"Miho," I slide in beside her as she fills an order for one of our regulars. It's an iced toffee mocha latte - which, in my opinion, is an abomination to coffee. We're already supposed to be closed but our regular just switched to night shifts and we're willing to wait the extra fifteen minutes for them to come in just before their Wednesday night hospital shift. All that's left now for us is to lock the store, turn out the lights, and leave.
Hopefully we leave together.
"What's up?" She asks, concentrating on getting the correct measurements of flavoring into the cup. Our regular stands outside the door on their phone.
"Can I take you to the movies after we close?"
"Nope!" She says cheerfully, flouncing away to pass off the coffee to the regular without even sparing me a glance. I hear her tell him to have a great evening before he walks away and she locks the door. I simply stand next to the coffee bar, stunned.
"What?" I stutter as she turns the sign. "But I thought..."
"What, that we're dating because I asked you to get on your knees?" Miho is looking at me, her dark hair framing her face. She holds the shop's keys in her hands and studies me as I stammer. I hardly realize I'm playing with my choker until I see her eyes flicker to it. I drop my hand. It's the only one I've worn since her and I hooked up in the stockroom. She saunters towards me.
"Love, if anyone is taking anyone out," she is close to me now, inches away and looking at me like a wolf studies its prey, "It'll be me taking you out on your leash."
My stutter stops at that. I don't exactly remember when her hands ghosted up my thighs, nor when she'd backed me up to the bar, but suddenly there we were. I don't mind being pinned in place by Miho.
"Put your hands on the counter." She says to me, firmly. I listen. I don't think there's a universe in which I don't listen. Mino finds it very funny.
"Wow," she leans up to kiss my chin, "that was fast."
"You know I'll do anything you say Miho." I can hear my own heart beating again, hard enough that it feels like my chest is aching. "Especially when you say it like that."
She hums a response. It isn't any real word but it still sounds pleased. She takes a step back and studies me. I try not to fidget. In all my past experiences, I'm not to move unless I'm told.
I like it that way.
"Anything?" She asks. I simply nod.
"So if I said I wanted to bend you over the counter and fuck you until you couldn't breathe," she asks, "would you do that?"
"Yes." I answer in a breath. I feel my cheeks go pink and hot under her gaze. She's smirking at me and I can't tell if it's because I break so easily, or because she likes to see me like this. Either way, her eyes are shining with something mischievous.
"No talking," She says to me. "The only thing you're allowed to say is stop. Okay?"
I open my mouth to confirm and then shut it. I nod my head instead. I have the sneaking suspicion that Miho likes it when someone has a hard time staying quiet. I don't mind.
"What if I said I wanted to make you come, over and over again on the counter right here." She leans in close and for a second we're breathing the same air. "Then I said I wanted to put you on your leash and take you to my house to do it all again? "
My eyes go wide. She laughs softly.
"What? I only live a few blocks away. Only a few people would see you." She stares at me, waiting for my response.
I'm comfortable enough in my submission to no longer get embarrassed over the fact I get off to ideas like that. And I'm comfortable enough to nod my okay at her. Apparently though, I'm not good enough at keeping quiet. Before I can stop it, a small whimper escapes my throat.