I take my seat next to her at the head of the table. I will her to look at me. I want to see her eyes so that maybe I can catch a glimpse of what’s going on in her head. But she won’t look at me.
“The salmon looks delicious. What kind of sauce is this?”
“I believe that Ray said it was Creole mustard sauce.”
She picks up her fork and takes a bite. “This sauce is amazing, and it goes perfectly with the salmon. You were right. Ray is an excellent cook.”
I don’t like this game. I don’t like seeing her pretend that the spanking didn’t happen.
“Look at me.”
She hesitates a moment before obeying. Hesitancy. That’s something else that we’re going to have to work on. When I give an order, I expect it to be followed immediately. But I won’t bring it up so soon after her first punishment.
Her eyes are on mine, but I can’t decipher what it is that I see there. All I know is that I can’t let her pull away. She needs my reassurance. It’s essential. And now is the time to lay the initial groundwork for the deep connection that I want to have with her. “You did very well. I’m pleased with the way you handled your first punishment.”
She looks at me, saying nothing.
“You may speak freely about your feelings.”
I want to know how she feels about the spanking. If she liked it. If she hated it. If she plans to be so obedient in the future that I never get to do it again.
I hope not. I very much enjoyed spanking her.
Her brows scrunch. “I don’t know what to say. My feelings about it confuse me.”
“What part of it confuses you?”
She shakes her head. “I don’t want to say.”
I strongly suspect that she’s struggling with how much she liked it. It’s shocking to her but not to me; Emma Lia is a true submissive by nature. She just hasn’t realized it yet.
“I’m your Dom. You’ll soon place all of your trust in me. And when you do, there won’t be anything that you can’t tell me. Our relationship will be like nothing you’ve ever experienced.”
She’s not had a Dom before me. I’ve not had a submissive untouched by another Dom.
Our connection is going to be beautiful.
She’s not eating, and the excitement of what’s about to happen has stolen my appetite. I see no need to not move forward with her tutorial.
“I’ve planned something very special for you tonight.”
“The tutorial?”
“Yes.” I stand, taking her hand. “Come with me.”
I lead Emma Lia up the stairs to the guest bedroom on the third floor—the room that Claudia is using. She takes a few steps into the room and looks around at her surroundings, standing motionless when she spots her tutors sitting on the sofa.
“It’s okay. Easton and Claudia are here per my request… to demonstrate for you.”
She twists and looks at me, her head tilting slightly. “To demonstrate what?”
“A basic scene between a Dom and sub.”
“A scene? Does that mean that they’re going to act out some of the things you want me to do with you?”
“You’re half right. They’re going to show you how to do some of the things that I want, but Easton and Claudia won’t be acting. Everything they do is going to be real.”
I nod and Easton and Claudia get up, moving to the bed.
