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I had a lot of fantasies; role playing kind of things, but now that the question was out there, I didn't really know what I wanted. I'd been happy with how we made love. Livvie satisfied me in every way. But could there be more?
"I've always wondered what you would look like wearing one of those French maid outfits. You know with the frilly skirt and nothing underneath and that big feather duster. I'd be a successful businessman coming home from work and you'd be the maid I'd hired to clean my penthouse suite. I'd walk in while you were bent over cleaning something, and you'd be fully on display for me. That's definitely high up there in the fantasies I've had." I waggled my eyebrows at her.
She snorted. "Really, that's something you've thought about?"
“Oh, hell yeah. Talk about sexy. But if you're thinking more along the lines of spanking and that kind of thing, I honestly hadn't considered it. I'm certainly not opposed to trying new things if that's what you'd like. Is there more of that kind of stuff in that book?" I gestured with my chin toward where I'd dropped it on the nightstand.
"I haven't read all the way through, but Jackie was telling me about this scene where he blindfolds her and uses a crop. It sounds a little painful. Then again, most people probably think a spanking hurts. I mean, it did, but it felt really good, too."
"Hmmm," I murmured. I was willing to explore things, but I would never want to hurt Livvie. I wasn't sure there was anyone I could ask either. I needed to learn though. Do some research. I knew about kinky stuff, but I didn'treallyknow about it beyond its existence. "Does that interest you?"
She shrugged a little. "I don't know. I mean, imagining it sounds kind of sexy, but I don't know about real life. I'm kind of nervous. Scared."
"We don't have to decide anything today. Why don't we do some research? You finish reading your book and if you're comfortable, talk to Jackie. It wouldn't surprise me if she knew a lot about this kind of stuff."
Her head tilted back and she looked up at me with trust in her beautiful eyes. "What about you? I don't want you to do anything you're not comfortable with. If this is weird for you, we don't have to. I love you. I love how you make love to me. I don't want you to think I'm not satisfied with how things are between us."
"Baby, I'm all for whatever makes you happy. If you want to try new things and spice it up, I have no objections. I mean, we're going to spend the rest of our lives together. We're bound to get stuck in a rut at some point. And if we do different things sometimes to keep it interesting, then I'm one hundred percent onboard." I dropped a kiss on Livvie's lips.
"I'm the luckiest woman ever. I love you so much, Gareth."
"I love you too.”
Chapter 17
Livvie
This wasmy favorite time of the day. Lying in bed with my back pressed against Gareth's chest while he stroked his fingers along the length of my arm and we talked. Usually about our plans for the next day or about our future. It was here, in the quiet, where I felt the most intimacy between us.
"I know I said it already, but thank you again for the delicious cake. You know German chocolate is my favorite." Gareth's chest vibrated with his words.
"You're welcome. I was feeling in the baking mood today after I got home from my shopping trip with Jackie."
I'd discovered my love of baking by accident. Last year I'd wanted to make a cake for Gareth's birthday, and I turned on theFood Networkto see if I could get a recipe. By chance, theBarefoot Contessawas making a German chocolate cake. I made the first one, found more recipes, and before I knew it, I'd become a baking whiz.
"I'm loving the time off between semesters, but I'm also antsy to get back to classes. I can't believe graduation was only a few weeks ago and I'm getting ready to start my Master's in a couple months."
"I'm so proud of you, Livvie. I know how hard you've worked over the last four years." He pressed a kiss to the crown of my head.
“Thank you, baby.” And I really had. I'd worked a full-time job, gone to school full-time, and finally graduated with my Bachelor's. Something I never thought I'd have a chance to do.
"So, there was something I wanted to talk to you about,” Gareth said after a few minutes of silence.
"What's that?"
He gently tugged me so I rolled over and was now facing him with my hands tucked under my cheek.
"You know I've been doing a lot of research on the BDSM community in Raleigh. Apparently they have this thing called a 'munch'.It's a kind of meet and greet where members hang out in an everyday place. Like a casual get together where people introduces themselves. They're holding one tomorrow night at Star Lanes."
"The bowling alley?" I hadn't expected that.
"I guess so. I found a calendar of events online. They've reserved some lanes starting at seven. I wasn't sure if you'd be interested in going. It sounds really casual. Maybe we can actually talk to people who know what they’re doing? Learn stuff from real people instead of just what we’ve found on the internet?”
Was I ready to go "public" with my curiosity? I'd been reading a lot more romance novels with BDSM, and something about them spoke to me. Plus there was all the internet research we’d been doing, which sometimes seemed a little clinical. But the thought of other people knowing …?
“Hey,” Gareth palmed my cheek. "You wouldn't be going alone. You know I'll be there with you if you want to go and just check it out. We don't even have to talk to anyone if you don't want. We can walk around, see what kind of people are there, and if it doesn't feel right we just turn around and walk back out."
"Are you sure? I feel like I’m pressuring you into all this. Like you’re only doing this becauseIwant to.”
