Chapter 11

CHAPTER 11

“What?” Lisa stared at them. It wasn’t that she hadn’t heard Rick. It was more that she couldn’t quite believe he’d said it.

“I was saying that Maya and I had discussed it, and we were wondering if you’d be interested in staying here. Instead of moving back into your own place.”

“I thought you’d be happy to get your guest room back. Aren’t you tired of having me mooching off you?” She forced a laugh to make it lighthearted, but she had actually assumed they’d be glad to see her go.

“You’re not mooching, and no, we’re happy to have you stay. It’s been nice having you here and you’ve been a big help.”

The praise sent warmth through her. She’d done her best to minimize the stress she caused, helping wherever she could. And of course, without a job, she’d had plenty of time.

“Still… I’m sure you’ll be happy to have your privacy back.”

Rick raised an eyebrow. “Other than the first night, I’ve had no complaints about privacy. It’s a big enough house for three. There’s plenty of room.”

Lisa shifted, feeling awkward. On the one hand, she’d been sad about leaving and the invitation to stay made her feel all kinds of things, mostly good. On the other hand, it had been really hard watching Maya get everything she needed from Rick, while she sat there like a third wheel.

“I don’t know…it would feel weird being a permanent guest.”

“What about family then?” Maya suggested.

“What do you mean?”

“Well, I’ve always wanted a sister. And we’ve gotten a lot closer since you’ve been here.”

Lisa grinned. “That’s true. I always wanted a sister too. All I had was younger brothers and we never got along, but we don’t have to live together for that.”

“No, but…” Maya turned to Rick, nudging his side. “Daddy, ask her.”

Lisa’s eyes narrowed. “Ask me what?”

Rick shot Maya a warning look. It was wasted as her friend continued to bounce on her toes and grin. He sighed and shook his head. “Lisa, Maya suggested that you might be considering a D/s relationship of a non-sexual nature. Discipline based—a family dynamic rather than a romantic one.”

She wasn’t sure how she felt about Maya telling Rick that, and she hadn’t entirely made up her mind, but she had been mulling it over. Was he going to offer to help her find someone? He’d fixed all her other problems, maybe he could fix that too. “I… I guess I was thinking about trying to find something like that. You’ve both told me that sex doesn’t have to be part of it, despite, well, despite my experiences.”

“Would you be interested in having something like that with me?”

Her mouth dropped and hung open. Her eyes flicked from his to Maya’s and back again, but no words formed. Rick gently reached over, placed two fingers under her chin and lifted until her mouth closed.

“I know it’s a shock,” he said. “Feel free to take some time to think about it.”

“But say yes!” Maya urged.

Lisa shook her head slowly. A dizzy feeling swept through her. “I don’t understand… Rick, you’re Maya’s Dom. Her husband. You can’t…”

“As you can see Maya is fully on board. In fact it was her idea. She doesn’t like the idea of you leaving and she decided we should form a little family together. After some consideration I decided that it was a good idea, if you want to. There’s absolutely no pressure.”

“But…”

“Lisa, listen to me. I adore my wife. I can’t picture myself loving any other woman the way I love her. I have zero interest in having sex with other women. But I’ve come to realize that I have room in my heart and life for other relationships. Non-sexual, non-romantic, family-based affection and discipline are absolutely something I can handle.”

Lisa swayed on her feet as the dizziness got worse. Suddenly Maya and Rick were helping her to sit down, while she closed her eyes to avoid the vertigo. “I don’t know what to say,” she whispered.

“Say yes!”

“Maya, hush. Let her think about it. Lisa, you don’t have to say yes. You’ll still be welcome here as a friend even if you say no. You’ll still be a friend even if you move out. If you want to accept the offer, but still move into your own place, that’s fine too.”

“I… whew. This is a lot.” She took a deep breath and blew it out in a loud gust, but kept her eyes closed. “I wasn’t expecting this.”

“I’m sure you weren’t. But if we’re going to attempt a D/s dynamic it’s going to be a healthy one, with everyone agreeing and all needs negotiated. To be honest, last week I wouldn’t even have considered it,” Rick said.

Lisa opened her eyes to look at him. “Why?”

“Because last week you were dependent on us. You might have said yes because of that, and not because you wanted to. But now you’ve got plenty of money in the bank, a job on the way, and a place to go if you need one. You are free to choose what works for you.”

“I’ve never heard about this kind of relationship before. I didn’t know they existed,” Lisa admitted. She still wasn’t sure this was real.

“They exist. Just like asexual subs and Doms exist. Maybe people don’t talk about them enough, but they are out there. You just need to decide whether this is what you need. Take some time and think about it. Let us know. There’s absolutely no ru—”

“Yes.” The word flew from her mouth before she even realized she was going to say it. But after a few seconds she realized it was the right answer, and she repeated it. “Yes, I want to stay. I want to be your sub, and part of your family.” She put as much decisiveness as she could into her tone, though she wasn’t sure which of them she was trying to convince.

It was scary to enter a new situation like this. She wasn’t at all sure it would work, but she wanted it to.

“Yes! See, Daddy! I told you she’d say yes!” Maya clapped her hands and then threw both arms around Lisa’s neck. “This is going to be the best thing ever!”

It was obvious that Maya was fine with it anyway. She couldn’t have said yes if she had even the slightest doubt that her friend wasn’t okay with sharing.

She hugged Maya back, full of gratitude and excitement. She wasn’t sure how any of it was going to work out, but after months of being sad and morose about her life, it seemed like everything was on an upswing. She could barely contain the happiness.

“You know, now that you’ve agreed to be my sub, we really should talk about that whole spying incident. That was definitely inappropriate behavior,” Rick said, just tossing the words out calmly as if he wasn’t aware of the effect they’d have on her.

But when she looked up and met his eyes, it was obvious he did know. “I—I mean, I’m not sure that you can… can back date punishments like that. Um…” She trailed off, feeling flushed and full of anticipation.

“Oh, I don’t know. Seems fair enough. Pretty sure we all agreed that if you had a Dom some punishment would be owed, right?”

“I…”

“Right?” The tone was a little harder. The question more demanding.

“Yes… uh, Sir.”

“That’s my girl. But don’t worry, we’ll take care of it later. After we talk about rules and limits and cover the basics. I want to make sure we’re all on the same page here.” He smiled. It was full of reassurance.

Maya simply looked giddy over the whole thing.

And Lisa felt… she felt like she could walk on clouds. Her stomach was doing little flips and her head was full of floaty endorphins.

It seemed like she finally had everything she needed, with people who accepted her for who she was and not who they wanted her to be. She was about to start her life over and this time… this time she had a family to help when things got rough. She’d already learned to trust Rick and Maya, and that was a huge step for her.

She wasn’t dumb enough to think everything would be perfect. Nothing ever was. But she was finally going to be exploring the things she’d been craving for most of her life. She had a feeling it would all work out.

Maya would probably insist on it.

The End.

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