The Farm Ch. 06

"For what?" she asked as her eyes opened wide.

"What do you mean, 'For what'? For last night."

Mindy smiled at me and said, "You are nuts. Why would you think I blamed you?"

"Because I was the one hitting you!"

The girls all stopped chattering. Mindy rolled her eyes and said, "Well now this, I may be mad about."

I shut my mouth and lowered my head. She giggled, "Vivienne! You're being too hard on yourself – and if anyone knows how hard you can be, it's me."

How could she joke? How could she be so fucking cheery? "Tell me you know I didn't want to do it!"

Mindy reached her hand out and took mine. "Of course I know, Vivienne. Liam was punishing you. I know."

"I just don't understand why he made me punish you! Why he made me choose!"

"It's a new one, I'll give ya that. I don't think any of the other girls have had to use their own whipping girl for their transgressions."

The girls all tittered and chirped, asking what happened. So I explained, from start to finish.

When I was done they were all looking at me wide-eyed, like I had grown four heads.

Sarah was the first to ask, "Why would you do that to your Master?"

I looked at Mindy, who shrugged as she sipped her coffee. The food started arriving and I tried to avoid eye contact with Alicia. I mumbled thank you as she wordlessly set a plate of scrambled eggs, toast, and bacon in front of me.

And then I answered Sarah with the best lie I could come up with. "I thought he would like it."

Sarah laughed at me. "You thought he'd like it?! He's the dominant one, not you! You deserved your punishment, if only for bein' stupid!"

I wanted to punch her in the face. Instead, I ripped a piece of toast off with my teeth and said, "He was being punished for breaking the rules. I thought he broke the rules because he liked being punished."

"But enjoy being punished by you? A slave? Ha! You are so ungrateful! How could you do that to Liam?" She lowered her voice, "He's the best one!"

The girls all agreed, and I listened as they regaled each other with stories of when Liam had taken them. I lowered my eyes to my food and tried to tune them out. Mindy kicked me under the table, gently.

"What?"

"Are you okay?" she asked.

"Yes, fine."

"Wanna talk later? I won't be done until late but if you want, I can wake you up."

My mind flashed to how Mindy's body felt on my hands, how she tasted on my lips, and I smiled and said, "Sure."

Pam interrupted and asked me, "So are you sorry? Truly sorry?"

"Yes, actually. I don't know what I was thinking. Now I know that Liam is truly my Master. I'll never doubt it again," I said somewhat facetiously.

Pam just smiled and said, "Good. I'm so glad for you. It's always wonderful when we find our way back to the truth."

I cleared my throat and glanced at Mindy. "Yes, yes it is."

I had a feeling that she'd have asked me that same question had I been there three minutes, let alone three days. I still didn't understand how these women could be so blind. Perhaps they never had sight in the first place. I wondered what tactics Drew and Fred used. By the way Pam acted, I guessed they used a lot of fire and brimstone.

I didn't even know if they were religious.

I wanted to know more about how Liam treated Mindy. But I was also afraid to ask. I didn't even know how to ask.

I feared that I was just a new toy, that he'd get bored with me once I was thoroughly used, once he opened up a new toy. Once he stole a new toy.