Chapter 11
Helped and Helping
I got home to find Savannah at the kitchen table with Mom. They were deep in conversation and hadn't noticed my arrival. I stood and listened in for a while.
"I just don't know. I love him so much. I want to make him happy, I really do. It's just when he was punishing me he seemed to change and it scared me more than I've ever been scared before. I don't know for sure but I got the feeling he scared himself. If I could just figure out what he wanted from me I would do anything to avoid putting him in that position again." I read her thoughts and found that she actually feared for her life. By the time I'd delivered the last stroke she was convince I was going to kill her. Knowing this just brought back my own depression at having failed.
"Savannah, I know Kenny loves you and he truly doesn't want to hurt you. He'd kill me if he knew I was telling you this but after your session today he called me. He was really upset with himself for having gone so far. He asked me to take special care of you and was really worried about you. Remember, as new as this is to you it is new to him as well. He's really trying to find his own sense of balance and if you can just help him a bit I know he'll get there. You just need to do your very best to insure you don't need to be punished for a while. Don't give up on him just yet."
She had definitely told her more than I would have hoped but at least she hadn't told her about my plea for Mom's help.
"I would never give up on him. I've given myself to him and if it means dying for him I would. The thought scares the hell out of me but it doesn't scare me as much as thinking I might fail him and really loose everything. I really want to be his perfect slave. I really want to earn his love and respect." She was serious. If I asked for her life she would give it. All she really wanted in return for her total submission was my love. She'd have at least that. This much I could and would promise.
"Good then. Stick this out and remember, be careful for a while. You need to try extra hard to be what he needs you to be and I promise you, he will be trying just as hard to find his balance."
It seemed they a reached a conclusion so I eased back out of the room. I didn't want them to know I was listening.
When I reentered they were talking about the salve Mom had applied and how well it seemed to be working. I put on a happy face and let them know I was home.
"Hey ladies. How are you too getting on?" The reaction was almost comical. Savannah immediately fell to the floor on her knees and smiled up at me like a loyal dog that was happy to see his Master. For Mom's part, she was startled by my sudden entrance and even more startled by Savannahs reaction. She was so used to sharing coffee and long conversations with Savannah. They were peers. Now Savannah was a slave and she was the Mother of her Master. None of that had truly sunk in until this moment. Odd; she had tended to Savannah's wounds and talked to her intimately about her new role and still it was this moment that finally brought it home for her. A quick read of Mom's thoughts made me realize she was reacting as if she had lost a best friend.
It was time for the two of us to have a long conversation.
"Savannah, come with me." She began to crawl behind me.
"It will be easier if you walk behind me."
"Yes Master." She rose and walked the prescribed two paces behind.
I led her to the basement where she would be making her new home for a while. The house had a full basement that had been only partially finished. I guess we never really had need for this space. I led her to the far end and a room that had represented the only real finished space. It was painted beige and had a nice plush carpet on the floor in a light brown. There were a number of recessed lights that made the space seem warm even though it was very sparsely furnished. The furnishings were limited to two wicker loveseats that were cushioned and that was all. These were actually surplus from the backyard furniture.
"You will take the cushion from the two loveseats and use them as a mattress. I will have some sheets and a pillow sent down for you. When I'm at work you are to provide assistance in the house. My mother will tell you what is required. You will treat her with the same respect I require of you and you will insure she is always satisfied with your efforts. When you are not busy with the tasks she assigns you will remain in this room until I call for you. You may read during these times. You have my permission to take any book from my library that might interest you. Just be sure to return them to their proper place when you're done." She was not totally uncomfortable with the space and I detected some pleasure at the thought of doing Mom's bidding when I was away. This was a good thing and I felt better once again.
"How does your ass feel?"
"Better Master. Thank you"
"Let me see."
She turned and eased her skirt up to her hips. She was striped with nasty looking welts that marked each blow of the crop. However, they were not as angry looking as they had been. She would recover and I was reasonably certain the marks would vanish.
"Continue to use the salve for the next day or two. You can lower your skirt." I was feeling a little better having seen that her ass was not in as bad a shape as I'd feared.
"You will join us for dinner again. Be ready at eight." I turned and left without waiting for a response.
I returned to the kitchen and asked Mom if we could talk. I couldn't wait so she called the girls down and asked them to get dinner started and we headed off to the den.
"Mom, I heard your conversation with Savannah." She gasped at this revelation.
"I'm sorry Kenny. I knew I was saying too much but she really needed the encouragement. I just figured it might help you if she knew you were unhappy as well. I hope you're not angry with me."