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by be287m
--Game Three\emdash
Sunday I started to have second thoughts.
Not about his fingers caressing my body\emdash mmmm
. My skin tingled at the memories. They say Rodin used to caress his subjects before beginning a sculpture and I kept having images of Steve as some erotic artist, me standing before him. The man knew how to touch. I could barely keep from touching my
self when I reminisced.
And that kiss.}{\insrsid7291962 Wow. Too many men didn\rquote t know how to kiss. At least too many of the men I\rquote d dated. But Steve. . . Steve knew how to kiss.}{\insrsid14567693
}{\insrsid7291962
Yet he\rquote d pulled back at the end of the two minutes. If he\rquote d kept going, I would have let him pull me onto the bed, if I didn\rquote t pull him }{\insrsid15032115 there}{\insrsid7291962 first}{\insrsid4278472 . But he\rquote d stopped.}{
\insrsid7038357 I was sure he wanted me, but he\rquote d s}{\insrsid3087006 topped at a kiss!}{\insrsid7291962
}{\insrsid7038357
I realized I really didn\rquote t understand Steve. In fact, I barely knew the details of his life. Yet, he wasn\rquote t like the other guys I\rquote
d dated. Not in the way he stood or held his body. Not in the way he noticed everything. Not in the way he mixed impishness with a serious core. I suspected he could do things to me that no other guy could. Tha
t excited me. That scared me. What was I getting myself into?
We hadn}{\insrsid472006 \rquote t even gone on a real date yet!}{\insrsid7038357 }{\insrsid472006 Just a}{\insrsid7038357 season\rquote s worth of hockey games and post-game parties with really no time alone together.
Except for two minutes.
And then there was that. When we\rquote d made the bet, I\rquote d expected something where I would have to please or pleasure him. Instead, he\rquote d made me remain completely passive while he touched me. I didn\rquote t \'93do\'94 anything. I
\rquote d loved it, and I didn\rquote t know what to think about it.
Mom had always raised me and my sister }{\insrsid7028378 Vickie }{\insrsid7038357 to be strong independent women. }{\insrsid7028378 She\rquote d caught the edges of the feminist movement in the 70\rquote
s and probably would have gone into politics herself if not for us. She\rquote d been torn between her ideals and her strong sense that s
he needed to stay home to raise us. Her compromise was to teach her daughters her ideals and urge us to live the life she\rquote d been to}{\insrsid13109718 o}{\insrsid7028378 afraid to.
That had worked for Vickie. She was in Washington as a lobbyist these days, deliriously happy with her 80 hour work weeks and her tiny Dupont Circle apartment. I\rquote d rebelled. }{\insrsid14187988
I found boys just too much fun to not hang around with}{\insrsid10697383 , and when I did,}{\insrsid14187988 they seemed just as lost and confused as the girls. The one compromise I\rquote d made for mom was that I never let a boy g
et the upper hand. There was no date until I wanted a date, no kiss until I wanted a kiss, nothing further until I initiated it. I even lost my virginit}{\insrsid11030413 y in a deliberate manner\emdash after p}{\insrsid14187988
rom with my then boyfriend because I }{\insrsid12330540 had appreciated how}{\insrsid1189101 he hadn\rquote t pushed me all year.}{\insrsid12330540
That softened when I got to college. I was more willing to do the social dance and let the g}{\insrsid3087006 uys initiate. It was more fun. Sometimes I would seduce a guy, sometimes I\rquote d let him seduce me. However, I\rquote d}{\insrsid1189101
never been completely passive.}{\insrsid3087006
Until last night. For two minutes.
And I\rquote d }{\insrsid472006 thoroughly }{\insrsid1189101 enjoyed it.
Was this really me?}{\insrsid7038357
}{\insrsid1189101
}{\insrsid15870750 I might have spent all day pondering things in my head if it weren\rquote t for Sandy\rquote s hockey practice. They had a Sunday evening time reserved at the rink and}{\insrsid7547894 ,}{\insrsid15870750 as usual, she wanted me }{
\insrsid1979840 there for locker room guard. I }{\insrsid15146336 normally }{\insrsid1979840 woul}{\insrsid15870750 d read a book during practice}{\insrsid13200115 s}{\insrsid15870750
because Steve only attended the games. I resolved to talk to Sandy about Steve.}{\insrsid1189101
}{\insrsid13005077
Except Sandy was exceedingly unhelpful.
\'93I can\rquote t tell you,\'94 she said, smilin}{\insrsid7547894 g as she shrugged her shoulders}{\insrsid13005077 in reply to my query about Steve.
\'93What do you mean you can\rquote t tell me?\'94
\'93I can\rquote t tell you anything about St}{\insrsid13200115 eve. Not even what he does professionally. Pete and I have our own bet.\'94}{\insrsid13005077
}{\insrsid13200115
\'93You and Pete have a bet??\'94
\'93Yup.\'94
\'93And what is it?\'94 I asked.
\'93I can\rquote t tell you that either,\'94 Sandy replied. She saw me getting frustrated. \'93Look Liz, I think it\rquote s great that you and Steve are finally }{\insrsid7547894 doing more than talking hockey}{\insrsid13200115 . I don\rquote
t know him very well, but I like him and Pete says he\rquote s a great guy.\'94
\'93So you and Pete are betting on us??\'94
}\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 {\insrsid13200115 Sandy just smiled, lips tightly closed, and didn\rquote
t speak for a moment. Seeing that I was getting more frustrated, she reached out and touched my arm.}{\insrsid13918637
}{\insrsid13200115
\'93Relax, Liz. We\rquote re both rooting for you. Steve too. You guys just have to find your own way on this one. We can\rquote t help you out.\'94 }{\insrsid7547894
}{\insrsid13200115 I knew she was right, but I didn\rquote t like it. }{\insrsid7547894 I didn\rquote t want to wait for Steve to make the next move! Even when I suspected I would really, really like it.}{\insrsid13200115
}{\insrsid7547894
}{\insrsid12347701 Monday night rolled around. The game was early\emdash 6 pm. I got home just in time and started preparing dinner with the game in the background. I\rquote d begged off on an invitation to watch the game with Sandy. I\rquote
d said that it was because I had a lot of work to do. The reality is that I was }{\insrsid4207463 too nervous to enjoy the company.}{\insrsid12347701
}{\insrsid14046403 The Avs were terrific, but Nabokov was hot }{\insrsid1917580 in the goal }{\insrsid14046403 for the Sharks. He made save after improbable save, including one that reminded me of Sandy in her last game. The first period ended with n
o score.}{\insrsid1917580 The second period opened the same way. The Avs were hot, but Nabokov was hotter.}{\insrsid14620340 The game entered the third period tied at 0-0.}{\insrsid14706100 Midway through the third, Nabokov\rquote
s play paid off and the Sharks got a 1-0 lead.}{\insrsid10570020 That\rquote s how the game ended. A shutout. I felt sick to my stomach.}{\insrsid14046403
}{\insrsid15098572 The phone rang as soon as the game was over. I grabbed it on the second ring.
\'93Hello Liz, this is Steve,\'94 Oh my. It was.
}{\insrsid13270978
\'93I promised to take you to dinner,\'94 he said. \'93How does Saturday night sound?\'94
\'93Sounds great!\'94
}{\insrsid11498327
\'93Willing to wait until Sandy and Pete\rquote s game on Wednesday to work the logistics? I want to see what reservations I can get.\'94
\'93Sure . . . what type of restaurant were you thinking?\'94
\'93Something where we can get a little dressed up, but not too fancy. I want to see what those legs of yours look like in something other than jeans.\'94 I was instantly blushing.
}{\insrsid15098572
}{\insrsid3037812 \'93So did you catch the game?\'94 I asked.
\'93Of course! Nabokov made some incredible saves!\'94
\'93No kidding! It was incredible to watch, even as it got painful!\'94
}{\insrsid2638153
}{\insrsid14046403 We continued dissecting the game for several more minutes. He mentioned missing the first part because he\rquote
d worked late and so I asked him about his job. He actually opened up and told me. He was an electrical engineer working for a company that designed disk drives. I couldn\rquote
t follow the technical side of his job, but he happily stopped to answer even what had to be the most inane of questions. }{\insrsid2638153 As he spoke, I realized that he had a passion for getting the details right. He almost gushed desc
ribing his breakthrough two months ago that looked like it might lead to a new product line. I liked hearing him gush.}{\insrsid15098572
}{\insrsid3037812
I asked how he\rquote d gotten into engineering and that led to him telling me about growing up in Michigan with his parents and younger siste
r. He described the challenges in getting his degree and how he had eventually come to Colorado. There was the occasional mention of a girl, but they seemed to be only bit players in the story of his life. This man was too self assured, too comfortable
to be around, for him to have not had more than a string of flings that never lasted more than a few months.}{\insrsid10823983 }{\insrsid1919678 L}{\insrsid6036362 istening to him talk, }{\insrsid10823983 I was }{\insrsid1919678 fascinated. I was also
}{\insrsid10823983 surprised he\rquote d never opened up to me before.}{\insrsid4682937
}{\insrsid3037812
}{\insrsid4682937 I }{\insrsid3037812 then }{\insrsid4682937 asked him what he did for fun. He mentioned skiin}{\insrsid14620340 g and hiking and reading and that}{\insrsid4682937 }{\insrsid10823983 led}{\insrsid14620340 }{\insrsid10823983
to us talking about}{\insrsid14620340 our favorite authors}{\insrsid16068366 . The conversation meandered back to hiking and the now-cancelled one that Sandy and I had planned for the previous Saturday. We started talking about typical weekends
in Colorado and what we liked to do. After a while, I realized that he hadn\rquote t mentioned any evening activities. So I asked.}{\insrsid4682937
}{\insrsid13463488
}{\insrsid16537101 \'93So Steve, }{\insrsid16068366 you mentioned that you used to go to a club regularly. What type of music do you like to listen to?\'94
He chuckled. \'93It\rquote s not that }{\insrsid11689277 kind}{\insrsid16068366 of club.\'94
I paused. Oh really? Did I want to know? Curiosity won the internal wrestling match.
\'93So what }{\insrsid11689277 kind}{\insrsid16068366 of club is it?\'94
}{\insrsid11560327
\'93}{\insrsid3760241 I\rquote m not going to answer that question,\'94 I could tell he was amused even as he stonewalled.}{\insrsid11560327
}{\insrsid3760241
}{\insrsid3037812 \'93What if I ask}{\insrsid3760241 for it as a story, as part of our bet?\'94 I inquired, trying to sound coy.
}{\insrsid16068366
}{\insrsid3766443 He laughed. \'93}{\insrsid16537101 Detroit doesn\rquote t play until tomorrow. I don\rquote t owe you a story unless they lose.\'94
\'93They\rquote ll lose! Let\rquote s call }{\insrsid4731563 it an advance!}{\insrsid16537101 You tell me the story now, and you don\rquote t have to tell me another}{\insrsid3037812 one when they lose tomorrow.\'94}{\insrsid16537101
He chuckled. \'93Okay. But they\rquote re not going to lose. I\rquote ll give you the story now, but if Detroit wins tomorrow, you owe me four more minutes of anything I want.\'94
\'93Four???\'94 I cried.
\'93Call it a }{\insrsid10824383 double-minor}{\insrsid16537101 ,\'94 he joked. \'93You\rquote re asking for a story in advance of something that may never happen. The Red }{\insrsid16537101\charrsid13723425 Wings aren\rquote
t going to choke like your Avs.}{\insrsid12867471 \'94}{\insrsid16537101
}{\insrsid10451297 I snorted. \'93}{\insrsid3037812 They haven\rquote t choked! Nabokov is playing hot, but they\rquote re figure him out! }{\insrsid10451297 You\rquote re on!\'94 Oh}{\insrsid3037812 man oh man}{\insrsid10451297 . I already owed him
}{\insrsid10451297\charrsid10570020 }{\insrsid10570020\charrsid10570020 4}{\insrsid10451297 minutes and he\rquote d already demonstrated how }{\insrsid16406156 he could use those minutes to drive me absolutely crazy.}{\insrsid16537101
}{\insrsid2258353 \'93I started attending the club two years ago,\'94 he began. }{\insrsid10570020 \'93}{\insrsid2258353 At the time,}{\insrsid10570020 I was . . . exploring. I\rquote d don}{\insrsid2258353 e some thin
gs as a teen that were a little. . . unusual. I wanted to find out how important they really were to me.\'94}{\insrsid9141643
}{\insrsid2258353
\'93What sort of things?\'94 I interjected.
\'93My teenage years are another }{\insrsid5325103 story}{\insrsid2258353 ,\'94 he replied. I rolled my eyes. How many games would the Red Wings have to lose before I got }{\insrsid5325103 all of this man\rquote s history}{\insrsid2258353 ?
\'93So,\'94 he continued. \'93I did learn a lot. In the end, I also learned that the club wasn\rquote t for me. I quit going right after Stacy and I broke up.\'94
\'93}{\insrsid3760241 So what type of club i}{\insrsid2258353 s }{\insrsid16476629 this}{\insrsid2258353 ?\'94 I asked, starting to get suspicious.
}{\insrsid3760241 \'93It\rquote }{\insrsid2258353 s a BDSM club.\'94
I damn near dropped the phone. Oh shit oh shit. What was I getting myself into?
\'93So. . . so you\rquote re a sadist,\'94 I finally stuttered.
\'93No, I\rquote m not. I\rquote m not into pain, either giving or receiving. I\rquote m a Dom, or at least I was. I\rquote m not sure anymore.\'94 I realized that his normally firm voice had trailed off at the end.
\'93I don\rquote t understand,\'94 I said. *That* was an understatement.
}{\insrsid5340596 He sighed. \'93I\rquote m not sure I can really explain}{\insrsid468206 it}{\insrsid5340596 on the phone.\'94
\'93Give it a try,\'94 I urged. I started to bring my breathing back to normal.
\'93Well, a sadist is in it for the pain. A Dom is in it for the control. The power, so to speak. Except I didn\rquote t really get a rush from the power. I enjoyed setting up scenes and running them, but it got tiring. So I quit.\'94
\'93Tiring?\'94
}{\insrsid14046403
\'93Being a good Dom is kind of like being a bomb s}{\insrsid5340596 quad expert. Or the}{\insrsid14046403 parent of a toddler. You have to constantly pay attention because things can go bad very quickly if you don\rquote t.\'94
\'93But you still like it,\'94 I said, still unsure.
Steve }{\insrsid2174055 snorted}{\insrsid14046403 . \'93At times}{\insrsid5340596 I like it}{\insrsid14046403 . *You* liked }{\insrsid5340596 it too,\'94 he replied. Oh gawd, h}{\insrsid14046403 e was right. I had. What did that say about me?
}{\insrsid2129035
\'93What I found, though,\'94 he continued, \'93is that the people you generally meet at the club like it all the time. I don\rquote t.\'94
\'93But you still like it,\'94 I probed.
}{\insrsid1917580
\'93Sometimes. With}{\insrsid5395696 the right person.\'94}{\insrsid1917580
}{\insrsid16387130
\'93I still don\rquote t get it,\'94 I stated.
Steve sighed. \'93I can understand that, Liz,\'94 he said. \'93And frankly, if you want to back out of dinner, or out of our bet, that would be okay. But before you do, I\rquote d like you to think about two things.\'94
\'93Go on.\'94
}{\insrsid13390846
}{\insrsid14706100 \'93First, there\rquote s more to me than something I used to do on Saturday nights.}{\insrsid3037812 Much more.}{\insrsid14706100 \'94}{\insrsid16387130
}{\insrsid14706100
\'93But I barely know you!\'94 I interrupted.
He sighed. \'93That\rquote s true, and that\rquote s probably my fault. I should have }{\insrsid13723425 asked you out long before now.\'94 }{\insrsid10766108
\'93}{\insrsid13723425 Right on that one, buster.}{\insrsid10766108 \'94}{\insrsid14706100
}{\insrsid2446933
}{\insrsid11485270 \'93I often move slowly when I }{\insrsid10766108 find a woman }{\insrsid11485270 really }{\insrsid10766108 attractive,\'94 he explained. \'93}{\insrsid2446933 I hope to make it up to you.}{\insrsid15613186 \'94
Awww. The sentiment was sweet and I might have enjoyed it more if I wasn\rquote t still on edge from the way this conversation had turned.}{\insrsid2446933
}{\insrsid15613186
\'93So what\rquote s the second thing?\'94 I asked.
}{\insrsid10570020
\'93You liked it. You might not like it all the time, or even often, but last Saturday, you liked it too.\'94
}{\insrsid490951
I shuddered. He was so right}{\insrsid13390846 ,}{\insrsid490951 and I didn\rquote t want to admit it at all.
\'93If we keep going,\'94 he continued. \'93I will continue to touch you. Caress you. }{\insrsid6888234 Kiss you}{\insrsid490951 .\'94}{\insrsid5988617 His voice had gotten firm again, the same strong tone he\rquote d used last Saturday.}{
\insrsid490951
}{\insrsid13390846 \'93If we keep going,\'94 he s}{\insrsid5988617 tated}{\insrsid13251052 , }{\insrsid6888234 definitely back in command,}{\insrsid490951 }{\insrsid11485270 }{\insrsid13390846 \'93}{\insrsid490951 I will touch more than yo}{
\insrsid6888234 ur arms. More than your legs or }{\insrsid490951 neck. Do you think I didn\rquote t notice how hard your nipples were?}{\insrsid13390846 \'94}{\insrsid490951
}{\insrsid13390846
He paused. I could feel my skin tingling with the memories. Oh gawd I wanted this man. Oh, this man scared me.
\'93You liked it, Liz.\'94
\'93I don\rquote t know Steve. I really don\rquote t know.\'94
\'93Think about it,\'94 he urged. \'93We\rquote ll see each other at Pete and Sandy\rquote s game on Wednesday. If you want to cancel the bet or back out of dinner, you can tell me then.}{\insrsid13515662 No hard feelings.}{\insrsid13390846 \'94}{
\insrsid13515662 I sensed that the last wasn\rquote t quite true.}{\insrsid13390846
\'93Okay,\'94 I murmured.}{\insrsid16387130
}{\insrsid13390846
\'93Okay.\'94 he replied. \'93And Liz . . .\'94
\'93Yes?\'94
\'93Sleep well tonight. Have pleasant dreams.\'94
\'93Goodnight, Steve.\'94
\'93Goodnight, Liz.\'94
}{\insrsid3954699 I hung up the phone. I didn\rquote t know if I\rquote d sleep}{\insrsid13515662 . }{\insrsid6229378 I\rquote d expected a game, but not this one. }{\insrsid12668262 What would be next?}{\insrsid13390846
}{\insrsid12668262
Wednesday\rquote s game, I realized. Games}{\insrsid13515662 , plural}{\insrsid12668262 . The Avs and Sharks. Sandy and Pete\rquote s. And Steve and I.
I took a deep breath.}{\insrsid6700303 I was going to need to figure some things out before the puck dropped.}{\insrsid12668262
}{\insrsid8466530 --End Game Three-- }{\insrsid12668262
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