[All things are a game to her, in some respect. It's not a switch she can turn on or off. At least, not easily. So of course she sees the situation in those terms, each flick of the flogger over sensitive skin a carefully calculated move.

But that isn't all that drives her. There's a thrill other than victory that runs through her when he squirms beneath her touch.]

I'd say I'm the first that's doing well.

[Try as he might to hide them, his reactions are glaringly obvious to her. After all, she knows where to look.]

That's not your answer though. I enjoy the challenge, yes, but I would enjoy this even if you made it easy.

[Perhaps less so — she thrives on the back and forth. It makes everything more exciting, makes each little twitch that she coaxes out another notch for her side of the board. But even if he were to relinquish control completely, it wouldn't be over.]