My face turned red as I looked down. “Uh ... yeah, I spilled a little wine and tried to wash it off in the kitchen,” I lied.After all the insuffer...ble previews, the movie finally flicked to life. I reached across my mother and turned off the lamp at the end of the sofa. Now the room was lit only by the glow of the TV screen. We sat quietly, watched the movie and ate the pizza. I don’t know about my mother, but I was very much aware of her thigh touching mine. I could feel the scorching heat of. They were still drying off from the pool as they strutted along together in their bathing suits.Without thinking about it, Flo started pulling her one-piece swimsuit from her shoulders downwards. The best friends had shared everything so were not unfamiliar with each other’s bodies. As Flo pulled the suit further down her body, Ellie couldn’t help but acknowledge her perfect physique. Ellie had always somewhat envied Flo’s body. Flora was slim but exercised frequently which gave her toned. Finally, school. I started crying.Damn it! Even when I was pregnant and alone and Jim gave me a place to live, I’d never cried in front of him. But there was the truth. My precious daughter ranked number three and my lovers number four.“I think you need to reprioritize where you invest yourself.”I couldn’t just abandon the business and I knew Jim didn’t want me to. He was making a huge amount of money from my work. And I would be letting Gordon down, as well. And my family needed the money. The. And that’s all it took. Just a minute.“Your breakfast is ready, Master.” She smiled as she left the bedroom. Naked.I put on a dressing gown and went downstairs. Breakfast and coffee first, then shower and dress to face the day.I was served my favourite pain-au-raisins, freshly baked, and coffee by a serving wench, naked except for a frilly pinny, leg and ankle cuffs.“Thankyou,” I said. Always show your slaves they are appreciated. They do good, praise them; bad, punishment.“I am to go to work.