Page 78 of Finding His Happiness
“We’re going to tackle one situation at a time as it comes up.” There were very few things around the house I couldn’t compromise on in some way. “Worst-case scenario we end up having two different soaps in the bathroom or using different brands of Parmesan cheese on dinner.”
His huff made me smile. “You already made me have my way on those.”
“Yep.” And now I got to relive how cute he’d been when he’d stomped his feet. “Want to argue with me again?”
“No.” Dragging out the word, he finally gave up the ghost of his drama and relaxed into me. “But getting my way might’ve been unreasonably stressful.”
Agreed.
“What do you think we should do about that?” I had an idea but I wanted to make sure we were on the same page.
“I might need to talk to someone...someone like a therapist?” The words weren’t as dramatic but they were still hard, so I hugged him tight. “I’ve been thinking about that.”
“I think it’s a good plan but only if you’re ready. Otherwise I’m perfectly happy being a pain in the ass when necessary.” His huff made me fight back a laugh. “I thought you’d appreciate how helpful I can be.”
Letting him sacrifice constantly to be polite or to just make me happy wouldn’t be healthy in the long run and wasn’t the way I wanted our relationship to work. It was just going to take him a while to accept that.
And to learn how to work together when those kinds of issue came up.
“How do I explain us?” Wiggling, he rubbed his face against my chest again and took a deep breath, soothing himself without realizing it. “I went one time years ago and she asked nosy questions about my sex life.”
Ah.
At the time, there would’ve been a combination of problems with that approach.
“What if we looked around for a kink-friendly therapist? They wouldn’t be shocked by our relationship and you wouldn’t have to worry about hiding anything.” The way he kept rubbing against me said he wasn’t against the idea but he took a moment to gather his thoughts.
“Can...can we find someone from the club?” The little shiver that ran through him felt like stress escaping. “Would Conner help you? He might not help me but he likes you.”
“First of all, he doesn’t dislike you but he didn’t understand you.” And Ferris hadn’t actually been trying to make a good impression. The more I thought about it the more I wondered if he’d been trying to get kicked out. “Once you’re not butting heads and he’s not trying to figure out where you’re coming from, I know talking to him will go more smoothly.”
His shrug told me he wasn’t ready to believe me on that but he didn’t argue about it. “I’ll be nicer next time, but will you call him about this?”
“Yes.” I was pretty sure I could explain what we needed better than Ferris could. “I’ll talk to him and look into some different options. But Conner honestly wants to help subs, so he’s going to do a good job for us.”
“And...” Wiggling nervously, my boy closed his eyes and took in a deep breath before trying again. “And you’ll come with me...the first time, I mean?”
“Yes, I plan on being unreasonably protective about you, so I’ll want to meet them and make sure they understand howto help you.” I wasn’t going to let him feel abandoned or let someone else even accidentally make him doubt himself.
I also wasn’t sure he’d be able to explain anything about his sexuality without me there to translate it.
“Thank you, Master.” Pressing a kiss to my chest, that time when he sighed it felt like he was finally letting out all the stress he’d been carrying around since our grocery store adventure. “I...I think I’d like my cage, Master.”
“I think that’s a wonderful idea, boy.”
Because I had plans for the rest of our night and it seemed like it was finally time to put them into action.
Chapter 24
Ferris
I was all done...with groceries and decisions and handling real stuff like work and therapists.
“Sit up for me.” Master shifted into take-charge mode so quickly, he made my brain come to a complete halt.
It was really nice.
“Good boy.” Master gave me a quick kiss as he cupped my cheek. “Are you clean enough for me to completely enjoy or do you need to use the bathroom?”
