Took a few days, but there now
While I sort of remember where we are, off to re-read part 4 first...
Well, that was a bit of an emotional roller coaster! So, lets see what is up next for this interesting collection of characters...
I am tempted to wonder at Alice being a little worse for wear, but it just means tired, nothing more being hinted at here I assume. But probably also having been put through quite the emotional ringer, but yes, no empathy available at all here it seems...
Well, no, of course your friend didn't say no! Look at what she finally got out of this, she sees this as a very valuable and expensive service, while you see your friend as a baby sitter. Very different, but each in their own way valid perspectives on this situation with Alice.
Being so relaxed about moving home tells us a lot about how the past is hurting Jackie here, but also, it is good to see some recognition of the fact that you are asking, pushing, Jim to be responsible for himself and two others as well, decisions and plans need to be worked out here for all three, its not just him that he has to think about going forward.
Jackie seems quite settled in her own mind about what is going to happen. Taking a week off work to make sure both maids know the layout of the house, have cleaned it and prepared it... all of this speaks to and shows us again Jackie's own submissive nature at work, and is a good reminder of why she is actually proving to be a good fit for Jim, who needs someone suitably submissive to his dominant nature.
Travelling in your maids uniform, yep, trying to get you to view your fellow maid as an "equal" employee is going to be difficult, but steps are being taken to help you find the right head space, for this time at least.
Jim's hatred of a large vehicle that so many would envy and desire is very interesting, and suggests that there was a lot more "compromise" in his previous life than he really wanted or was happy about.
Well, it turns out the comments about her maid outfit being a bit sexy were more than just the maid being hot, its specifically designed to put you on show and make you a sexual object, while also clearly one there to do a job. No shock that Jim approves of this look *smirk*
The looks on the way to the bathroom, a reminder of how both are dressed, presented, and thus viewed and treated. And yes, one hell of a surprise and shock to the system for Alice, but at the same time just the latest in a long line of shocks and surprises.
Ah, that is the lie you are obsessing about. One can debate and discuss the nature and size of lies, and this lie of omission is smaller than other lies, but given that Jim does know that you and Sheila demonstrated the bondage bed, and its clear which of you two would have been the one tied up, he must have some views and suspicions of what happened, and who knows what, if anything, he has heard from Sheila as well... still, one can certainly argue that you should have come clean and told him yourself before now!
I do wonder what Jim is thinking with the comment, perhaps joking comment, about leaving the two maids behind to help Sheila care for her rather massive house! Or is he just slipping into the right mindset for playing the loving husband with Sheila, even though that is quite firmly in the past?
Watching Jackie find herself so lacking in the face of Sheila, I am again reminded that Jackie really needs to compare herself to what Jim actually looks for and wants in a woman, and not comparing herself to what Jackie has decided a man must want... after all, we have plenty of evidence that you are actually a much better fit for what he is looking for in a woman, but we have to get to the point of you seeing and accepting this.
Why should you ask yourself if it will continue like this? You are making it clear to Jim, and also to Sheila, that you like and enjoy a more submissive roll, but that doesn't have to mean bottom of the pack now does it?
The subtle meaning in the greetings Sheila delivers are well done, and nicely noted. But the room allocation though, it does seem that Sheila is still QUITE cross with Jackie over how things worked out!
Well, spankings are available if any of the maids need any extra motivation, and Jim is more than comfortable with this! An interesting addition to the evolving dynamics of all of this.
I really cannot help wondering just how "fake" these contracts are. A fair bit of work seems to have gone into them, even if they are clearly, deliberately and overtly one sided and quite unfair. But, then again, that is rather the point of all of this isn't it?
Resisting powerful people... good luck with that!
Found out instantly, but yes, you hardly have the hands, or the interaction, of a "common maid".
James is a very interesting, and clearly very perceptive, person! My thoughts are that you need to be fairly honest here, you are going to be around him for the next week, in a very vulnerable position, and you would do well to have him as a friend, and not as an enemy, or even just neutral and suspicious!
The contract is as real as it needs to be... now that is an interestingly vague answer, and I suspect that the result is that it is real in the sense that you will be expected to live by it, and given the dynamics at work, you are not in any position to challenge or try to get around it. Still, it was done in a very real and professional feeling and seeming way... definitely setting the tone. Plus Jackie has made it clear to James that she expects to be put quite fully through her paces here!
Watching the conversation as James has returned, the way he seems to hold all the power, it seems Jackie has forgotten she not long ago told him that she has placed herself here, deliberately, to be put through her paces, to atone for her sins, and basically to be punished, since she feels that this is important to her. Plus, for all the careful wording, you are clearly trying to hide some things from James, and it seems he is quite well aware of this!
I really do find myself warming, a lot, to James, he is trying to find a good way forward here, and offering to treat Jackie as his least favourite, so basically badly, well, this is what she has just finished asking for, isn't it?
*rolls eyes* of course James is likely to turn you over to someone else, you are coming in as unskilled work, and he has better things to do than teach you everything from scratch. Plus you have just thanked him for offering to treat you "badly"... do try to keep up!
You may well have the management experience to be his near equal, but I very much doubt you have the experience in running a large house like this, or doing his job. Not sure how well the skill sets will overlap, and that wasn't what you signed up for, or came looking for either, is it now?
Off to look up "puta", ah, Spanish for whore. I guessed it was something in that direction, but it seemed useful to actually check and not just guess from context. Well, you are dressed in a more sexed up manor, so you will stand out and apart from the other maids, and it must have been done for a reason... so it will be interesting to see how this plays out over time!
ROFL, oh my god, that is glorious! Alice is off limits, but Jackie has just been handed over to the other two maids to take in hand, and clearly James is actively encouraging them! Well, as you have already noted, you do need to be careful what you wish for... *smirk*
Well, people often enjoy being given power over others, especially if they think the others have been getting more than they deserve by unfair means. After all, Jackie has turned up dressed to suggest she is using her body and sexy ways to get out of honest work. Also yes, it is important to keep you away from Jim, we really don't need any issues there during this week, a week that may well feel like a long week indeed.
Now that is interesting, the evening meal, Alice is stepping forward to try and help and support Jackie, but James is making sure she gets the "full experience". A good way of showing the other staff that there is no special treatment, well, no nice special treatment, for Jackie and her sexy looks!
Interesting that Sheila explains that physical punishment needs to be looming in the wings to avoid suspicion, this is an unusual household, but it fits with your needs. Still, nothing about Sheila being the "head" of such a household, and everything we have seen of her, fits well with her becoming the submissive woman that Jim seems to need in his life. So again, its about finding the right woman for Jim, for the right reasons!
Well, the contract was official then, in all the ways that matter, since the maid service is a real thing, and Alice has secured long term employment. I do wonder if Alice signed the same contract as Jackie... not that it really matters. But clearly, even if each for their own reasons, both Jim and Sheila are more than eager to put Jackie into her place, keep her there, and really and firmly put her through her paces!
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