This chapter contains: dollification (oh and now I've spoiled the surprise, boo)
Chapter Two
KATHERINE
The morning after we first used Patrick's new cock ring, there was another parcel waiting for me on the doorstep. I wasn't expecting anything today, and it felt heavy, so my curiosity was piqued. Inside the box, there was a letter on top. As I read it, I started to feel butterflies in my stomach.
"Uh, Patrick," I called, "I think you're going to want to see this."
Dear Madam,
Your husband has indicated that the prototype cock ring has been well received. We have therefore rushed this new prototype device to you overnight. The two are designed to complement each other.
Yours sincerely,
[redacted]
P.S. As with the other ring, we strongly discourage you against using this on Tuesdays. There is no physical danger to you if you were to choose to do so, but you may find it to be an unpleasant experience.
"Huh," said Patrick, thoughtfully, examining the letter closely. "And there's definitely no QR code on it."
"What? Is a QR code really top of your mind right now? Don't you want to see what's inside?"
"Mmm, right, yes," he replied, as if coming back to his senses. "I do, but we do need to get to work soon, so I've only got a couple of minutes."
I lifted the tissue-wrapped payload out of the box. It was heavy, and ring-shaped, but much larger than the cock ring - I'd estimate about 15cm across. As I peeled away the paper, it was no surprise to see the familiar golden glow emerge. We both looked at it in silence for a while.
"I don't understand how it's meant to be used though," I said.
"No, me neither," said Patrick, checking the letter again. "Nope, no clues in there."
"Well it's definitely too small to go around my waist, but too big for wrists, ankles or arms. I suppose it could go around my leg, but if that was the case then I'd expect there to be a pair of them."
"Could be some sort of collar," mused Patrick, taking it off of me and checking for the seam. He found one, and tested the strength of the magnets. "It's certainly true that you only have one neck, and it looks about the right size."
"Could be. But we don't have time for this right now, let's investigate properly later."
* * *
That evening, with housework once again out of the way, Patrick and I sat down on either side of the dining table, with the new ring perched between us. For a moment we sat in contemplative silence. He picked up the ring to test the strength of the magnets again. He's a cautious person, and I guess he wanted to be absolutely certain that he'd be able to take this thing off, before he put it on me.
"So we're thinking neck, yes?" I proferred.
"I don't have any better ideas."
"And what do you think it will do?"
"Well based on what we've experienced so far, I think it's going to make your head get really long and hard, and then..."
"Don't be silly," I interrupted.
"Okay, well here's a theory. It's a bit far out, but you know how much you talk about how you need to get into the right head space to enjoy fucking, whereas I'm a bit more, shall we say, visual..."
"Right, right, I see where you're going. Whereas you get a cock ring, I get a, a... brain ring?"
We both chuckled.
"It said something interesting in the letter," Patrick said, picking it up, "about the two rings working together. But I feel like as a first go, we should probably just try this new one on its own."
"Agreed. And I'd also like to take our time with this one, no need to rush into it like we did last night."
* * *
In the bedroom Patrick put on some music and then went to lather up some shaving soap. Him trimming my pubic hair is one of our favourite forms of foreplay - I enjoy having the attention lavished on me, and he enjoys watching my labia getting engorged and seeing how wet my pussy gets in anticipation. He needs a decent amount of light to work by, so he always puts a blindfold on me to prevent me from being blinded by the big light, and this also helps me to drift into a little world of blissful isolation.
"Let me see," he mumbled, as he assembled his tools and dropped to his knees by the side of the bed, between my legs. "What style shall I choose for today? You haven't had a trim in a while so we have options available. Could do the dense-but-well-shaped bush, it's a very womanly look. Hmmmm..."
His voice tapered off as he started to apply the soap with a brush, and then picked up the razor and got to work. I felt him moving it across my skin, delicate but thorough. By paying attention to which areas he was approaching with the most precision, I could tell that today he was leaving me with a thin, crisp "landing strip". He never shaves me completely bare, and this style is as minimal as he ever goes. After two complete passes, in which he left my thighs, labia, and the space around my clit completely smooth, he told me to get onto my hands and knees, so he could also shave around the back. By the end of this, as always, my pussy was throbbing and wet and I would have done anything for him.
"I'm going to go and wash the brush off now. While I'm gone, I'd like you to put something sexy on for me. Something that will feel nice against your bare pussy."
He took off the blindfold, and turned off the big light as he left the room with his tools, closing the door behind him. He'd left me with quite a daunting task, as he loves buying impractical lingerie for me, and so I had quite a lot to choose from. But I also knew that he wouldn't come back into the room while he could still hear me getting dressed, so there was actually no time pressure. I eventually selected a pale blue set that I hadn't worn for a while - it consisted of a sheer translucent body suit with a separate harness that was worn over the top, and a couple of garter straps to complete the effect. Stunning to look at, and I love the way I look in it, but not exactly easy-access. Not the sort of thing you can just pull to one side for an impromptu fuck. Maybe that's why Patrick likes it, I think he enjoys the striptease. As I got into it, I felt like the ring on the bedside table, which we'd decided is probably a collar, seemed to be calling to me. Won't be long now, I thought. If our suspicions were correct, and this thing was going to work on my mind in some way, then it seemed plausible that it might affect my perception in some way, make me believe I was living out some sort of fantasy scenario. Could be fun. But a bit scary.
Shortly after I was dressed and sat back down on the bed, Patrick entered. His face lit up in delight as he caught sight of me in the blue lingerie, my nipples visible through the gauzy fabric.
"Oooh, that's an excellent choice."
"I thought you'd like it."
"So. Ready?"
I nodded, and reached for the gold collar on the bedside table. It was so incredibly heavy, it felt like too much weight to carry around one's neck. I located the seam and snapped it open, feeling a reassuringly firm amount of resistance. I put the larger section around my neck, and then with a deep breath, put the smaller segment into place. As the magnets engaged, I was overcome with a sense of great calmness.
"Katherine?"