one of these days these boots are gonna' walk all over you...
Author Note
: this story is based partially on real events. The fictionalized ending represents her fantasy version of how things might have gone but didn't and she penned the little ditty for him to read and enjoy after he returned home.
Even before a single word was shared between them, she was immediately captivated by his formidable presence. Standing beside her, he towered over her petite frame by at least a foot or more, their considerable difference in height leaving her feeling dwarfed in his presence; not a bad thing to feel, especially if it turns out his energy would be the Dominant yang to complement her submissive yin, even for an ephemeral spin across the kinky dance floor. Silently she mused about this possibility, hoping to discover her instincts were on target, but unwilling to be presumptuous, no less cocky about such matters. The answer to her private query would be revealed to her in good time, yet in the interim, she thoroughly enjoyed her silent reverie about possibilities as yet unearthed.
Standing sentry at her post at the entrance to the classroom, dressed a bit fetishy as a punked out little school girl, she wondered who this tall, sexy stranger was and what might become of their incipient encounter, as they hovered around by the back door of the room where she was volunteering as a classroom monitor at a kinky conference they were both attending.
The flirtatious banter had not yet ensued, yet she could feel his energy, his powerful presence next to her, and her eyes could not help but wander, leading her to ogle the oh so sexy, knee high, lace up leather boots he was sporting, the pants legs of his jeans neatly tucked into his boots, showing them off to full advantage. She could just imagine the warm, fragrant scent of the leather, and the soft feel as she brushed her cheeks up and down the tall boots, inhaling their sweet, earthy scent, as her silky skin caressed the boots as lovingly as she would stroke her lover.
Before long, he spoke to her, although she has no memory of exactly what he said to get the conversational juices flowing - - perhaps it doesn't really matter because his gambit, whatever it consisted of, worked its magic like a sly magician teasing his audience deftly with sleight of hand. Before long they were engaged full throttle in conversation of the sort that curious strangers indulge in; the sizing up kind of conversation where each mines the other for relevant data in the quest to discover the nascent spark that might morph into flames if properly fanned.
They chatted about the conference, from where they hailed geographically, and exchanged names, not real ones of course, but instead playful scene names. He seemed taken with her moniker, 'saucy,' and the cheeky, insouciant images it brought to his mind as he imagined her sweet spicy nature. Whether the product of wile or simply felicitous, Bootz managed to adroitly pepper their conversation frequently and playfully with her moniker, saucy, leaving her giggly and gushing like a school girl with each utterance of her pet name.
Bootz introduced himself by name, whipping out his business card in one slick, fluid movement, like a cowboy slinking a pistol out of his holster. Energetic, engaged banter ensued as the duo chatted animatedly about various BDSM-related interests and kinks, notably saucy's penchant for objectification. Without missing a beat, cowboy Bootz lassoed saucy right in, like a steer rustled up on the plains, informing her that he just happens to teach a class on that very topic: music perking up her kinky ears of course. Saucy danced to his beat, regaling Bootz with stories of her own --teasing him with tawdry tidbits from her own, debaucherous objectification exploration, the remnants of which secretly lingered underneath her tiny plaid skirt. Scrawled across her ass cheeks in his perfect, artfully crafted font were those words, so hot they could have been branded on, but instead were penned only with a black sharpie.
Bootz pulled out the edge play card, scaring Saucy with his fascination with needle play, piercings, and other edgy games, Saucy considered too 'out there' to explore. Capitalizing on her lack of experience in many kinky realms, Bootz whipped out a handful of "cherry cards," explaining that he proffered those cards to christen a scene with a sub who's kinky cherry he managed to pop. Men and their thing for virgins -- what can I say? Heaven forbid the sub's memory of the kinky deflowering wanes with time, a little cherry busting business card stands in for faded memories, poking and prodding until she's flooded with feeling as her mind rewinds and replays her internal recording.
Curious about his cards, Saucy wondered whether this cowboy might pop any of her kinky cherries in the upcoming days. Although she might not have been ready to admit this fully to herself, saucy secretly hoped this would indeed be the case. Ever the cautious one, from suffering one too many crash landings, she was nonetheless mindful about not getting her expectations jacked up too far, only to crash and burn if the fire extinguished before the flames ever roared. Through bumps and bruises (not the fun kind), she has learned to don her cloak of caution when meeting new people, particularly tickling her kinky fancy with their verbal feathers. Saucy knows how easily she can be seduced by a whip smart man, painstakingly prying her open word by word with his ample vocabulary, jaunty turn of phrase, and perspicacity.
Engrossed in their energetic exchange, saucy and Bootz continued their verbal sparring, diving into the dark sea of kink, and swimming around in the murky waters of self-definition, notably, the value of not defining oneself within the parameters of traditional restrictive definitional boxes. The conversation flowed like water from a fountain, continuously, steadily and effortlessly, when suddenly saucy noticed Bootz not so subtly seizing his gaze upon the crystal encrusted red leather collar adorning her neck. Seriousness quickly supplanting levity, he interrogated her about the significance of the rhinestone festooned collar around her neck, the unstated but obvious question being whether or not the collar was ornamental or a symbol of ownership, thus potentially relegating her to 'off limits' status.
Inside, she felt a little giddy that he asked her about the meaning of her collar, as it suggested that he was at least curious about her availability as a potential playmate. She cheerfully explained that the collar was simply decorative, rather than an expression of ownership, and that she is a completely free woman. Although she did not state this aloud, she thinks of herself as "her own Mistress," enjoying her freedom to play as she wishes, with whomever she wishes, whenever she wishes, without the encumbrances and restrictions of ownership.
Her freedom ranks high among her treasured states of being, and she wavers about whether she's capable of, or interesting in giving that away to someone, outside of the context of more circumscribed, negotiated, exchanges or scenes, allowing her to fully surrender, submit, please and obey to her heart's content, only to return to her cherished autonomous state upon conclusion of the scene. Saucy sometimes tells others she could never, would never completely submit to someone in the 24/7 sense, but then again, if she has learned only one important lesson on her journey, it's 'never say never.' So, while she might change her mind some day about belonging to someone or being collared and owned, for the moment, she embraces the freedom she possesses to explore her nature, whatever that looks like, and however that might express itself or evolve as she moves forward on her kinky journey.
Playing it a bit coy or perhaps challenging her to test her perceptiveness, Bootz makes an oblique reference as to whether he too might be owned, but as is her nature, with characteristic cheekiness, saucy chuckled, retorting that it seemed highly unlikely that Bootz would be they type who would be owned by anyone, as he would be more likely to be the one doing the owning, rather than the other way around.
By now, she was thoroughly convinced of his Dominance, even without direct, verbal confirmation from him - -some things are much better felt, experienced in one's pores, between one's legs or as breathing shifts and blood courses about the body signaling arousal, instead tossed about like a ball across the ping pong table - -and Dominance is definitely one of those things. True to her moniker, saucy took the liberty in making her slightly insouciant remark to Bootz about him being more likely to own than be owned himself. Despite the ever more titillating taunting between them, it was evident that the workshop was about to begin, and much to her chagrin, saucy's classroom duties summoned her to action and their delightful dalliance at the back of the room came to an abrupt halt.
Throughout the hour-long presentation, Bootz remained in saucy's visual field, his stately, firm back to her as she stood at her post, like a sentry by the backdoor. Her thoughts meandered about like a babbling brook, replaying their conversation over and over in her mind, musing about what he thought about it - -about her. She wondered whether there was mutual intrigue, or if it was all smoke and mirrors, teasing without intention to cross that line, like so many before him. Saucy didn't think he was a tease and turn, but certainty lacked. Finally the workshop was over and audience members filed out like a band of soldiers and saucy stole another few moments to catch up with him, attempting to suss out his interest in her --was it interest or was he toying with her, tossing her a few table scraps for his amusement.