Meeting with Lilly

Before he left the house, Alex took one moment to say goodbye to Clara. She was still lying in the bed, the blankets around her a disordered mess. She had turned over during the night, dragging them about her body. Her brown hair spilled messily over her face, and one of her legs had managed to escape from the cover of the sheets. Alex eyed it for a moment, the sight of her bared skin enough to remind him of the events of the day before. he felt himself become engorged, but pushed it down, knowing that now was not the time to think of Clara naked under just those few sheets, having pledged to do whatever he wanted, whenever he wanted. Now was not the time for those thoughts, no matter how much they fanned the flames of his desire, he **** them down, knowing she must be exhausted.

"Hey, Clara?" he said.

She turned over, her eyes did not open. She seemed to be trying to pretend that he didn't exist.

"Clara?"

"Mrgle."

"I'll take that as a yes." He said. "Breakfast is in the kitchen when you get up. I'm going out for a bit, and will probably be back in a few hours. You know your way around the place, right?"

"Grrgg."

"Okay then. See you later."

As promised, Lilly met him in the coffee shop. She was there before him, of course. He'd known she would be. She always was. Lilly was the driven sort. She didn't just follow through, she committed to anything one hundred percent. If she said she was going to be there, then that was where she was going to be.

Nursing his drink, Alex took a seat at her table, tucked away in the back of the building. The hubbub of conversation filled the room, which he was glad for, and for a long moment, he said nothing else. He glanced up at her almost shyly. Clara had been one of his first crushes, it was true. But Lilly had not been far behind. A sporty, athletic girl, her figure was toned and honed by years of fitness. She was lithe, well built, not overly muscular, but definitely strong. Her hair was blond, and she was currently wearing it long. it cascaded down her back like a golden waterfall. Alex guessed that meant she wasn't currently doing any sports, since otherwise she'd have it bound up in a ponytail, or even cut short as she had often done in the past. She had an open face, her green eyes glinted intelligently. She was wearing a light blouse, and a short skirt which showed off her long legs.

"Alex." She said, tipping her head as she noticed his arrival. "Clara not here?"

He flushed, looking aside for a moment. Objections died in his mouth as he caught the light of her sharp gaze. His mouth went dry, and he simply shook his head.

"No, she's back in the house."

"Ah." Lilly nodded to herself, sitting back in her chair. "So, last night...did the two of you...?"

"No!" Alex said. "I mean yes! I mean... its complicated..." He sighed. "that's why I called you, actually, Lilly. I sort of need some advice."

"I see." Lilly said. "So it can't be that the two of you just hooked up, because if that was the case, you wouldn't need me. The two of you have had the hots for each other for years now. If you're just dating, you wouldn't want to bring me into it so soon. There's more to this."

"Yeah." Alex admitted. "Uh, before I go into it, I have a question if you don't mind? It's sort of personal though, so I am warning you now. Do you mind answering it?"

"Depends what it is." Lilly said. "Why don't you ask me and find out? I am not going to promise that I will answer anything and everything, but I'll answer most things for you. We've known each other for a long time, and I know you're not just asking because you're curious."

"I see." Alex grimaced. "That's probably the best I am going to get, isn't it?" he sighed, and then leaned forwards a little, trying to seem inconspicuous while at the same time managing to make himself look even more furtive than before. "I am sorry to ask this, Lilly, but um...you've had sex, right?"

Lilly's face went blank for a moment.

"Alex, are you telling me that you and Clara don't...?"

"No!" Alex said quickly. "God no! Nothing like that. We don't...we don't need the basics explained to us!" He flushed at the thought of having one of his oldest friends try and do that to him. Lilly sensed his embarrassment with a smirk, leaning back in her chair.

"Well, what is it that you want then?"

"Well..." Alex sighed. "Promise me that you won't tell anyone else without my permission?"

"Lips are sealed."

"Okay, well, it started after the party when..."

And so it was that Lilly sat as Alex brought her through the story of what had happened after the party. He told her of how Clara had returned, of the offer she had made, of the time that the two had spent together - at first, vaguely and then, as Lilly insisted, specifically. By the time he was done, he was flushing brightly red, but the young woman he was speaking to did not seem to mind or care. After he had finished, she leaned back in her chair again, thinking.

"So, Clara has a kinky side after all? I have to admit, I did always wonder..."

"Do you know what to do in this situation?"

"Well, I don't know about you. But if it were me, I'd try having sex with her."

"Lilly! That's not what I meant!"

"It's what she seems to want." Lilly said with a grin as Alex squirmed in the chair. "Considering the way you described last night, it's what you want too. Honestly, I'm not sure why you haven't done it already. The two of you have wanted to fuck since you even knew what it was. I'm frankly shocked it took so long."

"That's..." Alex trailed off, shaking his head slowly. "That's not what I meant. I mean, of course I want her. But... is it really okay for us to be doing this? For her to be my **** like this? For me to command her and control her? It feels wrong. it feels bad."

"Well, does she want you to do it?"

"I suppose." Alex admitted. "I just never expected it."

"Do you want to do it?"

Alex shrugged.

"If you'd asked me before yesterday, I would have said no. But last night meant something to me, Lilly. I want to be close to her, I want to have a relationship with her, I want this to be more than just mindless fucking..."

"I think it already is." Lilly said. "After all, she has revealed her deepest fantasy to you, Alex. That's a sign of trust. She is willing to be powerless in your presence, you could do anything to her, and I don't mean that in a sexy way. In this position, you really could do almost anything to her before she realised the danger. Clara's not stupid. She has to know that. This isn't a gift she would give anyone she didn't trust one hundred percent. The fact that she brought it up for you means that to her, this already is something more than that."

"I hadn't thought of that." Alex admitted softly, slowly taking a drink of his coffee. "But it makes sense. I suppose I knew it deep down, but I just... I needed someone else to help me see it..."

Lilly nodded.

"So your choice is to play along with it and try to enjoy yourself, or end it, and try to do something else. Now, Clara has been sweet on you for years, so even if you call it off, I think she'd still be up for bedroom fun. However, consider this. By revealing this fantasy, she is showing you one of her deepest aspects. She is making herself helpless, telling you something about herself that she has probably never told anyone else. It's more than a statement of trust. If you decide to end it, she may be hurt. So my advice to you would be to play along, so long as you don't mind too much. It's only a week, after all. After that, you can redefine your relationship if you really want to. And who knows? You may both enjoy it by then."

Alex nodded slowly, a bit reluctantly. her logic made sense, and it appealed to him that Clara had shown this side of herself to him alone. What she was saying felt right, and he knew that Lilly had been the right person to go to. But at the same time, the thought of a whole week in which he could do anything he wanted to Clara made him shiver, both with anticipation and also with uncertainty. How far could he go? What would she allow? What would she do only reluctantly, and how would he know he was pushing into those limits? He had no experience with this, and he felt as though he'd been dropped into the deep side of the pool with no warning.

"So what you're saying is that I should play the role of dominant master." Alex said softly. "If it's what she wants me to be, I should strive to be so. Try to make it live up to what she wants."

"Yes." Lilly said. "But also no. It's important that you don't make the whole thing all about her. It's her fantasy, but it's about the two of you together. If you just try and ape what she has always expected, and make it totally about her, well, you'll both probably have fun, but you're also making it so you're not an active partner. You're just a tool, a dildo with arms and legs. You need to try and strike the balance. Play the role she wants you to, but do it with your own style. Make it about the two of you together. Be there for her. Punish her and dominate her by all means, if that's what she wants. But you also should be aware that there is more to it than just that."

Alex sighed.

"This is a lot of stuff to remember, Lilly. I am scared I'll mess it up."

"You always are when you get into the kinky side of things." Lilly nodded. "BDSM, fantasies of ****, things like that, they have a dark side. You'd be an absolute asshat if you didn't realise that. The fact that you do is actually a good sign. Yeah, you're probably going to make some mistakes, but you'll learn from them, and Clara cares for you. Maybe the two of you will make it. why, I remember when I and your brother first started with ropes and candles-"

Alex leapt as far back into his seat as the chair would allow.

"Too much information, Lilly!" he said. "I don't want to know what you and my brother did!"

"Really? Not even if you can do the same with Clara?"

"Not even then!"

"Ah, that's a pity." She sighed wistfully. "The things we did together, Alex... it's enough to bring a smile to my face even now."

"You're still doing it." Alex said. "I asked you to stop and you're still doing it. You're messing with me, right?"

She turned a serious look on him, and he blanched. But only for a moment before her face broke into a smile.

"Of course I'm fucking with you." She smirked. "I'm sorry, but you're just so adorable all worried about Clara showing her sexual side. You're afraid you're taking advantage of her, or that this is bad, I can't help but tease you. You're so innocent."

Alex sighed and then groaned, slumping down on the table.

"So you do have experience then."

"Oh yeah." Lilly said. "Let me show you my world, my young apprentice."

"By which you mean...?"

"Finish your drink. We're going to the sex shop."