Slipping in the front door Sue straightened her sundress carefully. It was a flower print but short. Far too short for the regulations at the uppity finishing school her parents had sent her to upon her graduation from High School. It accented her legs nicely and with suitable heels made her look to be all legs and allowed her to look much taller than her usual 5 feet 2 inches.
So after being sent to the Head Master's office, she had been suitably 'reprimanded' and sent home for the remainder of the day, just like a naughty child. There were strict instructions on precisely how long her future skirts were to be, and also instructions on what to do with the eye-liner she had worn, which was also against school regulations. There was no need for worry though, as the throbbing of her reddened rear end would stand to be a pretty keen reminder of the Headmaster's expectations.
Moving stealthily to the stairs, she started to sneak up them, hoping that nobody was home. Her parents had gone away for a month, and despite her protests that 19 was plenty old enough to stay alone, they had called her father's best friend to come stay with her. It wasn't that they didn't trust her; it was that they had read one too many news articles about pretty, young girls going missing and turning up dead, if they were ever found at all.
Joe was nice enough though, and Sue didn't really mind all that much. Having met her father upon his entry into the workplace when she was still a child, he was barely into his early 30's, and really quite good looking. Pushing 6 feet, with a nice broad chest and big hands, his curly brown hair and twinkling blue eyes made him quite pleasant to look at indeed. Sue had been crushing on him for years, though she had told nobody of this fact.
Any time her parents went away, he was always the one that came to stay with her. They trusted Joe with everything, including their only child. Early on she had learned not to mess with him, as he would deal out justice swiftly, if the need arose. And while he was a good man and mostly kind to her, she knew that he would be quite unimpressed if he discovered her here, 4 hours early, dressed like this, on a Friday afternoon. Joe knew how unfailingly strict her parents were, and would honour them in being just as strict.
On the third step, she heard a soft creaking noise and froze. Biting her lip, she looked up nervously. Sure enough, there was Joe, standing at the top of the stairs, watching her with a raised eyebrow and his arms folded across his chest. "Good morning, Sue. You seem to be early today." With a poker expression, he stepped aside so she could climb the rest of the stairs. Watching the girl, as she blushed crimson, Joe was careful to maintain a stern expression. Sue had blossomed into quite the young woman, and had done so in all the right places.
And that dress! Where on earth had she managed to find something so very short, and so very tight!? Joe's eyes raked her from head to toe, resting momentarily on her breasts as she started to climb the stairs again. The cut on the neckline was modest enough, just showing enough cleavage to tease. But it hugged her breasts like a second skin, then flaring out nicely and falling in pleats to where it stopped, only barely long enough to cover her firm little behind.
Sue was a pretty average build for her size, not skinny by any stretch of the imagination, but definitely not fat either. It was that she had a perfectly full figure, with just enough meat on her bones to make her perfect to Joe's eyes. Her breasts were firm and round, a C cup, and while her bras bordered on necessary, she took care to make sure they were pretty, even though no boy had even seen one. Her life had been very sheltered and regulated quite closely by her parents. Nor had she bothered to rebel in her younger years, simply not caring enough to hurt her parents that way.
Keeping her head down, Sue came to a stop beside Joe when she reached the top step. Leaning back against the wall, he looked down at her, an intimidating hulk of man. "And to what do I owe the pleasure of your so very early company today?" His voice was low and he reached one finger forward to tilt her head back to look into her eyes. Seeing the streaked eyeliner around her eyes from tears, his eyes narrowed. "Sue, what's going on? Is that... make-up??"
Sue looked up at him involuntarily, her lower lip quivering slightly as he inspected her face. "Yes."
"Why is it all streaked like that? It looks like you were crying, but why were you wearing make-up at all? Your mother only wears it on special occasions, and if she's ever let you wear it, except for pictures, then I'm a monkey's uncle!"
Sue shrugged and tried to push past him to go to her room. "I just wanted to try something different today. Apparently it's not acceptable for young ladies though, so here I am."
Joe stopped her by grabbing her arm. "What do you mean; it is not acceptable for young ladies?" Peering down at her suspiciously, "You were sent home from school, weren't you?" When Sue tried to pull away, he grabbed her other arm and pulled her firmly back in front of him. "Just for wearing make-up!?"
Sue heaved a great sigh, wriggling in his grip, trying to pull herself free. "If it had been just the make-up, the headmaster would have made me wash it off and let me stay. He says that my dress is too short to wear in public! That a nice girl wouldn't even own such a dress! But that's why I wore tights with it! They reach my knees, and allow me to remain respectable, even with a short dress!"
Joe turned her around and pushed her in the direction of the family room. "So, you were sent home from school for dressing like a tramp." His voice was cold, and she nodded once, obviously miserable. "How well do you think your father would take the news, if it were he who was here, instead of me?"
With that question, Sue whimpered softly, but did not answer. Pushing her into the room, he shoved her so that she sat down hard on the arm of the armchair. This caused her to cry out and jump right back to her feet again, fresh tears filling her eyes. Joe stared at her, not quite able to hide his shock at her reaction. "I want to know what the hell is going on and I want to know the whole story, NOW!"
Joe sat in the armchair, and pulled her hard onto his knee. Sue started to cry softly, and despite his obvious irritation with her, he cuddled her into his chest comfortingly. In a shaking voice, she regaled him with her morning. Shortly after first period had started, she had been called to the Headmaster's office. Her attire had been noticed, and it was not suitable attire for young ladies to wear in public. Having been forced to read the dress code to the Headmaster, she had been reminded afresh that her dress was a good 5 inches shorter than the accepted length, and that such blatant disregard for the rules deserved punishment.
Sue had expected lines, or something of the sort, but the head master had directed her to lean across the edge of his desk. Having heard stories of how the head master could get to be very unpleasant when crossed, she had obeyed without hesitation. He stepped up behind her, advised her to hold on to the desk, and to count out loud each time. Then he had pushed her dress up so that her bum was showing. At this, Sue had stood up, starting to get frightened, but he simply pushed her back across the desk, with the warning that if she moved again, he would make sure she couldn't move.
So she had lain across the desk, chewing her lip as he pulled her tights and panties down to her knees. The next thing she knew, pain exploded across her rear end and she had screamed, both from shock and from pain. His idea of punishment was to give her belting, with a thick leather belt that must have been in one of the drawers of his desk; she certainly hadn't seen it in the room before she had lain across the desk. Terrified now, she had stammered out a faint "One, sir." As soon as she did, he brought the belt down again, harder this time.
This lasted for what seemed like hours to her, though in reality it had only been for 24 strokes. 4 strokes for each inch her dress was too short, and 4 for the make-up. By the time he was done, she was a right mess, sobbing helplessly into the desk and barely able to speak. He had allowed her to remain lying across his desk until she had started to calm down again. Telling her to fix her outfit, he had sent her home for the remainder of the day, since no good girl ought to remain at school dressed like such a harlot.
Joe rubbed her back soothingly as she told him her story. "So, you were punished by the school for your behavior, but you were not shown why dressing like that is a bad thing." Picking her up, he stood her in front of him, his eyes raking her from head to toe. "Now I know your Father would feel obliged to punish you as well, so since I am here in his stead for the next few weeks, I will have to in his place." Joe stood suddenly, towering over her, even in her high heels. "Perhaps I will show you WHY good little girls do not dress that way."
Sue backed away, her eyes wide as Joe stalked her. "It is quite mean you know, to tease men that way." Gesturing at his crotch, Joe's face had taken on a slightly sinister look. Sue chanced a glance and was surprised to see a large bulge in his jeans. "Showing off your perfect little body, but never allowing them a sample of it; you really do have this punishment coming, you know." Sue stopped dead, having backed right into the wall, her jaw dropping as Joe towered over her, glaring down at her.