I laid next to Mistress on the bed, so happy to be able to have given her this intense pleasure. I felt like I fulfilled my purpose in life - pleasing Mistress. We laid for a while, just resting and enjoying the tender moments. I wish I never had to leave her side. After a while, she brought me to a shower and washed me off with soap that smelled like flowers. I loved smelling just like her, now. She wrapped me and my hair up in soft towels, gentle and caring. Sitting on the bed next to me, she handed me a cool glass of water.

“How are you feeling?” She asked.

“Um, still weird. I don't remember anything before tonight. How...” I hesitated. She placed a hand over mine comfortingly. At least her hands didn't look like claws anymore. “How much longer, Mistress?”

“Not much longer. You should start to feel better soon. It'll wear off in about a half hour or so,” she replied. I sighed in relief. As fun as this was, I was ready to be myself again. There were still burning questions in my hazy mind, things I couldn't understand.

“Who are you?” I asked Mistress.

“I'm your Mistress.”

“No, I mean...” I gestured, unable to find the right words. She smiled warmly at me.

“I'm your girlfriend, Ava. We're in my bedroom, in my apartment.”

“Girlfriend?!” I nearly spat out my water. I was in a relationship with her? Me? With her?

“Yes, babe. And I care about you very much,” she kissed me on the cheek. She cares about me?

“Y-you do? Do you... Love me?”

“I do. You're such a special person, Ava. You really mean a lot to me. I know we play these games and it can be kind of scary sometimes, but it's all pretend. Those things I say, those names I call you, I don't really mean it. I love you.”

“Wow...” I could hardly wrap my head around it. She really thinks I'm special? “I love you too, Laurie.”

“You remembered my name!” She squeezed me again, making me laugh. We laid down together and eventually fell asleep soundly, wrapped up in each other's warm embrace.