Shocked faces

The words “Owned by Max” sprawled across Grace’s chest and she acted like she didn’t have a care in the world when she draped her jacket over her arm, pulling at the strap of her tank top as if the air was too hot in the room.

Mom was the closest and her head visibly craned down to look at the writing, her eyes now stuck to Grace’s cleavage as she stayed stuck processing what she was seeing. She didn’t even seem to care that Grace had left her personal space and she was back to showing everything off again.

Even Lucy was unusually quiet. Her eyes went wide and it felt like she finally recognised that you and Grace were actually intimate with one another, the stories and things you had told her being just that, stories, until she now had to face the physical evidence of it in the flesh.

“You’re okay with that?” Lucy asked, getting Grace to acknowledge what she was showing off.

“Hmm, oh this” Grace said, leaning forward and pulling her top down a little to emphasise her tits.

“Yeah, why not? It's all fun and games, and it’s not like he actually owns me…Yet!” Grace continued, giving them a playful wink with her joke.

As much as Grace was hamming it up, you could tell she was enjoying herself. Just being able to show off her body like this and actually safely show people the writing had her in an even better mood than after cumming earlier.

“But don’t you feel like… like less of a person. No that’s not right, sorry…less like you?” Lucy asked, tripping up over her words and apologising which was a rare occurrence coming from Lucy.

You knew she admired Grace after everything she had done to help her but seeing her now, you could tell that Grace’s answer to this question was more important than you would have expected. Even Grace seemed to switch from her joking mood to take more time to give an answer.

“If anything I feel more like me. Max got my consent for this and it’s an extension of something I really enjoy. I don’t think I would have been able to do this without him and it’s like I’ve been finding more parts of myself that I didn’t know existed. Just because it’s a submissive act, it doesn’t mean I’m worth less. Far from it. And I don’t think Max thinks so either” Grace explained, taking the time to get her thoughts together before directing the conversation in your direction.

“Of course I don’t. I care about her so why would I see her as anything less than equal? Sure the sex might have me being more dominant but if the roles were reversed, neither of us would enjoy it and what's the point of that? And it is just a role. If I thought for a second that anybody wasn’t getting some enjoyment out of it then I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing. The same goes for you too. I love you all. Every part of you.” You revealed, having a bit more confidence when you were following up after Grace.

Lucy didn’t seem to expect such a serious answer out of you both and she stared at you for a while without giving any indication of what she was thinking about.

She did however give Mom enough time to recover after that line of conversation and Mom finally managed to pull her eyes away from Grace’s chest and backtrack to a previous conversation from earlier.

“You don’t need to come see me tomorrow if I’m still like this” Mom said to Grace, finally realising she was no longer covered up by the hug but having nowhere to hide behind anymore.

“Oh trust me, I wouldn’t miss it for the world” Grace shot back, solidifying your plans to keep Mom as little clothes as you could for as long as you possible.

“Mom, I think it would be good to have Grace come visit. I know you have been hesitant to talk about a lot of the stuff going on but given that Grace is going through it alongside you should give you some confidence right? She’s not a hypocrite.” you added, giving a more valid reason for Grace’s visit.

Mom seemed to accept that more than Grace’s answer and you did feel partially responsible for them spending less time together recently.

“It’s settled then. I’ve gotta go and check in with Emma and see how she is doing so I’ll see you tomorrow. Right?” Grace asked, getting a nod from Mom after a few hesitant seconds.

With that, she said her goodbyes and mentioned seeing you at the gym if she didn’t get a chance to see you earlier in the day before she then went for the door. You saw her briefly pause and consider putting on her jacket but she kept it folded over her arm, practically rushing out the door to get home as quickly as she could.

You couldn’t help but smile as you had got her to briefly act out a scenario similar to one of her college days and you were sure she was smiling from ear to ear as she did so.

That left just you, Mom, and Lucy in the hallway and you weren’t about to miss the opportunity she had given you to keep the conversation open and honest.

“So yeah, I know I’ve already made it apparent but I am involved with Grace and we have had some fun over the weekend. I’m sure she will be open about it if you ask but if you wanna ask me questions, feel free…” You said, seeing both Mom and Lucy go to ask questions before you said more.

“Mom, you can go and put some panties on but that’s it. Then you can ask questions. Lucy, for every question, you have to take off an item of clothing and stay like that for the rest of the night” you added, thinking you could at least spice up the conversation this way.

“And ask Sarah if she wants to join!” you shouted as Mom rushed off upstairs to immediately go and find some underwear.

That left just you and Lucy, giving her a chance to ask a question privately if she wanted.

“...Do you really not mind when I’m my usual self and then go to being more…” Lucy started to ask.

“Submissive?” you said, finishing her sentence and getting a nod.

“I think I’d be an idiot if I thought any differently. Sure we have our differences when we are not being intimate but if we didn’t, then you would be you. And I love you for who you are. You haven’t really shown it but if you do have that submissive side that you want to embrace then that will just be another part of you that I get to love. And trust me, I will love it" you said, trying to keep your admission of love light towards the end.

"I...thanks, that means a lot... Anyway, I guess this is coming off" Lucy replied, looking genuinely happy with your answer before reverting back to her grouchy-sister persona.

“Actually, Mom and Sarah aren’t back yet so how about just a kiss for now?” you suggested, giving her the option to choose something more intimate.

Author's note:
I've been keeping an eye on the likes and I've finally managed to make it into the top 10 highest-rated stories on the site and am now displayed on the front page :D
I think I've been there for about a week but didn't want to celebrate too soon in case I went straight back down.

I've always found it easier to focus on the stats and general figures, which is probably clear given this story's main plot point being a literal timekeeper.
Point being, seeing all of these continue to rise over the past 3 years (3 Years!) has been amazing to watch and I couldn't have done it all without everyone's continued support and all the lovely people wanting to contribute new branches/chapters to the story.

A very genunine thank you for everything.

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Ramble over :)