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I spent the entire weekend in a moral tug-of-war. Back and forth. All day long, all night long. So that by the time my alarm went off at five-thirty in the morning on Monday, I was a mess. Exhausted by my own struggle about what to do.
In the end, I’d decided to try it. I could do it for a month or so and look for something else if it turned out to be just too much. Since the pay was good, I’d keep my apartment and pay the rent. That way, I had a place to go to if needed.
I showed up at the Cardiff Manor residence with ten minutes to spare before seven a.m. I sipped at my cup of coffee and admired the amazing estate. In New England, this was money, money. Richer than god money. A completely different world. Almost another universe entirely, I was so removed from the likes of these people.
Just as instructed, I’d parked behind and to the left side of the mansion, where the servants entered. I guessed the actual residence to be twenty-five thousand or more in square footage. The property? I had no idea… But once on it, it was extremely private with no sight of any neighbors as far as I could tell.
As the starting time grew close, I mustered my bearings, gathered up all my courage and wits and stepped out of my car and used the doorbell to announce my presence.
A petite, older, Hispanic woman answered – a warm smile on her aging face.
“I’m Celeste. I’m new, I start today?” I managed to squeak out apprehensively.
“Ah yes, please come in. I’m Lupita. Welcome, welcome.” She said in an exotic twinge of Spanish, motioning for me to enter.
I stepped inside and she guided me down the hallway, then up the stairs. Soon, we found a room that she explained was to be mine. I lost my breath when she opened the door and stepped inside, motioning for me to enter.
It was gorgeous. One of the most beautiful rooms I’d ever seen. Surely this wasn’t to be mine?
“Please, Miss Celeste, put your things down. Anna will join you shortly, she will be the one who trains you. Would you like something to drink or eat? Anything you want is available in the servants’ kitchen. Master Cardiff has his own kitchen elsewhere in the Manor.”
I blinked. This was real. I didn’t know what to say. As it turned out, I was hungry. I’d been too nervous to eat before leaving my apartment.
“A toasted bagel? With cream cheese? Some OJ?” I asked tentatively, expecting to be turned down or given a look of reprimand.
New maid eating all the food already, or something like that.
“Certainly. I’ll be back in a few. Please, go ahead and unpack.” She closed the door, providing me immediate privacy.
I stood there, motionless, taking in everything around me. I turned around and walked to the window. I looked out on the back of the estate. It was truly palatial.
After a few minutes, I realized that Lupita would be back soon and that I’d better unpack as she’d instructed. I hadn’t brought much as I wasn’t sure if this was going to pan out. I could always go get the rest of my stuff later.
What little I did bring, I put away, and pushed my duffle bag under the bed. I heard a gentle knock at the door.
“Yes? Please come in.” I said.
Lupita entered and towing behind her was one of the most stunning blonde women I’d ever seen. She stepped forward, extending her hand.
“Hi, welcome to Cardiff Manor. I’m Anna, I’ll be helping you get settled, acquainted and trained.”
I shook her hand, feeling awkward. So business-like.
“I’m Celeste. Thank you.” I said shyly, somewhat intimidated by her beauty.
Lupita put down my bagel and OJ on a small side table in one corner of the room. “I’ll leave you two be. Anna, if you could kindly show Celeste where the servant’s kitchen is so she can put away her dirty dishes when she’s done?”
“Certainly, Lupita. Thank you.” Anna said, smiling warmly at the sweet Lupita.
I was beginning to think I’d entered some sort of maid fairy-tale. Everyone was so pleasant and seemingly happy here.
What gives?
I sat down to eat and Anna joined me. She watched me for a bit and then started talking.
“You’ve read and signed the contract?” Anna asked.
“Yes.” I pulled it out of my purse and placed it on the table.
“Good. I’ll make a copy for you to keep and fax this over to the agency so they can get you all set up.”
“Thank you.” I said.
“Certainly. So, it’s very simple. Master Cardiff has certain erotic proclivities. You’re here, more to entice and titillate him than to do actual maid work. You’ll want to learn how to clean, in a sexual manner, in a way that teases and delights him.” Anna explained.
Damn, talk about getting straight to the point. It wasn’t even seven-thirty a.m.
I munched and chewed, nodding my head slowly. Listening.
“The goal is to get him to want to spank you. From there, it’s simple. You endure the spanking, learn to enjoy it and when he has achieved – completion, you exit as requested. You only answer him and his questions. You don’t initiate discussion. He is your employer. Paying you to clean and be spanked. For a very reasonable sum of money each month. Understand so far?”
I continued nodding. I really had disappeared inside some sort of erotic maid fairy-tale. I couldn’t believe it.
“He has a group of us on rotation. Right now there are five of us. He prefers having six to seven, for variety.” Anna continued.
I quickly did the math. This man paid around forty thousand a month, just to have his maid and spanking fetish appeased. Half a million a year. House cleaning sounded like a lower priority. I had a hard time to keep from laughing.
“He’ll never ask you to blow him or touch him or have sex with him, understand?” Anna asked, studying my face.
I nodded, taking a sip of the OJ, which was fresh-squeezed and delicious.
“Never. I repeat, never make the mistake of initiating sex or a blow-job. He has fired every single woman who made this mistake, not respecting the boundaries and parameters of the arrangement.”
Wow…
“Any questions?” She asked.
“No, I think I’ve got it.” I nodded, smiling at her.
Then it hit me, I did have a question. Why me?
“Actually, I do have one. Why me?” I blurted it out.
Anna smiled. “That’s simple, you’re quite beautiful. Surely you know that?” She said.
I just stared at her in disbelief, blinking. I never really thought of myself as pretty or lovely or beautiful. I’d always considered myself a bit ordinary to be considered beautiful. Maybe she saw something I didn’t? Finally, my brain registered that she had just paid me a compliment.
“Thank-you Anna, I’ve never considered myself to be very attractive.” I said, embarrassed.
“Well, we’ll change that. I’ll help you glam up for your shifts so that you can provide the right type of impression. It’s all in how you carry and present yourself. Fair?”
“Yes, please. I’ll take all the help and tips I can get.” I said.
“Good. For now, just get your bearings. In your DVD player are sessions from other maids. Watch and observe. See how they behave, move, the way they clean. I’ll come back around eleven for lunch. You’ll have a shift from one to five today. You have to always assume that he’s present or could be at any moment. He has the entire property set up with security and cameras.” Anna explained, pointing to the corner of my room.
Sure enough, there was a camera.
I swallowed hard.
Holy shit!
“Always behave as if you don’t know they’re there, but always assume you’re being watched. His other fetish is that he’s a voyeur. So, what you do in the privacy of your room should also be tantalizing and erotically appealing.”
“Erotically appealing?” I asked, stammering it out.
“Yes, this is your down-time duty. Be imaginative. Wear lingerie. Walk around nude, take baths, have guests over. Master Cardiff encourages slumber parties on occasion. He’ll get us all together for a night of fun.” Anna explained all of this as casually as if she was telling me how to actually clean a bathroom.
“Orgies?” I said disbelievingly.
“More or less. You, naturally, are choosing whom you bring to mingle with and have sex. You don’t have to be sexual with anyone you don’t want. Also, you don’t have to perform on these occasions. Just be, natural. Do you currently have a lover?” Anna asked casually.
I hadn’t been with anyone, sexually in nearly half a year. My priorities were elsewhere.
“Not at the moment…” I answered, a bit embarrassed.
Anna peered at my knowingly. “Do you like sex? Do you enjoy it?” She asked.
“Yes…” I answered, blushing.
She smiled, “Good, then find a lover. Preferably a man with a large tool, member, cock – whatever word you like. Master Cardiff is of average endowment, so he enjoys watching women fucked by larger than average cocks. Think you can manage that? I have connections, if you need?”
I wondered how she knew that he was of average endowment. Then I realized, she’d been laid over his lap plenty of times. She was acquainted with it, even if through layers of clothing.
“Okay, I’ll get to work on that. Find man for sex.” I said, hoping my small attempt at a joke wouldn’t fall flat. It didn’t, I saw her smile slightly.
“Last but perhaps most importantly, we work as a team here. There’s no need to be competitive. There isn’t a prize at the end of the day. We cover each other’s shifts and everyone is truly amazing. Master likes for his maids to play well with each other, to enjoy one another and appreciate each other too. Intimacy between us is not only allowed, it’s highly encouraged.” She shared, a flirting tone appearing in her voice.
I gulped and was certain I must be flushing. I looked away, feeling shy suddenly. I didn’t know what to say.
I’d always thought about what sex would be like with another woman…
Anna stood up. “That’s it for now. Watch the DVD’s, get comfortable. Oh, and please don’t wander the mansion just yet, I’ll provide you a proper tour soon. I’ll be back in a few, ok?”
“Thanks Anna, I feel welcomed. Just need to mentally wrap my head around this, but I’m a very good employee.” I said, feeling a bit stupid but it’s the truth. I’m being sincere.
“I’m sure you are. Welcome Celeste, you’re a beautiful addition to his collection. Bye for now.” She exited and the door closed softly behind her.
I took a deep breath and got up to find a remote for the DVD player. It was a strange sensation to realize that at any moment, you might be watched.
I decided to lay on the bed, get comfy and view the maid sessions. Using the remote, I played, rewound and fast forwarded.
The sessions each depicted a different maid and all ended with Master Cardiff encountering them in some part of his large dwelling, appreciating them from afar and then the eventual spanking. On dining room tables, over the edge of sofas and chairs, on a kitchen counter-top and most intimately, on his lap.
I was oddly aroused and wanted to play with myself.
Most of the sessions, I had a difficult time seeing his face. His visage. It wasn’t until the last session that I got a decent enough impression of him to determine that he was exotically handsome. A noble, Roman face. Exquisite actually. He was younger than I’d expected. Probably no more than thirty years old.
His frame was tall, lean and elegant. Lithe-like. A swimmer or tennis player? Cyclist? Time would tell…
A couple of hours came and went. It was only ten a.m. and I had an hour before Anna came back. Would she mind if I took a nap?
I decided most likely not, I’d done what had been asked of me. I’d watched the DVD. I grabbed my phone and set the alarm to go off in fifty minutes, that would give me ten minutes to wake up and freshen up for lunch and my first shift.
I took off my jeans, but left my shirt on. The room was warm, so I pulled the blanket folded at the end of the bed, over me and nestled into a couple of pillows. Thankfully, I nodded off quickly, the lack of sleep from the weekend catching up with me.