Author's note. These are not stand alone stories. If you haven't read chapters 1 through 5, please go back and read them first, or this chapter will make no sense.
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Chapter 6: Oh, what a night.
The drive to Marguerite's was short. She lived in a brownstone in an upscale neighborhood less than a mile from the shopping district where her store was located. She had given us the address, and told us to give our keys to the doorman who would park our car. We did so, climbed into an old-fashioned elevator, and soon were outside her door.
A tuxedo-clad male servant opened the door to our ring, and we walked into a spare, modern apartment that seemed to be all shades of gray and black and straight lines and angles. The one discordant note in all this was that the servant was wearing a black mask. Not a tiny little eye-shield mask like you might see at a costume party, but a hood, like a super-hero might wear, even down to bubble-like goggles concealing the eyes.
Jack and I both stared at the apparition. Marguerite suddenly appeared, still in the dress she had worn at her shop.
"Oh don't mind Edgar," she assured us, "He's just like a piece of furniture, and you should treat him as one. As if he weren't there."
What an odd and hurtful thing to say! Neither Jack nor I had any familiarity with servants or household staff (
I
was the household staff at my house, when I was home) but we certainly hadn't been raised to treat people like objects!
"I see your shocked looks. I'm sorry, I should explain further. He's a client. You wanted to know more about the lifestyle you are embarking on? We should be able to have some good discussions then.
"You see, what Jack does to you for love - and pleasure, of course - I do for money, and pleasure of course." She smiled. "I'm a professional Domme. Edgar, here, is a regular of mine. His name is not really Edgar, and the mask is partly to protect his identity, and his reputation. He's a successful businessman, with a doting wife and two lovely daughters. But," her smile turned downward a little, "something's missing in his life.
"He regularly spends an evening with me, suffering some humiliation and punishment. Something he needs to feel complete in his life.
"And tonight, he will be our servant. He can hear you perfectly, but he cannot speak. So now," she continued, "he will offer you wine. I will, as the saying goes, 'slip into something more comfortable' and then we will have dinner." With that, she waved us towards large black leather seats in the parlor area and disappeared into another door.
Edgar did indeed offer wine. Both Jack and I chose red and sat down in individual leather chairs and tried to take everything in. Edgar retreated to a corner of the room and stood completely still, as if he were, indeed, a piece of furniture.
We both looked around the room at the hard angles and straight lines and contrasted them with the brightly colored Impressionist paintings on the walls.
Before long, Marguerite returned. She was wearing something that might have been called a dressing gown, if dressing gowns were made of body-hugging black silk. The gown was closed only at her waist by a tied belt. The belt closure left a generous portion of her upper torso uncovered, revealing a black bustier underneath. Her long legs and dancer's body were very much on display, as her legs split the front of the gown with each step - showing she was also wearing black stockings with garters, and apparently nothing else.
"Comfortable" to Marguerite apparently meant eye-popping, right down to the black stiletto heels on her feet.
I noticed that, well,
Jack
noticed. How could he not? The outfit was clearly designed to draw attention to the woman inside, who was already pretty amazing in her work clothes. I felt a little overshadowed. I knew I shouldn't feel jealous. Jack is in charge! I'm his most precious possession (as DeeDee had told me in the Student Union the night of our fight), but still! Jack's
tongue
was practically hanging out!
But Marguerite's first words were to me, not Jack. "Vanessa, please go into my room and you will find something comfortable to wear also. It's laid out on the bed for you. Go, now, go." She waved her hand dismissively, as one might with a child.
I stomped off into the room (as a child might do) repressing my fury. I stopped cold at the foot of the bed - laid out was an outfit practically identical to Marguerite's own, but in
white
. White silk gown, white bustier, white stockings and white sky-high heels. I smiled. Two could pop some eyes, I guess.
Blonde Vanessa, all in white, and raven-haired Marguerite, all in black - this could be interesting!
I emerged from the room a few minutes later. In addition to the revealing white outfit Marguerite had laid out for me, she had set out a range of makeup items on the bedside table. I had rummaged a little bit and found makeup remover to clean off my existing "look" and then replaced it with a frosty white lipstick and silvery eye-shadow and matching blush.
Jack looked from one of us to the other with wide eyes, as if he had been punched in the gut. He was absolutely speechless.
Marguerite smiled broadly at me when I appeared. "Ah, Vanessa, our beautiful snow queen, has joined us! Let's have dinner now, before she melts." She led the way to the dining area.
During the excellent (and, I noticed, low fat) dinner, served by the wordless Edgar, Marguerite initially steered the conversation to lighter subjects. She asked about our schooling, plans for work and career, where we might live, and so on. Edgar poured more wine to accompany the meal.
Once the meal had been cleared away, she began to address us in more serious tones.
"Now, I know you came here hoping to have a little frank talk. I've given you some idea of my experience. If you think you are comfortable discussing it, let's talk about where you two are, how you got there and where you are going."
Jack began to tell our story from his perspective. He told Marguerite frankly about the fantasy role-playing, and how it became apparent to him that I craved the submissive role.
He also told her how he had first met DeeDee and Rick and how he became aware of their relationship (none of which I had yet heard).