By request I am reposting a blog (with some revisions) that seems to becoming a holiday tradition for me! I hope you enjoy it :)
As she awoke that late November morning, she gently rolled over to silence the alarm clock, and his scent was still there on his side of the bed, his pillow still warm from where he had laid with her through the night. She reflected back on this first year together with her Dom. She recalled how before him, she had felt her life was so together, so complete, and utterly alone, yet she had accomplished so much. What she knew now, that had escaped her then, was how finding each other would so radically change her heart, and life, and fill voids in both of them that they never even knew were there....
So on this first Thanksgiving Eve together, she had come to a life altering decision.. As he walked toward the front door, he was taken aback... for she was knelt by the door, but not in her normal Nadu position to bid him “hurry home”, as they had vowed to never say “goodbye”, unless it was to be final. As he approached however, her hands slowly raised together, presenting a tear stained envelope to him. On the outside was simply written “Sir, please go to work, and open only in private, and only alone”. He could see that she was trembling, nearly paralyzed with fear, and quite visibly shaken, as the tears found their way out of her red swollen eyes forming steady streams down her rosy cheeks when he grasped the envelope from her hands.
His mind was racing with a thousand possibilities of what could be inside the letter. His heart on the precipice of shattering under the stress of the unknown content. He quite desperately wanted to rip open the letter, reveal its truths to his heart, but knew in his soul he had to honor her request. Could this be the end? Is there something wrong? Has she taken ill? Try as he might, the morning commute was totally overshadowed by that envelope and the tears that had sealed it. Minutes turned to hours as he made his way into work, each one bringing with it a new demon, another unspoken fear of the future. So, when finally he got to his office, he left instructions not to be interrupted for any reason as he quickly dashed into his office. He closed and locked the door, and stared at the envelope for what seemed an eternity before finally mustering the courage to open it, it read ….
My Sir,
That world that I walked in, so eternally alone,
meant I'd long since surrendered, A true Dom of my own.
So I took all my love, and deep darkest fears,
and hid them forever, obscured by my tears.
I had searched from my True Dom, for far way too long,
and was finally accepting, my life all alone.
For despite all my efforts, my search was in vain,
And I could hardly endure it, so hollow, such pain.
I feared that a True Dom, so seldom and rare
At least one I wanted, for whom I could care,
To walk thru this life with, and give my heart to,
would never be found, and then there came you.
You offered your friendship, not making demands,
you took time to know me, held my soul in your hands.
Our lives slowly bonded, our hearts and our souls,
And you’ve never faltered, nor forced your control.
You've patiently waited, despite your desire,
to earn my submission, a true sub to acquire.
What more could I want for, what else could I need,
I am humbled before you, to do you this deed.
So today I give thanks, to God and to you,
For holding my dreams, and making them true.
I’ve just one request, as this note I requit,
To you heart and soul now, I humbly submit.
Oblivious to him at the time... those tears... the ones that fell from her eyes as he left that morning, he had taken with him, and they now found their way down his cheek. He checked his schedule for the day, and it was booked solid. Then, in the notes he saw “set her hairdresser appt 11:00. He told his secretary to clear the days schedule, and after that, to take this Thanksgiving off, and the weekend as well as well, with pay.
As she opened the door, hands overrun with groceries for their Thanksgiving dinner, she gasped in disbelief at the sight before her. The groceries fell to the ground, unnoticed by either of them. There, in the entryway, was her Dom, in the middle of the work day, kneeling before her on a single knee, head deeply bowed, and arms outstretched, presenting an envelope, taped to a slender golden package. On the outside of the envelope was written “My reply, please open immediately” It read:..
My love,
I too wandered this life, and did so alone,
And likewise surrendered, a sub of my own.
I’d spoke with so many, but none quite a fit,
I felt so defeated, and ready to quit.
I felt that my true sub, gentle and fair,
would forever evade me, then I saw you there.
You were unlike so many, yet so out of my reach,
your beauty abounded, had taken my speech.
First let me thank you, for becoming my friend,
I’m eternally grateful, for the time that you’d spend,
just talking and laughing, and letting me know,
that our hearts had a small chance, that love just might grow.
And so now time finds us, together at last,
Our hearts beat as one now, our fears in the past.
And when I was certain, I could ask for no more,
this gift that you offer, brings my knee to the floor.
Never in my life, in my wildest dreams,
could I ever imagine, a gift so extreme.
I humbly accept now, this offer you make,
This collar I offer, if you would but take….
This gift of submission, I shall never forget,
And I pray for the strength, so you'll never regret,
For the rest of our lifetimes, and eons beyond,
I belong now to you... as we enter this bond.
Nobody knows for sure what happened after that, but what is known is that the groceries remained on the doorstep for the entire Thanksgiving weekend, and when she left to go shopping Monday morning, she wore a golden necklace that she would never again be seen without, but yet when they were seen together, the light shining from inside them both made it very difficult to see.
And.. if you ever asked either "What are you thankful for this Holiday Season?", you could almost make out an aura of golden power surrounding them both as their eyes were instinctively drawn to each other, yet no answer would ever be given, but then again...why would it need to be?
