Reggie woke an hour later, surprised that they had slept at all. She wriggled out of the embrace, which had entirely too many arms, and slipped into her clothes. Both Georgina and Judith were still sound asleep. Judith the strong woman, who succeeded in the male dominated world of publishing, was snuggled under Georgina's chin, as if seeking comfort.
Reggie knew Roger would be pining by now, so she tip-toed over to Georgina's side of the bed to wake her. She had intended a gentle shake but she couldn't help herself, instead she licked Georgina's ear and blew on it. Georgina shuddered and a line of goose-bumps appeared on her neck which acted like a welcome beacon to Reggie's tongue. Georgina's growled rather than sighed but she still didn't wake. Emboldened Reggie sucked her ear lobe into her mouth and ate it. She was not surprised that Georgina's obvious pleasure turned her on but she was surprised by the speed of her arousal.
Georgina, who was now faking sleep, heard the pattern of Reggie's breathing change, she knew her friend well. Her arm which had been carelessly thrown out of the bed snaked up Reggie's leg and non too gently pinched Reggie's nub.
The panting in Georgina's ear was unmistakable and Reggie was now using Georgina's hand, instead of the other way around. Georgina smiled to herself, enjoying Reggie's pleasure. It felt like a blood hound was wheezing in her ear savaging it with a wet sloppy tongue.
When Reggie's breathing returned to something approaching normal and Georgina had her hand back Reggie said. "I thought I should wake you, Roger will be super randy. He's been an hour without your company."
"Thanks Reggie, you've made sure those feelings are reciprocated. I'll tell Roger who to thank."
Georgina slipped out of bed and dressed. Afraid she wasn't the only one who could fake sleep, she pulled Reggie in so she could whisper.
"Reggie, Judith needs to consolidate, she needs to come again. Do you know any lascivious bitch who could help her?"
Reggie looked shocked, she whispered back. "I couldn't Georgina, she's my mothers friend. She was an Aunt, it feels incestuous."
Georgina pulled her into a hug. "Reggie, you are in control of you. That's OK. While she's here, show her the Dungeon. She has agreed to help you."
"What are you two whispering about?" Judith said.
"Come on, get up and dressed. Georgina said I have to show you the Dungeon."
Judith was disappointed the girls were dressed, she'd remember to sleep more lightly around these two. There was no alternative to compliance.
At the bottom of the steps to the cellar Judith was met with a bold epigraph on the door in Gothic style, The Dungeon. It looked so ominous it should have had a sub-script, - 'Beware all who enter here!'
Despite the potent of the dark door and forbidding sign, Reggie tripped in like a schoolgirl at the zoo, enamored of the wonders she was about to see.
"Look, isn't it awesome, Georgina built it."
It was indeed awesome, it looked like a gymnasium. There were various arcane machines around the wall. Not arcane intrinsically but esoteric only to Judith, who could scant image what they could be used for.
"What do they all do?"
"Well, do you want me to explain the bed?" Reggie said, raising an eyebrow.
Judith would have described the bed as, Industrial Georgian. It was manufactured in metal, it had a frame supporting a canopy. The wrought iron surrounding the mattress ended in closed loops rather than the normal swirls. The loop theme was emulated throughout the bed.
"You'd better," Judith said.
Reggie smiled, it was the correct answer.
"Perceptive. OK, the mattress is waterproof, it is covered in Ventile."
"Not the stuff they invented for fire hoses?"
"Yep, Germany controlled the bulk of flax production, so you're right Ventile was invented to make hoses. But they use it now for airman's flight suits. When it's wet the fibers expand and stop water ingress. Georgina said it adds twenty minutes to the life expectancy of a pilot shot down over the water."
"How did she get it?"
"One of her companies makes it."
One of her companies, Judith was going to do some SERIOUS research on Georgina.
"Here in the headboard is a secret stash of equipment you could use on the bed."
She opened the concealed cupboard, it was full of clamps and whips. Reggie opened a secret panel on the side of the bed, it was full of chains and cuffs. The matching cupboard on the other side was chocked full of cotton rope.
"So you've guessed, with the chains, ropes, clamps and loops you can position a body in any position you like."
Reggie moved to the foot board, flicked a catch.
"Oh! a stock?"
"Want to try it?"
"No I don't think so?"
Reggie toured the room opening various cupboards containing more ropes, chains and cuffs, also whips, floggers, crops, canes, paddles, clamps, pin wheels, various stainless steel instruments that looked surgical. Reggie's explanation of their use was going right over Judith's head. Reggie saw her glazed look and stopped.
"I can't take it all in Reggie, it's too much. Georgina must have spent a fortune."
Reggie's smile slipped for the first time, of course Georgina had spent a fortune. Reggie's mouth tightened and rare creases appeared between her eyes.
Judith was worried about her, she wanted her to speak. Judith knew a conversation, once started was hard to stop, so she re-phrased her question. "Are you OK, Reggie? Are you worried about the cost of the Dungeon?"
"Georgina didn't spend money on the Dungeon she spent it on ME!"
Judith still didn't understand, but she pressed. "Why is that a problem?"
Reggie looked hard at Judith, why should she share. SHE wasn't family. Reggie was hit by the dichotomy of the statement. Georgina WAS her sister they shared love, sex, and friendship. Yet she'd refused to help Judith's progress, based on thoughts of incest. She was a hypocrite.
"Regina, why are you troubled?"
Reggie hated the name Regina, it reminded her of her parents banishing her to an orphanage, then getting themselves killed. It hurt more because they had rejected her first, then died. Regina, coming form Judith resonated.
"A trouble shared-"
Reggie interrupted. "I told Georgina I wanted no part of her money. I told her I was afraid our friendship would be tainted and made her promise NOT to spend money on me."
Judith was wise, she didn't respond. She wanted to think first but hoped Reggie would be the next one to speak. It was a long wait, Reggie had withdrawn again. She remembered William's story about the motorbike. Georgina was ecstatic, only at his acceptance.
Reggie was close to tears, Judith put a reassuring hand on her shoulder, it was the trigger required.
"I said I'd be a Goddess and sell my body because everyone else did. Even though Georgina said it would never happen, I was frightened I'd be thrown out. But I don't really want to sell my body. Georgina knew this and found a way to save me. I remember her coming back from the library delighted because Dominatrix don't have sex with clients, it would erode their authority, she said.
"All this is for me, so I can be part of the club and only have sex with those I choose. That's why there is so much money here." Reggie waived her hand around the room. "She wants to make sure its a success."
"You won't reject her gift... will you?"
"NO, it would hurt her."
Reggie turned inwards again. She realized that money could never turn her friendship with Georgina, she would have to tell her that their love could NOT be polluted even with money.
