I sat at his feet, my legs crossed, in front of the large couch. I could feel the hard wood floor beneath me. I wasn't exactly uncomfortable, but I definitely wasn't cozy. However, I wouldn't have moved from this spot if someone paid me. Sitting with my head below his was always a reminder that I am below him; that I serve him. We'd been in this position countless times before, but today was different, and I was nervous. I wanted to please him perfectly today. This man, who had become so important to me, had taken care of me, fulfilled me, and taught me.
He cared enough to do all of that and more, fulfilling needs and desires both, allowing me both the freedom to explore and the freedom from the constant control I've had to maintain in my mundane life. He had become my Daddy and my Dom. Today my heart would not stop fluttering due to the piece of jewelry he held, loosely, dangling from one hand. It wasn't diamonds, and it wasn't an engagement ring. It wasn't anything near so unimportant. It appeared to be a simple necklace -- a basic chain with a plain circle in the center. Simple. Nothing. Everything.
"Babygirl, do you know what this is?" he asked as he held up the necklace, spreading his fingers wide to properly display the chain.
"Yes." Of course I did. We'd been talking about it for months. We discussed the implications and expectations. We had picked it out together.
"Babygirl, do you know what this means?" He looked me in the eyes, and I held my head up proudly.
"Yes" I breathed. It was commitment, pure and simple, and in a deeper more intimate way than most marriages ever saw.
I knew what was coming, but my heart pounded anyway. I could feel myself getting wet and tried not to squirm. It was so quiet; you could hear a pin drop, as he laid out the conditions of receiving this gift.
"You will never call me by my real name again. You will only call me Sir, Daddy, or D. You will do your best to never refer to me by my real name, and you will tell me when you do. You may be punished for it. I am your Daddy and you will show your respect for that in this way. Do you understand and accept this?" He looked serious, but his eyes as always, were kind.
"Yes Daddy" I nodded. I rarely called him by his real name anymore anyway.
"Whenever it won't cause you physical or social harm, you will sit at my feet, the way you are doing now. If not possible, you will always sit on my left side. You will do this unless I tell you differently. This way I can always take care of you and give you comfort or punishment. Do you understand and accept this?"
This was new for us, but I didn't mind. I wanted to be both comforted and punished. I wanted him to remind me, in a very physical way, that he was always in a position of control over me. "Yes Daddy." I squirmed a little more, but was still after a hard look from him. I wanted to show him just how excited I was for this.
"You will follow my orders, whenever it will not cause you physical, emotional, or social harm. You will do so with minimal complaint. Should you fail to do this to my satisfaction, I will teach you how to satisfy me. It may include punishment. Do you understand and accept this?"
I looked at him, wide eyed, and nodded my head. There was only silence. The quiet moment turned into two, then three. He looked a tad disappointed and his hand holding the necklace fell to his lap.
"Babygirl, silence is not consent. Do you consent?"
He was right, of course. "Yes Daddy. I consent."
He smiled at me. I lived for that smile. I wanted to reward that smile.
"Tell me, Babygirl, what is your safeword?"
I recognized this part. We went over this before every scene. He liked to make sure I knew how to be safe. "Lemon."
"Tell me, Babygirl, what is your social safeword?"
This part was also new. If there were to be rules for behaviors in front of other people, there would need to be a safeword. This would also serve as a way to communicate that I was uncomfortable in any situation. "I'm thinking of trying mangos again." I hated mangos - and apparently had a thing for lemons, as well. What was it about fruit?