The milk always seems to be in the far back of the grocery stores. I had my gallon and was ambling through the aisles toward the check out stands when a tiny woman in her early-thirties caught my eye. She was struggling to reach a can on a high shelf. My six-four frame would have no trouble but her five-one wasn't even close.
"May I help you, Little One?"
Her eyes rose up to mine but immediately her gaze dropped to the floor. She had a thin, faint bruise around half her frail neck, like a necklace had been snatched from it. I held out one of the cans of the vary cheap soup she was reaching for, "Do you just want one?"
Tentatively, her trembling hand reached out, "Thank you sir." She did not look up and her hands, wrists and forearms were covered with even more bruises. She was clutching several low denomination tattered food stamps, a bag of day old bread and a small marked down package of deli ham. Her sweats were too big for her and they were in need of cleaning. I had seen this many times. It always bothered me.
"Where is your Daddy, Little One?"
She spoke before she realized what she was admitting, "He left me. I do not have ............." Her face brushed red and she started to walk away.
"How long has it been since you have eaten, bathed and slept through the night?"
She did not answer but I saw a tear roll down her cheek.
"I know you lifestyle, Little One. Talk to me. I can help for a day or two."
"My Master threw me out for younger women with better bodies. I haven't eaten in three days."
"Give me your hand. Come with me."
I was dressed all in black and towered over her. I had not practiced in years, still I had identified her, she was broken and she needed to feel safe for a while. I hated doms who abused, hurt and broke the spirits of their subs. They did not understand the true nature of the lifestyle. Twice before I had taken home such a sad case. She took my hand like a small child and followed while I paid for my milk and headed out into the parking lot. It was drizzling rain and forty degrees. She was barefoot and her sweats were damp.
The tiny creature shivered on the leather front seat of my XJ8 and almost purred when the seat warmed and the heated cabin air surged out. She was not used to nice things. When we arrived at my home, she was reluctant to go through the front door.
I showed her the kitchen, guided her to the downstairs guest room, gave her a thick bathrobe and pushed her into the shower. "Take a hot bath, Little One. Wash your hair and get clean for me. Then, come to the kitchen. I will have you something hot and tasty to eat."
I looked her over while she ate. She glanced at me to make sure she was not doing anything wrong several times. She could be pretty but at the moment she was a mess. She ate and ate, not sure if there would be a next meal. When she finished, I told her, "Come over here and stand in front of me."
"Remove the robe and let me look at you, Little One."
There was a slight hesitation. Her eyes looked at my big thick hands and she quickly dropped the robe. There was real fear in her eyes. I could have cried. Her body was covered in welts from a thin bamboo cane, bruises and rope burns. Her left eye was swollen and had a large blood spot in the white. It had been a long time since her hands and feet had been manicured or her face had seen makeup. Her body was shaved clean and the hair on her head was cut irregularly and unprofessionally.
It was only ten p.m. "You are tired. You need to rest and tomorrow we will get you some clothes and have you medically checked out. I do not know you well enough to trust you but you can sleep in the guest room, if I lock you in. Otherwise, I will take you to the downtown mission for tonight."
She did not like the mission idea. "You can lock me in tonight, Mas...."
"Yes, Little One, I have been many women's Master. But I am not yours. What is your name?"
"Rita."
"Rita what? What is your full name?"
I had spoken too harshly. She cowed and very faintly said, "Rita Anne Liston."
"Have you been married Rita? Do you have kids? Do you have local family?"
"No."
She was very weak and she sensed that she did not have to fear me. She was relaxing. Her adrenalin was not surging through her like it had been. Her knees were wobbly and I caught her when one buckled. She couldn't weigh eighty pounds. Her ribs showed, her hips were bony and her kneecaps looked like they were on the outside of her skin. She was asleep when I scooped her naked body into my arms, picked up the robe and took her to the guest bedroom. I did lock her in.
I always get up between seven and eight and never go to bed before twelve. At ten a.m., I unlocked her door and called her, "Wake up, Little One. Wash up and come to breakfast."
She was nude when she came to the table - old habits die hard. "Go get your robe. It is cool in the house. You will find slippers in the closet, if your feet are cold." Then I ordered, "Comb your hair and brush your teeth before you come to the table with me." The tone and the power hit home.
She ate a thick three-egg Denver omelet, two pieces of toast, two glasses of milk and a small bowl of oatmeal. I was smiling at her and she looked at me with questioning eyes as she finished. "It's ok. Stand for me. Open your robe."
I did not mean to scare her. Her eyes flashed in fear, but she opened her robe. When I smiled even more broadly, she looked down and could see that her normally flat, skinny stomach was round and protruding. She looked at me, I nodded and she closed her robe.
"What skills do you have Rita Anna Liston?"
"Three years ago I was a secretary in Portland. I can type, use computers and run a good office."
"How long has it been since you were checked for diseases or given a physical?"
"At least four years."
"Today, that is what we will do. Then I'll have a friend take you shopping and bring you back to me so I can approve what you have selected. For this trip you will purchase proper clothing for the business world, jeans and tops, sneakers, a swimsuit and underwear that fits you. You may purchase standard makeup items. Do not purchase a lot. You will be gaining weight quickly as you get more healthy."
That evening a gaunt, petite but feminine woman with a new hairdo was brought to my office along with two-dozen boxes and a thick bundle of papers. I read through the papers while I quizzed her. "Rita, did you choose the sub lifestyle."
"I do not understand?"
"How did you get to this point? Where did your Master find you?"
"I had a boyfriend who got me into drugs. He sold me for drugs."
"So you did not choose to serve you Master?"
She was quiet.
"Answer me."
"I wanted to belong, to please, to serve and feel his power but all he wanted was to hurt me too much."
"Too much? You like some pain?"
Again she was quiet.
"Rita?"
"Sometime I need to be punished. Sometime pain turns me on."
"Sexually?"
"Yes."
"What do you like sexually?"
"I like to serve. To be made to do things and to feel pleasure."
"Your blood work is reasonable. It will be a week before we know about HIV. Did the doctor give you medicines to clear your other STD issues? And do you know what to do?"
"Yes"
"Do you want to stay here for a few weeks while you get healthy?"
"Yes."
"I will give you a schedule to follow and some chores that you will be responsible for. You will have to swim daily, eat properly and I will lock you in every night until I know you."
"Ok."
"Do you have questions for me?"
"Are you going to be my Master?"
"I do not know. A lot of that is up to you."
"Why are you doing all this?"
"You need help and I can provide it."
"Will you hurt me?"
"Why did you Master rip you collar off?"
"I was too tired and weak to serve him. I had nothing left for him to take. He said I was ugly and repulsive to him. I had no where to go but he beat me until I crawled out of his house."
"Any good Master keeps his subs strong, rested, willing and able to serve him. Pain is for correction and pleasure not to injure. That is reserved for the S & M crowd not the B & D crowd. I do not delve much into S & M. If that is what you want, you will need to look elsewhere. If you were my sub, I would not degrade you, put you in fifth or demean you. If you disrespected me, your punishments would hurt, you would sit gingerly and your cunt would be wet and want attention. Attention that I might deny you until you earned it in my judgment alone. You would have to surrender your life to me and I would accept the responsibility for it. You would have to learn total trust, obey and to accept pleasure in amounts that you have never known."
Her gaunt deep eyes sparkled watching my every move and she hung on every word. She expected more but I ordered, "Now go to your room. You will find a stocked refrigerator there, in case I have to be away for a while. You can relax and feel safe."
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Rita gained twenty-five pound in two months. Her body was toned and sleek. She was STD free and looking healthy, but I had not touched her sexually.
"Rita it is time you went shopping again. Your clothes no longer fit. You are tan now and your makeup is not longer right for you. You also need some clothing to wear out at night in case we go to dinner or have to attend a social function."
She looked back from the files and was obviously delighted. "You have helped me a lot getting my office and documents in order. I am very pleased with you progress. However, in a couple of days we have to talk about your future. Think long and hard about your desires and be ready for our talk."
We scheduled our serious talk for Sunday. On Friday evening, Rita accompanied me to a dinner and dance. We had never danced together before. I was not accomplished, yet she molded into my 230 pounds and flowed with me, making me look good. As the evening wore on, she took some liberties and began to push her body into me raking across my cock and making it grow. Finally I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her tight against me while we danced. My cock was flat against her stretching from her belly button to between her breasts.
"Oh My God. It is big."
"I'm a big man, Rita. I would look silly with a small cock."