It was still dark. And silent. Ā It felt like about four A.M. Elaine was lying on her stomach. She couldnāt see the alarm clock, but she didnāt want to know the time. One hand was between her legs, but it wasnāt moving. It was... reassuring. She wasnāt really aware of it.
Remembering the fleeting images sheād dreamed, she put them together in her mind. Gary had picked her up after college. He was waiting for her, leaning on some nondescript sports car. Ā Heād embraced her and sheād melted. His hands had stolen down to her ass to squeeze the firm, supple flesh concealed under her mini. Just before theyād kissed, heād realised her predicament. He made a big show out of being surprised she wasnāt wearing knickers.
Ā
Then heād spanked her in broad daylight. Right in the college parking lot.
Ā
Elaine squirmed on her fingers, remembering how heād arranged her, leaning on the hood of his car, pushing out her ass. Students walked by saying things that embarrassed her to the core. Heād spanked her for being such a naughty girl; for not wearing panties with such a short skirt. Laughing and shaking his head, Gary had tormented her for accepting such a stupid bet in the first place, while onlookers encouraged him to spank her more.
Ā
In her dreams, Elaine had adjusted her stance, presenting her ass provocatively, just as heād told her to do. He hadnāt spanked her hard. But heād loudly announced that heād stop if she
didnāt tell him how hot her cunt was. She admitted it without hesitation and a girl in the crowd called her a slut as Gary started spanking her again.
Ā
In her dreams.
Ā
Sheād woken a number of times during the dreams, breaking the seemingly continuous events into shorter segments that made little sense at the time. In those vignettes, Garyās eyes kept appearing.
Ā
Over and over.
Ā
Smiling.
Ā
Mocking.
Ā
Fleeting glimpses and long stares.
Ā
Making her cream her fucking cunt. Thatās what heād said to her as heād smacked her ass.
Ā āI bet you are creaming your fucking cunt.ā Ā
She wished he hadnāt used those words. She knew Gary to be masterful and tasteful rather than foul-mouthed. She didnāt know how he would act with her... how heād
be with her. Elaineās body flushed at the memory of his words. Only
he hadnāt said them. It wasnāt
Gary mocking her about her wet pussy.
Ā
She had conjured the words, and the admission made her press her fingers gently into her opening, immediately confirming its wetness.
Ā It was ME who wanted to hear those nasty words. I dreamt them. I made him say them. Ā God... Iām so bad. Ā
She groaned softly as her fingers slid in deeper, grazing her clit.
Ā
Catching herself in the act, she froze.
Ā
From between her legs she brought her hand up to her mouth. Without thinking she slid the wet fingers between her lips. She could hardly believe it. She was sucking her fingers of her own volition. They didnāt taste bad. Not sweet. Kind of savoury. She had the thought that they tasted like sex.
Ā
She wanted sex.
Ā
She wanted the intimacy... And the skin... She wanted the tastes and the smells... The feel of a body, desiring hers... Confirmed with words, limbs tangled and slick with perspiration... Breaths urgent... Nails... Muscle...
Ā
Her ears were hot.
Ā
Sucking gently, her mind wandered back to Garyās words. The words
she had dreamed. They were there, released within the padded cell of her unconscious mind.
Ā
āI bet you are creaming your fucking cunt.ā Ā
Freud would have had a field day.
Ā
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Ā
By the time her alarm sounded, Elaine had been slipping in and out of consciousness for what felt like hours. She was in no mood to move, let alone get out of bed. Her dreams were so real they resulted in actual and persistent excitement, not just a fleeting twinge of pleasure. For the first time in a long time she considered calling in sick. Her body was alive and on edge. She kept thinking about the parking lot.
Ā
She couldnāt help it.
Ā
Dragging herself to the bathroom, she hoped sheād feel better after a shower and fortunately she did. She even managed to tidy up her little Mohawk, finding to her relief that she could keep her thoughts in check if she had something else to think about. Like getting ready for work.
Ā A cup of coffee and Iāll be fine. Ā
Ten minutes later her roommates joined her in the kitchen. Chelsea yawned and stretched, almost revealing her sex as her nightie, which was almost see-through anyway, rode up. āMmmmm. Who wants coffee?ā
Ā
āNo thanks,ā said Elaine.
Ā
āMake mine a double,ā Kendra said, looking Elaine up and down. āYouāre so conscientious, Elaine.ā
Ā
Elaine rolled her eyes. āIs that leftover spaghetti okay for tonight?ā
Ā
āSure,ā Kendra said, narrowing her eyes. āI hope you donāt have panties on under there.ā
Ā
Elaine glanced down at her nicely creased black work pants. She shook her head and finished the last of her coffee. āI donāt have time for this. Iāve gotta go.ā
Ā
āI think I see a panty line.ā
Ā
āYou do not, and you know it.ā
Ā
āShow me then. And show me your bag. I donāt want you cheating and putting panties on after youāve left.ā
Ā
Elaine sighed. āWhatever.ā Undoing the button, she unzipped the front halfway and worked the pants down her hips a little, then turned sideways and pulled one side a lot further down, revealing almost the whole right cheek of her ass. Elaine felt bold and her breath caught as she asked, āS... Satisfied?ā
Ā
āAh, sure,ā said Kendra, quickly closing Elaineās bag and handing it to back to her. āYou better get going.ā
Ā
While walking down the stairs outside the apartment, Elaine thought it was getting easier to expose herself to her roommates. At first it had been almost impossible. But each time it was getting easier. It was almost fun. A bit weird. But kind of fun all the same.
Ā
Then she had a horrific thought that stopped her in her tracks.
Ā
āOh, my God!ā Ā
Shaking uncontrollably, she opened the backpack in her arms and there, shoved down beside a couple of her textbooks, was the crushed colourful plastic wrapping from her new sex toys. āNo!ā she whimpered in a strangled scream, shoving the bag closed and fumbling with the zipper. āDammit.
Fuck!ā Ā
Elaineās legs felt like jelly, but she moved them slowly, one after the other and the feeling in them slowly returned. She walked quickly down the last of the stairs blushing like crazy. And the worst thing was, her pussy was soaked!
Ā Maybe Iām imagining it. Maybe she didnāt see. Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Ā
Walking gingerly across the quadrangle, Elaine headed for the bus stop. She watched a bus leave while she was stuck on the other side of the road. They came every ten minutes so she wasnāt concerned.
She had a thought. For a minute or two sheād be alone. Spying a dumpster, she ran over and quickly emptied her bag of the incriminating evidence.
Ā
Her day was
not going well.
Ā
And of course every bump and vibration of the bus seemed multiplied by ten. By the time sheād reached her stop, Elaine felt like a quivering mass of warm wet goo. She was glad her skirt was black. On unsteady legs, she trudged into the glass building and rode up the elevator. First stop: the restroom.
Ā
Thankfully work was uneventful and she managed to calm down. Everyone including Elaine was very busy, and she managed to go most of the morning without thinking about what Kendra may or may not have seen. By the time she was on the bus home again, she felt almost normal.
Ā
With palpable relief, Elaine entered a silent apartment. She quickly changed into the clothes sheād laid out on her bed, donning her trusty black skirt, saving a t-shirt and going with the black and white halter. Before either of her roommates could arrive home, sheād headed off to class.
Ā
She dreaded seeing her roommates. As the day wore on, Elaine thought more and more about Kendra going through her bag. It was like the Gestapo or something. Elaine wouldnāt have done it. Not even as a joke. It was just...
rude.
Ā This bet WAS just for fun... right? Ā
It was during one of her classes that Elaine started getting angry. Checking was fine, she decided, but going through her bag was not. This whole ānot wearing underwearā thing was just a harmless prank, and if no one cheated, then no one was getting a Brazilian, and no one was streaking the damned staircase. Going through her bag was an invasion of privacy that was out of proportion to the bet. She had to say something. And besides, if Kendra was already bald, then what kind of a threat was a Brazilian?
That wasnāt fair.
Ā
Elaine hung out in the library, postponing going home for as long as she could.
Ā
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Ā
Late in the day she hauled her body up the stairs to her apartment and quietly opened the front door. The music system was on, which didnāt bode well, but after dumping her bag and heading for the kitchen she found the apartment was empty. The note on the table said the girls had gone to the gym and would be home by six.
Ā
After setting the table and microwaving the spaghetti sauce until it was no longer frozen, Elaine took fresh pasta out, ready to boil. The girls came home within minutes but they were strangely quiet and retired straight to their rooms. A moment later Chelsea came out again, turned off the music system and flopped on the sofa, switching on the T.V.
Ā
Elaine stood in the kitchen doorway. āHow was the gym?ā
Ā
āIt was okay,ā said Chelsea, channel surfing.
Ā
Elaine knew when Chelsea wasnāt in the mood to talk. āSpaghetti can be ready in fifteen minutes if youāre hungry.ā
Ā
āYeah, starving.ā
Ā
Clad only in a towel, Kendra appeared in the lounge room entranceway. āDo I have time for a shower?ā
Ā
āSure,ā said Elaine. āIs fifteen minutes okay?ā
Ā
āPerfect. Thanks. God, Iām so hungry I could eat our defensive line,ā Kendra said, winking at Elaine. Chelsea giggled but kept watching the television. MTV was on. Kendra headed to the bathroom with an over-the-top toss of her hair that Elaine thought was pretty funny.
Ā
Sheās acting weird , Elaine thought, an uncertain smile on her face. She shook her head and turned back to the kitchen.
Maybe Iām being overly sensitive... Maybe going through my bag wasnāt such a big deal. Ugh. She should have just trusted me. Ā
Elaineās face was a fragile mask of determination as she broke the spaghetti in two and added it to the now boiling water.
Ā
Itād be great if Kendra lost this bet. That would be such karma. Hmmm. But what about the Brazilian? I must remember that too. And I better check her more often. Ā Hey, wait a minute... Ā Why would Kendra think to check my bag in the first place? Maybe because SHEāS cheating by taking undies in HER bag. Damn! What if she is? Hmmmā¦ If she is, then I canāt say anything about HER going through MY bag or sheāll apologise piously and weāll all agree to make it a rule not to check bags. Damn! Damn! Damn! Sheās too fucking clever. Maybe she planned it that way, never in the least expecting ME to be cheating. Finding the stupid packaging in my bag would have been a shock. But if she makes a big deal out of it, itād blow her plan. I bet sheās COUNTING on me saying something about her going through my bag! Ā What if I donāt say anything? Ā Letās see... Ā If I donāt say anything, I could double whammy her. She would have to hold out on hassling me about my new toys, and I might get a chance to nail her with knickers in that over-shoulder bag she always takes to class. I BET thatās what sheās doingā¦ Ā
As she stirred the spaghetti and reheated the sauce, Elaine saw a glimmer of victory and it made her smile. At the very least she could just keep her mouth shut and see if Kendra said anything. Kendra would probably wait until tomorrow night before she got desperate.
Hmmmm, thought Elaine
. Or, she might even try it again in the morning, thinking itās a good distraction. Ā No. Sheās not that stupid. It might have been an āall or nothingā move. Elaine grinned with renewed optimism. Weāll seeā¦ Ā
Just as sheād suspected, dinner was fine. No snide comments, no knowing looks. Just as though Kendra hadnāt seen a thing. Which was probably what she hoped Elaine thought. Probably.
Ā Argh! Maybe Iām just imagining it! Ā
Kendra even offered to wash up again, but for some reason Chelsea insisted.
Ā
āOkay,ā Kendra said. āWell, Iām going to watch T.V. with a good book.ā She rolled her eyes. Elaine figured she meant a boring textbook. āOh, and Iāll get pizza tomorrow night. My treat.ā
Ā
āCool,ā said Chelsea. āI want one from that new place, whatās it called?
Slamminā salami?ā
Ā
ā
Tonyās Pepperoni, you dill,ā Kendra teased, giggling.
Ā
āOh, yeah,ā Chelsea said, blushing as Elaine and Kendra cracked up.
Ā
āYouāre too much, Chelsea,ā said Kendra. āI better fix you up with Dale again.ā
Ā āNoooooo!ā Ā
Elaine smiled all the way down the hall to her room. She even smiled all the way back to the bathroom and all through her shower. And when she turned on her computer and relaxed in front of it, she was
still smiling. She was so glad there was no drama.
Ā
Her day had been
so stressful. She felt like she could have gone to bed and slept all night. But she wanted to talk to Gary. Elaine needed something to... something for...
Ā
She couldnāt put her finger on the words she was trying to express. It was like she needed a holiday from her stressful reality.
Ā
Elaine was instantly excited by the discovery of an email from him. Just seeing his name on the email sent ripples of pleasure across her skin. She clicked it open and read his words, her smile returning.
Ā
Greetings Elaine, Ā I hope you enjoyed our last conversation as much as I did. Ā I did a little research and came up with a few websites with good information and youāll find them listed below. You should start at the first one listed, and work your way down. You may take a quick look at each, but please begin your journey at Castlerealm in the section titled āsubSpaceā. I donāt think youāll want to stop reading once you start. Just work your way down the index. Oh, and when you get to the āchecklistā, make sure you do it and keep a copy for yourself.
You may want to update it as the āsubmissiveā in you develops further. If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask.
Ā I hope to see you this evening, but I may be up to an hour late. Ā
Gary Ā
Knowing heād be late, Elaine felt a little deflated. She
really wanted to see him again. Remembering she had his picture, she popped it up on her screen and swooned. Instinctively her thighs pressed together and the pleasure prickling her skin rushed to her pussy.
Ā His eyes... Ā
Her nipples throbbed to erection, almost painful in their hardness. Biting her lip, she reluctantly minimised his picture and took a deep breath, separating her thighs. Entering Castlerealm, she started reading...
Ā
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Ā
āHello.ā
Ā
The greeting popped up on her screen just as sheād begun filling out her personal copy of the BDSM Checklist. Blinking, Elaine glanced at the time before typing. It was nine forty-eight P.M. āHello, Sir,ā she messaged, sitting up a little straighter.
Ā
āI hope I didnāt keep you waiting too long.ā
Ā
āNo. Honestly, Iāve been reading, Sir,ā Elaine typed back. āThe last couple of hours have just flown by.ā
Ā
āIām not sure if I should be pleased or disappointed.ā
Ā
Elaineās mind snapped to attention. āIām sorry. I donāt understand.ā
Ā
āPleased that youāve been reading or disappointed that youāve
not been working on school stuff.ā
Ā
āIām ahead of my school stuff, Sir.ā
Ā
āIām pleased then.ā
Ā
Elaine glowed. āIām glad.ā
Ā
āWhat have you been reading?ā
Ā
āJust as you suggested:
Castlerealm. Iām up to filling in my checklist.ā
Ā
āGreat.ā
Ā
āUm,ā Elaine hesitated. āWill I be sharing this with you?ā
Ā
āOnly if you want to.ā
Ā
āItās a bit personal.ā
Ā
ā
Chuckles.ā
Ā
Elaine grinned and typed, āWell, it is! Arenāt you guys supposed to instinctively just know exactly what a girl wants without her having to say? Itās so embarrassing.ā Elaine wasnāt sure if she was being playful or just honest. She bit her lip.
Ā
āYou are adorable.ā
Ā
Elaine blushed crimson, her fingers tingling and beginning to tremble. She wanted to ask, ā
Why?ā Instead she typed, āBut itās true! Arenāt guys just supposed to know what we want? You know, like everyone out there has a perfect match somewhere and youāve just got to find it? Because when you do, youāll know? Surely you donāt
have to tell someone exactly what you want them to do to you.ā
Ā
āElaine...ā
Ā
āUm. Yes?ā
Ā
āIf you were with me right now, kneeling before me on a soft cushion, looking up at me with those big brown eyes of yours... Wouldnāt you want me to tell you exactly how to please me at that very moment?ā
Ā
Elaine swallowed. āWell... Yes. But guys are different. Theyāre a mystery.ā She sent a tongue poking out.
Ā
She had to wait a moment for Garyās response. Ā āThatās the second or third time youāve sent the āpoking tongue outā icon to me. Please know that there are times when you would be well advised not to send it. Now is
not one of those times, but I am telling you so you are forewarned. Just think about it before you send it, okay?ā
Ā
āYes, Sir.ā It was obvious he wanted her to listen, so Elaine held her tongue.
Ā
He didnāt disappoint her. āMen and women are not so different. We both have expectations and we both consist of explored and unexplored territories. We both have comfort levels and we both have limits to which we would go to please our partners and to please ourselves. Men and women are both looking for the person that suits them best, and they are both easily caught in a web of secrets, lies and deception. Taking some of the mystery away on the one hand may seem to sterilise the process, but on the other it lays things on the table so you discuss them and save any potential heartache and pain. All one needs to be is honest.ā
Ā
A long stretch of silence passed. Elaine consumed his words carefully, as a food critic would digest an entrĆ©e. There were only two words she could think to say. āYes, Sir.ā
Ā
āLook at my picture. Come back when you have looked at it for ten seconds.ā
Ā
Elaine thought she had been away for about 10.6 seconds. After gazing into his eyes, and putting up with about 5.1 seconds of painful throbbing in her nipples, she was back. āIām back, Sir.ā
Ā
ā
Smiles. Well, what do you think was going through my mind when that picture was taken?ā
Ā
āHmmmm...ā Elaine typed, sending it as she pondered. āYou were in love with the person taking the picture.ā
Ā
There was a hesitation before he typed, and Elaine smiled. āThatās right. I probably shouldnāt ask this, but what do you suppose I was actually thinking at that moment?ā
Ā
āCan I take another look?ā Elaine asked.
Ā
āSure,ā he replied. āFive seconds.ā His smile arrived a moment later.
Ā
āYou were thinking you couldnāt wait to fuck her.ā
Ā
Five seconds passed. Then ten. Then twenty. Finally Messenger said Gary was typing and he was taking ages. Elaine was trying to think of how to do a back flip with a one-and-a-half twist. Then stupid Messenger said heād stopped typing. Then started again. Elaineās heart was beating hard.
Ā What did I say? Oh, my God! Please! Iāll do anything! Just donāt end this now! Ā
āI want to meet you one day.ā
Ā
Elaineās heart stopped, her hands freezing over the keyboard.
Ā
That was out of character wasnāt it? Ā
FUCK! What does he mean? Ā Hello? Talk to him, stupid! And be honest! It would be amazing. Well, it would be! Donāt be afraid! Ā
āThat would be amazing,ā she typed reluctantly, refusing the temptation to lie. She held her breath. No other words came to her. Heād made her quiet and reflective, unsure of what she meant... or of whom she was. He did this to her regularly. Strangely she
knew it would get better. She just
knew.
Ā āThinking before speakingā was a new part of her that she was trying to get used to, but that she liked. He seemed to encourage her self-control, but at the same time he encouraged her to let go. It was weird. Enlightening. Uplifting even.
Ā
She felt as though she could do no wrong in his eyes. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she knew the thought wasnāt quite right. But she held onto it. It felt good to hold onto it.
Ā
āI just mean one day. I donāt mean tomorrow. You read me well, Elaine.ā
Ā
āI didnāt think you meant tomorrow.ā
Ā
āIt could be in twenty years, when we are old and grey... well, I will be.ā
Ā
āYou will not. Youāre only thirty-four.ā
Ā
āYouāve read my profile.ā
Ā
Elaine gulped, blushing and realising the conversation was hurtling in a direction she wasnāt expecting. āYes.ā
Ā
āThen you know where I live.ā
Ā
āYes.ā She was determined not to lie.
Ā
āYou live nearby, donāt you?ā
Ā
Elaine hesitated then typed and pressed ā
sendā. āYes.ā
Ā
Almost simultaneously, he had rushed a disclaiming message, āDonāt answer that!ā
Ā
Elaine wished she hadnāt answered. But there it was in their log, just a few lines up. She wondered if Gary was staring at her admission too. First it was the time zone, and now sheād admitted she was ā
nearbyā. She hoped it was sufficiently vague.
Ā Why? she wondered.
Ā
āIām sorry. I should have said you didnāt have to answer.ā
Ā
āIām committed to answering your questions honestly.ā
Ā
āThatās exactly what I was thinking... And exactly why I tried to stop you. Or at least give you an option not to answer.ā
Ā
āThank you for trying.ā
Ā
āThank you for telling me. But I have to say...ā
Ā
āYes?ā
Ā
āYou are going to drive me nuts if I canāt see you.ā
Ā
āIām not ready yet,ā Elaine said, remembering Simoneās advice and sticking to her guns.
Ā
āI know,ā typed Gary. Elaine felt his desire. She felt it penetrating her skin. āDonāt respond to my frustration, Elaine. I want you to be honest with yourself first. If that means leaving and not talking to me again, Iāll get over it. But while you stay, you should know there are two distinct parts of me. The physical,
act before you think, āmeā. And then thereās the mental āmeā; the part that thinks first, and remembers my responsibilities
before I am tempted to act. Itās a balancing act sometimes.ā
Ā
āThe second part is an important part. I couldnāt be with someone whose second part wasnāt strong,ā Elaine typed, further surprising herself with her candour. āEspecially when the same is expected of me.ā
Ā
āPoint taken,ā Gary typed. A second or two passed. āI was referring to lust, though.ā
Ā
āLust?ā
Ā
āYes. Lust,ā he typed. āDesire. Unstoppable, unbridled yearning. Need.ā
Ā
Elaineās body shuddered as if a chill wind had blown through her room. She glanced at the door, to see if it had opened. It hadnāt. She knew what he meant. She knew his words were his own step over the line. He had admitted to Elaine something no one before had admitted. Ever.
Ā He wanted her. Ā
A thrill ran the length of Elaineās body, from the roots of her hair to the tips of her toes.
Ā
āI understand.ā If sheād been in front of him, sheād have gasped.
Ā
āDo you?ā
Ā
āYes. I have needs too. Iām just not sure what they are yet.ā
Ā
āYes,ā Gary typed. āYes... You are right.ā
Ā
āI...ā Elaine typed, unsure of her words. āIām just figuring it out.ā
Ā
āItās okay. Iām sorry, but shit, Elaine...ā
Ā
āWhat?ā
Ā
āI
so want to ask you, ā
How close by?ā But I wonāt. I just want you to know I am wrestling with myself.ā
Ā
āThank you for not asking.ā
Ā
Silent seconds passed. āIām going to be looking for you, everywhere I go.ā
Ā
āDonāt, Sir...ā
Ā
āIām not on the rebound, Elaine. Iāve been waiting for you a long time.ā
Ā
āHow do you know itās me youāve been waiting for?ā
Ā
āLet me tell you a story.ā
Ā
āOkay...ā
Ā
āI first started going to the chat room where I met you many years ago. It was a nice way to kill an hour or two. I could visit whenever the writing bug hadnāt bitten me, but while it was in some ways frustrating, I always thought it was worth it.ā
Ā
āFrustrating?ā
Ā
āYes. Seeing new people come and go and hook up in like five minutes flat... Itās just so unrealistic, and plainly false. It was frustrating to see so many people with a healthy interest in the lifestyle fall through the cracks and be swallowed up by people who knew nothing. Iām talking about the users and the control freaks... people like that. The genuine newbies get hurt and end up turning away from the lifestyle, thinking itās worse than the life they have. Itās just sad.ā
Ā
āDoes that happen a lot?ā
Ā
āIād say nine out of ten newbie subs get hurt simply by hooking up with the wrong person.ā
Ā
āI feel very lucky. Why did you keep going back?ā
Ā
āBecause even the most troll-infested chat rooms need a few voices of experience. Thatās the reason I kept going back. To add my voice to the chorus of people who are ārealā in there.ā
Ā
āThatās very noble. I know that sounds sarcastic, but I really do mean it.ā
Ā
āMy heart is pure, Elaine. Itās fragile but itās mended and whole again.ā
Why does he keep saying things like that? She bit her lip. āOkay...ā
Ā
āAnd thatās all Iāve ever thought. Iāve always considered
the Internet to be fraught with problems: not knowing who is really at the other end, dishonest people, etc. Dominants come across lots of half-hearted subs too. Submissives whose hearts arenāt in it, thrill-seekers, players, etc. Online, Doms have to be careful and take their time just as subs do. Iāve heard of a few couples successfully meeting online and moving into real life and living happily ever after. So it does happen. But Iāve also seen countless failures. Countless. So I chose not to seek anyone. You can ask Simone, for the last year, Iāve been dead against it. I never expected to meet anyone online.ā
Ā
Elaine didnāt know what to say. She didnāt know how to feel. He was talking like ātheyā were a fait accompli. It scared the wits out of her. She was dumbstruck.
Ā
Mercifully, Gary continued. āI go to parties and munches, Elaine. Occasionally to annual events, things like that. Iām involved in a small group of seven people, myself included. We get together now and then to talk and share experiences and knowledge. Once in a while we have a newbies night if there are enough people interested. The last one was a couple of months ago. Half of those who promised to come didnāt turn up. Of the three that did, none of them came to the following munch. One of the guys seems good. He might come back... Anyway, the point is, Iāve accepted Iām unlikely to meet someone given my current circumstances, and I havenāt been too concerned about it either.ā
Ā
āBut one day you will be?ā Elaine was shaking.
Ā
āI thought I might put an ad in one of the lifestyle magazines. I figured my picture might get a few bites.ā
Ā
āYeah,ā Elaine typed, smiling. āA few.ā
Ā
āThe girl would have to enjoy living in the boondocks.ā
Ā
āWhere?ā
Ā
āI just mean in the middle of nowhere.ā
Ā
āOh. Sorry. City girl.ā
Ā
āI get it.ā
Ā
āNo, I mean...ā Elaine blushed.
What DO I mean? āI mean I come from the city. I didnāt mean I donāt have a highly romanticised idea about living in the open spaces.ā She sent a wink.
Ā
He sent a smile. āEnough intimate talk for the evening.ā
Ā
āYes, Sir.ā
Ā
āTime for bed.ā
Ā
Elaine sighed. āYes, Sir.ā She looked at the clock and shook her head, wishing time hadnāt passed so fast. āThank you.ā
Ā
āTell me āwhat forā, Elaine.ā
Ā
āFor spending your time with me. Half the time I canāt believe Iām here. The other half I can hardly think straight.ā
Ā
āAre you okay?ā
Ā
āYes. Iām okay. Just frustrated, Sir,ā admitted Elaine. āItās been a long day.ā
Ā
āBut youāve not played.ā
Ā
āOh, no,ā Elaine messaged back quickly. āI wonāt until after Iāve seen you on Friday night. I remember.ā
Ā
āGood girl.ā Gary had accidentally called her that before.
Ā
Elaine read his words again and smiled, remembering. This time she really liked it. It was hers. Her praise. He was pleased with her. āThank you, Sir.ā
Ā
āOh shit, I did it again, didnāt I?ā
Ā
āYes, Sir,ā Elaine typed, smiling from ear to ear. She sent a big grin to let him know.
Ā
āI guess you donāt mind then.ā He sent back a smile.
Ā
āNo. Not if Iāve earned it.ā Elaine found the icon of the little person blushing and sent it.
Ā
ā
Smiles.ā
Ā
ā
Smiles too.ā
Ā
āGood night, Elaine.ā
Ā
āGood night, Sir.ā
Ā
āSweet dreams.ā
Ā God, I wish! āThank you. Sleep well, Sir.ā
Ā
And she signed off.