Maria manages to take it slow

"Oh, yeah, sorry," I said as I hurried to my bedroom. I fumbled around my dresser before I found the brush. I quickly headed back and handed it to Vanessa, keeping my eyes averted from her half naked body.

"Thanks," she said as she headed back to her room, hips swaying as I got a good peek at the curves of her ass.

Once she was out of sight and I heard the water running, I took a massive sigh and flopped down on the couch. I groaned and felt my heart rate return to normal. "Well, she's hot. Surprised you didn't fuck her." Regina had such an oddly calm and nonchalant tone about her, as if talking about having sex was like talking about the weather.

"I just couldn't," I said, looking at the ring. Sure that ring made me more attracted to her, but, I was still the same Maria. Helplessly romantically Maria. I could have fucked her. I could have made her drop that towel and spread her legs. I could have made Vanessa play with her tits for me without even knowing it. But, I cared about her too much to just **** her to do that. "If I'm going to do anything with Vanessa, I want it to be because she actually wants it. Not because I made her want it."

"You certainly are a unique Ringmaster. Never seen anyone with quite as much restraint as you," Regina said, taking a seat next to me, her chains rattling. "It's charming. Most of the Ringmasters who put on the ring immediately go to fulfill their dark carnal fantasies. Just instantly into a power trip. This is a nice pace you got here."

I closed my eyes and groaned again at myself. What the hell was I talking about? IF I'm going to do anything with Vanessa? Why the hell was I thinking about her so casually like that. She's my roommate who I've lived with for awhile now with, first of all. And second, she has a boyfriend. Third, I haven't once seen any kind of indication that she likes girls or anything. Why was I thinking about her and her beautiful tan body?

"Doing some mental gymnastics, Ringmaster?" Regina asked, pulling me out of my thoughts. "I get it. This is a lot to take in. Again, you're the one in control. All the ring did was make a tiny change in your preferences."

I turned over to Regina, still hearing Vanessa in the shower thankfully. "I want to confirm something." I balled my fist tightly as I felt my heart begin to race again.

"Yeah? What did you need, Ringmaster?" Her eyes were kind of half-opened, like she didn't have a care in the world, but not in a malicious way. More like she's been bored for centuries and hoping for something exciting to come along. Something about that was exciting.

I bit my lower lip as I began to move. I was actually going to do this. I just needed to know. I put my hands on both sides of Regina's face and pulled her in for a kiss on the lips. Her eyes widened in surprise, then slowly closed as she leaned into the kiss. I felt my heart scream with excitement like it never had before. There was something electric about her lips. About the soft tender lips of a girl. I couldn't believe that I was not only kissing a girl, but that I was the one who initiated it. But, something about it felt so right, so freeing, so natural. It was only for a minute before I broke away for air.

That confirmed it for me. I definitely did like girls now.

Regina looked at me with her half-opened eyes and cracked a faint smile at me. "Well, now that was exciting."

My heart was racing a mile a minute and I could feel this electric sensation throughout my body. A part of me desperately wanted more. To see what it was like to go further and experience things I never had before. A different part of me heard Vanessa finishing up her shower and would likely come out soon to the living room. Regina looked at me calmly, without any sort of judgement about what just happened.

"So, Ringmaster, what now?"