Lion has been sleeping a lot for the past week. Yesterday was my turn. I’d wake up, watch some TV and be tired again. I don’t think either of us is very sick. Just enough to knock us out for a few days.

I’m pretty sure by tonight Lion will be frisky and looking for action. He’s been more awake today. He made breakfast both yesterday and today. He’s written his post for tomorrow. And tonight he’ll want some snuggling and play. That’s fine with me. Right now I just have sniffles. I’m done with being sick. I hope sick is done with me.

Despite being sick, Lion still paid attention to not spilling food and not eating first. If anything I was the messier one. I’ve spilled more stuff in the past few days than I have in the past few months. Good thing I don’t get in trouble for it.

I’m looking forward to things getting back to normal around here. Between Lion’s business trip and being sick we’ve been off our game for a while. Let the nightly edgings commence.

I feel a little better this morning than I did yesterday. I’m still stuffy but I feel less groggy, for want of a better word. Lion never made it out of bed yesterday. Sure he made it to the kitchen and bathroom but for the most part he was in bed and snoozing. He didn’t look like he’d make it any further when I left for work.

Last night I made the cold medicine run and got a few nights worth of dinners in case neither of us feels up to cooking. Tonight I’ll make a Chinese food run on the way home. We usually have leftovers so we’ll be good for two nights or a dinner and a lunch. I feel like I’m preparing for a huge blizzard but the past few years we’ve been hit hard by illness in December and January. It’s always good to be over prepared.

Lion is still being a good boy despite not feeling well. He waits for me to eat first. He tries not to spill food. He tries not to interrupt. Those things are hard enough when he on his game. Being sick exacerbates things. If he’s whiny now it can be explained by his stuffy head and cough, but he hasn’t been whiny.

I’m glad I gave him his orgasm the other night. I guess I made it just before he started to feel worse. Now at least all he has to worry about is feeling better. Mr. Weenie is blissfully unaware of what’s going on around him. The only problem I can see is that I’ll probably get sick after Lion and he’ll be horny when I don’t want to do anything about it. That’s okay. Lion will take care of me when I need it just like I take care of him when he needs it.

I’d promised Lion a second vacation orgasm but he was too tired. Last night he was frisky again. A promise is a promise so I gave him an oral orgasm. He said he was surprised to get one. It had been about a week since his last one. I think that’s our average.

We both avoided getting sick before our trip. Now we’re both feeling yucky. Lion is worse than I am. I’m not sure if it’s because he’s a day or two sicker than I am or if it’s just hitting him harder. He’s home today with a stuffy head and a cough. I’m trying to power through my stuffy head at work. I haven’t taken anything yet because I’m ignoring it so far. I feel if I give in and take medicine it will be admitting defeat. I’m not ready to do that yet.

On the way home I’ll buy out the cold medicine aisle and grab some comfort food for dinner. Then we’ll hunker down for the night, watch TV and snooze. I’d be very surprised if any play took place. I think I could be game if Lion is but I doubt he will be. From the sound of things, if we have the same cold/flu that’s been going around my office, we’ll be sick for at least a week before we start to feel any better. That’s why I need to lay in a supply of cold medicines so we can weather this storm.

We’re home again and back to our version of normal. I’m worn out from our vacation. We walked endlessly on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We checked out of the hotel on Monday and then spent five hours in the airport. We were both too tired to think about any sort of activity.

This is only the second time we have been able to fly to a vacation destination. The first time, we had limited funds and had to limit our purchases. This time, we had a bit extra and ended up with souveniers stuffed into our luggage as well as a big, plastic shopping bag. It was a blast!

Mrs. Lion and I are truly made for one another. That doesn’t mean we don’t have to work to make things better. It may seem strange to some, but enforced chastity and FLR with discipline have been tools that help us.

I recognize that these power exchanges are generally established because the male (usually) has fantasies about surrendering. In fact, at first glance, it appears to be a form of BDSM. In many ways it is.

There’s no denying that edging, spanking, and other activities are part of the BDSM song book. As such, they fulfill some fantasies of mine. But for us, at least, there is a more serious side to our power exchange.

I am an aggressive, fairly-dominant male. Mrs. Lion, while not submissive, is a wonderfully accepting woman. By shifting power to her with enforced chastity and FLR, she has had to learn to be more assertive, and I to be more accepting.

That was the theory, at least. It seems to be working. I still growl sometimes. I did at the car rental lady. Mrs. Lion reminded me to mind my manners, if I want to avoid a sore bottom. The big changes are subtle. I don’t act like a stereotypical submissive, but I do defer to my lioness. She is far more assertive than she was before we started all this

We both consider these changes to be good things. Our relationship has become closer, sexier, and much happier. It’s worth some sore bottoms (and other places) to make this work.