Chapter 86 Pt 2

Walking down the sleek cement staircase was an exercise in coordination.  The design of the dress caused my legs to remain very tight together making me have to concentrate on my footing. Alice told me the small steps needed to keep my balance, exaggerated the movement in my hips. For some reason the image of an old Marilyn Monroe movie came to mind as I pictured he in a tight dress with her hips almost swing with every step. Mimicking her actions on the walk out into the kitchen area I found that by placing one foot directly in front of the other, walking became much easier. With that dilemma solved I then had the extreme privilege of watching Edward’s eyes nearly pop out of his head.

He was standing with his back to us pouring the last of wine into glasses while speaking to his brother. At the sound of my approaching steps he turned to me with a smile that ever so slowly morphed into a mask of blankness.  His mouth went slack as his eyes grew while they raked over my body from my feet up. Meeting my eyes again his mouth closed and opened several times while he stared at me completely speechless. Blinking a few times his tongue swept across his lips as he seemed to come out of whatever trance had him mesmerized.

“You’re stunning nâhtötse” 

Before I could answer Alice stepped forward to retrieve one of the glasses on the counter “I did good, she’s dazzling”

Placing both hands on my hips Edward pulled me closer to him “She always is”

“Yeah, Yeah, Yeah…I know Bella’s beautiful” Alice mocked before waving her hand in my direction like a game show model “But what about my dress?”

I giggled while Edward grinned placing a soft kiss on my lips “Spectacular”

“Why thank you kind Sir” I said adjusting the knot of his blue tie “You look might handsome tonight”

“Nothing compared to you my love”

“Oh Pa…lease…” Emmett groaned “Enough of the pillow talk”

Handing Rose a glass of Orange Juice he glanced at me “You look great little Bella, but my woman still out shines you.”

Rose smirked “You just want some”

“I always want some but it’s still true”

“Augh…now who’s grossing us out with pillow talk” Edward teased while Alice laughed pulling out her camera “Let’s go…pictures”

It was like prom night all over again,  we finished our drinks while Alice placed us in every pose she could think of before giving a round of hugs, telling us to “have fun” and an added ‘see you tomorrow’. With her gone we gathered up our stuff and left.

Pulling into the parking lot across the street from New Moon I had to admit the admiration in Edward’s glare was very gratifying. Turning off the car he got out and I watched him as he walked around to my door. The air of confidence that always surrounded him seemed to be intensified that evening causing my blood to boil. Taking his hand to get out of the car the tingle from his touch sent shivers down my spine that emerged as goose bumps over my skin.

Noticing my reaction Edward became concerned “Are you cold?”

Cold?

Between the soft leather hugging my skin, the sizzle on my bottom, the touch of his skin and the mighty fine specimen of man standing before me – Cold was the last thing I was.

“No sir, not cold at all”

Tilting my chin Edward moved in to kiss me, unable or maybe unwilling to control myself all the passion I had building inside me came out. Grasping the back of his neck my fingers threaded through his hair as I clutched myself to him. It took Edward one-pint-two seconds to catch up with my mood.  His hand gripped the back of my neck as his tongue plunged into mouth in a fierce manner that made my heart rate spike. My body molded to his and I felt the heat of his erection pressed into my stomach as his other hand squeezed by bottom. My breathing grew erratic while my legs started to weaken and I moaned loudly into his mouth.

“Yo…are you two going to fuck right there”

Hearing his brother’s voice Edward kept his firm hands where they were as he pulled his head back. I have heard of smothering eyes yet up until that very moment I had no clue as to what they looked like. Hooded, dark, mysterious green orbs stared down at me like I was prey he wanted to devour. The sheer force of his dominance caused me to tremble, not with fear but with a painful lusty need. At that moment he could have thrown me over the car to fuck me senseless and I wouldn’t have cared who the hell was watching.

Taking a deep breath Edward shuddered as the grip he had on me relaxed without completely letting me go until I was once again steady on my feet. His eyes stared to lighten and I couldn’t resist asking “Better?”

A quirk of a smile appeared “Getting there”

The hand that had held my neck moved so that I could feel a single finger trace the silver collar “What you do to me Isabella”

I wanted to say ‘back at you big boy’ instead remained quiet while watching the muscles in his face relax back into his normal expression. “Now what were you saying about being naked?”

When did I say that?

Raising one eye brow he reminded me “In the car, you said you felt naked”

Oh yeah

Taking his arm we walked across the parking lot towards New Moon while I explained that this was the first time I was at the club without having some kind of toy inserted or attached to me. Reaching the door Edward chuckled telling me he could rectify that with a simple trip back to the car.

I bet he could too, that black tote he carried in the truck was filled with all kinds of surprises.

Saying hello to Eric – who was dressed in a formal black suit and tie – we waited behind another several other couples to sign the book before actually going inside the club. Edward spoke pleasant hello’s to everyone while I went over in my mind the instructions he had given me for the rest of the evening. They were pretty standard, full protocols were in effect and I was allowed to speak with anyone according to the rules of etiquette. Like the previous night he wanted us to enjoy all the benefit and amenities that the club contained.

The club was decorated for the party with silver balloons and strings of crystals that draped from the ceiling like paper streamers. Dark silver linen cloths covered every table with a centerpiece of white long steam roses accented with drooping crystal picks. The richness of the adornments reminded me of an extravagance wedding reception.

The members were dressed to impress – at least on the main floor - woman in sleek cocktail dresses while the men wore suit and ties. Even the employees exchanged their normal polo shirt with the New Moon logo on it for formal attire. The men in white ruffled tuxedo shirts with black bowties and the waitresses scurrying about in black tailored tuxedo tails over black shorts complete with dainty white gloves.

Following Edward through the two areas he led us back to the VIP section and I was beyond shocked to see Esme and Carlisle sitting there. I knew that the club was not some place where Edward’s parents were comfortable being so I could only assume they were here to celebrate. Approaching the table Aro, Marcus and Carlisle stood, they each shook Edward’s hands and then regarded me. 

Marcus was the first to speak “Wow! That is some dress”

Had it not been Edward’s uncle I would have been more embarrassed then I already was. I could feel my cheeks burn as Carlisle’s fatherly comment helped relieve the awkwardness.

“My sons a luck man” He said with a smile glancing at Edward before kissing my cheek and adding “But I already knew that”

“Aro who took my hand” Ms. Swan as always a vision to behold”

Quirking an eye I took in the appearance of the man who has always been so very kind to me. He looked very distinguished in his black tailored suit, white pressed shirt and dark silver tie. “Thank you Sir. You are rather dashing yourself tonight. Which by the way congratulations”

“Yes twenty-five years” he grinned “this club is as old as you”

“This one is almost twenty-six” I corrected while he chuckle “I stand corrected”

Edward who had made his way around to say hello to his mother and aunts was back at my side. Placing a possessive hand on the small of my back he guided me to table so I could say hello to the women then to the two empty chairs.

Holding one out for me I was just about to slide into it when  Carlisle said “Edward, Emmett said you were having some kind of trouble with your car”

At the same time the unmistakable voice of Dougie called out from behind me “Isabella, there you are”

Standing back up I turned to acknowledge my new best friend while Edward inquired what his father meant. Dougie who was dressed in a white tux, pink shirt and red bow tie hugged me loosely then stood back looking abashed “Girlfriend I didn’t think you were ever going to get in here. I thought for sure I was going to have to get a cold bucket of water to throw on you”

The realization of what he was talking about didn’t completely settle in until Emmett’s booming laugh reached my ears “Bucket hell, I was going to come in and start selling tickets”

His laugher increased while my embarrassment grew and I leaned in to whisper to Dougie “Did you see us?”

He however wasn’t quite as discrete “Girl I think half the club saw that PDA”

“I told you to knock it off” Rose giggled at Emmett’s comment then added “Actually I think you told them to go knock one off”

Oh God…please kill me now

I didn’t even want to look at Esme’s face because the disapproval came out loud and clear in the tone of her voice “Edward, what were you doing in public?”

“Nothing…” he tried to dismiss it but Emmett just couldn’t stop “Bull crap mom, he was sucking little Bella’s face off”

“No…but I was however kissing my woman. Can you blame me…look at her” He was not helping the burn in my cheeks nor did Dougie

“He’s not kidding girlfriend, you are…” his finger touched against my bare shoulder as his face scrunched up “sizzling hot”

“Thanks” I said sarcastically, just glad the conversation had turned into a different direction.

“I’m serious you could make a gay man want to go straight” I laughed and Dougie picked up my hand while addressing Edward “Daddy is dying to see this dress, may I take her?”

Taking a look around the smaller VIP room I noticed that Double D was not there, I did however catch the gaze of Caius who before I could divert my eyes gave me a curt nod. “Where is Riley?”

Double D was out in the main area sitting with someone I didn’t know and was slightly relieved when Edward declined Dougie’s request.  “I’m going to sit with my family for a half hour tell Riley I’ll met upstairs”

“Alright, but daddy doesn’t like to wait. See you later girlfriend”

Edward gestured to the chair telling me sit then went to the bar for a drink while I sat next to Rose “You got a pet, uh?”

I knew who she was talking about “It looks that way, but Dougie is funny and really easy to like”

“Yeah, he’s a character”

Edward returned with two glasses of white wine and the conversation at the table moved from one topic to another. Didyme had mentioned in passing about a grouping of original artwork on display upstairs which I was rather interested in seeing. Other than that it was just ideal chit chat amongst the family. We had sat for a little longer then Edward had planned when his parents made to leave.

As Esme gave me a hug good-bye she told me to make sure that Edward behaved himself. Making me grin as she gave him what Sue would call ‘the stink eye.’ I suppose that when you’re a mother the concept of making sure your children act respectable is something you never loose. I wanted to assure her that I would keep a close eye on him yet part of me hoped there would be a whole lot more misbehavior before the night was through.

Our group was breaking up and leaving the sanctuary of the VIP room in favor of continuing with our evening. Out in the main dance area Aro and Jane depart from us to go mingle while Marcus took Didyme out onto the dance floor. Rose needed the bathroom and I followed along with her figuring it might be a good idea to pee while she was there to help with my dress. As it turned out, working the zipper wasn’t all that difficult. Once it was opened the dress peeled back from my body and allowed me to sit freely. Closing it wasn’t as easy because I needed to wedge my hand up at a strange angle that wouldn’t give the correct leverage. It was taking me longer than it should and Rose teased me about falling in, but I eventually got the zipper pulled down over the length of my leg.

On our way back to the boys I notice Edward talking to a very tall darker skinned woman who he had previously introduced me to. She had an odd name and for the life of me I could not remember what it was.

Rose and I parted, she went to Emmett who was standing at the end of a table talking to people while I walked up to Master taking my presentation pose. They were talking cordially and it only took a few seconds before my presence was acknowledged.

“Isabella do you remember Zafrena?”

Oh yeah that’s her name

“Yes Master” meeting his gaze Edward nodded giving me the go ahead to speak to the woman. She was so tall – a few inches above Edward – I had to lift my head to see her “It’s very nice to see you again ma’am”

“You also Isabella. That dress is very flattering on you, is it one of Riley’s designs?”

Riley’s?

“No ma’am, Master’s sister Alice designed and made the dress.”

“Really” She sounded shocked “Could you turn for me please?”

Looking to Edward to see if it was ok, I was once again given the go ahead nod before I did a slow ungraceful spin.

“She did a marvelous job. I wasn’t aware Alice was so talented”

Growing slightly bold I gave Alice a little plug “Oh yes ma’am, she designed and produced a full range of coordinating garments for Master’s girl”

“Well if this is an example of her work, I’m going to have to give her a call” 

I had taken it this far I might as well push it all the way

“If this one may be so bold ma’am she would recommend you do, Alice is most talented”

The Amazonian like woman actually smiled at me “I believe I will Isabella, thank you”

“You’re welcome” It was all I could say because Zafrina turned her attention to Edward saying one word “Midnight”

The only response he gave a polite nod before Zafrina walked away leaving us alone. The familiar cords of a song started playing. Edward turned to face me wrapping his arms around my back to hold me close while his face nuzzled into my neck as he sung softly against my ear.

Hey little girl is your daddy home?

Did he go away and leave you all alone

Mmmm Hmmm

I got a bad desire

Oh…Oh…Oh

I’m on fire

Taking my hands he held my left palm against his chest while the right one became pinned with his other hand against my back. It might have been a simple action but the position he placed me in caused my body to lay flush against his while still giving me that feeling of being restrained as he crooned in my ear.

Can he do to you the things that I do?

Mmmm Hmmm

I can take you higher

Oh…Oh…Oh

I’m on fire

Fire?

I was a burning ember waiting to be ignited, and that flare up came with the feel of Edward’s teeth tugging on my ear lobe. Pulling it with enough force to give me tingles he asked “How hot can you get Isabella?”

Was there a limit?

“How hot would you like your girl Master?” I swallowed hard in an attempted to sound unaffected but it was pointless because Edward knew damn well what he was doing to me.

“Mmmmm…” he hummed against my neck “…on a scale of one to ten, I’d settle for a twelve”

Twelve? I was already past that

My mind was reeling with the possibilities of what was to come when I heard a female “Sir Edward, can I get you anything…from the bar”

The song was ending and the beginning music for Madonna’s Crazy for You stated to play. Refusing to release me or even acknowledge the girl Edward walked me backwards onto the dance floor.  Before the first word was sang he already had our bodies moving to the sensuous tempo.

“Look at me Isabella” my eyes met his and the words came out of my mouth as I stared into his hypnotic gaze singing the words.

I'm crazy for you

Touch me once and you'll know it's true

I never wanted anyone like this

It's all brand new,

 You’ll feel it in my kiss

I'm crazy for you,

Edward’s lips crashed into mine, it wasn’t that searing kiss we had out in the parking lot but it still made the muscles in my belly tighten.

Pulling his head back he was breathing like a bull staring down a matador “I’m trying hard to control myself Isabella but we just might not make it out of here tonight without a trip to the office”

I smiled slyly and reminded him of someplace else “Or the elevator”

He chuckled “That’s why I love you nâhtötse, you’re always thinking”

As I giggled the song was coming to an end and Aro tapped Edward on the shoulder asking to cut in. Giving me a slight bow he released me with a gesture to his uncle to take over.  The music hadn’t even started when Aro already had my hands in position one against his chest the other clasped within his while his other hand laid flat against my back.

“I figured I better take my dance before your evening gets underway and I miss the chance”

“I’d always make time for you” I said the words a second before breaking out into a deep laugh as the song started playing. It was so old and the only reason I knew it was because due to tradition I had danced to it with Charlie at my wedding.

Aro’s face broke out into a huge grin and I knew he requested the song on purpose “Sorry Ms. Swan I just couldn’t resist”

I giggled with total glee as Aro moved us in slow motion across the dance floor while The Mills Brothers sang.

You're sugar you're spice,

You're everything nice,

And you're daddy's little girl.

“You are so bad”

He shrugged “It’s one of the joys of being me”

“And what happens next week when everyone is gossiping?”

Aro grinned “I won’t be here”

Oh …Wonderful

“That is sort of why I wanted to talk you. Laurent has been dismissed of his duties and Marcus and I have decided that Monday Mr. Newton will more than likely be arrested for his theft. I’m telling you because of the relationship his lover has with that rat bastard you refer to as your ex-husband. Edward informed me she is not only mentally unstable but she also seems to have a vendetta against you. I’m not sure how close she is to Mr. Newton or what his arrest will do to her rationality and I want you to promise me you will be extra careful.”

A thought occurred to me “Did you tell anyone else about Mike?”

“I’m telling you now and of course it would be wrong of me to ask you to keep it from Edward”

That’s why Edward didn’t tell me – he didn’t know

“So please feel free to share it with him or with Emmett for that matter. However other than those two I would ask that you show discretion and keep that information private. As I said, it seemed obvious to me that due to safety reason, you needed to be informed of my intentions. If this Karen girl is unbalanced and she depends on Mr. Newton, then his arrest and departure just might have adverse effects on her mental state.”

Aro was right in his assumption, it would all depend if Karen was consistently taking her medications or what state of mind she happened to be in at the time. Either way I was very glad he chose to keep me informed. I was even more ecstatic to learn Edward had not kept the information from me out of some warped sense of protection.  

“Thank you for telling me”

“Just watching out for my daughter” Aro’s smile made me giggle.

The song came to an end and he placed a kiss on my forehead making me promise to be safe before handing me back over to Edward who didn’t lose a step in leading me into the next dance. While we moved slowly to a song I didn’t know, I spoke softly telling him what Aro had said. The concerned expression on his face was not something I enjoyed seeing.

Placing my hand on his cheek I asked “Are you alright?”

Edward’s head moved just the tiniest bit to kiss my palm “Just wondering the best way to keep you safe”

“Maybe you should lock this one up and throw away the key” I joked

“That’s not a half bad idea” I giggled while Edward continued to keep a straight face and I was beginning to think he just might be serious.

At the end of the song I followed him off the dance floor towards the stairs, before making our way upstairs the waitress who had tried to interrupt us earlier asked again if there was anything he needed. This time I made eye contact with what I could only assume was one of Master’s former bimbo’s. To my dismay she was not at all an unattractive girl except for the scowl she threw in my direction.

“No Lauren…and I would suggest if you wish to remain an employee here you make a serious attitude adjustment. Come Isabella”

Ha…take that bitch

Edward had effectively put her in her place and on the outside I remained impassive while on the inside I was gloating to beat the band.

The Silver Anniversary theme from downstairs continued up to the second floor, the only difference being, there were no crystals draped from the ceiling.  The large second floor main room was alive with its typical uninhibited atmosphere, members mulled around in various stages of undress.  Some attached to a leash; other’s crawling along next to their dominant. Many submissive’s were kneeling obediently while their master stroked their hair and carried on a conversation with another Dom. Bodies were used as a footrest  for one leg while the sub licked the other shoe clean. Spankings could be heard along with faint cries or whimpers over the background music. So many different things simultaneously going on and yet no particular exchange stood out from any of the others.

My mind drifted back to the first time I had been exposed to happenings of the room. The sights had shocked me so much Edward sat us in the bar area until I had calmed down. Strange that in less than two months’ time those same sights have become almost mundane. It seemed normal to me for a girl to be on her knees lapping her drink from a bowl. Or a male submissive walking hunched over due to the chain running from the ring in his penis to one around his toe.  Neither was something I could see myself doing but who was I to judge how people got their kink on?

There was activity on the stage as it was being prepared for some kind of demonstration. Stealing a quick glance I tried to see if I could tell what it would be but Edward started walking towards the far corner and I had to keep my eye on him so I stayed in step.

Riley was indeed impressed with Alice’s work to the point where he walked around me holding his chin as he scrutinized every little detail. Even though I knew his focus was on the design of the dress I still felt like he was checking me out. I eased my mind by telling myself Double D was very gay and his interest in my body was merely for professional reason. However when someone examines you as they would an expensive piece of abstract art it’s rather hard to not be self-conscious.

That feeling intensified when Dougie prodded “What do you think daddy?”

“Hmmm…” Riley thought out loud and I thought he was going to make a comment on the dress so his next words surprised the shit out of me “…hour glass shape…”

It was getting kind of creepy and I looked to first Edward and then Dougie for reassurance.

Dougie smiled at me “Daddy has a talent…he can guess anyone’s measurements”

My eyes widened as Riley told me something I didn’t even completely know “thirty-four, twenty-four, thirty-four with a C cup.” He winked at me “which I believe are natural”

I wanted to say ‘Of course they were natural’ when Edward spoke “They are, and spectacular and best of all…they’re mine”

Riley laughed “Well Edward I must admit other than a place to put clamps my only other interest in breast is how they fill out my clothing line”

Yup… I was right, purely professional curiosity

A group of people walked behind us and Dougie muttered something under his breathing causing Riley to react with a harsh warning. “Watch yourself Douglas. You are skating on thin ice”

Had it been my Master cautioning me I would have immediately dropped my eyes and answered with a quick ‘yes Sir.’ Not Dougie – No…he made a face of irritation while dramatically rolling his eyes. The reaction so unexpected I let out a small giggle causing Riley to sigh. “You will have to excuse Douglas, I’m afraid I spoil him”

“Master spoils this one too…just not that much. His girl never would have gotten away with rolling her eyes” I chuckled at the thought

“What would have happened to you Isabella?” Edward asked but my answer was directed to Riley.

Pointing my finger I said “Do you see that corner over there?”

Grinning he glanced over his shoulder to Dougie “If he isn’t careful Douglas just might find himself in that corner with his red ass hanging out”

The eye roll came again “Daddy I’m going to go look at the art work”

Their relationship so much different than ours, Dougie had told me Riley wasn’t his master, he was his Daddy. At the time I didn’t understand the difference, the more I hung around them the clearer it became. Riley was the dominant yet unlike Edward and me there didn’t seem to be the stringent rules. Their protocols were next to none, childlike behavior on the part of Dougie was not indulged it was expected. Yet something told me that as with any parent when pushed to far Riley would reel his child back in. The question I had was, where was that imaginary line, how would Dougie know he went too far? Personally I enjoyed the clear set rules; it gave me the structure I craved along with the security of knowing I was capable of handling what was expected of me. There was no second guess, the lines in the sand were clearly drawn and I did everything I could to stay within them.

Edward pulled me away from my thoughts “I believe Isabella wanted to see the art work too, and since I spoil her…”he grinned “…I think we’ll do that now”

The smaller room on the other side of the bar area was set up as a gallery filled with photographs, oil paintings, watercolors and sketching’s. All the art depicted was erotic in nature; some were full explicate nudes others containing only a hint of sexuality. One picture in particular caught my attention; it was a black and white photo portraying a man from the shoulders down, dressed in a suit and tie with his female submissive kneeling before him. There was nothing crass about it and the only nudity was the skin on the top half of her back. Her face was turned slightly towards his crotch while his hands rested gently on her head. I was memorized by the powerfully loving show of subtle dominance and silent acceptance.   

Edward caught me staring at the erotically suggestive print “I’m sure it’s for sale”

I knew he would buy it for me however I had a different idea “Actually Master your girl was thinking it would nice to have our photo taken in that pose.”

He looked back at the framed art for a moment then to me “Do you think Leah would be accommodating?”

She had already agreed to do some poses for me, so one more shouldn’t matter “Yes”

He nodded “I could hang it in the playroom”

No… not in the playroom.

Edward must have noticed my reluctance “You have somewhere else in mind?”  

“Your girl was thinking of having it done in a larger size so it could hang over the bed. That way we would see it every day and it would be like an expression of our relationship and the intimacy we share. What better place to be displayed then over our bed.”

“Our bed?” he questioned with one raised eye

“Yes Sir, it’s more ours then just yours” judging from his expression that didn’t seem to go over very well so I quickly explained “It’s your bed two nights a week and ours on the other five. That means the majority of the time…”

“It’s ours…” he absently considered “…well we could always add a few more night to my time.”

“Hmmm” it would be simple to add to our usual; all that would have to happen was an extension of our time schedules. I wasn’t sure about wanting to do that, especially at that particular time. There was so much I was just starting to get use to and I thought our normal everyday life coupled with our usual time was nicely balanced.

Before I could finish my thoughts on how to answer Edward, did it for me “No, I think we’re fine just the way we are. And if that means I need to concede my bed to you for the majority of the week then I suppose I can make the sacrifice”

The words, the tone of his voice, the expression of mock martyrdom, it was all too much and I started laughing. Full belly, tears in my eyes cackles that I couldn’t stop.

“What’s so funny” A deep baritone voice asked from behind me and I did my best to control the giggles while Edward answered Demetri with a gleeful tone “Apparently me”

“Funny I never thought of you as a comedian Edward”

“Yes well…” Edward paused to retrieve his vibrating phone and a female voice mutter “neither have I”

Turning his head Edward acknowledge the woman “Tanya” before glancing at his phone with a frown then looking to me. “Isabella I need to go take care of something for Aro”

I didn’t know what it was but it must have been important and I also knew that since Edward wasn’t explaining the problem it more than likely had something to do with what Aro had told me about while we danced. Edward once again glanced in Tanya’s direction before doing a quick scan around the room with his eyes falling back on his friend. “Are you busy at the moment?”

“No, I’m monitoring the room”

My first thought was Edward wanted Demetri to accompany him so I was rather surprised at the request “Would you mind keeping an eye on Isabella. She’s fine to continue walking around with Douglas but I hate to leave her unsupervised”

What the fuck was I – two?

 Besides I wasn’t sure if I was comfortable being passed off to someone else. There wasn’t much I could say or do about it, as my mind thought back to the contract I had signed giving Master permission to hand me over to another. He had explained that clause was only left in for circumstances such as this. He had said it more than likely would be Emmett who cared for me but I supposed his brother was also summoned. Come to think of it I hadn’t seen either him or Rose since we had come upstairs, for all I knew they were busy doing something else.

“I’d be honored”

Edward turned his attention to me “Stay in this room, mind Demetri and behave yourself until I come to retrieve you.”

The ‘yes Master’ was met with a kiss on the head and a nod in the direction of my care taker “Thank you, I won’t be long”

“I’ll be fine you don’t have to babysit me” I said once Edward left.

“Nonsense” Taking my hand Demetri placed it inside his elbow to turn us back towards the display of art “So which one were you admiring”

When I pointed out the picture I had found so fascinating he grinned “Here I thought it was the one next to it”

The picture was a watercolor of two women on either side of a man in a boat. The three of them dressed in a style of clothing befitting the seventeen hundreds complete with ornate white wigs. Each woman lying beside the man had their elaborate dresses hiked up with an oar shoved deep inside them. The male was visibly relaxed as he leisurely kissed one woman while the other used her mouth on his rather impressive dick. There was no doubt about the sexuality it was portraying and although the artist had paid close attention to detail it did not draw me as the other one did.

“It’s a nice painting but very blatant, leaving nothing to the imagination”

“Hmmm… and what about that one?”

Demetri pointed out another watercolor which depicted a nude woman lying on her stomach with her knees bent while her stiletto clad feet dangled in the air. The only thing she had on was a pair of sheer arm length black gloves and thigh high black stockings. Her blonde hair hung in smooth lines as she looked over her shoulders toward her bottom. The most obvious thing that made the painting stand out was the waving devil’s tail emerging from her derriere.

Looking at the painting I asked the most obvious question “Is she a devil woman or did the devil make her the way she is?”

Demetri chuckled “That’s what philosophers have been debating since the beginning of time.”

Looking back at the picture I could see the conflicting intent the artist was trying to bring out. “she has an innocent face and yet her choice of accessories suggest sexual prowess. She’s keeping her intimate parts hidden from view but still wiggling the tail to show off the evil within her. She’s like a woman who’s trying to repress her sexual desires”

“Is that how you see it?”

My head moved from side to side as I took in the framed art “yes, but I could be wrong, maybe the artist just thinks that all women are she devils”

Demettri laughed “No Miss Isabella, I believe your first impression was correct”

Glancing up at him I asked “How can you be sure?”

Keeping his head straight Demettri’s eyes shifted to mine “Because that’s my painting”

I gasped “You did that?”

“Yes that and the other one you referred to as ….what was it…oh yeah …blatant, leaving nothing to the imagination”

Swallowing hard I quickly tried to ease the distress I felt from critiquing his work by backtracking “I didn’t mean any offence, you’re clearly very talent…”

“No offense taken Isabella, I asked what you thought and you told me. As a matter of fact I’m rather impressed with your assessment…”

The woman I knew to be his submissive was suddenly presenting herself at his side “Master forgive the interruption”

“That’s alright Gianna, what do you need?”

“Anthony as a question about one of the pieces that this one couldn’t answer”

“Alright, could you please stay with Isabella, show her around and perhaps point out some more of my work, I would love to hear what she thinks of them”

“As you wish Master”

Demetri smiled at the beautiful olive skinned woman who took his place by my side. Gianna was dressed in a beautiful dark red floor length mermaid gown that hugged her body in the same manner as mine. Her dark hair done in an up-do showed off the long sleekness of her neck and back, which was completely open down to her hips.

“That’s a beautiful dress” I said conventionally in an attempt to end the silence.

She smiled “Thank you, I was just going to say the thing to you. And to complement you on the changes in Edward…”

“Ha!...some changes, what the fuck did you do to him?” We both turned to see who the rude eavesdropper was.

“What are you talking about” Gianna asked Tanya with distained while I was to dumbfounded by her choice of outfit. In a way I was torn by the crisscrossed pieces of material that encircled her body. It looked like one long length of ribbon draped over neck. The two ends then came down over her breast -covering nothing but nipple – wrapped once around her hips, ran through her crotch and ended in a fancy bow on her ass. I loved Alice but this thing was hideous.

“I mean” Tanya said in her snarly voice “Edward was always so stern and no nonsense. It’s disgusting to see him acting like all blasé, laughing and allowing a sub to talk back to him”

This woman had absolutely no idea what she was talking about, the last thing Edward would do would be to allow me to be disobedient. I was going to inform Tanya how wrong she was when Dougie appeared “It’s called being happy bitch, you’re just jealous because you make him like that”

“Who the hell wants a Dom who follows you around like a love sick puppy?”

“I guess you’ll know, since all you are is Eleazar and Carmen’s…in-between the sheets tension release”

“And what are you? Nothing but Riley’s gopher who he keeps around to run his errands, do his dirty work and suck his dick.”

The disagreement which began as a way of getting to me had turned into the Dougie-Tanya show. Their voices were starting to get louder. Gianna’s hand gripped my arm and took a step back out of the way of the insults.

“At least daddy has a purpose for me; all you are is a leach who sucks off of others because she’s too pathetic to support herself.”

At Dougie’s last comment Tanya’s face stiffened as her mouth formed into a hard line and she turned to walk away. Glad that she was gone I breathe a sigh of relieve then glanced quickly to make sure Edward hadn’t heard. The quilt I felt at my slip was getting to me and in my head I started to recite the sentence that would ease my conscience when Dougie called out. “I guess that’s another reason Edward wouldn’t want you. What person could stand having a stupid, nasty, useless excuse for a human being around them”

Tanya turned to unleash more venom “I had enough of you this afternoon”

This afternoon?

“Right back at you bitch”

“Shut the fuck up you limp dick faggot!”

“My dick works just fine except for lopsided tittie bitches with nasty rotten sulfur smelling cunts!”

Hating that word my eyes widened and I gasped in shock while squeezing Gianna’s hand to help her contain the giggle as I looked out into the crowd of people who stood to watch the bickering. Three seconds later a rather unhappy, fierce looking Demetri was there, he glanced at Gianna and I clutching each other’s hands in support before turning an evil glare at the two people causing the disturbance.

“What the fuck is going on here!”

I knew that tone of voice, he was not happy and someone was going to pay for it.