“Yes, I’m tying you up again. But you’ll like getting wet this time around.”

Tina chuckled, shaking her head at the audacity of her submissive who clearly had learned through experiences they shared – situations reversed. Tina was impressed, knowing better than to fight anything so early. If she simply gave in and did as she was told, she could take Bette by surprise later by misbehaving.

“It’s nice to be lying back,” Tina said as Bette had finished tying each of her wrists to opposite bed posts. “Relaxing,” Tina accentuated, arching her body to catch Bette’s accidental stare.

“Relaxing?” Bette asked, noting Tina’s attempts to throw her from her plan. “You think this will all be relaxing, huh?”

“Very,” Tina smirked. “I finally get to see what it’s like, and I think I’m liking this … this ease.”

“Ease?” Bette questioned, trying not to laugh at the metaphorical hole the woman was digging herself, squirming quite admirably there on the bed. “Because it’s easy, being in such a position as you find yourself, is it?”

Tina laughed instinctively, speaking to correct any assumptions. “I simply wish to point out that a woman of my nature might understand what you’re asking of me, and what’s to be expected.”

Bette smiled at the truth in Tina’s voice, speaking through the mischief, and reached out to a pebbled nipple. Pinching it, pulling it, and then releasing it as Tina gasped. “Yes … I’m sure that’s true … And what would I be asking of you now?”

“To … to apologize,” Tina answered instinctively, tugging gently at her wrists to find if there was any slack in the soft rope. None.

“And yet … I hear nothing,” Bette teased, having known the phrase from many such conversations where Tina was the powerful authority. Unable to resist in that moment, Bette turned fully to her beautiful Mistress – all tied up – and kissed her. She kissed her in a way so real and passionate that it was almost gentle.

By the time Bette pulled away, Tina had gone from mischievous to sincere.

“I would never wish to imply I would be better equipped to handle this on a regular basis. If only you really understood how difficult this all is for me, love.”