Chapter 37

As we sit in the car on the way to the new house…the home I designed for the three of us…I know exactly how she wants us to behave. She wants Jasper and I to behave like the gentlemen she has trained us to be. Aro will be there too. He's an experienced Dominant…but he's also going to be my boss, so I have to impress him twice over. If I can manage to do that, maybe she'll go easier on me after today's disappointing performance. I hate that I've disappointed her. My Mistress is so sweet and loving and she takes amazing care of Jazz and me. I hate being disciplined but not more then I hate deserving the penalty. The only reason I'm being punished is because of my lapse in self control…I can't allow that to happen again. It's going to eat at me until my sentence is fully served, but we've arrived at the Swan-Cullen-Whitlock home. The pride I feel in the house's outward appearance is compounded by my Mistress' praise.

Jasper's name isn't on the contracts and it won't be on the deed to the house, but he lives here too and he's a part of our lives, so I include him when I call this 'our home'. I know we have a lot to do before we reach Jasper's room but I can't wait to see his reaction to the space I've given him. It's a small room attached only to our bathroom and the secret passage network that ties the whole house together. I hope he'll see it as just another mode of the control he has asked for. When we were in high school, his favorite color had always been red. I didn't think red would work very well in a bedroom so I asked Bella. I'm so glad Bella knew that his favorite color has changed over the years.

Aro's limo pulls into the driveway and as soon as he and his assistant have emerged from the back, he greets Bella cordially asking if we're ready to inspect my creation. I don't think anyone noticed my blush when he called it a masterpiece.

Mistress answers for all of us before taking hold of my arm. "We can't wait any longer!"

Jasper walks a few steps behind us but I see him grin at her enthusiasm.

Aro opens the door and leads us in.

The foyer is gorgeous, with a walk-in closet on the left and a blank wall on the right. A glance at the ceiling shows a crystal chandelier hanging above us. These things aren't just pleasing to the eye; they're also utilitarian. She'll want to entertain family and friends as well as other members of our lifestyle so the large walk-in closet will not only serve as an exit from the secret passages; it will serve it's vanilla purpose also.

"Mr. Volturious, is there anything special about this room?" Bella asks.

After asking her to use his name, Aro replies. "This room holds two special points of interest, Miss Swan, one of the two alarm accesses is here and a secret passage entrance, as well."

An air of expectancy surrounds us and I know that Aro expects her to ask me where the passages are, but I know that isn't how she'll react. A long time ago, I even bet him thirty dollars that she would order me not to reveal the secrets of our home.

She casts a sly glance my way and speaks. "Now, Edward, I don't want you to show me my secret passages. Do you hear me? I want to find them myself."

"Yes, Ma'am…I promise not to ruin it." I smile at her and look down demurely.

Once her attention is occupied, walking around the room, inspecting the doors, the walls and the light switch, I grin at Aro.

In a distracted voice, Bella continues to converse with Aro. "Oh, and Aro, please don't stand on ceremony with me either. I'm 'Isabella' to most of my acquaintances."

"As you wish, Isabella…" Aro replies quietly.

"This switch does more then turn on the lights…Am I correct?" Bella inquires.

I know she's seen the tiny green LED in the switch-plate.

"Indeed…That is the alarm access. Turn on the chandelier, Isabella." Aro answers, taking out his phone.

Her giddiness and anticipation are contagious and I point Jasper's gaze to the chandelier. We watch the tiers of the chandelier lower toward us and elongate until one flat crystal teardrop remains steady at eye-level in front of Bella. I hide a smile as she looks curiously at Aro.

I know that he's on the phone with the alarm company. "That is a scanner of sorts. Please place your thumb and forefinger on either side of the flat crystal, Isabella."

I told him to ask them to give us something elaborate but didn't get all the details so I'd be surprised at some of the things too. I watch carefully as Bella follows directions.

She now has her thumb and forefinger on either side of the flat crystal.

Aro instructs her to speak her full name aloud and she does.

The female voice of our representative at High Noon Security can now be heard from a speaker above us. She welcomes Bella to our new home and tells her that Aro has a manual for us after we've finished registering the residents.

Jasper and I share a look as Bella giggles. "Thank you…" We love to hear her laugh.

Aro smiles blandly and repeats the process with me and then Jasper.

While we are doing that, I notice Bella walk over to the right hand wall. She's standing just two tiles away from the trigger of the first secret entrance. She runs her fingers along the slight seam at the edge of the wall. "Aro, is this my secret passage?"

I smile because I'm so proud of her detection abilities.

He nods and hands her the manual. "Yes, Isabella…it certainly is."

"Good show, my love…" I whisper with a grin, kissing my love's hand. "There is a tile just a quarter inch higher then the others. If you step on it, it triggers the door." The living room and dining areas are next and she finds the secrets in those rooms just as easily.

I actually designed the one in the living room after one of her favorite Mel Brooks films; Young Frankenstein. In the movie, his bedroom has a revolving wall that is triggered by the candle in the sconce that is nearest to it. The one in the movie goes all the way around, but mine only opens halfway and has a button that closes it after you're through.

The dining room passage is actually disguised as a linen closet. You open the door and flip the light-switch; the side wall slides open and a motion detector tells the wall to slide back.

The kitchen's secret was difficult for her to find and I'm proud of myself for thinking of it. She hadn't asked for a garbage disposal unit while I was designing that room, but it's a normal thing for a kitchen in a big house to have, so I used that as the trigger.

The secrets in library and office are classics. The wood paneling has hidden catches in its design. The molding is raised in one panel to hide a large wall-safe and one of the bookcases has a false book that trigger the passage…like in the Addams Family movie. That's one of my favorite movies. The library and office have a third secret; the spiral staircase that leads to the upstairs hallway is not so hidden behind a panel with a door-knob.

I feel Bella's pride and delight as she discovers each of the secrets in our new residence. I know she also has pride in me and my talent as an architect. Her feelings are quite evident and shown in the big smile on her face…and I can't wait to see their reaction to the Mistress' suite and the guest house/playhouse.

They follow me and Aro upstairs to see the doors to the 'Mistress' Suite. I open the double doors and wait for everyone to step inside.

Jasper looks around the hallway expectantly before his face falls and he joins us. "Edward, where's my room?" Jasper asks. "I see this large room and the attached master-bathroom. I also see the large walkin closet…but I didn't see another bedroom door from the hallway and you promised…"

His lack of faith disturbs me…but only slightly since I expected and even wanted him to react this way. Bella and I agreed that his room should be his own, but it should also remind him of his submission to us.

"Aro, may we have a moment?" Bella asks.

He nods and steps out of the room.

"Jasper, stand at the door." She directs.

Jasper quickly does as he was told.

"Look around the room in a clockwise direction. You will see the closet…the master bathroom…the windows and another closet on the other side. What is required of our slave every day, Jazzy?" Bella asks placing unconscious emphasis on 'slave'.

"Daily cleansing and inspection, Mistress…" Jasper answers without hesitation.

I grin as she nods. "We thought to make it easy for you. Your room is on the other side of the bathroom and can be accessed through the secret passages or the Mistress' Suite."

His face lights up as I go to the door to call Aro. He slips me the thirty dollars before I lead them all to Jasper's slave-room. Next I show Jasper his passage entry which is a sliding wall in his closet. Jasper is delighted and it shows as he asks Bella for the privilege of choosing the color of his own room.

She acts confused. "Did you want a different color then the sage Edward and I picked for you?"

He gasps. "No! Sage is just what I was going to ask for!"

"The carpet will be a deep forest green and the ceiling will be painted a pale blue with white clouds…" Bella tells him. "Is that acceptable, Jazzy?"

"Alice hated green…" He muses. "I love it because it calms me, but she wouldn't even allow me to have my private office painted a soft sage green…I asked her for it; did you know that? You're really giving me a green room? Thank you, Bella."

The sincerity and gratitude in his voice brings tears to my eyes, but I don't let the others see.

Bella squeezes his hand. "It's our pleasure, Jazzy. You can decorate any way you like in here; curtains or drapes and so on. There's only room enough for one dresser and you also have a small closet."

He nods in happy understanding.

"The guest house is next on the tour…isn't it?" I hear Bella ask Aro.

"Yes, Isabella…Let's take the secret passage downstairs and then out the French doors of the living area." He suggests. "The passages are lined in stone while the doors are heat resistant metal; in case of fire. The Master Suite…or 'Mistress' Suite, in this case…is fully soundproof as is the guest suite and the playroom."

She grins. "Show me."

"The passages from the main house all combine so you can access any part of the house. We'll use the one in the walk-in closet by the chandelier." Aro says as he leads us. We see him push a small button which opens the back wall into the dark closet. "A motion detector in the light fixture will sense that someone is in need of light and provide it." He waves his hand and a low light flickers on.

A turn of the knob sets us free into the foyer again and I see Bella smile as Aro leads us through the living and dining rooms. After opening the French doors onto the patio, we see the tower-like structure of the guest house.

"The first floor can be used as a pool house, a guest house, or a game-room…anything you'd like…" Aro suggests calmly. "The second floor is easily explained away as a storage area to your vanilla acquaintances…but it's actually your Playroom."

We step inside and I watch her take in the layout of the large space. The bedroom and bathroom are off to the left while, on our right, the eat-in kitchenette leads into the living area where a TV hookup is sticking out of the wall. There's a large square-footage to just this one building and I can't wait for her to see the playroom upstairs. Aro had plans for that room and insisted that a Dominant should be in charge of arranging a playroom, not a submissive.

Aro holds up a key. "This is how you will access the passages in this building. Without the key, the passage will lead you to the garage." He triggers the passage without the key to demonstrate and looking into the passage, I see only one direction to go. He closes it and waits a moment before inserting the key into a hidden lock. It's actually part of an intricate molding beside the kitchen cabinets. He turns it and then triggers the passage again. This time, it's a lift. We all step inside and ride it up one floor. It opens into a vast, already decorated and arranged room of sexual pleasures and delights. The walls are painted black with burgundy accents. The windows have the illusion of bars and burgundy drapes adorn them.

I watch as she looks around to see her BDSM equipment, and some of Alice's, precisely placed around the room with a large suspension rig in the middle. I smile at her surprise as she sees that her bondage bed has been fitted with new fabrics and the padded tables and benches have been re-upholstered. Even the dressers have been resurfaced. I watch her walk over to her St. Andrew's cross and run a hand along the newly stained wood.

"Thank you, Aro…You didn't have to do all of this…" I hear her say softly.

I feel minimal jealousy as he steps close to my fiancé and lays a hand on her arm, he says, "It was nothing, Isabella…I figured a new look for the old furniture would be a comfort after the horrifying incident they were last used for."

I see her shudder, and know that she is recalling the rape and abuse by James and Vicky.

"One last thing…the whole guest house can be used as a panic room." Having not known about this, I watch in fascination as Aro leads us to a screen in the wall and shows us how to operate the system. "I'll now demonstrate the security on it." He enters a pass-code of letters and numbers. Seconds later, metal shutters slide down over the windows and red lights overtake us. "When you enter this pass-code, the security company is notified as well as the local police and fire departments. The code also switches this house over to solar energy so you won't run out of power. In the main house, all the main doors are now locked so if there were more then one attacker and they split up; they'd be locked in separate rooms. Only the secret passages are operable."

"So if anything happens like it did with James, we're covered?" Her hand tightens its hold on mine as she asks this.

"Yes, Bella-love… that's why it was so important to have the passage entries hidden so carefully. When J-James had me in the foyer of your house in Forks, I could've twisted away from him but I had nowhere to go…of course I had no confidence that I could've overpowered him…but I have that now." I assure Bella. "If anything happens here, an attacker could take any one of us to any room and we still have an out. And if Jasper, I, or you are home alone, and something happens all we have to do is activate the panic room feature here in the guesthouse. The security company will alert the occupant or occupants who aren't home that we have done so and not the attacker asking for a ransom."

"You have no idea how happy we will be when you finish your schooling, Edward. You have quite the talented boy, here, Isabella, and we can't wait to see what his future holds." Aro speaks with pride as he deactivates the panic feature. "Renata is waiting for me, so we'd better get back to the main house. The painters will be here tomorrow morning and the carpets will be put in as soon as they're done, so just fax the detailed maps to the moving company at the number I gave you and you should be moving into your home soon."

Renata meets us at the French doors just inside the living area. "Mr. Volturious, your brothers have each called once. Also, the painters for the Swan/Cullen home called; they wish to begin ASAP."

"Thank you, Renata. I'll see to my brothers in a bit." He says. "Get the Midnight Sun Painters on the line and when you've done that, Miss Swan would like a word with you." He faces Bella. "You said you wanted to speak to a submissive that works for the company, Renata is one of my cousin Demitri's subs. He owns the Moonlight Movers. Renata has worked for the company for years." He eyes my Mistress shrewdly. "She'll tell you what you want to know, Isabella, but then, so would I…"

Bella answers, "These men are in my care, Aro…I'm sorry if you're upset with me but I have to be sure that Edward is safe with you. Adding to that, if I'm going to invest in your company the way I want to, I have to be sure that I'm not putting my money into a place where submissives are intimidated or abused."

I look down at the floor and feel my face get hot.

"I know, Isabella, and I respect that…I'm glad you are considering this thoroughly." Aro says sincerely. Renata hands him his Blackberry. "Now, if you'll excuse me…" He turns away.

"You wished to speak to me, Ma'am?" Renata asks.

"Yes, Renata; how do you like working at Volturious International?" Bella asks her.

"Can I ask what you mean, Ma'am?" She responds. "I've worked for them for years. What exactly are you looking for?"

I also wonder where this inquisition is going.

"Renata, I'm very protective of Edward for a reason…You see, he was in an abusive relationship before he found me… Since then, Edward and I have survived a traumatic home and personal invasion …" As Bella says this, Renata looks at me and then back at Bella. "I want to be sure he'll be safe there. How do the Dominants treat the submissives in the company?"

Seeing her thought processes take shape brings up my own fears. Will any of these Dominants flirt with me? Will I offend them when I say 'no'? Will they take it out on my Mistress…or me? Aro did say I didn't have to be office-bound every business day… Perhaps he'll still allow that…but I'll try to ask Renata about it first.

"Ok, I get your meaning… It isn't openly declared as to who is a sub and who is a Dom, but you can tell by the personality of the person you're dealing with. During work hours, we are usually very professional and business-like." She replies. "Fridays are D/s days so, if an employee of the company has a D/s partner, they can join them in the office for a session in the private playroom on the 16th floor. I've been surprised by my own Dom in my workplace. Aro came back from lunch just last week to find me on my knees giving my Master a blowjob. He just nodded at me and asked me to hold his calls. He didn't join in or ogle me as I obeyed my Master. He just went about his own business. Does that answer your question, Ma'am?"

Bella makes a slight grimace. "It does…but your Master is also a member of his family…"

I blush even further, realizing that this might offend Aro or our current companion. "What I think Bella…" Hearing a nearly inaudible gasp, I glance at Bella. Seeing Mistress, I correct myself. "What I think my Mistress means is…Do the owners get special treatment or is it the same everywhere in the company?"

"I see; and no; it's the same everywhere in the company, Ma'am, but if you want to talk to some of the other subs in the company, I can arrange it." Renata offers.

I can tell that Bella is about to agree but I politely interrupt, asking my own question. "Uhmmm, I'd also like to ask if the Doms that work there… Do they flirt…? Would it get uncomfortable if I had to say 'no' to anyone?"

Renata looks horrified. "No! Oh, there are lots of flirts but if you say 'no' and mean it, it's totally respected, Edward. You'll have no trouble there. You especially will have no trouble. You're not just anybody, Edward! You're collared and declared by your Mistress. They will take one look at that lock on your necklace and know just who you belong to."

Aro clears his throat. "I didn't think that had to be stated, Isabella. Edward is collared and yours. It will filter through the company that the new intern is collared and off limits. He is also a favored member of my personal staff, so he's doubly protected. I'm so sorry that wasn't made clear."

Comforted, I feel us both relax.

"The painters will be here in a few hours to sort out the supplies among the rooms. They have already been advised of the colors for each room and they will begin tomorrow morning." Aro informs us as he and Renata leave. "You have three hours before they arrive."

"Thank you, Aro; I apologize if my inquiries offended you in some way." Bella says before sending Jasper to the car for the paper and pen.

He shakes his head. "I understand the reason behind the questions, Isabella; so I can forgive you, but please consider me an ally in keeping all three of you safe."

As soon as Jasper returns he starts to take notes while we walk through the house again. As we re-tour the house, I see Bella looking at each room in detail. She seems to study certain spaces and, after a moment or two, makes a decision. When we reach the foyer again, the painters are unloading their trucks and bringing in their things. One of them comes over to us asking if we are the owners of the house. Bella confirms this and asks if we can do something for them. It seems that the man spilled coffee on his copy of the diagram of the house and now can't read the smudged ink. Luckily they'd already acquired the right color paints but if they can't read which room gets which color will the sage paint for Jasper get into his room? The man then asks if we can help them out and introduces himself as Robert, the owner of Midnight Sun Painters.

Bella agrees to help them and Jasper and I sit to talk with the workers for almost 20 minutes. I modestly admit to having designed this lovely mansion while Jasper takes great pride in pointing out his room to the whole group of Robert's men including his son, Jack, who asks about the lack of access to the rest of the house.

Bella, Jasper and I freeze and look at each other. The boy looks to be at least 20 but if Mistress isn't volunteering any info then I'm not either.

Robert sees our tension and comments that some people need to be less nosy. Jack blushes with his apology. When the smudges and confusion has all been cleared up, Robert's men divvy up the paint to the correct rooms. Then they start to load into the vans but Robert nervously asks to speak with Bella. "Ma'am, I'll understand if you don't want to answer this but did I see you and these young men at a club two days after Thanksgiving?" I hear him ask.

"I have many acquaintances, Robert. It's possible…" Her guarded reply lets him know he's walking a line.

"The Webber/Chaney's arefriends of mine, Ma'am." He declares. "Ben is my wife's mentor in the lifestyle."

"I see." Bella understands this to be an admission and promise of discretion. "Yes, Robert, we were there that afternoon."

"Then I know how to explain the room to my son. You have a good night and I'll see you around." With that he gets into his truck and drives off.

"Jasper take us back to the hotel, please, I have something to show you both." Mistress says as I open the door for her to enter our car. "It's chilly tonight, Edward; will you cuddle with me until we get there?"

"Yes, my love." I say, wrapping my arms around my Mistress and taking comfort that I've well pleased her today. We stay that way for the whole ride, meaning that I surely can't be in too much trouble.

Back in the room, we all get into bed and using the remote she reveals her surprise. "The other night, I'd paid the valets to shut off the cameras for a few hours. The man in charge of doing that got curious and we were caught on film. I've taken care of that but I wanted to show you the footage. You are both still under punishment, but don't worry…I'll show it to you again once your terms of penalty are over."

I lament over my cock being locked away as I watch the spectacle on tape. Jasper and I moan, whimper and whine through the show. I would suffer the wrath of her whip if only she would take the device off of me! This cage restricts my poor cock and makes even thinking difficult. The sight of the most intense orgasm I've ever had makes me long for it again even if I had to endure another bout of sub-drop. Finally I witness what took place after I came and I appeared mindless in my desire to pleasure my Mistress. The sight of Jasper, off to the side, jerking off for us while we fucked on the Bond car, was just as arousing as the rest and I felt tears leak down my cheek. When it's over, Jasper and I cuddle into the bed with our Mistress between us to keep warm. The bed might be warm, but trying to sleep without release is disheartening and disappointing.

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