As Richard stepped into the house, flowers in hand, Jackie was waiting at the door.
“You filthy pig, why are you so late?” She cracked the shining leather riding crop against the wall and stared with condemnation.
Richard gestured to the flowers and apologized. “I’m sorry, I’ve just been so confused all day. First, you tell me you have a big surprise for me when I get home. Then you started texting really angry things about how I needed to be punished.” His face was overwhelmed as he rambled on. “I’ve been trying to figure out what I did wrong. I am going to be honest with you, I don’t know what it is. But here are some flowers and I am sorry for… whatever.”
Jackie gestured to her body with the whip. “Richard, look at what I am wearing.”
Nodding his head as he examined her, he picked his words carefully. “I was meaning to ask you about that. Why are you wearing so much leather.”
She gripped his chin and brought her lips close, almost brushing his. “Why do you think?”
“I don’t know, that’s why I just asked.”
Trying her best to ease her boyfriend into unfamiliar waters, she commanded him. “Bow before your Mistress.”
“Wait… oh! Oh! This is the thing, like that movie we saw with the secretary.”
Exasperated, she nodded and gestured to her very shiny and very naughty outfit again. “Yes, exactly like that. How could you not know?”
Richard shrugged, “I’m sorry, I actually nodded off halfway through. I have been beat!”