Curious Business (18+)

Toy Chest

We got back to my apartment and he lugged all of my new bags up. He made it look like a simple feat. I was still basking in his attention, I didn't want him to leave. We both had work to do tomorrow, but I couldn't bring myself to let him leave. The feelings I had for him were different than feelings I had for men in the past. My want for him to be around was fueled by his protection, not by my need to call him mine.

"What are you thinking?" Elias asked me, snapping me out of my thoughts.

"Oh, uh, I'm just spacing off really." I replied sheepishly

"I want to know what you're thinking, tell me." He urged as he came and sat at my island with me.

"Don't I get to keep some thoughts to myself?" I said with a sly look on my face

"Clara, don't be difficult."

"Fine. I just don't want you to leave and you look ready to go and I know you have other things to be doing, but I just want to be around you and I want to touch you and I don't want you to think I'm clinging onto you too much, you just make me feel safe."

"I can stay. I always have other things to be doing, but I get to decide when and if I do them. I'll stay, all you had to do was ask. Remember how important communication is with us? I can stay, not over night, but how about I make dinner for us?"

"I think I'd like that."

Elias' phone rang, breaking his stare. He looked down at the name and rolled his eyes. His gaze met mine and he stared apologetically.

"This is Elias." He said speaking into his phone somewhat aggressively. "This coming Saturday? I think I could put something together."

I wondered who it would be that made him speak so aggressively. His lighthearted look on his face went away immediately and changed straight into frustration.

About 15 minutes passed and Elias returned.

"Business never stops does it?" I laughed at him.

"It's only kind of business. Remember how you have attended seminars at Bondesque?"

"Yes, it was an intro to rope play I think."

"Joanna just called and was wondering if I would teach a class with an old friend this weekend."

"Are you going to? That sounds like it could be interesting, I'd love to come see you teach this stuff. What would you be teaching?"

"I think I might, but the tricky part is, I need you to come with me. I need a model. It's a class about rewards and punishments. Talking to your sub and analyzing their needs so they match up with your own. My friend would be there to help teach. I know you like to be watched, maybe this would be a good chance for me to show off what a good girl I have."

I perked up immediately, the thought of him showing me off to strangers, a colleague. It was enough to make me tense up.

"Yes, one hundred times yes."

"I wasn't asking you, but I am glad you are excited, you get to do this for me." Elias walked over to me and put the backside of his hand on my face. "And you're going to be such a good girl for me and my friend, aren't you?"

"Of course." I whispered as I fell into his hand. I felt his hand grab onto my face, squeezing my cheeks and pulling it up to look at him.

"Want to try that again?"

"I meant of course Sir." He smiled at me and kissed my forehead

"Maybe we should skip dinner and practice a little bit more. Go put on that spandex top and the red thong. I'll help you put on the collar. Also, those black peep toe heels, the shiny ones."