“The sub determines what happens,” she’d told me, staring into my eyes. “You’re the one who’s really in control. We’re just there trying to keep up, fulfilling your every desire. If you want to be hurt, debased, called cruel names, or be pulled into our laps and petted like a kitten…” She shrugged. “Or both. That’s what we’re there to do—to fulfil those needs. Be clear about what you want. You’re more than capable of doing that. Communicate with your words, your breaths, your sighs, and your responses. Make him see what you need, and then let him give it to you.”