Christian shut his laptop and rubbed his eyes. His afternoon had been filled with pointless meetings and long winded emails, but he'd made it through. He wasn't sure if Elizabeth's teasing messages had helped make the corporate drudgery pass faster or more painfully, but he smiled as he scrolled back through the texts and pictures she'd sent.
He glanced at the clock and ran the math. He had about an hour before she'd be home, just enough time for a quick workout and shower.
The gym was filled with the after work crowd, and he was glad to get his mind off the ache in his shorts. By the time he'd worked up a good sweat and hit the showers, he knew it'd be a toss up if he beat her home.
Christian's mind is filled with images of her on the way home--how she'll look when she walks through that door, the way she'll carry herself, the glint in her eyes. The teasing texts had only fueled his imagination.
He wasn't sure if he was relieved or sad when the garage was empty. Half of him had hoped to keep her waiting, though the sane half had realized what a bad idea that would have been in his current situation. Fun, but bad.
Christian threw his gym bag in the laundry room, then made a beeline for living room. Scanning their record collection, he grabbed her favorite vinyl and dropped the needle before heading into the kitchen to start dinner. Before the first track finished, the cast iron was filled with two ribeyes, rosemary, and enough butter to give his cardiologist a heart attack. He fell into rhythm of the music and food and by the time he had to flip the record, the whole house smelled of seared meat and roasted vegetables.
The sound of the garage door opening snapped him out of his thoughts. He turned down the heat on the stove, grabbed the glass of rose he'd poured earlier from the fridge, and dropped to his knees just as the doorknob turned.
Elizabeth stepped inside, her heels clicking on the hardwood floor. Christian kept he eyes down, but the glass of rose held up for her. A moment later, the points of her shoes filled his vision and the weight of the glass left his outstretched hands. Five nails raked through his hair, and the familiar scent of her perfume bullied the aromas of dinner out of his nose.
She let out a sigh as she took a sip and ran her fingers over his scalp.
Then her fist tightened, forcing his head back. Christian looked up to see her smiling, her gaze lingering on him with that same teasing spark from earlier in the day.
"Well, well, Mr. Writer," she says, her voice low and playful. "I see you made your word count. And maybe more from the smell of it."
She takes a dramatic sniff.
"And my favorite rose, ready when I walk in the door?"
The toe of her stiletto presses into his crotch as she leans down.
"Someone really is on their best behavior," she said. "They must really want something..."
Christian smiled. "Only to see you happy."
Elizabeth's lips curl into a smirk, and she ran her fingers through her hair before reaching up to lightly touch the key around her neck. Christian's eyes followed her movement instinctively, the sight of the key almost hypnotic now. The way it rests between her fingers felt deliberate, like an unspoken promise.
"Oh, is that all?" she murmured, her voice low enough to make him feel the weight of her words. "You're such a good boy. And I'm sure you'll continue to make me happy. All. Night. Long."
Christian smiled to hide his growing excitement behind a calm exterior. "And how exactly would you like me to do that, Ma'am?"
"By letting me read what you've written today, of course," She leaned closer, her eyes narrowing playfully as their noses touched. "I've seen the numbers, but I want to make sure they're worth a reward. If they are, it means that for every word you've written, you've earned a taste of what comes next. But I don't think we need to rush, do we?"
Her fingers toy with the key, and Christian's breath hitches. She moves in closer, her presence filling the space, the heat between them palpable. Elizabeth leans down slightly, her lips hovering just above his ear. "You've earned this, Christian. But you're going to have to wait just a little longer for the real reward."
Elizabeth straightens up, finally pulling back just enough to give him space to breathe. "After all, I'm starving."
She released his hair, and giggled as she stepped around him.
"Come on, Chef," she teased as she sat at their island, wine glass in hand. "I've heard a well cooked steak can be better than sex. Assuming you don't overcook that, maybe I'll have to try out both just to see how close they are."
Christian rose with a chuckle, then resumed his culinary duties. They chatted about their days and made the normal small talk of a married couple as he finished cooking. Then they enjoyed dinner and a bottle of Pinot Noir. It was mostly a normal evening that any couple would share.
Except of course when her foot would stretch out under the table and casually press against his crotch.
"So you hit your word count for the day," Elizabeth asked once their plates and wine bottle were empty.
"I did," Christian replied. "Seems your motivational coaching is working."
"Not well enough," she played with the key around her neck. "Seems you're still about six thousand words short of where you need to be..."
"But I did make it today," he said. "And I believe my writing coach said I'd get a reward for that."
Elizabeth smiled.
"She did, didn't she..."
She drained the last of her wine then leaned back, her bare foot pressing on his balls through the gym shots. The hard cage offered little protection, and he took a deep breathe as his head tipped back.
"Why don't we leave the dishes till tomorrow?" She set her glass on the table and stood. "Pour me another. Then you know where I want you."
She turned and headed for the stairs.
"I'm going to freshen up. I expect you to be waiting when I'm ready."
Christian grinned as he opened another bottle of wine and poured a healthy glass. Heading upstairs, he saw the double doors to their bathroom were closed. Elizabeth's bedside lamp was on, but otherwise the room was dark.
He set her glass on the dresser, then quickly stripped and knelt, head down, knees wide, arms behind his back, at the foot of the bed. His cock swelled against the cage, feeding into the heady mix of pleasure and pain that flooded his brain.
She didn't keep him waiting long.
He resisted the urge to look, and once again, his first impression was her toes in vision and fingers raking through his hair.
"My Darling good boy," Elizabeth purred. "I'm surprised that cage hasn't cracked under the force of your cock trying to get hard."
"Good thing you bought a good one," Christian replied.
Elizabeth chuckled and pulled his head back so he could look up at her.
His jaw dropped.
She'd put on a black silk robe tied at the waist to give her a breathtaking hourglass figure. The red bra she'd worn in the photos earlier peek out, and of course, the gold key hung between her breasts. She'd redone her makeup, including a bright red shade of lipstick. Her brown hair hung in loose curls around her shoulders.
Elizabeth smirked.
"Glad to see I can still capture your attention," she said.
"Only an idiot wouldn't appreciate that," he gave her a dramatic up and down.
Her smirk turned into a sweet smile for a moment before the mischievous glint returned to her eyes.
"I've got other uses for that silver tongue," she released his head. "On the bed."
He quickly obeyed, and less than a minute later, his wrists and ankles were wrapped in leather and stretched to the corners of their bed. Elizabeth took another sip of wine, then set her glass on the bedside table. She pulled the tie on her robe and let it fall open, but didn't shrug it off completely.
Christian's mouth went dry and a jolt of pain shot up from his cock as it fought against the cage with renewed vigor.
Elizabeth climbed on top of his chest and let her fingers trace along his arms and shoulders.
"Is this everything you hoped for?" She asked.
"Pretty much," he breathed.
She raised an eyebrow.
"I mean..."
He bucked his hips, raising his caged cock up.
"Oh? I didn't realized you hit 10,000 words today?"
"I'm making good progress," he whined.
"Thats true," she said. "But you're not there yet."
He opened his mouth to say more, but she put a finger on his lips.
"You're doing well," she warned. "Don't push it."
He nodded, and her shoulders relaxed a fraction.
"Now, it's been a long, stressful day."
Her nails bit into his skin, causing him to suck in a breath through clenched teeth and leaving long red trails down his chest. She ground her hips into him, rubbing her wet panties up and down his sternum. With one hand, she grabbed the key.
"Holding this all day," she shook her head. "You really owe me for taking such a burden on."
"Yes, ma'am."
"Why don't you show me how much you appreciate all I do for you?"