Chapter 28
This vanilla thing is driving me crazy! I feel so unsure of myself. Bella's gotten a little cranky but we've had sex a few times and she's usually better after that. I know she has to be feeling the urge for D/s… As my Domme, she would just tell me to do something and I'd obey happily… Now, we're trying to be vanilla… I can tell her neck is bothering her but she isn't talking to me… Why isn't she talking to me? Doesn't she realize that vanilla couples get neck cramps too?
It's been 2 weeks, 3 days and 18 hours since our last scene. I have been a little antsy but I think I can last longer then this. It isn't that I don't want a scene… I just don't need one…but maybe she does.
She's rubbing her neck and making a face.
I begin thinking of the last 2 weeks. We'd done lots of vanilla things… I'd taken Bella to the movies twice, dinner 3 times and a lunch here and there… but I cooked or made lunch the rest of the time.
One day, we even took a drive to see the site of our new home. The neighborhood is beautiful. The construction workers have laid the foundation and begun working on the frame of the house…The feeling of seeing my creation take a physical form is amazing! Right now, we're in Jasper's office. I'm on the computer, trying to find out as much as possible about the Volturious Brothers' architecture and construction firm. I'm seriously thinking about taking them up on their offer.
Glancing over at Bella again, I see that she's still rubbing her neck. I can't take seeing her in pain. I have to say something. "Bella-love, is your neck hurting?" I ask from Jasper's desk, which is on the other side of the office from her.
"Uhmmm, yeah…just a little…" She admits with a slight blush.
I sigh sympathetically. "Love, how can I take care of you if you don't tell me what you need?"
She smirks. "I guess you're right…"
I get up and move close to my fiancé so I can begin to massage her tense neck muscles as I persuade her to talk to me.
She shakes her head stubbornly. "I don't want to…"
"Bella…" I start to speak but then I think better of it. I stop massaging and stare at her for a moment. I make a decision and walk around to face her…and kneel. "Mistress… Please, tell me what's wrong and how I can fix it for you…?"
I watch her eyes close as she sinks back into the role of Mistress. The power in her voice as she calls me her angel washes over me. She explains how she's missed the high of hearing me call her Mistress or Goddess…and the feeling she gets when I let her bind and spank me.
I look up at my beautiful Bella through my lashes. "It's the same for me, you know… When I call you 'Mistress', its freeing, not humiliating …and when I feel the cuffs or rope binding me to a table or to your bed and I let you take full control of me, it's such a heady feeling …and maybe it's the whole chivalry thing that my dad taught me as I was growing up, but when I make you cum first, I feel so proud of myself, like I accomplished something." I say as I get up and resume massaging her neck. "Fiancé's can give neck rubs too, you know…"
"I know…" I hear her say.
"Please, Miss Bella… Please listen to me. I'm still your sub. You're supposed to take care of my needs…right?" I ask.
She nods.
I explain that my need is to take care of her, and in order for me to do that, I need to be told how. I remind her that I love her, and love taking care of her… "If you need a neck rub, and we're vanilla, just ask. Is it really that difficult for you to change 'angel, massage my neck' to 'honey, could you please massage my neck'?" I inquire.
"No, but I didn't want to be a bother…" Bella says. "I didn't want to interrupt whatever you were doing over there."
"Why not…?" I ask.
Her explanation is that when we're in D/s mode, she owns me and my time. As a vanilla couple, we're each our own person with our own activities and things we need to do and she doesn't know when it's appropriate to interrupt me.
"If what I was doing was important, I'd say 'sure, just give me a minute' and if it wasn't important, I'd say, 'yes, love, I'm on my way' …Bella, you are the most important person in my life." I start really thinking. "Mistress, it has come to my attention that your need for control is not being fulfilled. I need your control less then you need to control me, but I feel that my purpose in life is to take care of you. I like doing for you…and I know that I can request vanilla time to do my homework or if I decide to work for the Volturious brothers…"
"Yeah, about that… Edward, I've spoken to them. They're willing to let me look around their building in the city and I asked them a few things." She says.
"Like what, Mistress?" I ask.
"They have a playroom there…in the office building…If you went in to work there, I could visit and we could play. Apparently the Dominants that work there sometimes have their subs join them and the subs that work there occasionally get surprise visits from their Dominants…" She said.
My brain wandered to picture Mistress visiting me at work and bending me over my work desk to spank me and make me service her.
Her voice continues but I missed half of what she'd said. I think it was something about an investment. "…working there…Have you decided yet whether you want to work at Volturious Design and Construction?"
"I was leaning toward yes, Mistress." I admit as I flash back on my fantasy.
She smiles. "Good…I think you'll be happy doing that. Also the Seattle branch of the company is located not too far from our new home."
"What else did you ask?" I inquire.
Bella sighs. "I asked if I could speak with a sub that is currently employed there. I didn't tell the brothers this, but I want to see if this sub is treated well…and I want to be absolutely sure that you'd be safe…" She's always trying to take care of me.
I sigh too. "Mistress, are you unhappy with this vanilla thing? I think it's a bit silly to drag it on. I've lasted long enough to win the bet…We could have our scene and then get my tat tomorrow. I just want things to be normal, and for us that means mostly D/s with some vanilla thrown in. I'm ready to feel your…" I trail off as we hear the front door open and Bella freezes.
I quickly walk to the closet and pull out a baseball bat, whispering to Bella, "Please, stay here." I walk out to face whoever it might be. There, leaning on the inside of the door is my best friend. "Jasper…" I say, running over to him. "Jazz, talk to me…" The left side of his face has a slight bruise. "Jazz, what happened? We'll help you! We'll take care of you… Where's Alice?" I ask in a low voice.
He's been staring at me since I saw him…now his emotions overflow. Tears stream down his cheeks as he stammers Alice's name.
My heart breaks for him as I call for Bella. "Bella…! Bella, come quick!"
She comes running out to join me. "Edward, what is…?" She gasps seeing who it is. "Jasper…? What's going on? Where's Alice?"
Jasper wobbles on his feet. "Mistress…need you…" He says with tears as he reaches for her.
"Edward, help him into the living-room. I'll meet you there." Bella says, pulling out her phone.
I can tell by Bella's livid expression that Alice is in trouble. I take Jasper's arms and lead him to our destination. "Jazz, it'll be ok. I don't know what happened, but you can tell me when you're ready. Bella and I will be with you…" I say to him as I wrap my arms around him. We stay that way until Bella stumbles into the room with tears are pouring down her face. My dismay is probably showing on my face; I'm torn. I need to comfort Bella but Jasper's crying all over me at the moment.
Bella watches us for minute and then places herself between us. Jasper's head lies on Bella's shoulder as she leans on me. "It'll be ok, Jasper… You still have us…You'll always have us." She says as she comforts him.
Jasper falls asleep on Bella's lap not a minute later.
"Bella, what's going on…? He was in no shape to tell me anything and then you came into the room in tears…Is Alice ok? Did she die or something?" I ask as gently as I can.
I watch carefully as Bella tries to compose herself as much as possible. "Alice is no longer …What I mean is…Alice and Jasper are separated. She caught him masturbating to a picture of me while they were away."
I gasp. What an insult to Alice… I can't believe Jasper would do that! I mean, I could see if it was a model in a catalog or a Playboy magazine, but her best friend?
"She's found a different traveling companion…and she wants a divorce. She won't be living with us in Seattle." She looks me in the eye and appears very serious. "Do you have a problem with me helping him…?"
I'm shocked that she'd ask that. "No, Bella…of course not…"
"Edward, do you understand that I feel a certain duty to take care of him…?" She goes on.
"Yes…of course…" I say passionately. "I'll help you take care of Jasper…any way I can."
"Will it bother you, in ANY way, if he wants to be part of 'us' again?" She asks.
"We've both missed him, Bella…I promise I won't resent you…either of you. Just let me help you to help him." I say holding onto her tightly.
She sighs heavily. "Even though we're getting married, Edward…?"
"Yes, love, you will be MY wife…you will belong to me just as much as I belong to you. Jasper is an addition. I'll love him as a lover, and accept that you love him that way too. I feel like he's always been a part of my life. He's my best friend. I love him almost as much as I do you. You are a wonderful person and a wonderful Mistress…" I say. "Besides, he can help me take care of you."
"Edward, you are so selfless. I love you so much. Now let's start taking care of him. I want you to take him up to our room and set up the cot. After you do that, I want you to see if he had any bags. They'll probably be out on the stoop, if he did. Then, I want you to sit with him. I'll order some pizza and call a few people." She says.
I hear the relief in her voice. "Bella, will this be easier if we're in D/s mode?" I ask quietly.
She appears to think for a moment. "We'll take our cue from Jasper. When he wakes up we'll see what he calls me and then we'll go from there." Bella picks up her phone and dials as I nod and pick Jasper up in a fireman's hold.
I carry Jasper to the bedroom that Bella and I share and lay him on the king sized bed. I smile down at him and wish it was in better circumstances that he re-joined us. "…But I'll take what I can get…" I whisper to him. "I've missed you Jazz."
I start to set up the cot, but when he begins to talk, I stop.
"Bella… Miss you, Bella… Alice…Ali…Damn Peter…Please Bella…?" He mumbles.
"Jasper, are you ok…?" I ask.
"…Ali…Need Edward… Let me have…Ed-ward..." He mutters.
"Oh, Jazz…" I say before kissing his temple.
Jasper's eyes pop open. "Edward! Oh, god! I really screwed up, Eddie!"
"Hush, now, Jazz. Bella and I will take care of you. Just rest…" I tell him.
He sits up and starts to rock back and forth. "Bella… Where's Bella…? I need her… Eddie please, get her for me."
I hug him. "If you lie back and try to stay calm I'll go get her."
He lays back and nods.
I run to find Bella.
She's still on the phone and saying, "…I don't know how to deal with this. I talked to her and she's not coming back to live with us in Seattle, like we'd planned."
"Bella, Jasper's waking up and he's asking for you." I tell her.
"Esme, I need to go; Jasper needs me. Here's Edward." Bella says as she places the phone in my hand. "Talk to her. Tell her what I told you about the questions and the argument from a few weeks ago. I'll go to Jasper and leave you the money for the pizza."
"Mom…?" I say nodding as Bella pulls a $20 bill out of her pocket and puts it in my other hand.
She goes quickly to Jasper's bedside.
I greet my mother. "Hi, mom… She wants me to tell you a few things."
"What does she want me to know, Edward?" Mother asks.
"She's not angry with you for wanting to protect Em and me. She understands that you feel you're entitled to know certain things …but you're not. Bella was sad that you distrust her and that you didn't respect her enough to stop asking when she requested it. I also need you to know that you forced her to inflict a punishment… I got a major spanking that night thanks to you and your pout, mother." I sigh. "We were both offended that you were prying into our sex life. She asked you to change the subject…and yet you continued to press the issue. Why did you do it, mom?"
"Oh, honey, I'm sorry!" Mother says.
There's a knock on the front door.
"Mom, I don't know or care why anymore. There's someone at the door and I've gotta help Bella with Jasper. I don't know what she asked you when she called you, but please don't upset her further… Oh, and mom…? You might be planning the wedding instead of Alice." I tell her.
"Yeah, Bella told me about Alice leaving Jasper. I feel so sorry for him. I hope I can help in some way. Just let me know." She says before hanging up.
The delivery boy is here with the pizza and there is a suitcase on the stoop, just like Bella had predicted.
"Hey, man… how much…?" I ask.
He says, "$10.50…"
I show him the $20 bill and say, "I'll give you the change if you just help me get that suitcase into the hall."
"Sure…" He says.
I take the pizza and he gets the suitcase and follows me a little ways in. I put the pizza in the living room and thank him, giving him the money. Then I move the food into the dining-room and pick up the suitcase bringing it with me as I go to find Jasper and Bella.
They're talking, so I overhear…
"I don't care…I'll just be the piece of ass on the side…" Jasper says.
"Don't talk about yourself that way, Jazzy. You'd be our lover, but he and I will be husband and wife." Bella tells him.
"…And he won't mind?" Jasper whispers through trembling lips.
"No, I don't… Jazz, you're still my best friend. I can love you both. Bella and I will be fine." I insist as I join them. "Let us take care of you."
Bella smiles and asks if the pizza has arrived yet.
I nod and tell her that I put it in the dining-room.
"Jazzy, are you feeling up to eating downstairs? Should I have Edward bring our pizza up here?" Bella asks.
"I'm fine…I'll be ok, if I have you…" Jasper whispers as he snuggles into Bella's body for a moment longer.
She holds his hand as we go downstairs.
I serve the food and hand it out. As we eat, Bella and I inform Jasper of what's been going on since he and Alice left. He occasionally smirks and seems ok but it'll probably be a few weeks before he's able to smile. Bella and I will have to watch for signs of depression.
When Jasper falls back to sleep, I approach Bella. "Mistress…I'd like to play… Please, take me to the playroom. I think we both need it tonight…"
She nods and I once again give myself up to her. She spanks me lightly before I service my Mistress orally. I beg to be fucked in my ass. She consents and allows me to cum on the condition that I drink it from a goblet afterward… She gets the glass and continues to fuck me until I give up my cream. My load fills the glass and I keep my eyes focused on her as I accept the liquid into my system. She runs her fingers through my hair and whispers "Good boy, Edward…Now clean up in here and I'll meet you in the bedroom."
Thank you hnwhitlock2000! You're great at this beta stuff!
