I wake to my alarm set 30 min before Master (please assume crossed arms and quick nod, whenever this appears) typically wakes. As I reach for the clock, I realize the clock is on the floor as am I and the memories of the previous night come back in a flash.
The aches and pains slowly make themselves known to me and I am sure I look a disheveled mess. I know I must get up and make myself look as pleasing as possible, though I am sure there is little hope for that after last night. I sit up slowly and shakily rise to my feet and head to the restroom.
I close my eyes and then stand in front of the mirror, undecided on if I want to look or not. A minute passes before I decide I must look. When I do, I am shocked by my appearance, there are bruises everywhere. Usually, I am proud to wear marks my Master gives me, these I am not proud of at all. Tears start, and I turn away from the mirror and start the shower.
After taking a very quick shower, I fix my hair; at least it can look nice today. There is little I can do to cover the bruises and I am thankful there are none on my face. I go out to the kitchen and make coffee and start to put together breakfast, ignoring the aches and pains as much as I can. Then put everything on a tray and carry it to Master's bed, it's the least I can do after disobeying him last night.
I balance the tray and knock on the door, he tells to enter. I go in and set the tray on his stand and kneel down next to his bed and he waves me off. So, I move to the foot of the bed to be out of the way of his morning routine. I wait for him to finish breakfast and just sit and worry, he said last night he that my punishment wasn't completed and would continue to be addressed today after he had some rest.
As I sit and worry, I review the events of the last evening in detail, I know where I went wrong that isn't in doubt, it rarely if ever is but I review it anyway, I overthink everything. Master took me to dinner, it had been a pleasant week overall. I had managed do as I was told without complaint and this was to be my reward.
He took me to new restaurant that had just opened in the city. He dressed me in lovely dress that happened to be one of my favorites, blue to match my eyes, stiletto heels, and thigh highs, the last two where a constant, never did that combo change. Dinner went smoothly, wine and conversation flowed. Towards the end of dinner an acquaintance of his approached the table and they spoke, he introduced me, a brief hello nothing more. We then took our leave and started to drive home.
He asked if I had a nice time and I said that I had... Which was absolutely true, I loved going out with him and it didn't happen often. He asked what I thought of the woman that had said hello. I said she was gorgeous and then asked how he knew her. He explained that he had a tryst with her a while back. I responded with pleasant enough words but my tone betrayed me. His head turned towards and his next statement sounded tight and controlled, not relaxed as it had up till now. My heart sank, I knew this evening would not end well.