A week ago Lisa had hung me from a hook and more or less savaged me, leaving bruises, hickies, bite and lash marks all over my torso, and my muscles fatigued and sore. The third day after, while I was trying to find a position in bed that wasn’t painful, she came in naked, with sad eyes. She pulled the covers back and looked at my marked body. The bruises were turning yellow in places. Her eyes were wet.
She muttered, “Never again.”
“Sounds good to me.”
She looked me in the eyes, her face sorrowful. “I want to hold you.” A declaration that was somehow a question too.
I’ve got no defense against her sorrow. I just want to make her feel better. “Only if you hold me tight.”
She made a soft sound of relief and snuggled up to me, gently. It was good.
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The next few days we had sweet, normal sex. The most aggressive she got was when she worked her way up my chest and sat on my face, her hands tugging my hair as she screamed in orgasm. We did all the things we had done before. It was satisfying and safe.