Simone had paused her step in amusement, watching Tina very carefully as she let her hand drift over Brandi’s lower back. Down between her legs.

Tina tried not to be thrown at the reaction Brandi gave to the intimate touch, looking back up to the dominant woman with quite a presence. “I … I think … m-maybe you could …”

“Stuttering is very becoming of you.”

She’s doing that on purpose. Tina shook her head, and grabbed Bette’s hand for strength. “I’d … like it – if Bette would – for you to come and … just watch … us.”

Simone took her hand from Brandi, and licked her fingers as she answered: “The chance to see you naked and vulnerable?”

Tina swallowed hard.

“I don’t believe I could give that up … if I tried.”

Bette had to turn her head to try to hold in her shock and consequent laughter at what Tina had proposed. The idea was incredibly exciting, but intimidating as well. Simone had a lot more experience than them. Didn’t Tina understand what the invitation would mean to Simone? Or maybe she didn’t. Bette decided to clarify: “As an observer and nothing else … I think that would be fitting.” With her head tilted slightly down, her eyes cast a very different expression from a smile. If you laid a hand on her …

Simone allowed herself to laugh again, stepping around the table to come face-to-face with Tina and Bette.

“You two are entertaining … I must say. A little ‘worked up’ perhaps …?”

“Well you couldn’t even just sit there and watch me,” Tina said, crossing her arms. “What makes you think you could restrain yourself?”

A dark, fiery look lighted in Simone’s eyes, instinctively. It was difficult to restrain herself there, but she had magnificent self-control. “Let’s just say I have … an over-active imagination. I would survive.”

Tina was intimidated by the look she received then, and walked hesitantly with Bette toward the stairs. “Well … we’re gonna-”

“Go?” Simone smirked, turning back to her lover. “Nobody will stop you. I think you will find it is only yourself you must fight …”

As Simone watched Bette and Tina leave up the stairs, she laughed for a minute or two, and then crouched down by her submissive’s face – taking it in her hands.