[Although this story can be read on its own, you will enjoy it more if you read the preceding chapters. This story features a lot of incest and some fetish play, including bodily functions, so if that bothers you, please read no further. All characters are 18 or over.]
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Joan was starting to feel that the family and the house were settling down after the major transition from her mother's long control over both to the 24-year-old Joan's assuming responsibility for management of the house and discipline of the family. These were her three older siblings: Jill, 32; Ken, 30, and Emily, 28. All of the family members had live-ins: Joan herself had just invited Steve, 28, to join her; Ken was affianced to the 28-year-old Andrea; Jill had her friends, Clarice, 28, and Frank, 30, sometimes at the same time; and Emily had a new boyfriend, Grant, 28. There was also the Housekeeper in residence, Petra, who was 47, and two other members of staff, Albert and Rachel, both 21.
Jennifer, mother of the four, had left Joan in charge under her will because she felt that Joan had the strongest personality and would be the most likely one to carry out Jennifer's style of management, which was strict. Under Jennifer's rule and in Joan's early days in charge, everyone attended a family meeting on Friday. Jennifer and then Joan would recount all misbehavior during the week, which could consist of messiness, leaving dirty clothes for staff to pick up, coming in late and waking others up, or many other offenses. Staff were responsible for noting these and reporting them to Petra, who passed this on to Joan. Staff, however, were usually disciplined by Petra, and were not expected to be at the meeting.
After a month in charge, Joan ended the meetings and told her siblings that she would let them know when they needed to report to her for discipline in private. She would hold a meeting when there was something that needed to be discussed. Anyone could ask Joan to schedule a meeting, but she made it clear that she would decide if one was needed.
Joan had recently disciplined her next older sister, Emily, when she learned, through her lawyer, Mary Ann, that Emily and Jill, the eldest sibling, had consulted another lawyer, ostensibly to determine exactly what authority Joan possessed under their mother's will. Joan had not disclosed to Emily how she had learned about the visit to the other lawyer, but she did have Mary Ann explain the will to Emily.
Emily, who had always been close to Joan, admitted to Joan that she deserved to be disciplined for this behavior, although she did assert that Jill had been the initiator of the visit. Emily had long had a romantic relationship with Joan, during the time when neither had a regular partner. Now both had live-in boyfriends, but they still occasionally indulged in sexual contact and play.
Emily felt obliged to advise Jill that their visit to the lawyer had been reported to Joan and that Emily had been punished by Joan. Jill was now upset because she knew she was in for some severe treatment from her youngest sibling, who had regularly been disciplining her at the meetings since assuming her authority.
"Well, I guess I had better go see Joan and get this over with," Jill sighed to Emily. "I assume you didn't tell her?"
"No, I didn't Jilly," Emily answered. "She knew somehow without my saying anything. When she called me in, I decided I'd better fess up right then and let her deal with me." Jill asked her how she had been punished, and Emily related how Joan had required her to wear tight little girly panties and a teenage training bra for two days.
"Do you have those on now, Em?" Jill asked, somewhat incredulous at the humiliating nature of the punishment.
"I do," Emily admitted, and decided to open her blouse and lift her skirt so Jill could see the embarrassing undergarments.
"Wow, Em," Jill exclaimed. "You really do look like a teenybopper!"
"Thanks much, Jilly," Emily responded. "It's bad enough that I'm small in stature like Joan, and not tall and gorgeous like you. This nasty little bra hurts, and it takes me forever to yank down the awful panties when I need to pee. I'm lucky I haven't gone in my pants yet."
"I'm sorry, Em," Jill said, "I was being mean, and it probably was because I'm a little afraid of what she's going to lay on me. I won't say those kinds of things again. Friends?"
The two hugged and Jill kissed her sister on her lips.
"I better tell you what Joan had Mary Ann tell me about the will and all that," Emily now confided. "When I told her, we had gone to the lawyer to find out what Joan's authority and our rights were, Joan had Mary Ann come over and answer all my questions."
"Go ahead and tell me, Em," Jill replied. "I will admit that I've always found Mary Ann to be a straight shooter. By the way, I don't know for sure if she's straight," Jill giggled, "but she does seem to have a normal husband and family, not that confirms anything."
She laughed but resumed her concerned countenance.
"Mary Ann basically told us—Joan was there—that Joan had the same authority and responsibility as Mom did," Emily reported. "If we leave, we get nothing and if we marry, we can still live here. Joan can waive any of those provisions by the way. Joan can discipline any of our live-ins because of her total authority over the house. The only way out is the way out, that is, to leave."
"I figured that was the case," Jill said calmly. "I guess I'll have to stick it out for as long as it makes sense. I probably should give Joanie a chance because she did decide to stop the meetings. In one sense, that's not good because it eliminates a regular time for all of us to have our say, but I don't mind getting punished by Joanie privately than in front of everyone."
"We also should see how Joanie's having a steady guy will affect her attitudes," Emily suggested.
"That may make a difference, Em, and I agree," Jill said. "I'm going to see Joanie before she sends for me," Jill added. "Might as well get my bottom-warming over sooner."
"She didn't spank me, Jill," Emily responded. "Maybe she'll cut you a break, too."
"I doubt it," Jill speculated. "And she won't just make me wear those ridiculous undies you have on. I'm in for it, big time."
Jill summoned Albert, one of the staff members in the house, and asked him to see if Joan was in and able to see her now.
Albert returned in a few minutes and said, "Miss Jill, Miss Joan said she would be pleased to have you come to her rooms now."
Jill checked her makeup in the mirror and after Albert left, she kissed Emily and set out for her youngest sister's large suite.
She knocked on Joan's door and heard her sister say to come in. She walked in and saw Joan looking out the window and dressed in tennis whites.
"Did I delay your going to play, Joanie?" Jill asked. She knew that Joan was trying to work out more now that she had a regular live-in, Steve. Jill also knew that Joan was sexually voracious, as Jill was.
"No, Jill," Joan answered coolly. "But let's sit down and talk."
When they were facing each other, Jill on the couch and Joan in her armchair, Joan looked at Jill and said, "You asked for the meeting. So, what's on your mind?"
"Emily told me about your meeting with her," Jill responded, "so I decided that you and I needed to discuss this."
"Very well," Joan replied. "Did you have any different reasons to consult the lawyer?"
"First of all, Joanie dear, I feel I do have the right to go out and consult anyone I like with regard to anything legal that affects me," Jill began. "Second, I acknowledge your authority and responsibility, but I don't think that precludes me from asking anyone I choose to advise me as to my rights and obligations. Third, one of the reasons I did this was that I felt you had been unreasonable in punishing me when I raised questions at that first meeting after you became the one in charge. I think you know that in many ways, I was glad Mom passed on her being in charge to you rather than to me because I don't feel I want to be in that position."
"I'm not saying you don't have the right to ask questions, Jill," Joan now responded. "But I punished you because you began to comment negatively on the provisions of the will that I had described, and I didn't feel I needed to listen to that in the meeting with everyone present. I would have been fine with you mentioning that to me in private as we are now. Also, you are certainly free to consult a lawyer or anyone you want. But I would prefer that you take these things up first with me. I will try to be as straightforward as possible in providing you with information."
"That sounds fine, Joan," Jill now said. "May I ask if we might reconsider the practice of having Petra and the staff check up on us for neatness and general behavior? We all are grown-ups. Also, I will tell you now that I find the practice of 'bracketing' where we get punished if any of our live-ins has earned some discipline unhelpful and demeaning. I'm fine with their being punished but do I have to be responsible for them?"