Reclaiming His Balls
Part 3 of 9
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Ted gave Michelle a long list of rules she had to follow if she didn't want him to expose her dirty secrets. Can she comply? We find out in Part Three of "Reclaiming His Balls."
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Michelle felt strange as she drove to work. The Toyota handled very differently than her Cadillac Escalade. It rode much lower. The Cadillac let her enjoy looking down on other drivers. It wasn't pleasant seeing other drivers look down on her.
Michelle wondered if she could get Ted to reconsider his decision to sell the Escalade. She wasn't sure she had the courage to ask him.
She felt conspicuous as she parked her compact sedan in the space reserved for the school principal. Michelle was promoted to the job three years ago, and the increase in status and salary played a role in the changes that wrecked her marriage. She'd begun to think of herself as better than ordinary women - including the teachers she supervised. She spent much of her day working with the superintendent and other high-ranking staff members for the school district, and that inflated her ego in an unhealthy way.
As she got out of the car, she hoped no one noticed her luxurious vehicle had been replaced with something so modest. She walked quickly to her building, removing her winter gloves on the way. She suddenly remembered that she wasn't wearing her big diamond ring anymore, so she put the gloves back on until she got to her office. She wanted to delay the moment when people discovered her diamond was gone.
It was the day after Ted exposed Michelle's affair, and those traumatic events left Michelle shaken. She felt like an imposter as she walked through the school, feeling so deflated and defeated that it made her imagine she'd never deserved her promotion. She thought about the fact that a lot of the teachers she supervised didn't like her. She'd acted rude and arrogant from the beginning. Her former co-workers wished someone else was in charge.
She spent most of the morning cowering in her office, fearing a confrontation with one of the many people who had grievances with her. She didn't want anyone to see her hand before she bought a new wedding band. Michelle wished she could go to a jewelry store on her lunch hour, but Ted had ordered her to eat lunch at school, and she was afraid of provoking another clash with him.
Instead, she rushed out after work and looked for a ring. Ted gave her $100 for the purchase, and she was discouraged by the low quality of rings available at that price. But she believed it would cause problems if anyone noticed she had no ring at all, so she purchased a plain band made of 14-carat gold. She hoped the cheap metal didn't leave marks on her skin.
Michelle had just enough time to rush to the grocery store and buy ingredients for the meals she'd be cooking in the days ahead. Ted made it clear that he was finished preparing meals, and that take-out food was off the menu. Michelle was a competent cook, but it had been a while since she had to buy so many groceries.
She made a big mistake. As she was passing the store's pharmacy, Michelle noticed there was a sale on a moisturizing cream she liked. It was a fancy product that normally cost $60, but was marked down to $15 because it was being discontinued.
Ted had ordered her to ask for permission if she wanted to buy anything but groceries and gas, and he'd specifically mentioned cosmetics as something she was no longer allowed to buy. She told herself that Ted wouldn't notice that one item on the grocery store receipt. She imagined that if he did notice, he'd let it slide.
Michelle would soon learn she was wrong.
As the days passed, she became used to her new routine. It took a lot of work to hold a full-time job, do all the housework, and resume her duties as a mother. But she got a surprising amount of satisfaction from being more productive. She had less time to sit around and think negative thoughts.
She also liked that she was getting more sex - and better sex - than ever before. She could sense Ted's anger as he threw her around roughly in bed, but she loved how it felt to be treated like his fucktoy. She had more climaxes than ever before, and many of her orgasms were so powerful she imagined that they could be detected with earthquake monitors.
Two weeks later Michelle needed more cash from Ted, so she gave him the receipts for the purchases she'd made so far. Ted spotted the $15 cosmetics purchase immediately.
"What's this?" Ted asked, pointing to the receipt. He looked upset.
Michelle briefly considered lying about what she'd done, but she knew Ted was too smart for that. She told the truth.
"Didn't you understand what I meant when I told you not to buy anything but groceries and gas?" he asked.
"It's only $15, and it usually costs $60," she said.
"Take it back. Get a refund," Ted said.
"I can't, Ted," Michelle said. "It was on sale because it's being discontinued. There's a no-return policy for things like that."
Ted looked so angry Michelle worried that he'd yell at her. Maybe he'd slap her again. Instead, he asked her a question.
"Are you sure you want to stay married?" Ted asked.
"I've given you some rules you have to follow if you don't want me to blow up your life. The rules are simple. But it may be that you are such a stupid, arrogant fuck-up that you won't be able to follow my rules.
"If that's the case, you should give up now. There's no point in wasting time trying to get you to behave in ways that are beyond your abilities."
"Ted! I can do it! I'm very sorry I broke your rules. It won't happen again, I promise!" Michelle said. "Give me another chance!"
Ted looked disgusted. "Fine," he said at last. "You remember that I said there would be consequences if you broke the rules, don't you?"
"Yes," Michelle said quietly.
"Good. I'm glad you remember," Ted said. He reached out, grabbed Michelle's wrist, and jerked her so hard she fell over his lap. He used one hand to hold her wrists behind her back, then used the other to lift her skirt to her waist. He jerked her panties down to her knees, then unbuckled his belt.
Michelle felt a mixture of fear and awe as Ted manhandled her. It added to her growing realization that Ted was a powerful man who wouldn't tolerate any more of her crap. She knew Ted intended to whip her ass, and the idea frightened her. Previously, he'd spanked her hard enough to hurt. It was difficult to imagine how much it would hurt if he whipped her with his thick leather belt.