Bonnie arrived early, carrying her graduation gown. "I left Sue and Jenny in the lobby. I told them I would check to see if you guys were dressed yet. I know they'd have loved to catch Mom and Lenore half dressed but I decided this way is best." Derek was adjusting his tie in the mirror. Wanda and Lenore were slipping on their heels.
The plan was to eat at the pancake house next door to the hotel and then go directly to the auditorium for the graduation. Derek would check out of the hotel before they left. After the ceremony, they would all go to Bonnie's apartment where they would change into their traveling clothes and then pack the cars. They expected to be on the road by early afternoon.
"Sue drove and they will take their car to the ceremony. I'll ride with you." Bonnie said. "Lenore, will you take my gown and cap down and put in the back seat when Derek puts your suitcase in the car? Derek, I'd like to have a little talk with Mom if you don't mind. I'd appreciate it if you took Sue and Jenny over the restaurant after you check out. Mom and I won't be that long. I expect fifteen or twenty minutes maybe."
Wanda suspected she knew what Bonnie wanted to discuss. She began to say they could talk later, but Bonnie cut her off. "No. I really want to have a little talk now." she said. Derek glanced at Wanda to see her reaction. Wanda nodded but he wondered if he saw a bit of nervousness. As soon as the door closed behind Derek and Lenore, Bonnie turned to her mother. "I think you realize already where this going so get that dress off." she ordered. "We don't want to wrinkle it."
"What?!!" Wanda exclaimed, realizing Bonnie intended far more than a mere discussion. "No! Please!" Her voice broke.
"Please, what?" Bonnie asked with a half smile.
"Don't spank me." Wanda answered quietly.
"See? You DO know where this is going! I'm not going to wait long. The choice I am going to give you is if I use my hand or my hairbrush. I brought some makeup to repair your face if you choose the brush, because I know you will be crying if you push me that far." Wanda stood and shook her head, wondering how to get out of this. The submissiveness she felt last night came rushing back.
"But you CAN"T!" Wanda offered plaintively. She began to hyperventilate.
"And why can't I?" asked Bonnie. "Last night you agreed I COULD." Wanda began to shake her head. "Oh yes you did. When I said I ought to bend you over you said, 'please don't'. We ALL know you were going to say, 'please don't spank me.' Then you tried to cover and protested I could not spank you because you are my mother and for me to please don't be upset. You never once denied you deserved it. And we both know the mother daughter excuse is not valid. I have stripped you and popped you on the butt before. Remember? I even offered to strip your panties and bra off yesterday evening without hearing a single word of protest. You just said I was right you should not risk your dress. So get it off."
Wanda was about to cry. Part of her wanted to argue back. But the sudden impulse to obey the order surged. She froze. She felt unbalanced, unable to refuse."I had no choice back then. You told me to stop arguing and I didn't. You had to prove yourself in front of the other girls. But I'm not a slave girl anymore." Wanda said, trying to regain control. "I am a free woman! I don't want to be spanked." It was the only argument she had left.
"Yes, you are a free woman, but even among free women, there is a hierarchy, a pecking order." Bonnie said. " Sarah and I discussed it last summer." Wanda's eyes grew wide. 'Oh shit, they talked about this already!' she thought. "Sarah said that among adult women who live together, there is a pecking order. Those on the bottom obey those on top. I'm sure she told you that as well after you were set free and decided to stay in the household." Wanda nodded. "Did she spank your butt or just make you service her sexually to establish her dominance?" Bonnie asked. Wanda wondered if Sarah had made moves to make sure Bonnie accepted her authority as well. Sarah had been Bonnie's overall boss last summer so that probably got the ball rolling.
"She gave me a few swats and then took me to bed." Wanda admitted. "But that was normal. She had done that to me many times before when I was a slave so I obeyed automatically then caught myself. This time I was a free woman. Oh fuck! I could not resist her when she insisted. I just submitted. It's because of my conditioning."
"Well, I am not going to do anything sexual. That would not be right." Bonnie said. "But I am going to spank you right here and right now. You deserve it and you already admitted I can do it. Even Sue and Jenny picked up on you submitting to me. We talked about it last night."
"They know?" Wanda said, now humiliated others might be aware of Bonnie's intentions. "I mean that was their take on what I said?" Bonnie grinned.
"And they know that is why we are delayed meeting the rest for breakfast. I told them I was going to spank you first." Bonnie said. "If your dress is not off and over that chair, immediately. I am going to call them to come back up here. Sarah told me discipline among free women should be done privately, always behind closed doors. But if you insist..."