Chapter 16
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
Tessica woke up as the first light of dawn came through the bedroom window. She glanced at Connor’s sleeping form beside her, and smiled softly. It had been a long time since she’d shared a bed with someone, but she’d slept better than usual. Which probably had more to do with being worn out from their bedroom activities than having a warm body next to her.
She checked her alarm clock and turned it off before it could ring. Her shoulder muscles complained at the movement. She scanned her wrists, and then lifted the covers to check her breasts. There were no lingering rope burns or marks. Connor clearly had done rope play before and knew what he was doing. She rolled her shoulder and knew she’d be sore all day from having her arms bound in front of her. Then she gently touched her nipple with the palm of her hand and winced. Those were going to be sore all day, too.
But she didn’t regret agreeing to it. She’d loved every second, and being sore all day would only remind her of their lovely night together. Being blindfolded had seemed to enhance every touch, from Connor undressing her and slowly wrapping the rope in intricate patterns around her upper half, to him roughly tightening the knots until it verged on pain.
When he finished binding her, he trailed his fingers along all of her exposed strips of skin between the ropes, making it tingle. Then he focused on her breasts. With the ropes cutting off a portion of her circulation, her breasts felt engorged, and when he sucked, nipped, and tweaked her nipples, she immediately begged for more. He denied her until the pleasure mixed with pain.
Finally, he pushed her onto her back, spread her legs, and fucked her without once touching her clit, keeping her greedy to come. Once he found his release, he loosened the knots on the rope keeping her breasts engorged. As the blood flowed normally again, causing all new pain and pinpricks along her skin, he’d ran his tongue across her clit a couple of times before she orgasmed with a surprised scream. She barely noticed as he untied all the ropes and finally removed the blindfold.
They looked into each other’s eyes for a few seconds before he leaned down and claimed her mouth.
When he pulled back, she said, “That was amazing. Thank you.”
He brushed the hair away from her face. “No. Thank you for trusting me enough to let me do it.”
“Will you stay with me tonight?”
He glanced at the door, and then turned back to her. “I will.”
Smiling at the memory of last night, Tessica reached out and touched Connor’s chest.
He opened one eye and gave her a slow smile. “Morning.”
“I’m not sure what your schedule is like this morning, but I have an eight o’clock appointment, and I’ve got to go feed the animals pretty soon.”
“I’ll feed them,” he said. “You spend the morning relaxing. Take a long shower and have a decent breakfast before your meeting. I’ll go to the shelter, feed the animals, and go back to my hotel room to shower.”
“Are you sure?”
“Absolutely.”
“Okay. Thank you.”
Connor propped his head up. “Speaking of this evening, I want to spend time with Little Tessica tonight.”
Her stomach lurched. “Tonight?” she squeaked.
He nodded. “I’ll meet you here at five o’clock. I’ll bring some color books, and you can color while I cook dinner for us.”
“I… I guess we could try.”
“Excellent.”
“Will you spend the night again?” She didn’t know how she’d be feeling after Little time, but she doubted she’d want to be alone
“Sure.” He lifted the covers and scooted off bed. “Oh, and you win. I’ve decided to adopt Butch.”
“You have?”
“I told him I’d take him home with me Saturday morning when I fly back to Juneau.”
“That’s fantastic!” Tessica gushed. “I’ll get all the paperwork ready for you, and bring it home with me tonight.”
He stood in the doorway of the bathroom. “No, I’ll come fill out the paperwork and pick him up Saturday morning. I don’t want you thinking about anything other than being Little tonight.”
Her smile faded a bit, but she nodded. “Okay.”
Once he’d closed the bathroom door, Tessica rolled onto her back and sighed. She’d never been able to fully get into her Little headspace, and she was worried that she’d disappoint Connor if she couldn’t fully commit. Would he even want to continue their relationship if she couldn’t fully sink into feeling Little? Would the pressure of wanting to please him make it even harder for her to get out of her adult mindset?
Connor came out of the bathroom, got dressed, and leaned down to kiss her.
“See you tonight,” she said.
“Can’t wait,” he answered before walking out.
Once she heard the front door close, she got out of bed to get in the shower. The longer she stayed in bed ‘relaxing’ the more nervous she would become. Getting a jumpstart on her workday and looking over her notes for her upcoming meeting sounded more relaxing.
That afternoon while Tessica drove to the shelter her phone rang. She pushed the hands-free button on the dash to answer.
“Hello?”
“Hey, it’s Gwen.”
“What’s up?”
“Earlier today a young woman came by the vet clinic asking if we had any job openings. We don’t, but I told her that Fur-Ever Friends was looking for help and gave her the address. Here name is Kelly. She’ll probably show up this afternoon wanting to fill out an application.”
“That’s great, thank you. I have three interviews set up for this weekend. I can add her to the schedule.”
“I’m not sure if it’s a good or bad thing, but she seemed pretty desperate for a job, and she looks young. She can’t be over twenty-five.”
“Getting someone young and energetic could be a good thing.”
“Exactly. Speaking of energetic, how was your ‘adult time’ with Connor last night after you left the club?” Gwen teased.
Tessica laughed. “None of your business, young lady.”
“Aw, you’re no fun.”
“How was the rest of your evening after I left?”
“It was okay. That new guy, Brian, came over and read a couple of stories. He talked to us about putting up a doctor play station.”
“What do you think of that idea?”
“I don’t think it would do much for me one way or another, but I think a lot of my Little friends would like it.”
“What did you think of Brian? He’s cute, and he’s a doctor in real life.”
Gwen laughed. “Are you trying to set me up?”
“Aren’t you the one who’s always lamenting the fact that you don’t have a Daddy of your own?”
Gwen sighed. “Yeah. And I do want a Daddy of my own, but not Brian. He’s a doctor!”
“You’re a doctor, Gwen.”
“Exactly! No thanks.”
Tessica laughed.
Gwen added, “But I have to admit I’m a tiny bit jealous of you. Conner is a great Daddy.”
Tessica agreed, but that didn’t make her less nervous about their upcoming evening together. She’d done a good job of throwing herself into her work so she didn’t have to think about it, and she planned to continue with that until it was time to meet him. Focusing back on her conversation she said, “Someday you’re going to find your forever Daddy. I promise.”
“I hope so.”
“I know so.”
“My lunch break is almost over,” Gwen said, “so I ‘ve got to go. But thanks for the pep talk.”
“Oh, hold on a sec. Connor says he’s going to adopt Butch, so we’ll need a health certificate for him. Can you stop by later today or tomorrow morning first thing to sign one for him?”
“I can’t today, but I can be there tomorrow morning around seven.”
“Perfect. Thank you.”
“Talk to you later.”
A few minutes later when Tessica pulled up to Fur-Ever Friends, she saw a young Asian woman sitting on the porch steps. Once Tessica parked, she walked over the woman and asked, “Can I help you?”
The woman stood. “I’m Kelly. I was told you have a job opening.”
“I do have a position available.” Tessica unlocked the front door and waved Kelly inside. “Come on in and I’ll give you an application. Then we can schedule an interview for tomorrow.”
“Sounds great. Thank you.”
Tessica fed the animals and sent Kelly off with an application after scheduling an interview for the next day. She was going over the interview questions she wanted to ask when her phone buzzed announcing a text. She glanced at it and smiled when she saw the message was from Connor.
When she opened the text, her smile faded.
Where are you?
Frowning, she checked the time. Her stomach sank. I couldn’t possibly be five-fifteen already. She checked the clock on the wall to confirm it. “Shit.”
She did a quick calculation of her hours in her head and her face flushed with shame. It had been so nice of Connor to tend the animals for her that morning, and how had she repayed him? By starting work early instead of having a relaxing morning like he’d suggested, and then working over the agreed upon nine hours for the day.
Ashamed of herself, she texted him back.
Still at the shelter. Lost track of time. Unintentionally worked fifteen minutes over my nine hours. Sorry.
Okay, we’ll deal with it when you get home. I’m waiting.
“Fuck.” Her stomach twisted. She shoved her paperwork under the front counter, turned off the lights, and rushed out the front door, locking it behind her.
Uncomfortable guilt followed her all the way home, and Connor’s words ‘we’ll deal with it’ kept going through her head. An excruciating fifteen minutes later, she pulled up in front of her apartment. Connor was leaning against her front door with his arms crossed.
She didn’t know if it was his intention or not, but it certainly made her feel younger than usual to see him there with a stern expression waiting for her to come home so he could ‘deal’ with her.
She got out, locked her car, and walked over to him. “Sorry.”
“I’m sure you are,” he agreed and moved off the door so she could unlock it.
Swallowing hard, she stepped inside, shut the door behind them, and locked it. She set her purse and keys on the little table she kept by the door and looked up at him.
“How many hours per day did we agree you could work?”
“Nine.”
“Today was the first day you were supposed to adhere to the new schedule.”
She couldn’t keep eye contact and focused on his chest. “I know.”
“Correct me if I’m wrong, but didn’t you say your first meeting was at eight o’clock this morning?”
“Yes.”
“Did you skip lunch?”
“No.”
“Look at me.”
She reluctantly pulled her eyes up to meet his.
“Didn’t I tell you to relax this morning?”
“You did, but…”
“But?” he prompted.
“Work seemed more relaxing than thinking about being Little with you tonight.”
His eyebrows went up in surprise. “Really? You’re that nervous about it?”
She winced. “Yes? I don’t want you to be disappointed if I can’t fully get into it, and I don’t want it to be like the other times I’ve tried it. I don’t want to feel like I’m pretending to be something I’m not.”
He slowly nodded. “Thank you for telling me. I was going to punish adult Tessica for working fifteen minutes late, but now I think that had a lot more to do with Little Tessica being nervous and afraid, than adult Tessica being a workaholic. So change of plans. Starting right now, until you go to bed, I’m Daddy, you’re Little, and I’m one hundred percent in charge. If you have an issue with that, this is your chance to tell me.”
She bit her lip and shook her head.
“Use your words, please.”
“I don’t have an issue with that.”
Connor shook his head. “I think you meant to say ‘I don’t have an issue with that, Daddy’.”
Her face already felt hot, but a new wave of heat came to her cheeks, and her stomach clenched. “I don’t have an issue with that, Daddy.”
“Good girl. How do you feel about the name Tess or Tessy when you’re Little?”
Tessica’s eyebrows furrowed. Her mom hated the nickname Tess, but no one had ever called her Tessy. “I uh, I guess you can call me Tessy if you want to.”
“I think it will help both of us keep our roles straight.” He held his hand out to her. “Come with me.”
She put her hand in his and he led her to her bedroom.
He let go of her hand. “Take off your high heels and put them away.”
Once she’d done that he said, “You can leave your skirt on, but take your nylons and underwear off.”
“My underwear?” She frowned.
“I’ll bet a hundred dollars that you have lacy adult panties on under that skirt. Not the kind of panties that little girls should be wearing. Do what Daddy tells you, and take them off.”
Tessica didn’t exactly feel Little yet, but she also didn’t feel like her confident normal self. His orders were keeping her off balance. She kept her front to him, and pulled her skirt up in back so she could slide her fingers into her nylons and lace panties at the same time. She slid them down, stepped out of them, and tossed them in the dirty clothes hamper she kept near her dresser.
“Good girl.” Connor pointed to the corner of the room next to her closet. “Now you’re going to go stand in the corner for fifteen minutes and think about how naughty it was to throw yourself into work instead of talking to me about how you felt.”
Her stomach clenched. He wanted her to stand in the corner? Humiliation bubbled up in her chest as she glanced at the corner, and shook her head.
He crossed his arms. “Tessy, you are going to stand in the corner.”
Connor using that name in a stern tone made her sweat even though the room was cool.
“But I thought…” She struggled to put it into words, but Connor waited patiently. “…I thought you weren’t mad about that after I told you why I worked late.”
“I’m not mad, I’m disappointed that you decided not to tell me how worried you were about tonight.”
Her eyes burned with unshed tears and her chest felt tight.
“So you’re going to go stand in the corner and think about how you could have handled that better for the next fifteen minutes. Then Daddy is going to spank you for not confiding in him.”
She gasped as the butterflies that were already in her stomach turned into birds trying to escape. She shook her head again.
He pointed to the corner again. “If you don’t put yourself in the corner right now, I’m going to take off your skirt, spank your bare bottom, put you in the corner, and then spank you again once your fifteen minutes are up.”
Tessica stood still, full of uncertainty. Part of her brain told her she was fifty-two, and this shit was utterly ridiculous. She didn’t have to play along. She could use her safeword and end the whole thing. Another part of her brain desperately wanted to get back in Connor’s good graces, and admittedly she was very curious what it would be liked to be a Little spanked by a Daddy.
Connor was staring at her, waiting for her to make a decision, but that didn’t make it any easier. Her palms sweated. Her heart raced. She was paralyzed with indecision.