“Wanna see more?” He kisses the top of my head as I nod. Then off we go, down a small hallway. He stops at the first door. “This is one of the three bathrooms. This one is only a half bath.” He pushes the door, and I find a toilet and a wash basin.
“Oh, it’s for company. Not that we’ll have any,” I say as I look at the blue walls and the small painting of an owl that hangs over the toilet.
We move on to the next door, and he opens it. “Our bedroom,” he says as he turns on the light, revealing a queen-sized bed with a light blue comforter on it. Four fluffy pillows are at the top, and it looks cozy and comfy. “The closet has both of our clothes in it and so does the dresser. It’s nothing like my place, but I think it’ll do for us for the next couple of months.”
“In my research about BDSM relationships, most times the people don’t sleep together,” I say as he takes me back into the hallway.
“And usually I’d adhere to that. This house has only two bedrooms, and I had to adjust the second one to fit our unique needs.” Pierce pushes open the door across the hallway, and I see exactly what he means.
“Oh, Lord!”
His hand moves over my ass in a rubbing fashion. “You like?”
“What’s not to like?” I say with a hushed voice. “The bed that has a cage beneath it? The rack that looks as if it’s from medieval times? Or the two ropes that hang from hooks on the ceiling?”
With a chuckle that sounds light-hearted, Pierce says, “You should open the closet.”
I walk away from him to do that and find assorted things hanging along the wall in the closet. A long whip, a various assortment of floggers, paddles, and then I see a small dresser and open the top drawer to find the things I think must be nipple clamps, some small glass bowl things, and several pairs of handcuffs. “Um, I suppose you’ve thought of it all, Pierce.”
“Open the next drawer,” he directs me.
I do, and find a few dildos of various sizes. “How thoughtful.”
His chuckle turns into a laugh, and he comes to pick me up in his arms. “Your humor is adorable. I love it.” He carries me to the bed. “This is called a bondage bed. I can restrict your movements using all sorts of things with this. I can tie you down or use the chains to hold you up. Your head can go in here, your hands here.” He points to the holes in the bed rails.
“How fun,” I say with sarcasm lacing my voice.
He growls at me. “It will be fun with me teaching you, Jade. Just you wait and see.”
My stomach turns to jelly as his growled words hit my ear, making it tickle and tingle. Wrapping my arms around his neck, I nuzzle into his broad chest. “You know, Pierce, you might just be right. I feel different with you. A way I’ve never felt before.”
“Trusting?” he asks as he nudges my head to get me to raise it and look at him.
“Oddly, yes.”
“It’s not odd at all. I’m trustworthy. Have I lied to you yet?”
“No. And I totally thought I’d find something about your appearance that was not what you claimed it to be.”
“Like?”
“Like that you’d be short or have a bad side of your handsome face that you kept hidden in the video.”
“But I’m not short, and my face looks the same on both sides,” he says as he walks to the door. “By the way, the other door in there leads to a small bathroom with a standup shower. The master bedroom has a very nice private bath with a deep spa tub and another shower with a large showerhead. I foresee many a joint bath and shower for us in the months ahead.”
Staying perfectly still as that all sinks in, I come to a realization. “No one has ever seen me naked,” I say with sudden nerves.
Coming back to me, he takes my hand and pulls me close. “So I’ll be the first. Lucky me.” His mouth hovers near mine without taking it. “So many things I will become to you, Jade Thomas. Your first lover, your first partner in sexual experiences that will blow your mind. And the first person to set eyes on that magnificent body of yours. My cup runneth over.”
“Biblical terms are not a thing I thought I’d hear coming from your lips.”
“I’m a man with many surprises. And I’d like to get to surprising you, Jade. But only if you feel up to it.”
The pounding of my heart is so loud, I know he must hear it. “Where do we start, Pierce?”
“With me feeding you dinner. Then we’ll take a nice long bath where you’ll begin to feel comfortable with my hands moving all over our body. And after that, if you want to, I’ll take you to the bed and make love to you. But only if you’re ready, Jade. You must be truthful with me at all times. Remember the contract. It’s in effect now.”
“I can be truthful, Pierce. And the truth is, that sounds divine.”