Author's Note: Are we getting deeper in the darkness, or is there a hint of light? Let's find out. But not before I thank you, readers, for your spirited discussion and feedback on the recent chapters has been phenomenal! It's really flattering to see that kind of engagement. I know these recent chapters create a lot of emotions and tension about where things might be going. I hope, in the long run, you see that it is faithful to these three characters.
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I left Kat tied and gagged for about three hours. I ran some errands, picking up new supplies of wine and liquor for the home and Hooker House bars, along with setting some plans in motion. I showered off at the Hooker House. The only question I was torn about was whether I should release her alone or ask Jess to come with me.
Jess was unequivocal and convincing in her answer when I asked her what she thought I should do.
"The three of us are together," she said. "We all make mistakes. It's important for each of us to know that we're loved and supported inside our relationship. I want to be there. I want her to know I understand your feelings and hers, and that we all need to be on board with the decision regarding how to move forward."
Jess and I met at home that Wednesday evening and welcomed Kat back to the land of the living. Red marks remained on her breasts, thighs, and around her pussy. The cum mostly had dried on her face. When I saw how desperately she conveyed her regret, I felt satisfied that we were back on track together. Almost. There was a detail that didn't sit right with me, but fortunately one of my stops that afternoon would help put my mind at ease.
And that's how we ended up here. In the great room. The girls sat next to each other on the couch, their backs straight in perfect posture. Around each of their waists was a black leather belted harness. They sported black leather collars, wrist cuffs, and thigh cuffs. Their arms were fastened behind their backs by leather harnesses that clipped their wrist and thigh cuffs together. They made an absolutely tempting and delicious sight.
The clerk at the store had called this package an "ObsessHarness." She said it was a personal favorite and noted that it was the perfect vehicle to assert control over someone. Who was I to doubt an amazonian blonde working at a sex store?
"John, these cuffs are kind of at an awkward angle," Jess said in mild protest.
I gave an amused chuckle. "That's weak, Jess," I said. "Take that shit someplace else."
"I'm so tired, daddy," Kat said. "Could we at least have a couple bumps?"
I shook my head. "If you're good girls while I conduct this exercise tonight," I said, "you'll receive rewards. If you're not? We'll have to measure what the appropriate consequences are, got it?"
They both nodded.
"Jess," I began, "both of you are here right now because you aided and abetted Kat's secret relationship with Tommy. You lied, too, and I'm not going to stand for that. But that doesn't mean a punishment has to be bad, right?"
They nodded again.
"You both like to be punished, I've learned all too well," I observed. "So I'm going to start by letting you know the answers you give here have to be completely honest. You both already should know I find out everything. So if you lie? Well, let's just not do that, okay?"
"Yes, sir," they said in unison.
"You start, Jess," I said. "There's something you want to tell me, isn't there?"
"I guess so," she said.
"Go on," I invited her.
"I saw Tommy this morning, before my appointment, while you were with Rita," she admitted.
Kat shot her a poison look.
"And?" I said.
"He fucked me," she said. "He fucked me so hard in all three holes."
"How much did you love it?" I asked.
"I came too many times to count," she said.
"I thought you said," Kat started, but I cut her off.
"Speak when spoken to, Kitty Kat," I said.
She looked dour and turned her eyes down.
"I swallowed both his loads," Jess continued. "Even after he was in my ass. I didn't care. I needed his cum."
"How's that make you feel, Kitty Kat?" I asked.
"Pretty stupid," she said. "I thought I was his whore."
It was Jess's turn to laugh.
"No one is special to Tommy, honey," she said.
"We don't have a ton of time here, girls," I said. "I've got plans for you this evening. So, Kat, why don't you tell us a couple highlights of what a dirty whore you were in Miami?"
"Um, he took me out on this yacht," Kat began. She fidgeted to the extent possible. "And for the first half a day, he made me crawl on my hands and knees attached to a collar and leash."
"How did that make you feel?" I asked.
"Humiliated," she said. "Turned on. I didn't have a choice. He was my only way home."
"What else?" I prodded her.
"If I did something he liked," she said, "my reward was being flogged."
It was Jess's turn to let her eyes bulge widely. "Are you serious?" she said.
"Jess, shut up," I said casually.
"And?" I said. "There's a big one. That's right, girls, I had a little chat with Tommy today. We came to an understanding."
"You did?" the girls said simultaneously, in shrill, high-pitched tones.
"Answer me, Kitty Kat," I said firmly.
"He gave me a Polaroid camera," she said, "and a list of ten things I had to do for him. It was a sex scavenger hunt. I had to have photographic evidence that I had accomplished each task."
"There was one thing in particular on that list, wasn't there?" I said.
"Yes, I think I know which one you mean," she said nervously. "He made me dress like a streetwalker and made me turn a trick. I sucked a guy's dick in his car in an alley for $20."
"Did you get the picture?" I asked.
"Yes," she said.
"Here it is, isn't it?" I held up my phone and flashed a picture of the Polaroid. "Tommy sent it to me. Look at you. Vacant eyes and lipstick smeared everywhere. Cum leaking down your chin. What does that look like to you, Jess?"
"A cheap fucking whore," she said.
"How did it make you feel?" I asked Kat.