Runaway Love

I woke up to an empty bed, so I wandered downstairs. Just as I closed in on the kitchen, I heard Sean and Oliver talking quietly. I planned on just walking in, but then I heard my name. My mother always told me curiousity kills the cat, and she was

right.

"You need to talk to her to see what she wants. You know how to do this, it's not the first time you've had this conversation. Stop being so bull headed and just sit her down. Honesty is everything and you know that. From there you can see how much of it she wants. It doesn't matter my preferences, if she's not willing to step into the lifestyle." Sean scolded Oliver.

"I tried, but she didn't say anything."

"She's processed a lot in the last few days, talk to her again, and open it as a conversation, not a casual, I'm into this." What is he into, I combed through our conversations the last few days. *He's into wha----ohh. He mentioned he was into not vanilla relationships. Wait-this guy is talking about our sex life.* I started to feel myself get upset. Before I could stop myself I found myself standing in the kitchen, with my arms crossed.

"You know, I have gone through a lot, and I don't appreciate being talked about behind my back. Especially a topic so private." I said angrily. Oliver spun around and just gaped at me. Sean at least had the decency to look at the ground and seem ashamed to have been caught. Oliver just seemed pissed.

"Well you wouldn't know if you weren't eavesdropping." He spat back. As soon as he said it, his face fell and he ran his hands up over his face through his hair. "I'm sorry sugar, you're right, it is private and I shouldn't be talking about it with someone who isn't invited into that part of our lives."

"I'm going to go, guys. I'm sorry, Josie. I'll see you around." He said grabbing his keys off the counter. Oliver and I just kept staring at each other as we heard the door shut.

"So do you want to tell me what you want to say?" I asked moving to the coffee pot. I fixed myself a cup of coffee as Oliver came up behind me and grabbed himself a second cup. He leaned up against the counter as he took a sip of his black coffee and waiting for me to finish mixing mine. I walked back to the breakfast bar and sat down on a stool. Oliver stayed on the kitchen side of the bar.

"Do you remember when I mentioned that I was into dominance and submission in the bedroom?" He asked cautiously.

"Yes. I haven't really thought to much about it though." I said staring at my coffee.

"Ok, so let's hash it out. Are you interested in trying it?" he asked, leaning on the counter.

"Oliver, I just got out of a controlling relationship. Legally, I'm not even out of it. Why would I jump into another?" I asked, meeting his gaze.

"Valid point, but in a dom/sub relationship the dom doesn't hold the control. The sub does." He said with shrug.

"How do I hold the control if you are telling me what to do?" I snapped.

"Well, for example we wouldn't do anything you weren't interested in. Also, you have the power to stop a scene, or slow it down. If you tell me no, I'll respect that and we'll stop. If you need something explained, or a second to gather yourself you can have it. No repercussions, nothing held against you." He explained. "Honesty is everything for this to work. I need to know your needs and wants, and I can meet them."

I understood what he was saying. But I was still hesitant.

"Sugar, we don't have to jump in with both feet. We can start small and try different things. If you don't like it we won't do it. If you want more, we can expand. But like I said, the other day, saying no won't end the relationship. It just spices it up." He added with a grin.

I grinned back, his grin was always infectous. I knew he wouldn't hurt me. Sex was always great with him, but if he's telling me it could be better, well, I was more than a little interested.

"Start slow, I'm ok with that." He nodded. "But what does this have to do with Sean's preferences?" I asked, remember the conversation I'd over heard this morning.

"Oh, you caught that did you?" he asked looking back to his coffee. "I'm not going to lie, Josie, I've been with women since high school. They never meant anything, just a way to let out some steam from deployments, or scratch an itch. Many of the times, Sean and I would dominate a sub together." He explained, I could tell he was trying to break it gently, but it was a pretty big bomb to be dropped.

"And you want to share me?" I asked playing with the handle of my mug.

"I'm open to it. Sean and I did a lot of scenes together, but this is different." He explained.

"Different how?" I asked, looking back up at him.

"You aren't just any woman, you're the woman I've loved for over a decade. A woman who has held my heart so long that you're all I talked about. Long enough that some of love for you was able to rub off on him." He explained, as if he was talking about the weather.

"He loves me?" I stammered.

"Yes, I'm not sure if he knows it, but I've seen how he looks when your around, and how he talks about you. It's like I do." He said. "Does that scare you?"

"I'm not sure. Can I confess something?" I asked gingerly.

"Of course, anything."

"Having him around feels right. Other men make me nervous, but not him. He feels like you do." I said, looking at my fingers. "But I'm not sure I want to jump into the dom/sub life and a menage at the same time. Do I have to decide now?" I asked looking back up to his face.

"Nope. You can take your time. We can start getting our feet wet with the extra fun sexy stuff, and revisit this conversation later." He said setting his coffee down. "But you know what?" I shook my head. "Talking about all this stuff, has created a problem. I need you, sugar." He said walking around the bar. I watched him approach. I flushed, but mostly because it had done the same to me. He leaned in to kiss me and I met him halfway. He deepened the kiss, and as he drew back he bit my lip gently. He quickly kissed me again, and started trailing kisses across my jaw to my ear. He took my earlobe into his mouth. He gently sucked it, and gently bit it before moving his mouth to my ear, "Little one, go up to the bedroom and get naked and lie on the bed. That's where I want you when I come in." He whispered before giving me one last kiss.

He moved out of the way so I could pass. I quickly got up and moved past him walking to the bedroom. I got to the bedroom and looked around. Taking a deep breath and calmed my nervous and started getting undressed. I heard his footsteps approaching and quickly got on the bed. Excited nerviousness filled my belly as I waited to see what was going to happen next.