Somewhere In Between (18+)✔️

28|What about my reward?

Max released her right foot, then lifted it to place soft kisses on it before doing the same with her left. She assumed he was kneeling behind her. That thought was confirmed when she felt his breath travel upwards as he rose. He freed her hands too, giving them the same gentle treatment before he lifted her, cradling her close to his chest. He walked for a while so she was convinced that he'd left the playroom and was heading to his bedroom now.

Cadee felt the soft sheets as he placed her on her side. She tried to turn away, but was stopped with his hand on her hip. "You can't lay on your back yet, it would hurt," he murmured. She wanted to tell him that she was already in pain and that it wouldn't make a difference, but the slight anger was quickly swept away as he placed soft kisses on her wet cheeks. He tugged off the blindfold and kissed her eyelids. "My sweet girl," he whispered, wiping away the tears.

She slowly opened her eyes, taking a few seconds to acclimate with the brightness of the room. Noticing her blinking, he pressed the light switch beside the bed and it went dark immediately. "I want to see you," she said as he laid beside her. Max stretched a hand out and turned on the bedside lamp before moving back to cuddle her. He placed her head on his arm and cupped her face.

"Are you okay?" His finger kept caressing her cheeks as if he wanted to cherish the tears. She didn't know how to respond so she settled for nodding her head. Max looked at her expectantly, wanting her to voice out.

"I'm fine. A little sore but I'm good."

"Tonight was–" he trailed off, sighing instead.

"It was a lot," she intoned.

"That's an understatement," Max chuckled slightly. He moved his hand away from her face to caress her ass. "On a scale of one to ten, how bad is the pain? One being almost non-existent and ten being very bad."

She thought about her answer before shrugging. "Four maybe. It was an eighth when you were um... doing it. But the pain is reducing now."

"Four is good. Is it something you want to do away with?"

"I don't know."

"I'll give you time to think about it. Let me know what you decide soon though." He lifted her head from his arm and gently placed it on the pillows. "Lie on your stomach, I'll get some ointments." She nodded and did as instructed. It didn't take him long to come back inside. She craned her neck to see him holding a tubed ointment. "I didn't break your skin so it shouldn't hurt much. Let me know if it feels like its burning, okay?"

Max squirted some of the liquid onto his palm and rubbed them together before his hands were on her ass. She gritted her teeth as he softly kneaded the flesh. As he worked, she began to realize that the pain lessened.

"I love this part," he sighed. "The caring for you after. I love that you bear my marks on your skin and that I'm the one who gets to tend it." He applied more ointment to his hands and carried on, slowly and gently removing the pain. By the time he was done, she could say the pain was a two and her stomach and core was tightening and clenching for something else. She couldn't believe that after everything that had happened, her body was still yearning for more. Seeing how he tended her, Cadee wasn't entirely sure she was opposed to punishment. If it made him unbelievably tender and sweet with her, she couldn't trust herself to not want more.

"It's doing more than what you probably want," she whispered.

"What?"

"I'm getting turned on by this."

"It's only fair, love. I get turned on when you breathe in my direction," he chuckled as he pulled away. "I'm done."

"What about my reward?"