Author's Foreword: This is part two of an intended three-part series. The sex that was missing for the first part is here in spades but be warned: though this involves a male and female character, a significant portion of the story deals with a reversal of conventional gender roles. If reading about a female top, a male bottom, pegging, or the like isn't your jam, then hit the back button and try a different story.
I wanted to try something different this time, and it's perfectly OK if it's not for you. If it *IS* for you, then please proceed with all speed and drop me a comment if you feel this was worth your time to read. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
This is a continuation of a female's journey of discovery of her sexual needs as told through the eyes of a male friend. I've placed this in Fetish because that's what it is for her, even if it's referred to here by our unreliable narrator as only a fantasy.
And I'm trying to publish every six weeks or so. While I know this isn't a particularly significant volume over a year, I am trying for some sort of consistency in putting new stories out there for you. If you enjoy this, then please favorite me so you'll get a notification when another of my stories drops.
Jalgis did another great job on this one fixing a ton of my errors and helping make this a better story overall.
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The remainder of our drive was a silent one, save for an occasional direction from her where to turn. Once we reached her place, I had to negotiate a gate into a group of eight townhouses and then a garage door into her unit. Once inside, Belle reached up to the rear-view mirror and pushed a button. Overhead, I heard the motor begin to turn and the garage door descend behind us. I killed the engine and turned my head to assess what to say to her next.
She beat me to it. "Come on in and let's talk for a while."
I followed her up the stairs to the second floor. She slapped a wide light switch to illuminate what appeared to be a mostly open floor consisting of the kitchen, breakfast area, and the main living space. It was a modern look with point lighting that provided bold accent lighting accenting and created warm shadows throughout the area as well. The furniture was angular and contemporary with soft blues and pale grays dominant and with everything tied together by the wall art and accent pieces. It didn't look feminine per se, but it did feel soft and inviting in its own way.
I had stopped to survey this briefly, but she had continued into the kitchen, dropping her purse on the kitchen countertop once there. She turned towards me, and I could see the confusion on her face across the twenty feet distance between us.
I started toward her, saying, "I'm not sure I would have ever imagined you having a place like this, Belle." I continued to look around as I covered the distance between us: a fireplace, a copy of Nabokov's
Pale Fire
on the glass and chrome coffee table, half a dozen pictures of unknown family or friends propped up on frame stands on a side table, a framed copy of Klimt's
The Kiss
the lone wall hanging. I stopped directly in front of her and close enough to get a hint of her floral perfume but not close enough to feel her warm breath on the base of my neck.
"It feels nice, though." I gave her the barest hint of a smile.
"Now what?" She countered in a tone of voice that I took as neither inviting nor defiant. "Am I calling you an Uber?"
That wasn't the question I wanted her to ask. I countered with a question of my own.
"If I wasn't here right now, Belle, what would you be doing? To relax, that is."
She paused a few heartbeats before answering, never breaking her gaze on me, "I'd have a few glasses of wine and watch something on Netflix. Probably."
"Good. Then let's start there."
She stood motionless -- her posture stiff. After a five-count, her eyes narrowed. She spoke in a faint voice, "And then what?" She paused. Her eyes were pools of blackness boring into my skull. She crossed her arms in front of her and continued to stare in silence.
I tried to use a gentle tone, "Belle, nothing's going to happen between us if you don't want it to." I paused. "I'm suggesting we start out just relaxing the way you normally do. We can watch TV. We can talk. We can play a card game. If you get tired or bored, you can go to bed. I'll crash on the couch, or you can kick me out. You decide." Her arms were still crossed but I wasn't getting the same tense vibe from her that had been present when she asked her question. "You shared something with me from your head earlier and you've let me in your home. I promise..." I paused for effect. "...I
promise
not to hurt you or betray your trust in me."
It felt like an eternity until she reacted. After what was probably only a year or two of suspenseful silence, she dropped her arms to her sides limply, closed her eyes, and took in a huge breath of air through her nose. She held it for a second and then exhaled it slowly through her mouth, opening her eyes as she finished. "Ok," she whispered. "I'm going to hold you to that promise. And I'm not going to 'or else' you. As long as you
know
there's an 'or else' in there."