Our next date marked a milestone in our relationship, because Laura invited me to her flat for dinner. She even cooked it, and very good it was. However, whilst she enjoyed a glass of Prosecco, she expected me to drink tap water. ("You'll be driving later, poppet," she reminded me.)
I helped her clear up after the meal and, without being asked, I washed the dishes. Then I made us both a cup of coffee, which I took into the lounge, where she was now relaxing in an armchair.
As I placed the mug on the table alongside her, she asked, "Tell me, Stevie, do you masturbate?"
Instantly, I went crimson. "Er..., well, er..."
"It's a simple question. Yes or no?"
"Er..., yes I do, Laura," I replied.
"I knew it!!... How often?"
"Hmm..., er."
"Come on, tell me and I want the truth."
"Er..., almost every day," I responded, wondering where this conversation was going. I would never have dreamt of asking her the same question, yet she showed not the slightest embarrassment in exploring this intimate aspect of my life.
She stared at me, open-mouthed. "What!? Didn't your mother tell you it would make you go blind?"
I returned a nervous smile, "No, but that's not true. It's a myth."
"Oh, so you're a doctor now? You've added a medical degree to your history qualifications, have you?"
"No, but..."
"It's going to stop, Stevie. No more wanking. Do you understand?"
"I... I'll try," I answered.
"You'll have to do more than that if you want to be my boyfriend, Stevie. I want someone who is faithful to me, and worships me, not themselves. Let's see how long you can hold an erection without any physical stimulation. Trousers and underpants off. Now!"
What was I getting myself into? Perhaps I should have turned tail and run, but I felt a compulsion to obey her. Even as I undressed, my penis sprang sharply to attention.
She positioned herself on a high stool that she fetched from the kitchen. "Kneel down in front of me. Put your hands on your head so you can't touch yourself."
As I did so, she spread her legs, forcing her short skirt up her thighs. She wasn't wearing tights, but she was wearing panties--white satiny ones. "Use your imagination to picture what's behind that fabric, Stevie. I want to see how long you can maintain a stiffy."
I stared intently at her panties, desperate for my erection to persist for as long as possible. It was not difficult to imagine her vulva hiding behind the flimsy material and it soon helped that a damp patch appeared in the satin, and began to grow. This must have been prearranged. Surely, she would usually wear a pantiliner to stop her knickers getting damp?
She was timing me on her phone, but said nothing. Perhaps she didn't want her sultry voice to prolong my erection.
I willed my penis to stay hard, but after five minutes without physical stimulation it was starting to droop, and by six minutes was only semi-hard, certainly not firm enough to have penetrated her, had that been on offer--which it wasn't!
She snapped her thighs shut. "Not very good, poppet," she concluded. "Too much jerking off is to blame. I'm very disappointed with you. We'll do this test again in a few days' time and if you can't do better, it will tell me that you've been abusing yourself. Then you will go over my knees. And we may even have to consider some other means of stopping you from masturbating. Have I made myself understood, my little cabbage?"
"Er, yes, Laura," I replied, feeling ashamed that I had masturbated within the past twenty-four hours.
"And I want you to start calling me Miss, pumpkin. I think that might emphasise to you that I'm more mature than you and I'm here to cure you of your bad habits, such as being late, touching girls inappropriately, and self-abusing."
"But... but I've apologised for being late and touching your knee, Laura. We all make mistakes!"
"Are you telling me that you masturbate by mistake? How does that happen?" She shook her head in feigned disbelief.
"That's not what I meant, Laura. And... and surely you must masturbate as well?"
"We're not talking about me--we're talking about you. No one can serve a mistress and a master, poppet. You have to choose between me or your prick, you can't serve both." Her calculated use of the word "mistress" caused a frisson of excitement to ripple through me. "Don't you want to become a better person, more mature, more altruistic, more disciplined, with more self-control? Don't you think I'm the one to help you achieve those aims?"
Was she threatening to end our relationship? Probably not, but that was a risk I couldn't bear the thought of.
"But... but how will it help, me calling you Miss, Laura?"
"It shows respect for authority, poppet. Didn't your mother tell you that you should show respect to others?"
"Well, yes, she did but..."
"And did you? Did you treat your mother with respect?"
"Yes, most of the time. We had fallings out, but I did respect her. But..."
"So, you failed! And did you treat your sister with respect?"
I very nearly gave a snort before replying, "I tried to, but it was difficult. She often bullied me."