"I command and you obey" Joanna said with a nervousness in her voice. She was following the advice on the email from Miss A. She didn't know where this journey was going to take her, but surely it was a better place than where she came from.
Silence. ralph didn't say a word. Blindfolded and shackled to the washing line, hands behind his back. It seemed a very nasty thing to even do to ralph but Miss A insisted he had to have no way out. Joanna has spent the last couple of evenings being tutored by Miss A in all things to make this evening work. How to tight to close the cuffs, how to mix the powder, how much rope to leave from the collar. She wouldn't be here without her. She also helped Joanna prepare a speech for the next stage, when, not if, ralph agreed.
There was something strangely intoxicating about seeing ralph in his jeans and t-shirt shackled in the garden like a pet. Joanna has not a clue what to do if he said no. What if it rained? What if the neighbours did see him? They were hollow threats, or were they? Miss A told her to trust her gut and not panic, not follow her immediate reaction to stop everything. Let it play out she said. Joanna took a deep breath
"So, ralph, what is it to be? A night in the cold or a cosy chat inside agreeing to follow my every order? My every whim? To be my loyal and faithful husband by my side for ever more?"
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Ralph couldn't really argue with that. It was true that he could do better sometimes. Also he could follow an order if he had to. He hadn't been the best husband in the last couple of months, but what husband is? He was cold, felt strange from a fuzzy head, and completely disorientated from the sounds and feelings whilst blindfolded. He was sure he was in the garden, and step one was to get warm, get inside, hopefully bend over his wife in the maids outfit and get his way. Again.
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"Ok. Soz for being a fool, Jo" he stated. Big step, the first frills of his future virtually decorated his body. Every agreement took him a step closer to a life of being a subservient maid but he had no idea. "I'll do it, you know for fun. For tonight." Satin, silk, lace. "I'm sorry for the last week" heels, nylons. "You looked super hot earlier Jo" hmm not quite there yet but it's a start.
"Ok." Joanna took a deep breath. She had this scripted carefully and knew this play. She'd been through it a thousand times. "I'm going to undo the leash and led you in. Nothing funny, you still need to convince me you are serious. I'll treat you if you play fair" Joanna was nervous, ralph was physically bigger - the next two steps of the plan were to remove the physical nature from this and level the playing field.