Heart of River {BDSM / 18+}

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We all take a moment to breathe while we silently look over the bowls. I can tell both of them are watching me closely, having witnessed my first big public punishment.

"River." Casey starts, and I turn to him, but he loses courage.

I smile slightly, setting down the bowl in my hand. "I'm okay, really. It just startled me because I wasn't expecting it to be such a spectacle."

Casey nods, but Kentaro doesn't seem convinced. I give him a slightly better smile and I scoot closer, holding my arms out for a hug. He pulls me in and I feel his head settle on top of mine. I snuggle in happily.

Maybe it isn't so bad that things keep happening if it means I get to experience this more often.

We pick out two dishes, one for me and one for Casey, and they pay for everything before we leave. We pass a couple mundane clothing stores, knick knack stores, a game store and finally we went into another shop.

From the outside it looked like another clothing store but when we went in, it gradually turned more into lingerie and intimate things.

"If you don't want anything from here, we can leave. But I figured it was worth looking around anyway." Casey smiles, tugging me along. My face flushes looking at everything.

I wasn't a stranger to intimate things, but I had never had anyone want anything specific for me. It was usually some cheap costume that any other sub that Dom had rented could have used.

I finger the soft satin of a lavender lingerie set, with pretty lace on it. Kentaro watches me, trying to hide a small smile. I quickly drop my hand and walk away, trying to find anything else to focus on.

"How do you feel about this?" Casey pops around a display, holding a leather chest harness.

I clear my throat, glancing around before stepping closer to him. I feel the material and it's soft, wouldn't dig too much into my skin and would hold up nicely.

"It's a good material, and seems like it was made nicely." I answer, feeling the cool metal rings connecting the strips of leather.

Casey chuckles and hangs it back on the rack. "No, silly. I meant how would you feel about wearing it? For a scene or just around the house."

"Oh." I shrug, perusing the shelf next to me. "If that's what you would like, I have no objection."

Casey looks at me knowingly and Kentaro steps up behind me. He looks between us and Casey pulls the harness back out to show him.

"A matching set for you boys would be wonderful." Kentaro says smoothly, his low voice calm but his smirk audible all the same.

It was Casey's turn to blush and immediately hung the harness up and walked away. I laughed out loud, covering my mouth quickly but unable to smother my laughter.

Kentaro chuckled and kissed the side of my head, following after our third.

We walk out a little while later, a little bag around Casey's wrist. He wouldn't share what he'd gotten, but promised I'd find out sometime later.

We stopped at the food court and I snagged a pretzel and lemonade while they both got a sandwich. We sat down and while they chatted, I took the time to people watch. There was a cute family sitting near the child play area, the man feeding the baby while the woman talked animatedly on the phone. Every so often he would look at her with an adoring smile before putting his attention back on the baby.

There was another couple sitting together, a blond guy and a black-haired guy, and they had their heads close together as they whispered. One of them had a collar on, and the other had a temporary chain locked on. They shared little smiles and sipped at the same drink.

"Earth to River." Casey waved his hand in front of my face and Kentaro rested his hand on mine.

"Sorry." I take a sip of my drink. "I'm sorry, Sir." I apologize to Kentaro, who only looks at me with vague concern.

"What were you thinking so hard about over there?" He rubs the back of my hand with his thumb.

I gesture to the people sitting around us. "I was watching the other dynamics around us and how nice it is to see people loving each other. And even the people who don't seem so happy, they still do something for someone they love because they know them so well."

They both take a moment to look around before looking back to me. I couldn't really read it, but they seemed to understand well enough.

"That's very sweet, and insightful." Kentaro murmurs.

I wave it away and we finish up. I throw our garbage away, and step around a man not paying attention. Casey wraps his arms around me when I get close enough and gives me a kiss. I kiss him back, feeling giddy from the open show of affection.

I hold his hand tightly as we walk to the next store, which they said was the one we would take the longest in and after we were free to go wherever we wanted.

"There's only two rules before we go in." Kentaro stops us before we enter the store. "The first, you will be honest with both of us with your thoughts. Second, do not touch. The second one is mainly for Casey."

We both look at him and he looks offended, which melts into an eye roll and grumpy muttering. "Yeah, okay."

Kentaro gives him a stern look, which makes Casey bow his head.

We fall in step behind him as we walk into the store. A well-dressed lady greets us and Kentaro gives his name. She perks up and leads us to a counter in the back of the store.

"We put your selections on hold, and even a few we thought you might like to look at just in case." She steps behind the counter and pulls a few necklace cases from underneath, gently setting them on the glass.

She lines up five different cases and opens them one by one.

My eyes widen as I look at the beautifully designed collars, each more beautiful than the last. One was a deep blue that it almost looked black with silver metalwork. Another was a forest green with gold chains looped on it.

"You get to pick one, River." Kentaro puts his hand around my waist, pulling me closer. "A collar just for you, from us. To show everyone who you belong to, that we're proud to own a wonderful submissive like you."

I was stunned, not just because of the gorgeous work in front of me, but because of what the amazing man behind me said with nothing less but sureness.

I look at the other options, attempting to hold back all the emotions bubbling up inside me. A plain silver hoop that locks on, a light blue with diamond details, and another deep blue with silver studs and chains on it.

I pull the first deep blue closer, admiring the craftmanship. It looked like something out of a fantasy book, honestly. I look to Kentaro for permission and Casey helps hold it up around my neck while the woman slides a standing mirror over for me to look.

"Now," she moves the mirror back over so she can speak to Kentaro. Nothing ever addressed to a submissive, but nothing could ruin this moment. "This one he's wearing and these others here are all welded upon pick up, so they're a bit pricier. Are we okay with that?"

I hesitate, not wanting to cost them more than I need to. I pull the collar off and set it back in its case gently. Kentaro takes my hand and turns me towards him.

He looks me in the eye for a moment, taking a deep breath.

"River, we want this. We want to be with you, to own you, to take care of you." He pauses, taking Casey's hand and pulling him closer. "One day we want to truly love each and every part of you. And the first big step we want to take with you, is asking you to accept our collar and be ours. Forever."

Holding my emotions at bay as best as I can in the middle of a fucking mall store, I nod my head frantically.

"Yes, please."