Secretly Submissive

Chapter Four

Evangeline was both nervous and excited as she thought about her limits. Philip said he would write down a list of his so it was only fair that she wrote down hers. She hummed and hawed about all the different topics running through her mind. After all, the limits she defined and set on the table would define her relationship in almost every way. She didn't know what to put down on her list. This also meant that it was time for her to do some research. If I'm going to do this, I need to do this right. She thought as she opened up the screen on her laptop. She typed in the search engine's website and waited for the page to load. Once the page loaded she decided to search up "b**m fetish checklist". As she scrolled through all the links to each of the pages, she was curious about some of the topics. There were so many that she didn't understand and even more that scared her a bit. She was still curious about many of the topics but she wasn't afraid of them.

As she went through the links, she found a PDF page. It had tons of different topics on it. As she went through the list, she wrote down all of the ones she knew would be her hard limits. She did the same for soft limits and ones she was curious about. On the notepad beside her she wrote: Hard Limits: Cuckold, Foot Fetish, Golden Showers, Knife Play, Needle Play, Voyeurism, Face Slapping, Abrasion and Beating. Soft Limits: Bondage, Impact Play, Choking, Anal, Blindfolds, Biting, Spanking and n****e Clamps. Curious About: Aftercare, Orgasm Denial, Collars, and Orgasm Control. Evangeline hadn't heard about the things on her list of curious about topics. If she did hear about the,, it was only the topics themselves but never anything beyond the name itself.

She grabbed the list and fold it up in half twice. She slipped it into the pocket of her jeans so she wouldn't forget to give it to Philip the next time she saw him. She attempted to rest and get her mind on something else but she just couldn't. Her mind wouldn't rest about any of the topics she wrote down on the paper. Despite the fact she had been secretly submissive for quite a few years, she never fully experienced a Dominant that could teach her all the things she needed to know. As the thoughts continued to run through her head, she slowly drifted off to sleep.

Evangeline woke up the next morning and realized she was going to be late for work. She had already missed breakfast and had no idea why her alarms didn't go off. She got dressed and bolted down the stairs with Drifter trailing behind her. The puppy was eager to go to work with his momma. As they got outside, Evangeline noticed Salem had been saddled up and attached to the hitching post in front of the house. In between her saddle and saddle pad there was a piece of paper with her name on it. Curiously, she opened the piece of paper to find Philip's list of hard limits and soft limits. He had done exactly as he said he would. This gave Evangeline the confidence she needed in him. The ability to trust him a little bit more. In that moment he only proved to her more and more that he would do exactly as he said he would. As she read the list she noticed some similarities between the two lists. She folded the paper back up and put it in the pocket opposite of her list. She mounted Salem and headed down to corrals.

Once she got down to the bottom she saw the boss man and the rest of the ranch hands. Everyone stopped and looked at her as she rode up. They were all standing beside their horses talking about how they were going to move the herd in from the pasture. "We are gonna head down across the creek then follow the trail up the hill to the right. The cattle will be in the first pasture so we're gonna have to push them into the pen up there and write out which tag numbers are in the herd." the ranch boss said as he mounted his horse. They rode up to the pasture and started herding the cattle into the pen. Evangeline didn't see Philip anywhere. She figured he got sent off on another task by the boss and would be back later on in the day.

As Salem and Evangeline rode through the pasture, she thought about Philip and the list he gave her. All the similarities between the two made her that much more comfortable with him. As she was deep in thought, Salem picked up the pace to a trot. They were coming up to the herd. It was time to start their task for the morning. Evangeline and Salem rode around the outside of the herd and brought them back towards the pens at the entrance for the pastures. Once the herd was in, Evangeline dismounted Salem and headed for the tailgate meeting at the truck. The boss's wife would always bring out lunch or a morning meal if she had the time. Everyone on the ranch ate minimum three meals a day. In between those three meals, one would often find the ranch hands eating something of some variety. They were all very well taken care of. As she sat down and ate her meal, Evangeline would look up occasionally to see if Philip had arrived back to help with the herd. Each time she glanced up, she never saw him.

"Hey girl, how are you doing today?" the ranch boss asked as he sat down beside her. "I'd be doing a lot better if I had our new hire beside me helping." she laughed as she took another bite. "I'm sorry I didn't give you the heads up on that one. I had to send him into town with my son for a parts run. They should be back soon." He said to her with an apologetic look on his face. "It's alright. I don't mind." she said as she continued eating. "I heard you were having issues with your truck. I got one I can sell you but it'll take a bit of time to fix up." the boss said with a smile. "I don't have much money or anything." she responded. "It's nothing major. Just gotta change the oil and shine it up a bit. It runs strong and I don't want much for it. The boys around here will help, all you gotta do is ask." he said as he stood back up and headed towards the pens. Evangeline didn't know why the boss was being so nice to her, nor did she understand how he got the information about her truck. She hadn't driven it in a while and didn't really see a reason to have it up and running.

Evangeline finished up her lunch and headed over to the pens. There wasn't much for her to do but wait until she was needed. As they ran the cattle through the chute and took down the tag numbers, Evangeline started writing her own list out as well. It gave her a chance to do her job better and help keep a close eye on the herd in case something was missed. Once every animal was accounted for, Evangeline mounted Salem and headed for the ranch behind the herd. It was an easy job but at times she got bored. Once they had the herd back at the ranch and put in the right corrals, Evangeline took Salem to the barn and got him settled in his stall. After making sure he was fed and taken care of, Evangeline headed over to the garden. She needed to check each plant and harvest the goods from them. It was a simple task that helped take care of the ranch. She didn't mind.

As she worked in the garden tirelessly, Evangeline hadn't noticed time passing by, nor did she notice that Philip had walked up. He studied her and watched her pull the weeds that were seemingly in her way of harvesting the fruits and vegetables that were on the ground. They had planted many different types of vegetables in the garden and most plants came from a local garden center. Evangeline had recommended that they bought seedlings because they got a late start on the garden. Most of the fruits and vegetables she was harvesting off the plants were already growing when they bought the plants. As she continued to harvest the little bits she could while she weeded, Philip watched her work and continued to do so. Evangeline got up out of the garden soil and continued to brush the dirt and weeds off her. "I was wondering what happened to you." she said as she walked over to the fence. "I got sent in for supplies and a few other things." He responded as he leaned in for a kiss on the cheek. "Shall we head to the house for dinner?" he asked as he reached for her hand. "I think that sounds like a wonderful idea." she said with a smile as they headed for the house.

Evangeline walked into the porch and washed the vegetables before taking them to the cook in the kitchen. As she washed the vegetables with care Philip headed into the dining room to prepare for supper. Evangeline finished washing up the vegetables and took them into the cook. As the ranch hands all sat for dinner Evangeline didn't say much. The ranch boss was going over his usual announcements and talking about how the day went with everyone. "I have a secret that I should've told you guys from the start but I had to see how y'all would react." the ranch boss announced to the table. Philip sat up straighter in his chair as everyone pointed their attention to the boss. "As you know Philip joined us not long ago. He's not only a ranch hand but in a year or two he will be the new ranch boss. Philip is my son who moved in from the city after his aunt passed away. He needed to experience life outside of the ranch and has decided to come home for good. With that being said. he will slowly being taking on more work to learn how to run the ranch and manage all you crazy ranch hands." he announced with a chuckle to follow. Evangeline looked shocked to say at the least. She had no idea who Philip was and knew now why Philip never said anything about his true identity. She understood why and didn't want to push the subject. She looked over at Philip and smiled knowing he would understand what that smile meant.