Laura breathed a subtle sigh of relief as Belle continued her story. “I’ve often imagined kneeling in front of him and asking him, begging him even, if I could be the one to be his submissive, telling him how attractive he is. He is very handsome, don’t you think? I’ve liked him from the first moment I saw him.” “Yes, he is. He’s very handsome. And… I kind of like him too, you know?” Laura felt ashamed to finally admit out loud to another person how she felt about Stephen. She felt guiltier about confessing her feelings for him than from their secret s****l acts behind closed doors. “All the girls here do. Anyway, I’ve got to act fast. I heard from the rumor mill here that he hooked up with some woman at the Club the other night who he met, you’ll never guess where… Go ahead, guess…”