"As you can see, the kitchen got a complete update just two years ago. It has custom maple cupboards, granite counters, a double sink, and a white-oak hardwood floor. And the stainless steel appliances are all new and top of the line."
As much as I liked the kitchen, I was having a hard time keeping my eyes off of my realtor. Ellie couldn't have been more than 25 or 26, and she was stunning. A touch taller than average height, she had dirty blond hair, blue eyes, and perfect skin. Her white tank top and light cotton skirt showed off a body that other women would die for. Although she didn't seem unsophisticated, she had a girl-next-door quality to her that made her seem both wholesome and even a touch innocent.
When she'd picked me up that morning at my hotel, I thought I'd won the lottery. I was in the process of moving from Boston to Seattle and needed to find a house quickly. My marriage of ten years had ended six months earlier, and I'd become increasingly dissatisfied with the politics at my high tech firm. Turning 40 had convinced me that I needed a fresh start. When a Seattle company offered me a high-level position with a huge salary increase, I jumped at the opportunity.
Now I needed to find a place to live ASAP.
"Would you like to see the finished basement?" Ellie asked now. "I haven't actually seen it myself. The day of the realtor walk-through, I had three other appointments and couldn't stay around."
As she led me down the stairs, Ellie chattered away about the high points of the neighborhood and the public transportation options. I was so focused on her slim waist and firm butt that I didn't immediately notice when she fell silent.
"What on earth is that?" she asked after a moment.
I reached the bottom of the stairs and found myself looking at a large wooden structure. It had two round posts coming out of the base and a flat crossbar with three holes in it. The hole in the center was considerably larger than the holes on either side.
"It's a pillory," I replied, happy that I could put my undergraduate history major to use for once.
Ellie looked puzzled. "What's a pillory?" she asked.
"It was invented in medieval times," I explained. "And the Puritans used it to punish people in the 1600s. You had to stand in the town square with your head and hands trapped in the holes. It was a form of public humiliation."
"But why would Mr. Garrison have had a pillory in his...?"
We both saw it at the same moment, and the sight stopped Ellie mid-sentence. On the wall was a rack with several items hanging from it: a riding crop, a cat o' nine tails, a leather paddle, and a long, thin cane.
"Oh," she said with sudden understanding. I have to give her credit, though. Although she was blushing, it only took her a moment to pull herself together.
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Baker," she said, crossing the floor to the structure in four brisk steps. "This contraption should have been removed before the showing." She had her hand on it now, as though she hoped she could make it vanish with her touch.
"First of all, call me Dylan." I responded as I joined her next to the pillory. "Second of all, none of this is your fault. Apparently, Mr. Garrison was into kinky sex. It's no big deal. I'm just surprised he didn't take it with him."
I noticed that Ellie was now stroking the top of the pillory in what seemed like an oddly sensual manner. Her face was flushed, and her eyes had a glazed quality to them. I had a sudden premonition about my young realtor, and with the same decisiveness that had always served me well in my career, I decided to act on it.
I quickly flipped up the metal clasp on the side of the pillory and raised the top half of the crossbar.
"Why don't you try it out?" I suggested innocently.
Ellie took a step back as though she'd received an electric shock. "I couldn't do that," she protested.
"Why not? I can tell you want to. Besides, I'm the customer, and I insist," I finished in a quiet but firm tone.
I could see Ellie's inner conflict playing out in her face as she stared at the open crossbar. After a moment's hesitation, she stepped back to the pillory and lowered her neck and wrists into the appropriate semi-circles. I carefully lowered the top of the crossbar, trapping her head and hands, and flipped the clasp back into the locked position. I could swear I heard her emit a low whimper.
For a moment I just stood there, enjoying the sight of my beautiful young realtor trapped in a medieval device intended for punishment and humiliation. Then I strolled over to the rack on the wall and casually removed the riding crop. I slapped the leather flap against the palm of my left hand a couple of times, which produced a satisfying smacking sound.
"Mr. Baker...Dylan," Ellie said, her eyes wide with alarm. "What are you doing?"
I didn't answer right away. Instead I strolled back to the pillory until I was standing right in front of her. She had to strain her neck to look up at me.
"I don't think..." she began, but I quickly shifted the riding crop to my left hand and put a finger over her lips.
"Shh," I said. I held my right palm against her cheek for a moment, and I could feel her nestle against it. Then I began to run my thumb back and forth across her lips. When she parted them, as I suspected she would, I slid my thumb into her mouth. She immediately began to suck on it greedily.
"That's a good girl," I said as I slid it back and forth in her mouth. "Suck on that thumb. If you want, you can pretend you're sucking on a cock." I was rewarded with another low whimper.
After a few minutes, I slid my thumb out of her mouth and took the riding crop back into my right hand. She was breathing hard now, and her mouth was hanging open.
"Have you been having naughty thoughts, Ellie?" I asked, once again slapping the leather flap of the riding crop against the palm of my other hand. When she didn't answer immediately, I put the flap of the riding crop under her chin and lifted her head until she was looking directly into my eyes.