Chapter Four
The next evening I cooked him dinner at my flat. I’m a good cook though I don’t choose to do it all the time. I made us some Thai food, nothing too heavy. Afterwards, we sat at the table, talking and sipping wine.
“I’m going to ask you a question,” he said. “I want you to think about it carefully before you reply.”
“Yes?” I said. I had a sort of idea of what was coming.
“Are you ready to become my submissive? To offer me your complete s****l obedience?”
I’d had time to think about this. By then I’d done a lot of reading, not just some more fiction, but a lot of b**m-related web sites. I knew what was implied.
“Is that what you want of me?”
“With all my heart,” he said. He took my hand and held it to his lips.
“If I offer my submission, what will you give in return?” I
