Brooke was always sexually submissive to Luke, but I noticed a subtle yet distinct shift in the dynamics of their relationship after that day. As much as he enjoyed having sex with her, it was clear that she was more sexually dependent upon on him than the other way around. Brooke became increasingly reluctant to distance herself from Luke, even when he did things to her that crossed the line, fearful that doing so might again lead to a protracted period of separation-- or, worse yet, that he might choose to end the arrangement altogether. I actually believed (and still believe today) the likelihood of him ending things with her to be very, very low (he had things far too good to put an end to it, his ex-wife basically his sex toy and her new husband basically his slave). Luke being Luke, however, he pressed his advantage, of course. He did this primarily by humiliating Brooke more frequently and intensely and by increasingly exerting his control over her outside of the purely sexual domain. So by extension, of course, he humiliated me more and controlled me in more and more areas of life.
Take, for example, football.
One afternoon in early September, about six months after Luke's invasion began, Brooke and I were alone together in the house, while Luke was out supervising a big plumbing job in a school in the next county. I looked up from my desk to see Brooke come down the stairs dressed in a short cheerleader's uniform, with pom poms. It was blue and white, showed a bit of her midriff, and had the word "Daddy" printed across the bosom in big white letters.
"What do you think?", she asked me.
"I think you look incredibly sexy. Probably the sexiest cheerleader I've ever seen. But you're one of the last women on earth who I'd ever expect to want to dress as a cheerleader. So, it's a little strange, to be honest."
"Yeah, most of the cheerleaders I knew in high school were total bimbos. And I've always thought the whole concept of cheerleaders -- the way they dress, the super short skirts like this and so forth -- is just another kind of institutionalized exploitation of women. All these hypocritical, uptight Christian men (and probably some of the women, for that matter) have no problem getting their jollies by looking up cheerleaders' skirts or at their bouncing tits when they jump around. Even as they preach to the rest of us about modesty and morality."
"So why are you dressed this way? Not that I'm complaining."
"Because Luke's football season starts on Saturday, and he said he wants to be cheered on."
"I've never really liked football. I've always found it a little barbaric for my tastes."
"I completely agree. You know me, I'm not that big into sports in general. And football seems to be especially violent. All those traumatic head injuries and everything."
"Did you ever dress up this way for him when you were married?"
"Once or twice, but I always resisted it. I felt it was demeaning."
"So what changed?"
"Maybe I've lightened up a bit. Or maybe it's because I know now that, since we're no longer married, it's easier for me to tell him to shove these pom poms up his ass, if I really want to."
"But you don't want to."
"Is that a question or a comment?"
"Either. A question, I guess."
"A part of me does. But part of me just wants to keep him happy. I'm gonna try to have some fun with it. And you are too."
I really took no special notice of her last remark; I simply thought she meant that I would enjoy watching her in her skimpy little uniform. Which I'm sure I would. When I went upstairs to the bedroom about an hour later, however, she followed me. Laid out on the bedspread was a matching uniform to what Brooke was wearing, except in pink and white, along with two matching pom poms.
I turned to look at her, and she had a huge grin on her face.
"You don't really expect me to wear this, do you?"
"I absolutely do. Put it on now. I ordered the largest size they have and I want to see if it fits."
I stripped down to my panties and put on the uniform. It was snug, but it fit. I felt beyond ridiculous.