Chapter 2: Crossing the Threshold into a New Life
As John led her up the stairs and into the entrance hall, the look on her face,
he thought, was priceless...awe. "Think you could stand to live here Lisa?" he
grinned at her.
"Who wouldn't, although it is a little intimidating, I'm afraid I could get
seriously lost in here, " she smiled back at him, as she thought, if I didn't
think he would throw me out on my ass, I would get down on my knees and beg him
to let me be his toy, to use as he pleases, I know that's what I'm built for,
real life sucks.
He smiled back, and thought, what would she think if she knew my real plans, I
suspect she would be thrilled, but that little conversation with her might just
be the musings of a schoolgirl with a crush. I don't think it really matters
though, from what I discovered today, should I choose to just keep her and start
her training tonight, it would be no problem to make her vanish without a trace.
I'll just bait her during dinner and make my decision then.
At that moment a stern middle-aged woman entered the room, wearing a maids
outfit, and walked directly up to John. "Sir, welcome home, Jack informed me
that you had a guest for dinner, and it is all set up in the dining room, I hope
the lady likes steak and baked potatoes," she said as she turned towards Lisa.
"Thank you Daphne, this is Lisa." John said.
"Nice to meet you Daphne, that sound wonderful," said Lisa, as she thought how
hamburger had been the best meat she could afford lately.
"Hello Miss Lisa, welcome to Master Clark's home, if you will please follow me,
I will take you to the dining room. Mr. Clark, Jack needs a few minutes of your
time, if that is alright with you Sir." Daphne said, a she looked from Lisa to
Mr. Clark.
"That will fine Daphne, if you will excuse for a few minutes Lisa, I'll meet you
in the dining room shortly." John said, as he started walking towards what
appeared to Lisa as a library off to the left. Lisa fell in behind Daphne, and
they headed back towards the dining room. As John entered the library, he saw
Jack sitting in one of the chairs by the fireplace, and he sat in the chair next
to him.
"Well Jack, have you found any more information regarding lovely little Lisa?"
"I did a little more thorough check on her background and associations, and
amazingly the girl is really isolated. No family, I got through some of my
contacts phone records, she really communicates with no one. " Jack stated
flatly.
"Hmmm, that really doesn't look like much of an issue anyway," John, said as he
pulled out his PDA, which he used to copy the audio file of Lisa's little
self-conversation, and he played it back for Jack. After Jack heard the
recording John said, " During dinner I'm going to go fishing with this one's
head, I think I may just up the ante on the 'offer' I gave her. It would be
easier if she walks in willingly, even if she doesn't know the full extent of
what it entails."
Jack chimed in, " I'm thinking you are considering taking this one completely,
erasing her 'existence', and making her your complete slave 24/7. I'm a bit
jealous, would like one for myself too."
"Don't worry Jack, I'm a busy man, her training will require more than just me,
you and Daphne, with her special talents, will be needed to properly prepare her
for her new life. I'm beginning to think we can take this one to a level we
never even considered." John smiled then and said, "Shouldn't keep the little
lady waiting too long, while we are eating, play the excerpt for Daphne, and
tell her be prepared to start her training tonight." He stood, looked at Jack,
then smiled and winked as he headed to the dining room.
As Lisa followed Daphne down the hall towards the dining room, she realized how
shapely Daphne was, large breasted, and slim waist, nicely rounded ass; she
hoped that when she was older her figure stayed as nice. The uniform was a bit
strange to her, somewhat like a sexy French maid style, black with white lace
trim, short skirt with black stockings and what looked like extremely high
spiked heels. She wondered how she could move so graciously on such high heels.
When they entered the dining room Lisa was again awed by the sight, twenty foot
ceilings at least, and a table that could seat two dozen people, at the end two
place settings were there, one at the head of the table and the other just on
the next side. Daphne went to the side seat and pulled it out, saying" Please
sit here Miss, the master will join you shortly, would you like a glass of wine,
or some other drink?"
"Just a soda, Coke if you have it," Lisa said as she took the offered seat.
Daphne guided the chair into place as Lisa sat, so elegant a formal Lisa
thought. The maid went through a door on the other side of the table, and
returned in just a couple of minutes with her drink. As she placed it in front
of Lisa, the awe struck girl asked, " Have you worked for Mr. Clark long?"
"I've have served Mr. Clark for over ten years miss."
"I'm a little surprised he is single, he's so handsome, maybe he's just one of
those confirmed bachelor types..." Lisa ventured, as she attempted a little
fishing with Daphne.
"I wouldn't know about being a 'confirmed' bachelor, that's not a servant's
place to say. But I can say this, he is a very demanding and exacting man, and
it may be that most women can't deal with that. I have seen him with many
women, but never for very long miss."
"Considering how spectacular this house is, I imagine he had to be very
demanding and as you said 'exacting', in order to be able to live like this. I
mean, maybe it's inherited, but after working for him for a year, it's clear how
hard he works, and how successful the business is."
"He is a very dedicated and hard working man miss, I know he had a small
inheritance that he parlayed into the fortune he has now. At any rate, I have
work to do, so please excuse me, I believe the master will be with you shortly."
And with that Daphne went out through that door again, leaving Lisa to muse on
her new benefactor. Demanding, exacting, what exactly did the maid mean by
that? And the way she keeps referring to him as 'The Master', is it just that
he is the master of the house, or is there a hidden meaning to it, the way she
says it makes it seem like something more.
At that moment John strode into the room, and took the seat next to Lisa, at the
head of the table, he smiled and said," I hope this isn't too posh, I am just as
happy getting a bite in the kitchen, but on short notice Daphne just assumed to
set us up in here."
"Oh, it's fine, really, I'm just not at all accustomed to such...lavish
surroundings, I feel out of place," she smiled to him trying to show an air or
naivete.
"I'm sure you could get used to it, believe it or not I've lived here nearly ten
years, and I still get lost once in a while. Are you ready for dinner?"
"Whenever you are Mr. Clark."
"Call me John, no need for formalities outside the office." He then pulled a
cell phone out of his pocket, hit the intercom switch, and said, " Daphne, we're
ready when you are," after releasing the intercom button the phone responded
with Daphne saying, "Very good Sir." He turned to Lisa and said, "I suppose in
the old days I would have one of those pull ropes to inform the staff to serve
dinner, but technology makes for a less intrusive and more effective way to
communicate my needs." They both chuckled at the little joke.
Nearly immediately the door Daphne had used swung open and she emerged with a
pushcart that appeared to have dinner under gleaming silver covers, and a drink
for John. Daphne wheeled it over, placed the drink by John, then Lisa's plate
was placed in front of her and the cover was removed, displaying a large filet
mignon, an even larger baked potato, and some mixed vegetables on a gorgeous
china plate. John received the same service, and they both proceeded to eat as
Daphne exited through the door. Dinner was the most delicious she had in ages,
and she proceeded to eat everything. He was more deliberate and did not fully
finish his plate as she did.
'I can see you were very hungry, I can imagine things have been very difficult
for you the last couple of years, I just wish you had come to me sooner, " he
said smiling that captivating look at her again.
"Well, truth be told, life has been a struggle ever since the fire, there were
times I just wanted to die, but I persevered. Honestly...John, if I hadn't come
to you today, I don't know if I would have made it through tonight, with the way
my day started. Thank you again."
"I fully understand, your only problem was that you were thrust into reality
without being prepared, and while you probably could have handled it better than
you did, you aren't alone. In this day and age it is far to easy to bury
yourself in debt, and many people do, most without the intention to do so." He
leaned closer to her and continued, "You know, I am of the firm belief that some
people are meant to lead and some to follow, I think that is why I never
married."
"What do you mean by that?" She asked, hoping to get the answer to the question
she tried asking Daphne.
"Well, today's attitudes, especially regarding women, is that everyone needs to
be independent, to direct their own life. It's been my experience, at least
with the women I have tried to get involved with, that they feel a need to
control their men. They get involved, decide what they don't like, and then
they attempt to manipulate the man into what they want. The end is result is
that one of two thing occur, either the relationship fails, or the man changes
and he isn't what she was attracted to, and it fails anyway."
" Oh my, I never really looked at it that way. Since I've never really had the
time, at least since college, to get involved with a man, I guess I don't really
have any experiences to draw on, but now that you said that, and thinking about
some of the relationships people I knew had in college, it does make sense. I
remember several conversations with girls at school, where they did talk about
'fixing' their boyfriends. At the time all I could think was that when I found
someone, I would want to accept him as he is, you know what I mean?"
"Yes I do, but such a simple statement is not always so simple in reality.
Everyone has differences, and learning to accept them is very hard to do, where
do you think bigotry and racism comes from?"
"John, I must say, you are opening my eyes to things I really never saw. When
you said, some people should lead and some should follow, that really struck me,
especially since the first thing I thought was that I have no desire to lead,
all I really want to do is find someone to follow. Someone who can lead me to
happiness and fulfillment, make me feel valuable and needed, for that person I
would do anything. And today, when you made that generous offer, you showed me
that those people do exist, you are one of them. Thank you again."
"Be careful what you say Lisa, that was a profoundly difficult assertion you
just made, do you realize in some ways it is harder to follow than to lead, and
doing anything for someone has far ranging implications."
" I don't understand why following would be harder than leading, when you follow
someone else makes the decisions for you. And I guess when I said do anything I
meant as long as I don't compromise my morality."
" To follow you have to make the choice to do so, and then you have to accept
that you may be required to do things you would not choose to do. That is not
so easy as you think; when you really follow someone else's lead you make one
choice, to give up the right to choose. Some people think they follow, but when
they challenge their leader, they are no longer following."
Lisa interrupted, "But if the person who leads is making a bad choice, shouldn't
the follower question it?"
"Bad and good have nothing to do with what I'm talking about, all I'm
emphasizing is the distinction between following and leading. To truly follow,
questioning is not an option, you have to allow the leader to decide what is
right and wrong. That leads to your morality statement, if you are going to
really follow someone, then you need to accept their morality as yours, even if
it doesn't fit your preconceived notions, then and only then can you do anything
for them. And that my dear is why it is unlikely I will ever find my soul
mate."
Lisa looked puzzled; " I guess I see the logic in what you are saying, it would
definitely be a large leap of faith putting yourself under the total control of
someone else. And you are right; it seems very likely that the follower would
be faced with a challenge to never question. I just don't understand how that
relates to you finding a soul mate."
"Well, I came to the realization a long time ago that my personality is strictly
dominant, and that cuts across all levels of my life, business and personal. I
don't want to offend you, but my expectation from a relationship is not what the
mainstream would consider acceptable. I would want any woman who gets involved
with me to understand her role would be submissive to me, totally and
completely." He smiled at her, and was for just a moment a little unsure that
he went too far, but he needed to test this girl.
Lisa looked at him, and seemed a bit uncomfortable, " When you say submissive,
do you mean like a," she hesitated a moment, then said, " slave?"
"That would be one term you could use, but that is just a word, can you stand a
stark example of what I mean?"
"An example, I'm not sure what you mean." Her nervousness was very evident.
"I'll use Daphne as my example, she is submissive to me, but it is not in her
nature to be submissive all the time. So she could not be the person that would
complete me, though she does serve me well. I could bring her out here right
now, tell her to remove her blouse and display her breasts for you, and she
would comply immediately."
Lisa squirmed a bit, and thought, does he really have that kind of power over
someone, I need to see this to believe it, and why am I getting so hot and
bothered by this conversation? I feel a need to surrender to this man; a
compulsion like I never felt before, he speaks to my soul! She composed herself
and said, " John, I really don't believe Daphne would do that, it seems too far
fetched, I would have to see it to believe it."
"Is that a request for a demonstration," he asked while thinking, she is so
close I think I just about have her, Daphne you will be the dealmaker or
breaker.
"OK, yes, show me that you have that much control over her." Lisa smiled at him
anxious to see this man show how powerful he really was.
"Fine." Pulling out his cell, he hit the intercom button and said," Daphne, come
in here I need you immediately."
"Yes Sir!" came out of the phone and within a few seconds Daphne emerged and
went straight up to John and said," How may I help you sir?"
"Daphne, remove your blouse and bra, place them on the table, then stand at
attention." Jack ordered in a matter of fact tone.
"Yes Sir!" She said, as she quickly unbuttoned her top, removed it and placed it
on the table. The same process followed with her bra, and she stood straight
gazing at him unfazed by her topless torso.
Lisa was amazed, and pictured herself in Daphne's position, could she do it? I
would love to be under his control like that, total surrender, my pussy is just
tingling, she thought to herself.
"Daphne, have I complimented those marvelous breasts of yours lately, they are
quite spectacular," he smiled as he said that.
"Thank you sir for the compliment."
"They deserve some airing out, pity to keep them under wraps all the time, leave
your clothes on the table, and return to what you were doing." With that
comment she said, "Certainly sir, thank you sir, is there anything else you need
of me?"
"I already told you to go, why did you question me?" he said in a stern voice.
"Sorry sir, just a habit, yet you did give me an order I questioned. Please
give me an appropriate punishment at your convenience for that offense."
"Very well, and I will add to the punishment for your impetuous request for
something you well know is MY decision to make, I will punish you when and if I
see fit!" He barked at her.
"Sorry sir, yes sir, excuse me." And she left quickly, but did not cower at all
from his rebuke.
Lisa was in shock, and John knew he had to explain the little 'play' she just
viewed, so he said, "I hope you aren't alarmed at what just transpired, I know
it went a little beyond what you were expecting, so let me explain. First off,
you need to know that this was not an unusual occurrence between Daphne and I,
she is here completely of her own free will, by her own choice. As I said
before, she is submissive to me, but not a totally submissive person, which is
why she sometimes over steps her role with me, and she knows there are
consequences, since I require complete obedience from her, do you understand?"
He looked at her with a grave look.
"To a point, but what kind of punishment were you talking about? I mean she is
an adult and your employee, it seems kind of childish to punish her." She
ventured suddenly feeling very meek.
"Childish? Not at all, everyone is responsible for his or her actions, and when
they make a mistake they need to be held accountable. Punishment can mean many
things, people get fines, go to jail, lose privileges all the time for breaking
rules."
"Well since you put it that way, are you going to fine her or something?" She
asked, thinking how really demanding he was.
"No, nothing like that, that would not really get the message across to her,
money is not something she is concerned about. What I will do will be designed
to be something she does not like, that will reinforce her requirement to follow
my orders, and that is personal between her and I."
"I'm sorry if I was be too intrusive, I must say seeing her follow your orders
like that, without hesitation or embarrassment was amazing, she must trust you
very much." She smiled and thought, I want that to be me, order me to strip and
do your bidding. Oh, and what kind of punishment might this man wield? A
picture of Daphne bent over his desk getting spanked by John flashed in her
mind, and the tingling in her loins increased. She now realized something, she
really had been foolish and childish for allowing her life to become such a
mess, and the idea of being punished for it appealed to her, it would cleanse
her of her shame.
He interrupted her thoughts by saying, "Actually, she trusts me completely, she
could not have done what she did in front of you without that being part of her
core being. It's a pity she has that headstrong streak, but such is life, and
while I may have been able to alter it and have her bury it, she wouldn't be
Daphne anymore and I would not do that to her. So we are what we are. How does
what you just witnessed make you fell Lisa? I expect you to be open and honest
with me, I just let you into a very private part of my life, so to be fair it's
time for you to reveal yourself." He smiled and gazed deeply into her eyes, and
she felt as if he had grabbed her soul.
Oh my God! She thought, this is my moment of truth, he has released something in
me I can't control, and my heart tells me that only he can control it. I need
him to take complete control, to strip me to the bone and remold me into
something I can't even imagine, his pet, HIS PROPERTY! Oh, how do I do this?
What should I say? I don't want to sound stupid, but my heart tells me he wants
me to submit to his will, and if I do I will find fulfillment, and she said, "
Sir, today started as a disaster, and right now I feel like I have had an
epiphany. What has happened in this dining room tonight has totally changed my
view of life, and I have a need to express something to you, but I am afraid
to." She paused hoping for him to encourage.
"Listen to me Lisa, you have worked for me for a year now, we are far beyond the
'getting to know you' stage of any relationship, we have worked too closely
together. I am attracted to you, not because you are beautiful, and you are,"
she blushed, "but because as time progressed I saw your true nature, you are a
submissive, unlike Daphne who still needs to feel some control of her life. You
need to make a leap of faith to find your true calling, but it is a decision you
need to make. The ultimate choice, as we just discussed, the choice to
surrender all choice and follow your heart and your Master. I know what you
want from me, and you do not yet know what that will cost, but I expect it will
be beyond your wildest desires. I amend my offer from earlier today, instead,
if you choose, I will clean up all your messes and erase your previous life.
From this moment on, should you accept my offer, I will take ownership of your
entire being. I want your total commitment for one full year, at the end of the
year you will again be given a choice. The choice will be, remain with me as
my property, or to move on with a clean slate. Time to choose Lisa." He was
staring so far into her soul, she felt as if she was watching this scene from a
distance.
"Oh God Sir, can I have time to think?"
"Foolish girl, you know what you want, what do you want to think about, why you
shouldn't do it? No, you do not have time, Take the leap now, or lose the
option, I am not a patient man, and I know what you need far better than you
do."
She stared at him, only one simple decision to make, and she was frozen and
terrified to choose, she needed to cross a line, to take that leap, but she was
stuck in mud.
He continued, "I suspect you are attracted to me, and it is because of the power
you feel in my presence. Lisa I can't make the choice for you, but once you
make this single choice, I promise to show you what you really are, in your
heart. ANSWER ME NOW!" He exclaimed.
"Yes SIR! I very much want to accept your offer, to serve you completely, please
accept me as you property, I have made my choice!" She felt relief and anxiety
all at once.
"By your own FREE WILL, Lisa? He asked, still staring directly at her.
"BY my own free will Sir." She said still staring into his eyes.
"Very well, first rule, you will always address me as Master going forward, and
acknowledge that whenever a question or request is made by me."
"Yes Master." She felt so comfortable saying that.
"Second, as I am a busy man, and you will need extensive training in order to
properly learn the role you have chosen, Daphne will be in charge of much of
your training."
"Yes Master." Oh, that was unexpected, but she quickly realized that she could
learn a lot from Daphne, after witnessing that performance just a few minutes
ago.
"You will refer to Daphne as Mistress, as I am Master, remember when I said she
had a headstrong streak? That will do you well in the upcoming training. Don't
think for a minute I am about to sweep you off your feet and make mad passionate
love to you, you need to be properly trained before submitting to me in that
way. And I promise you that you will want it sooner than you get it, you will
beg me for it before you get it, do you understand?" He smiled feeling more
satisfied than he thought possible. He knew she would have a tough adjustment
period; he would inform Daphne to introduce the pleasures of submission before
the real discipline began.
She responded again, "Yes Master, I understand Daphne is now my Mistress, thank
you Master for accepting me." She smiled unsure if she said too much.
"I have accepted you as a candidate for now, you will have to constantly prove
your worthiness if you want to become mine permanently."
"Yes Master."
This one is so ready, this is just going to be so much fun. He pulled out the
cell, and called for Daphne, who appeared nearly instantly, still bare breasted.
"Yes Sir?" She said as she came to attention next to him.
"Good news Daphne, Lisa just made the choice to submit herself to me,
completely." Daphne glanced over to Lisa and an unnerving smile came across her
lips, as John continued, " She has also accepted you as her Mistress and
trainer. I expect you will properly train her to my expectations. I have a few
matters to deal with, given this turn of events, so I leave her to you for now.
Take her to her room, bathe her, and 'tuck' her in for the night, then see me in
the study."
"Yes sir, it will be done as you wish," Daphne responded looking positively
gleeful. With that John left the room without another word, leaving Daphne and
Lisa alone.
