1:15 PM
Eddie led Joan across the parking lot and back to the van. Reaching it through the drizzling sleet without falling he immediately opened the side door to the back of the mini cargo van.
"Get in," he ordered her.
Joan reached for the front passenger door.
"No!" said Eddie. "Here." He gestured her to climb into the back.
Grabbing the lip of the doorway Joan pulled herself up and hunched over to get into the back of the van. Eddie followed behind her and quickly slid the door shut behind him.
The only available light was coming through the two back windows which had been heavily tinted. Despite the low light Joan had no trouble identifying the stocks bolted to the floor in the middle of the cargo section of the van. She also noticed that there were no back doors.
"Get undressed," ordered Eddie. "We don't have a lot of time."
Joan quickly took off her long coat, her jacket, and began unbuttoning her shirt. Eddie saw her shivering and realized that freezing to death was not part of the gig.
"When you finish getting undressed just wait," Eddie told her. "I'm going to get the heater going. Be naked when I get back."
Eddie opened the side door just enough to climb out himself and shut it behind him. Walking quickly around the front of the van he separated the remote lock from the key chain. Clicking the door unlocked he opened the driver side and jumped in. Placing the key in the ignition he fired up the van and turned on the heater. He waited a few moments until the heat was blowing heavily from the vents, the flicked the switch that allowed heat into the vents of the cargo compartment.
Then he left the van running, climbed out and climbed back into the side cargo door. Shutting the door behind him he used the remote to lock all the van doors.
Sure enough Joan was almost naked in the back, shivering and rubbing her hands on her shoulders and legs to stay warm. The vents were pouring hot air into the back section though, and Eddie knew it would be warm enough in just 2 or 3 minutes.
Joan had folded her clothes neatly and left them in a pile next to the suitcase, and had been smart enough to leave her collar on. What she wasn't smart enough to do, Eddie noticed, was leave the clothes that were in the suitcase alone. Also folded neatly on the floor of the bay was the dress she was going to wear to the casino where Eddie was supposed to pimp her out like they had discussed in their e-mails. The fact that Eddie had no intention of going to the casino was something he hadn't shared with her yet. Despite that fact her assumption of what was going to happen next in this encounter today needed to be dealt with.
Eddie crawled over to the stocks and undid the latch to raise the bar.
"I want to you come around to the back, face the front of the van, and put your head and hands into these stocks," Eddie told her. "I'm going to use this position to fuck your pussy like I told Richard."
Joan immediately complied, crawling around the back of the stocks and placing her head and hands where he told her. The neck of the stocks was cushioned and not uncomfortable. The arm holes were large enough for her hands to slide through though. Eddie fixed that by placing locking shackles around each of her wrists. Besides being a thick metal band each shackle had a four pointed tips, each three inches long, that kept her hands from being able to slide back through the holes. When she was in place, naked, on her knees with head and arms secured Eddie flipped the latch that held the upper half of the stock in place.
Eddie reached to the front of the bay and pulled back a small black shaving kit.
"Have you ever heard of the concept of 'topping from the bottom'. Eddie asked conversationally?
"Yes, Sir," Joan answered, sounding confused.
"So you know what it means for a submissive to try and control a scene, even though the dominant is supposed to be in charge?"
"Yes, Sir, but I haven't..."
"Shut up!" snarled Eddie. "Yes you have."
He waited a second to see if she was going to object again. She kept her mouth shut and her eyes down.
"What were my instructions when I sent you into the bathroom earlier," Eddie asked her.
"You told me to dress myself for the encounter appropriately, Sir."
"And what else?"
"You told me to read a set of cards that would tell me how to act, Sir."
"And did you do that?"
"I asked you to make some changes, Sir, but I still acted..."
"Stop! I want a yes or no answer. Did you do as I instructed you on the cards?"
Joan's mouth hung open as her brain struggled for a reply.
Eddie leaned his mouth close to her ear and whispered fiercely, "Did you do as I instructed you on the note cards?"
"No, Sir," she finally replied.
"So you disobeyed me."
"Yes, Sir."
"And what did I tell you was going to happen if you didn't do what I told you to do?"
"You said that I would be punished, Sir."
Eddie leaned back and sighed in frustration. "What kind of punishment?"
"You said that I would probably be punished in a manner that involved pain to my nipples, Sir."
"Finally we get there," Eddie said, shaking his head. "Do you know what else you did that requires punishment?"
"No, Sir. I don't," said Joan.
Eddie crawled to the front of the bay and held up the floral printed dress. "Look here," he ordered.
"I, I'm sorry..." Joan began.
"Don't tell me you're sorry," Eddie interrupted. "Tell me what you were thinking!"
"Sir, you said we were short on time," she said hurriedly. "I was trying to..."
"Stop!" he said again. "What did I tell you about anticipating me?"
"You said not to do it, Sir," she admitted, her eyes lowered again.
"Look up here, Joan," Eddie ordered. "I want you to see this."
Joan looked up to see Eddie holding her gold dress with floral print wadded up in his hand.
"You won't be wearing this dress today," he informed her. Holding up one finger he went on. "First, we really don't have the time even if I did have the inclination."
Holding up a second finger he continued, "Second. The idea of a black man pimping out a white woman in a casino is so cliche that I have no intention of getting crosswise with their security. I'd rather deal with real cops."
"And third," he added, holding up another finger. "I have no intention of rewarding your efforts to 'top from the bottom'. In fact, and I'm sure you've figured it out, I'm getting ready to punish you for that. You do understand, don't you?"
"Yes, Sir," Joan softly admitted. "I understand."
Eddie reached over and opened the side door of the vehicle. Looking around quickly he didn't see anyone else in the parking lot. He did notice that the sleet was turning into snow and was starting to accumulate. Taking the wadded up dress he reached out and shoved it underneath the van. Then he shut the door.
"Okay," he said, sounding like he was talking to himself. "We have that out of the way."
Unbuttoning his shirt Eddie appeared to be involved in an internal debate. Stripping it off he showed Joan a muscular body that his clothing had only hinted at. But he appeared to be temporarily oblivious to her presence. Taking off his shoes and socks he appeared to come to a decision. As he removed his pants and boxer shorts his jaw was set as he prepared himself for what he had decided was ahead.
Reaching over to the severe looking black shaving kit he pulled it to him and opened it. Taking out a pair of clear vinyl gloves he put them on, concentrating on the gloves and never making eye contact with the restrained woman so near to him.
Exploring the inside of the bag again Eddie removed a small jar. He heard Joan's gasp as she recognized the label.
He finally looked back at her for the first time since he started to get undressed.