Tina’s smile only grew with the possibilities that allowed as she finally stilled under the covers and fell asleep.

Together they slept quite peacefully – Bette more deeply than she imagined. As she finally opened her eyes, she had forgotten what day it was. She breathed in through her nose, turning onto her back – nearly waking up her partner when she suddenly remembered the wager. One corner of her mouth turned up, and she turned to the blond hair splattered over her arm that disappeared under a very commanding woman’s neck.

Bette knew that if she were to begin the way she intended, she would have to be quiet, so she went to work extricating herself from her beautiful Mistress.

Tina awoke with a strange sense of alertness. It was strange because she sensed she should be alert, but had been in just a deep a sleep as her beautiful submissive. She blinked her eyes and went to stretch when she realized something. Her wrists were bound together.

“Bette?!”

Immediately, Bette was there, rushing over to the bed. Not having noticed her love had woken, but there at her side. Bette could see that for a moment, Tina was panicked, and she hadn’t meant for that.

“I’m right here,” Bette said calmly, sitting on the edge of the bed to see that for a moment, Tina had worried for her safety. It made sense, too, as Tina had never woken up that way before. Not as Bette had done so often, familiarizing herself with the spontaneity of her Mistress. “It’s okay, I’m here.”

Tina let out a large breath of relief and frustration, finally smiling. “Jesus, you scared me.”

“Well, I wanted you to wake to the day all tied up,” Bette smiled. “How do you feel?”

“Caught.”

Bette laughed for a moment. “Perfect. You are caught. By one of the most ruthless Dommes you’ll ever see.”

Tina wanted to laugh at that, but finally shifted so that she sat upright. “And would this ruthless Domme happen to take pity on me just this once to go and brush my teeth?”

Bette knew how one of Tina’s pet peeves was doing anything in the morning without having brushed her teeth first. It was the reason she hadn’t tied her to the bed.