Page 166 of Entering Stronghold


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Going through her fridge, Maria pulled out the bottle of sparkling red she had put in there to chill the night before. She wasn’t really a white wine drinker, so over the summer she tended to drink a lot of rosè and sparkling reds instead of the heavier cabernets she preferred in the winter.

It felt like her head was swimming with information. Spankings. Whips. Golden showers. Pony girls. Chastity belts. Cuffs and chains. The differences between a submissive, a slave, a baby girl, etc.

She had to admit, the baby girl thing sounded kind of fun... Maybe just because she was the oldest of a large group of girls and had often felt a bit like a mother-figure in some ways, but the idea of being a brat and getting to just relax and play for a bit sounded great. But it definitely wasn’t something she’d want to do a lot, or even for very long. Some of the other parts of it didn’t sound so great though... she wouldn’t want to pretend to be anything younger than an eight-year-old. And again, not for very long. Maybe it was just a repressed desire for a coloring book that she didn’t have to share.

The chastity belt... was that something Rick would be interested in? One of the girls had said he was into orgasm control and that kind of seemed like the same thing. Taking a sip of wine, letting the bubbles pop and fizz on her tongue, she rolled the liquid around her mouth as she thought. The fantasy of it actually made her a little hot, the idea he’d want her goodies locked up and he’d have the only key, so she couldn’t even play with herself without his say-so... It made her feel like a bit of a freak that it turned her on, but it really did.

Of course, then she started thinking about the actual logistics of such a thing. Things like, how would she go to the bathroom? And how comfortable were they actually? The ones she saw online did not look comfortable. Yes, she had looked them up. They didn’t look anything like what she’d expected—she’d been picturing something along the lines of Maid Marion’s belt in Robin Hood: Men in Tights. The ones online had looked more practical, but still not comfortable.

“Oh my God... what am I even thinking?!”

Her voice echoed in the room.

Was she considering compromising what she wanted just because she really liked Rick? That didn’t seem like her. But then again, she really liked Rick. And she was wondering why she’d never explored these kinds of things before, worrying the only reason they were turning her on was because she was picturing Rick doing them to her. That it had more to do with him and her wanting him than it did with her wanting the kinks.

She was so worried about disappointing him, about not being what he wanted and needed... was she somehow forcing herself to be aroused by these things?

Or was it just that she’d never known anyone who was into this stuff and so she’d never had the opportunity to even think about it? After all, none of her sisters were. Jackie had been married for years and Maria had just found out Daniel had a bit of a thing for her sister’s feet. The whole not having a lot of close friends outside of her sisters, at any point in her life, was probably working against her. She’d drifted away from all of her female friends eventually, so maybe she’d just never been close enough to any of them to even know if they’d tried out bondage or role play or spanking.

So, was it that she was actually really kinky and just hadn’t known it, or did it have everything to do with Rick?

“Sleeping Beauty!”

“No, Little Mermaid!”

“We can watch both,” Maria shouted over both of her sisters while Ava cackled maniacally in the background. Good grief, it was just like when they were all kids. Jackie and Lara, the youngest, going at it while Maria had to play the arbitrator and Ava gleefully spectated. Although, Maria had to admit, she’d thought they’d long since moved past arguments about what Disney movie to put on. Talk about regression.

At least they were arguing over stupid stuff now, instead of grilling Maria about Rick. She’d told them as much as she could, about meeting him at the pool and hanging out with him in the mornings. Jackie had been winking at her throughout, since Lara and Ava were totally pro-Rick, but didn’t know what Jackie knew. And Jackie didn’t even know the whole of it. Finally, she got them off her back by telling them she had a date with him on Thursday. Which was kind of what the Introductory Scene was, right?

Initially she’d been relieved when they’d started trying to decide what movie to watch.

“Fine,” said Lara, glaring at Jackie. “But—“

“Little Mermaid first!” Jackie yelled over top of Lara.

Lara beaned a pillow right at Jackie’s face and Maria reached out and expertly snagged it out of its trajectory.

“Rock, paper, scissors.”

“What?!” Jackie looked outraged. “It’s my house. I should get to choose which movie we watch first.”

“Rock, paper, scissors,” Maria repeated firmly, trying to hide her smile.

Man, she loved her sisters. Even if they were being idiots. She could tell they were enjoying dragging out this particular scene from their childhood.

“Oh whatever, just give the little brat what she wants,” Jackie said, slumping dramatically back onto the couch. Maria was impressed she managed a slump that could actually be considered dramatic. Unfortunately for Jackie, Lara wasn’t as impressed; squealing with delight at her win, Lara popped up to grab the DVD off the shelf and put it in the DVD player.

“You two are going to be a terrible example when you finally have kids,” Ava said, grinning as she shook her head.

If Maria hadn’t been looking right at Jackie, she wouldn’t have noticed her sister’s sudden stillness and blank expression.

“Oh my God!” Maria snatched up the glass Jackie had been drinking and sniffed it. Not a single fume of alcohol wafted from what Jackie had claimed was a cranberry vodka. Jackie turned beet red. “You’re pregnant!”

Lara squealed even louder than she had before, throwing the DVD up in the air just as all the sisters launched themselves at the couch Jackie was on. It was a squirming, writhing pile of sister hugging and shrieking with excitement while Jackie laughed and tried to push them off of her.

“You’re smothering me.”

Still giggling, they all pulled back enough to let Jackie breathe, Ava and Maria on either side of her, with Lara kneeling and resting her arms on Jackie’s knees, as they peppered her with questions.

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