The text came at about three in the afternoon.
"Are the ties still there?"
There were tie downs hidden between our mattress and box spring. One for each limb. Of course, she already knew the answer, but it was her way of letting me know it had been too long and she needed to feel submissive.
She'd be home from work in about two hours. Plenty of time to prepare. I got out the "toy box" we kept hidden in our closet and began to work out the best way to scratch this particular itch.
Part of what made us work as a couple was the knowledge that whenever she asked, I'd take control. To further this goal, I decided to do something different this time, and lay some of the items we'd use on the bed. I wanted her to enter the room and have an idea of what was going to happen to her. I also held back a few items by placing them in the top dresser drawer. Hidden, but easy to access quickly.
The normal bed linens were stripped away, with only a dark red silk sheet, and one pillow with a black silk pillowcase left in their place. Each restraint was freed and was resting visible on the four corners of our queen bed. In the middle were four leather straps meant for her wrists and ankles, and a blindfold.
I set the dinner table, opened a bottle of chilled Sauvignon Blanc, turned on the electric candles, and went to work making an asparagus risotto.
Right on time, she walked through the front door at 5 o'clock and smiled as I was putting dinner on the table.
Hoping that I understood her text, she ate quickly, threw back a few glasses of wine, and stared at me, urging me on to eat faster. I was enjoying her impatience. Tonight was clearly a green light to do whatever I wanted.
We eventually moved to our softly lit bedroom. I sent her to the on-suite bathroom and told her to come back ready. She glanced at the bed, nodded her head, and scurried off to follow my directions.
She came out naked, with her long hair resting below her shoulders, and stood at the foot of the bed.
I started by binding each limb with leather straps that had metal hoops attached. Blindfolded, I guided her to lay on her back in the middle of the bed. Starting with her left arm, I connected the first binding. Then her right arm. Both legs followed. She was naked on the bed, extremities stretched and pulled just tight enough that she had little room to adjust.
I gently caressed her cheek and gave her a soft kiss. With my right hand, I traced a path between her breasts, without touching them, down her stomach, and gently ran my middle finger over her folds.