AU - For Elissa

[thewordofweb]

There are very few things that I like about being a woman. My back aches, Joe calls me all manner of nicknames, and I feel awkward when I catch Skinny and Grant eyeing my rack. Still, the one thing I do like is the leverage I know have over the boys, and specifically, over my one. I'm lucky enough to know a very fine woman and after a year's time, we've traded back and forth on favors that I've lost count of where we stand.

Still, she's the expert. Joe's continued attendance at the Catscratch proves it. I hurry and hustle, ceasing my jog when it starts to hurt and slow down to approach Helen at the club. "Helen?" I greet with a demure smile. "Hi. Got an hour?"

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[devilwoman]

Saffron listened carefully, ideas running through her head as Webster talked, and was silent a moment. "And he's usually the dominant one in the situation?"

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"Generally, unless there's someone around that's got me possessive." It feels strange to be talking about all of this so freely. It just seemed like the easiest thing to do. My cheeks are pink and I clear my throat. "I uh, this is strange, isn't it?"

[devilwoman]

"Not that strange," Saffron replied, smiling. "It's not the first time you've come to me for advice, after all." She wondered, idly, if she herself had ever caused Webster to feel possessive. She knew he was aware he didn't have to worry about her threatening their relationship.

"I wonder if you could get your hands on a strap-on somehow," she mused aloud. "Maybe the clothes box would give one out if you caught it at the right time."

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I'm trying desperately not to choke or go red or do anything that shows my absolute discomfort in this situation. "And we're expecting Joe Liebgott to be okay with this?" I point out the little possible fallacy in the plan.

[devilwoman]

Saffron shrugged as she got up to pour them both a drink. "You never know until you try, right?" she pointed out. "Besides, that's only one suggestion. There's a whole world of possibility out there."

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"Okay, so there's strap-on," I echo, idly toying anxiously with my hair and trying to make it so that I don't look too outwardly nervous (which I'm sure is a lost cause). "What would you do if you were in my shoes?"

[devilwoman]

That was an easy question to answer, even if Saffron was pretty sure she'd never been in Webster's position. "I would try to do something unpredictable," she replied. "Something he wouldn't expect from me, maybe something I know would turn him on that he wouldn't think I'd go for."

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"He laughs if I ever attempt to talk dirty," I say, because that's absolutely hopeless as far as seduction attempts go. "I always thought that'd be the easiest way. And he doesn't like it in German either."