"We should offer a course for the dominants too," Betty said. "No, scratch that. We should require it. We need to know that our girls are going to be well cared for..." --Betty Nguyen in Risk Versus Reward
Author's Note
This is a sexy story, but there is no overt sex and no penetration. It's much more cerebral. It's very heavy on domination and submission, but at the same time, it is gentle. If you're expecting whips and chains, you'll be disappointed. If you want to traipse through the mind of a dominant woman learning to embrace the joy of submission, this is the story for you.
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If you've read the Mistress and Charlotte stories, you know the order of things in their world. Natasha is the caring domme and Charlotte is the kinky submissive. But have you ever wondered what it would be like if Natasha took on the submissive role? I can't see her playing it for very long, and as much as I love Charlotte, she's not the one to pull it off. If anybody could convince Mistress Natasha to put on a collar and drop to her knees, it's Betty Nguyen of Risk Versus Reward.
So, what if...? What if Betty's required course for dominants involved a day of role playing with the tables turned. The dominant becomes the submissive, just for the day, to experience Betty's tutelage first hand. What if?
Well, I imagine it would go something like this...
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Domme 101, Accelerated
Desi
I sat at the receptionist desk, with a laptop computer open in front of me and a cheap plastic pen clenched in my teeth. I was staring at the accounting ledger. This was probably the least glamorous part of my job, but bills needed to be paid, and fortunately the numbers for this month were all in the black. Things were sort of touch and go at the beginning, but as much as I hate to jinx it by saying so, I think we're going to make it. Our little enterprise is on solid footing.
I made out an electronic check to Chowhury's Cakes and Catering and sent it for immediate payment. That took care of the bill for Vishranti's training of eleven bright-eyed and bushy-tailed submissives in the ways of gourmet meal prep and proper serving technique. Well, as much culinary pizzazz and grace as could be taught in the span of a week.
I made out another check to Leibovich & Roselli Massage and Aroma Therapy. The owners, Elena and Carly, were tasked with teaching those eleven pretty young submissives how to rub the knots out of tight shoulders and how to do it with a certain amount of flair and a happy ending for the woman on the table. They were also charged with making sure any gals who actually walked in
bushy-tailed
on Monday morning, walked out smooth and hairless by Friday afternoon.
I smiled as I thought back to my own recent appointment with them. Elena was my go-to girl when it came to getting my pubes ripped out at the root. I'd known her since my Academy days and I can't think of anyone I'd rather have grooming me. The fact that her finger always managed to stray into my pussy when she was done, may or may not have had anything to do with it. I rested my hand on the crotch of my jeans and sighed.
"Hey, baby," said Karin, smiling as she walked down the hall to where I was perched. "Nice to know I can still have that effect on you."
I pulled the pen I was chewing from my mouth and looked at her sideways. "Huh?"
Karin puffed up her chest and let out an exaggerated sigh, repeating my reaction from just a moment ago.
"Oh that," I said, and probably blushed just a little, because she kept needling me.
"That sigh wasn't for this?" Karin sashayed over to my side of the desk and propped the toe of her shoe on the edge of my chair. She made a show of slowly inching up the hem of her dress, exposing first a superbly toned, stocking clad calf, and then higher up, an equally enticing thigh. She picked up my hand and laid it at the top of her stocking, where silk gave way to skin.
"Um..."
"Desi baby, I have to say I'm a little disappointed." Karin swept my hand off her leg with a push of her fingers. She dropped her foot to the floor and propped her hand on her hip. "So who were you moaning about anyway? Do I need to be jealous?"
I smirked. "Elena."
"Oh. Okay." Karin's posture relaxed. "What was she doing? In your little fantasy?"
"Waxing me."
"Oh, gawd." Karin hoisted her leg again and parked the toe of her shoe right between my in front of my crotch this time. "I understand completely. Did she give you the happy ending? In your little fantasy? That girl has some magic fingers."
"I um... I hadn't gotten to that part yet."
Karin picked up my hand and pushed it under the fabric of her dress. "Want to practice on me? I'm not wearing any underwear. And I love a happy ending."
"You should talk to Elena, baby. I'm doing the bookkeeping."
"Well, don't dally too long with the numbers," said Karin, moving her foot back to the floor and leaning in to whisper in my ear. "We've got a client coming in at ten."
"Today?"
She nodded.
"Domme or sub?"
"Domme," said Karin. "Natasha something or other."
I glanced at the clock in the corner of my laptop screen.
9:30
. Shit.
I shut the lid on the laptop and reached to open the big drawer on the left side of the desk. I pulled out my emergency little black dress and a two-inch wide leather bondage collar in a nice shiny oxblood. The chrome ring riveted to the front of it completed the look I liked to present for the domme clients.
I shimmied out of my shirt and pulled up my hair in the back. "Be a dear and help me get this thing buckled."
Karin smirked as she laid her fingers on the collar. "With pleasure, baby."
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Natasha
I arrived at the little nondescript industrial park at the edge of town seven minutes before the appointed time of ten o'clock. I needn't have left so much of a buffer, finding a parking spot was easy. And for a moment I began to wonder if anyone would even answer the door, the building was that devoid of activity.
I hopped out of the car, smoothed my skimpy skirt, and pulled the matching gray jacket from the back seat. I took a quick look in the side mirror after dashing my hands through the arms. Straightening my tie, I congratulated myself at still being able to pull off something this form-fitting at forty.
"Eat your heart out ladies," I announced to no one as I tapped out time with the click of my heels on the pavement. I threw my right hand over my shoulder as I pressed the lock button on the remote and got a beep from the car in response.
I smiled with the knowledge of what I was here to do.
The email I had received said I'd been matched with a girl and that she was currently undergoing training. But, before the process could be completed, I was required to attend a one-day individual seminar for dominants.
Sure thing,
I thought, as I approached the door.
And if you need someone to teach the class, I just might be able to carve out some room in my busy schedule.
How hard could it be to keep a little naked floozy in line? I'd had my share of girlfriends over the years. The further I made my way up the corporate ladder, the easier they were to come by. And the more of themselves they were willing to offer in order to have me keep them in the lifestyle they appreciated.
The only downside was the turnover rate. I had yet to find a woman who didn't change her tune as the months rolled on from spring to summer to winter. One night she's blushing ever so demurely as she hands me her panties under the table at Andina. The next, she's talking about how she needs her space.
What I needed was a woman who didn't lie to herself about her desires for six months of the year before figuring her shit out.
And I was about to get her,
I thought to myself as I laid my hand on the button beside the big glass door.
* * *
Is this her?
I wondered, as I stopped in the middle of the second floor hallway and opened the door. Sitting at the desk in front was a woman done up in a little back dress and an oxblood collar with a big chrome ring on the front that couldn't be missed. The satin of her dress was clingy enough there was no hiding the fact she had piercing through her left nipple.
She rose the moment I entered and stepped around to the front of her desk. "Good morning, Mistress," she said.
I felt my jaw slacken just a bit as I watched her walk to within inches of where I stood, keeping her eyes cast to the floor the entire way over. But it was when she stopped, clasped her hands behind her back, and knelt at my feet that I nearly lost my power for speech.
"I'm Desi," she said, never quite looking me in the eye. "May I offer you anything to drink? We have a selection of fair trade coffees and teas, as well as orange juice. We also have yogurt if you're feeling hungry. I recommend the Tillamook Cherry. It's my current favorite."
"I, uh..." And then it hit me. Desi and the nipple ring. Last time I had seen her, she was the co-star of a little demonstration that started with her in jeans and a concert T-shirt, inquiring about employment. Except she wasn't actually inquiring. She was role playing as part of the sales pitch for this little enterprise. Desi wasn't my match, she worked here.
I let out a small sigh that hopefully went unnoticed. "Coffee, please. Cream. No sugar."
"Yes, Mistress," said Desi, as she rose to her feet.
I smiled. She had the act down to a T. She even put a little pout into her lips that gave the less than subtle suggestion she'd be ready to take a tongue down her throat at a moments notice. And as Desi and her sexy pout departed to fetch my coffee, two more women I recognized entered the room.
"Good morning, Miss Svoboda. I'm Karin," said the woman who apparently had the same good taste in stockings as me, but less going on in the chest department. The one item she carried, a clipboard, was cradled in the crook of her left elbow as she held out her right hand.
"The H.R. director," I said, remembering her role in the little sales demonstration.
"That's right," said Karin, shaking my hand.
And right beside her, a woman with impeccable taste in tailored wool suits, but with pants instead of a skirt, and a whole lot less going on in the chest department, thrust out her hand as well. "Betty Nguyen," she said.
Betty had an interesting way of speaking. It wasn't so much of an accent as it was a barely noticeable shift in certain consonant sounds that led me to believe she might have a native tongue that wasn't English. But there was no difficulty understanding her. Nor was there any difficulty understanding who was in charge of this little operation. It wasn't Karin, the H.R. Director, nor was it Desi, kneeling at my feet holding a cup of coffee in her hand.
"Thank you," I said, taking the cup she offered.
I looked at Betty for a moment as I turned her name over in my mind a few times.
Winn? WEE-un?
How exactly had she pronounced it? It was almost as if there was one of those consonant blends going on at the beginning.
nWEE-un?
I settled on
WEE-un
and decided I would keep my ears open in case she said it again.
I blew across the mug in my hands and turned my gaze to Karin for a moment before dropping my eyes to Desi still kneeling at my feet. "So, more role playing today?" I asked, and then took a sip.
"Yes," said Betty. "But not with the girls. Today it will be you and me."
"Okay," I said.
She clapped her hands together. "Domme One-Oh-One, I like to call it."
"Sure," I said, shifting my focus to inhaling the aroma of my coffee.
"May I take your jacket?" Betty asked, holding out her hand. "You might find it more comfortable."
"Sure. Okay," I said, juggling my coffee mug from hand to hand as Betty helped me with the sleeves. Karin and Desi were long gone. Though exactly when they departed and where they went, I couldn't say. My eyes were now focused on Betty Nguyen. She was staring at my chest.
"How much did they cost you?" asked Betty.
"My suit?"