Collar - Sometimes, it is just an accessory used in the scenes to mark submission to the gift or domme, but it can be a symbol equivalent to a vanilla...wedding ring. When a dominator and a submissive make the relationship official, it is said that the submissive received the collar (and there is even a ritual in which the collar is placed on the submissive). In many cases, after receiving the collar, the sub is referred to as a slave. When a dominator or dominatrix has more than one submissive. .’ Maisie’s heart raced as her mother raised an eyebrow. ‘You know?’ she whispered. ‘Know what? That the two of you hadn’t spoken in years before this week?’ Her mother’s voice was calm, and she didn’t look angry, if anything, she looked amused, or at the very least, unsurprised. ‘But, how . . . never mind.’ Maisie bit her lip and looked down at her lap. ‘I’m sorry, mom.’ ‘Don’t apologize, Maisie. You didn’t do anything wrong.’ Her mother squeezed her knee again. ‘I meant what I said, it’s. My friend’s travels drew me closer to Sarah. There were weekends together and even a few weekdays. I could not put my finger on it but I thought she had the hots for me. Our friendship was platonic and we had many good times together. But strictly platonic! I never took that extra step forward as she was my friend’s wife. One evening I got a call from her and while chatting on my cell phone, I walked into my dark kitchen from where I could look into her bedroom. She was alone and I presumed. Cone Shell has also told me that you have mated her as well, even though she has not been in heat. All of this amazes me. How can this be so?"I told her the truth. I told her that Pebble had gone into heat and that the only choice had been for me to mate her, stating clearly that I had never intended it to happen but I hadn't too many options to pick from when I got told that Pebble would die if I hadn't. There were no naysayers on this point from amongst my group and Little Fish just nodded in.