The next day, Ellie is relieved to be able to get back on her regular fitness schedule. In the evening, she puts in three solid hours of work in the office gym. Miriam joins her for the last hour. They're the only ones using the gym so late, as usual, but Miriam is true to her word, and keeps her hands to herself. Even when they're using the showers afterward. Gym buddies. Gal pals.
Miriam leads Ellie to her car. She doesn't say anything until they've set off.
"Thank you for the pictures, young lady. They were very stimulating. Now. Confess."
Ellie gulps. She knew, of course she knew. "Ma'am, I came. I stole from you. I couldn't stop thinking about you. I got so close to the end that I couldn't stop myself."
"I know you came," Miriam says. "The guilt was radiating off of you the whole time we were working out. But how many times?"
Ellie looks mortified, and says nothing.
"You sent me four pictures. If you don't answer, I'll just have to assume you came all four times. And you'll be punished accordingly."
Ellie says, "Ma'am, I came five times."
"Five! My God, young lady. Do you have any idea what you're in for?"
"I don't! I'm sorry!"
"Shocking," Miriam says. "Absolutely unacceptable. What do I even call this? 'Grand theft orgasm'? Were you setting out to disobey me as thoroughly as possible?"
"No, ma'am!"
"You wanted to be punished, is that it? You enjoy it?"
"I..." Ellie doesn't have a way to finish her sentence. The answer should be "No", obviously. And yet somehow, she can't say it. Why can't she say it?
"Or what?" Miriam goes on. "You were so horny that you decided it was worth it?"
"I-- I want the pleasure and the punishment," Ellie says. "I just-- having both is better than having neither. Oh, I don't know what I want! I want you, ma'am. That's all. I'll pay whatever it costs."
Miriam says, "I want you too. But it is going to cost you."
*
Miriam Wright's house is nestled in the forest, a mile or so from her nearest neighbor. It's not a mansion, but it's close. Spacious, modern and attractively-lit.
Miriam stops for a second before they leave the car. She says, "Ellie. How do you feel?"
Ellie doesn't answer, but she looks nervous. More nervous than usual. That's why Miriam asked.
"Well," Miriam says. "Let me put it this way. I have a pretty clear idea of what I want to do to you tonight. Normally, I like to keep my subs guessing. You've noticed that I like to be a little unpredictable. I like that extra level of control. But, if you want, I can tell you what I have in mind."
"...Yes, please."
"Alright."
Miriam describes four punishments. And some other activities. It takes a little time, and Ellie listens quietly.
"I didn't plan a fifth punishment for this evening," Miriam concludes. "I didn't anticipate quite how delinquent you were. I'll come up with something, you don't need to worry about that. But it'll probably have to wait for the morning, or some other time. Let's see, what else was there to cover... Of course, you already know you can say 'No' to anything, at any time, for any reason. Or for no reason, naturally. If you do, then you can leave or you can stay the night. If you want to leave, I can drive you home or you can call someone. If you want to stay the night, you can use a guest bedroom and then disappear in the morning... Really, it's wide open. You can do anything you want. If you want to leave right now, you can."
Ellie certainly looks a lot less worried now. "I want to do it," she says. "It sounds... uh." A lot of words collide in her head and she doesn't get any of them out. Exciting, challenging, weird, difficult, novel, hot. Much like the rest of her experiences at Miriam's hand. "Fun?" she concludes, hopelessly.
"'Fun'?"
"Yes," Ellie says. "Yes, it sounds fun, but also, yes. I'm saying yes. Let's do it."
"Great." Miriam goes to step out of the car.
"Ma'am--" Ellie says. Miriam stops. "It bugs me that I can't tell anyone about us. You know my housemate Sonja knows. She's the only one who knows I'm -- ah, 'dating' -- my boss's boss's boss. And she promised me that she hasn't told anyone else about us. But she said if anyone at work found out, I'd get fired. At minimum. Or you'd get fired, or both of us would. Or, whatever happened, it would be this huge mess. And she's right, she was only telling me what I already knew. And I love being with you, it's..." Wild. Surprising. Erotic. Exhausting. Rewarding. "...fun. But I also really like my job and I'm not ready to give that up just for you. Yet."
"...Yeah," Miriam says. "It's a problem. I've been thinking about it too. I have some ideas. We'll talk about it later."
*
In the hall, Miriam turns the heating up, then orders Ellie to strip.
As she's stripping, Miriam turns away and takes her own coat off. Miriam is a short, hourglass-figured woman, forty-nine years old and exceptionally good-looking for her age. She has thin, dark lips, high cheekbones and gray-green eyes. She has long black hair, bound up tightly into a professional pony tail. Her dark gray satin blouse is pulled taut by her very generous, very well-supported bust. She wears a high-waisted pencil skirt with a thin black belt, showing off her enviably narrow waist and broad hips. Below the knee, she wears dark tights and tall-heeled black pumps.
She unfastens a button or two of her blouse, enough to reveal an expensive silver chain necklace which sits high on her throat, and the beginnings of her deep, inviting cleavage. Then she begins rolling up the sleeves of her blouse.
As for Ellie... she has gotten good at undressing very quickly at her domme's command, and she is entirely naked by the time Miriam turns around. She folds her clothes and stuffs them into her kit bag. Then she stands at attention, feet together, arms at her sides, waiting for further instructions.
Miriam traces her body up and down with a professional eye once again, admiring her build. Eleanor Holloway is nearly a foot taller than her domme, and less than half her age. For the past year she has spent nearly every free minute working on her body, and all of that work is displayed for Miriam's delectation. Her powerful muscles glisten under the hall light: her shoulders, her thighs, and most obviously her torso and her eight-pack. Gooseflesh is showing on her arms, and her nipples are standing out a little. The house is not yet quite warm enough for her to be strutting about naked, but it'll warm up soon. Her pussy is bald. She has been shaving it daily for some weeks, at Miriam's order.
Miriam fingers Ellie, just a little... and then pinches her, firmly, between a thumb and forefinger.
"This is mine," she says. "And so is everything which comes out of it."
She watches Ellie's face as she increases the pressure, until Ellie hisses with pain.
"Five stolen orgasms," Miriam muses, idly. "Unbelievable."
"I'm sorry, ma'am!"
"Not yet, you aren't."
"Yes, ma'am! I mean, no, ma'am!"