The floor was cold, but Tina enjoyed the constant reminder of her submission. She crawled down the hallway to the living room, to Bette. Her mind returned to the night before, when she had played an unsuspecting personal trainer, helping Bette to understand the basic positions of palates before she was groped, teased, and fucked. She smiled as she made her way across the floor now, at how awful some of the roleplay would seem, but they both enjoyed it. She loved to be taken, and Bette loved to take her.

What boosted her confidence was that in any video, or in any book, Bette always thought of her, and would become disinterested otherwise. She could see it in Bette’s eyes. Nothing meant the same as when Tina submitted; it was the greatest high that Bette could achieve.

Dark instrumentals played through the house, and Bette was relaxed in her favorite lounger with a book in one hand and a glass of hearty red wine in the other. She wore her glasses, and smiled when she saw Tina crawl toward her. "And to what do I owe this little display?"

Tina didn’t speak, but crawled closer.

"Misbehaving again, are we?"

Still Tina was silent, finally sitting back on her feet beside Bette’s chair.

"Well, I’m impressed you could escape the knots at your ankles and wrists – you’ll have to share that with me some day." Then, as Bette flipped another page of her book, she bit the end of her finger in amusement, and looked down at Tina’s gentle smile. "She’s coming over tonight, you know."

Tina looked around at the floor with surprise, her emotions confusing but exciting at once. She had no idea the day would come so soon, but her excitement was heavenly.

"It’s been a while I suppose … since you’ve seen her."

Finally lifting her head, Tina looked into Bette’s eyes. She could always read them, just as Bette could read into hers. "I didn’t think you’d really … want to …"

"You don’t work with her anymore," Bette reasoned, finally setting the book down on the table. "You probably have a greater status now anyway, love. And I know how thoroughly you’ll enjoy her drooling all over you."