All Comments on 'Learning the Rules Ch. 04'

I am really enjoying this. I wait in anticipation for the next chapter.

Cheers.

And don't give too much credence to anonymous sniping, The only issue I had, if at all, was 'celibate' rather than 'chaste'. There is a difference. Thank you for posting and another five stars.

I'm thrilled this chapter posted today. Nicely done, love the progression and interaction. Jamie is growing on me - I hope he continues to allow for the playfullness he seems a bit stiff/rude at times....perhaps that's the draw.

Looking forward to your next chapter.

This is my first comment ever.... But I just had to tell you I am loving this story and to ask you to PLEASE keep writing

with a little 'niggle' in the back of my mind, she is obviously an intelligent woman, I feel that he is 'railroading' her into being submissive and inferior to him, it feels like everything has to be on his terms as he is very good at word play and tricking her into areeing with him, even when she is unsure as to what she is agreeing to.

I have stopped at the end of page one and will come back to it later. So much negativity and bullshit to have a simple getting to know you conversation between two people who have just met. Smh. It had seemed they were dropping some of the constant antagonism. Now it just seems that was a lull and snarkiness will be their primary method of communication. It is very wearing to be around such people, even on the page.

Well written. Just difficult to enjoy.

you need to write faster....

You really need to write faster. Way too much waiting

Thank you all for reading and commenting. First to address the easiest comments: I'm writing as fast as possible. Chapter 5 appears to be on some sort of holding pattern and continues to be labeled as "pending" on my submission page, but I hope it is posted soon. Please wait, I think it's a great progression for Alexandra and Jamison. I hope you enjoy it. Let me know what you think when it's posted.

@bodybychocolate: Glad you are enjoying Alex and Jamie's journey. "Anticipation" is a spice of life. Hold on my friend, more to come~! p.s. love your site name!

@mel_pomene: Thank you for following along and for your support against "snipping" comments. Everyone needs a release; I can take it. As for 'celibate' vs: 'chaste', I reviewed the terms. Celibate is abstaining from sexual relations. That was my intended meaning. My understanding is 'chaste' refers to a purity or innocent nature. Either way, both things will be coming to an end....very soon!!! thanks again!

@FA_JF: In my experience when two strong independent people challenge each other, it often brings out the 'snarkiness'. It really is just playful banter. A verbal foreplay if you will. Things improve in all forms of communication! (at least for now)

I recently left the COBL. Thanks for describing it down to the level of streets and highways. Helps with a bit of the homesickness.

My only critique is some minor punctuation issues, particularly around dialogue, and some spelling issues. In this chapter and previous ones, a word is spelled correctly, it's just the wrong word. For example, medaling instead of meddling, way instead of weigh, and jester in place of gesture.

That said, this is incredibly intense and yummy, and the anticipation you build is fabulous.

Is a trinity? Is this a place or regional name for something?

I am enjoying this story so very much. The development of the characters and the story line are surely like BDSM 101.

Having just read chapters 3 and 4, I can't wait to get started on the next one.

Kudos Apple for your skillful writing of this erotic tale.

Love the series so far. Can’t stop reading. Totally drenched the whole time. This story is keeping me up all night. Thank you.

Very 50 shades of grey shite type story and so many references to it. Timing of this story is after the films came out, and the actor who played Christian gray/grey (spelling depends on different countries) 1st name is Jamie (and Irish/ English) however Jamison is an Irish whisky!! Alexandra and Anastasia are pretty similar in looks, intelligence and 1 being not very sexualy experienced and has no idea about BDSM and the other not sexualy experienced and has no idea about BDSM. Alex says that she has 50 questions about it, she has a grey zone (we say area) and cries out the protagonist's name on being touched and on orgasm. Apex of her sex (see also apex of her thighs) sex (meaning vulva) sex lips!!(meaning outer labia lips) labia for vulva, fatty deposit above the pubis?(actually the mons pubis and it's the pubic bone below, which is part of the pelvis, a circular bone which is wider in a woman) and sex and more sex. I didn't know which area was being touched and the Clitoris was mentioned later, the Clitoris hood is the first thing you touch when going from the mons to opening the outer labia lips!! Then the Clitoris and then the inner labial lips and then the vaginal entrance, the urethra (tube from the bladder) is near or by the vaginal entrance, then the perineum and then the Anal sphincter. Didn't say if she had pubic hair but being in America, she hasn't as he hasn't any pubes, even though they haven't been in relationship's for a year and 5 months!! And ontop, what woman undresses that way, apart from in porn? High heels with stockings, last?!(even knickers off over the heels!!) Of course he is very tall and has a big thick penis and very masculine handsome (calls her baby) just like the other 1 calls her baby, is tall and masculine handsome and has a big thick penis, they all are in porn or written BDSM (but not in real life!!) Now since this has been written, 50 shades was disowned by the BDSM community, books and films (just as shite) and relationship experts and sex experts have said that this was an abusive relationship. And this is homage is going the same way, he drives her home for talks but drives to his home, a mansion in the tutor style? (Do you mean Tudor style? '20s/'30s built but we say mock Tudor) for talking (after 2 glasses of wine at the dinner party and another at his) so that's the sane bit of Safety, Sane and Consensual out the window. He says that they have met as in his firm and his money built what she designed architecturally, he watched meeting's via a live feed to his computer, he arranged to be at the dinner party to meet her...So in other words, he stalked her!! Hey, she's beautiful, intelligent...really? Your best friend knows where you are but she's a bit emotionally tied up and the husband and Jamie are like brother's, into BDSM. So do you leave like an intelligent woman alone with a man you met hours ago and has said that?!! Yes in Real life, No in porn/written stories!! And he says if it gets too much, say so and it will stop/ you can leave, well during foreplay she says Stop! And closed her legs. That's a big sign she is saying No, I don't consent but he shouts at her and forcing her legs open. So Consensual is out the window and he carried on while sexualy stimulating her about blood tests hiv/sti's and last had sex, what then?! But any beautiful, intelligent woman would be out the door after he carried on(sexual assault) or even before. But end of story, so this intelligent? Woman stays. WTF!! He is a stalking (they initially meet outside the house for the dinner party, hmm timing of that?) manipulative, untrustworthy, shite of a man who doesn't keep to his promises such as SSC and she is supposed to be an independent, intelligent woman who isn't 21 and still in college (Anastasia) who "meets" a wealthy older (8 to 10yrs) man, but this is fantasy fiction and of course she stays. And what man with a erect penis does (maybe he doesn't want to push his luck and sticks to starter's) other than have a Barclays bank (wank) in the bathroom?! In real life, that wouldn't happen, either. I have read enough of this tosh. Much better are the stories "Raw", "Raw and Broken" and "Secret smiles and three little words" for more real life BDSM...find in story search!! *Anony-mouse*