Maia lay in David's arms, basking in the afterglow of their play. Her skin showed the indents of where the rope had been tied. Her face and chest flushed red from exertion. David lay stroking her hair, and letting her come down gently back into the world of now.
He kissed the top of her head and breathed in the strawberry scent of her shampoo enjoying just holding her close while she recovered.
"You're beautiful, Maia. I love how your skin blushes just here, and here," he said, planting kisses on her chest where she had flushed most red.
Maia took a steadying breath, and her blue eyes gazed intensely into David's hazel ones. She liked how his eyes flecked greenish grey. She giggled, a little annoyed at the fact that his eyes, were framed with beautiful long lashes, the kind she could only achieve with mascara.
She rubbed her wrists where the rope had imprinted the most, and wriggled to loosen the blanket wrapped around her.
"How did you get into rope play," she asked.
"Hrmmm, it was a couple of years ago, I was looking for something new to try, and a lover of mine tied me up." He said. "I loved the feeling and the smell of the ropes so much, I started trying to learn everything I could."
"mmmm, I'm very glad you did," said Maia, admiring the marks on her wrists that were still feeling deliciously sensitive.
"What about you, my rope bunny, how did you come to enjoy being tied up so much?" asked David "I'm clearly not your first."
Maia blushed furiously red.
"Actually, you are my very first," she said quietly.
"you're so trusting and so relaxed, it's like tying a professional," said David.
"Well, thank you... I guess," said Maia.
She thought back to other experiences she'd had. Other lovers had been bumbling or happy to satisfy themselves without worrying about her pleasure, David was different, he could restrain her with a word, enslave her with his ropes, but he served her pleasure, and worshipped her cunt.
Maia wasn't used to such attentions, at all. David spoiled her, and she was happy to get used to it.
She stretched languidly over the sofa, feeling back in the world of the present. David got up and fetched her a glass of water, and sat beside her pulling the blanket over the two of them.
"When is Sarah due home?" Asked David.
"Not until tomorrow mid afternoon," replied Maia "She's having a naughty weekend with Ben and Cassie."
"Fun." said David a little dryly.
"You don't approve?" asked Maia
"No, it's not that I don't approve of Sarah and her shenanigans, it's just that I can't stand the way that Cassie and Ben treat her. She's like their fucktoy she has no rights in their relationship."
"Mmmm yeah, I know what you mean, but Sarah's a big girl. If she wasn't having fun, she wouldn't put up with Ben and Cassie," replied Maia, defending her friend's current lifestyle arrangements.
Sarah had always maintained non monogamous relationships, but recently had become a "unicorn" for a couple, Cassie and Ben. Cassie and Ben had a tendency to prioritise their coupledom above Sarah's needs and wants.
Maia was concerned for her friend, but also recognised that Sarah was making her own choices, and didn't want to interfere unless she was at risk of harm.
"Sarah is a big girl, but she's also smitten and head over heels with Cassie. It's going to end in tears, I just know it," said David.
"Let's go to bed," said Maia "Sarah's got this, and she'll be okay. Besides, she's got us to wipe her tears if she needs us."
"Mmmmm," said David, picturing the last time that Maia and her had 'cared' for Sarah.
Sarah had come home feeling dejected and controlled from an evening of play with Cassie and Ben. She'd discussed the possibility of dating another partner, to meet her own needs outside of the relationship, but Cassie and Ben had forbidden it.
Offering her friend, a shoulder to cry on quite literally, had resulted in Maia pulling Sarah into a warm, embrace. Both women had been surprised by the electricity that sparked between them, and Maia, already aroused from her interrupted play with David asked if she could kiss Sarah.
"Yes, please," Sarah responded quite breathlessly, and the two women found themselves entangled in a loving kiss.