What are you doing right now?
As soon as I saw the name -- DenverDom347 -- come up on my notifications, the phone was in my hand. I read the message and then glanced at my watch. 2.18pm.
Nothing right now, but...
My fingers tapped against the glass screen as I composed my answer.
I have to go get my kids from day care, but for the next ten minutes, I'm yours.
Good girl.
I preened, pleased to have pleased him.
What are you wearing? Leave nothing out.
The least sexy outfit imaginable. I wouldn't lie, though.
Jeans, a navy blue t-shirt. Socks, undies and a bra.
Go upstairs. Tell me when you're there.
Ok. I glanced at my watch. Eight minutes. Shit, it was cutting it a bit tight. I'd already told him how long I had, though, so instead of pointing it out -- again -- I scuttled up to my bedroom.
Show me your top. Just your chin to your mid-riff. Quickly.
A bit bemused, I obeyed.
Now remove your top. Show me your bra, same angle, pls.
All right. I was a little less than comfortable because my breasts were my least favourite feature, but by this point I'd sent him much worse.
Good girl. You have a favourite bra? One that makes the girls look their best?
Yeah.
Put it on. Then show me.
I looked at my watch. I had three minutes.
"Shit."
I hated being late. It created a well of panic in my chest, like that feeling in Sonic the Hedgehog when he was underwater and the countdown started and you knew he was about to die. It was a character on an old video game, but I still felt the tightness grip my chest. Every time.
I darted into my cupboard and grabbed my prettiest bra. The black one with the flowers that hoisted up my ample cleavage. The everyday, comfy bra I had on hit the floor and I fastened the new one and adjusted my cleavage as quickly as I could. I took the snap and sent it.
Good. Now, one more thing. Do you have a tight little vest top? One that's a thin material, that clings to you in all the best ways?
Yes.
Show me.
Oh, for the love of God! I grabbed the navy camisole out of the drawer and yanked it over my head. I sent a picture of me in it without even looking to see if the angle was flattering on my chin or my waist. Urgency was beating at me. As soon as I saw it'd sent, I whipped the shirt off over my head, tore off the bra and got into my old clothes. I snatched up my phone and was in the car thirty second later, reversing out of the garage at top speed.
It wasn't until I hit the traffic lights at the top of my neighbourhood that I saw I had another text.
Lovely. That's what you're wearing to pick up your kids.
Oops.
I let loose a blue streak in the car, then grimaced as I sent a quick text back just as the light changed.
I'm sorry, I missed this. I already changed.
The text was waiting for me at the next traffic light I stopped at.
Wait, what? What are you wearing right now?
Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamnit.
My old clothes.
Why?
I didn't see the last instruction.
And is that good behaviour?
I winced at the same time as I rolled my eyes. No, of course it fucking wasn't. I knew it, he knew it. He was just making a point.
Not that I was going to point that out.
No.
You had time to change your clothes. That means you had time to check your phone.
Damn. Damn. Damn.
I know.
I waited uncomfortably for him to reply as I accelerated away from the junction, my phone balanced on my lap. It didn't take long.
Pull over.
A sinking feeling in my chest, I swerved into a layby.
You should have waited to see if I had any further instructions for you. You know that. Do you think that deserves a punishment?
I had a feeling it was a rhetorical question, but there seemed no harm in trying.
No?
Try again.
I glanced at the car clock. I was going to be late if I didn't get going again now. I wriggled on the seat, torn, but I knew I would only be storing trouble up for myself if I chucked the phone onto the passenger seat and hit the gas.
Yes.
Good girl. Here is your punishment. You're going to take your shirt off and drive the rest of the way in your bra. Take a picture to show me that you've done it.
Then, a heartbeat later...
Tick, tock, Charli. The clock's moving.
"Fuck, fuck, fuck."
Mindful of the traffic whizzing past my car, I wriggled out of my t-shirt and revealed my unattractive underwear to the world. Too worried about not getting to the day care for 3pm on the dot, I took the picture, sent it, and pulled out into the traffic.
There were six sets of traffic lights between me and the day care, and I hit red on everyone. I sat, hunched in the driver's seat, imagining that the occupants of every vehicle idling close by were looking in, seeing me. Judging me. I knew for a fact several of them actually did. One bearded old man in a truck honked his horn at me.
I finally made it to the day care with two minutes to spare. There was no way I was getting dressed in the car park -- what if another parent saw me?! -- so I stopped the car just shy, swinging into a little offshoot road to nowhere, a site earmarked for future development.
I didn't have the time to spare, but I checked my phone automatically. There was another instruction, sent six minutes ago.
Bra off now. And stay like that till you arrive. You can put your shirt on to go and collect your kids, but no bra. Not until you're back home.
Like I said, I have an ample cleavage, I don't go braless anywhere. He knew exactly how to make me cringe. He was also going to be pissed that I'd failed to follow instructions again.
"Motherfucker."
I'm already here. I'll take off my bra to go in, but it's too late to drive with it on. Sorry.
He replied instantly.