CW: Polyamory, jealousy, D/s, bondage, humiliation, toys, spanking.
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I poured three gin and tonics and set them on the black lacquer tray on the kitchen island of the airbnb we rented in Banff. My figure, clad in a little black apron, towering heels, and a pair of nipple clamps attached to a thin chain, reflected back to me in the darkened floor to ceiling windows. I hope someone outside could see me, I thought, pouring myself an extra shot of gin. It'd been three days since Allison had joined us and I was starting to feel wasted on the pair of them.
I carried my tray slowly, careful not to trip in my heals. There was giggling in the bedroom and the faint smell of cigarette smoke. It was winter in Banff and it was hard to persuade Allison to smoke outside. At first Rick had speculated loudly the previous renters must have also smoked inside judging by the smell but had since taken to suggesting Allison follow him outside for a cig, which was the only time she would do so.
I set the drinks on the bedside table. Allison was naked except for a leather harness which crossed under her tiny breasts, buckled twice around her waist, and then circled each thigh twice like a garter. She stubbed out her butt on the ashtray besides her.
"Pass me my drink, Selene?" Her voice raised at the end to soften the order but it was an order. I passed her the gin and tonic. Allison had gotten used to ordering me around and at first it was almost sexy but trapped in the chalet with her like we were, it had started to wear on me.
Rick had locked away the clothes I'd packed and insisted I only wear the thin, flimsy lingerie he'd packed for me.
"What if we go outside?" I'd asked him.
"If we all go, I'll pick something out for you," Rick told me. "But we have everything we need. You should always be underdressed and ready to serve, don't you agree?"
I had agreed until yesterday, when Allison got on my last nerve by snuggling possessively with Rick on the couch while I tottered around in my heels making everyone dinner. Rick finally shook her off and joined me in the kitchen while Allison helped herself to another drink. Any time I tried to start up a conversation, Allison would roll her eyes and tell me "how interesting!" with a withering and unconcealed sarcasm.
"Selene," Rick said, taking a pull of his drink. "We left your collar in the kitchen, didn't we? Follow me and I'll put it on you. You'll need it for what comes next."
I rolled my eyes but neither of them noticed. I got up and followed Rick into the kitchen. He had the lid off the gin and was pouring me a double.
"Drink this," he whispered conspiratorially. "I need you to be really slutty for me tonight, Will you do that, Selene?"
I threw back my gin, unable to conceal my exasperation. "What do you think I've been doing?"
"Do you like fucking Allison?" Rick studied my face.
"Yes," I admitted reluctantly. "It's about the only thing I like about her."
Rick grinned. "Okay, we're going to have one last hurrah and then call this experiment. What do you think?"
I couldn't believe it and I said as much. "Why now?"
It was Rick's turn to shrug. "Not too compatible. She doesn't do it for me like you do. I'm not married to her, this was never meant to last forever. She doesn't know what she wants but it's not you and it's not really me either."