"Hungry, Kolleen?" Master Charles asked her without looking up.
She had just gotten redressed and, while the hot water in the bath had somewhat soothed her sore body, she walked with a slight tension in her legs.
"Where would you like me to sit, Father?" she asked quietly.
He looked up at her and smiled.
"Anywhere you wish, my dear. Close to me, I hope."
'How about in my room?' she thought.
She took the seat closest to him on the right.
Kay had already set dinner on the table and it looked delicious! There was steak, potatoes and some kind of vegetable she had never seen. She suddenly realized how hungry she was. She looked over at Master Charles to see if he had started.
He had not.
She was about to ask him when they would start when Kay came out of the kitchen with a third plate.
'How nice to be able to chat with Kay over dinner.' she thought.
"My daughter will be joining us momentarily," Master Charles said. "We always have dinner together on Saturdays."
She smiled, "How nice, Sir."
He placed his hand on his chest and made a strange face at her.
'The old guys gonna drop dead right here,' she thought.
"Oh, dear, Kolleen," he shook his head, smiling, "You've already earned yourself a night in the Chamber. Please, call me Father when we're alone."
She felt her face flush. She was already making mistakes and now would be punished.
Sir Thomas would be disappointed.
She started feeling anxious, but had little time to worry when Master Charles' daughter, Katherine, arrived. Soon, he was introducing the two women to each other.
Katherine looked nothing like her father. While his hair was dark, hers was a sandy brown with lighter, golden highlights from being in the sun. Master Charles' skin was pale and cool, but Katherine was very well tanned. Her very presence seemed to warm the room.
"Katherine dear, this is Kolleen. Kolleen, this is my daughter, Katherine. She's made a very successful business for herself breeding champion horses." he said, obviously very proud of the girl.
"How lovely. It's a pleasure to meet you, Katherine." she said, holding out her hand.
Katherine shook it quickly and smiled politely.
"What business are you in, Kolleen?" she said as she took the seat on the other side of her father.
The look of superiority on her face said that she knew exactly what "business" Kolleen was in. Katherine's pale blue eyes glared at her.
Master Charles answered for her.
"Kolleen is helping me here while Kay is away. "
This statement seemed to excite Katherine. She perked up immediately.
"Kay is leaving?" Katherine said, sounding very happy to hear this.
"Kay is going to be away for a few months. She will be back, so don't look so excited," Master Charles said to his daughter.
Katherine smirked at her father.
As they ate lunch, she kept mostly silent not wanting to interrupt what it seemed had normally been the father and daughters time together alone. Master Charles and Katherine talked about her horses, a new car she wanted and various news stories that had caught their attention. Finally, Katherine rose to leave.
"So where's Kay going? Back to Japan?" she asked her father.
"No, no. She's simply going to be trained by Thom. She'll be home for the weekends," Master Charles said.
At the mention of Sir Thomas's name Katherine had blushed.
Her father didn't notice, but his watchful slave had seen the bright shade of red the girl took on.
"Oh? With Thomas? Will he be here too then?" Katherine asked, trying to sound disinterested.
She became very annoyed hearing this girl ask about Sir Thomas. She could tell the girl was fond of him even though she tried to hide it.
"He may be here occasionally for a chat or a visit with Kolleen," Master Charles told Katherine. He still seemed oblivious to his daughters interest in Sir Thomas.
Now Katherine glared at her from across the table.
"Oh, you know Thomas?" she asked with a forced sweetness to her voice.
She smiled, happy to impart this piece of knowledge to the seemingly jealous girl.
"He trained me. We're very close still."
She did not say that he would be her Master when she left Master Charles. She wasn't sure how much Katherine knew about Master Charles lifestyle. She had heard him say Kay would be training and felt it safe to use this term to describe her time with Sir Thomas.
Katherine just glared at her for a moment, then turned to her father. "I better get going. I have a show tomorrow and there's still loads to do," she said, as she kissed her father and started to walk out.
"Don't think you can bid me farewell so quickly, girl," he chuckled as he stood up and followed her out, "Kolleen, I'll be right back."
He walked out, but Katherine turned and came back into the dining room. When her father was out of earshot she gave her the coldest look she had ever seen.
"There's plenty of horse shit to be shoveled at my place if you get bored here. I'll even whip you some," Katherine laughed and as the cruel girl turned to go she said, "Where does my father find such trash."
She was left wondering what had happened to cause Katherine to loathe her so. She knew some women just didn't understand the submissives' desire to serve men, to give themselves to a Master. She decided to ignore Katherine's attitude toward her since she would only be seeing her once a week.
