Masquerade

Chapter 14

"Good boy~" she praises me. I feel a violent surge of energy go through out my entire body. I try to lift my body but fail, having to use my arms to stop myself from crumbling to the ground. My head feels dizzy.

"Aiden?" She asks concerned. But her voice sounds like she's miles away, like my head was submerged underwater. I feel her hand on my back, gently trying to help me up. I shakily get back on my feet, her arm securely around my waist, as she places me back on the bed. My head still feels heavy, but the fogginess slowly dissipates, my eyes coming back into focus. She crouches down in front of me, hold my hands softly. I blink a couple times before looking back at her.

"How are you feeling Aiden?" She asks. I was still in a blissful state but my mind was slowly clearing.

"I-I'm okay" I answered. She ran her thumb over the back of my hand, tracing small circles. She smiles warmly at me.

"You were so good taking your punishment, thank you for being such a good boy for me" she praises. I blush at the sudden compliments. This reminds me of the growing discomfort in my pants, making my face hotter. She places a hand gently on my thigh, causing me to flinch in pain. She rubs over it softly.

"Did it hurt too much?" She asks. I shake my head.

"May I see?" She goes to unbutton my jeans I quickly cover with my hands. She pulls back and looks at me. I turn my face away, my blush still evident by my ears.

"Aiden, what's wrong? Tell me" she says, confused by my reaction.

"I-I'm still a bit...excited..." I confess. She giggles.

"Come now, that's nothing to be embarrassed about" she reassures but I still don't move. She sighs.

"Aiden, I still need to see your leg. Now come on" she refusing to budge, I sigh and compile, moving my hands.

"Thank you" She slowly unzips my jeans and with some of my help, pulls them down. She gently pulls the hem of my underwear to reveal my thigh. I was mildly shocked to see my skin, which had already started to bruise. You could see the faint outline of the sole of her heel. She didn't draw any blood but fuck, that's not going away any time soon.

"Sorry, that was probably too intense for a first time punishment" she apologizes.

"No, no, no, it's okay! I....I enjoyed it" I assured. She runs her hand over my skin lightly.

"Well good, I'm very glad. But it's definitely going to be a nasty mark, here let me get some arnica lotion" she gets up and walks over to a set of drawers, rummaging around it she finds what she needs. She comes back with a bottle, sitting down in front.

"You don't take any blood thinners, do you?"

    "No" I respond.

    "Good. And only take Tylenol for any pain, you don't want to get any worst" she instructed. She poured the lotion into her hand, then gently rubbed it on my bruises. I laughed a bit. She looked up at me puzzled.

"What's so funny?" She inquired. I shake my head.

"It's nothing...just" my voice trails off. But she gives me a look to continue on. "It's just, this is my first time receiving aftercare of any kind."

Something in her face changed.

"But you said you've played with other people before, right?" She asked, caution in her voice. Suddenly, the realization hit me of what I just said. Shit.

"Y-yeah! But it's was Da Vinci and his sub-my best friend- and I kinda bailed out right at the beginning so I didn't need any... " I said nervously, hoping she wouldn't press further.

"...okay, but what about the other time?"

My mouth ran dry. Silence.

"Aiden. What about the other person you've played with?" It sounds like her blood suddenly ran cold.

Jay

All of the warm tingly feelings I felt from my high earlier, suddenly came crashing down. I felt like I couldn't breathe, my breathing quicken and I started hyperventilating. No no no no no no no

"Aiden!" She quickly sits up.

"Aiden, I need you to breathe okay?" She encourages, grabbing hold of my hands tightly. She tries to guide me through the breathing, but I can't. I'm in a full blown panic. Shit shit shit. I start to shake and I'm getting lightheaded from not having enough oxygen.

"Aiden, it's going to be okay, you're safe. Just breathe for me" I can hear the urgency in her voice, but my brain can't process it.

"I can't-I can't-I can't-"

Suddenly, I feel her mouth on mine, forcing me to breathe through my nose. I was startled at first... but the warmth of her lips calms me, and I was able to take a couple deep breathes. It felt comforting, like she was silently telling me that I was safe in her care and that everything was going to be alright. Slowly, I kiss back with the same amount of passion. She presses against me with more force, slowly deepening the kiss. She wraps her arms around my neck, her lips moving more fiercely against mine. I moan softly as she bit my bottom lip, my mouth immediately opening in response. I wrap my arms tightly around her waist as her tongue enters my mouth. God it feels fucking incredible. She gives me one final peck before pulled away. She rest her forehead against mine and we just sit in peacefully silence, just enjoying the presence of eachother. Then, all of the emotions came flooding to me, and I started to cry. She pulls me into a tight hug as I continue to softly sob into her shoulder.

"I know" she says softly, "I know, you're okay now, you're safe now."

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"You feeling any better?" She asks. We had moved to be laying on the bed, her head on the pillow next to mine, an arm draped across me.

"Y-yeah, thanks" I said meekly, drained from crying. "You know, I'm sor-"

"Don't you apologize" she stops me. "This is a completely fine reaction, it's not the first time I've seen this, you have nothing to apologize for."

"Yes Miss..." I shrink down.

"...do you want to talk about it?" She asks timidly.

"...I don't know." God I feel pathetic.

"Hey hey, it's okay" she pulls me in closer and I relax into her embrace.

"You know, you're pretty good at this" I commented. She chuckled.

"Why thank you. I do admit, this is my first time cuddling a submissive" she admits. I looked at her shocked.

"What? Really? Isn't cuddling normal in aftercare?"

"Well yeah, in normal relationships. But you forget the pro world can be different. Sure, I know some people who do, but I personally stick to things like hugs and such with clients, full-on cuddling felt too...intimate in a professional space. But this," she nuzzles her face in my hair "feels natural, it's nice."
This puts a small smile on my face.

"...did you cuddle with them after?" She asks. The smile disappeared.

"...sometimes, rarely"

"Well get use to it, We're going to be cuddling a bunch" she gives me a big squeeze, making me smile again and even chuckle a bit. God, how did I get so lucky to find her?

"I can't wait."