John had always had a problem with talking in his sleep. It wasn't something that bothered me, not the least because I was a heavy sleeper and because he generally shut up if I nudged him hard enough in the ribs, but tonight was different. We had recently moved across two states in pursuit of new jobs - John was in publishing, I was an accounts manager at a bank - and between the stress of moving, the new job weighing down on me and the crushing burden of never getting to see my friends anymore, I couldn't sleep. Which, of course, only made John's sleep talking all the more aggravating.
I'd been lying on my back for the better part of an hour, trying to will myself to sleep despite the ceaseless miasma of gloomy thoughts churning through my mind, when John began to stir and mumble for the third time tonight. So far, he had been sleepily complaining about the price of hoagies at some stadium event, and haltingly declaring his love for ornithology - despite his chronic inability to identify even a common pigeon correctly - but this time, there was something different about the way he was talking. It was still the same semi-coherent warbling as always, but the tone of his voice made my ears perk up, and my attention slid immediately onto him and his oddly whimpering words.
"Nno, babe, don't..."
His brow was creased, and I shifted onto my side to watch his face in the dim light of the streetlamps outside. John groaned and shifted slightly beneath the sheets.
"Please... jus' a little more.. mmnh.. so good.."
I had never heard him speak like this before, but it was clear to me that he was having some kind of lewd and lurid dream. Glancing down, I saw a significant bulge in the sheet covering him, and I couldn't resist a smirk. So, my husband was having a dirty dream, huh?
Carefully, so as to not accidentally wake him, I reached down and pulled aside the covers to expose John's hard cock splayed across his stomach. A tiny bead of precum had already leaked onto his skin, and I made sure not to move a muscle as I gingerly shifted my hand down to wrap my fingers around him. This elicited a soft whimper, but he did not stir. Instead, his words picked up again.
"Nngh.. yesss.. th's good... thank you, Mistr'ss..."
'Mistress'
? John had never called me anything of the sort, but it was evident that whatever he was dreaming, it was something that had his cock harder than I'd ever seen it. Admittedly, we hadn't had a lot of sex since the move, since the stress and the exertion had killed my libido, but something about feeling him thrum between my fingers was incredibly sexy-- and more than a little empowering.
But there was still the question of what to do next. For the moment, John was simply groaning slightly in his sleep, while his cock hammered its pulse-beat into the palm of my hand. I could wake him, take advantage of this impromptu erection and break our mutual dry spell... but something made me hesitate. Whatever he was dreaming about, it wasn't his wife riding him. And I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't curious about what had gotten him so riled up as to be moaning in his sleep about it. So rather than wake him, I leaned in, hand still clutching his length, and whispered softly into his ear:
"You like it when your Mistress touches you like this?"
John nodded, a faintly agonized frown on his otherwise sleeping face. "Yuss," he groaned, and his cock throbbed in my hand. "Please..."
My smile widened slightly, and I let my fingers slide down gently across his manhood to elicit another moan from him. Evidently, my husband was concealing a submissive side.
"You like it when she strokes your cock, baby?"
Another groan, and a breathless "Yes" that hissed between his lips. His body was starting to react to my touch, but unbelievably, he was still fast asleep. So lost in his dream that not even my whispering voice could wake him. If anything, it seemed to spur him on.
"What else do you like, sweet thing?" I felt like I was groping in the dark, curious to explore this unseen depth of my husband's sexuality but worried that I might break the spell at any moment. Fortunately, it was as if my hold on him was keeping him suspended in his blissful dreams, and when he next spoke, my eyebrows rose by several surprised degrees.
"Nnh.. ropes.."
"Ropes?" I couldn't suppress a little bit of shock in my voice. "You want your mistress to tie you up?"
This time he only nodded, but I could feel his cock tremble with excitement at the sound of my words as he whimper-moaned wordlessly into the night. It was hard for me to contain myself, but with my fingers stroking slowly and delicately back up along his cock, I tried to lean into the role of the mysterious domme of his dreams.
"You dirty boy." I felt awkward saying it, but the way he groaned in response was oddly satisfying. "I'm gonna tie you up and tease you until you're begging to cum. Is that what you want?"
"Yes, Miss..!" John squirmed slightly and gasped as goosebumps of pleasure spread over his arms and legs. "Wanna worship.."
And suddenly I felt his cock throb harder between my fingers, and I pulled my head up to watch his orgasm erupting all over his stomach and chest, a spray of white that glistened in the faint light from outside. I looked on in astonishment, keenly aware that I had barely even touched him, merely coaxed him with my words. Apparently, this was more than just an idle wet dream. And by the time his climax petered out, he gave a great sigh of relief and began to snore softly, while I extracted my fingers from around his length and just stared at his cum-stained body. All of a sudden, I had something entirely different to think about, and more than a small amount of need burning between my thighs. Gradually, a plan began to percolate in my mind, and before I knew it, I was fast asleep, lulled by the thoughts of my husband's whimpering moans of supplication.
It was three days later, on a Friday night, when I set my plan into motion. John had been working overtime most of the week to push out another draft, and I had spent that time stocking up on what I needed, taking care to research and consult a few of my more open-minded friends before committing to anything. Now, a few hours after a lovely dinner, we were sitting opposite each other in the living room, sipping wine and sharing work anecdotes, which mostly consisted of ragging on people for not doing their job correctly. John was on his third glass of wine, I was on my second; I didn't want to overdo it tonight, especially not when I wanted a clear head to pull off what needed doing. By the time John was draining the last of this drink, he had just finished up another story, and a quiet lull fell between us.
"Hey, babe?" I glanced over at him with a coy smirk. "How are you feeling?"
John smiled at me. "Pretty good! Why d'you ask?"
"Well.." I put down my glass and got up. "C'mere. There's something I want to show you in the bedroom."
His face lit up. "Bedroom, huh? Okay, color me intrigued!"
I lead the way into the bedroom and gently shut the door behind him. Then, taking a deep breath to steady myself, I turned to face him, grabbed his shirt and pulled him into a hard kiss. When it broke, I could see the confusion in John's eyes, but it was also tinged with something that I took to be pleasant surprise. I'd never really acted like this before, never been the one to use my strength, but now I let my hands slide up to his cheeks and held his gaze with a stern look on my face.
"Take off your clothes, baby. And then turn around."
If he was hesitant, he didn't show it; instead, John immediately turned away and began to unbutton his shirt, and when I was satisfied that he wasn't looking, I walked over to the dresser and carefully slid open the bottom drawer. Normally, we only kept junk in there; paper for the printer, a few loose screws and odds and ends from John's handyman projects, but tonight, there was a package stashed there, one which I tore open to reveal my recently purchased treasures. Candles, massage oil, a cock ring-- and several long handfuls of silk rope.
Looking over my shoulder, I could see John slipping out of his underwear, and I briefly admired his youthful physique, the broad shoulders and the firm ass, which was a gift now that he was pushing 40. He idly kicked away his clothes into the corner, while I rose with the rope in my hands.
"Put your hands behind your back, baby," I commanded, and this time I noticed a definite moment of hesitation before he obeyed. Was he nervous, I wondered? Worried that I might have found some hidden stash of porn on his computer, learned his secrets? Well, whatever the case, it hardly mattered as I walked up, pre-bound loop in hand, and slid the soft rope around his wrists. One tug, and his hands were trapped, and then I set to securing the knot to keep him from wriggling out of it, while he began to stammer awkwardly.
"Wh-what are you doing, babe? I'm not--"
"Shush." My voice was soft, but it cut through his words like a parting knife. "Tonight, you don't speak unless I say so, understood? And until these binds come off, you will call me Mistress. Is that clear?"
I tugged the rope in place and stepped back to await his reply. Eventually it came, trembling and breathless.
"Yes, Mistress."