10 Nights (7 page)

His fingers lifted to
her lips. "It would be a shame to damage such beautiful lips, stop biting
them." He smiled as she obeyed his command without hesitation. "Since
you have never been punished before I would probably take you over my knee and
spank you, unless the offense was so great that I felt it warranted a stronger
punishment."

"Oh!" Leah
forced herself not to bite her lip, which wasn't easy since it was a habit she
had had since childhood. "What would be a stronger punishment?" She
wasn't sure she truly wanted to find out, but she remembered hearing in one of
her classes that knowledge was power.

"I'll have to
introduce you to all my toys, but depending on the offense it might be
necessary to resort to a paddling, or perhaps a caning.

"I'm sure you will
work hard to ensure such measures don't become necessary though," he said
when her saw her eyes widen in fear.

Leah quickly nodded in
agreement; being paddled or caned didn't sound like something she would enjoy.
"What would be a reason for a stronger punishment?" She realized that
if she was going to go through with things she needed to know what was likely
to prompt a punishment.

"Doing anything to
hurt yourself would be a big reason for a stronger punishment. That includes
not taking care of your needs, or withholding how you feel about something we
are doing that makes you uncomfortable just to make me happy.

"Of course,
refusing to do something I've asked or told you to do without implementing the
agreed upon safe word would be another reason."

Without thinking what
she was doing Leah bit her lip, the moment she realized she stopped,
remembering that he didn't want her doing that. "Janie mentioned safe words,
but didn't tell me what they are." She didn't want to talk about the
punishment aspect of things just then; it scared her to think of the big man
next to her taking a paddle or cane to her small body.

"We'll get back to
the punishment aspect later; right now I think I should explain about safe
words. A safe word is a word you can use to slow down or stop anything we are
doing. It is your way of stopping something that is overwhelming you to the
point where you can't handle it.

"I expect you to
be willing to try things, but if you get to the point where you're ready to run
from the room then you can use the agreed upon safe word and things will
stop." Rhett paused for a moment to let what he had said sink in, and then
he continued. "You can slow things down if things are moving too fast by
saying the word yellow, and if you honestly can't handle what we're doing then
you can use the word red. The moment you use that we will stop everything and
talk about it."

The knowledge that she
had the control to stop things at any time gave Leah a huge sense of relief,
though it also confused her. "I thought you said if I decide to walk away
from anything during the ten nights everything would end."

He was impressed with
how well she remembered the previous night, given her nervousness, both then
and now, he wouldn't have been surprised if it was all a bit of a blur. "I
had to do some rethinking about my usual rules; given your lack of experience
with my world I don't think it is fair to expect you to do things that a more
experienced submissive wouldn't have a problem with.

"Understand this
though, if I don't feel you are really trying to submit to me I will end this
immediately. So be sure to use your safe words with care."

Sitting back on the
couch Leah attempted to take in everything he had said. "So what you're
saying is you expect me to let you do things to me that I may not like at
first, and I should get the feel for them before I tell you to stop."

He shook his head,
chuckling at her definition. "You amaze me sweet girl, but the best way I
can describe this to you is that there are things your body will enjoy, but if
you think too much about them your mind will try and stop it; either out of
fear, or some feeling that it is wrong.

"Most of what we
do in the dungeon won't be centered around extreme pain, so you needn't worry
about that. Some pain heightens the senses however and can push your body into
new ways of experiencing pleasure. A strong stimulus can make you feel things
in a deeper way.

"I will say this,
after a while it can take deeper forms of stimulus to gain the same
sensations."

"Last night, the
people I saw, they seemed to really enjoy the things they were doing."

"If they didn't
enjoy it, you can be sure they would have given up this lifestyle. That said,
there will be times when I push you to the very edge of your pain tolerance,
just to see what you can deal with." He could see the confusion in her
eyes at his words. "There is a fine line between what people construe as
pleasure and pain, Leah. It's different for every submissive, and it is
something you have to gradually work up to and build a tolerance for." He
had been in the lifestyle for almost twenty years and still found it hard to
explain everything to someone new, some things just had to be felt to be
understood.

Glancing down at his
watch Rhett saw that they had been talking for nearly an hour already.
"Isn't there someone you need to call?" he asked of her, smiling at
the look of puzzlement that crossed her face.

"Thank you, I
almost forgot," Leah said when she remembered her promise to her friend.
Reaching into her purse, Leach pulled out her phone and hit the speed dial
button for Janie.

"Meet me in the
hall when you've finished your conversation." Rhett stood and crossed to
the door so he could leave the study and give her some privacy.

Janie's voice was
worried as she answered the phone and Leah quickly reassured her that
everything was fine. They spoke for a short while as Leah filled her friend in
on how things were going, and put her mind at ease by telling her she felt
perfectly safe. After being told to call again in two hours, or sooner if she
was ready to go home, Leah ended the call.

"How did you know
about the phone call?" Leah asked as she joined Rhett in the hall, a smile
on her face.

"I would have been
surprised if Janie hadn't told you to have a safety net in place. Anytime you
meet with a new dominant you need to have something set up." The thought
of her playing with someone else didn't sit well with him for some reason and
he pushed it from his mind just then, not wanting to dwell on it.

Holding out his hand to
her Rhett took hers and led her downstairs to the dungeon. When they reached
the bottom of the stairs he turned to face her. "If you decide this is
what you want then I expect you to address me as Sir, or Master, at all times.
You don't need to call me that on this occasion, I want you to feel completely
comfortable with me tonight, but you need to understand everything I will
expect of you. Is that understood?"

"Yes." The
thought of calling him Master sent a strange shiver of pleasure through her and
she smiled.

For the next two hours
he took her around his dungeon, showing her all of the equipment and toys that
were there and explaining their uses. She was overwhelmed, both by the sheer
volume of different items he had to show her, and by his descriptions of what
some of them were used for. She had strong reservations about a few of the
items he explained to her, and in other cases his descriptions were delivered
in such graphic details that her face was bright red by the time he finally
paused.

"Sweetheart, that
blush on your cheeks is the most enticing thing I've seen in my life. The next
ten nights are something I'd really like to share with you. Call Janie again
and then you can ask me any questions you have." With a smile of
anticipation he left her and went to put away the toys he had taken out while
introducing her to his world.

Leah quickly called her
friend, who interrogated her like she was a suspect in a multiple homicide
before finally being satisfied that everything was alright. Before ending the
call Janie told her to call when she was ready to come home; if she still felt
like she could trust Rhett after three hours with him then she felt safe in
leaving Leah unattended.

Walking over to where
Rhett was waiting for her, Leah smiled nervously. "I think I want to try
this," she said in a soft voice, a little surprised that after all the
things he had shown her she was still excited by it.

"I need you to be
sure, Leah," Rhett told her. He wanted to lift her into his arms and tell
her how glad he was that she was willing to explore his world, but first he
needed her to be completely certain.

Biting her lip Leah saw
the look on his face and remembered his stricture against her doing so, she
flushed hotly at that. "I'm sure I want to be here with you and try
this." Her heart raced at her admission and she found it difficult to meet
his eyes, though she knew he wouldn't be happy if she looked away from him.

He smiled deeply and
held out a hand to her, pleased to see her reach out readily and take it.
"I can't wait to introduce you to my world. Do you have anything planned
for tomorrow night?"

"I have to work
during the day, but I am free after five." She wondered what it would be
like to kiss him again and felt her cheeks burn once more; was she ever going
to be able to stop herself doing that, she wondered.

"Honey, as much as
I'd love to answer that calling in your eyes, I think you had better leave
now." He was a little surprised at how aroused her innocent look was
making him; since she hadn't asked him to touch her he thought it best to get
her out of there while he still had control of himself.

"I wouldn't mind
staying tonight." She said in a whisper, half afraid to say it aloud;
self-consciously she tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

He almost growled at
the comment, which was sweet to his ears, but he was a man of his word and she
still hadn't asked. "Do you remember what I told you about touching you
tonight?" He allowed his eyes to roam over her gorgeous body, generously
displayed in her barely existent dress.

The look in his eyes
had her heart dropping into her belly and she thought back, trying to remember.
Nibbling on her lower lip it came to her. He told her he wouldn't touch her
unless she asked. Her face burned as she lowered her eyes to the floor; did she
have the nerve to ask him to do that? "I'd like to start the ten n-nights
now." Had she really just said that?

"Stop chewing on
your lip and look at me." His voice grabbed her attention and forced her
to raise her eyes to his. "Are you asking me to touch you, Leah?"

She instantly obeyed
the commanding tone in his voice. "Y-yes." The thought of him
touching her was almost overwhelming and she worried if she didn't give in to
her desire right then she might never have the courage to do so.

Though he usually
expected more from his submissives, there was no way he was going to ask for
more from her just then, he would teach her to be more verbal at another time.
"The ten nights will start tomorrow, but before then I think there is
something we need to take care of."

"What's
that?" She had no idea what he was talking about, but the look in his eyes
told her it was almost certainly something that would make her blush again.

"Please remember,
from tomorrow you must always call me Sir or Master, my leniency will only
continue until tonight is over." He ignored Leah's nod of understanding,
it was not the time for him to be teaching her obedience. "If you are going
to be mine, then it is time you learned what you have been missing in the
bedroom.

"If you need more
time, this would be the opportunity to tell me goodnight. If you don't, then I
suggest you call Janie and tell her you are spending the night with me."

It only took a moment
for Leah to work out what he meant, and the thought of discovering what it was
that Janie so enjoyed about men sent a shiver through her, part fear and part
excitement. Just then she couldn't think of anything she wanted more than to
spend the night with him. "I think I need to tell Janie not to wait up,
Sir." It was a struggle to resist the automatic instinct to bite her lip
at her brave words, and she was proud of herself when she did so.

"Good girl."
He smiled broadly at the thought of the beautiful angel before him willingly
putting herself in his hands, and hearing her call him Sir had his cock
swelling until it stood at attention. "Make your phone call, sweetheart,
and do it quickly.

Her hands were
trembling so bad she could barely hold the phone as she called Janie for the
last time. Several times Janie asked her if she was sure about her decision; it
was only when Leah told her for the third, or possibly the fourth, time that
she accepted she was telling the truth.

All the time she spoke
with her friend Leah had her eyes on Rhett; the look in his eyes had her weak
at the knees. By the time she finally ended the call she felt lightheaded, all
the blood in her body seemed to have left her head for other parts, parts that
now pulsed with desire.

"Are you okay,
Sweetheart?" He was concerned by how pale she had gone while talking on
the phone to Janie and wondered if anything had happened, or been said, to make
her change her mind. He hoped that wasn't the case.