He let go of my arm then said, �Okay, when I say, you take a big giant step forward�A big giant step forward�NOW!�



I started blubbering like a baby but, with knees so shaky I could hardly stand, I stretched my leg forward and stepped off the edge�



I hit the water instantly and quickly sank to the bottom but, within a second, I felt his strong hands on my waist and we shot back to the surface. I gasped for air and, through my irrepressible sobbing, I shouted, �I DID IT TOMMY! I DID IT!�



He moved me to the edge of the pool then helped me out and stood me on the deck. He wrapped a towel around me then used another to dry my face and hair, all the while I kept repeating, �I did it! I stepped off the edge!�



He removed my blindfold then put his fingers on my lips and said, �Shhhh. You were amazing babe; that was one of the most courageous things I�ve ever seen.�



�No�I was so scared�� I said as he continued to dry me off.



�It takes a lot of courage,� he said, �to do something when you�re that scared.�



Tommy continued to dry me and I looked around and saw what he had done. He had scattered leaves and twigs in the form of a path leading up to the edge of the pool. We had just walked in circles for ten minutes, never leaving the yard. There were branches laying around which he had obviously scraped over me to make me think I was deep in the woods. Like I said�one tricky little devil!



Tommy helped me into a housecoat then, as we headed back to the house, I suddenly understood why Kristel had undergone the torment of the bullwhip�why she HAD to suffer that torture. We both needed to get to a place in our minds that would allow us to move on. I could do that now; the moment I stepped off that edge those two evil men from my past became vague, meaningless memories. I had enough faith in myself to trust my man, my Tommy, completely and unconditionally�I had stepped off the edge.







�Wow, Ally�I had no idea that Sam would need that kind of assurance from you,� I said.



�No, no, no, Sylvia,� Alyssa said, vehemently, �He didn�t need it�I did!�



I must have looked very confused because she immediately continued, �Don�t you see�he knew I wanted to belong to him�he�s known from the day we met. But, he also understood how bad it had been for me after the Bruce thing�and Tommy never faltered from the promise he made that first night�that he would help me get past it in baby steps�at my own speed.�



Still a bit puzzled, I asked, �So�you needed to show Tom�er�Sam that you wanted to be his�submissive?�



Exasperated, she explained, �No�it�s not like that. He doesn�t want a subservient; he wants�me! If he wanted me to be a total submissive all the time, I�d be fine with that�and I am when we do the �perfect slave� thing but that�s the only time. The rest of the time he just wants me to be�me. Sometimes I wonder though, if he actually knows that I will always do whatever he asks without question. The reality is that I am, and will forever be, his property, and he can do with me what he wants.�



I could see in her eyes that she was serious and the fact that she belonged to him, so completely, gave her great comfort and made her the happiest woman I have ever met.



Just then, Sam knocked on the front screen door and stepped inside saying, �How come everybody�s in here?�



Alyssa stood, kicked off her sandals, and hugged him like he was just back from the wars. It occurred to me that, when Sam was around, Ally was almost always in bare feet. He would never have asked her to do that but sometime, probably just in passing, he must have mentioned that he liked her that way. As I watched them embrace�I slid my sneakers off and made a mental note of how I suddenly felt�sexier!



He was actually looking for Kendall, having promised to help unload the grain and I told him that she should be back any minute so, after another kiss to Alyssa, he went out to the barn then Ally sat back down and slid back into her sandals. Then I said, �So�it must have been a relief�that you didn�t have to prove anything anymore.�



She answered, �It was, Sylvia, at least�in a way. I was happy that Tommy knew for sure that I was his but, I have never lost the urge to prove it to him and, back then, as luck would have it, I got a real good opportunity the next night��







After the pool thing we went upstairs and took a nice warm shower then, still naked, we lay on the bed; Tommy on his back and me across his legs�so I could play with his�uh�family jewels!



Earlier in the week he had received a strange invitation to a party from his ex-wife�s sister; someone he, and his ex, never got along with. Gently petting his penis with my fingertips, I said, �We should go to that party.�



Surprised, he said, �What�why? I can�t think of a reason why I�d ever want to see those people again.�



�Why do you suppose they invited you?� I asked.



Beginning to respond to my fondling, he said, �Mmmmmmm�you know�you�re making it a little hard to concentrate�but�uh�I don�t know why. I heard he sold his meat business so, knowing them, it�s probably an opportunity to rub people�s noses in it. you know, his new-found wealth.�



Tommy had always portrayed his ex sister-in-law, Roselyn, and her husband, Gunter, as pretty self absorbed and obsessed with making money; thinking of themselves as the centre of the universe. I started to kiss and lick his penis and said, �Are they aware that you became a multi-millionaire when you sold your business?�



Panting a little now, he answered, ��uh�no, nobody from that part of my life�mmmmm�knows anything about that.�



I took him in my mouth and began to move him in and out, sucking and fondling his throbbing member with my tongue. I stopped just long enough to say, �We should go�I think it would give you some closure,� then I dove back in.



Very close now, Tommy said, �Ohhh geez, Babe�that�s nice�I don�t think�I need closure�but, if you want to go�we�ll go��



He pushed himself into my mouth as he came hard and I sucked like a starving puppy. I wanted to take everything he had�and then some�and I had to force myself to let go when he softened. We both slept like contented infants that night.



The next evening Tommy, dressed in black slacks, a nice black knit shirt, and a light leather sports jacket, waited patiently for me to get ready. Weeks before, I bought a slinky dress and that night was going to be its debut. I also ran across something I had hidden in the drawer�something I had purchased at the little sex shop on that day back in Philadelphia. Luanne, the girl in the shop, thought Tommy might have some fun with the device. It was a stainless steel, vibrating �egg� that slipped into my vagina and he could control it with a little remote. It occurred to me that it might be an interesting way for him to �signal� me if he needed something at the party.



When I had the egg installed�and tested�I went downstairs and, when I walked into the living room, Tommy said, �Hohhhhlllly shit!� His reaction told me I had achieved the look I was going for.



As he helped me on with my light trench coat he said, �You do realize that every guy in that house is going to pitch a tent when you walk in!�



I smiled, kissed him, and handed him the remote. He said, �What�s this?�



�Try it,� I said, �hit the �Low� button.�



As I felt the light vibration in my abdomen I closed my eyes, tilted my head back and, �Mmmmmmmmmm�.�



My eyes snapped open and my body jerked as he hit the �High� button and I shouted, �OHHHHHHHHH�!�



�Now, THIS could be interesting�� said Tommy, sporting that boyishly evil grin of his.



As we walked out, towards the �vette, he asked if I wanted to drive and, a little surprised, I said that I did. He had been showing me how to handle the four speed and all that power but�nobody but him ever touched the Corvette so this was pretty special. I managed to get one leg into the car when��OHHHHHH�GEEZZZ�Tommy, you better not do that while I�m driving!�



When we arrived there were several cars already in the driveway and I backed in near the road so we wouldn�t get blocked then, as he knocked on the door, he gave me another little shot at �High� and my body involuntarily jerked with the buzz. He chuckled a bit and said, �Just making sure it works��



Our hostess, a smartly dressed, fifty-something, red head answered the door and invited us in. There were several people standing in the foyer and, after some introductions, Tommy helped me off with the trench coat. All went silent and all eyes, men�s and women�s, snapped to my boobs. The dress was a black, stretch knit tube that was essentially painted on to my body from just above my boobs to just below my bum, hiding nothing. The material kind of rubbed on my nipples which were clearly outlined by the clingy fabric and, as I kicked off my sandals, I noticed Tommy smile and shake his head a little. I was barefoot, wearing no bra, no panties�just the thin, shape-hugging tube dress.



They were using an indoor swimming pool room as a smoking area so I suggested that he go out and chat with some of his ex brothers-in-law and I would bring him a drink and cigar. He said, �You don�t have to do that�I can get the drink and�I think I forgot my cigars.�



I insisted, �Tommy please�I want to get you the drink and I brought a couple of your cigars. Now go please. Oh�and when you get out there, you can signal me by hitting the �Pulse� button.�



He went to the pool area and I went to the kitchen to make the drink. Roselyn chatted politely with me while I mixed the rye and ginger although she was a bit startled when I spasmed a bit and said, �Oh MY!� as I felt the �egg� pulse inside me. I told her I had a sudden leg cramp. The power of that little thing was amazing and it wouldn�t have taken a lot of effort to have gotten me off.



As I entered the pool area with the rye and ginger, I hoped that Tommy would hold off on the remote because if he pushed the �High� button I would surely spill the drink! He was sitting by four guys at a card table who were playing euchre but the game stopped as I approached and it was easy to tell what they were looking at. I handed Tommy the drink then grabbed his lighter, ignited the cigar, and took a long drag into my mouth. Then I bent down, pressed my lips to his, and gently transferred it to him. There were some low murmurs from the card table as Tommy smiled and slowly released the white smoke. I told him I was going back in to chat with the girls and, if he needed anything, just buzz me. With that, I turned and walked back to the kitchen.



I sat with Roselyn and another ex sister-in-law, Marin, an attractive, freckled, forty-something with long auburn hair. As Tommy had predicted, Roselyn spoke of her husband�s new found wealth resulting from the sale of his butcher shop. She told how they intended to travel and do other things that they were unable to do when they were �just like other people�. She laughed when she said it, as though it was a joke, but it was obviously insincere; even Marin raised an eyebrow.



Then Roselyn asked how Tommy and I met so I related the story of the seminar weekend, leaving out the details of our evenings with the ropes and flogger. I simply said that he had helped me get through a bad time in my life. Then she said, �I find it hard to believe that, even for a fling, you would be attracted to him�he is quite a bit older than you��



In spite of what Tommy had said about her I was still surprised that she would say that to me; clearly attempting to deride him. I went on the offensive with, �And yet we are together, desperately in love�how would you explain it?�



She wasn�t ready for that so all she could say was, �Well I�er�I didn�t mean��



I interrupted her, �Let me clear it up for you�Tommy is strong, yet kind and gentle. He treats me like a princess and has never, ever hurt me, physically or emotionally. Our �fling� has lasted for over a year and I love him more and more with each passing day�and that�s not to mention the sex!�



Roselyn glared at me but said nothing however; Marin leaned forward and said, �The sex?�



�Oh yes!� I answered, �I was twenty nine when I met him and I thought I new what sex was all about but our first night together was like my first time; he brought me to an orgasm that made me cry�it was so powerful! And sometimes, when he ties me up, I�ve had orgasms that have made me pass out!�



Marin�s jaw dropped but Roselyn glared even more and said, �Ties you up? He makes you get tied up? That�s not��



Again I interrupted, �He doesn�t �make me� do anything! I love it when he binds me. Does that upset you?�



In a well practiced, holier-than-thou voice she said, �It is certainly not something I�d want to have anything to do with!�



I simply said, �Well, you know the old saying�don�t knock it �til you�ve tried it, honey.� Then I turned to Marin and said, �I guess she�d really blow a gasket if she saw him whipping me�! OHHHHHGAWWWD!�



Tommy had hit the �Pulse� button again, snapping my eyes wide and forcing me to grab the edge of the bar. Marin asked, �Are you okay? Is it another leg cramp?�



I said, �Not exactly�is it okay if I make another drink for Tommy?�



Roselyn said it was then asked, �If it�s not a leg cramp�what is it?�



�Well�I�m not sure you�ll understand this but�I have a stainless steel, vibrating �egg� shoved up inside me. Tommy controls it with a little remote and�OHHHHH WOWWW!� I closed me legs tight and held on to the bar again. Tommy hadn�t actually hit the button�I was just putting on a show to freak her out.



Roselyn was flabbergasted and said, �That�s awful. He makes you wear that in public��



�As I said before, he doesn�t �make� me do anything. I bought this for him as a present and I am very, very happy that he is having some fun with it�GEEEZZZZZZ!� He had hit the button that time and it really was beginning to get me pretty hot.



With the drink ready I went into the pool area and Tommy was walking toward me so I said, �You better not hit the button �til I give you the drink!�



As he neared he pretended to push an imaginary button and I pretended that I was getting buzzed then he put his arm around my waist, kissed me, and said, �It is awfully hard to keep my hands off you in that dress�actually it�s probably hard for everybody in this house to keep their hands off you!�