How to Be a Submissive Wife (10 page)

             
That evening, they made love with a depth
of emotion never seen by either one of them before.  As they reached their
climaxes, they both had tears in their eyes.   Sarah wore both the
collar and the earrings all night.   Joe cuddled her close and didn’t
let her move out of his arms.

             
The next morning, they got ready to go to
Joe’s parent’s house.  Sarah dressed in a clingy burgundy dress with the
pearl drop earrings and the collar from Joe.  Seeing that she wore the
choker, Joe rested his hand over the collar for a moment and dropped his head
to give her a quick kiss on her lips.  They walked downstairs to collect
the children for the car ride to Joe’s parents’ house.  Carrying armfuls
of presents, Joe and Sarah walked into his parent’s large rustic cottage amidst
raucous greetings from his family.  Sarah nodded at Brandi who waved from
the couch in the living room.  They distributed the presents under the
tree and turned to give hugs to Joe’s mom, Julie and his dad, Oscar. 
Julie was a petite woman with short cropped silver hair.   Oscar
looked like an older version of Joe with hair that was much more salt than
pepper.  He still had a muscular build though and slapped his son on the
back with noticeable strength.  “Good to see you son. 
Merry Christmas!”
  Kate and the boys crowded in to give
their grandparents hugs as well.  After everyone had exchanged greetings,
the party retired to the dining room and had a wonderful Christmas lunch of
Prime Rib, baked potatoes and a dizzying assortment of side dishes.  Dessert
consisted of a variety of pies made by Julie.   Sitting back and
patting their stomachs, the adults teased the children with the prospect of
waiting until New Year until they could open their presents.  Bombarded
with a chorus of “NO’s” from the kids, the adults laughingly gave in and moved
to the living room to exchange gifts.  Sarah sat on the couch. 
Brandi followed her and gingerly sat down on the cushion next to Sarah. 
Sarah cocked an inquisitive eyebrow at Brandi and said, “Work out too hard this
week?”  Brandi blushed.  “No, Greg was a little enthusiastic with the
hairbrush last night.” 

“
Ohhh
!
  So you decided to try
it out?”  Sarah leaned over to whisper so the others couldn’t hear. 
“Greg talked me into it.  The only thing that has kept me invested is the
great sex.”  She blushed with these words.  “I’ve regressed a bit
into bitchiness with the holiday season so Greg has had to correct me more than
usual.  My ass has been pretty much blistered since December first!” 
Sarah commiserated.  “Tell me about
it sister!”  They shared a knowing smile and then turned to watch the
children tear into their presents. 

They spent
the week after Christmas skiing and playing in the snow.  Joe had to work
a few days but Sarah was able to spend the whole week with the kids. 
As the week drew to a close, New Year’s Eve
loomed.  The newspaper that Sarah used to work at was having its regular
New Year’s Eve bash and Sarah was invited since she still did free lance work
for them.  Sarah was a little apprehensive at seeing all of her former
co-workers at the newspaper since she now worked at home.  She was
especially nervous to see her former boss, Sam Roberts.  She no longer
felt anything for him but really didn’t want Joe to pick up on any weird vibes
between them. 

For some
reason, the evening before the party, Joe was especially passionate in making
love to her.  He even left a few hickeys on her neck and some beard burn
on her chest.   As
Sarah
dressed for the party, she attempted to cover up the marks on her neck and chest
but they still stood out on her pale skin.  Joe’s collar helped to cover
up some of the marks.  Sarah draped a scarf to cover the rest.  As he
helped her into her dress coat, Joe frowned down at the scarf but didn’t say
anything.  When they arrived at the party, Joe and Sarah were greeted
enthusiastically by her former co-workers.  Joe helped Sarah out of her
coat and pulled off her scarf.  At her protest Joe gave her a scorching
look and said, “You don’t need this.”  Pulling back, Sarah nodded her head
in assent to his wishes.  “Okay.”  She smiled at him nervously. 
She was separated from Joe as he took their coats to put them away. 
Wandering over to the bar, she ordered a white wine and stood talking to her
friends.  Turning around, she ran straight into the chest of her former
boss. Backing up she said, “Uh, hello Sam.  How are you doing?” 
Looking at her with sad eyes, Sam smiled wistfully.  “Okay, I guess. 
I don’t know if you heard but Laura and I have split.”  Sarah gasped in
shock.  “Oh, I am so, so sorry Sam.”  She instinctively reached out
to grasp his hand to offer him comfort.  His hand clung to hers as if it
were a lifeline.  “I feel so lost without Laura and the kids.  I’m
not sure what to do with myself.”  He clung to her hand with both hands
now.  “I have to say, though, that our marriage wasn’t good for a very
long time.”  He glanced into her eyes meaningfully.  “I think that it
was over a long time ago.”  Sarah’s eyes widened as she took in his
oblique statement.  Instinctively, she started backing away from him and
attempted to disengage her hands from his grasp.  As she moved back, she
felt a hard arm wrap around her waist and pull her into a muscular chest. 
Reaching his free hand forward, Joe looked at Sam with narrowed eyes. 
“Nice to see you Roberts.”
  Sam recoiled and then
hesitantly reached forward to shake Joe’s hand. 
“Joe,
good to see you here.
  You usually don’t come to these
events.”  Joe rubbed his hand possessively up and down Sarah’s back ending
up by cupping the back of her neck.  “I support my wife in all of her
endeavors including her freelance writing career.  I really don’t like her
to attend any events without me.  Somebody might think she was available
if she were unescorted.”  He said this with a savage grin.  Sam looked
at the body language between and looked a little closer at the obvious beard
rash on Sarah’s chest and the hickeys on Sarah’s neck above the barbaric
looking collar.  Oh my god!  Sam’s eyes widened.  That looked
like a BDSM collar.  Sarah had become Joe’s submissive!  Sam shook
his head, who would have thought sharp tongued, tough Sarah would submit to any
man.  Looking at Joe’s tough visage, he had to admit that Joe looked up to
the job.  Realizing that he had intruded on a solid marital relationship,
he backed away from them giving some lame excuse as he backpedalled. 

After
Sam fled, Sarah spent the rest of the night in a
daze.  She didn’t think that Joe had noticed the chemistry between her and
Sam when she worked at the paper.  She was horrified that he might think
that it went further than wishful thinking.   For the rest of the
evening, she absently visited with her friends while sipping her wine and
hanging on Joe’s arm.  As she put on a polite face, her mind was
feverishly working, trying to figure out what to do when she faced Joe
alone. 

They were
silent on the way home.  Sarah glanced nervously at
her husband as he drove the car with efficient
skill.  After he pulled into the garage, Joe came around to her door and
helped her out of the car.  When they walked into the front door of the
house, Joe looked at Sarah.  “I’ll be up in a few minutes.  Why don’t
you get ready for bed?”   Sarah shyly nodded and went up to the
bedroom.  After undressing and doing her evening toilette, she walked into
their bedroom and waited for him. 

Joe checked
his e-mail and then he checked on all his sleeping children
.  He had to smile at the sight of all three kids
piled into Kate’s bed.  Once he’d done his nightly routine, he walked
upstairs to the master bathroom and brushed his teeth.  Walking into the
master bedroom he was stopped by the sight of his wife kneeling on the floor
with her hands extended out in front of her and her forehead touching the
floor.  He could see her shoulders shaking slightly as she held her
position.  Rushing to her side, he lifted her up to a kneeling
position.   She had tears running down her cheeks.  Brushing the
tears away with his thumbs he knelt by her and looked into her face. 
“Sweetheart, what is wrong?”  Sarah shuddered and attempted to
speak.  “J…Joe, I want you to know that nothing happened with Sam. 
We never crossed the line in any way.”  “Joe looked at her
dumbfounded.  “I know that Honey.  I know you would never cross the
line.  Roberts on the other hand would do it if he got the opening. 
I’ve watched him ogle you for years and I wouldn’t put it past him to make a
move on you now that he is separated from his wife.” 

Pulling her
into his arms Joe talked against the top of her head.  “I heard that he
was single again and I admit that I went a little crazy thinking he might make
a play for you.”  He pulled back to look at her and his cheeks flushed
dark red.  “That’s why I deliberately marked you last night when we made
love.  I wanted that bastard to know that not only were you taken but that
you were well satisfied in bed.”   He rubbed his thumb possessively
over one of his marks above the collar.  “I never thought that I was the
kind of guy to think of my woman as my property but I do see you as
belonging to me.”  He ran his hand over the
collar then rubbed the chain and pendant around her bare waist with his
fingers.  Finally, he ran his hand down to her left arm to her wedding
ring.  Lifting her left hand up to his lips, he kissed the ring while
looking into her eyes with passionate intent.  “I hope you are okay with
my possessiveness Honey because I don’t think I am going to
change.”   Sarah looked into his eyes and rubbed his cheek with her
palm.  “I consider myself yours and, in fact, I see you not just as my
husband but as my Master.  Since I’ve submitted to you, my life has
improved in so many ways...”  She sniffed back tears.  “I love you
Joe.   I am proud to wear your collar, your pendant and your
ring.”   Leaning forward, she kissed him softly on the lips. 
Joe took over the kiss.  He stood and lifted her in his arms to carry
her.  Laying her gently on the bed, he joined her after shedding his
clothing.   Holding her as if she would break, he kissed her with all
of the love he felt in his heart.  Sarah responded joyously, kissing him
back.   They spent the evening making love and murmuring words of
love to each other.   As the sun rose on the New Year, it found them
in bed wrapped in each other’s arms. 

The End