Trading Places

Chapter 18

Laurie

"Absofuckinglutely Not!!!" Nick yelled. " No way! There is just no way! I will not risk your safety. He dropped the charges, let's leave it in the past." He almost ruined everything. I was not about to let Joe off that easily, with or without permission.

"May I speak please as myself for a moment and not your sub, but as someone who cares for the two of you more than you probably realize?" I said meekly.

"Go ahead sweetie." Jen said before Nick could even answer.

"I need to do this Nick, please. You two mean so much to me, the closest thing to family, or even true love than I have ever known. He needs to know how much he's hurt not just the people I care for, but me as well. Jen taught me well, Nick, I know I can do this. Please." I was begging him with my eyes. I was determined to carry this out anyway, it would just be a lot easier with Nick's permission.

Nick paced the length of the room silently, raking his fingers through his sexy unruly curls."I don't know." He muttered.

"Look, Nick, you can punish me to whatever extremes you wish, but I am planning to do this whether you want me to or not." I owed them complete honesty if nothing else. Nick's eyes turned dark, and angered, his fingers nearing my throat. I gulped nervously. I saw him turn and glance at Jen. They shared a look, one that I could not comprehend. Nick nodded slightly at Jen, looked me in the eyes again, this time with a softer gaze. He stroked my hair and caressed my cheek softly with the back of his hand. My eyes fixated on his wedding band.

"You girls are simply not playing fair. I do not like this." Nick hissed.

"Nicky, honey." Jen started. I knew she loved me too, but that day that she and I spent the whole day together she layed down some rules. She was content being just my lover, and Nick my dom, however she would not hesitate to punish me herself or go to him if certain rules were not met. 

Firstly I was never to refer to him as belonging to me, I was never to call him Nicky, and I was never to caress his hair. The last one I didn't quite get, but it was a rule nonetheless. The last and the largest being, that while it was ok for me to have my feelings, if I ever so much as tried to steal Nick from her, there would be hell to pay. From what I've gotten to know about Jen, is that she can be really sweet, but if you get on her bad side, she can be even more ruthless than Nick.

"Nicky honey, listen, I taught her very well, you would be amazed at how well and how quick she picks up on things. I think she'll be ok." She said convincingly.

"There have to be some rules, ok pet?" Nick said.

"Yes, of course."

"No penetration." He stated.

"What?" I asked not sure if I heard him right.

"You heard me. He does not get to fuck you. You can torture him, make him eat you, suck him, fuck him up the ass with a dildo, I don't fucking give a shit, but this, this is ours." Nick said as he slid his hand under my skirt and cupped my mound.

"Got it?" he asked abruptly.

"Yes master." I answered casting my eyes downward.

"Good. He lays one fucking hand on you, he's dead. When you get back here, I swear to fucking God, I am doing a damn strip search, if there is one welt, one bruise, I will kill him. Understood?"

"Yes master."

"Before you go, I want you to take this." Nick put a switchblade in my hand. "I hope to God you don't have to use this, but it's to defend yourself. You call one of us at the first sign of trouble and we will be there in a flash."

"Ok Nick." I nodded.

Jen and I disappeared in the bedroom. Jen went back out into the living room a while later, where Nick was trying to watch TV. He was too busy pacing. I was actually touched by how nervous he was about this.

"Nicholas, baby?" Jen got his attention.

"What do you think?" I came out of the bedroom complete in a dominatrix get up, leather bodice, choker, leather g string, garter, fishnets and black stilleto's. The whole stereotypical outfit one thinks of when they think dom.

"Um...Uh...WOW!!! Kind of makes me wish I was a sub." Nick's answer made us both laugh.

"Remember everything I told you hun," Jen started, "never let him get the upper hand, don't be afraid to use your voice, loud and aggressive, eye contact, make him know that you mean it. I know you can do this. Confidence girl." Jen gave me a pep talk.

"And whatever you do, babe, don't forget the safe word!" Nick added. I just nodded.Jen came over to me and kissed my lips softly. "I have faith in you, you will be fine."Nick embraced me, kissed my forehead, my nose and my lips. For a moment I saw fear, perhaps for my safety, in his eyes. I had never seen him with his guard down before, that was usually saved only for Jen. With me the demeanor had to be always in control, in charge and protective.

"Laurie, I..I mean we love you so much. Please, please I beg you to be careful. If you are not back in a reasonable amount of time, we are coming to get you."

"Nick, it will be ok, please trust me." I said as I left.

I took a deep breath as I exited my car and made sure that my long coat was buttoned up. Joe had since changed the locks and I hadn't heard from him in weeks. I inhaled sharply as I knocked on the door. He answered looking all disheveled. His hair was a mess, there was stubble adorning his face, he had his glasses on and pj bottoms and nothing else.

"What do you want?" he murmered at me. I just pushed passed him.

"What the fuck laur? You don't get to barge in here like that anymore, you made your choice." He yelled clearly annoyed.

"What choice Joseph, you gave me no choice!" I spat back.

"Listen Laur.." I cut him off and with all the strength I had I pushed him into the wall. No easy feat since Joe was pretty buff.

"NO JOSEPH, THIS TIME YOU ARE GOING TO FUCKING LISTEN TO ME. YOU WILL PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID!!!" I had one hand on his throat and tore my coat off with the other.

"Holy Fuck!" was all he said!