You return home from a day at work; your feet are sore, your knees are ready to collapse, and your shoulders are tighter than a clock spring. You come through the door and see me sitting in my rocking chair in the living room with the kerosene lamp light on the table next to me. The low-ball glass has a couple fingers of amber liquid in it.
You pause in the door way and look at me. The pinstripe jacket I wore to work this morning is hung over the back of the chair; the deep green suspenders over my crisp white button down shirt sets a small bit of excitement off in your mind. The matching trousers truncate at my crossed ankles. The well-worn, yet immaculate, brown wingtips are still on my feet.
You glance back up my seated form realizing that my shirt sleeves are rolled up above my elbows and the scars of bad decisions on my forearm are shining brightly in the light from the lamp. The deadpan look on my face jolts you as a dawn of realization bathes you in its light.
You immediately drop to your knees. Your pencil skirt riding to just above your knees as you bend down to the carpet and close the door behind you as you sink. You realize you had a lunch date; that you missed due to a meeting. You never thought to call, or text, or even reschedule the meeting you requested.
I pick up the small glass and take a sip. The muscles in my neck tensing as the liquid passes my tongue and travels down my throat. The slightest twitch of my eyes tells you that it is my favorite scotch. You immediately cast your eyes down awaiting my commands. The air has gone heavy and almost suffocatingly oppressive.
I adjust in the rocking chair so both my feet are flat on the floor, and my knees are at right angles; I crack my neck and knuckles for dramatic effect. You can feel the moisture building between your legs. The inevitable punishment is nearing, yet still so far away. I take another sip of the scotch; you hear the glass make a slight clink as I set it back on the table.
"Come here, lass," I say out loud, but barely more than a whisper. You scoot over to me on your knees without raising your eyes to meet mine. Every shuffling step with your knees threatens to open the floodgates keeping your arousal inside. As you approach, you notice I have yet to move from my position to help you onto my knees. This is your punishment: to get on my knees without help.
You know that if you use your hands you may not be 'punished' at all. So, you shuffle up to my knees and try to drape your form across my knees, only partially successfully. You begin an undulation that reminds me of a caterpillar on a leaf. At last you have managed to settle yourself onto my knees in the correct position.