Richard knelt at Sandra's feet and looked up into her eyes. She smiled down at him and looked at her smartphone.
"Richard, since you're going to be my maid, I think I will call you 'Robin' when you are in that role. I know Master James picked that name for you because he wanted to establish his Alpha dog status, but it's a good name for a maid. So when you act in that capacity, it's 'Robin.' Understood?"
"Yes, Mistress" he said, "Robin."
"We'll work out the details of the schedule, but your day will begin as it has for the past few years. You get up at 5 AM, prep for the day and then, at seven wake me. Or, if Master James is here, us. I'll let you know the night before, when you help me prepare for bed, whether I want a bath in the morning. Otherwise, I'll shower while you prepare breakfast and serve us and then you can help me get dressed. Clear?"
"Yes, Mistress Sandra."
"Now, you have your work to do. You do earn a nice salary. Not as much as Master James, but it keeps me in designer shoes and champagne! And I give you an adequate allowance each week. Editing and talking to authors and your Zoom meetings, I expect you'll keep those up. Master James leaves about 8:30, and I'm generally out of the apartment at 10, so I think you should plan your work day to begin at 9:30. Two hours in the morning should do it for you. I've scheduled two to five-thirty in the afternoon for you work"
"Yes, that should work. May I ask a question, Please?"
Sandra nodded for him to continue.
"If you've blocked off those times in particular for my editorial work, what do I have to do between 11:30 and two?"
"Ah, I was just coming to that. I want you to be the perfect maid, Robin. I'm going to make sure you look perfect too. You're in fair shape, Robin. But I'm going to ensure you are in tip-top shape. With exercise and diet and personal care, so from 11:30 till 12:15 you'll use the building gym. Stairmaster, stretching, bench presses. Every day for 45 minutes. Oh, I'll expect you to do sit ups and pushups when you prep in the morning. Understood? You're getting a little tummy, I noticed."
Richard sat a little straighter and pulled in his stomach. "I'll try my best, Mistress Sandra."
"Good, Robin, a positive attitude is going to be important. I want you to have an nice tight ass. And good legs and a thin waist. And nice pecs. You won't eat scraps for breakfast or dinner anymore, and certainly no pee. You'll eat precisely what I order for breakfast and a salad for lunch, the same food for dinner as Master James and me. I think the better you look the more Master James will treat you a bit kinder. He likes gurls," she laughed. "I stopped and got you some very special vitamins. I'll make sure you remember to take them. Any questions so far?"
"No, Mistress."
Good. I like an attentive maid. Then, from 12:15 till 2 you can run errands for me, do laundry etcetera, and at two you can start Richard-work again. At 5:30 you change into your uniform and prepare for dinner. Serving us drinks and whatever else might entertain us." As she said that she rubbed her nipples though her blouse. "Yes, entertain us."
Sandra reached over to the end table and picked up a small bronze bell. "Do you remember this?" she asked as she tinkled it. "We found it at that little antique shop up on the Cape."
Richard nodded his recognition.
"This is what I'm going to use to call you. I'll ring the bell, you come, you curtsey, you say, 'How may I serve you, Mistress Sandra. Got it, Robin?"
Richard nodded and said, "Yes, Mistress."
"My bedtime, our bedtimes might vary, but I'll want you to serve as my maid then too. We'll go through that tonight so you can learn that routine. If you have any Richard-work to do, you can do it after Master James and I have gone to bed -- and you've cleaned up. Oh, for all your effort and hard work, I've decided you should have a day off. Every second Sunday, will be yours! You can sleep in or hand wash your lingerie or go to a movie. Whatever you want as long as you're back on duty 5 AM Monday morning. How does that sound, Robin?"
Richard looked up at his wife's face and said, "Thank you Mistress, I appreciate that. Will I be allowed to sleep in the bedroom with you when Master James is out of town?"
Sandra grinned and said, "Yes, Robin, you will. In fact, maybe when I go shopping tomorrow I'll pick up a sexy baby doll nightie for you to sleep in. I don't want you getting cold with just your cage to wear and my ass to keep it warm. You'll look very pretty. You do want to look pretty for me, don't you, Robin."
Richard was eager to please his wife. If it meant wearing a negligee, it was a small thing to be able to sleep next to her again. "Yes, Mistress Sandra. Whatever pleases you."