Friday was the last day of the semester, and the celebratory mood at ABD House started early and built throughout the day. By the time Jenny returned from taking her History final, a little after 4, the house was filled with conversation, music, and laughter.
Jenny's top priority was to find Kristin. She wasn't in her room, but Jenny finally located her in the kitchen, where she was helping to make tortillas. The Sisters had planned a festive Mexican meal for that evening, and though as a senior Kristin was excused from all kitchen duties, she was enjoying being part of the team. Margaritas were flowing and salsa music was blasting from a speaker in the corner.
Jenny was eager to pitch in but got assigned to help with the guacamole, which was happening on the other side of the room. And that was kind of how the rest of the night went: Jenny kept trying to get closer to Kristin, who kept getting farther away.
After bearing down hard on her schoolwork for so long, Kristin was eager to cut loose, and she did: eating, drinking, laughing, dancing, moving from room to room and group to group. She was popular at ABD and everyone wanted a little of her attention. Jenny understood this and tried to stay out of the way, letting Kristin unwind and enjoy herself. But more than anything Jenny wanted for the two of them to be alone together.
As the night wore on Jenny began to lose patience. At one point, during a quiet moment, she sidled up next to Kristin, who put an arm around her and kissed her on the head. Jenny reciprocated by nuzzling Kristin's ear, then whispered into it, "I was kind of hoping we could... um... go up to your room."
Kristin smiled and nodded, but a second later they were caught up in a train dance that was passing by, and soon they were fully reabsorbed into the whirlwind of the party. When they passed the grandfather clock in the living room Jenny frowned, painfully aware that her flight to Texas would be leaving in midmorning. It was a half-hour before she got another chance, and again Kristin seemed agreeable, but just then Emma appeared with jello shots. At Emma's urging Kristin had one, then two, which turned into three.
Jenny herself had been taking it easy, wanting to keep her wits about her for what she expected to be a memorable night. But now it seemed to be slipping away from her, so she broke down and took a jello shot, telling herself that she needed to relax, that Kristin didn't belong to her alone.
But a few minutes later, as Kristin stood around with a group of seniors telling dirty jokes and chuckling, Jenny suddenly felt like she couldn't take it anymore. Kristin's beautiful face was glowing with laughter and joy; she was showing off her gorgeous body with a short skirt and low-cut blouse; Jenny had never wanted anything more than she wanted the older girl's full attention right then.
Edging her way into the circle, Jenny cuddled up against Kristin and not at all subtly purred into her ear, "Plllleeeaaaase."
Kristin looked over at Jenny with a complicated expression, finding her neediness both adorable and annoying. Taking Jenny by the hand, Kristin said "Excuse me, girls," and led her away.
As they climbed the steps Jenny's heart was pounding deafeningly in her chest. She was getting her wish but something was wrong, it was not going the way she'd wanted it to go.
When they got to Kristin's room the sounds of the party had faded into the distance and again the only light was from the moon. Jenny pulled her dress up over her head and off; in anticipation of the night's revels, she was wearing nothing underneath. But instead of being covered with kisses and ravished as she expected, Jenny found herself being pushed back onto the bed, then her arms being lifted over her head and tied to the bedposts. Before she could say a word Kristin had popped a ball-gag into her mouth and tied it around her head.
"I'll be back," said Kristin, not angrily but firmly. "When I'm good and ready." And with that she turned and was gone, leaving Jenny alone with her thoughts.
Well, this is what happens, Jenny told herself — this is what happens when you overstep your bounds. She was mad at herself for being jealous and impatient, but at the same time, how could she blame herself for wanting what she wanted? And wasn't it Kristin who had turned her into what she was now — a woman who craved the touch of other women? Didn't the older girl have a responsibility to her?
But as she thought about it Jenny realized that being a slave girl meant that her needs didn't matter — Kristin's desires were the important ones. And so she contented herself with waiting there for as long as it took.
Kristin, meanwhile, had returned to the party but found that she was unable to enjoy herself. Before leaving her room she'd caught a glimpse of Jenny's face, and the expression she'd seen there — helpless, wide-eyed, confused, disappointed — haunted her. Try as she might to drink, dance, and socialize, she couldn't get her mind off the bound, naked girl waiting for her in her room.
She held out as long as she could — 15, maybe 20 minutes — before slipping away and making her way back upstairs. Jenny had experienced that same short period as an eternity, but not an entirely unpleasant one. She was a little cold, and her body ached with need; but she knew that her patience would be rewarded in the end.
When she came back into the room, Kristin's first order of business was to get a fire going. Only after it was roaring away did she sit down on the bed and look into Jenny's eyes. In that moment it felt like they understood each other completely — each knew her role, and each was happy with it.