Edited by Rosmarina (whose advice and assistance are much appreciated)
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== Chapter 18 ==
Late that night Master ordered me to put on a dress. He didn't say why. It never even occurred to me to ask why as I understood it was not my right to know what his reason was, but I was sure he was going to take me back to Chloe.
It was not only that I rarely wore any clothes at home, but following our after-dinner conversation I was aware that he had shut himself in his office and talked on the phone for a long time. This in itself was unusual as Master rarely did business after dinner, and following our talk about Chloe I was sure he would want to speak with her before deciding to send me back. So I assumed he had phoned her.
As I put on a simple dress all kinds of thoughts swirled through my mind. My heart was beating wildly. It only took a few seconds to prepare myself as instructed, but it seemed an eternity before I was able to present myself to Master on my knees and find out what his intentions were. I put my head down at his feet as a sign of my absolute submission, and by making this gesture I knew he would understand that I was ready to do whatever he expected of me without further discussion.
Without a word Master walked towards the front door and I crawled behind him. At the door he instructed me to get up and climb into the front seat of his car. He did not attach my leash which strengthened my feeling that he was taking me to Chloe. If we were visiting friends he would normally keep me on a leash, at least initially.
We soon drove off and from the direction he took I was now certain we were headed to Chloe's house. In the dark I smiled and felt a sense of elation that I would once again be with my dear friend, but I knew better than to say anything. If Master wanted to know what I was thinking he would instruct me to tell him.
It was not a long drive, but after a few minutes of companionable silence Master said he knew I was very happy that he'd decided it would be best for me to be with Chloe until she made her final decision. It was a statement and not a question, so I said nothing. He added that I was to conduct myself in a way that would please him, and that as he had mentioned during our discussion earlier in the evening I was not to discuss Chloe's decision with her no matter what she said to me. To be sure I understood, he repeated that I was only there to be Chloe's companion and to comfort her. I was NOT (he emphasised) to discuss her decision with her in any way.
Again he did not ask me if I understood. I knew he felt if I was given an instruction I would obey without question. So it was not a matter of whether I agreed or not, but given the serious look on his face I thought it best to tell him I understood completely and would obey him absolutely. He smiled then and told me that he was sure I would do so. Given that I was such an emotional girl, however, Master knew it would be better if I had an outlet for my feelings. To this end, he further instructed me that I was not only to be Chloe's companion but also her toy.
I knew what this meant, but to be perfectly clear Master explained that once I was with Chloe I was to remain naked and express myself sexually in the most degrading and depraved manner possible as much as possible. He thought this would keep me busy and lessen any temptation to talk too much. I knew he was right. I promised myself I would be an especially obedient slavegirl during whatever time it took for Chloe to reach her decision.
Master fully realised that this would not be easy for me as he knew my nature very well, but I was determined to carry myself in the way he would expect. I thought briefly of Ming Ming and how she would feel it was her duty to obey. I smiled again to myself at that thought, but my feelings were already very much focused on Chloe. I wanted to be there for her as never before during this especially important time.
Unusually Master began to talk to me about the phone conversation he'd had with Chloe. Normally he didn't discuss what he said to others with me at all. As a lowly slave it was not my concern to know what he had arranged or what discussions had been involved prior to any decisions he made for me. My duty was to obey without question. It was very important to me that I show my obedience in every way so while we often talked about things Master almost never told me why he had made a particular decision.
Since it was so rare that he explained anything I was very interested to hear that I was correct in thinking he had talked to Chloe on the phone. For a start it was a much longer call than usual, although that didn't mean much by itself. But when Master came out and told me to put on a dress I had been very excited. While he told me about his talk with Chloe I listened very attentively. I realised he was telling me about their conversation so I would understand very clearly what he expected of me.
He said I was to allow Chloe to chatter away as much as she wished, as she was inclined to do, but I was to keep my thoughts completely to myself. Master said that he'd also made it clear to Chloe that he was not phoning her to discuss her decision one way or the other. What he said he'd told her was that he wanted it to be her choice and she had to reach a conclusion on her own, but he'd explained that he thought it would be good for her if she had my company. He said he'd asked if she would like that, and he'd explained that if he sent me back to her I would be under very strict instructions not to discuss her decision in any way. Other than that, I could stay with her as long as she wanted, and she could use me in any way she wished.
Without saying exactly how their conversation had gone, Master added that the outcome was that Chloe said she'd be very happy to have me with her. He said that she'd taken some time off work and was not seeing anyone for a few days so she could spend time on her own, thinking things over. She'd said it would be good to have her closest friend with her, especially as I knew exactly what she was going through. So they had agreed that he would return me to her on that understanding.