"I'm home," I heard as the front door opened.
It was Laurie. Laurie and I had been together about three months when she invited me to move in with her. She had a good-sized ranch house about two miles past the city limits, plenty of room, and I could have my own office for research and writing. There was an indoor/outdoor pool, plenty of room to roam and think, and I could drive either of her cars whenever I needed to go somewhere.
The thing was, I had to sign a contract. Laurie was all about clarity in her agreements with people. It's weird, but I said alright.
"I'm in the kitchen, babe," I replied.
One of the things that she wanted me to do, and it was a pretty fair trade, was to take care of dinner. She cooked once in a while, but she had a business to run, an active day on top of that, and as she said, "You can work from home and look pretty." That first contract was for 90 days, to see how things went and if we thought we should extend our living arrangement. It wasn't a bad deal.
At 25, I was trying to live out two dreams and had been struggling before meeting Laurie. Laurie and I met at my local gym. She was stunning in blue leggings and a tight tee-shirt. Blonde, tan, and in incredible shape, I would never have thought she'd be nearly 50.
"How was your day?"
Laurie smiled, "Awesome."
After a lingering kiss, we sat down to dinner. I'd grilled ribeyes, steamed broccoli, and made baked potatoes. There was a bottle of Pinot on the table. I poured each of us a glass and we drank wine, ate, and talked about our days.
"So, it's been three months. How do you feel about things?" asked Laurie.
Great, I thought. "I'm cool with everything," I said.
"Good, so, do you remember me telling you if it was going to be a permanent thing, I'd have another agreement for the long term?"
"Yes," I answered, alarmed at the intense look on her face.
"Well, it's time."
Laurie got up, went into the kitchen, and returned with another agreement for me to sign. This one had some weight to it.
"I told you I would take it easy on you until you got accustomed to living with me. Still, though, there are some things I'd like you to agree to if we're going to make it permanent," Laurie told me.
"Sure, whatever you want."
We finished dinner and began reading over the document, which had newly revised rules.
The first two rules were the same. I was required to continue working from home and building my portfolio. I had to take care of the house and the property. When I got to rule #3, I started to read the wording a bit more carefully.
"You're not serious," I said, knowing she was.
I read the rules out loud.
Rule #3-The 2nd Party will remain nude at all times while at home or on the property unless otherwise specified by the 1st Party.
Rule #4-Should a need for clothing arise, the 1st party will pick whatever she desires or finds to her liking, and the 2nd party will abide by her choice or remain nude.
Rule #5-The 1st party may tell the 2nd party to undress at any time or place she so desires and the 2nd party will comply without question.
Rule #6-The 1st party may choose to show off her prize, the 2nd party, to whomever she so desires.
Rule #7-The 1st party will be given a limited number of things to wear while at home, and will only wear them when approved, such as for doing lawn care, outdoor work, or cooking and cleaning.
"Well," she said, looking at me.
"This is weird. And #5, that one worries me."
"I promise, I won't get arrested," said Laurie.
"If I sign this, when does it start?"
"Tomorrow is the perfect day, it's July 14th."
The permanency of it all aside, this was either going to be a very bad idea, a very good idea, or a weird mixture of awkwardness and strange times. Yet, I was strangely attracted to the possibilities. Outside of a gym locker room, around the home, on occasion, or the occasional skinny dip, I'd never spent that much time naked or doing things while naked.
"I'm in," I told Laurie.
"You're sure? Because there's no going back if you let me down," she insisted.
"I'm going to trust you," I told her.
"Good boy," she smiled, straddling my lap and kissing me deeply.