"I think I fell for her long before our first date—I'd be like a damned love-struck teenager the night before our weekly meetings, sleepless with a hard on, thinking about her. And then when I had the cage delivered and her face went slack looking at it when she thought I wasn't watching? I was on cloud nine for days. But she insisted on not mixing business with pleasure, so I waited until I'd paid her final invoice to ask her out."
He shook his head. “But now I've got her, and yeah, I'm head over heels, but can't tell her yet or it'll spook her."
Brent smiled, nodding as he said, “Right now, you're probably correct, but I think she's making good progress. As to your question, I can't speak for Jacob, but I can't imagine my denying them time together unless he's grounded. You saw her at dinner, what was your feeling about her sadistic streak?"
"I wasn't sure if she was getting off on hurting him, or the power she had over him—but she was certainly turned on."
"Yeah,” Brent said, a sadistic glint in his eye, “and I do enjoy watching her torment him. Can I ask how your talk went? Whatever happened, it made her lose the haunted look she's had all day."
Zach shrugged. “She just needed to be shown she's still submissive. Any conversation would've been pointless without a demonstration of her need to yield, a reminder of her inner craving to belong to someone. She enjoyed masochism alone, but needed to be reminded her submission adds another layer onto the pain. I'm glad she experienced it, because I don't think she'll want to separate them again. Letting her come here was hard, but it was the right choice—she no longer seems afraid of her feelings for me."
"I'll ask the same thing you asked me—are you prepared to let them become emotionally involved?"
"As long as you and I can collaborate and build scenes to include all of us, as well as allowing time for the two of them, then yeah, I am. I won't mind giving them occasional alone time but I'd prefer to be around so I can watch, when they're together."
Brent nodded. “We're in agreement there. Let's head up to the dungeon and grab a few items. There's a playroom at the center of the labyrinth, I'd like to be waiting for them when they arrive so we can push straight into a scene, if that works for you."
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Chapter Twenty
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Dana waited until they were off the concrete and onto the grass before turning to Jacob and saying, “Kneel."
Caught off guard, he hesitated for only an instant before gracefully dropping to his knees, focusing on her feet.
"Eyes to me, please. I'm going to ask a few questions and I need you to either answer honestly or, if you can't be truthful because of a conflicting order, then tell me you can't answer the question. Do you agree?"
"Yes Ma'am, I do."
"Are you submitting to me because Brent ordered it?"
"No, Ma'am. You heard him make sure I liked you—if I'd answered that you're nice, he wouldn't have offered me to you. I'm glad Brent is allowing us this, and I hope Zach will, too."
"Has he ever required you submit to someone you weren't interested in?"
"Only once. We talked about it later, and he's agreed he won't do it anymore. I can ask permission to offer myself, but he's good at seeing who I'm attracted to, so he usually initiates it—like he did with you.” He smiled. “Just one of the reasons I love him."
His face glowed with adoration, and Dana was very happy for Brent, that he'd found a man with such strong love and devotion to him. “I'm glad the two of you finally found each other. I have a few more questions—what do you want to call me?"
"I'm not sure, Ma'am. I've been trying a few things out, and so far I like Ma'am and M'lady. Do you have a preference?"
"Not yet. I'm happy with both of those, but I don't like Mistress. We aren't likely to be around people you work with, so it's okay to use honorifics, but if you'd like to use my name, I'd be fine with that, too."
He scrunched his eyebrows. “I might use it some, but I'd rather have an honest to goodness one to call you. I understand why I can't, but I miss being able to call Brent my Master, and it'll be nice to verbally remind us both of my position to you. Ma'am."
"All right, if I come up with a preference I'll let you know, but keep experimenting around until something feels right. No rules yet about when you must use them, I want to know you're saying them from your heart, not because it's required. Next question, will it be weird, seeing me submit to Zach? Will it take away from my power over you?"
"No Ma'am, I like the way you look at him, and knowing you understand how I feel, because you submit to someone, too—it makes me feel closer to you. You know exactly what I'm surrendering, as you've given the same. I can see it in your eyes, when I offer myself. You value it more."