Sleep came in fits and starts that first night. Each time I jolted awake Whip was still there right next to me. When morning finally came, he was sipping on coffee and reading a book. As I began to stir, he noticed and gave me a reassuring smile.
"Hey there sleeping beauty."
I let out a grumble and turned over with my back to him, pulling the pile of warm blankets over my head and trying to fall back to sleep.
"You'll warm up more quickly if you have a hot a breakfast." he said.
"No. Too cold. Too tired." I whined in a rather pathetic attempt to avoid facing the prospect of having to move or open my eyes again.
"I wasn't asking. There's tea and steaming oatmeal here for you. Let's go." reprimanded Whip.
Without giving me a chance to argue, he sat me up and slid the tray of hot food in front of me. Slowly I allowed the memories from the day before to come into focus. When I was finished, he told me that I was doing much better and could go home later in the day.
"I hate to ask this, but would you be able to give me a ride home?" I responded hesitantly.
"Em, I'm giving you a ride to my home. You're not going back to your place unattended until I'm satisfied that you'll be okay."
For once, I thought better than to argue. That afternoon Dan returned and drove us home while Whip sat in the back next to me. His house was warm and inviting with plush furniture and fireplace in the living room. He led me to a comfy chair and draped a warm blanket around me. "Do you want to talk about what we started discussing yesterday?" he asked. I nodded in assent.
"Okay, first things first; I want to know that you are willing to be appropriately submissive, so you should start by addressing Dan and I as 'sir,' understood?"
"Yes, sir."
"Good girl. Now let's discuss my expectations before we begin to negotiate. Alright?"
I nodded and glanced up at him, reassured by his calm demeanor.
"Be honest at all times. Give your best, most sincere effort. Push yourself and expect me to do the same. Trust my judgment. Be respectful. Don't try to manipulate me. Now, tell me if you understand all that."
"I understand, sir."
"Good. Now let's start with humiliation and degradation. Are those things that you like?"
I blushed and stared at the floor. "I'm not sure, sir."
"Look at me, Em." Whip said in a kind but firm voice. I looked up to meet his eyes. He looked back, meeting my gaze while saying, "I personally find humiliating and degrading, within context, as a turn on. Naturally, I'm not going to think any less of you if you feel the same way."
I sighed with relief. "Okay, then yes sir, I find it to be something I think about a lot." As I said this Dan and Whip exchanged glances, smiling at one another, then at me. I smiled back.
"This means that I might have you strip in front of my friends. I'll call you names and tell you that you're a whore and a slut. I'll expect you to thank me when I sit on your face and rub my balls all over it. You'll be expected to crawl on a leash whenever I like. Being used as a footstool is part of the bargain, as is being expected to keep my cock in your mouth while I am relaxing. You must do the same for any of my friends when I ask. Any questions so far?"
"No, sir." I replied, trying not to let my quavering voice betray the surge of arousal that was coursing through my body. It took all of my willpower not to reach up to play with my tits or to kneel in front of him and beg to suck on his hot, pulsing flesh.