By Musker
(part 2)
"It's a Wonderful Life"
Page 1
This is a fantasy story. It has no basis in reality. Even the names of the characters are made up and have no relevance to anyone. It is for adult readers only, of legal age, and deals with domination and submission of a non consenting type. So don't read it if you are offended by this subject matter or not an adult of legal age.
The surprised gleaming smile on Judith's face was met with a shocking gloomy scowl on the faces of Heidi and Katie. The recognition process of who was who was instantaneous for both parties. Even the lingering effect of said discovery was the same for all. The only difference was that Judith felt like old Scrooge when he discovered the true meaning behind Christmas where as Heidi and Katie felt as if they found their stockings, mounted on the chimney with care, were filled with black dirty coal.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here" Judith asked in a voice that was positively dripping with jubilation even though she tried her darndest not to show it. She swung the door closed behind her not daring to take her eyes off the wonderful vision before her in fear that it might be only a monetary illusion. A trick her mind and kinky desires were playing upon her former stressed out condition.
Then she slowly walked over to a large metal desk that sat right in front of the two sitting and squirming girls. Her gate, her body language, her entire aura of being had that delicious, unhurried, dominating, evil connotation. Something that the two girls were unconsciously picking up as they became even more agitated when this once unbeknownst middle age woman sat down behind the formidable desk before them.
Judith just sat their staring at the girls. Her arms carefully placed on top of the desk with her fingers gently interweaved between one another. Her posture was formal, with a straight spine, shoulders back and head up. She looked like a well dressed school teacher at her desk, all ready and well prepared for the day's lessons.
On the other hand, Heidi and Katie looked like something the cat dragged in. Their clothes were rumbled, wrinkled and still wet in some places from the snow ball fight they had earlier. They smelled of cigarets and liquor from the bar. And they had the nervous twitching behavior of two naughty girls who forgot to do their homework and came to class totally unprepared.
Then Judith made the first move. It was one of passivity, but never the less, full of strong meaning. She simply stared at the red leather hat, still sitting on the girl's head, with a look of simmering rage.
It took only a couple of seconds before each girl showed the corresponding fear that came from being on the receiving end of such a look. A look unlike that of a mad bull ready to charge at them, especially Heidi. For it was her who was brandishing said red object of increasing taunting wrath in front of the crazed eyed animal, with the excellent posture.
It was Katie that nudged Heidi a couple times and then had to whisper to her before she got the point of taking off the red hat.
Heidi quickly removed the hat and then, very coyly, placed it on the metal desk before the woman whose eyes never left sight of the object in question. When Heidi was back in her chair, she reached for her friend's hand and found it to be just as nervous and sweating as her own.
Judith simply stared at her hat that rested in front of her like a lump. It was no longer the hat she once knew and loved. It was now crinkled, stretched out, blocky and even had a couple dirty smudges here and there. Her expression changed as a result of looking long and hard at it. She seemed a bit sad now. As if she lost something that was once pure, fine and dear to her heart.
Then she looked up at the two girls, the reason behind her sadness. Once more her expression changed, but it was strange. For now she had that look of joy on her face again, as if she was just given a lovely gift or something that meant an awful lot to her. But the girls could swear that in watching the middle age woman's expression change from sad to elation, they though they seen it pass through one more that looked just like the devil incarnate.
"All right Ladies, since I am a very busy woman with little time to spend on the likes of YOU TWO" Judith made a very audible and visual notation with her eyes on those last two words, "this is how it is going to work." Judith paused for a few seconds letting her words and tone meander about in the minds and perceived frighten souls of the two "gifts" in front of her. Gifts that were not quite hers, not yet at least.
"Normally, what we do with SHOPLIFTERS is to prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law, which means jail time!" Already Judith could see the two girls emotions rising to another level anxiety, to which she felt an extra little jolt of pleasure to her own well controlled demure.
"But, since it is Christmas time, I will offer you two a deal." Again she paused and watched the effect her words had on the two girls. This time she could see it in their eyes. That small ray of hope that shined like high polished glass. She always like seeing that in her prey, that is before she wrapped them up in her spider's silken threads of conniving deceit.
"There is a special elitist party this Saturday night and I need two . . ." Judith paused again trying to think of the right word so as not to scare the girls off, but still being truthful in it's meaning, ". . . SERVANTS to help out. That means you will be TRAINED for the position, as well as custom FITTED for your role at the party. Since it is a very posh affair, you will need to stay here tonight and tomorrow for PREPARATION. Then you will be taken to the party in a VEHICLE to Madame Rouso's Estate where the party will be held. There, you will fulfill your role as SERVANTS for the party. The party will last well into the evening and afterwards you will be brought back here to spend the rest of the night. The following morning you will be free to leave, still in plenty of time to celebrate Christmas Eve and Day with your family and friends. You can rest assure that all evidence of your theft will be destroyed upon the SUCCESSFUL completion of your duties. I'll even throw in that red blouse and the gray dress that you tried to steal in remuneration for your services as well. I think this is a very fair offer under the circumstances. Don't you Ladies?"
Judith then sat back and watched the two girls converse. She knew she was pushing it when she emphasize those certain words in the offer she made. Those same words that the two girls were talking about right now, which made them feel a bit uneasy in taking the deal. But she couldn't help herself. It was what she loved to do. Walk on the extreme teasing edge like that. It made her feel so alive with excitement and nervous tension like a gambler betting on a horse race. The anticipation was almost as thrilling as the actual event itself sometimes. An event that was taking the two girls much to long to decide on. So she played her ace in the hole card.
"Otherwise, the two of you will be picked up by the police and sent to jail. There you will be prosecuted, found guilty, and then sent to prison. THAT, I can promise you without a doubt!"
Oh she knew how to play it well. An audible emotionless voice telling them what would happen to them if they decide not to, and then ending it with a biting pledge of total demise as if the very gods deemed it so. Oh yes, Judith knew how to play her hand all right, especially when she held all the cards.
"Umm," it was Katie who was brave enough to speak first, "we just want you to know that we are sorry..."
"Yes, Very SORRY!" Heidi boisterously added to her friends already statement of remorse. Then Katie quickly picked up where she left off.
"with the snow balls, and the hat and all."
"And that we are sorry for stealing too, the clothes, it was very wrong of us" Again Heidi broke in, but with a very important point this time to which it was now Katie's turn to echo her friend's morality.
"Oh YES! We never stole anything in our entire lives! We just got caught up with things, somehow, and did it. We know it was very stupid and very wrong and we both wish to apologize to you on all counts."
"Yes, I apologize too. And I will pay for the cleaning of your hat as well. I promise! But it will have to be on payments. I'm kind of broke." Heidi felt the need to add that little extra point to help out, even though in her mind she felt any damage done to that hat wasn't really her fault.
"Yes I understand." Judith said with a smile. "It was all done under the happy, warm, giving spirit of Christmas, that's all. So in the same celebrated heartfelt spirit of the season that moved the two of you, I do so in kind with this deal to you. Besides, I think you will have a lot of fun at the party even though you will be in a "subservient" role. So Ladies, what is your answer?" Judith felt incredibly nasty playing on words like that. A devious act that made her blush all the way down to her toes. Then she heard the answer she was looking for.
"Ok . . . we'll do it." Said a reluctant Katie on behalf of herself and her friend. "Very good. I'll leave you two here while I have someone else come to show you to the Preparation Room downstairs. And when I am done I will see you both there."
"Preparation Room?" Both girls felt a bit concerned about the name, but it was Heidi that played the spoke's person this time.
"Yes, that is where you will be measure with the state of the art computer system so your costume will fit you perfectly." Again Judith was walking the rail on the truth as to what was really going to happen to them there.
Judith rose from her chair and began to head for the door when Katie asked the next question that was on both of the girl's nervous minds.
"Costumes? What kind of costumes Ms. . ." She didn't know the woman's name. And the fact that she didn't know her name while making a deal that would put them in the exclusive care of this mystery woman for the next few days did not rest easy with Katie.
"My name is Ms. Judith Davenport. I am the co-owner of this boutique, among other things, and you both will call me Ms. Davenport from now on, understand?" Judith looked directly into Katie's eyes with a hard stare and then over to Heidi until both girls were shaking their heads in silent acknowledgment.
Judith then walked to the door and exited the room with her card key, leaving the rest of the question unanswered.
Katie and Heidi looked at one another with a good deal of frustrated anxiety. They did not like what they had to do, but they were very mindful of the fact that they had no other choice either. The thought of them going to jail or having the social stigma of being labeled "thieves" follow them for the rest of their lives were two things that they definitely did not want happen. So that only left the lesser of evils.
"Well, it is supposed to be a party after all," said Heidi trying to look on the bright side of it.
"Yea," Katie said with a sigh in her voice and then she continued with a little positive mental attitude, "and maybe will meet some great looking guys there too. There's that at least."
On the outside of the door Judith rested her body up against the door and closed her eyes. Another big smile came across her face just like the cat that ate the canary. She took her cell phone from her pocket and began making calls. She called Trixie, the receptionist downstairs, and told her to have Shelia come to the holding room and take the two girls she found inside down to the Preparation Room and get them ready for her. And to make sure she used the private back elevator down to that room as well. The last thing she needed was to have two horror stricken girls running around all over the complex looking for a way to escape. The last point she wanted to relay to Shelia was to take it easy on these two. They were precious goods and Judith didn't want them bruised, if at all possible.
The next call was to her ever vigilant assistant Jenny.
"Jenny? This is Judith. Yes, I know, thank you Jenny. You did an excellent job in catching those two. I want to have a little talk with you in five minutes in my office, all right? Good! I'll see you then. Bye!"
Judith placed her cell phone back in her pocket and walked down the hall to her office. She used her card again to gain access and then walked inside. She quickly took a seat behind her desk and began using her computer. She checked her e-mail and because it was "that time of year again", her mail box was loaded. But before she answered letter one and before Jenny showed up, there was one short and sweet letter she just had to send.
And with a single click of a key, Judith's letter was wrapped ever so securely with the protocol of the World Wide Web and then sent at light speed through all the assorted hubs, switches and routers to finally reach it's destination in another computer. This computer was located in an impressive den of rich well grained oak walls and soft expensive leather furniture. A den, which was part of well guarded sweeping estate on the distant edge of town.