“Sunny, nice to see you too. How are the twins?”
While Russell and Sunny chatted, Tessa’s eyes took in the contents of the store. Sure enough, there were many things made of lace, though none were what came to mind when one thought of ‘lace dresses.’ There were lace panties and bras, garter belts and bustiers, eye masks and handcuffs. And the ties. Oh my.
“Forgive my manners,” Russell said, interrupting Tessa’s silent inventory of the most elegant sex gear imaginable. “Tessa, this is Sunny. Sunny, Tessa.”
“Nice to meet you, Tessa,” Sunny said, smiling pleasantly. “Welcome to Laces & Ties. I take it this is your first time?”
“Yes.”
“Well enjoy your look about. We have a lot of wonderful things here.”
“I’m afraid we’re on a bit of a schedule,” Russell said, looking at Sunny, “or we’d love to linger. I have some specific things in mind. Sunny, if you could get Tessa’s size I’ll show you what we need.”
Tessa gave Sunny her dress, bra and panty sizes and started to tag along as Russell led Sunny to the other side of the store.
“Tessa, see that display over there?” He pointed to long, wide shelves in the corner. “Some of the things on your list are on that top shelf. I’ll join you in a minute.”
She’d been dismissed, excluded, and Tessa wasn’t sure of the reason. Did Russell have a thing for Sunny?
Tessa found the top shelf while Russell and Sunny huddled on the other side of the store. She was trying to figure out exactly what she was holding when Russell appeared behind her.
“It’s a cock ring,” he said, matter-of-factly.
Tessa dropped it.
Russell laughed.
“I suppose it wasn’t something you checked out when you did Carmen’s homework assignment.”
“It was not.”
“It’s not something we need for the activities on your list. But a good tight cock ring on a nice hard dick…” He shrugged his shoulders as if there was nothing more that needed to be said. “Would you like to play with it tonight?”
“Your cock or the ring?” He was trying to embarrass her and she wasn’t going to let him.
“Touché.” He gave Tessa a look she interpreted as respect and his expression became serious. “Cock rings were originally used as treatment for male impotence; once a man got reasonably hard, he’d slip the ring on and be able to sustain his erection long enough to have intercourse. It didn’t take long for all those smart men, and women, out there to realize the humble cock ring had other advantages.”
“Like?”
“It helps a man with a good erection have a great one. It makes the penis extra sensitive to touch, so orgasms are more spectacular. And…” he picked up a different ring, one that had a cylinder on each side of the ‘O’ ring, “…the enhancements to the basic purpose provide interesting options.” He dangled the orange plastic contraption by his index finger and thumb.
Tessa poked it like it was a cockroach instead of a cock ring. “I get the ring part, but what are those cylinders?”