This story is a continuation of I'm Dating Our Mailgirl. The 1st 13 chapters of that story should be read first for context. All characters are 18 or older and are completely fictitious as is Seahawk Industries. Any resemblance to anyone living or dead is purely coincidental and unintentional.
CONSEQUENCES. . . .OR TRUTH?
Joyce addressed Jaime, "Jaime, you will be here at 6:30 in the morning to take 9 to work." I though to myself, "Well, at least one of us still has a job." But I wasn't sure how much love making there would be, if any. And who would be making love to whom?
Nine was still sobbing as we enter the house, but she was doing her best to control her crying. She spoke to me in hushed tones, but I was afraid joyce could overhear what she was saying. "Monica, I'm so sorry for what I did. Why did I have to be so selfish to feed my own ego that I insisted on coming to the Christmas party completely naked."
Without having said a word, joyce walked away from us, but only across the room. Her back was to us, but clearly she was disrobing. Nine continued again in hushed tones which I don't think joyce heard. "I was so foolhardy. I wish I had listened to you and exercised more restraint."
"Nine, there's a very thin line between foolhardy and courageous. As far as I'm concerned, what you did was courageous. You held up a mirror to Seahawk, joyce, Rose, Olivia, Melissa, even David, and forced them to see what hypocrites they are. Do you honestly thing that any of those people didn't enjoy feasting their eyes on your nudity, your shaved pussy?"
joyce turned around and walked back to where we were. She was completely naked. I instinctively knew what was going on; 9 didn't have a clue. She squatted in front of us with her buttocks resting on her feet. Her legs were opened to give a clear view of her shaved pussy. She placed her hands, palm up, on her thighs in what I was to learn was the universal sign of subservience, of submission, beckoning any one who was inclined to partake of her precious sexual fruits to do so.
She started speaking in a low voice, not the authoritative voice of the head of HR. "What happened tonight was a disgrace, from the moment that 9 walked into the hotel completely naked until the debauchery degenerated into ten other employees, heretofore sensible, honest, decent, workers, turning a beautiful dinner into a burlesque hall. Someone must be punished for this. As I see it, there are three possible culprits. First, 9 for brazenly inviting a descent into a bacchanalian pagan ritual by showing up naked. Secondly, Monica for encouraging her actions, if not failing to intervene to prevent them." There was a long pause; she lowered her voice even more. "The third possibility is your humble servant should be punished for subjecting 9 to a series of humiliating actions. Your servant had a clear opportunity to be the loving reconciliatory peace maker, but that opportunity was ignored. You are to be the judge as to who is to be punished."
Nine quickly spoke up. I'm sure she still did not appreciate the Kafkaesque nature of this whole scene. Here was the head of HR, prostrating herself before two inferior employees, at least in the corporate hierarchy, asking them to make a judgment. "What's the issue? Clearly joyce was at fault."
I hesitated before speaking, but eventually I filled the void with a meek assertion, "I agree; joyce is the one who should be punished." I had no trouble uttering the "p" word, punished. I certainly recognized what I was setting up, as joyce most certainly did also. I still don't think poor naive 9 had a clue.
Another long silence. joyce lowered her head and spoke. "Then it is unanimous. We are all in agreement. Your humble servant is the one who must be punished. May your servant escort us to the room of pleasure and punishment?" Presumably, that was a rhetorical question since without waiting for a response joyce stood up and went over to the table by the door and retrieved the collar and chain which were lying there. She gently placed it in my hands. I instinctively knew what to do. I attached them around her neck and led a procession upstairs.
We went past "our" bedroom to the next door. Nine followed quietly and surprisingly asked no questions nor did she have a quizzical look on her face. We entered the room where the previous night joyce had revealed her subservient personality. joyce went to the two poles but without saying a word, she grabbed the wrist restraints and gave them to me to attach them to her. After I did so, I led her to the ankle restraints attached to the poles and started attaching them. "No," commanded 9. "Let me do it."
As she prepared joyce to be flogged, I wondered was she operating out of an instinct or some primitive desire to punish joyce? No words had been spoken, no commands give. When joyce was presented for what was to follow, I reluctantly walked over to the rack of whips. Despite the humiliation 9 had been subjected to, and me also, my reluctance to inflict any real pain compelled me to chose the same whip I had used last night, one that would inflict a minimum of pain. Nine said, "No, use this one," as she walked over and chose another whip that had sharp metallic pieces woven into the strands. joyce raised no objections.
After 9 had securely fastened her to the upright poles, I raised the whip and struck a timid blow on joyce's back. Despite the timidity of my thrust, a barely perceptible welt appeared. Then a second blow on the backs of her thighs. "No, give that to me," commanded 9. She grabbed the whip and struck with a viciousness I never imagined her capable of. I knew 9's leg muscles were developing because of all her running around the Seahawk building, but I guess I never realized her arm muscles were developing due to the numerous times she had to carry heavy packages on her routes.
Not a word was said, but 9 got the most sadistic smile on her face as each blow drew blood. joyce said not a word but was audibly whimpering from the obviously painful blows. After the tenth blow, I intervened, "Enough. Let's get her down."
Nine stopped me. "No, let her stay like that all night."
"Nine, her back side looks like raw hamburger. Let me at least apply some salve." She didn't stop me as I went into our bathroom and returned with the tube of salve. I started applying it.
"Nine, she was in that position all last night. Let's at least move her over here to these stocks." I started loosening her manacles and ankle bindings.
"What do you mean she was in this position all last night? Did you have her bound and flogged last night?"
Why did I let that slip out? "Yes."
"How long has she been your sub? When were you going to tell me?"
"Nine, it's very intimate information. I didn't feel it was right for me to reveal our, . . .our little secret." All the while, I was freeing her. Again I had to drape her over my body. "Come help me move her."
Nine stood back and made no effort to help me. "This is very upsetting, Monica. You were actually going to keep this a secret from me? What a betrayal."
"Nine, it just happened last night. When did we have a chance to talk?"