Chapter 3

" Once you go around this corner Sir, you want to  stay to the right.  It's near immediate, you can't miss it." I was guiding my Sir towards the outlook.  The weather was nice, and not many people were out so we managed to get the parking spot at the very top of the hill.  It would make it easier for carrying things from the car.

"Well Sir there are a few different places we can go to have lunch.  Do you want to climb first, or bring lunch and stuff now?" I had opened the door, enjoying the fresh, albeit it extremely crisp air.  The waves werecrashing against the rocks below, just out of sight.  I was more than excited to get down onto the rocks. 

"Well how hard is it to get stuff down there?"

"Well Sir it depends on where you want to go and which way you go to get there."

" Grab the basket, we'll take it now." I reaches in and grabbed my purse with my socks and sneakers, and the picnic basket.  I was near giddy.  " Let's find somewhere a bit away from prying eyes, not that I imagine anyone else but you would be down here on a day like today." I could barely make out something that sounded like,' I can't believe I let her talk me into this.' I smiled and headed for the rocks.  I realized it wouldn't be the safest to head down  the small path of stones, it was too steep. 

Instead, I  began to walk towards the water, but up through the grass tot he other side, where it would be easier for us to hop the stones down towards the water.  The waves were pulled back, but it wasnt quite low tide.  I stopped in the grass, and examined the rocks before me.  This was about the spot I usually made my way down.  Sir looked at me, pondering for a moment if I had lost my mind.  " Here we are Love, we can head down here to find a good spot for the blanket. "  I kicked off my sandals and put them  the purple and black zebra purse with my sneakers.  The blades of grass were FREEZING between my toes, and I had a feeling that the stones were going to worse.  But I refused to let my Sir see that my toes were cold. 

Without another word, I carefully bounded down the rocks, toes gripping the little crevices, balancing carefully as I made my way to the bottom.  I set the picnic basket down, and then my bag.  I glanced back over my shoulder, to see where my Sir was.  He was just behind me, a rock or two behind.  I crouched down  and made the last hop down to the large rock, and giggled.  I left the other items there and scurried to the edge fo the rock.  The water was cresting jsut before the rock, rolling over and splashing about a foot or so from where I stood.

" Don't you fall in.  I'm not about to jump into that water after you."

" Yes Sir" I couldn't help but continue to smile as I turned about, and went back to help setup lunch.  It was a nice area over here, semi secluded from anyone else.  Save someone who might walk by above us.  Sir spread out the blanket, and I immediately pulled down the basket and my bag and set it upon it.  It was up against the stones so that we could lean back against them.  " Food now or time to go exploring?"

"Food first, then we'll have some fun."

The sky was mostly clear, and the water provided a subtle background as Sir and I ate our soup and snacked on the rest of our picnic lunch.  He didn't fail to notice that I took a corner of the blanket and hid my toes away.  "Cold huh?"

"Only because we aren't climbing Sir." I reached into my bag, and pulled out my socks to keep the feetses warmed while we ate.  I took Sir's bowl and and put it back in the basket, putting the majority of things away.  I curled up against his side, and relaxed there with him.  We watched several boats go by, and discussed the Light houses that we could see in the distance.  The large ferry boat passed into the mouth of the river accompanied by the annoying loud drone of its engines.

After a few moments, the noise was gone, and we were back to the tranquil tones of the water around us.  "If you want to go rock hopping, then lets do it now before it gets to chilly for your toes. " I laughed as I bent down and pulled off my socks," And don't fall in."

I began to head back towards the main outlook, there were lots of fun places on the way.  I cuffed my pants so that I wouldn't trip.  Sir wasn't behind me, he was still watching my from the blanket.  I grinned and hopped over a couple of rocks, balancing as I debated which path of rocks I would take.  Unknown to me, Sir had waited for me to start on my way so that I wouldn't notice when he reached into a hidden bag for a few pieces of rope.  Blissfully unaware, I continued to hop from rock to rock along the water line. 

I came to the rock, I have come to affectionately term, the "mermaid rock." It was straight out of the little mermaid, you could sit on it, and the waves crash around it like the scene in the movie.  It was awesome.  I enjoyed it.  I climbed up top and close my eyes, sitting there relaxed as I just listened to nature around me. 

"Alright Ariel, time to keep moving."

"Yes Sir." He had caught up with me. I laughed, and slide down from the rock. I lead the way as we continued our path towards the main landing point.  The fisherman were gone but signs that they had been there before were still present.  I sat over on my favrotie rock, and opened my arms hoping he would come stand with me.  He did so, and I gratefully wrapped my arms around his back and held myself against him. 

"Thank you for coming down here with me my Sir.  I know its not the most entertaining thing that one can do but I find it relaxing."  Sir began to run his fingers against my hair, and I grinned and relaxed against him.  A couple of moments passed, and then I felt him grab my hair.

" Now its time for the entertainment, wench." I gupled as I could only look staight up at his eyes.  " You have til the count of ten to get back to the blanket.  If I catch you before you get there, you're in trouble." I blinked, on the surface I was scared, could I hope rocks fast enough, who am I kidding I've been through this area several times.  I would just have to be careful, and take the path I know.  I could do it.  Underneath, part of me wanted to give in, and see what he had planned.  But the chase was part of the fun.  What would happen if I did beat him there. 

" Don't even think about giving up, You are to avoid me, except for going in the water.  You know better." A grins flashed over my face, mischeif sparkling in my eyes.  His hand held fast and pull my head back a bit more.  "Am I clear?"

"One Question Sir? Are you going to start counting before or after You let me go?"

" Smart ass." He leaned in and bit the side of my neck.  I arched my back closer to him, shivering with anticipation.  "After, and make it the count of five.  Stand up."

I slid from the rock and stood beside Him.  He sat where I had been," Ready?" I nodded," Good.  Go. One."

I spun and was across the main stone just as I heard two.  I began to make my way across, my eyes were on the stones under my feet, but I could still hear him counting.  I wasn't going to look behind me to see if he was following me, but his voice grew softer as I heard,
"Four!"

"Five!"

"Run slut cause here I come!"

I giggled and eeped as I continued to bounce over the rocksI hit mermaid rock, and paused to see where he was.  My Jaw dropped and fear hit my stomache.   I began to flee once more.  The blanket was far away could I make it.  How the hell had he caught up with me, damn him and his boots.  Really? how did... I had to stop thinking and jsut get across this last bit of stone and I would be free and clear.   I stopped to get a better stance to make my way down when I felt his hand on my wrist.  I kept my balance and attempted to wrench it free from his grip.  His other hand was reaching to his back pocket, and produced a rope. 

"Oh hell no..." ushered from my lips not realizing I was talking out loud. 

"What was that?"

"Oh nothing." I looked back and  made my moved, I jumped my arm outstretched I was now a bit away and he had to let me go or we both would have been hurt.  I grinned I was free, and I began to run again.  I landed on the last rock that I needed to hop.  I was now on the main rock, I just had to run. 

I screamed as I felt his grip on my hair. "On your knees, wrists behind your back." Damn I had been caught.   I fought the urge to struggle as His grip tightened, forcing me down to my knees on the stone.  I was so thankful I was in jeans.  The stone was cold through the denim.  His hands left my hair for a moment to wrap the rope against my wrists.  The tie was tight and secure there was no way I was going to get out of it.  He held onto the rope and ordered me to my feet.  I stood up, he wasn't expecting it when I started to run again.  The blanket was so close, I wasn't technically caught I could still move on my own volition.  I was three steps from the blanket when he caught the rope and pulled me back.  I lost my balance and fell back against him. 

"No, you don't.  You don't win, I caught you. I win.  Always. You should know better." His arm was wrapped around my chest, and the other was on my wrists.  I began to mutter when his hand slid up to my neck.  " You're supposed to say 'yes Sir' not mumble."

"Yes my Sir, you won... again."

It was like this that he pushed me back to the blanket, and put me on my knees in the center.  The other bit of rope was now tied from my ankles to my belt loops.  There was no way I was going to stand, I was stuck.  Thats when I saw the bag, waititng there for me to come back.  I began to stammer as He pulled my gag from the top of the bag, as if it had been waitting for me. 

"Open up like a good girl" and the gag was locked in place.


.... more to come...