"It sounds fabulous. Do you do anything figurative? Now and again I toss around the idea of doing a graphic novel with someone, so I'm in the habit of asking artists I hit it off with.
"I tried drawing once, but silly doodles are about all I can manage. I'll leave the art to the experts and keep putting words together in erotic ways instead." He lifted his Heffe and drank, a little deeply, then licked the thin foam off his mustache.
"Trust? Well, the therapy part comes with a license, a board you can complain to if I screw up, and a hell of a lot of trouble for me if they get wind of any misconduct. But the domination part...
"I'm a Dom. I'm very gentle about it, and politically I'm an egalitarian, but I'm very into giving my lady the full treatment. To top someone to any degree, you have to be trustworthy. Trust is at the heart of any form of dominance and submission. Especially hypnosis, because you're messing about in someone's head."
He sighed thoughtfully. "Everyone I've dominated was already a lover and a friend, with real trust there already. It's not just responsible--it spares one endless drama!"