"I can't believe I'm doing this," the driver said. "I can
not
believe I'm doing this!" she repeated, slamming her well-manicured hand onto the steering wheel.
Exceedingly rare violet eyes scanned up to the rear-view mirror. "You're Lois god damn Lane, you can't be doing this," Lois Lane told herself. "You're a star reporter," said the star reporter. "You're a multiple Pulitzer Prize winning journalist," said the multiple Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. "You're a self-possessed woman at the top of her field and you are 100% in charge of your own life! If Wonder Woman didn't exist,
you'd
likely be the ideal woman. So why are you doing this?" she asked herself. "You know what? You're not doing this."
On a road that was now closer to Gotham City than Metropolis, Lois Lane trashed her original plan and began to look for an exit ramp to take her back. As her sharp, alluring, eyes darted around, she felt it again. That
itch.
That persistent, metaphorical (an important distinction), itch between her legs that had been plaguing her for months. It was the reason she was on her way to Gotham in the first place, and as soon as she thought of ignoring it again, it intensified.
"Ugh! Fine!" Lois said to her libido. "Can't believe I'm having my strings pulled by my god damn vagina."
It would be another hour before Lois reached Gotham, found the selected hotel, got up to the roof, and waited at the meeting spot for 30 minutes past the agreed-upon meeting time. "I'm freezing my tits off up here," Lois said, hugging her arms to her chest. She had worn her usual professional attire of a low-cut white blouse, covered by a buttoned up purple blazer, and a white pleated skirt that reached only halfway to her knees. She used to enjoy a form fitting pencil skirt, but her frantic life often led to it tearing during both pursuit and escape alike. Lois was not at all dressed for the weather, because she assumed it would be a quick chat, despite the gravity. She also assumed
she
would be on time.
"You know what? This is a sign," Lois reasoned. "This was a stupid idea and I'm going home." But when she turned away from the Gotham skyline and to the exit,
she
was there. Perched on top of the roof access door. Squatting with arms aimed straight down so her clawed gloves could grip the edge. Her black suit almost disappeared entirely against the black, starless, Gotham sky. Lois was only able to spot her by the few scant strips of color she allowed. The red of her goggles and the white of her jaw. Most notable was the plunging cut into her suit that displayed her deep, creamy, cleavage.
"Going home so soon?" Catwoman purred.
"You're late," Lois sneered.
"You're grumpy," Catwoman mocked.
"No,
I'm
going home," Lois corrected and reiterated, acting as the signal to her exit. As Catwoman was sitting above it, it was all too easy for her to slip down and stand between Lois and her trepidations. Annoyed, Lois stood defiantly, arms at her sides and fists clenched, trying to will Catwoman out of the way.
"You came all this way and you're just going to leave because you're a little chilly?" Catwoman clicked her tongue. "No, no I don't think you are." The sleek cat burglar started her approach. Lois, remaining defiant, stood completely still, refusing to feed a villain's need to banter. "I think you want to stay. With
me
." A steel claw scratched at Lois's lapel, flipping it flippantly. Catwoman looked her up and down as she circled. Standing behind Lois, the busty burglar pressed her bust against her back while leaning her black-lipstick lips over to Lois's ear, after her long black hair was pulled back like a curtain. "I see you
shiver
, with antici..." One exceedingly long pause later. "...
pation
."
"Rocky Horror?" Lois groaned, looking over her shoulder at her Cheshire grin. "Okay, now I'm
really
out of here." Purple heels clicked on the roof top only a few moments before Catwoman grabbed Lois's arm.
"Okay, okay," Catwoman said as she chuckled. "I'm sorry. I couldn't help myself. I forgot you
Metroplinites
don't have the same dash of madness in your daily diet as Gothamites have."
Lois spun around and yanked her arm free so she could cross it with the other over her chest. "It's
Metropolitans
," she corrected.
Catwoman's smirk rose higher.
She'll be fun
, she thought. "Pleasantries aside, why don't you tell me why you've summoned me?" Catwoman asked, crossing her arms like Lois, in some half mockery, though she kept her arms under her exceeding bust just to get a reaction. Lois wasn't that easy to crack, however.
"I came to ask you a question," she plainly put.
"Seems like you could have saved yourself the trip and some frozen tits if you'd just texted me."
"It's not the sort of conversation you have over the phone," Lois reasoned.
"Curious," Catwoman purred. "So, what is it?"
"It's..." Lois paused, her eyes darting to the floor as she tried to find the words necessary that wouldn't necessarily embarrass her. She couldn't do it. Libido be damned. "It's nothing. It's a bad idea and a waste of time. I'm sorry for wasting yours and mine. Goodbye." Before she could finish a full turn, Catwoman called out.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, hold it, sister. There's no way you made the trip all the way from Metropolis to Gotham, at
night
, which is the most dangerous time to visit Gotham, and stood up here 30 minutes past our meeting time in the cold for
nothing
. It'll only be a waste of time if you leave right now," Catwoman reasoned. "And you don't strike me as the kind of person who likes to waste anyone's time, especially her own. So, spill."
Lois took in a deep inhale through her nostrils and let out a long exhale past her rosy lips. "It started about six months ago. I had been kidnapped,
again
, and was tied up to a chair, gagged, waiting for either the ransom or rescue. Usually, it would annoy me. It should have annoyed me, but it didn't. Instead, I felt this...
urge
."
"Urge?"
"It was this emptiness in me, just below my stomach, and it was begging to be
filled
," Lois explained.
"You were horny?" Catwoman simplified.
Lois sighed, hoping to maintain some modesty with the conversation, but failing. "In so many words, yes. Eventually I would get rescued and life would continue. Another couple weeks later and I get kidnapped,
again
. That time I was handcuffed to a pipe and that feeling came back. Over and over, this would happen. I'd get kidnapped, I'd get bound, and I'd get horny. It didn't take me long to realize I was
enjoying
being bound. Cuffed, tied, gagged, the works."
"Maybe you were just turned on by the danger," Catwoman couldn't help but wonder. After all, the sexual thrill that came with danger was half the reason Catwoman got into the costumed game.
"Danger?" Lois curtly laughed. "My husband is Superman. I have no danger in my life. I could throw myself off this building, right now, and he would catch me before I hit the ground. I felt no risk to my life while being kidnapped by some goons. I was enjoying the
bondage
that came with kidnapped. Cuffs, chains, rope, leather. Around my ankles, wrists, torso, above and below my breasts. Against chairs, posts, heaters, bombs, and even railroad tracks!"
"They still do that?" Catwoman said in response to hearing criminals were still using railroad tracks to bind their damsels in distress.
"Villains tend to be unimaginative, unoriginal, and uninteresting," Lois briefly ranted. "No offense."
"None taken," Catwoman dismissed. "I'm more of a self-serving rogue than a villain."
"Anyway, that's how it started, and that's why I'm here. I'm need you to tell me what you know about bondage," Lois expressed.
"And why would you think I know anything about bondage?" Catwoman inquired.
"Seriously?" Lois said, looking Catwoman up and down and gesturing to her.
"Humor me," Catwoman said with a smirk. She figured she knew the answer, but she wanted to hear her say it.
"For one, your domineering attitude mixed with a lust for, well, lusty remarks suggest you're not only open sexually, but you also enjoy control within the bedroom - a common theme in BDSM," Lois began to explain. "Before you became Catwoman you worked as a prostitute. Though there's nothing to suggest you worked exclusively with clients who enjoyed bondage, the law of averages says that you would have run into at least a dozen or so clients with this popular, albeit taboo, fetish. When I mentioned bondage, you didn't react,
much
. However, your pupils dilated, and your cheeks became slightly flushed, suggesting that while hearing me mention bondage surprised you, your refusal to let me see that surprise likely means it
excited
you more than anything. And finally, you wear leather and carry a whip." Lois took a deep breath after finishing her assessment.
"Wow," Catwoman said, stunned. She knew Lois would know one answer, but not all of them, not more than she herself knew. "You sure
you're
not the world's greatest detective?"