She can’t be serious!

“Mary, tell me whether you understand the full consequences of what you just said to me.” You try to sound stern and serious, but it comes out more confused if anything.

“Of course I do, Simone. I just renounced my ex-husband John’s control over me, and gave that control to you. The Blessing sees you as my Master now, or I guess Mistress - in fact, the first Mistress in its history.”

“And you know that neither of us can release you from my control, as long as I don’t ‘wrong’ you in some way?”

“First off, we don’t know for sure whether or not you can relinquish that control by yourself - we know that the Blessing treats you specially because you belong to Rosalind’s bloodline. But even if you can’t, and I end up bound to you indefinitely: I assure you that this is what I want! I can’t describe to you how jealous I felt every time you gave a command to Maisie or Holly, connecting with them on a level that my husband was too cowardly to ever do with me. So this is all I ask of you - please use the power I gave you, it means the world to me!”

“Now hold on there for a moment, Mom!” You don’t think you’ve ever seen Maisie this furious with her own mother. “What gives you the right to just decide Simone is your Mistress now? Shouldn’t a decision like that involve her as well? The three of us didn’t become girlfriends just because one of us decided it - we were all involved in that, and I see no reason why it should work differently for you!”

You do your best to mediate the conflict between Mary and her daughter. “Maisie, please calm down a bit. You’re right that I don’t want Mary to be my girlfriend.” (Maisie’s I told you so face is legendary in this moment.) “But I think we can still make this work. Mary, did you want to be treated as an equal in our relationship? Answer me honestly.”

Mary blushes as she says, “I didn’t. Make decisions for me, make me your subject, change me into whatever you want. I think I’ve seen enough of you to trust that you can do all that and still not treat me badly. This is what I want from our relationship.”

You nod. “If that is what you want, I think I can give that to you. However, the first decision I’m making on your behalf is that this is not going to be a sexual relationship. I’m sorry if you wanted or expected that, given that I’ve had sex with both of your daughters at once, but if they’re not comfortable sharing a bed with you, then we’re not doing it.”

Maisie looks relieved. “Thank you for not making us do that. I know that you could make us okay with it with just one sentence, but… I don’t know, it feels different from when I asked you to make me okay with sharing you with Holly. Holly is Holly, and Mom is… just no.”

“There is one more thing I want to offer you”, Mary chimes in. “I have the largest bed in the house, and… I haven’t used much of it ever since John moved out. You can use my bedroom if you all want to sleep together tonight.”

“And it won’t be weird for you?”, you try to confirm with her.

“Weirder than my younger daughter’s boyfriend becoming both my daughters’ girlfriend, and then my Mistress? My daughters becoming part of a coven of witches? I think I can handle one more weird thing”, she smiles confidently. “It’s easier to freely give than to have something taken away from you, anyway. I don’t know if I’d have been happy with it if you’d just taken my room for yourselves.”

You are satisfied with her answer. “Alright then. Mary, you will be sleeping in Maisie’s bed tonight. You’ll be more comfortable than sleeping in your own bed, and you’ll dream of whatever you most desire.”

“See? This is exactly why I trusted you!” Mary is elated. “I knew you wouldn’t disappoint me when I gave myself to you!” She wishes her daughters and you a good night and then excitedly hops over towards Maisie’s bedroom.

Seeing Mary with all that energy, you think to call after her with another command before she closes the door: “Mary, one more thing! You will find falling asleep very easy in your new bed. God knows you need that with all that excitement!”

“So, are we retiring to the bedroom as well then?” Holly asks.

Just thinking of it makes the exhaustion you held off for the last while come crashing down on you again. “That’ll probably be for the best. And actually just cuddling tonight, okay? I’m genuinely tired”, you yawn.

Maisie looks slightly disappointed, but has to admit she’s quite tired herself as well, so she’s not complaining too much.

Before the three of you drift off in each other’s arms, you have one final gift for all of you: “Maisie, you will share your dreams with us tonight, and be in full control over everything that happens in them. Now, fall asleep.”