Playing Maid by Jackie Rabbit

[jackierabbit1]

Thank you so much. I have been on a writing binge lately, so keeping up on things is a challenge to be sure. I don't know what it is that has me writing so much as I have a boatload of other things going on in life lately. Perhaps this is a needed distraction, who knows?

Anyway, I think Jackie wants Jim to be in charge, and Jim certainly feels more comfortable this way himself, but her past history with her maid/husband makes giving up control difficult. I think this is why she is trying to top from the bottom every now and then, she yearning to be more submissive to Jim, but having a hard time actually getting there. I have also known people like that.

I think that as bad as Jim needs a submissive to compliment his own personality, Sheila need one too for much the same reason. With that in mind Jackie is fortunate not to have had a much worse time on Jim's bed with Sheila, what the girls did together arguably mostly consensual. The fingers were used to tickle Jackie, I perhaps didn't explain that as well as I could have, tickling while bound and struggling a delicious torture to me personally. Sheila isn't a bad or evil person herself, and if I had her beating the snot out of Jackie it would have made her look like something I didn't want to. In her mind she (Sheila) is the victim here, and Jackie, and her less than masculine husband, are at least partially to blame. This doesn't necessarily fit the timeline we are led to believe, but what if Sheila is right, and the timeline wrong?

I like that two people can see the exact same thing, have the identical experiences, but from different points of view, and then coming to different conclusions as a result. I am fooling around with this concept in House Punishment, the part two part that I'm presently writing. Not that I think this is a story that you'd get all that much out of personally, as it is a dark spiral kind of story and written from the male perspective, something that I don't think that I do all that well for obvious reasons.

Back to the present story though, I agree that it takes a fair bit of mental gymnastics for Jackie to convince herself that this isn't cheating, and it's just not possible that Sheila might not share what she and Jackie got up to on that bed, specifically after Jim had warned her to stay away from his ex-wife. Might Jim have even offered up a little wager to Sheila, as in "if you can get her strapped down on that bed, go ahead and have some fun with her." In this case Jim might have even know what the two ladies had been up to when he was sipping his gin and tonic that afternoon, Jim waiting for Jackie to come clean and confess, she then failing the character test that he had allowed to happen.

I thought the balloon scene was fun, and I have wanted to use it in a story someplace, partially because I have done something similar once myself for real. I will tell you that it takes a lot of balloons to float even the tiniest of things, and they can end up hundreds of miles away in just a few days. On that note I was surprised that I didn't get even one response claiming to have found the cuckoldballoon note (via email) that I had buried in the story.

As far as safe wording out before releasing the key, the safe word phrase pretty much ensures the maid will never use it, but she doesn't know yet that this is actually the last useable key to the device she is trapped in. At some point I'm sure the device will no longer be necessary, that group of muscles atrophying and becoming useless for their intended purpose. After all, a feminized maid, and what could still, somehow, be competition for Jim, doesn't really need functioning man bits anyway. I intend a more permanent solution to the man bits problem in the next chapters, but we've discussed that already, as in "moped accident."

I also agree that Jackie, or even Jim, seeing anybody else as manipulative is quite telling...

Thank you so much for your thoughtful observations, such things help me to write better, Jackie.

[feline]

As with all of us, I get pulled in different directions, and also, I like to pour quite a bit of time and energy into your stories and my thoughts on them   Nothing compared to what you obviously pour into them, but still, I want to feel I am doing my all to encourage such fascinating reading experiences   Plus having a nice collection of your works to look forward to gives me something nice to work towards

Jackie has come from being very much in charge in her marriage, so going from there to really giving up control, along with all of the trust that is required, is going to be quite a journey for her, but having said that, no matter how difficult it will be for her to confess / explain to Jim what happened with Sheila, I simply cannot see not telling him working well for her.

I am sure she will be forgiven, but I do feel the strong urge to whack her around the head with something until she see's sense!

There is a growing sense of Jim and Sheila as two dominant personalities and people, who tried to make it work together, the sense being that Sheila tried to bend the most, but it simply didn't work.  Having Jackie as an apparent "living example" of what Jim wanted, even if from her perspective this was completely unknown and unintended, provided a very local, and thus hard to escape or avoid flash point.  It also does a good and important job of showing Sheila in a much more positive and understanding light, which is important I think if she is going to play a positive role in the events that follow.

Also, given this background, I can easily see Jim being remarkably wary about pushing his more kinky desires to be in control, to own and dominate, Jackie, keeping these desires and urges focused on their maid for now.  It's one thing being quite sure that Jackie would respond well to him taking a more controlling role towards her, another thing entirely if he feels that this was a key part in the ending of his last marriage, and not wanting to destroy something wonderful with the woman he had lusted after and wanted from a distance for quite some time...

Different people so often see things very differently, even when they are looking at the exact same events.  Perspective, history, expectation and prejudice all play such a role in things, plus there is also the fickle nature of memory, where what we focus on in our memories of an event can further colour the situation.

It would be fascinating, and most amusing, to learn that Jim and Sheila together planned for something to happen on Jackie's meeting with Sheila, but I wonder how you would make this work, simply because of the sense of emotional soreness, the general tiptoeing around the whole bed and room that is going on, from both of them.

You know, I thought you were being *really* clever in not saying tickling, just adding another element of teasing and delight to what happened on the bed, rather than being unclear, so don't take it as a criticism, it was never meant that way.  It is a VERY delicious mental image, and a terrible "torture" when done well...  *smirk*

I did idly wonder if the email mentioned was live, but I will confess that my focus is less on the maid...  I am most curious as to your balloon experience now though!  I hope it worked out well for you, I suspect it was a massive rush, and a massive pile of feelings that went on for quite a while, not knowing how long the balloons would have flown for, how far they went, or if they were ever found...  all that waiting and wondering...

And yes, there is turning out to be a surprising amount of manipulative behaviour at work here

[teanndaorsa]

A return to this story tonight with part 4, enjoy

[feline]

Part 4 thoughts arrive, in all their violent glory

Thinking that maybe I should go back and re-read at least the last part before reading and commenting as I go, but I want to know what happens next, so lets see how well I remember everything off the top of my head   What could possibly go wrong?

OK, clearly picking up right in the middle, back a part, I need to remember more clearly exactly where we are...

Better, now where were we...

Well yes, one hell of a pair of shocks.  The apparently stunned reaction at getting rid of the male clothing almost seems odd, especially given what has just happened.  Apparently our maid really isn't on the same page as everyone else, about how serious all of this is, and how seriously it is being taken.

As for who sells themselves into slavery like that, another answer that comes to mind is the comment about lobsters and boiling water, where the situation kept moving forward, but in very small steps, so it was far to late before the maid worked out all of what was happening and where it was taking her.  Then again, we would never have started down this road, or travelled so very far, if there wasn't already a large and clearly strong desire to do so on our maid's part.  Definitely a case of very different world views and sets of desires at work here!

Well, the words etched into the chastity device say it all!  And since organising all of this was originally put firmly onto the maid to do, it is reasonable to conclude that she herself wanted this etched onto her chastity device, as if the device its self was not a clear enough sign of the way things were going here!  The ongoing rage and anger on the part of Jackie though...  there are some serious emotional issues at work here!  It speaks heavily to the depth and importance of the lies and deception that she feels victimised by!  I am also thinking that the ready acceptance and support by Jim will be helping, since this will be confirming and "normalising" her anger and feelings of how the maid needs to be treated, given the crimes that were perpetuated.

My thought is that of course Jim would have used his belt.  An empty threat of physical punishment just makes no sense at this point, and heaven forbid, if that was discovered to be an empty threat, it would have had very serious repercussions.

Jackie though really does need to find a way to explain and convey to her "husband" (by situation if not law) what she wants and desires from him, since he isn't going to be certain otherwise.  His history with Sheila speaks to a man wary of pushing for to much control or authority over his woman.

Now where are all of Jackie's doubts and worries coming from?  In a sense I know and can see, but this seems a very serious set of worries about her future with Jim, especially when we have plenty of evidence showing that you are what he wants and desires in a woman, and are very well suited to provide the submissive and loving woman he desires.  Or is this a form of guilt over the handling of your maid, coming out in this form?  Or just natural worries and concerns that what you now have is to good to be true?

OK, I didn't see that coming, but suddenly I have a serious desire to pin Jackie down and slap her silly.  Gently and respectfully at first, but more firmly if required, to get through to her!  Your logic is based on the theory that Jim wants the powerful and equal woman in his life, that he wants to share control with someone who simply isn't interested in giving up control to him.  Yes, Sheila has a lot to offer in many spheres of life, but we have ample history and evidence to tell us that in some VERY important aspects Jim and Sheila simply aren't that compatible.

It is not your social standing and business empire that you are bringing to the table here, but a whole host of other, perhaps less material, but no less important and crucial elements!

Then again, this is showing Jackie as very human and vulnerable, not a simple silhouette of a character, which is important, even as it makes me want to slap some sense and understanding into her

*rolls eyes* maybe you volunteered to be the maid to help show Jim the most important point here, that you are clearly not communicating clearly via other methods, that you are looking for and are eager for him to take a more controlling and dominant role in his relationship with you?!  Surely this is the whole point of the exercise!

FINALLY!  Letting Jim know more clearly what it is that you want and need here, with all of this!

Of course Jim cannot read your mind, and as I have already noted, his history has pushed him away from seeing and accepting the very submission you are yearning to offer and give him.

OK, so Jim is explaining why he wants and needs to be so careful and cautious, and Jackie NEEDS A BLOODY SLAP!  Telling him he won't mess it up as a flat fact, I simply cannot see him thinking of feeling that way about this.

Now this is an interesting question, why does being female make the maid weak.  I would point out that in a lot of ways this is the wrong question.  The maid is weak because of her position, roll and lack of authority.  The forced sex change is a factor here, but it isn't being female that makes her weak.  Jackie really is a bit of a mess at the moment, which just makes Jim refusing to rush anything here all the more sensible and correct, he doesn't want to spoil what he is building with Jackie after all!

The reaction to the old male clothes disappearing is well done, since it is a powerfully symbolic moment, on top of the practical effects.  As for Jim ordering Jackie to help the maid, my first thought is that it is simple practicality, someone has to help after all.  Plus you (Jackie) just finished telling Jack you would be fine with any orders or instructions.  Perhaps not quite so fine with any and all orders or instructions though

Again, the sudden urge to slap Jackie...  I am starting to wonder if I am just having an overly aggressive day, or if this really is being prompted by her.  How can you comment on the lack of hints and clues from your maid about her desire to live a female life when, at least as far as we can tell, you are doing nearly as poorly at explaining your wishes, desires and needs to Jim?  It is one thing to want something and something very different to clearly and properly articulate that desire, isn't it?

As for the maid coming between you, are you perhaps ignoring or just unaware of the work and management required to get the new maid's life up and running?  Once mostly done perhaps nice and straight forward, but its no small undertaking getting it to that point!  A task that Jim has taken on and accepted without complaint and without shirking his duties.

See, I got through an entire paragraph without wanting to slap someone, I am getting better!

Seeing the dress up, things seem to be settling a bit.  An ongoing and serious lack of empathy, but the history explains this.  Nice how casual Jackie is about getting her friend in to do the hair styling, seemingly unaware that this is going to feel like another major milestone to the maid, another serious step in her transformation, plus introducing her clearly, in her new role, to someone she presumably knew in her old life.

The degree of shrinkage of the maids genitals suggests something is going on, this suggests chemical adjustment to my mind, this doesn't seem like the sort of change that would just naturally happen, even with the serious change in the social situation.  But off the top of my head I don't recall any discussion of this taking place.  I assume the answer will become clear with time.  Still, I somehow expected this to illicit a bit more curiosity, but then again, Jackie really is strongly motivated to keep everything about her maid at arms length, and the shrinkage does fit with her feelings and thoughts here.

I do enjoy what we see of Kathie's reaction, I am left with the feeling of giggling embarrassment giving way to solving the professional challenge in front of her

At this point you having a double standard regarding your maid's sex life is just an expression of your complete disinterest in your maid as a sexual being.  Or I might just be short cutting the thought process here *shrug*

Ah, so maid didn't know friend from before, that removes that variable.  No female name, well, as you say, it had never come up before, but again, a clear reminder of how having the maid underfoot all the time is very much a reminder of what was before, so a clear desire to address this somehow.  But the practical then come to the fore.

Almost tempted to argue that getting the maid to visit and help someone else is moving into Jim's territory, of controlling the maid, but the situation really was to perfect and handed to you on a plate to ignore.

Yep, definitely some awareness of what you are dropping on your maid by offering her up and sending her out like this, but of course you aren't bothered by this.  But at least some awareness of some of the lines being crossed, which is important.  And explaining this as a trial run for a business explains the idea quite clearly and nicely.

No maid in the house, finally doing a much better job of showing Jim what you want and desire from him...  its interesting to see how much of a damper the maid has been being on your budding relationship, no real surprise, but interesting to see it spelled out and recognised more clearly.

As for finally coming clean with Jim about what happened with Sheila, about time, even if you are risking some clear displeasure here!

Well, looks like you have managed to unlock the forceful and taking man that you have been looking for!  Interesting how much more demanding and forceful than you have ever seen before, or expected, he is.  Perhaps in time you will think back on this and remember your comment that he is free to take and do what he wants.  This also puts the untenable situation with Sheila into even clearer focus, she isn't the woman this man wants to control and own.  No slight to her, they are just not well matched, but can you see and understand this?

OK, I can rise above the urge to slap Jackie...  just breath...  why did Jim not handle you like this before?!  Is that a serious question?!  Yes, you are learning that this is something you actually enjoy, even crave, but even allowing for the gift of the custom bed, I simply cannot see Sheila ever wanting to give up so much control and authority, to give herself up and over like this!  Having been quite effectively warned off expressing his desires, he isn't going to express them easily or quickly, as he has already told you!

And here we see the flip side of Jim, concerned, maybe outright scared of what is inside of him, and what happens when it gets unleashed!

Finally, she is getting it!  That is a proper note to end this on, finally putting it more clearly, and in terms that Jim should fully grasp, that this was good and acceptable and he doesn't have to keep on worrying or apologising.

I am left thinking, not for the first time, that the stress and strain on a responsible dom is not always easy to understand.  They have to control everything, including and especially their own desires and lusts, they don't get to let go and caught up in the moment, at least not always or normally, while their gift is to allow their partner to experience the very things they are denied...  they need care to you know!

[jackierabbit1]

I love all your comments and observations, so much so that I almost don't know what to add, other than to say thank you for them. I think both Jim and Jackie have confidence issues, although Jim has to be the alpha anyway, and as you pointed out, that can be a strain all by itself. I think in the end both Jackie and Alice will be playing maid someplace, a kind of play on words with the title, if I can pull it off.

Jim is working towards getting Alice ready for the party, and seeing how Jackie responds to a house without Alice in it, he will be rethinking taking her home from that party afterwards. He also may have help with that...

Getting dumped off someplace is an uber hot fantasy of mine that I've actually been able to do a few times in the past, it just does something in my mind that's hard to explain. Alice just got dumped off for the night as an experiment, and based on this she can expect to be dumped off again, and for far longer too.

The party is next, and Jackie and Sheila will have some interaction, and Jim will see that there is something warm and playful there that doesn't seem quite right. Sheila and her guests will have their fun at both maids expense, but it will be more playfully applied, rather than evil. Sheila isn't a bad soul, just a mismatch for Jim's, and if I were to make her too evil it would clash with the character I've made for her. She and Alice, once alone together for a bit without anybody else watching, might be another story though.

I also see Jackie selling her home for a new one with Jim, one where the new neighbors, if there are any, will see them as husband and wife, maybe one with a visiting part time maid from time to time even. Maybe if this is an upscale neighborhood it might be a good place for the happy couple to launch their new side hustle business venture.

Just some thoughts on the next chapter, and thank you again for your kind words and observations, Jackie. 

[feline]

Looking forward to it []

I just don't see Sheila as evil, but pushed into a corner, stressed and angry?  That I can and do see, but thankfully she has been able to start moving on and past this now.

Looking at this, calmer now I am reminded that all of this is completely new to Jackie as well, and that she doesn't have any background in or experience with both the need to actually properly and clearly explain what she wants and needs to Jim, which is a major "hole" in her understanding of how to make this all work.  She also doesn't understand the "strain" the alpha position can place on Jim over time.  Not sure if "strain" is the right word here, but there is an ongoing responsibility.  It is NOT her place to take that responsibility away from him, but giving him clear feedback and hints on her own desires and nice directions, while letting him take charge, would be properly supportive and helpful.

Then again, given the two alphas butting heads past Jim is moving away from, he won't have had a great deal of this sort of support either.

The discovery that there is more between Jackie and Sheila will hopefully help Jackie and Jim to communicate better, and start addressing some of these issues, since I do want to see them happy together []

As for Alice, the thought of her being dumped somewhere is very tingly indeed...  *evil smirk*

[teanndaorsa]

Part 5 of this lovely tale up tonight, enjoy!

[feline]

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!

[jackierabbit1]

Thank you so much. I've had a few times in life where I've gotten myself into something not all together well thought out, (four guys in a remote cabin comes to mind) asked for things I maybe shouldn't have, so the "be careful what you wish for..." thing kind of resonates with me. Maybe Jackie does feel a bit guilty for the way several things went down here, the Alice thing, the Sheila thing too maybe. James is the perfect vehicle to square the account, in Jackie's mind she won't have to ever deal with him again, so a "once and done," I've learned my lesson, paid my proverbial bill.

I could also imagine Sheila giving her blessing on Jim and Jackie being together, she interacting with Jackie for the week and realizing that she herself couldn't possibly be what Jim really needed in life. Sheila actually wants Jim happy, and under this kind of artificial stress everybody will realize that Jackie isn't playing at being the perfect quasi-submissive mate for Jim, to maybe become attached to his earned wealth, that the attraction is much deeper than that.

I could also see old James specifically requesting Jackie from the visiting maids company for a future event, because he liked the dynamic she interjected into the household. I'm not thinking Jim will let old James "have" Jackie, but perhaps have some fun just a bit short of that, work her hard, give the others on staff a needed vacation, or even a fresh reason not to cross old James. Then again, if Jim has to remain aloof so as to perpetuate the lie that Sheila and Jim are still married...

I intend that the contract is real, and that it remains in effect well after the party, Jackie the defacto property of the visiting maids company, and therefor a contractual subordinate to both Sheila and Jim, and even James their agent when necessary. Punishment for lacking candor about the bed-thing with Sheila? Maybe, but also maybe left vague and not fully explained.

I'm mindful of very long stories, so I intend to conclude this one in the next chapter or two, as I'm working towards on some other projects. I don't intend it this way as I enjoy the characters that I make, but as a sometimes reader too I find it maddening when a story never ends; so I'm working on that little character flaw in myself as an amateur author.

Thank you, Jackie.

[feline]

I do like long stories, if there is enough content, plot and action to justify things, but sometimes there isn't.

But balancing against that, stories that just don't end, and are just left hanging, can be REALLY frustrating, even if it cannot easily be avoided.

I do think it would be good for Sheila to see and understand that Jackie is a MUCH more submissive personality than she is, or would ever want to be, and that this is actually a much better fit for what Jim wants and needs to really be happy and comfortable in a long term relationship.  I don't see Sheila passing up the opportunity to "punish" Jackie during this week though, and find it rather amusing, at least in theory, to have her punished by James *smirk*

Having this real contract hanging over Jackie is fascinating, and I find myself thinking that this could be just the thing to "keep her out of trouble" for a week or three if Jim is ever forced to travel for work, and he wants the piece of mind of knowing that his woman is being kept in place, and given a solid dose of control and structure, knowing that having a strong hand guiding her is making her a happier woman.  But yes, that does rather leave open the question of how much is done with and to maid Jackie while the company is making use of her...

This story has come quite a distance from is "simple" start point, so it will be very interesting to see where you take it, and how you wrap up the threads to bring us a sense of completeness, and I do look forward to it