Chapter 24: Family Shadows

After our regular mix of work and pleasure on Saturday, Sunday morning is thrown into confusion by the arrival of unexpected guests. Although I’ve met Mistress Penelope’s father and siblings once, she normally keeps me away from her arrogant and wealthy family. I know Mistress Penelope visits her sister Rose once in a while. Apart from the annual get-together on the anniversary of her mother’s death, Mistress Penelope has little other contact with her family. I don’t accompany her during her visits to Rose, which gives me the opportunity to spend more time with Freya.

Mistress Penelope is clearly unhappy at the unexpected arrival of Rose and Michael, their eldest brother. She briefly introduces me before having me prepare drinks for her guests. Underneath the civility is a simmering tension that threatens to explode into a family row.

“Are you going to tell me the purpose of this unwelcome visit?” snaps Mistress Penelope.

“Father is under investigation for suspected fraud,” says Michael. “You need to tidy up your act. Journalists are sniffing for dirt, and having a professional dominatrix in the family isn’t going to do the rest of us any favours.”

“My profession is legal,” growls Mistress Penelope.

“Marginally so. Father’s reputation is only going to be harmed if it’s revealed we have a sex worker in the family.”

“And yet it is father who is accused of a crime, and not the ‘sex worker’, as you call me. What do you expect me to do?”

“Well get rid of your plastic coated maid for a start,” sneers Michael in my direction.

“No. I will not be doing that,” says Mistress Penelope in a tone that warns of danger. “Sally, perhaps it would be better if you went to the workshop and prepare it for our afternoon client’s session.”

“Yes, Mistress,” I reply, retiring to my room to change clothes.

It’s at least an hour too early to leave for the dungeon for H’s session this afternoon. However, I’ve been given an order, so I must obey. As tempting as delaying my departure so I can hear what transpires in the main room, I decide not to push my luck.

As I leave the apartment, the three siblings are engaged in a civil conversation that is likely to cease the moment I’m out of the way. I don’t linger and make haste to catch the next bus across town. The bus timetable on a Sunday offers only a half-hourly service, and there’s a bus due in less than five minutes.

I’ve over an hour to kill before H arrives. I use some of that time to visit the café down the road for a light lunch. I sit where I can see when Mistress Penelope arrives at the dungeon. The entrance is just out of sight, but she would need to walk past the café if she’s travelling by bus. There are few vehicles using the street on a Sunday, so I should notice if she’s travelling by taxi.

I’m just finishing my meal when I receive a text message on my phone. ‘Busy with family. You conduct session with H.’ I have a moment of panic, before realising that this is a test of my new skills. H is man in his forties with a fetish for being spanked while wearing a diaper. The session increases in tempo until he ejaculates and then pisses in his diaper. I normally dress in a sexy nurse’s outfit while Mistress Penelope plays the role of a matron. I’ve never delivered the spanking, but I’ve observed often enough to know the right technique to arouse him.