None of the tutors were particularly amused when Charles told them both Julie's and Catherine's expulsions would not now be going ahead.
The following lunchtime, however, Charles was surprised by a knock on his door. Charlotte Franks, the tutor who had protested most loudly the previous evening about Julie staying in college, appeared. She was a good-looking woman in her early thirties, her long brown hair falling loosely down her back and dressed in an ankle length skirt and blouse.
'What have you done with Julie?' She was looking at Charles with an expression which was somewhere between amazement and delight. 'She's a completely changed character this morning -- from being the most unresponsive, troublesome and disruptive student in the college I've suddenly got someone showing at least a modicum of interest in the topic and actually engaging and answering questions in tutorials!'
'Ah...' Charles understood why she'd come. He motioned out of the window, pointing towards one of the cherry trees in the college garden.
'Do you see that cherry tree?' It had been pruned back quite sharply, and was now a well-defined structure of bare branches compared to its neighbours, which still had a mess of branches and foliage -- the gardeners were just moving their ladder over to start on the next tree.
Charlotte moved over to the window, and Charles went and stood next to her, closing the door quietly as he passed.
'A bit of discipline and structure, thoughtfully and firmly applied, can seem a bit harsh, but reaps rewards -- sometimes sooner than you think.'
'I'm not entirely sure I understand your metaphor,' Charlotte said, 'but whatever you did I came to say thank you, and I'm sorry I yelled at you when you told me she'd be coming back to my classes last night.'
'My pleasure,' Charles smiled.
'You must show me how you do it sometime.' Even as she said the words, Charlotte saw Charles' smile broaden and the glint in his eyes, and realised she might have made a mistake.
'I'm glad you said that,' he said, moving over to the drawer where he kept his bondage equipment.
'Take off your clothes.' He picked up one of his paddles, and placed it on the desk.
Charlotte looked shocked and stared back into Charles' eyes, but her hands moved upwards and slowly started to undo the buttons of her blouse.
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Julie arrived at his office ten minutes earlier than the 6pm time Charles had given her. He made her wait while he closed down his laptop and tidied the desk; he could still taste Charlotte's pussy on his tongue, and he glanced with some pleasure at the indentations on the leather sofa where he'd fucked her from behind after giving her a good spanking. Charlotte's breasts had been particularly enjoyable and responsive, and Charles could still recall the impressions her firm nipples had made against his palms as he gripped them.
But the weekend was going to be about Julie, and as the college clock chimed six, Charles shifted his attention to her.
She was quite subdued as he loaded their cases into his Tesla and they headed off through the college gates. Charles wondered if she might possibly be having second thoughts about heading off to an unknown destination with a man twice her age who she hardly knew. He broke the silence by telling her a bit about where they were going.
"My house is just over an hour away, so we'll be there just after 7, with a bit of luck. I've asked Mrs Faraday, my housekeeper, to have dinner ready for 8 o'clock.'
Julie looked a bit more interested and glanced over at him.
'You have a housekeeper?'
'Oh yes - a housekeeper plus her husband, who does the garden and odd jobs. They live in a cottage in the grounds and look after the place for me when I'm away, which is quite a lot, as well as cooking and cleaning when I'm at home. Their daughter lives in the village and sometimes works for me as a maid or waitress, if I have a house party at the weekends.'
'It's a small manor house and farm I bought ten years ago after I sold my first company. A bit excessive, really, given that I'm not married and have no children, but I like the country lifestyle and it gives me the flexibility to entertain with enough land to be private and support a small staff so it feels alive, which I like.
'I've asked Mrs Faraday to prepare the best guest room for you, and you can come and go and explore as you please. I've nothing on this weekend, so if you like I can take you on a tour of the local attractions tomorrow -- or we can just chill, or you can do your own thing -- I don't want you to feel you have to have me on top of you all the time.'
'I'd rather assumed that being on top of me all the time was entirely your plan!' Julie looked at him mischievously and Charles laughed, but he could feel her relax too.
'No -- I get all the sex I want during the week here. I like to be celibate at the weekend.' He was deadpan, and for a moment Julie took him seriously.
'..really...?' the disappointment in her voice was obvious, and Charles laughed again.
'You shouldn't always believe everything I say.' He smiled, and they both knew then that they would spend quite a lot of the next couple of days in bed together, and they would both do so with a very willing partner.