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When my
                           husband and I first joined the BDSM scene,
                           one of the first "social" functions we
                           attended was the collaring ceremony of a
                           couple of friends. My husband and I
                           thought it was a wonderful thing - for
                           them - but we both more or less agreed at
                           the time that such a formal D/s
                           relationship was not for us. It came as a
                           bit of a shock then when my husband
                           suggested what he really wanted most of
                           all for his upcoming fortieth birthday was
                           to collar me in a similar ceremony as part
                           of his birthday celebrations. His
                           "birthday gift." It was only July and his
                           birthday wasn't due until December, so I
                           humored him and agreed thinking it was
                           either a joke or that he would probably
                           forget all about it by the end of the
                           year. How wrong I was!
 
                           
                           
A couple
                           of days later my husband told me he wanted
                           do a private photo session with me. This
                           in itself was a bit unusual because I was
                           by now used to having him do all his photo
                           sessions of me in public at the club or
                           elsewhere with scene friends. But I was
                           pleased for the change and happily
                           agreed.
 
                           
                           
It was a
                           Friday night and when I got home from work
                           I discovered my husband had created a
                           lavish little "photo studio" in our lounge
                           room. He'd obviously been very busy during
                           the day and created an artistic setting
                           complete with decorative props and
                           beautiful purple satin and fur drapery. On
                           a small table he'd set things like the red
                           rope that had become something of a
                           signature in all the bondage photos he'd
                           taken of me as well as bottles of wine and
                           champagne and a book of mine I had
                           forgotten I even owned called
                           
The Book Of
                           Virtues
. The house was filled with
                           the fragrances of incense and a
                           beautifully cooked meal. In short, it was
                           like stepping into an exotically romantic
                           dream that instantly put me in the mood to
                           submit.
 
                           
                           
After
                           showering and preparing myself for what
                           promised to be a wonderful night of photos
                           and fun, we shared a few glasses of
                           champagne while I posed in various states
                           of undress. Everything was so different to
                           the way we usually did things. Normally I
                           was dragged off to the club and thrown
                           over to my husband's friends who would
                           strip me as quickly as they could before
                           tying me up and disciplining or
                           humiliating me while my husband
                           photographed everything. It felt so nice
                           to be alone with him and for him to take
                           his time with everything for a
                           change.
 
                           
                           
By the
                           time he had me completely undressed, I was
                           incredibly aroused. This was only
                           heightened when he cuffed my wrists and
                           ankles and then blindfolded me. He guided
                           me to a spot on his photo stage and then
                           proceeded to take numerous pictures of me,
                           telling me to turn around slowly on the
                           spot so he could get shots of me from
                           every angle.
 
                           
                           
Next he
                           shackled my wrists together behind my back
                           and then spread my legs so he could attach
                           my ankle cuffs to a spreader bar. Again I
                           could hear him photographing me and I
                           found myself drifting off into a familiar
                           fantasy world where unseen hands were
                           ravishing me and taking advantage of me
                           while I was held open and restrained. Not
                           even the strong smell of incense burning
                           in the house could mask the smell of my
                           arousal by this time.
 
                           
                           
The
                           first touch of cold steel encircling my
                           neck alarmed me and I immediately
                           questioned my husband, asking what he was
                           doing. It was a collar - I knew that - but
                           it was the metal that surprised me. I have
                           a number of collars and they're all made
                           of leather, but this one was obviously not
                           one of mine. I asked if it was new and my
                           husband was evasive but he said it was
                           borrowed and hinted that he needed to make
                           sure the size of it was right because I
                           would be getting a similar one of my own
                           when I was officially collared later in
                           the year. 
 
                           
                           
It was
                           at that moment that I knew my husband was
                           serious about his birthday wish and, after
                           all the trouble he'd clearly gone to, I
                           knew I would be expected to grant his wish
                           when the time came. He never did actually
                           show me the collar that night but when I
                           did next see it, it was a lot sooner than
                           I expected and under circumstances I never
                           would have predicted.
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