should. I find that exercising really helps me think.” So they headed to the gym, deciding to take Bryan’s car. In the privacy of the car, Matthew spoke first. “Some evening, eh?” “Incredible.” “I barely knew you were into big girls and then to find out you were into...,” Matthew stopped. He was not sure what that was. It was not whips and chains. “I didn’t know until last night when she started ordering me around.” They drove in silence for a few blocks and then Bryan said, “I can’t get it out of my mind.” “I wish we were seeing them again tonight.” “At least you’re allowed to call Zeta. I have to wait until Ariel calls me.” “I’m going to call her now,” Matthew said. Bryan was parking the car when he saw the flower shop. “She never said I couldn’t send her flowers.” So both men ordered roses to be sent to Ariel and Zeta with a simple message. “Thank you for a wonderful evening.” Matthew didn’t call until that evening after he was home alone. Zeta hung up after talking to Matthew, her eyes sparkling. She knew that she had to be careful not to get all dewy eyed and let the excitement of great sex and a bit of male attention go to her head. She stroked the bouquet of red roses on her desk. They were lovely. They were also the first flowers anyone had ever sent her. “Was that a client?” Ariel asked as she came into the den. “It was Matthew. He wants to take me out to dinner Saturday night.” Ariel smiled. “That sounds like fun.” “You should have let Bryan call you.” “Let’s see if he does. I don’t want to make it too easy for him until I recover from my evening. My head is still spinning.” “It is unreal but you know what? I think that I was not so much play acting as a mini dominatrix as finding my own level of enjoyment.” Zeta frowned. “Yes, I think that is my real nature.” Ariel was not sure about that and this was the source of her dilemma. She had always dreamed of a man sweeping her off her feet. At the same time, she resented the notion of being that vulnerable. Bryan did not call but when he heard about Matthew’s dinner date with Zeta for Saturday night, he called the flower shop and had another bouquet send to Ariel with a simple message. “Call me please” and his phone number.
Once More With Feeling Ariel called and they made arrangements to have dinner at home. They would have it at Ariel’s home but the plan was that Bryan would do the cooking. When Ariel told Zeta about the plan, Zeta asked, “What if he cannot cook?” “It’s up to him to provide the meal. He can bring takeout if he likes. I told him it was a test of his creativity to come up with a meal that I loved.” Bryan arrived while Matthew was sitting in the living room on Saturday night waiting for Zeta to come down stairs. Bryan was carrying bags of groceries and his special knives for preparing meals. “Did you tell her you were a bit of a gourmet?” Matthew asked. Ariel had gone into the kitchen to get a bottle of red wine. Bryan said, “no. I figured I would do my best to impress her without setting her expectations too high. Both meals were wonderful. Ariel had to restrain herself from enthusing over the meal that Bryan made. She also had to refrain from becoming too girlishly giddy over having a date with one of the best looking men she had ever met. After they had a cup of cappuccino, Ariel said, “That was very well done. I think for your reward, I will let you pleasure me.” She rose and started upstairs. He didn’t move and it took her a few seconds to realize that he was waiting for her to tell him to follow her. “Well, come along then,” she said. She had a small whip with knotted cords. “I was planning on using this on you if the meal had not been perfect but it was. So I am going to use this instead.” She picked up an old fashioned hair brush from her dresser. She made him remove his clothes and bend