The next time Christopher came into the room, he entered holding a big bag of something unexpected: clothes.
I sat on the bed, looking at the bright pink bags, confused.
"Yes," he said, "these are for you. They're certainly not for me. I don't fit into anything at Victoria's Secret."
"Is it all lingerie?" I asked. If it was, that would be better than nothing, but obviously not my top choice.
"Open the bags and have a look," he said, setting them down on the bed.
Curious, I pawed through them, finding two pairs of yoga pants, some tank tops, two bras, a bunch of brightly colored panties, two hoodies, and two pairs of flip-flops. Nothing even remotely kinky or scandalous. I was surprised, and told him so.
"I much prefer you naked," he said. "But I realize it's impractical for you to be naked all the time, and I don't want you getting too cold. Hence, clothes. But you can't have them yet."
I sighed. There was always a twist, wasn't there?
"Today we're going to go over some rules, and then get to know each other better. If you're a good girl, at the end of it all, you get clothes to wear for a while. Understand?"
I nodded. "Yes."
"First, the rules. You are to be naked whenever I request it. It's non-negotiable. You are to do as I ask in any other way as well. If you have concerns, you can voice them, but know that it won't necessarily change my mind."
"Okay."
"You can speak freely here. Your feistiness and sarcasm is actually charming, and I don't want you to hold back. But if I feel that you're getting out of line or being disrespectful, you will be punished. You don't want me to punish you. Got it?"
I nodded.
"As things evolve here, you will get more privileges, but only when I trust you more. First comes clothes. Eventually, you may even be able to roam the house on your own. But not until I trust you more, and right now, I don't. So when you're hungry, or need to use the bathroom, or want to take a shower, you knock on the door three times. I'll come and evaluate your wishes, and then I'll bring you what you need or escort you to where you need to go."
"Thank you," I said sincerely.
"Today I want to get to know you more, inside and out. I want to understand what you like and don't like, what turns you on and off. I want to start off with you laying on your stomach on the bed, so please do that now."
I stretched out, laying down on top of the covers, my head on the pillow. "Like this?"
"Very good, yes." He came over and gently touched my butt, and I jumped.
He laughed. "Really? I thought you'd be used to this kind of thing by now."
"It takes a while."
He massaged my ass with both hands, squeezing the cheeks. "So, my dear Belle, what turns you on the most?"
I thought carefully. I didn't know how to answer that. Before I'd come here I'd have said a good, hard fucking. But now? Did I dare say being deprived of control? Was that too dangerous of a thing to say? Or did it not matter because he already knew?
"Being fucked hard," I said shyly.
"Really?" he asked. "Because I would have thought it would be being vulnerable. Or did you not say that because it would make you even more vulnerable?"
I stayed quiet, and he slapped my right buttcheek. "Belle, another rule is that you answer truthfully when I ask you a question."
My ass stung. I sighed. "Yes, it can be hot to have control taken away from me."
"You both love it and fear it, don't you?"
"Yes," I whispered.
His hands moved down my legs. "How many men have you been with?"
"Six," I said. "Before now."
I could hear the smile in his voice. "So that makes me lucky number seven. Excellent. Any women?"
"No. I'm not into women."
"Okay. How many serious relationships?"
"Just two."
"Guarded, aren't you?" he asked softly.
"Yes."
His hands moved down to my legs. "Nice, strong leg muscles. Do you play sports?"
"I run. Well, ran. I suspect you won't let me run much here."
"Not true, Belle. I have a treadmill. But you'll have to earn the right to use it."
"Thank you. I think."
"What are some things you love?" he asked, grabbing my feet.
I immediately tensed. There are several spots on my feet that, when touched just the right way, drive me wild, and I didn't want him to know. I tried to distract him from my feet by talking. "I like wine, and shopping, and rock music, and the beach..."
"That all seems very vanilla for someone like you. What else do you like? In bed, for example?"
He was massaging various spots on my feet, and I could feel myself getting turned on. I was hoping he didn't notice. "Getting fucked hard, of course. Strong hands. Being fucked from behind."
"What's going on with your feet here?" he asked.
"What do you mean?"
"Most people hate to have their feet touched. But you seem to like it, and you appear to swoon every time I touch here...or here."
I didn't want him to know this. Every time he touched those places—on the bottoms of my feet, in the middle, right by the muscles—I got wetter. It was like the touch sent a shock directly to my clit. But if I lied about it, I'd get into trouble.
He pressed harder. "Yes," I gasped. "It turns me on. I don't know why."