Robin interrupted me in my office to tell me she had talked to the slave girl's professors. Neither girl had missed a significant exam and could ask a classmate for the lecture notes. "I told both of them they better study hard if they hope to pass." she said. I commented she seemed a little more relaxed today than she was yesterday. "I was still pretty upset you wanted to evict me Saturday. I'm just looking out for you, Bas. I really think you need to be in the program. You need the structure. This past week or so you have really been impulsive almost to the point of recklessness. You have to admit that. From never having hunted before, now you are out shooting and butchering deer. You buy a group of slaves. You move a woman who you did not even know the week before into the house." I pointed out I let her move in without knowing her. "Well that was because Joanne insisted. She knew what you needed and you agreed to accept her judgment. You fully agreed you needed somebody to look after you. To help you manage. Didn't you?" I said I needed a purpose, a direction and I now have that. "Well, your going off on Joanne and me and saying you were going to kick us out because you suddenly changed your mind about our supervision was a little over the top. Another example of being impetuous. I'm glad you changed your mind and let me stay."
I curbed my retort that I had not changed my mind about their idea of 'supervision'. I was angry they still planned to paddle me. Over the top? Was she nuts? I suddenly realized what was going on. Robin was hitting all the key notes Joanne had discussed with her. She was likely recording this conversation. I noticed she did not mention my paddling her Saturday afternoon. I'm sure if Lenore had not videoed them apologizing for their behavior and accepting the punishment she would have pushed that issue as well. It would have made me look cruel, maybe even border line criminal. "I like you living here, Robin. I know your living conditions before were not very good. I'm happy to help you out." I said.
"Well, I'll be helping you just as much." Robin said. "I'll keep you on the right track like I have the past couple weeks. You need me, right?" I nodded but did not say a thing that could be recorded. The conversation ended when Sonya came to tell me she had supper cooking and would be ready in a half hour. She said she wanted to inform me so I could plan my time accordingly. Then she handed me what was left of the money I gave her to buy groceries. I wondered if that would stay on Robin's recording or be edited out.
I walked outside to call Lou to tell her about my conversation with Robin. While I was outside I saw my nephew, Richard drive away. I asked Lou if I should ask Brenda if she has a copy of her contract. She told me to be very careful to not tip my hand. I assured her I would.
Brenda answered the door quickly. I had not talked to her since the morning she had warned me about signing the contract. "I hear you bought slaves and moved a woman you just met into your house. Pretty fast work on the girlfriend." she said as a greeting. "Lots of changes." I chuckled as I said news travels fast. "Richard and I were invited to the Atwell's house for lunch yesterday and it came up in the conversation." she explained. I asked her if anything was mentioned about my signing the contract. "Nope. You aren't really going to consider it are you?" I told her I was under a lot of pressure from Joanne to agree and sign. She frowned.
"Do you happen to have a copy of your contract?" I asked. She asked why I wanted it."I had one and got angry and threw it away. I wanted to look it over in private without asking Robin for another copy. I don't want her and Joanne to think I am going to sign. I want to read it more carefully though." She said Richard locked her original in their safe and she no longer has access to it. But she had already made a copy and hid it in her desk. She got it. "Don't tell anybody you gave me this." I said.
"Oh Hell, no!" Brenda said. "I should have shredded that copy to keep from getting caught with it. I'm careful to not step an inch out of line. I ask permission to do anything. Marianne has Richard convinced he needs to be tough on me for a while then let me have more privileges as I earn them. I came home one day to find them going through my room inspecting it for 'neatness'. My drawers and nightstand are none of their damn business. I know they were looking to see what I had in there. I'm not supposed to have any privacy. I came close to losing my temper. But I know she would have insisted he spank me on the spot." I asked her if he spanked her often. "Not since the day I told you about at Gary's house. I've been careful. I almost messed up once. I needed some female products and ran to the store without telling Richard. He was waiting for me, ready to paddle me until I explained." I told her I better go before Richard got back. I did not want him to see me with the contract "Yeah. Gary was really adamant that the contract be kept private and not to let anybody know about me being in the program. I'm guessing that even extends to you since you have not signed yet. Gary would insist I get paddled if he found out I even made that copy. Any excuse for somebody to get spanked is fun for him. He's a fucking perv." I locked the contract in my car. After dinner, I planned to drive out the Hacienda to give it to Lou.
I took another page out of Derek's book on how to run a household with slaves. I wanted dinner to be a time we all talked a little about our day. A time to communicate.and share concerns or news that might affect us as a group. Of course I was not about to disclose everything and I knew at least a few of the others would not either. While we ate, I asked Rene and Carol how their first day back to school as collared slaves went. "Humiliating." Rene stated. 'Of course, several times I had to explain what I did to get collared. Some of the girls were nice but a few thought it funny. I was really careful to not be off on my own like Caroline said. One girl who I never got along with said she wants to talk to you about renting me for a night." she added morosely. Carol asked her if that was that "red-headed bitch, Gretchen" Rene nodded.
"Well, you did piss her off when you went dancing with her boyfriend." Carol said. Rene replied it wasn't like she screwed him or something. "They had a big argument and broke up over it. She blames you. Watch out for her. She will provoke you if she gets the chance. She's just crazy enough to try beating your ass. And you know what will happen if you fight back." Rene nodded. Lenore told them to remember what Caroline said about situational awareness. I asked Carol if she had any problems today. "No, just some teasing. Asking me if I'd been turned into a three hole slut yet. I sort of expected it."
"Make yourselves sandwiches or pack some leftovers each night for your lunches and meet up to eat together." I suggested. "I put your cell phones on my account today so they are activated. I also uploaded the limited version of the collar app. You can locate each other whenever you want. Call Robin if you need backup. Don't forget your collars can alert us if you get into trouble. But don't hit the button unless it is an emergency. Campus security will get pissed over false alarms. And guess what. So will I. But use it if you have to. Robin, did you get your phone on my account?" She replied she had. "I thought we might as well have all the phones on the same account." I said as a logical explanation. I also wanted no trouble for monitoring her phone calls but I did not tell her that.
"Okay, I have an announcement." I said. "I am making Sonya the household manager. She is going to schedule duties. That means everything from cleaning to cooking. She will ask for input for meal planning. So work with her for ideas of things to eat. If you live in this house, you will work. Lenore and I will pitch in when can but we will not be on the schedule." Robin shot me a look but did not challenge me that I put her into the same category as the slaves as far as work was concerned. "I am going to model this household after Derek's. I may buy a few cars later so there will be more transportation. Right now I cannot afford it. That is one of the things I want to talk to Derek about. I'm sure he knows a guy to get a car or two. He has contacts for everything else." I added.
I asked Sonya if she had anything to say. "Uhh, no. I know you three have to study. I was there myself back in the day." she said. "I'll start working up duties tonight. I'll need to know when you have exams or anything special going on so I can adjust work assignments. I cooked tonight so Rene and Carol, you are on cleanup. I know you have exams coming up and you are behind in your studies but doing the dishes will not take long."
Lenore and I drove to the Hacienda. "That went relatively well." she said. "Of course Robin is pissed at you for putting her in with the other girls." I nodded. "You are gonna have to watch that girl. Don't say anything to her that can be used against you." I agreed.