“Then your opinion is wrong,” Arlo says smugly, tapping my nose before moving to stroke a finger across my forehead and down my nose before doing it again.
God, I hate that he can sit here andpet meand have me willing to sell my soul so that he won’t stop. Maybe I am more into pet play than I’d ever thought. It’s not a bad kink to be into, in my opinion. And I’m not against wearing ears, a tail, and a collar. Not for Arlo, anyway.
“Will you let me play with you?” He asks, moving to cup my cheek. “We don’t have to do anything extreme or rough. Not if you don’t want to.”
“You’re not ripping my fishnets.”
“I’ll buy you new ones.”
“That’s cheating.” But I think about his words, finally nodding. “Yeah, I mean. There’s a lot I haven’t done that Iwoulddo. Just…” I let out a sigh and blink a few times before going on. “Safeword means fuckingstop. Full-onstopno matter what, okay?”
“Obviously,” he says, and it’s clear in his puzzled tone that he doesn’t understand why I need to clarify. “That’sliterallywhat they exist for, sweet girl.”
“Cool. And I’m not into bodily fluids other than, you know. The obvious ones.”
“So, cum, blood, and tears?” he offers, nodding along with my words.
“Okay. That’s…I wasn’t going to include blood, butokay,” I reply. “I see we’re going hard todayapparently.”
He chuckles and taps my nose again. “I just like blood,” he shrugs. “What can I say? I don’t mind if you don’t, though. And I won’thurtyou. I’m not into that, either. Not permanently, or with anything that’ll scar.”
“Definitely appreciate that, thanks.”
“I’m not so into fire, either. Not since I saw it go wrong once–”
“No need to explain because you arenotsetting me on fire. My life is a dumpster blaze already, and I don’t need any assistance on that front.”
It feels weird to justwatch, but this is also the most entertaining thing I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Then, when Arlo murmurs in my ear about doing something other than watching, I nod with my eyes still fixed on a woman tied to a bench who’s getting equal parts fucked and whipped by two girls who look more than happy to do anything they want to her.
Arlo pulls me to my feet, surprising me into stumbling, and offers me the sweetest of smiles as he pulls me down the hallway with the music so loud it vibrates in mysoul.
“I know it’s your first time,” he promises, pulling me into one of the smaller playrooms and guiding me over to one of the benches before pushing me to sit on it. “But I really want to play with you, Ari. Can I?”
“Y-yeah,” I say, a bit unsure of what he means but more than willing to find out.
“Then wait here for me, sweetness. I’ll be back in just a minute.” He disappears out the door, and I count to thirty before he’s back, a black backpack slung over his shoulder.
“I left my backpack here last time,” he tells me when he sees me looking at the bag. From it, he pulls a pair of black leather cuffs, a leash, and a black collar with an o-ring attached to the front that he dangles in front of me. “I won’t put this on you if you don’t want me to, and before we doanything, I want to be clear about your boundaries.”
“We talked about this, though?”
“Wejokedabout it,” Arlo argues, sitting down beside me. “Tell me what you’re actually okay with. And what your safeword is.” He’s close enough that his arm brushes mine, sending tingles up and down my spine with the contact.
“My safeword is terracotta,” I say slowly, sucking in a breath. “And I guess…don’t hurt me too badly, please? I don’t know if I’m ready for a lot of bruises.”
“I’d rather fuck you than hurt you,” he admits, drawing the leather cuffs through his hands with movements that make me shiver. “Can I restrain you with these? Can I put the leash and collar on you?”
“Do you have ears to go with them?” I ask, trying to hide the way my insides are tangoing around with excitement and trepidation.
“No, I don’t,” he says, smiling apologetically. “Sorry about that. But next time, I’ll make sure to have them. Is that a yes?”
“It’s a yes.”
“That’s all I want. At least for tonight. I really did mean it that I’m not going to try to scare you away.” He hesitates, then adds. “Can I fuck you?”
“I’d be offended if you didn’t.” I’m joking, clearly, but he cracks a grin all the same.
“And I absolutely don’t want to offend you. Anything else you want me to know? I like the traffic light system when I play, and I’ve gotten used to using it with Ezra. Is that okay with you?”