Chapter 3

‘Now to sleep in a bed you peel the covers back, like this, and then you crawl in. Go on. There, once you’re in you lay your head on the pillow. Very good and then you pull the covers back into place so that they are over you. Are you comfortable?’ Blue nodded.

‘If you get too hot you can kick the covers off, that’s the easiest way get cooler. Now if you get cold there are more blankets in this closet here. I think that is all I can tell you.’ Silvanna starts to leave when she remembers, ‘Oh silly me you don’t know where I sleep do you. Well, follow me.’

She leads Blue down a few hall ways to the Master suite. ‘Hopefully your sense of direction is good. It only took me a month of getting lost to develop one. Hahaha. Well before I go to bed I’m going to make you a pallet, I’m not saying you’re a chicken or anything like that. I am going to make you a pallet until you can get use to the creaking of the house. It scared me but I had my mother to console me. I just remember how scared I was and sleeping in this room at night until I got used to the house really helped me. So, I am offering the same thing to you not as an insult but as a consolation. Does that make any sense?’

Blue nodded and bowed his head but did not move away. ‘Are you waiting to be dismissed or something?’ Blue nodded again without raising his head.

‘Come here, I have something to give you.’ Blue whimpered but did as he was told. ‘Get on your knees. Please don’t worry, you won’t be harmed.’ She left him on his knees for about five minutes while Silvanna was in what looked like to be the bathroom. She came back holding a silver collar with blue diamonds embedded in it.

‘My grandpa was silver with blue eyes and he gave it to my mother in case she had a silver pup. He died before I was born but my mother gave it to me in case I have a silver pup. Now that I know I never can have puppies I was wondering if you would give me the honor of wearing it so long as you promise me you wont sell it, run away from me, try to tear it off you, or lie to me. What do you say?’

Blue shook his head in a fierce no. Silvanna noticed that he was crying, no he was sobbing. He could not even control his body from shaking. ‘Please don’t turn me down. I have not offered it to anyone before.’ As soon as she said this he fell to her feet as though begging her to take it back. ‘Well if you don’t like it I guess I can put it back. It’s just that you are such a handsome dog I thought it would look great on you.’

Blue was still sobbing and begging and now he was back to shaking his head no. It was as though her words were hurting him. ‘Get up.’ She said it sternly.
Blue got to his feet with his head down with tear trails in his fur. ‘Wipe your eyes, and then look me in the eyes.’ It only took him a minute to collect himself. He was still breathing heavily.

‘Will you ever sell this collar?’ Blue shook his head no.

‘Will you ever run away from me? Blue shook his head no.

‘Will you ever try to break or deliberately try to hurt the collar?’ Blue shook his head no.

‘Will you ever lie to me?’ Blue shook his head no

‘Do you like the way the collar looks?’ Blue nodded slowly. His eyes never left Silvanna’s. She knew he was sincere.

‘Hold still then and close your eyes. Do not make a noise.’ He did exactly as he was told. Silvanna took off his old collar and put on her Grandfather’s old one. ‘Wear this collar with dignity. Don’t tell anyone that this collar is worth anything. Blue diamonds are very rare and because of that many things are made with fake ones. Let anyone who ask believe you are a lowly slave who begged for something pretty. Not that I respect you enough to give you something every precious to me. Do you understand?’

Another tear seeped out of the corner of Blue’s eye and he nodded in understanding. He had been blessed like he had always prayed. He had a Master who respected him not only as a slave but as a person. That was the reason he cried next he was so happy. ‘Please stop crying I thought you would like it. If you don’t I can take it back. I just thought you…’ She reached to take it off him but he move away. As though to say, ‘Sorry for being an ass.’

‘So now you want it?’ He nodded slowly. ‘You like it or are you just being nice?’ He shook his head no. ‘Sorry I asked two questions. Do you like it?’ He nodded. ‘Are you just being nice?’ He shook his head no. ‘Oh you have made me so happy!’ Silvanna hugged Blue very close. When she let Blue go, he looked like it was awkward for him.

‘Would you stay with me tonight? That way, you know, I know you are safe and not afraid.’ This question made Blue go wide eyed. ‘Do you want to? I can do that thing with my mouth again.’ This statement made him embarrassed. ‘I wont do it if you didn’t like it.’ Blue started shaking his head. ‘You did like it didn’t you?’ He nodded his head slowly as though admitting it he was doing something wrong.

‘Get in?’ She motioned for the bed and he moved half way there. He turned and looked at his new Master. ‘Would you rather sleep in your own bed or would you like to sleep in mine? Have you ever been with a woman?’ Blue slowly shook his head no. ‘Well then, you are not going anywhere until morning.’ She closed the door to his only exit.