safely and, out of this whole range, which things would be best for them. "
George scribbled this down like a real reporter, and sallied on. " So if I were new to spanking, which, ahem, I am not by the way, my wife and I enjoyed… " He was getting flustered, blurting things out.
" I could help you, yes. I help a lot of older couples. The average age at our events is people in their 50s. "
George felt his face blushing. He was definitely in the right demographic.
" Is it true as I read somewhere that women like to be spanked? "
" I don ' t. I ' m a dom. I can ' t speak for other women. "
This was not the answer George was hoping for.
" Meaning you give, but don ' t receive. "
" Correct. "
He tried again.
" But in your experience it is probably true that most women…. " He was struggling. He hadn ' t felt so tongue-tied since the very first time he got to his feet to table a report before Putney & District council.
Once more, she came to his rescue.
" I think most people, male and female, have some interest in some elements of discipline, whether it's a fetish, or something different for them, something kinky. We sell accessories to couples mostly, because they enjoy buying these things together. But a lot of single women buy our products either for themselves or as a gift for their partners. "
George glanced nostalgically at the inventory on display. He was imagining Pem, probably during her lunch hour, buying them a paddle for Valentine's Day.
" So how did you get interested? "
" I was 18, at university in Paris and I saw a film about it. It looked like fun. I started going to fetish events and thinking 'this is for me. This is something I am interested in.' "
" As a dom, do you spank men and women? "
" I do. My partner is submissive to me, but we both enjoy being dominant with other men and women. Fetish is a great way to meet like-minded people, make new friends and realize you are not alone. Being interested in this kind of thing, you do feel alone at times, feel that other people might think it's weird or kinky. But to me it's something you can enjoy with other people. The secret is to enjoy it in a safe manner. "
" Can you describe what excites you about it? "
" It's fun. It's stimulating and I get to let out my bossy side in a liberating way that I enjoy and the person I am doing it with can enjoy too. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have customers waiting. "
George thanked her and hurried away. His head was spinning and his fingers ached from trying to keep up with what she was saying so he found a seat in front of the main stage where he could collect his thoughts. He put his notebook and pen on the table in front of him and for the first time since he entered the Great Hall he had time to look around. If he had been worried about what to wear he really hadn't needed to. George had not seen so much flesh on display since he was on holiday in St. Tropez. Bare and barely covered breasts and bottoms assailed him at every turn. After a while he felt like Alice at the Mad Hatter's tea party. To his right a quartet of young women, three violins and a cello, were playing a Vivaldi concerto. Behind them, two sales people, also fully clad, were on their hands and knees in the doggy position, demonstrating the use of an " under the bed restraint system. " George couldn't quite hear the sales pitch over Vivaldi, but he caught parts of it.
" How many of you enjoy the doggy position? " the man was saying to a small crowd of onlookers. A few hands went up, probably not as many as he might have expected.
George put his in his pocket.
" Okay, so notice how by using this restraint we are locked together in the doggy position, but if I pull on these straps, like so, I can change the angle of penetration. "
There was a collective murmur of approval.
" Normally, in this position, you have only one angle of penetration, which is basically straight ahead. Am I right? With this device I have four angles. "
The crowd