He had just lit the last candle when the buzzer rang. He looked around the room and was glad that he had taken the time to make sure it was perfect. The woman he expected had been a referral, not one of his regulars. It was important to make a good first impression. He was nothing if not prideful about his work. Fastidious even. The buzzer rang one more time before he pressed the intercom. "Yes?" he asked, always careful about who entered his domain. It wouldn't do to buzz in another one of those Girl Scout cookie girls. His duplex was not exactly child friendly. "I hope I'm not late, I had the hardest time finding the place," a woman's voice said with a slightly exasperated tone.
"Don't worry. You're actually right on time. I'll buzz you in."
When he opened the door he found a tall bronzed brunette, her soft wavy hair draped over her exposed shoulders. He thought for a moment about how much he loved Miami; always summer, always plenty of skin. The tube top she wore was exactly the kind you see on all the other women her age. It featured her pert orange shaped breasts just perfectly. [Florida oranges,] the thought passed through his head with a smirk. "Thanks for seeing me on such short notice," she said once inside and placed her rather large designer bag on the table in the hall.
"No problem. I was intrigued when I heard you were coming." She was gorgeous and indeed worth the last minute change in plans he had to make. Dinner could always be turned into desert with a simple call.
"Yes I guess you would be. It's not every day you come across someone with my condition," she said and ran her eyes around the room. It was clean, sterile almost, save for the very dirty, yet artful nude photographs on the walls. She crinkled her nose at them momentarily, and shrugged her shoulders. "I'm still getting used to the whole Miami Beach vibe. I only moved here two weeks ago." She rubbed the goose bumps on her arms. "But, I knew that I had to find someone here that could help me."
"You were referred to me by who again?" he asked offering her a seat on the leather sofa. Clearly she needed sometime to break the ice before they got started.
"Jenny told me about you."
[Jenny, Jenny?] So many had passed through those doors. He couldn't place the name. The air conditioning was on full blast and he took notice of her large nipples poking out of the cotton fabric wrapped around her. "Well, she said that you're a miracle worker," she smiled with red stained lips. He considered having those lips wrapped around his cock. [In due time.]
"I try my best," he answered humbly. It was always good to play it soft and sweet with these nervous types. "Are you cold?" he asked when she rubbed her arms again.
"A little."
He switched off the air with the remote and opened the sliding glass door to the deck instead.
"I love the sound of the ocean," she said as the waves rolled against the shore just outside. "It always relaxes me. If only I could figure out how to relax when I'm having intercourse."
[Intercourse? Who calls it that?] he thought, mindlessly stroking his goatee and waiting to hear more.
"Doc, I have to know. Do you think you can help me?"
[Doc?] He was confused, momentarily; until it became clear to him that she had mistakenly buzzed his place instead of his psychiatrist neighbor. He had always mused about the irony of his dungeon being located next to a shrink and he just couldn't help the devilish grin creeping over that goatee. It was about to get even more ironic.
His smile softened on cue as he reassured her. "Sure I can. I promise, you'll be a whole 'nother person by the time we're finished with our first session." He licked his lips in thought and grabbed a pad. "Now, I would say that you have some trust issues."
"Yes, it's hard for me to trust anybody I go to bed with," she leaned back on the sofa, getting more comfortable.
"Are you able to get aroused?"
"Oh yes, absolutely. I get so turned on that I want to scream."
[You'll be screaming all right.]
"It's just that I get so uptight when it actually comes time to do it. I feel like a freak."
[You have no idea what a freak is, but you will ... you will] "Your condition is not so unusual you know. I specialize in a unique treatment for this problem."
She leaned forward, "Yes, tell me. I feel like I have tried everything."
"I don't think you have tried this, and it could mean a breakthrough for you." He moved closer to her. "It involves a tactile approach. You first need to become comfortable with being touched." He brushed her hair away from her cheek. "Next we will work on developing your ability to overcome your fears. I am very good at that." When she shook her head in doubt he added, "You'll see how proud of yourself you're going to be when you conquer your demons."
"I put myself in your hands, Doc," she said finally, extending hers.
He took it and led her into the back room where he keeps the tools of his trade. Once inside the candle lit room, he closed the door behind them. The walls were padded with cream vinyl panels and the floor was a shiny lacquered black. On the far wall was a table and a rack containing an organized assortment of whips, paddles and restraints. In the center hung a swing-like contraption that she had never seen before.
"Does this room make you feel uncomfortable?" he asked.
"Kind of."
"It's supposed to. You should feel a little frightened at the mystery of it all. The unknown. The same way you feel when you are about to ... have intercourse."