to play in the dungeon or not? You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to. We can go upstairs, have a meal, or just go home if you’d prefer,” said Darcy.
Raff’s mind was screaming, “No, no, no.” He wanted, needed, to hold her in his arms and fuck her.
“I do want to play in the dungeon, but I want to experience the toys. I don’t need the standing around and the mind games. I’m happy for you to be the dungeon boss and I’m glad you both know what to do so it can be done properly. But can’t we skip all the waiting parts?”
Darcy unlocked the door and said, “Let’s talk in private.”
Once they’d entered the room, Darcy locked the door and leaned against it. Raff took a couple of paces forward into the room and then turned so he could look at both Darcy and Violet simultaneously as she formed the third point of their rather unequal triangle.
Was their evening about to end now? Hell, was their entire fucking relationship, such as it was, about to come crashing down around his ears?
* * * *
Well fuck. I didn’t think I’d need to explain the basic facts to Violet before we could begin the session. But then, I’ve always known she was pushy, impatient. I suppose I ought to have guessed that impatience was an intrinsic part of her.
“Violet, when you watch a soccer match, which game do you find more exciting? One when one team wins 9:0 or one where it ends as a 1:1 draw?”
“Huh? What? The draw I suppose.”
“And why is that?”
“I thought we came here for sex, not soccer.”
“We’re here to talk about dungeon play and sex. Just answer the question.”
She frowned at him but he kept his face stern.
“The draw is more exciting because no one knows what the result will be until the siren sounds. Everyone is hoping their team will score the winning goal right until the last moment. With the other match, even if my team wins, I know the two sides aren’t equally matched and there’s no real honor in the win, and not as much excitement in the game. But what has that got to do with us now?”
Ah yes. It wouldn’t be Violet if she didn’t push him as well as answering his question.
“In the dungeon everyone knows what is going to happen. The sub is going to be handcuffed, or maybe restrained in some other way. Then she’ll be spanked, or punished with some of the toys, and then she’ll have her orgasm. It’s a set pattern that both the Dom and the sub clearly understand. The real excitement and tension comes from the sub not knowing exactly what or when. When she’s blindfolded and waiting, she wonders continually if he’s about to touch her. It’s the waiting and the wondering that adds the excitement.”
“But I don’t know if you’re about to whip me or paddle me or blindfold me. It is exciting already.”
“Today it is. But what about next time? There are only six dungeons. If we meet up regularly you’ll very soon know what toys I tend to use in which dungeon. So the minute you walk inside you’ll think to yourself, ‘He’ll use the St. Andrew’s Cross,’ and then there’ll be no more thrill for you. It’s the waiting and the wondering that enhance the experience and make everyone want to continue playing.”
“Well, fuck. I hadn’t thought about it like that before.”
Darcy wanted to wiggle his shoulders and release some tension but he didn’t dare. He needed to maintain the image of the stern Dom until she’d consented to play. “Does this mean you agree to abide by the rules of the dungeon?”
“Yeah, okay. I want to do this so I guess I have to play by the rules. No cheating. Hot damn, that’s unfair. I haven’t played a game without cheating since I was six years old.”
“That doesn’t surprise me.” Darcy hid his grin at Raff’s comment. It shouldn’t surprise him either. His pushy woman wasn’t the best at following instructions.
“In that case, undress and wait in the center of the dungeon, hands behind your back,
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