She was relieved. He had graciously accepted her first assignment two nights ago, and was pleased with her work. She knew he had attended closely to her words because he pointed out a continuity problem in the positions assumed by the sub. For the briefest of moments, she felt a stinging pain, then simply asked him for what she most needed: encouragement. He gave it and more to her, such that the pain seemed almost not to have happened at all. She knew she must give herself more time for editing in her next gift story. She did not wait for it to be assigned. She wanted it to be perfectly clear to him that this type of intimacy was her choice at all times, that her eyes were open. She knew he would expect a part 2 to her first assignment, but that was not what she was writing. This time, it would be not a fantasy presented as a reality, but a reality presented as a fantasy, for his pleasure and her gratification in pleasing both him and herself.
Anticipating a New Assignment
To John, Lord Talon
She was surprised by how good the drops of almost-hot water felt, gently striking her skin and flowing in a waterfall down the back of her body. She thought of the joy crawling back under the comforter would be after she was dry. Her cats woke her up early this on this Sunday morning, and now it was nearly noon and naptime for both the human and the feline in her house.
She poured some of the plant-scented shampoo into her palm, rubbed her hands together, and smoothed the light green suds over her neck, chest and breast. The shampoo made her hands glide effortlessly over her skin, and she thought of John's hands and how they would touch her one day.