She handed Judy a box. Judy carefully unwrapped it. She opened the box to find a stainless steel collar. It had a ring on the front to attach a leash. Engraved on the outside were the words “Property of Tomieka”.
“You wanted something to wear to events so that everyone would know for certain that you were mine. I think this will do the job, don’t you?” Tomika laughed.
Judy laughed as well. “It certainly will. It’s beautiful. Can I try it on now? Or would that be too weird for everyone?”
Junko gave everyone a rare smile. “You support me. It would be nice to return the favor. It’s not weird at all though. I mean, look around.”
That made everyone laugh. The girl had a point.
Tomieka carefully opened the collar and placed it around Judy’s neck. It closed with a rewarding click. The young girl used a small Allen key to screw the collar closed.
Judy ran her fingers around the collar. “It feels amazing,” she said. She hoped it wasn’t too expensive. She felt bad accepting gifts from a girl still in school. “Well, I suppose it’s my turn. I apologize in advance for my gift.”
“That sounds promising,” Tomieka laughed. She took the package Judy offered her and opened it. She pulled out a few sheets of paper. Tomieka glanced at them. “You got me…paperwork?”
“Well, I got you some other things too, vanilla things. But yes, I got you paperwork. I couldn’t buy myself a collar. And you already moved in with me, so my things are pretty much already yours. I didn’t have many options, but this is something I’ve wanted to give you for a while.”
“I consider us a couple. I’ve started introducing you to my friends. We live together. This seemed like the next logical step. I have three things here that need your signature. The first one is to make you the beneficiary for my life insurance policy. The second is for my 401k. The third one is to be added to my health insurance if you want to.”
“I warn you though, now that gay marriage has been legal for a while, they are thinking of restricting it to legally married couples. I assume they will grandfather in the people already on the plan, but you never know.”
“Also, if you approve, I want to change all of my emergency contact information to you. That doesn’t require any signatures though.”
“Oh wow,” Tomieka said. “Are you sure you want to do this? This is like full-on spouse stuff.”
“I’m sure,” Judy answered. “I will gladly become your official spouse any time you want. You just say the word. Until then, I want to do this.”
“I hope you know I’m not with you for your money,” Tomika said.
“I know that.”
Tomieka turned to Alana. “What about you? Are you comfortable with this?”
“I think it’s a great idea!” Alana exclaimed. She turned to Keke. “We should do some of this. Maybe to celebrate New Year’s Eye we can all get together and do paperwork together! I want to make you my emergency contact.” She turned to her mother. “If that’s okay with you.”
“Of course,” Judy smiled.
“Thanks, Mom,” Alana answered. She turned back to Keke. “Can we fill out forms with the university and the postal service to make your house my official address? What else can we do?”
Keke laughed. “Well since we have Judy’s blessing, yes, we can do those things. And we will see if there is anything else we can do. I can’t think of a better way to prepare for the New Year. We won’t need resolutions. We will be making our changes official right off the bat.”
“So, this wasn’t a stupid idea?” Judy asked sheepishly.
“Not at all!” Tomieka answered, kissing her. “It’s more than I could have dreamed of.”
“No, I honestly love the idea, so much so that I stole it,” Keke said. She laughed. “Thank you, Judy. This is all starting to feel very official. I don’t know if I will end up referring to you as my daughter-in-law or my mother-in-law, but I am incredibly grateful to have you in my life. I know you will take good care of my daughter, and I promise to take good care of yours.”
The holidays went by quickly. The two couples saw a great deal of each other. Without any other obligations, it was a remarkably relaxing time. For Judy, the most notable part was just how comfortable they all were with each other. With each passing day, they all felt more and more like family.
Now, they were all together again for New Year’s Eve. Judy made another meal. Afterward, everyone started filling out change of address forms, emergency contact forms, and anything else someone would ordinarily put a spouse on.
They made popcorn, watched movies, and talked about the future. Judy watched Junko carefully. She could tell the girl was upset, no doubt feeling left out again since she couldn’t participate without very awkward questions from her family.
She would have said something, but Judy had watched Keke and seen recognition on her face as well. Keke had been careful to explain that she didn’t mind Junko’s inability to participate, but the woman clearly thought that mentioning it over and over would only make the girl feel worse. She was probably right.
Judy turned to Tomieka. “So, I’ve been thinking. You’ve lived here a while. I hope you live here for a very long time. Are there any changes you want to make? Should we paint or anything?”
“Hm, I hadn’t thought about it,” Tomieka answered. “Sure, let’s pick out some colors right after the New Year, and we can get started.”
“Great,” Judy said. “You probably noticed I started clearing out the basement too. That was going to be part of my Christmas gift, but I decided not to do anything with it without talking to you first.”
“It was hard not to notice,” Tomieka laughed. “What were you thinking of doing with it?”
“Well, it’s your space to do with as you please,” Judy answered. “But I had thought that as much as you workout you might like to have some gym equipment down there.”
“Oh shit!” Tomika exclaimed. “Why didn’t I think of that? That would be amazing. It would save time, and we could work out together! I’ve been meaning to formalize your program a bit more. And suddenly I kind of want to watch you work out for me naked.”
Judy laughed. “So that’s a yes then?”
“Fuck yes!” Tomika answered. “Let’s start picking out equipment!”
Judy smiled. “I might have more work to do down there, but I agree. Let’s get started! There is no time like the present.”
As Judy and Tomieka started looking for equipment online, Keke began working on a contract extension for Alana.
When it was ready, she printed it and handed a copy to Alana to read over and sign. “Junko, will you be extending as well?” Keke asked. “You are under no obligation, but I would love to know that you are mine until you graduate.”
“I would love that, Mistress,” the Japanese girl answered. “I wish I could do all the things everyone else is doing. I would if I could. Maybe I should go ahead and do it anyway. You’ve been so good to me.”
Keke smiled at the girl as she handed her a copy of the contract. “You don’t owe me anything other than honesty and service. I don’t want to complicate your life. We are all in this together. We will play it by ear.”
“But…Daiyu…” Junko said timidly. “I know you say you support me. I believe you. But I don’t deserve this. I don’t deserve you and I don’t deserve Alana.”
“Nonsense,” Keke answered. “You really need to stop thinking like that. There is nothing wrong with your feelings.” She turned to Alana. “Do you have anything to say about this?”
“Nothing I haven’t said before,” Alana answered. She paused. “Well, I suppose that’s not completely true. Now that I have gone through it with her, I think I have a better understanding of what she is feeling. Let me see if I can explain. She can tell me if I am wrong.”
Alana took a deep breath and gathered her thoughts. “Mistress Keke, you control me more than Daiyu ever could. I would do anything for you. I will gladly let you change my appearance, control my finances, tell me where to work when I graduate, or anything else. But the reason I would do that is you are so good to me, because I can tell you love me as much as I love you.”
“You would probably do the things Daiyu does if we asked. But it wouldn’t feel the same, because it would come from a place of love.”
“Junko likes to feel used. I know she feels horrible about it, but after experiencing it for myself, I kind of like it too. I wouldn’t want to feel that way all the time, but there is something appealing about it.”
Alana turned to Junko. “I don’t regret anything. I’m glad I got that experience. I’m glad I got to know and understand you better. Whatever you are feeling, it isn’t wrong. And if it is then you need to think whatever horrible things you are thinking about yourself about me as well.”
Keke smiled. “Well said, Alana. The pull of hardcore submission can be a strong one. It’s nothing to feel bad about. I think everyone has felt that pull, even if they haven’t acted on it.”
“Everyone?” Judy inquired.
“Everyone,” Keke answered. “You think I’ve always been a dominant?”
“Mom! What? Really? When was this?” Tomieka asked.
“That’s a story for another day, but I promise to tell it soon,” Keke answered. “For now just know that I have been there myself.”
The black woman paused. “I have an idea. Junko, I love you. I am not angry with you and this is not a punishment. I am only trying to convince you that I don’t hold Daiyu against you.”
“You girls are supposed to serve her the 6th through the 12th. It sounds like Judy and Tomieka have a lot of work to do on the house. I don’t want to intrude, but I would like to help them.”
“If they can use my free labor, that will mean I am busy, and should probably send you to Daiyu a bit early. I can call her and see if she is free. Something tells me even if she isn’t, she will get free. What do you girls think about that? And maybe more importantly, Judy and Tokieka, what do you think?”
Judy looked to Tomieka, who nodded. “We could use the help,” Judy said.
“Junko? Alana? What do you think?” Keke asked.
“You know my answer,” Alana said. “I go where she goes. Plus you know I will do anything you tell me to.”
Junko hesitated.
“Well then,” Keke continued. “Junko, I know you want to, but don’t want to say it. So I will make this an order and hope it proves once and for all that I fully support you in any journey you need to make.”
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