Be Mine Collar Me

Chapter 4

When I woke up, I was briefly confused. When I remembered where I was, I sat up in an instant. Gage sat on the other side of the bed. It was so huge, though he couldn't touch me from his place. He scrolled on his phone and didn't even flinch as I sat up so suddenly. He looked up from his phone with a soft smile.

"Have a good nap?" I felt my whole body flush in embarrassment as I remembered what we had been doing right before I fell asleep.

"Yeah," I said quickly and climbed out of the bed. My clothes had been folded on the nightstand and I started to get dressed.

"Do you know that you talk in your sleep?" I flinched as I glanced back at him. He was lounging on his side now as he watched me. I swallowed the lump in my throat.

"Only sometimes. It's probably weird stuff from whatever I am dreaming about." Not that I had ever cared to find out. I lived alone anyway. I have only had Liam stay over once before. That was how I found out in the first place. Not that it mattered. He frowned softly.

"You don't know?" I shook my head as I pulled on my shirt. Now fully dressed again, I turned back to him. He smiled softly. "Do you really think I'm handsome then?" I felt my cheeks flush. Had I said that in my sleep? Not like it was untrue.

"I don't think you are unaware of your looks," I said instead, and he smirked. I felt awkward and weird about this whole thing now that my instincts had calmed. "Thanks by the way. I'll get out of your hair." I moved towards the door and he jumped up. He stood in my path and I froze. What could he want?

"Give me your number."

"Why?" He held out his phone to me.

"Be my partner for a while." Partner? I scowled at him. He knew my limits, and yet he was pushing it. Partners were basically the dom and sub equivalent of dating. The next step was usually claiming with a collar.

"I said no relationships." Gage shrugged lightly.

"So don't call it that. You clearly don't get enough time with doms, and I am currently without a sub. While I look for one, you and I can be each other's relief." Was he suggesting we be like friends with benefits? "You can call on me when you need some relief rather than wait until it gets that bad again. Then we can cut it off when I find a relationship." I couldn't say that such an offer wasn't tempting. Especially since I would be starting a second job soon. It would make setting up these sorts of things through the matching app much harder.

"Why me? Male doms have their pick in this city." He frowned.

"Maybe the pick of women. I usually prefer men. The number of male subs who swing that way is surprisingly small and almost none of them are on the app." He gestured towards the bed. "You want no strings, but it was a great relief for us both. You even willing spaced yourself." I gulped softly at the reminder.

"I have never been with a male dom before. Or done anything like that with a dom."

"So you said. Yet your body was quite eager. Your ass was dripping." I flinched harshly.

"What are you talking about?" He furrowed his brow and tilted his head to the side.

"Do you not know how your body responds to a male dom? Even without any experience with that, you should know." I shook my head quickly and he sighed softly. "As a sub, your body reacts to please me as the dom. Since I am male, your body reacts to fulfill my needs and wants. Your ass secretes a lube to make s*x easier." I felt my eyes go wide. The memory of the soft wet noises and his wet fingers made my whole body turn a deep shade of red. I had no idea my body could do that.

"I'm not attracted to men though." He shrugged lightly.

"It's not about attraction. It's about your instincts to submit to whatever I want. Though I would guess you aren't as opposed to men as you claim based on our interactions." I knew he wasn't wrong, but I had never wanted to explore that. It was bad enough that I was a sub. I reached out and took his phone from him. I put my number in and handed it back. He smiled and sent a quick text. I heard my phone ding in my pocket. "Let me know if you need some relief. I'll keep you up to date on my search as well."

"You won't lie to me. You don't seem the type." He nodded and then stepped aside to let me pass.

"Good, I'm glad you can trust me on that. Next time will be at my place though. I despise using a hotel." I had heard that before as well. A lot of doms seemed to have similar tastes in that regard. "I doubt you want me at your place, but we could meet up there too." I looked around the room briefly. This hotel was nicer than my apartment. He clearly could afford a nice place.

"You would be disappointed in it." He shrugged softly as if he didn't care. I walked to the door and unlatched it. I looked back over my shoulder. "We can keep this between us, right?" His eyebrows shot up.

"You haven't told anyone have you?" He leaned back against the wall and I shook my head. He sighed harshly. "That makes things only more complicated, you know. I'll respect your wishes though. If we see anybody you know, you can say we are friends." I nodded quickly.

"Thank you. For that and for you know." I felt my cheeks blush and he smiled.

"Anytime Oliver. Your pleasure is wonderful." I pulled the door open quickly and fled from the room. What had I just agreed to?