4. The Post
I couldn't sleep.
Another break point was on the horizon that I had to deal with and the only luxury I had was that I had some time before I was to see them again. I went around and around it in my head. Did I want to turn back or carry on, knowing that if I turned up at 86 Laurel next time, I would be whipped.
How much? I thought. How painful will they make it?
I experienced the curious emotions of both excitement and something bordering on terror and I realized that whilst time to make this decision was a luxury, in this case; time to think and be alone with my feelings, was also a torment.
I laid on my side in bed and ran my finger over the raised welts where the crop had bitten into me. So damn painful and yet so exciting. I smiled to myself. I was actually quite proud of what I had achieved. How could I be proud, excited, longing for the next time and yet in doubt? Punishment would be part of my life. The crop alone had shown me that much. But, I thought, Catherine and Christopher wanted me on edge, even when I wasn't in their company.
Two days later I received an email that simply said: Saturday 6pm.
Hmm...Earlier than usual, I thought and again, caught myself with the realization that, simply changing the time of our appointment led me worry about why. What was the reason? How long would it take? What about The Code? Are they involved?
I had too many questions. Perhaps too much of me didn't want to hand itself over to someone else?
Would there be anything left of me? I thought. Could I really let go?
Saturday came around all too slowly. I worked from home for the day, showered and headed to 86 Laurel.
The door was unlocked and an envelope was on the dinner table along with a collar and leash. The collar was a simple leather strap with a buckle, adjustable to fit the neck. It was secured with a small padlock in the open position, but had no key.
I opened the envelope.
Naked.
Collar.
Eyes down.
I undressed, this time padlocking the collar around my neck and letting the leash fall loose.
A few minutes later Catherine and Christopher came down the stairs. It occurred to me that they never adopted any classic dominance clothing. Catherine again looked like any suburban woman of means and Christopher looked like he had stepped away from a social gathering.
"That was very good slave." Christopher said. "Pass me the leash and worship your master and mistress. Remember to always greet us with worship"
I dropped to my knees facing them.
"How do I worsh...?"
"You bend and kiss our feet and tell us that you worship us and want nothing more than to serve and that you expect us to use you any way we like for our pleasure." Catherine interrupted.
"Master. Mistress." I bent over to kiss their feet. Whack, the sting of a cane on my backside. Not like the crop, this was just a taster.
I shuddered a little. "I worship you, please use me as you wish for your pleasure." I continued kissing their feet.
The leash tugged on my neck and lifted my head slightly.
"Stand." Christopher ordered. "Don't you dare look at us until we tell you."
I kept my head down, eyes on their crotches.
"This way." Christopher said, leading me to the gym just a few feet away. I noticed it had been reorganized. Some of the fitness equipment had been moved to the side leaving the weight bench behind which stood, of all things, a large flat screen TV.
I glanced over at the wall where the TV normally stood. It was still there. Then I noticed that on the ceiling over the dinner table another TV facing down.
"We want you to see everything." Christopher said. "Cameras will capture the post from all angles."
Then I understood why he called it 'The Post'. The bench had, at one end, a vertical post which ended about six feet off the ground. It was bolted to the bench and the floor. A formidable piece of steel, it also had a horizontal bar connected to it and at each end of the bar, cuffs.
In a loop on one end of the bar, was the whip.