Part 49 (2/2)
”I know. I really hadn't intended it to. At least this much. Honestly.”
I crouched down beside the crying woman.
”It'll work itself out. In a few minutes.”
”G.o.d I hope so. It feels like my whole f.u.c.king body fell asleep. Please.”
”I won't rush you. Let the circulation come back. I know it hurts, sweety. Take it easy. Take your time. Let the blood flow back.”
”If. You ever really want to punish someone. Leave her like that for five or six hours. They'll do anything you want to get out. And no marks.”
I looked at her elbows, her ankles and her wrists. There were pretty rope marks around each. Though I could already see them fading a bit, but she was going to be sporting them for a few hours at least. I was surprised that she wasn't bruised.
”Your wrists and ankles aren't even bruised,” I pointed out to her.
”Yeah. You try moving in that thing. Christ. I could barely pull at the ropes enough to bruise myself. It hurt to even breathe after a while.”
She managed to pull her abused body to its knees. She cried out again, closing her eyes. Pain evident on her face. Finally she opened her eyes again and looked at me. I tilted the remainder of her water up to her lips. She took a deep breath and drank the fluid. Her throat swallowing prettily. After she finished she licked her lips.
”Now what do I have to do for you?” she asked quietly.
”You feeling alright?”
”Sore as h.e.l.l, but I'll do whatever you want. If you promise never to put me in that again.”
”How about take a bath for me?”
Her eyes registered complete confusion. The words not quite registering in her mind.
”A bath? For you?”
”Alright. How about taking a steaming hot bath for yourself?”
”For me? What?”
”That bondage fog your brain?”
”Probably.”
”I drew you a bath. It looked like you really needed one. Go soak.”
”Oh my G.o.d. You are kidding.” The words finally registered into her tired and pain filled mind.
”If I hadn't forgotten about you so long, I wouldn't have let you have a bath. Shower, perhaps. But I suspect that this is the only way that you are going to be remotely coherent tonight. If I let you have a soothing bath. Now scat.”
She smiled and leaned forward on her knees. Crying, but not in humiliation and pain anymore. She gave me a huge hug. Pressing her bare body against me and gasping with the pain her muscles caused as she did.
”A girl couldn't ask for a better master. I don't believe you drew me a bath.” Her face full of wonder. Like a child. Getting a gift that she never expected but loved.
”Get outta here, or I'm going to go pull the drain plug.”
She grinning and fought her way to her bare feet. Swaying and grimacing in pain. She limped to the door and turned one last time.
”I didn't think I'd ever be free of those ropes. Thank-you for not leaving me in them longer. And the bath.”
”Git!”
She scrambled out into the hallway as fast as her sore legs could take her. I listened for a moment until I heard her splash into the water next door. Heard the water I'd left running turned off. I leaned back on my hands. Just sitting on the floor, thinking.
A soft voice brought me out of my reverie.
”M-master?”
I turned to look up at the bed. Sheila's wide eyes were looking down at me sitting on the floor.
”If you don't want to be disturbed, I'll be quiet.”
I rose to my feet and dragged a chair over, sat down facing the bound bare girl.
”It's alright.” I traced a finger down her left side, causing her to wince. The bruise didn't look any better than this morning.
”You wanted to talk to me before you released me? You are going to untie me, right?” Her face was hopeful.
”Yeah. How are you doing? Still tender over here.”
”It still hurts. I'm not surprised. But I can take it. I can do whatever you want with me.”
I smiled. ”You are eager to please.”
”You are going easy on me and I almost feel guilty.”
”You have got to be joking.”
”I feel like you are taking out whatever you were going to do with me on the other girls. It's not fair. I can do whatever you need from me. s.e.x even.”
”Relax. I'm not taking out anything on the other girls. And I just want you to get better. Get rest, for now.”
”Thank you. Is that all you wanted from me?”
”Someday I'm going to have to find out what really happened to you here. I'm interested.”
”I'll be happy to tell you. I don't mind. Mayer made me tell him about it for thrills. Describe the last days tortures in minute detail for his amus.e.m.e.nt.”
”I'm just curious. It's not really for t.i.tillation.”
I began to loosen the knots around her ankles. Releasing her. She drew up her knees as I released her wrists from the rope holding her body to the bed. As her wrists came free she pulled them in and shook them out.
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