After being in both a romantic and D/s relationship for more than three years, Royce Cunningham and Jack Parker have decided to take the next step and move in together. What neither of them could have ever predicted was a global pandemic complete with a quarantine and social distancing to happen around the same time.<br><br>Now they're struggling to navigate through these trying times while also dealing with the normal stresses of learning to live together. In doing so, they've unintentionally let a few cracks run through part of the foundation of their relationship.<br><br>It'll be up to the both of them to recognize what they need, and maybe a special quarantine-edition playdate or two, to patch up those cracks and remind themselves that even in a world of new normals, they can still be the same to each other as they've always been.

Bring Your Sub to Work Day

Big smile on his face, he let himself into the room, very excited for wherever this might lead. Royce halted in his spot, however, as he approached the desk and saw what Jack had placed on top of it. The bottle of cherry flavored lube didn’t surprise him. What he very much did not expect was the rattan cane that laid across it right in front of Jack’s computer.


“Oh…” he breathed, eyes wide and stuck on the toy. “Shit…”


Royce had a love/hate relationship with that thing. Jack could cause two different sensations depending upon the way he struck Royce with it. There was the sting. There was the thud. It also made Royce bawl his freaking eyes out no matter which way Jack hit him with it.


“You wanted my attention,” Jack said with a smirk. “You’ve got it. Come here, little one. Kneel for me.”


Chapter 4