whether you need this to be private, personal, discreet. You turned smiling to pick up my hand, leading me closer before reaching on tip toe to press your soft lips to mine, brushing them against mine ending the hour the same way as it started "my Master".
I had rented a condominium on the edge of the City Park, I couldn't stop smiling after I'd checked in and now lay on the large bed, staring out at the city through the large picture window. Knowing you were out there, within reach, my finger tips tingling with the anticipation of exploring your body. I spent the afternoon, relaxing, unpacking, checking the items I had brought with me, my mind spinning with the possibilities of what the night may bring. But the overwhelming feeling was one of completeness, I had forgotten how it felt, to not have the aching hole of need sat deep inside me. The constant effort and attempts to ignore it, to bury it, fill it or deny it, all now distant memories with the sound of just two words from your lips.
I bathed, primped and primed my body and my psyche, nerves suddenly and unexpectedly fluttering in my chest as I dressed and made my way to the restaurant. Again I arrived early not wanting you to wait...yet, there would be a time for delay and the delight of anticipation but for now you had to see I would be there for you for as long as you wanted me to be.
The maitre-d bought you over to the table, my eyes followed the rise and fall of your hips as you followed in his trail in the figure hugging dress you had selected. My eyes sparked with delight, you looked, sophisticated, classy but with a sexual edge, just a hint of the passionate and lustful creature that lay beneath. I raised from my seat, brushing the maitre-d to the side to pull out your seat, my eyes sweeping hungrily down you, making sure you saw the hunger in them as I stooped to brush your cheek with my lips, whispering hot breath into your ear "you give yourself to me?" my eyebrow raising in question as I take my seat, my dark eyes capturing and staring intently into yours, a half smile curving at one side of my lips as I see you nod, with no sign of hesitation, embarrassment or indecision.
The dinner was joyous, the food was good, though largely ignored as we just feasted on the proximity of each other whilst we chatted about work, family, home life normal things just as two people comfortable in each others presence would talk about.
As the final plates were cleared I sipped at the hot black tea I had ordered, looking at you as I reached into my jacket pocket and slid it over the stark white cloth of the table to you. Your eyes fell to look at it, your fingers flexing, but not moving closer as your eyes examined the square velvet box, the spring hinge twinkling in the candle light that twinkled to the side of our table. I nod encouraging you to open it and I watch your fingers extend to pull it closer, your hand moving to cover the top. My senses acute, I notice as the extenders and muscles in your delicate fingers flex and grip, your beautifully manicured nails curling over the edge as you pry the lid upwards, pulling it close, so only your eyes could see the contents.
A sliver chain with celtic knot that would sit at your throat, the O ring beneath and the small padlock that formed it's clasp the only and subtle indication of what it represented. A discreet, ornate and pretty day collar which you could wear for me amongst the uninitiated. I see the signs of moisture well at your eyes, but I see they are tears of happiness as I quickly stand, my hands running through your hair to lift it and lay the collar around your throat, you hear the tiny click as the padlock closes, binding you to me even more deeply than we had already become in the last few hours. As I make my way back to my seat I lay the small delicate silver key that unlocks the clasp on the table before you. Leaning back in my chair, my eyebrow raising once more in question. You look at me for a mere moment and then reach to slide the key over the table to sit it before me, I cannot hide the smile, my face breaking into open delight as I scoop the key and press it tightly into my clenched fist, the warmth of possession flushing my body as I silently mouth "mine".