I redid Debbie's wrist restraints, so she could sleep comfortably. I put her freshly opened 4th pack of cigarettes and lighter on the nightstand next to a very full ashtray where she could see them, but were just out of her reach. I smiled at her as I saw her eyes look over at them knowing she wanted one, but being stubborn, wouldn't admit it to me.
I said goodnight and went to the spare bedroom at 12:15am and laid down. I set my alarm for 3am. I figured I'd check on her then to see how she was doing. I wasn't sure if she would be sleeping or not, but after 4 hours and 60 cigarettes smoked, she would have to be at least a little bit uncomfortable with nicotine withdrawal.
When the alarm went off, I sat up and lit a cigarette. I took a few well needed drags before getting up and walking in to the main bedroom where Deb was still secured to the bed. I wasn't sure how I would find her. I was a little surprised when I saw her wide awake and squirming on the bed, broken out in a cold sweat.
"Are you ok Sweetie?" I asked a little concerned. I sat down on the bed next to her and wiped her brow.
"Not really." she said. " I fell asleep a little after you walked out, but woke up a bit later feeling antsy."
"You had a lot of cigarettes. Your body is getting used to the nicotine quickly and craving more. You're feeling withdrawal symptoms. Would you like a cigarette now to try and calm yourself down, or would you like to wait a few more hours?" I asked, knowing what her answer would be.
She looked up at me meekly and asked if she could have one. "Just one now, and maybe one patch to help me sleep? She asked.
"Of course." I replied. "Let me undo your wrists from the restraints so you can enjoy it better." As soon as I released her right wrist, she had the pack and the lighter in her hand and tried to move her left wrist, which was still secured, over to open the pack. "Patience Baby. You'll have your cigarette soon enough!" I laughed as I finally undid the other restraint on her.
"I hate that you're making me this way! I was perfectly happy being a nonsmoker!" she said as she was putting the cigarette in her mouth. She nervously flicked the lighter several times, but her shaking from the withdrawals wouldn't let her complete the task. I took the lighter from her hand and easily brought the flame to life. She sucked greedily on it and took a double pump and inhaled. She held it in for several seconds before sighing as she let the smoke drift out slowly.
"You weren't really happy." I told her. "You only thought you were. Think of all the times you were giving me a hard time about smoking. The last few months you had been more mad than ever. After this weekend, you won't have cause to be mad at me anymore. Unless I let you run out of cigarettes. Which, of course, I promise you I'll never do."
She smoked in silence, contemplating what I just said. "I never thought I wanted this. I was hoping you'd quit." she said with resignation as she held the cigarette up, looked thoughtfully at it for a moment and took one last long drag. She exhaled slowly and asked if she could have one more as she was putting it out. I said it was late, and we still had a long day tomorrow.
I reattached her restraints and put on her the 3 high dose nicotine patches I was going to put on her earlier. I placed them on where she could reach them to take them off if she wished. I had a feeling she wouldn't.
Her transformation was nearly complete. A hell of a lot quicker than I thought. There was still tomorrow though. I had to find out just how hooked she had become.
"I'll see you in a few hours. Remember, I'm doing this for us. I love you and don't ever want to lose you." I kissed her and she did kiss back this time.
"Please don't wait too long! I... I love you too. Maybe I was wrong about smoking. When I take that first drag, I do feel a lot better. I'm sorry I've been a total bitch these past few months." she said.
I smiled. "I've set the alarm for 8am. If I wake up sooner, I'll come in then." She nodded and I hoped she'd be able to sleep.
I woke up about 7:40am and walked in to the room with a lit cigarette. I sat on the edge of the bed and exhaled into her face. She breathed in deep and slowly started waking up. "Good morning." I said. She smiled and said good morning as she looked over at her cigarettes laying there just out of reach. I undid her restraints and she lit up right away.
"I'm going to make us some coffee and some breakfast." I told her. She smiled and said it sounded good. She said she was starving and needed some caffeine.
I said to her "While I'm making breakfast, why don't you shower. You'll find your toothbrush and shampoo in the usual spots. You'll also find your clean clothes in the top drawer."