This is the continuing story of Sheppard and his evolution into becoming a Dom.
I wasn't exactly thrilled with the idea of going to a party filled with people I didn't know, and I was even less thrilled with being setup with a blind date for the party.
My friend Steve and his wife was the driving force behind this plan. A co-worker of his had just bought a new house and was throwing a big house warming party to celebrate.
"It's already set up," He told me, "All you have to do is show up. Karen will meet you there. It's the perfect way to meet someone. No expectations, no pressure, and best of all, if you two don't click, it's hasta la vista baby."
"It just feels weird," I told him.
Steve looked at me, "Sheppard, it doesn't get any more non-committal than this. Will you just trust me on this? This girl is hot. I promise, you'll like her," He said.
"And she doesn't live two thousand miles away," Steve's wife, Sherry said.
I cast a quick glance at Steve, then back to Sherry, "What do you mean?" I asked, already guessing her answer.
Sherry gave me serious look, "I know about the woman at your apartment building," Sherry put her hand on my shoulder, "You can't go on moping around because she moved away. It's time for you to move on. Find someone new," She said, in an attempt to console me.
I made a mistake in telling Steve about Elaine. I had told him three months earlier, just before I flew out to see her.
I knew we couldn't be together, but after almost three years it was still hard to let go of her.
"Don't worry. I'm not going to tell anyone about you and her," Sherry told me.
"Listen; just go for a couple of hours. If you don't like her, just say goodnight. Nobody will have hurt feelings over this," Steve said.
"OK," I relented, "I'll go and stay awhile, but I'll leave if things don't feel right," I told them.
The party was already in full swing when I arrived.
I parked my car down the street from the house, in the last open parking spot on the block. I stood next to my car for several minutes before walking toward the house.
The woman who answered the door was a tall, slender woman with beautiful auburn hair, and sultry green eyes. Her hair cascaded down to the middle of her back.
"Hi, my name is Rosanna, but my friends call me Rose," She said to me.
"I'm Sheppard," I said.
"Oh, you're Steve and Sherry's friend, I'm glad to meet you," She said with a big smile.
"Hey! It's about time," Steve said, walking up to me.
"This is my friend Sheppard," He said turning to Rose.
"This is a very nice house you have here," I said, trying to make polite conversation.
"Come, let me show you around," She said to me.
"I'll see you in a little bit," Steve said as he turned and left.
"Looks like you're in my hands now Sheppard," Rose said to me with a smile.
Rose took me upstairs first, showing me the master bedroom. As she walked me around the room I glanced into their walk in closet. What I saw made me freeze.
Rose noticed my stare and looked to see what I was looking at.
Hanging down from wooden pegs were several leather straps with cuffs on the ends. Next to them there were three leather whips of various lengths.
Rose stepped up behind me and spoke softly into my ear, "Do you like what you see?"
Her question took a moment to sink into my consciousness, "Uh, I don't know. Nice bedroom," I said.
Rose stood directly behind me and put her hands on my shoulders, pulling me gently back toward her, "Let's be honest with each other for a moment," She said in a low, seductive tone, "We both know what you were looking at."
Rose was not like any woman I ever met. She possessed a certain charm and poise, but there was something else. She gave off a certain feeling. A feeling that she had a great internal strength.
"It's none of my business," I said.
"It's OK if you want to look. I'm not ashamed of what I am," She said.
I turned and looked at her, "What is that?" I asked.
"Tell me what you think it is," She said to me.
"It's something you like to play games with?" I asked.
Rose smiled, "Not exactly, she said, "Let me show you."
"How was this woman suddenly so different from the person who met me at the door," I wondered to myself.
Rose lead me into the large walk in closet, "It's more like a way of life," She explained, "It's something that you are inside."
"I discovered the dominant/ submissive lifestyle several years ago," she continued, "My husband is my submissive. Does this surprise you?" She asked, with a sly grin.
"It does a little," I said.
She took a whip from its peg and handed it to me, "Feel it," She said, "This is not strictly about pain, or just sex. It's more. Its mind body and soul," She said, looking directly into my eyes.
"I felt the whip. The handle was stiff but had a little give in it when you gripped it. It had a nice feel in my hand.
"Done correctly, it can speak very seductively to its recipient," She said, taking it from me and rubbing it against her cheek.
"Do you think I'm strange for telling you all of this?" She asked.
"No, I don't think you're strange," I said.
I was struck by the intensity of feelings that she expressed for her lifestyle.
"Would you like to try it?" She asked.
"Try what?" I asked, somewhat nervously.
Rose handed the whip back to me, "I get a sense about you, that you could be a dominant," She said.
A man walked into the bedroom, "I'm in here sweetheart," Rose called out.
The man walked to the entrance of the closet and stopped.
"Sheppard, this is my husband Stewart," She said.
I suddenly felt very uncomfortable.
'I was just explaining the lifestyle to him," She added.
Stewart stepped forward and shook my hand, "It's great to meet you Sheppard."
"I just showed him a couple of my toys, but I haven't yet shown him our special play room. Would you like to join us?" She asked her husband.
Stewart smiled, "Absolutely," He replied.
Rose led us to a door in their bedroom that opened to another room.
"You can only access this room from our bedroom," Rose explained.
I looked around the room and saw two tables with straps attached to them. Rose led us to a large wood cabinet. It looked very expensive, made of hand carved cherry wood.
She opened the cabinet to show a neatly hung display of leather leashes, a couple of collars and several whips.
"What do you think?" She asked.
"I think that's the nicest cabinet I ever saw," I said, only half joking.
Stewart laughed, "It better be, it cost a fortune," He said.
Rose placed her body against the cabinet, resting her head softly against it. She looked at the two of us and gave us a sultry look, as she ran her hand slowly along the wood on the side of the cabinet.
"It is very beautiful," She said, "When I saw it for the first time, I knew I had to have it."
"Isn't she the most sensual woman you ever met?" Stewart asked me.
I nodded my head in agreement. I could feel my erection steadily growing in my pants.
Rose reached into the cabinet, pulled out a short whip and handed it to me, "Sheppard, would you do me a big favor?" She asked.
I looked at the whip, then back to her.
She smiled at me then walked over to a table and put her hands in the cuffs that were attached to the end of it.
Stewart hurried over and fastened the cuffs to her wrists, securing her to the table.
Rose turned her head and looked back at me, "Sheppard, I think I need you to use that whip on me," She said.
The look on her face was UN-mistakable to me. She was clearly very turned on by the anticipation of what was to come.
Stewart lifted up her skirt to expose her bare ass. A closer look told me she wasn't wearing panties. The moistness around her labia was easy to see.
I twisted the whip in my hand and flicked it slightly to get a feel for it. I walked over to her and put my hand on her, running it along the top of her ass.
Stewart nodded at me in approval. The look in his eyes told me that he was just as excited as his wife.
The whip cracked across her ass, perhaps a little harder than I expected.
"Oh, yes!" She said, sounding more excited.
I used the whip a little harder this time.
Rose looked back at me again, "Yes, I've finally found a man who knows how to treat a lady," She cooed.
Stewart looked at me and gave me some encouragement, "You're a natural Sheppard. You're doing great. Don't you think so sweetheart?"
"I'll let you know after a few more," She joked.
I laid the whip across her ass two more times, each time she cried out in pleasure.
"Sheppard, would you like to continue this with Stewart and me a little later tonight?" She asked.
I squeezed the whip in my hand for a moment, "Yes, I would love to," I said.
My answer surprised me. "Did I just say that," I wondered to myself.
Stewart released his wife from the restraints and kissed her, "Was it good?"
Rose rolled her eyes, "I didn't know I needed it so bad," She told him.
Rose put her arm around my waist and kissed me on the cheek, "That was very nice. I'm looking forward to more of it later on this evening," She said with a smile.
The three of us went down stairs and joined the party.
"Hey there you are. I thought you left or something," My friend Steve said.
"No, I was just upstairs checking out the game room," I said.
"This is an amazing house, isn't it?" He asked.
"Yes," I said, looking around the house, "It really is."
Steve put his hand on my shoulder and said, "Hey man, I sort of owe you an apology."
"What do you mean?" I asked.