"So you think you want to submit to me?" Cale asked.
I gripped the phone tightly. Could I be what he wanted? Did I dare to try?
"Answer me," Cale said.
I swallowed hard and softly replied, "Yes."
"I didn't hear you. Do you want to submit to me?"
"Yes." I was louder this time, given more confidence by having been able to answer once.
"Then we'll find out if you can truly submit. Tomorrow night, we'll go out. You will wear the shortest skirt you have and a shirt of your choice. You will wear nothing under the skirt, no panties, no hose, nothing. And you'll wear the highest heels you own. I'll be there at seven to pick you up. Be ready when I get there." He hung up the phone.
What had I gotten myself into? I'd known Cale for several months now; we'd met through mutual friends from an online chat room. He was one of the few people from that room who lived near me, so we'd gone out a few times, just movies or dinner, though we'd ended up in bed once or twice. I'd noticed from the start that he was protective of me, and a little bossy sometimes, to the point of ordering for me in restaurants and of giving me directions in bed. It hadn't bothered me, though. I'd discovered quickly that I liked it.
Which had brought us to tonight's conversation. He'd told me a couple weeks earlier that he was a Dom, that he didn't have a sub at the moment because he and his last had parted ways before he and I had met. That had started me thinking. I'd read about the BDSM lifestyle and something in it called to me. The way I'd responded, mind and body, to Cale's protectiveness and to his directions had indicated to me that I wanted to be submissive. I'd thought about asking Cale if he would be willing to have me as his sub, but somehow I didn't think I was supposed to ask. And now he had brought it up. Of course he'd recognized that I liked being submissive to him.
As soon as I set down the phone, I went into my room to choose my outfit for the following night. The shortest skirt I owned was one that I'd never worn; I hadn't tried it on before buying it, and when I'd put it on at home, I'd discovered that it was so short my ass was almost visible. Surely Cale wouldn't want me wearing that, especially with nothing under it. I pushed it aside, then reconsidered. If I wanted Cale to take me as a sub, I had to do exactly as he wanted. Which meant wearing the too-short skirt. With it, I chose to wear a loose-fitting blouse that I hoped would make me look a little less slutty. As though that would be possible with that skirt.
* * *
The next afternoon, I took a long bath and cleaned myself well. I didn't know what Cale had planned, but we'd talked about anal sex, among other things, and I wanted to be clean for him.
I was dressed and ready to go by six thirty. Which was fortunate, because Cale was early. When my doorbell rang, I quickly glanced at myself in the mirror and hurried to answer the door.
He leaned against the wall beside the door and didn't speak for a moment. Finally he said, "Are you going to invite me in?"
"Of course." Flustered, I stepped aside. "Please come in."
"Thank you." He entered the apartment, and I closed the door. "Nice place," Cale said. "It looks just like I thought it would." He ran his gaze from my head to my feet, making my face grow warm. "Good girl. You followed my directions almost perfectly."
My heart sank. "Only almost?"
"You aren't wearing heels."
I looked down at the black flats I'd chosen. "I don't own any heels. I'm sorry."
"You should have said so when I told you to wear them. I could have gotten a pair for you. Bend over?"
"What?"
"If you're serious about submitting, you'll do as I ask without questioning it. Bend over the arm of your couch. Now."
I did as he said. Of course, as soon as I bent over, my ass was almost completely revealed. Cale smacked it hard, and I jumped. "When I give you an instruction, if you aren't able to follow it, tell me," he said. "I brought you something. Stand up so I can give it to you."
I stood, my ass tingling from the slap. Cale reached into his pocket and pulled out a tapered piece of rubber wrapped in plastic. "What's that?" I asked.
"You're so innocent about some things. I like that. It's a butt plug. This is the only thing you're allowed to wear under that tiny skirt of yours tonight." He handed it to me. "Put it in."
I examined it. How could it fit? And how did it go in? "I don't know if I can," I said.
"If you don't want to do what I ask, I'll leave." Cale went to the door. "You made an agreement with me."
He didn't sound angry, but I was afraid he was. Tears came to my eyes. "I do want to," I said. "But I don't know how to put this in, and I don't know if it would even go in."
"Then you should ask for help."
I was torn between asking for help and refusing to try the plug. But if I refused, I knew without being told that I wouldn't hear from Cale again. "Would you please help me with the plug?"
He took it back from me. "Gladly. Do you have any lube?"
"No. I've never needed it."
"Not even for when you play with your toys? Good thing I'm prepared." He took a tiny bottle of lube out of his pocket and unwrapped the plug. "Bend over again. If it hurts badly, tell me. Expect it to be uncomfortable."
I didn't like the sound of that, but I did what he said. He squirted some lube on my ass and pushed the tip of the plug against it. I tensed. "Relax," Cale said. "It will hurt more if you're tensed up."
I tried to relax, but I was nervous. What would it feel like to have something in my ass? I was both aroused and frightened by the idea. I closed my eyes and breathed deeply, which allowed me to relax enough that Cale was able to slide a bit of the plug into my ass. I tensed again. "It's okay," Cale said softly. "Just relax. I won't hurt you. I want you to wear the plug tonight, but if you don't want to once it's in, you can say so. Let me put it in, though, so you know what it feels like. If it hurts, tell me."
I believed him. He had no intention of hurting me, and knowing that made it easier for me to relax. I kept my eyes closed and continued the deep breathing as I felt the length of the plug penetrate my ass. Finally Cale said, "It's in. Stand up."
I did. The plug felt strange, but not altogether uncomfortable. I took a couple of tentative steps. "All right?" Cale asked.
"Yes," I replied.
"Does it hurt?"
"No. It feels weird, but it doesn't hurt."
"Do you think you can keep it in tonight, or would you rather take it out?"
I wasn't sure I wanted to walk around all night with a butt plug, but I had the feeling that was what Cale wanted me to do. "What do you want me to do?" I asked.
He smiled. "Good answer. I want you to keep it in. Again, if it becomes painful, tell me. Otherwise, it stays in until I remove it." He took my chin in his hand and looked me in the eye. "Listen carefully. Once we leave this house, you're mine for the night. You will follow my instructions without question. If you need or want something, you may say so, but you will address me respectfully. For tonight, you can use my name. If you think you'll have any problems with what I require, tell me now and we'll call it off."
I wasn't sure I'd be able to obey him completely, but I knew I wanted to try. "May I ask a question?"
"Yes."
"What if I don't know how to do something you ask? Or if I'm too scared?"
"Scared should have nothing to do with it. I won't ask you to do anything that could hurt you, and this is about pushing your comfort zone. If you don't want your boundaries to be pushed, we shouldn't do this. Is there anything you can think of right now that you absolutely would not do? You are allowed limits."
I thought, but my mind was blank. "I can't think of anything."
"All right. If I ask you to do something and it bothers you to the point that you truly can't handle it, just say 'red' and we'll stop. If you don't know how to do something, ask. Any other questions?"
What was I getting myself into? That was the only question I had, but I didn't ask. "No."
"Then let's go."
I put on my jacket and we went to Cale's car. He opened the door and held it for me to get in. I shifted in the seat, trying to get comfortable with the plug in my ass, but apparently I was going to be completely aware of it no matter what I did.
Cale got into the driver's seat and we headed downtown, where he parked in front of a bar I'd been to several times before. "People know me here," I protested.