[This story deals with women's bodily functions, all three of them. If this bothers you, please read no further. All characters are well over 18.]
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Word had quickly gone around the little group of middle-aged women who got together every fortnight to relax over a nice meal and catch each other up on what had gone on with their families and their world in general since the last time. They were all in their mid to late forties and although they expended a great deal of effort in watching their intake and exercising, even at a gym, time was starting to affect their shapes.
Julianne had looked closely in the bedroom mirror that morning and had difficulty keeping the disdain she felt for herself inside her that day. Her waist and hips seemed to have obliviated the charming curves and her breasts were larger and sagging. It turned out that one time or another Liz, Dianne, and Wendy had experienced the same shock when they allowed themselves to gaze into the mirror.
They now noticed that they were not the only ones. Their husbands had also slowly let themselves go. Most worked long hours and didn't go to the gym much anymore, much less get out on either the tennis or basketball court. And no matter what they said, golf in the age of the electric cart, which most clubs required players to use, did not provide much strenuous exercise.
She had been speaking with her sister-in-law Andrea, who lived not too far away, and heard from her about an unusual fitness and weight program. Andrea said she had felt she needed something drastic to conquer her constant snacking and consequent acquisition of avoirdupois around her hips and waist. She had been introduced and taken to a salon that was designed for women their age.
It was something of an all-purpose operation, with hair and nail salons up front, and then a gym back behind them. The hostess at the front counter would ask what services you were here for and directed clients to the selected salon. Andrea said that in the late afternoon, at about 3:30, a spirited young woman named Nancy conducted exercise sessions aimed at a middle-aged clientele.
"She does have you go through the usual warm-ups," Andrea described, "but then you are weighed and unless you have lost quite a few pounds since last week, Nancy informs you that you have been naughty. Let me tell you, this made me feel like about a ten-year-old, as this shapely woman in her mid-20s evaluated me and was readying me to receive actual physical punishment."
Andrea stopped and took a moment to breathe. "As if you were back in a school of many years ago," she went on, "or in a home in old times where there was a strict governess in charge, Nancy will, in a slightly sharp tone, tell you to lift your skirt or take your pants down. Then she will come over and unceremoniously, in front of the five or so other women in the class, lower your panties to mid-thigh. She proceeds to sit down on a strong chair and beckon you with her forefinger to come over to her and lie on her lap. You are now face down in the classic spanking position and Miss Nancy will spank the living daylights out of you."
Julianne could hardly believe what she was hearing. Not only did this seem unbelievable but it was obvious that a good number of women were taking advantage of this service. But Andrea kept telling her about it, clearly having recognized that for her, it had worked.
"I have lost 25 pounds, Julie, in her program," she confided. "You might think about trying it. Nancy is very open about how it will work, and if you can't abide it or just don't want this, you're free to leave at any time and she will stop charging you as of then."
"Is that all there is to it?" Julianne now inquired. "What happens the next time if you haven't progressed?"
"I figured you'd want to know that," Andrea grinned. "Miss Nancy steadily ups the penalty. First, she scolds you for being a very naughty girl, using those precise words. Plus, you always have the other members of your class, about four or five others, present to witness your dressing down.
"She steadily increases the level of discipline," Andrea then reported. "The next time she will use her hairbrush. After that she will have you bent over the chair and you will feel her strap or her cane. You've probably never been caned. It is not a pleasant experience."
She then lifted her own skirt, turned round, and displayed her bottom as she pulled down her lilac mesh panties. Julianne saw the bright red stripes on her sister-in-law's bottom.
"Wow," she exclaimed to Andrea. "That must have really hurt!"
"It does," Andrea admitted, "and they don't go away real fast. Charlie saw them one night as I was changing for bed, and chuckled as he said that maybe he should start using the cane on my behind. I quickly turned at him and told him he better not even bring that up again or his ass would find out just how much it hurt."
Andrea had stopped smiling, and as Julianne pondered what she had heard, added, "And I will tell only you, Julie, since we're sisters-in-law, that it didn't ever put me in the mood for sex with my husband, even though I admit that even the thought of being spanked still gets me wet."
Julianne's face flushed and she managed to answer, "Andi, since you've been so open with me, I'll let you know that this has made my panties absolutely sopping. And that doesn't happen all that often these days, alas."
"I know exactly what you mean, Julie," Andrea replied. "I usually am hurting after a session with Miss Nancy, but I now go home after the class with a woman I knew slightly before and met at my session. We treat each other's bottoms in a way that I would be embarrassed to ask Charlie to do, and yes, we sometimes get even closer after that."
"This has been quite a bit of news to me," Julianne answered with a smile of sorts.
"You need to let it digest and think about it," Andrea said. "It has helped me and I don't even resent it when she tells me that I need to do better when I have actually lost a pound or two since last time. She really makes sure that you rarely get away without some kind of punishment every week."
Julianne thought even more about what she had heard from Andrea as she drove home. She couldn't stop recalling a young female teacher she had had in high school who seemed just the type to keep her after class for some physical punishment. Of course, that was no longer allowed by the time Julianne was in school. But she had read about old-time teachers with their rulers, paddles, and canes.
Thinking about this made her wet as it always did. She knew right then that she had to do this. Besides, she thought, this was also something she needed. She had to lose the weight. And, although this took more effort to admit to herself, she needed to be spanked, and more.
So, when she arrived at her home, she sat down, looked at her diary, and telephoned the salon. A pleasant female voice answered and responded brightly when Julianne said she would like to make an appointment for Miss Nancy's class.
"If you are coming for the first time," the receptionist, whose name was Linda, advised her, "she likes to see you individually in the morning at 10. You'll change into exercise gear, so bring your gym bag, and then she'll go over how the program works. Take my advice and dress plainly, pleasant blouse and skirt, and don't wear flashy workout clothes. Forget those fancy leggings and stuff. Stick to bringing ordinary workout shorts, a sports bra, a tee, and cotton panties."