As soon as they got to hotel they scrambled through reception, leaving Imogen to check in.
They collapsed on the bed suddenly tired from the last few weeks as they had been flat out. John rolled over, swept Stephanie's hair over and behind her ear and leant in.
"I really love you Stephanie and I want you to know, I really, truly, mean every word, when I tell you... you smell!"
"Pfft!" Stephanie pushed him playfully, "You smell worse, come shower with me, handsome."
John smiled, stood up and gave her a hand up off the bed. He began to lead her towards the shower, before cheekily spinning her towards the shower and pushing her backwards.
"Shower woman, I'll help you dry" and swung the door to the shower closed.
As she felt her hands mechanically run over her body, rubbing the gel over her body, she could feel herself warming up. It felt good to be clean and warm but it was the touch she really missed and quickly finished the shower, eager to experience this drying she was promised. "I hope you're ready to dry every inch of me John. I am quite wet though, so it might take a lot of rubbing to do the job."
She decided to brush her teeth before coming out. " Do you think Imogen is ok? I felt bad leaving her down there, it looked like she was having trouble with her room."
She spat the toothpaste out and continued "I'm sure she'll be fine though, don't you think John? ... John?"
"Hello? I'm ready for my drying!"
She seductively padded out of the bathroom, to find an empty room. No John, but there were clothes neatly laid on the bed, with cards in front of them and a card on the floor in front of her. She picked it up:
YOU ARE MY DIRTY LITTLE ELF.
I HAVE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS FOR MY DIRTY LITTLE ELF.
TO CONTINUE TO BE MY DIRTY LITTLE ELF YOU MUST MEET THIS STANDARD.
WHEN YOU ARE READY TO BE INSPECTED, MESSAGE ME.
The dirty little elf thing was a naughty name they had for her and could feel a rush of blood, thinking about what this inspection would be.
She cast her eyes over the clothes on the bed, a lacey black bodice, with the word BODY in capitals on the card below. A matching lace cloth sat next to it, with the word EYES, and another beside that, a bag of rose petals, with an identical card below it, with the word BED. Her eyes came to rest finally on BLUE and PINK, the innocent names that had been given to a slim blue butt plug and a pink vibrator.
She dressed quickly and looked at herself in the mirror and smiled. Not long ago she would have seen flaws in her appearance but John had slowly made her feel better about herself. She fired a message over to John, *I'm ready master*.
She wondered where to be when he came in. Sexy pose on the bed? Bent over with her arms resting on the desk and her bum facing the door? Both good choices, lets go with the bed, for comfort's sake.
She lay on the bed legs open, hiked up the bodice a little and started lazily playing with her clit through the soft fabric of her silken black thong. John was taking a while to get here and she was feeling very horny and eyed the toys in the corner, tempted to start without him.
Suddenly she was brought back to the room, the cold electronic sound of the door unlocking. John walked in but instead of the eager smile she expected, she was greeted by an indifferent stare, lacking any acknowledgement of her state of dress or arousal.
"Stand there", John gestured to the floor in front of the desk. She was taken aback by the harsh tone but felt her body immediately comply.
He circled her like a predator and slowly traced a finger down her shoulder, then her arm and moved behind her. She felt a palpable tension, as she waited expectantly for the next touch. She felt his finger trace down the curve of her waist, then onto her hip. She shivered with tension before he reappeared in front of her, still with his damned impassive look.
"You're going to stay absolutely still while I inspect you." He brought his hand to her breast and paused for a moment, before tracing a line at the neckline of her dress, following it round to her shoulder, before deftly slipping one strap off her shoulder, leaving her breast exposed.
His finger followed the strap down, circling her breast and lightly teasing her nipple.
She was still unused to his touch after their absence and this went to heighten the feeling. He disappeared behind her again and she felt him brush her hair back from her ear, lightly caressing the side of her face. Initially tense, she was beginning to relax again.