Chevvie sat, fuming. He knew he'd got it wrong. Been too blunt, too sudden. And, worst of all, had given Mistress Juliette totally the wrong impression. It was not her gender that was the problem... simply that while he could, temporarily, submit for the purpose of scening, to make that commitment for a lifetime was beyond him.
The truth was, he was that rare thing, a romantic. There was something in him that cried out to protect a woman, cherish her, and this was not especially rare in itself. But he craved to do so in such a way that the woman did not know it. He wanted to cherish his Juliette, while still leaving her thinking she was strong and in control. Was, he wondered, a way he might do that?
Or was it now too late?
*****
Shea walked over to where Melvay sat, on the side benches, beckoning T'Mewi to follow. When he got there, he sat down beside the Scribe, and exchanged cordial greetings, then motioned for T'mewi to sit on his lap. "Up here, creature mine," he said, smiling."
"Master Shea, T'Mewi, have you met the lovely Abby?" Melvay asked, indicating the tall girl currently in obeisance before him. He reached down and touched Abby's mop of brown hair.
"Good grief, Mel," laughed Shea. "You always say that it's impossible for a Dom to fall for a subbie at first sight - but if I didn't know you better, I'd say that's exactly what you've done."
"Me? Nah?" laughed Melvay. "Not that she's not amazingly lovely, though," he added, tilting Abby's face up to him.
The truth was, he was that rare thing, a romantic. There was something in him that cried out to protect a woman, cherish her, and this was not especially rare in itself. But he craved to do so in such a way that the woman did not know it. He wanted to cherish his Juliette, while still leaving her thinking she was strong and in control. Was, he wondered, a way he might do that?
Or was it now too late?
*****
Shea walked over to where Melvay sat, on the side benches, beckoning T'Mewi to follow. When he got there, he sat down beside the Scribe, and exchanged cordial greetings, then motioned for T'mewi to sit on his lap. "Up here, creature mine," he said, smiling."
"Master Shea, T'Mewi, have you met the lovely Abby?" Melvay asked, indicating the tall girl currently in obeisance before him. He reached down and touched Abby's mop of brown hair.
"Good grief, Mel," laughed Shea. "You always say that it's impossible for a Dom to fall for a subbie at first sight - but if I didn't know you better, I'd say that's exactly what you've done."
"Me? Nah?" laughed Melvay. "Not that she's not amazingly lovely, though," he added, tilting Abby's face up to him.