by Brooke, T
Carla's legs trembled as she allowed Scarlett to lead her out of the room, she was scared and confused and thought going home was a better idea than sitting down and talking. She felt completely drained emotionally though, and didn't feel like she had the energy to argue. Maybe just getting away from the dungeon would help calm her nerves, she thought.
The office she was led to was more like a huge study, and she couldn't help but look around at the thousands of books that graced the shelves. Even without looking at titles, the sheer volume of books suggested to Carla that Jason was a well-read man. A shiver of excitement ran through her at the mere thought of him, leaving her to wonder what was wrong with her as she settled in a huge leather chair in front of the large desk. Pulling her feet up under her she wrapped her arms around herself protectively.
"Carla, I'm so sorry, I should have known this would be too much for you, can you forgive me?" Scarlett felt like shit for exposing her friend to her life now that she'd seen her reaction to it, and hoped that someday she'd be able to forgive her. She knelt in front of the chair and put her head in Carla's lap, feeling like the worst friend in the world at that moment.
Carla unwrapped her hands from her body and caressed Scarlett's hair. "It's okay Scarlett, I'm not mad at you," she whispered soothingly, still trying to come to grips with her confusion.
Scarlett lifted tortured eyes to Carla's face. "I just wanted to share everything with you," she said quietly, glad that Carla was at least able to forgive her.
Carla gave a small smile as she continued to stroke her friend's hair like she was a child in need of comforting. "It wasn't too much." Biting her lip nervously she tried to think of a way to explain what she was feeling. "I don't think it was enough." She felt a blush color her cheeks as she made the admission.
Scarlett's eyes widened as she realized what Carla had said. "You mean you wanted to try it yourself?" She was shocked. She knew better than anyone else that Carla was an innocent, in everything. She'd only had one boyfriend in her entire life, and she'd kicked him to the curb when he tried to grab her breast one night on a date.
To say Scarlett was shocked that Carla would want to play in her world was an understatement. "Carla, honey, I don't mean to be vulgar, but you haven't even fucked yet, are you sure this is something you want to try?"
If Scarlett hadn't been her best friend, Carla knew she would never have had the guts to tell her the truth. "I've never wanted to have sex before, until now; seeing the things you've shown me tonight, well it's made me realize I'm missing something." She was embarrassed, but at the same time she felt like she was finally a woman.
Daniel and Jason entered the room then and Carla lowered her head, not sure if they had heard her and embarrassed by her admission.
"Carla, I invited Scarlett and Daniel in here with us because I think you will be more comfortable talking with them here, if you'd rather we talk alone though, I understand." He had sensed earlier that Carla was very nervous and he hoped by bringing her friend into the conversation she'd open up more. Daniel, he had invited because as Scarlett's Master it was his right to be in on any discussion that involved her.
Daniel held out Scarlett's gown and getting to her feet she walked over to where he stood. When she reached him he slid the gown over her head, thinking that Carla would be more comfortable talking with all of them clothed.
Once he had dressed Scarlett, Daniel held her, one arm around her waist, as he waited for Carla's answer. He and Jason had only spoken briefly on the way upstairs, and he was curious how things would play out, especially given what he knew of Carla from Scarlett.
"I, I feel b-better with them here" She lowered her eyes, feeling self-conscious but a little less anxious knowing that Scarlett was there. She didn't understand why, but Jason made her edgy, and not entirely in a bad way.
"Good." Jason walked round the desk and sat across from her in a leather chair that looked to have been molded to fit his body. "I want to ask you about tonight, to see if I am reading you correctly." He hoped he had read her body language correctly; the thought of training her was very appealing to him.
Daniel led Scarlett over to a small leather sitting couch where they sat quietly. He held her against him as she rested her head on his shoulder wearily; their session in the dungeon had been a long and strenuous one, and he knew she was tired.
Carla lifted her eyes to his face nervously, she found it hard to hold his gaze, but couldn't bring herself to look away either. "W-what would you like to k-know?" She couldn't stop the tremor in her words as her nerves got the best of her.
He smiled at her, sensing how nervous she was. "I'm going to assume this is the first time you've been exposed to a dungeon, or to BDSM?"
She nodded and lowered her eyes, her cheeks flushing again.
She would learn to answer him with words, he told himself, if she decided to pursue this when their talk was over, but for now he would give her some leniency. "Were you turned on by what you witnessed tonight?" He knew the answer to the question, but she had to admit it to herself before he moved on.
She nodded again, her body slumping in the chair. She hadn't even spoken to Scarlett about her desires, though they had skirted the topic a few times, and the question made her more than a little uncomfortable.
"I'd like you to speak when I ask you a question, Carla." He spoke firmly, though he kept his tone quiet so as to not frighten her. "And please look at me; I'm not going to bite you." Yet, he thought to himself with a smile as her eyes met his again.
Her body trembled at the demanding tone of his voice; she couldn't understand why it turned her on, she just knew that it did. "Y-yes, it excited me," she whispered the words softly.
"Good girl." He smiled warmly at her compliance. "Would you like to explore this more?" This was her moment of truth, he thought to himself, she could decide to go further, or walk away and never look back. He tensed slightly as he waited for her decision.
Her face flooded with color but she looked him straight in the eye as she answered. "I think I w-would." She didn't just think it, she knew there was something here that had her longing to explore, and she just didn't know if she had it in her to go through with it.
"Thinking isn't knowing, Carla," he said patiently, glad that she was being honest with him. "Here's what I want you to do tonight, Carla." he paused and sat forward in his chair, leaning across the desk toward her he spoke quietly, "go home and think about everything you've seen here. Talk to Scarlett, ask her questions, and make a decision."
"I- I'm not really sure w-what I'm supposed to be deciding." She bit her lip.
"Look at me, Carla." His voice was demanding; he refused to let her hide those beautiful eyes from him. When she gave him her full attention again he spoke. "Decide if you are willing to give me ten nights, ten nights in which to let me show you my world, to find out if you are interested in becoming a part of it."
"Ten n-nights?" Her eyes filled with confusion. "W-what would we do during those ten n-nights?" The intensity of his gaze made her voice break.
He chuckled and stared at her without blinking. "You will surrender your body to me, and I will show you pleasures like you have never known." He watched her eyes widen and he sat back in his chair. "At the end of those ten nights we will talk again and decide how far you want to go, if you are still interested."
Carla was shocked into silence for a few moments as what he had said sank in. Pleasure like she'd never known before sounded interesting, but could she surrender her body to him completely, she wasn't sure about that. She'd seen what some of the people in the dungeon had been doing, and knew that she was way too insecure to go that far, no matter how much the thought turned her on. "What if I c-can't do the things you w-want?"
"I will give you a special word that you can use to stop anything I'm doing while we're together; it's called a safe word. If at any time you want things to end, you use that word and it's over. But understand this; if you use that word during our ten
nights, it ends there."
"M-meaning what?" She was so confused, just looking at the man sitting across from her, she wanted to beg him to take her upstairs and make love to her. She wasn't used to experiencing such desire and she shifted nervously in her seat at the thought of belonging to him for ten nights, it sounded like paradise right then.
"Meaning, my sweet Carla, that if you use your safe word to stop anything that happens during those nights, I will no longer help you explore." He smiled to soften the bluntness of his words. "You are new to my world, Carla, but you have my word that I won't push you harder than I think you can handle," he said, seeing that she didn't like the thought of him not training her.
"Okay," she whispered, "I'd like to try." She had no idea where the strength had come from for her to speak the words, but the thought of never knowing what it was she was missing left her aching inside.
He smiled at how quickly she responded to his offer, but wasn't about to let her accept that easily. "I think it best if you take some time to think about things before you accept. Sleep on it, and talk to Scarlett in the morning. Tonight was a new experience for you, an exhilarating one I'm sure, but you may see things differently after a good night's sleep." He hoped that wasn't the case, he wanted her to be completely sure that what he was offering was something she wanted before he allowed her into his world however.
Scarlett had sat quietly throughout the entire conversation, but when she saw how quickly things were moving, she knew she had to intervene. "Master, may I speak?" She looked at Daniel, hoping he'd understand and give her permission.
Daniel turned to Jason, the decision wasn't one he and Scarlett were involved in, and he wasn't sure Jason would appreciate the interruption.
"Please, let her speak, Daniel." Jason was curious to know why Scarlett felt the need to step in.
"Sir, I think Carla needs to explain some things about her experience with, well, sex, before you agree to this." She didn't like bringing up her friend's sex life, especially in front of people Carla didn't know, but felt it was a situation where complete honesty was warranted.
Jason was confused by her response and wondered what Carla's sexual experience had to do with her being trained by him. "Her sexual history shouldn't be a problem, unless of course you have a disease we need to discuss?"
Carla was mortified that he would even think that and was quick to answer. "It's nothing like that!" She understood Scarlett's concern, she was her best friend and was only looking out for her, but she was still embarrassed. "Well, the truth is," she stumbled over the words, "I've never slept with a man." As she said it she wished the roof would fall in, she was sure he must be thinking she was a complete loser to still be a virgin at her age.
"You're a virgin?" he asked the question incredulously; he had to admit, it did amazing things to his ego to think of being her first lover. His cock stood to attention at the prospect of being the first man to take her, but with the desire came the worry that she might not yet know what she truly wanted in a lover.
"Y-yes." She could feel her cheeks burning at the admission and wondered if he thought she was damaged. Her virginity had never bothered her in the past because it had been a conscious decision on her part not to have sex, now though; she wished she had lost it when others around her were doing the same, instead of waiting so long. "I understand if that's a complete turn off to you." Lowering her eyes she wished she could sink into the floor as she waited for him to speak again.
"Sweetheart, you've just given me a hard on the size of Mount Everest, so I think it's safe to say I'm not turned off, but I do think this will change how we spend your ten nights if you choose to come to me."
She couldn't help it, her eyes went straight to his groin, or where she imagined his groin was since the desk blocked her view. She licked her lips unknowingly and smiled at the thought of what her admission had done to him.
"Alright, Scarlett, you'd better take your friend home before I make this decision for her." The thought of teaching everything he knew to such an innocent was mind blowing, and it was hard for him to allow her to go home. He knew it was for the best however. "If you decide this is truly what you want, be here tomorrow night at nine." He stood up then, uncomfortably aware of how tight his jeans were.
Carla rose as well; her legs shook and she had no idea how she was going to force herself to leave the room. She wanted to walk, no run, round the desk, throw her arms around his neck and beg him to take her upstairs right then, she didn't want to wait until the following night. For the first time in her life she knew what it meant to desire someone. Her eyes met his and she quickly looked away, she was sure the longing she felt was obvious to him.
When Carla looked back at Jason he had moved from behind the desk and was in front of her. "I hope you decide to come back," he said pulling her into his arms and lowering his lips to hers so he could kiss her softly. "I promise you won't regret it." Drawing back from her he smiled down into her beautiful face. She was such a little thing and he towered over her from his height of six foot three; he could envision her kneeling before him and knew he had to end the meeting.
"I think you need to take her home now, babe." Daniel recognized the look in his friend's eyes, and knew he was on the edge of losing control. He brushed his lips over Scarlett's and smiled at her. "I'll see you tomorrow night." He turned to Carla and winked. "Really nice meeting you."
"Nice to meet you too, Daniel." She smiled at him quickly before turning to Jason. "I'll see you tomorrow night, Sir." She had no idea why she added the Sir, but the way his eyes darkened in desire, it was clear that she had said the right thing.
"Um we need to leave." Scarlett smiled at Daniel, reading the intensity in Jason's gaze. "Goodnight, Master," she whispered before grabbing Carla's hand and leading her from the room. She didn't let go until they were out of the house and had reached the car.
Scarlett waited until they had left the grounds and were out on the road, and then she turned off the radio, pausing for a moment to decide how to phrase things before speaking. "Carla, Jason's a really great guy, but I'm not sure he's the happily ever after type, if you get my meaning."
"I don't think I'm looking to head down the aisle just yet, Scarlett." Carla giggled and shook her head.
"I know marriage isn't your thing, but well, you've waited a long time to have sex, I just don't want you to get too involved and end up being hurt." She was glad that Carla had finally decided to explore her sexuality, but was also worried about how intense she knew Jason could be.
"Scarlett, I'm not going to pretend that I'm not out of my league here, but for the first time ever, I want to explore." She loved her friend for trying to protect her but thought Scarlett was reading too much into things, she wasn't looking for a fairytale.
"Honey, it's not just the sex and BDSM stuff you're out of depth with, you've never really been involved with anyone before; I just want you to guard your heart, okay?" She would never forgive herself for introducing Carla to Jason if he hurt her.
"If it gets too intense I'll back off, promise." She knew she was doing her best to convince herself as much as she was Scarlett. Jason made her feel things she had never thought possible before, and she realized it was going to be tough to remember that love wasn't the same thing as sexual gratification.
"I know you'll do the sensible thing, Carla, you always do." Scarlett drove on for a few minutes before she spoke again. "Jason is a very experienced Dom, he's been in this lifestyle most of his life; you'll learn things with him that most people can only dream about. If you can look at it as a learning experience, I say go for it."
"I never even asked him how old he was," Carla said suddenly, she'd been more interested in how handsome he was, and the feelings he brought out in her, but now she found herself wanting to know more about him than the little she did then.
"He's thirty-seven, and he owns two of the largest law firms in New York, one of which Daniel is a partner in. Let's see, he's never be
en married, never even been engaged to my knowledge, he prefers to take a submissive and enjoy her until he is bored of her, at which point he replaces her. His father is still alive, but his mom passed away from cancer about five years ago. Oh, and did I mention he's incredibly rich?
"Not only does he own two law firms, but he makes a bundle from property development and his father is loaded. As an only child he's set to receive a huge inheritance when his father passes on."
"Holy hell, Scarlett, you just gave me the man's full biography." Carla laughed for a moment before stopping to wonder. "How do you know so much about him?"
"He was my mentor when I first decided I wanted to explore this lifestyle," she turned to glance at her friend quickly before returning her attention to the road, "but he set me up with Daniel as a trainer."
"So did you and he...," she wasn't sure she wanted to know the answer to the question, but felt she had to ask.
"No way." Scarlett laughed. "He intimidated the hell out of me in that capacity, hon. I've watched him scene before, and let me tell you, he's intense."
"Okay, if you are afraid to be with him that way, shouldn't I be running away?" She shuddered nervously as she thought about how much Scarlett knew about men and her fear of Jason.
"Seriously, Carla, I would trust Jason with you more than anyone else. Yes, he’s intense, but after years of watching him, I know he's also one of the most perceptive Master's I've ever met. I didn't know that much about the lifestyle when we first met, so he scared me."
"What will those ten nights be like?" A part of her was so excited that she couldn't wait to find out, while another part felt like hiding under her bedcovers and not taking the risk.
"I think with Jason, those ten nights will change everything you thought you knew about your sensuality and leave you longing for more."
