I made the bet, but I'd stacked the deck in my favour. So, how was it that I lost? This shouldn't be happening. I was standing in front of everyone and about to strip naked. It wasn't supposed to be this way. I couldn't believe it. I also couldn't get out of it, I had to follow through.
I looked around the room at all the faces. The other guys were crestfallen, some looking almost as embarrassed as I was feeling. The girls though were cock a hoop. It was if Christmas had come early.
All eyes were on me. I could feel some that were mentally undressing me before I had even started. Would they be disappointed when they saw the reality? I couldn't match up to the guys in Magic Mike but I wasn't that bad, I worked out but in truth more for the social and eye candy side then because I was serious about it.
I tried to be philosophical about it. At least I hadn't said out loud all that I had planned for when I won. Now that could have been awkward. I just hoped that Ellen wasn't as imaginative and dirty minded as me.
The girls were getting restless; they were beginning to clap and chant "Off, Off, Off!!"
I knew there could be no escape, no mercy. I just had to know how I had lost. I couldn't ask though not without incriminating me. I would have to wait, I would check the recording later. For now I had to man up and give the girls there prize.
I took a deep breath and began to unbutton my shirt, with each button the enormity of the situation became more and more acute and in focus to me. This humiliation was meant for Ellen and yet here I was having it visited on me.
I finished unbuttoning my shirt and pulled it free of my trousers. I paused for a moment and then dramatically shot me my cuffs forward before undoing them. I opened the shirt up and shrugged it off my shoulders allowing it to fall to the floor in a heap.
That was the easy part. The girls were hollering and hooting and I'm sure that I saw at least one licking her lips, but it may have been wishful thinking, I'm not sure. I stood still with my thumbs hooked into the top of my trousers surveying the room, savouring the moment.
I'm not going to lie it was quite exciting to see this room of people all watching me, waiting for me. I began to feel a little excited. Which to be fair probably wasn't a bad thing if it caused some blood to flow south. At the same time though the thought of being naked in front of all these people, my friends, my colleagues, even my boss was scaring me. I was conflicted.
I couldn't stop though. I wouldn't be allowed to stop. At least by undressing myself I had a better chance of having some clothes left to go home in. The girls were looking like a hungry pack of hyenas ready to pounce. I didn't much fancy my chances if they did of not being ripped out of my clothes.
I undid my belt, unclipped my trousers and slid down my fly. I paused and realised my error. Holding my trousers with one hand I used the other to undo my shoes and take them off. This caused a few people to laugh at me. My cheeks burned with the humiliation and embarrassment.
Once my shoes were clear of my feet I let my trousers drop and stepped clear of them.
There I was standing in front of everyone in just my socks and boxer shorts. Learning from my previous mistake I took my socks off first. Then an idea came to me. I placed the socks on a table that was just behind me.
I turned to face the table so that my back was to everyone. I gave them all a little wiggle as if I was building the tension up to my big reveal. The moment of truth was upon me. I was furiously praying that someone would step in, call me a good sport and tell me to get dressed. Yet nobody did.
I was going to have to do this. I was going to be naked in a room full of clothed people. I was going to be displayed to them like a piece of meat.
I screwed up all my courage and hooked my thumbs into my boxers and slid them down my legs. I was still facing away from everyone so they couldn't quite see everything yet. I took one of the socks and placed it so it was protecting my modesty, a single shred of clothing, a fig leaf if you will.
I held my hand aloft showing five fingers, four fingers, three fingers, two fingers, one finger.
It was time. I turned around. The sock thankfully stayed in place.
Ellen walked toward me. Looked down at my sock, stepped past me and then spanked my bare bottom. The sound rang out like a pistol shot and hurt. She then grabbed the sock and in doing so got a good part of me as well.
"So, you want to cheat do you?"
I tried to reply but as I was in pain from her vice like grip it was hard to from coherent words. Thankfully the pain didn't last long as she pulled the sock clear of me, displaying me in all my glory to everyone.
A wave of humiliation and shock washed over me as the flashes on peoples phones went off. My humiliation was only just beginning though.
As I said I had set the bet up. Now I had to stand there for ten minutes and I wasn't allowed to cover up or the time would be reset to zero and I would have to start the ten minutes again. Also, if Ellen asked me to do anything I had to obey or the time would be reset and an additional ten minutes would be added as well.
In my original plan I was going to provoke Ellen to the point where the time meant that she was naked for the rest of the evening. Again I was hoping that she didn't have a similar plan.
Ellen grinned at me and spanked my bottom again.
"So, have you learnt your lesson yet?"
"My lesson?" I replied.
"Yes, never bet with someone if you're not prepared to pay the consequences."