Cathy had never been happier. She thought she really enjoyed her life as the alpha female senior executive of the financial consultancy firm where she headed up a large team and was responsible for attracting masses of work to the company all of which made substantial profits and therefore good salaries for herself and the senior members of her team.
Outside work, she sat on several local committees and was always someone others would turn to for help and advice.
However, as time went on, she realised that the stress was draining her, and whilst she was just forty, she felt years older.
Cathy had a long-term girlfriend, Jane, who, like her, was an alpha female at work and at home and was also forty. They were a couple and lived together and shared the responsibilities of running the home.
Feeling stressed, Cathy decided to take a week off work, as a holiday, thinking that might help her relax and then regenerate her enthusiasm for her job.
On the very first day she was actually bored, so decided to do the cleaning. She made a thorough job of it, starting with the bathroom, scrubbing out the bath as well as the sink and toilet, and then did the same in the kitchen, also scrubbing the floor. After that, she loaded the washing machine, and when that was finished hung everything up to dry or put what she could in the tumble dryer, and then ironed everything and put it all away. In between she dusted and hoovered everywhere.
By the time she was finished, she was surprised just how many hours she had been cleaning. She also told herself that she had managed to switch herself off and just focus on doing the cleaning. She realised it had been hard physical work, but not stressful at all, so very different to her job.
The next day, when she got up, she made breakfast for her and Jane and listened as Jane explained what she was going to have to do that day at the office, which was actually quite intense. Before Jane left for work Cathy asked her what she would like for dinner and said that she would prepare it, and Jane was happy to tell her what she particularly fancied.
After Jane left, Cathy wondered what to do. Not finding anything she fancied doing, she proceeded to do the cleaning again, just like the previous day, and put on more washing and dealt with that as well. Although she again found it hard work, she still found it stress-free and actually a joy to do. She did think through how it was nowhere near as testing as her job and realised that made it more fun for her.
She also made sure that she started dinner on time as well, that it was ready, and that the table was laid, as Jane walked through the front door.
When over dinner Jane asked Cathy what she had done today she was at first surprised to be told she had cleaned the house again, but then realised that whilst Cathy was stressed when at the office but not after the two days at home doing the cleaning. She asked Cathy what she was going to do tomorrow, and when Cathy asked, "What do you think I should do?" Jane saw that as a cry for help.
Jane thought for a moment and suggested, "You could go to the gym, then maybe go to the shops as we need some food, and you said you needed a new top."
Cathy smiled at the suggestions and asked, "Can you do a list so I get everything we need. How much should I spend on the top?" She then added, "Oh, and what will you want for breakfast and dinner tomorrow?"
Jane replied, "No problem with what food to buy," and quickly wrote out the list. She also gave Cathy a price for her top and told her what she fancied for breakfast and dinner.
Jane then made sure she spent time with Cathy during the evening although noticed Cathy didn't ask any questions but did answer any that Jane asked her. In fact, Jane saw that Cathy was clearly deferring to her on everything.
When Jane saw it was getting late even though Cathy was in the middle of a programme, she tested Cathy by saying, "It's getting late, so we better go up to bed."
Cathy didn't say she was watching the programme but immediately switched off the TV and went upstairs, as though just doing as she was told. It again set Jane wondering if this was just the beginning of changes in Cathy's personality, but it was clear that Cathy was far more relaxed than she had ever been before.
As Cathy went upstairs, she didn't even think it was wrong to be told to go to bed but just accepted being told to do so by Jane. She did know that since being at home she had no qualms about doing as she was told and was far happier when doing the cleaning and washing because she didn't have any of the stress she had when at work or sitting on all of her committees.
Cathy was first in bed, and when Jane joined her, she saw she smiled but made no move towards her, as though leaving it to Jane to decide if they were going to make love. So, Jane leaned over and made a point of kissing Cathy who responded by kissing her back, and they enjoyed giving each other several huge orgasms. It was Jane who was the one to stop but they happily slept curled up together.
The next day after Cathy had made breakfast and Jane went to work, Cathy did the shopping and felt so relaxed as all she had to do was buy what was on the list. She also looked for a top and the one she liked was just one pound more than Jane had said so she didn't buy it. That evening over dinner Cathy said how she enjoyed the food shopping and talked about the top and was delighted when Jane said she could spend the extra pound.
The same happened each evening over dinner with Cathy asking Jane what she should do the next day, and then she did everything Jane said. After dinner, it was Cathy who washed everything up and put it away and then joined Jane in the living room and watched whatever programmes Jane wanted to watch, until Jane said it was bedtime.
Realising how stress free it was to have Jane make all of the decisions for her, she started to say to Jane she was, "thinking," of doing something but was really wanting her to decide if it was a good idea or not. With any hesitation from Jane, Cathy simply decided not to do it on the basis Jane knew what was right for her. She then started to ask Jane for permission to do anything at all. Initially, she was asking if she could go and see friends, do activities like going to the gym and theatre with her
friends, and that moved on to asking Jane for her opinion on clothes she wanted to buy and accepting her decision each time without question. That quickly extended to whenever she asked Jane anything and Jane said no, she didn't think to argue but just accepted her decision.
Cathy then even started to ask Jane permission to do things within the home. She asked to be allowed to do things, by asking, "Is it okay if ..." and that included to go and get something from the kitchen to eat, even to speak or to go to the bathroom, and when Jane was going to be away for a couple of days on business, to masturbate.
Cathy knew it was different to before when they were both equal alpha females but actually felt better in herself not making any decisions but just following Jane's decisions on everything. She even found her submission to Jane erotic and often had wet knickers when thinking about Jane when alone during the day actually being her boss lady.
Jane also realised what was happening but found that she enjoyed the control she now had over her girlfriend and even said no deliberately, even when the reasonable answer would have been yes, and got wet when she did so. She loved the way that Cathy accepted even those decisions and she knew that it got Cathy wet as well.
Cathy felt so relaxed until she thought about having to go back to work and asked Jane if she could extend her holiday by another week. Jane agreed and so she did.
