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"Just This Once" by Jordan Shelbourne (romantic bdsm) 10, 10, 10
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"Just This Once" by Jordan Shelbourne (jordan@u36.com). The
author's stories are available at http://www.u36.com/jordan.

For her 21st birthday Becky has arranged a semi-blind date with an older
married man she has met on the Internet. As soon as he meets her, he
asks her to insert a butt plug, and she acquiesces. Then they go out to
dinner - nouvelle cuisine. Plausible? Well, I guess it depends on what
they have already talked about via email. At the restaurant he gives
her a safe word and a quit sentence. And they're off to the races.

I'm not a big bdsm fan myself, but I really enjoyed this story. It's
intelligent - not childish. It focuses not on degradation or
humiliation, but on the mutual pleasure of both partners. Even if I
never do this myself, this story has broadened my horizons. I like that
kind of story a lot.

Ratings for "Just This Once"
Athena (technical quality): 10
Venus (plot & character): 10
Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 10