XII − Lauren's 'Experience'
MATT
Lauren had finally managed to share the details of her unsettling, confusing experience in Rome with all of us now. I hadn't talked with Paul, mainly because I'm sure it's too soon for him to talk about it. But one thing I was sure of. He's a dad. He may not care at all about anything that Lauren did, or anything that was done to her -- if it was with her consent. After all, he has done some pretty 'harsh' things with my beautiful daughter over the years. But anything that made Lauren unhappy and confused and uncertain about herself must have driven him crazy.
Here, I think Lauren, along with Janey and Georgia, had eased his mind a bit. The bottom line was: his precious baby girl had been bruised, but she hadn't been harmed.
However, there was still the matter of her doubts and curiosity and -- I think Georgia's word captures it best -- 'craving.' Something about those three nights touched something that was already lurking there inside of Lauren. Lord knows, she and I have ventured into some pretty 'intense' territory. After all, our very first time together we were choking each other, for Christ's sake. And there's her desire for Paul and me to use her pretty roughly -- any way we can think of -- when we're together. I think the nights in Rome just awakened her to the extent of how far those things could go, and she was intrigued by what the possibilities might be
.
But like many things in life, the reality is often far different from the prospect, and not always in a good way.
And that's where Georgia's idea came in. As we came to know more and more about Georgia and about her life with her late husband, Arthur, we learned that sex with multiple partners -- group sex -- was a frequent feature of their lives. And it was Georgia who floated the idea, first with Janey, who was probably the one most likely to have insight into Lauren's psyche.
It was the idea that the four of us could arrange for Lauren to experience the kind of sexual use she seemed to think she needed. We have dildos and candles and clothes pins, and we can easily buy clips and clamps.
The only unknowns: First, would Lauren accept such an arrangement? And, second, when the time came, could we bring ourselves to do all those things to our Lauren?
And, finally, would such an arrangement address Lauren's craving?
We discussed this with Paul. He was her father, and anything that might affect Lauren profoundly would also affect him. Then, Jane and Georgia went to Lauren with their proposal.
Jane started. "Lauren, we've been together and done everything together for five years now, and I think we know each other pretty well, and I know that you came back from Italy with an itch. And I know you -- you won't let it go until that itch has been scratched. Georgia and I think we've come up with a way for you to get that itch scratched. But first, you tell us -- why do you think you are drawn to this -- this ...?"
"I can't say. First, it's not a rational thing, so it's hard to come up with a rational explanation of 'why'. But I knew that I'd have to find some way to explain it to you, and to myself. And I've tried to remember what I was thinking when I was there, when I saw those women -- completely defenseless, offering themselves to -- to whatever. The best answer I can give myself is that I was drawn by the thought of what they were experiencing -- to be completely vulnerable to whatever perverted ideas other people might come up with, and not knowing what was going to happen next, and that there was nothing I could do about it -- I'd just have to accept whatever was going to happen to me."
Georgia was the one who seemed to understand the emotions that Lauren was struggling to express. "Sweetheart, of course we'll need to talk some more about this, but if you feel that you
must
have this, I think there are ways that we can arrange for you to experience those feelings."
That stopped Lauren for a moment. Jane thought that Lauren might actually be frightened by Georgia's words, and by the thought that we might really be able to cause her 'cravings' to become reality.
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We -- and by 'we,' I mean all of us except Lauren -- sat down to talk about what it would take to allow Lauren to have the experience she thought she needed.
We had already talked about various devices. Some could be procured from "adult entertainment" shops, while others were as close as the neighborhood hardware store. Jane was given the assignment of researching the Internet for some of the more "specialized" accessories.
We also had to think about what we wanted to be able to do, and by "able to do," I mean, what we were ready to inflict upon Lauren. And this part made me uncomfortable -- "uncomfortable" in the same way that thinking about the things my Janey occasionally demands from Paul make me uncomfortable. Nevertheless, this was something we had to do if we were going to help Lauren deal with this need that she feels she has.
We had never gotten around to doing anything with the fourth bedroom. As a result, it's mostly empty, and that made it the ideal place to convert into -- into what? A sex club? A torture chamber? As I said -- not completely comfortable.
As I poked around on the Internet, I came across a thing called a chiropractic table, like a doctor's examining table that's specially designed for chiropractic examinations and treatments. They have multiple sections that can be raised or lowered and are, theoretically, quite sturdy ("Supports up to 450 pounds!"). We found that we could easily rent one from a medical supply house. When it arrived, we saw that it had lots of handles or brackets that we could use to fasten restraints. We -- Paul and I -- positioned it in the room, and we came to the conclusion that one eye-bolt in the wall and another over the table would allow us to restrain Lauren the way the women were in the club she described in Rome.
With the table in place and the eye-bolts installed (removal would be an easy home repair when we were finished), we did a "walk-through" of our temporary club room to understand what we could do, and what we were intending to do, and how we would do it.
While we were making these preparations, I think Paul and I kind of got into it, like an engineering challenge. But after everything was in place, I felt sick, as I came to realize that we had created this whole thing for the sole purpose of abusing the Lauren that we both love so much.
LAUREN
I guess I'm the only one who can describe what happens after that, so, here goes ...
Georgia was the one who seemed to be taking responsibility for guiding me through this -- experience, I guess you'd call it. Somehow, she seemed to have some familiarity with things like this -- whatever the heck 'this' is. [Dad later explained to me, with Georgia's permission, of course, just
how
she came to be experienced in things 'like this.' I guess my dear, loving grandma was quite a hot piece of ass in her day. In fact, it still seems to be 'her day,' doesn't it? I love my grandmother so much! ]
Anyhow, she explained, "We've arranged for this -- experience -- for this Saturday night. That will give you all of Saturday to prepare yourself, and at least all of Sunday to recuperate.
"But there's something else, Sweetheart. Have you thought about how you might feel when this is over? When Saturday comes, you might feel that this is not something that you really want to go through with. Or, you might go ahead, and when it's done, decide that it was a disappointment -- a big letdown. Or you might decide that it was everything you wanted to experience, but now that you've done it, this one time was enough. Or you might decide that you want more of that kind of intense treatment as a regular part of sex. If you do, I'm certain that your regular partners would be willing to accommodate you in that.
"Or,...what if you decide that our session here doesn't give you the sense of danger and loss of control that you crave? What then?"
I was stunned. I hadn't given any thought to any of the possible outcomes, from being a complete bust, to Georgia's last possibility -- that it wouldn't be enough for me.
"Oh, Georgia -- I couldn't ... I don't think there'd be any way that I would want that last thing ... I mean, I don't think I'm that sick that I'd ..."
"Don't worry about it, Sweetheart. We love you, and however it turns out, we'll make it all work."