Simon was silent, watching his friend bring together all the strength he needed to talk about his sexual fantasies. He was proud of him. He managed to do that. To talk to Kate about what he really craved, deep in his heart. Surely hard to do, but Phill did it. His eyes moved from husband to wife, studying them. Phillup was struggling to keep control over his words, and probably over his own emotions. And Kate... She was the biggest surprise. She blushed, of course: her husband was planning to play a master and slave game with her. But she wasn't afraid, nor disgusted. She looked like she was curious. And maybe even a little aroused. Her eyes were shining, here and there looked up and left: not for certain, but maybe the imaginative part of her brain was at work, fantasizing about something.<br/><br/>When Phill brought out the box, Simon smiled, remembering all the fuss and talking about that collar. How many hopes did Phill put on that object. How many fears. And now, at last, he showed the damn thing to his wife.<em>Well done, bro</em>, he thought.<br/><br/>Then Kate spoke and the growing tension slowly faded away. Having studied her just moments before, Simon wasn't surprised, but probably it was a huge relief for Phill. She wanted to play. And moreover, she was eager to start. Wonderful.<br/><br/>"The rules are quite simple, Kate. When we're playing the game, you'll have the collar on, and you'll have to obey your husband, and me. We can ask you do to things, or set tasks to perform, and you'll have to do your best. Every task will have its rules and conditions and details, but we'll explain everything in time as we play, don't worry. We won't do anything that could jeopardize health, jobs, or criminal records..." He stopped, with a confident smile and giggling a little.<br/>"When we're not playing, the collar stays off. And if anyone wants to stop while we're playing, the safe word is Rumpelstiltskin. Not something one can utter at random... And since you two are so eager to start, I'll take you out tonight. Dinner. A place I know, nice, wonderful food and not too expensive."<br/><br/>He took the collar, caressed it slowly, and handed it to Kate. "My first command is this. Until we go out for dinner tonight, you two lovebirds can't have sex. And both of you must think about having sex with each other, or with other people, where you want and how you want, at least three times today. But you can't do anything. Fantasizing only, three times, until tonight." He knew that, by his own rules, he didn't have the right to give commands to Phill. His friend was in a dominating position with him. But hey, he was the teacher, right? And a teacher needs to be strict, sometimes.