Del
listened to the alarm and waited for Marge to turn it off. He was
thinking and this morning he felt like he thought better with his
eyes shut. Finally, after the damn buzzing had driven every thought
from his mind he turned over, reached across her and hit the button.
He
lay on his back and stared at the ceiling. He heard Marge stir next
to him, heard her get off the bed and pad off to the bathroom.
He
woke up to the sound of eggs frying in the kitchen. It was almost
dawn; the birds were in the midst of their morning chorus. There
used to be whippoorwill here years ago. He'd heard their lilting
song before the sun came up in the morning, and later, an hour after
sunset. He couldn't remember the last time he'd heard a whippoorwill.
His
year was broken up in seasons and the names of his charges. Loosa
who he trained for six months, just before Brandy and Claire who
were quicker. A year like any other. He'd been at the ranch for
ten years, no, eleven last spring.
He
sat up, rose and went to the bathroom. After taking a piss and splashing
cold water on his face he felt better. He put on his robe and went
to the kitchen, gave Marge a kiss on the back of her neck, took
his plate to the table.
He
liked his coffee hot out of the pot like Marge made it, the real
stuff, not the crap he got at McDonald's. He used his toast to clean
his plate, smiled at Marge when she sat across from him, just toast
and coffee for her and her assortment of pills.
"Morning,"
he said.
"Morning."
"I'll
be spending the next few nights in the stable," he said watching
her face. Marge and he went back forever, looked like they were
going to grow old together. Her face was rounder now, blonde hair
beginning to gray. He could still see the cute seventeen-year-old
he met after coming home from the Army.
"I'll
need some things, I'll make a shopping list."
"Sure,"
he said. He watched her take her pills. She wasn't sick or anything;
they both were healthy. She believed in vitamins and herbs.
He
took his plate to the sink, rinsed it off and left it on the counter.
He poured himself another cup of coffee, took the pot to the table
and topped her cup. She smiled at him, went back to her book.
In
the shower he thought about Penny and Star and the Colonel who he'd
be seeing right off the first of the day. He imagined himself bending
Marge over the table, her robe pulled down to her elbows, baring
her back, and tossed up over her ass. He imagined fucking her, the
table shaking with each thrust, cups bouncing in saucers with a
clatter, cutlery falling to the floor.
He
imagined Penny's ass red from a flogging, her tears and the way
the muscles in her back rippled afterwards. He rinsed his hair,
flung it from his eyes, and let the shower pound his face.
He
dried himself off, stepped out of the tub and finished drying himself
while he looked in the mirror. Slender, a slight paunch. Not because
he was getting fat, he just wasn't keeping himself trim, didn't
really feel the need to keep himself trim. He worked hard enough
as it was.
He
combed his hair, brushed his teeth, left his robe hung on the bathroom
door, his towel folded and drying on the towel bar. He dressed in
black in the bedroom, his uniform. He had favorite shirts; his shirts
were all black. Others that weren't his favorites and he wasn't
quite sure why. Some just fit well, felt nice when he moved. Cuffs
weren't too short, collars weren't too tight.
He
sat at the table and watched Marge as she made out the list. He
brought her book closer, saw it was a Dorothy Sayers mystery. Marge
finished the list, tore it off the pad.
"Just
two nights?" she asked.
"Maybe
three. I'll check in."
She
pushed the list toward him.
"I'll
mow Thursday."
"Working
hard?" She sipped her coffee.
"This
week I'll bust my balls."
Marge
smiled at him, took her book.
"In
two weeks they'll have a ranch picnic."
She
nodded, set down her cup.
He
looked over the list, maybe an hour's shopping. He folded the list
and put it in his pocket.
He
kissed her neck as she read and left the house.
The
Dodge was the perfect place to gather his thoughts. He sometimes
wished he had a dog. Not a special dog like Spot, the Colonel's
dog, who was a good girl and fun to be with. Just a mongrel, someone
who'd enjoy sticking her nose out the window as Del drove and liked
having her ears scratched.
When
he dropped Marge's groceries off he'd pack a bag with his things.
This evening, before dark.
He
started the Dodge, gave the dashboard a pat and turned out of the
drive.
He
parked behind the bunkhouse, left Marge's shopping list on the front
seat. Today was going to be messy; he didn't want the list getting
wet or lost.
He
stopped at the stable first to check on Star. He was early, as usual,
could hear the charges stir in their stalls at his steps. He passed
Misty's stall without looking, opened the latch to Star's stall
and went in.
Star
knelt in the corner, facing the center of the space, eyes down.
It looked like he had something to work with at least.
He
checked her mane for vermin, checked her ears, and raised her chin.
Her nose was pierced; a silver ring hung from it almost touching
her upper lip. He checked her eyes, opened her mouth. She watched
him as he left her and went to the shelf. He brought back a hood
and handcuffs. "Stand," he said.
She
rose gracefully, offered her wrists.
He
dropped the hood over her head and locked it to her collar. He took
her hand, pulled her to the pole by the north wall, under the window.
He cuffed her to the pole, forced her to kneel.
He
finished his examination, wiped his hands on a rag, rose and laid
the rag on the shelf.
He
left her, latched the stall door and paused to glance in Misty's
stall. She lay on the floor, curled, her eyes open and watching
him. He smiled at her, gave her the salute and started out for the
Colonel's house.
He
could smell breakfast being prepared in the bunkhouse. He'd get
a cup of coffee on his way back, Penny in tow unless the Colonel
had other plans.
The
grass was wet with dew this morning. He stayed on the chipped stone
path which circled up the rise. Spot slept by the doghouse, her
dish empty.
Spot
was heavily tattooed, colorful stuff which ran down her arms and
across her back, down her legs, across her front. Her piercings
were lost amidst all the color.
He
liked Spot, liked borrowing her to take her on rides. It gave the
girls a chance to pull a real load not all the owners were
as compact as he was. Spot was affectionate but not overly so. A
perfect dog, not a whiny yapper.
He
knocked at the Colonel's door, a brass doorknocker shaped like a
voluptuous young woman. He waited. The door was thick, heavily paneled
and painted black. After a minute he knocked again.
The
knocking was finally answered. When the door opened Del heard Spot
yip behind him. He went in the house; the elderly housekeeper, Bertha,
shut the door behind him.
He
was made to wait in the study. The housekeeper brought him coffee
and sweet rolls. He relaxed in a big leather chair with an illustrated
copy of Pierre Louy's Aphrodite. He didn't know French, made
do with the pictures, being careful not to get crumbs on the book.
He
heard them, shut the book and laid it on the table. He didn't stand.
Penny
knelt by his chair. He touched her shoulder briefly, looked up at
the Colonel sitting in his swivel chair behind the big desk. The
Colonel held his coffee cup in one hand, saucer in the other as
he drank. His burgundy colored robe shimmered with his movements.
"You
probably already know about Star, don't you?"
"Yes,
sir." Del crossed his legs.
"She's
your primary charge now. If you think this one needs more work and
you can handle both of them, then okay. I think Penny is ready to
go home. I can call her owner right now."
Del
shook his head. "She needs more work, sir."
"If
you think you can do it, be my guest." The Colonel set his
saucer and cup on the desk.
"We'd
better be going." Del stood.
"Marge
coming to the ranch picnic?"
"Yes,
sir."
The
Colonel smiled. "Bringing her good potato salad again, I hope."
"I
think so, sir."
"Go
on. I can see you're eager to get to work."
Del
went to the door to the study. "Come," he said.
As
Penny rose to her feet, the Colonel said, "Did you ever hear
the one about the midget prostitute?"
"I
think so, sir."
The
Colonel's smile turned into a frown. "If you're so eager, go."
Penny
followed Del out of the house, stopped on the path when he left
her to go pet Spot. Penny followed him down the circle, stopped
when he stopped. He turned, slapped her hard across her face. "No
more games," he said. "Hear?"
She
didn't raise her hand to her cheek, nodded slowly, blinked back
tears.
He
hoped he'd loosened a few teeth, damned paint. He turned and she
followed him to the stable.
He
unlatched her stall door. "Get your things."
She
glanced at him, walked past, tears in her eyes. She reached to pick
up her blanket; he went by her, took what he needed from the pegs
on the wall. She followed him to Star's stall, stopped when she
saw Star hooded and cuffed to the post.
"Drop
it by hers." He hung up the bridle and lead on a peg, his whip
on another. "Follow me."
In
her old stall he loaded her arms with rags, saddle soap, comb and
brush. Penny followed him as he carried his kit, the large red box.
It took several trips to move everything.
He
put the bridle on Penny, clipped on the lead and tied it to the
post. "Kneel," he said. It took a minute to find his crop;
he'd have to make time to organize himself today. He was tired already.
"All
fours," he said. "Both of you."
Star
was quicker; he tapped her shoulder with the crop. "Good girl."
He walked around to Penny. "As for you," he said. He slowly
whipped her.
He
tossed the crop onto the shelf, was angry with Penny for flinching.
He dropped his jeans, knelt behind Star, entered her as Penny sobbed
with the bit in her mouth. Star squeezed his cock with her cunt.
He knew from the start he was going to like this one. She had some
training.
When
he was done, he stood and fastened his jeans. He felt better. He
found the clipper in the tack room, came back and plugged it in.
He
shaved Penny's legs first, what he could reach. Then her cunt. He
had her roll over and he finished that part of the job.
Penny
was unmarked except for being a paint. He'd do something about that
this afternoon. He shaved her arms and her armpits. Her skin was
soft and warm. Pliable. She stared at the ceiling as he trimmed
her.
Damn,
he thought. He'd left her tail at the Colonel's last night. He'd
have to stop by sometime to pick it up, preferably when the old
bastard wasn't there. No, sir. Yes, sir. Sir stuck in his craw.
"Knees,
Penny," he said.
When
she was in position he unhooked the lead and coiled it. He unfastened
the bridle and removed the bit from her mouth. He hung the bridle
and lead on their peg.
He
knelt by Penny and grasped a handful of hair and tugged. Her head
tilted back exposing her throat. He flicked on the clipper, set
it to cut close.
"No
more games, hear?" He shook her head. "I don't have the
time to waste on you." He shaved her, long strokes removing
hanks of hair. Each stroke exposed a two-inch wide swath of bare
skin.
The
skin over her skull was smooth and thin. He could see blood vessels
and the shape of the bone. He shaved her completely then repeated
each pass in the opposite direction, from the top of her head down.
He
turned off the clipper, rose to his feet and brushed off his pants.
Her hair littered the stall floor. He'd have them sweep this afternoon.
He
returned the clipper to the tack room, oiled it and set it in its
proper place. He grabbed an extra lead and bridle for Star before
leaving. He took down the clipboard for Penny and hung it on a nail
next to Star's clipboard.
He
needed a break. He'd get them settled and then he'd walk around.
He felt almost human again. Removing Penny from top priority gave
him breathing room. He hadn't realized how much of his space she'd
been taking.
He
checked his watch. Still time for a ride this morning. He went in
the stall, hung up Star's lead and bridle. He removed Star's cuffs
and put them on Penny. Star had red circles around her wrists. He
unlocked the hood and tossed it onto the shelf. "Kneel,"
he said.
Star
knelt; he turned her so she faced Penny. Penny's tears had almost
dried. He sat on a bench and looked at them. He wasn't sure he should
be liking Star so much so early. He didn't trust that feeling.
"Star;
Penny. Penny; Star. We'll be working together." He paused.
"Star was read the rules last night. I'll summarize. No talking
unless addressed by a ranch hand, owner or the Colonel. If addressed,
you may only say yes, more and please. Repeat
that."
"Yes,"
Star said. "More please." She slowly raised her eyes to
his.
So
that was why. He'd fix her of that. "Any special dietary needs?"
She
stared at him.
"No,
then." He rose to his feet, took Star's blanket from the floor
and folded it. "I'm going to take a walk around. While I'm
gone you two may speak to each other. Speak softly."
He
patted Star's shoulder, felt her hair by her ear. He said, "You
be a good girl," to Penny and left them.
He
checked Misty's stall, he didn't expect to see her there. He left
the stable and headed to the wagon shed. He saw Misty in the ring
with Benjamin. She stepped nicely.
He
leaned against the ring's railing and said to Benjamin, "She's
looking pretty good," as they both watched her.
Benjamin
nodded. "See you have a new one. The paint gone?"
"The
paint's still here. New one's name is Star."
Benjamin
smiled, gave a quick sideways glance. "You have your hands
full."
"Nothing
I can't manage."
Benjamin
gave a nod, the faint smile still on his lips as he watched the
ring.
Del
watched Misty. He liked the way her breasts moved as she stepped.
Some of them had breasts that flopped, others had breasts that didn't
do a thing, might as well have been two rocks. Misty lifted her
knees high. She wore heels that looked to be four inches. She was
spectacular. He'd love to have just ten minutes with her but knew
he was going to be too busy. Damn paint. "See you," he
said.
Benjamin
nodded, lifted his hat and wiped his forehead with his arm.
At
the wagon shed Del picked out a two-seater and drew it out into
the yard. He set the harness in a seat and shut the big wagon shed
doors. Of all the buildings the wagon shed was the most rustic looking.
The washhouse was a cinderblock building, the bunkhouse a wood frame
building sided with bare wood clapboard. The stable had stained
rough plywood siding, was long and tall, though nothing was stored
in the hayloft. Tall was just for looks.
The
wagon shed was weathered board and batten siding with a rusty sheet
tin roof. Looked like it had been here for a hundred years. Every
building on the ranch was less than twenty years old, built after
the Colonel retired from the Air Force.
He
pulled the buggy under the shade of the maple so the seats would
be cool. It rolled easily, was light. Penny was going to have a
workout pulling Star and him. Do her good.
He
stopped at the bunkhouse, found out what was for lunch, carried
a handful of apple slices to the stable for the girls.
He
was supposed to think of them as ponies but that was impossible.
No horse ever looked as good as Misty, no horse ever gave him a
look as Star had just done. He wondered if putting her out at the
post a few lunch times wouldn't cure her. Probably just the opposite.
He'd
paint them both this afternoon while the others were broiling in
the sun. You'd think they'd learn.
He
unlatched the stall door, closed it behind him. Penny and Star were
both silent, their eyes followed him as he moved.
He
tossed the apple slices on the blanket, "No hands." He
sat on the bench and watched them.
Star
had pierced labia and clitoral hood. He liked the way she moved;
even on her hands and knees she moved like a dancer.
"Kneel,"
he said when they were done.
He
took down Penny's bridle and lead. He stroked her cheek before fitting
the bit in her mouth. He fastened the bridle, clipped on the lead,
set the lead in her hand. He stood in front of Star, said, "You
know what to do."
He
watched Misty in the ring through the north window as Star opened
his jeans and drew him out. Once he was in her mouth, he held her
head as he thrust. She gagged until she found the right angle
he let her adjust her head.
He
shut his eyes, tried to pretend this was Misty, not a damn paint.
Misty with such thick hair. He could bury his hands in her hair
and never touch her head. Not like this one. Star's hair felt sharp
and brittle, like it was ready to break off in his hands.
He
heard Penny champ at her bit, finished in Star's throat and drew
back so she could taste him. He felt her tongue stroke his cock;
she kissed the head of his cock before settling him back in place
and zipping up his jeans.
He
turned and saw Penny's moist eyes watch him. He wanted to . . .
He took a breath, went to the shelf and found his crop. He held
it in both hands, bending it, feeling its supple spring.
"Stand,
Star, and take Penny's lead." He waited. "Stand, Penny."
Both
their feet were bare. This would help toughen them up. He unlatched
the stall door. "Penny leads."
He
led Penny out of the stable into the bright light. It had gotten
hot Penny was going to sweat.
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