Hanna took Jerry to the Black Flamingo for dinner and dancing. The meal was so good Jerry didn’t know it was vegetarian.

“Jerry, would you like a suggestion about our rules?”

‘In what way?”

“Julie and I aren’t the military. Our rules, those that you helped make, can be asked about. They can be changed, improved. All three of us want you to succeed. Please, don’t view the lack of success as a failure or a loss of mine or Julie’s love.”

“But when I fai… broke the rules, twice in one night, that’s not a good thing.”

“Not telling us about the meeting or your friend’s death wasn’t a good thing. Julie and I are very proud of your progress and aware of your mistakes.”

Hanna reached over and held his hand, fingers entwining. “I’m sorry Jerry, tonight isn’t about that, it’s about us having an enjoyable time. Now, after your meeting in the morning, what would you like to do?”

“Would you like to do some shopping? I can take you to the bakery I got your breakfast from and introduce you to the owner.”

“Sounds good and I’ve got a store to show you as well.” Hanna messaged Julie to make an appointment at their favorite sex store.

The rest of the evening was dancing. Jerry marveled at her grace. She’s so smooth, so light on her feet. I’m not surprised that Hanna is doing better at Savate than Julie. Julie has the strength; Hanna treats it like a dance. I can dance but she flows.

Jerry pulled her close for a slow dance; a light kiss graced her lips. “I’m jealous of how you dance, so airy and casual with several guys watching and dreaming about you.”

“You’re not a bad dancer, so how do you know they aren’t watching you? I also saw a few of the ladies checking you out.”

“What?” Jerry glanced around. “Are any of them watching me?”

“There are two, a gentleman, his name is Patrick and a lady, called Felicia, and the way she’s looking makes me a little jealous. I’m curious… would you want to do a threesome with one of them and me?”

“Would that be within our rules?”

“Our rules cover asking and you, me and Julie agreeing. Before you came into our lives, Julie and I had a few such occasions with other guys and gals and we even watched when the other enjoyed an evening with one or two others.”

“Neither of you was jealous?”

“A little of course. But, when you have faith in a relationship and trust in your partners, there’s really nothing to be jealous about.”

oOo

When Jerry and Hanna left the club, Patrick, who’d been watching them, talked to a waitress, handed her a hundred dollar bill and then made a call. “Master, they’ve left. It’s shopping at a store she likes, tomorrow.”

oOo

Julie was watching TV when Jerry and Hanna entered the apartment. “Hello you two love birds; how was the evening?”

“Takes one to know one, right Julie?” Jerry replied.

”It was fun,” Hanna said. “Jerry caught the eye of Patrick and Felicia when we were dancing.”

The couple went to change into comfortable gym shorts and a shirt - similar to what Julie was wearing - and then the trio kissed and caressed each other for a while.

“Listen, this is yours and Hanna’s time. I’ll leave you to it but try not to make too much noise. I need my beauty sleep.”

“The hell you do,” said Jerry.

“I agree with him,” Hanna added.

“You’re both such charmers, one the many reasons I love you both. Enjoy your night.” She gave each a deep kiss and left.

Kissing and caressing Hanna moved a hand down his shorts. Jerry softly shook his head no. “Ma dame charmante,” He whispered in her ear.

“It’s so damn sexy and erotic when you speak French. What did you have in mind?” She smiled, ran her tongue over her lips and winked at him.

Jerry stood up and Hanna accepted his proffered hand. He led her to his room and shut the door.

“That’s so that we keep the noise down. We keep our clothes on for a while. I’ll lead.”

He softly kissed her lips while tracing her sides and arms with his fingertips. He kissed her neck his hands now teasing her ears.

“This is marvelous, dear.”

She ran her hands through his hair while he lightly massaged and licked her tits. Her nipples grew hard.

“You’re such an alluring and enjoyable lady, I’m so lucky to be in love with you.”

He put her on his bed and continued his sauntering trip down to her abs. He spent some time at her belly button while kneading her sides. It took fifteen more agonizingly enjoyable minutes for him to caress each leg and to tease her wet and horny pussy.

Jerry removed her shorts - but spent several minutes kissing and licking her clitoris and pussy through her panties before removing them. He then softly and slowly licked her naked pussy and clitoris, and finger probed her vagina. Hanna bucked twice, each time during a most enjoyable orgasm. Jerry cradled her in his arms as she came down from her sexual high.

“Oh my god, Jerry, that was incredible.”

“Thank you, glad that you enjoyed it.”

“You don’t know the half of it. But now it’s my turn.”

Hanna held his face, teased his lips and nipped his ears. “Jerry, you’ve made me no longer fear to be in love with a man. You’ve been a great lover, a very good friend, and will be a fantastic sub if you choose to.”

She played with his nipples and stared into his eyes as she licked, sucked and kissed his fingers before lifting his shirt. She kissed and licked his hard abs while using a finger to trace and tease his cock for several minutes.

“This feels wonderful.”

“You do know how hard it is for me to control myself. Twice I’ve almost attacked you.”

“That would be against the rules and I’d have to punish you.”

Hanna stopped and looked at Jerry, a smile forming on her face. Really? That could be a coincidence or progress. Hmm, he was slow in going down on me… simple, that’s it, be simple about what I do.

She pulled down his shorts and briefs and blew on his enlarged penis. It’s very beautiful and enjoyable, like him. Hanna gripped the base of his cock, and then licked up his shaft using only the tip of her tongue. When she reached the head of his penis, she explore the slit.

“Oh yes.” Jerry sighed, “You Philippine minx.”

“I bet you say that to all your girlfriends.”

“Only those from the Philippines.”

Hanna tugged lightly on his ball sack while teasingly licking and kissing only the tip of his penis. She took the head in her mouth and swirled her tongue, enjoying the teasing as much as Jerry did being teased. Hanna ran a fingertip up and down the underside of his penis, spreading the leaking pre-cum and positioning her open mouth around his pulsing prick.

She continued flicking her tongue on the tip and slit until she saw that look in his eyes. Then she closed her lips around it and he unloaded into her waiting and accepting mouth. She took it all before moving up to kiss him and cuddle him as he came down from his orgasm.

“Jerry, that was amazing. I’ve never done anything quite like that. Would you want me or Julie to become pregnant?”

“Somehow I think that if either of you wanted to, you would be. So, right now, my vote would be ‘no’. Not that I wouldn’t want to be a father with you both. I guess that’s a discussion for the three of us to have. Let’s have that discussion after I’ve decided on that new job. That is if you’ve decided what you’ll do if I take it?”

“Not yet I haven’t and we’ll wait for you to decide. Now, let’s cuddle and see if we’re up to making love once more, in a more traditional manner.”

oOo

Claude Thomas was on the phone with his friend, Muygono Rhotan.

“Yes, good friend, we can do that. You have concerns?”

“A few, I’m just being proactive. The police think we were the subject of a possible blackmail scheme. I don’t buy it. I’m having the people and club checked out as well. I have learned that there was suspicious access to our Legion Records site. No hacking but supposedly a college student looking into inactive combat records.”

“You think it was about Monsieur Ranthom?”

“Don’t know but I won’t take any chances either.”

oOo (Eszopiclone)

Hanna and Jerry took an Uber to breakfast and then another to the Senegal Embassy. They went in and a secretary greeted them.

“Yes, Mr. Ranthom, you’re expected. Your female companion is?”

“This is my girlfriend, Hanna Galang,” Jerry said.

“A pleasure to meet you, Ms. Galang; you’ll need to wait here until monsieur Ranthom’s meeting is over. Would you like anything to drink or eat while you’re waiting?”

“Tea would be nice.”

Tea was brought out and minutes later, a well-dressed man came out. Jerry stood and said.

“Ambassador Rhotan, a pleasure to meet you again.”

“Yes, Monsieur Ranthom, have you read the information I provided?”

“Not all of it. I started with the description of Senegal and its people.”

“That’s a good place to start.” Not starting with the job description tells me why Claude likes you.

“Ambassador, would you allow me the pleasure and honor to introduce you to my girlfriend.”

“I always enjoy meeting beautiful young ladies.”

Jerry made the introductions. Ambassador Rhotan said, “A pleasure to meet you, Ms. Galang. If you don’t mind, I’ll need Jerry for about an hour. Our secretary, Amina Niang will see that you have food or drink. Ms. Niang, please show her to the guest library.”

Jerry was put through a complete physical, stress test, blood tests, and mental acuity test. When all was done, Ambassador Rhotan returned and said, “Well, for an older man you did very well. Just to let you know, Claude asked that we check your Legionnaire tracker. It still works.”

“Thanks - but I’m not that old, yet.”

“Do you have any questions about Senegal and the position?”

“Do my mother and stepfather know of the offer?”

“Yes. Well, at least that it was being talked bout. I’m not sure if they’re aware that an offer was made.”

“May I ask a question in private?”

“Sure.”

Jerry whispered the question and received a single word response: “Yes,” before he went to find Hanna in the library.

“Ready for some shopping?”

“Sure, I did say so. Where are we going?”

“A place called Pull my Chain. You’ll find it interesting.”

They contacted Uber and were dropped off at the store. After being paid, the driver made a call. “I dropped them off at the Pull My Chain.”

Jake smiled and made a call.

When they entered the store, Jerry’s eyes widened and he squeezed Hanna’s hand.

“Surprise! I wanted you to see a store, with some of the items that you haven’t got, and for you to talk with others if you wish to. Julie called last night to let them know we’d be here and why.”

“Is this stuff at the club?”

“A lot is. Most of this is what would be called heavy BDSM or RACK -Risk Aware Consensual Kinky. What we do is SSC   -Safe, Sane, and Consensual. Can you tell me what we do shares with all of this?”

Jerry was still adjusting to what he was looking at. Crosses for people, small cages (he shuddered when he saw one on a male mannequin), paddles with studs, chastity belts and butt plugs. To his surprise, there were two customers, in business attire and three or four others in regular clothes. There were two employees: a guy in some sort of leather strap outfit that covered yet somehow showed everything and a lady, in studded leather chaps and a vest barely closed. They each wore a collar.

“Sorry, Hanna, I didn’t hear what you said.”

“What does this have in common with what we do? SSC vs. RACK.”

“Oh, right, it’s agreed to by those involved.”

“Good, you were listening. Would you like to try anything?”

“Do I have to?”

“You’re not a sub in training here; you’re the man I love and a good friend. What we do is in our apartment or the club.”

The guy came up to them.

“A vanilla and a pro, how can I help?”

Hanna said, “Julie called last night that we would be here.”

“Ah, yes. I’m A-Man and the lady working with me is Vestia.”

“I’m Jerry and this is Hanna. Can you explain what some of these are used for and why?”

“Sure… simply, they’re used for enjoyment and for punishment. But what I think you mean is how they are used. Would you like to try the Saint Andrew Cross?”

Jerry felt Hanna squeeze his hand as she laid her head on his shoulder.

“Okay.”

At the intersection was a passed square with a removable insert. There were cuffs at the four extensions and a waist belt.

“Why is there an insert in the pad?”

A-Man was surprised by the question as he coughed when it was asked.

“If you were naked and your Mistress here wanted you to lie facing it, the insert would be removed.”

“It’s for safety and comfort?”

“That - and for access if your mistress wanted others to ‘play and enjoy’ your dick. It could also be adjusted for butt fucking. Not all crosses have that plug.”

Jerry blushed but Hanna noticed a look other than embarrassment that flashed across his face.

“If you like, we have a cross you could test in the back. You’d have to keep your clothes on.”

“Hanna, would you like me to?”

“I’d like us to try it… if you like that.”

“Okay.”

They were shown to a back room and A-Man left after reviewing safe use.

Hanna cuffed Jerry on his back against the cross and then secured the waist belt. She checked to make sure all were attached. “Are you comfortable?’

“Yes.”

“Good.” She spent a few minutes kissing him seductively and passionately.

“You see, just like having you on the bed in the same position.”

“You have a most interesting way with analogies.”

She raised the lower part. Jerry was leaning forward at a forty-five-degree angle.

“Master Himerous would do this with me. I’m surprised and proud you said yes to try it.”

“We tried it… I think that’s what you said earlier.”

Hanna smiled and kissed him before placing a hood over his head and took her time rotating Jerry until he was upside down. She teased his cock for a minute or two and then brought him back, feet down.

“Being upside down didn’t bother you?”

“No.”

“Why?”

“First, have you ever jumped out of a plane at midnight, five hundred meters above the ground? The other reason is, I trust you and love you. What could have been done to me?”

“Anything your Master wanted to if you were a slave. If not, then it would depend on your relationship with your Dom. Were you being punished? Was your Dom proud of you as a sub and showing you off? Did she just want to tease you and you not be able to do anything?” Hanna paused, “but to answer the question you haven’t asked; yes, sex of various kinds and with strangers could easily happen.”

Jerry had a shocked look on his face. “But wouldn’t that…”

Hanna put two fingers to his lips. “No, it wouldn’t be illegal because of the relationship, the contract between Dom and Sub, and the availability of safe words.”

“Speaking of safe words, how many times have you ever used one?”

“With Julie, never, with Master Himerous, twice - and that was over six years ago, when I first started BDSM.”

“Are few uses of safe words normal in a relationship?”

“It should be. The longer you’ve been with a Dom, the more the two of you understand and connect with each other. Loving the person is important but knowing and respecting them are equally important. That said, safe words have to be there. There’s a contract between Dom and sub and that’s very important. Now, enough on that, let’s talk with them.”

They spent about forty-five minutes talking with A-Man and Vestia about BDSM, what their relationships were and about the accessories, uses and such. Jerry bought two crops, one for Hanna and Julie.

He asked Hanna, “I’m getting a better understanding of a Dom/Sub relationship and contracts. Which brings up a few questions? Why don’t you, I, and Julie have a contract? And do you miss doing stuff with a cross, now that you’re with Julie? Is that something you’d like me to try?”

“The three of us don’t have one because we don’t need one, yet. You’re in training and you could end the training anytime you want or we could. No recriminations, questions, or attempts to persuade you back. We’d both still love you as much as we do now. Sometimes I do miss that but not often and you made a mistake. I’m with Julie and you. I’ll add that I don’t think this is anything you’d like to explore but thank you for asking.”

She gave him a nice kiss.

“That’s a down payment for later.”

“Right, thank you and Julie, for introducing me BDSM, bringing me to a store like this, and having some people for me to talk to. Time for lunch, I’ll let Charles know we’re coming, you get a ride.”

They waited outside for the ride and were talking with Vestia when the ride pulled up. Vestia grabbed Hanna by the arm. The window went down and a man said, “Get in, Mr. Ranthom and Hanna won’t be harmed, promise.”

Vestia added, “That’s right sweetie and I’m sorry I won’t be the one to properly introduce you to that cross.”

Jerry got in and a hood was put over his head and they drove off. Another car pulled up. Vestia and Hanna got in. The trip consisted of multiple turns, going over one maybe two bridges, and about forty minutes of driving time. The car pulled to a stop. Jerry was pushed out and grabbed by four men. Nobody talked. He was taken to a room, stripped and strapped into a chair, the wrist clamps were wet. He heard the door being closed and locked.

oOo

“Here are their clothes and door lock keys.” Jake told a man and woman. “Go to this address and do exactly what I told you to do. Then follow the instructions in the envelope. Remember, no evidence left behind.”

“Yes, master,” they responded.

Jake went to his desk and turned on his computer.

“Good afternoon, trainee. I do hope that you weren’t mistreated, so far. You’re in good shape and under normal circumstance and with normal trainees, I’d be there, but I’m no fool and I’ve business to take care of before pleasure. Your training will begin in a little bit but first things first. Not that I expect anything but, if you fully and willingly cooperate, you won’t be hurt or injured and it will guarantee the safety of Hanna. You have my word.”

“Jake,” Jerry said. He felt a sharp electric shock.

“It’s Master Crassus. That’s the first lesson.”

“Jake,” as he spat on the floor. “You’re a coward and a bully. I also don’t believe you’d hurt Hanna. The way I see it, you’re in a box. You can’t let either of us go.”

A longer electric shock went through Jerry.

“You mother fucker,” Jerry hissed. “You’re a dead man when I get out of here.”

“Whatever made you think you’ll be able to? Every slave is entitled to an opinion; don’t ever express it again, unless I ask. I’m smarter than you, slave trainee. Talk to you later.” Jake signed off with another thirty seconds of electric shock as Georgiana burst into his study, her face a swirl of hatred.

“You flaming ignoramus! I told you to wait until I had an ID on who Jerry was talking to at the park but master smarty-pants thinks he’s so much smarter than everyone. Well, they were the ambassadors from France and Senegal. I’ve taken Hanna from you and will do what I can to protect you but once they’re reported missing, there will be a search. Their stop today was at the Senegal Embassy.”

“Who cares what embassy they stopped at? I planned for police involvement and have enacted a plan. Now, since you did what I expected, you’re involved. Where is Hanna? Ignore that. We sink or swim together, dear cousin. In your rage you must have forgotten my recording devices.”

A look of surprise and fear drifted across her face. I have him but he does have me; Mexican standoff.

“I don’t trust you so I’ll only say that she’s safe from you. I deal, primarily in financial law so I strongly suggest you talk to a specialist in criminal law, one who specializes in kidnapping.”

“If you hadn’t interfered, for your own selfish reasons, I’d have more leverage if Hanna was here.”

“Why didn’t you offer me what you offered her? So you think. You might be right but I doubt it.”

“Simple, you’d never be my slave. If you don’t tell me where she is, I’ll give you what Mr. Ranthom is getting.”

“No, you won’t. We might be in a Mexican standoff but I’ve made precautions for just such a power play from you to take away my half of the company. You made uncle rich, I made uncle popular.

oOo

It was after midnight when a car entered the unlit and trashcan strewn ally. The driver got out and removed a barely conscious female from the back seat. He placed her against a brick wall, then gave her another shot from the needle and left it on the ground. He used a mirror to see that she was still breathing, then covered her with newspapers and a tattered blanket before driving away.

oOo

Julie waited for an hour and when Hanna and Jerry didn’t show for lunch, she phoned again and left messages. She went to the Savate club for the extra practice Jerry had set up but nobody had seen him or Hanna that day.

Returning to an empty home, she went to her room. But there was something different, she felt it. Nothing was out of place and then she saw it: Hanna had not shut her closet door. That broke a rule and she would be punished. Julie looked inside the closet to make sure it was neat and was shocked to see it almost empty of clothes and her suitcase and bag were missing.

She again called Hanna’s phone and heard ringing in the kitchen. She went there and saw Hanna’s and Jerry’s phones and door passkeys along with an envelope. She opened it to find a letter which she read:

Dearest Julie,

We’re so sorry about this and we do truly love you but we love each other more, so we’ve left together to get married because I’m pregnant. We’re truly sorry for this and the pain this will cause you. We paid up the apartment for the rest of the year and deposited money into your account.

With love,

Hanna and Jerry

Julie screamed with rage and threw the phones across the room and ran to Jerry’s room. The same: almost all his clothes and two suitcases were missing. She was sobbing when the apartment phone rang. She ran to it and answered, “Hanna, Jerry?”

“Sorry no… This is Charles, Jerry’s friend from the restaurant. Have you heard from Jerry?”

“No,” she snapped. “I think he left town with Hanna.” And she hung up.

I know they love me but their stuff is gone. Maybe they did love each other more than me. Why did Hanna get pregnant? She knows that’s a rules violation. She wanted to talk about it last week but I said Jerry needed to be involved.

She trudged back to her bedroom and slumped on the bed and cried herself to sleep. It was ten pm when Julie woke, hungry and still upset. On the way to the kitchen, she stepped into Jerry’s room and looked around. She saw the envelope from the ambassador on his shelf. I wonder if he took the job. Hey, if he did take the job, why leave that here?

She dropped to her knees and peered under his bed. She pulled out the plastic storage tray - It was full including his legionnaire photo book.

“No way in hell he doesn’t take that with him,” She muttered.

She stood and opened the envelope, taking out the business card for the Senegal embassy. Damn, closed right now. Ah, his phone!

Julie raced to find the phones where she tossed them. Jerry had given them his password and she checked his recent calls, as he never deleted them and found a number that came in a little before their session Sunday night and called it. A man answered in French.

“Sir, I’m Julie and I think something has happened to Jerry Ranthom.”