Jason had followed them from the lecture room and waited down the hallway, back slouched against the wall, half hidden behind a glass display case. He considered intervening, but wanted to see just how far his slave would go.
.....
You never see him. You look both ways, trying to act perfectly normal, but your mind is in a whirl and you do not focus on anything or anyone not immediately in your range of vision. You glide down the hall, as though Cloud 9 is your taxi, head back to your apartment, replaying the last 15 minutes in your mind over and over again.
.....
Mokie had put her sports bra back on and was pulling her yoga pants back in place when Jason slammed through the door in a convincible rage. The smell of sex easily overcame the smell of the disinfectants in the closet.
"Jas-" she started before his open hand smacked flush against her cheek, knocking her to the floor. Mokie looked up, holding her face in her hand, tears welling in her eyes. Jason grabbed her hair and twisted her neck up to him.
"Do you not understand, bitch, when I say that I own you? Just because I did not give you specific instructions this morning does not mean that you can go around fucking anyone you want."
"I'm sorry, ma-," another slap to the face.
"Shut the fuck up, bitch," he interrupted. "Get dressed and let's go, you worthless piece of meat."
Sobbing, Mokie pulled up her pants and followed him outside.
Jason hustled her to his car, Mokie too scared to fight back. On their way out of the parking lot, Jason called Jenn and updated her on the betrayal of their slave. "Bring our bag of goodies, meet us at Zo's," he said right before hanging up. Mokie turned to face him, shock registered in her face.
"No way, Jason. Enough of this! I won't let you do any more to me. Stop the car and let me out now!"
Surprisingly, after a moment of staring across the car at each other, and without another word, that is exactly what Jason did. He pulled over to a curb, in the shade of a tree, still on campus property.
Monique was totally surprised by this. She was breathing rapidly, her nostrils flaring, prepared for an argument. Instead, he just stared at her, and reached into the pocked of his jacket. After checking his address book, he selected a call.
Monique had opened the door and was moving slowly to get out, expecting to hear Jason call Jenn. Instead, his words made her freeze and she turned back, her mouth agape.
"Hello, Mrs. Lau....Yes, long time no see...You know how it is, grad school, trying to make ends meet...Yeah, I just wanted to tell you something about Mokie..."
"Nooooooo," Monique mouthed, her face reddening in horror.
Covering the phone with his hand, Jason whispered, "Then get your slave ass back in here and buckle up!"
Seconds passed, with no movement from either Jason or Monique. "Sorry, Mrs. Lau, just a second," Jason said, his eyes never leaving his slave.
He knew he had won another skirmish, maybe even the final battle. She lowered her eyes and plopped back into the seat, whispering, "Please, ok, please."
Jason turned to face out the front window. "Anyway, yeah, Mokie is in the class I am TA'ing. Isn't that amazing! So many years and suddenly this....Yes, we both seem happy to have connected again...Yeah, well, she seems to have a close, very close relationship with another guy, so I can't really...No, she is very popular. That pierced tongue is very attractive to certain kinds of guys...Really, I thought you knew...Anyway, just wanted to say hi and hope you are doing good...Yeah, you too...Bye for now."
Monique was gasping for breath and trying to rip the phone from his hand. He easily fended her off with his free hand. He had hung up, it was now too late.
"How could you!" she cried.
"Never again," he hissed, his face turning to face Monique. "Never. Never question me. Never disobey me. Never. Do you understand that word, slut?"
"Yes, Master," she replied, a tear crossing her cheek, a tremble in her voice. Her phone rang and she immediately recognized the tone of her mom. She looked at Jason for direction.
"Let it ring. We have more important things to do."
She had never failed to answer a call from her mother. Her eyes welled with tears.
They parked in front of the shop and Jason pulled her out of the car by her wrist. "Stand at attention, spread you legs, lock your wrists behind your back." As soon as she obeyed, he turned and went to his trunk. Popping the hood, he rummaged around and after muttering, "Fuck," returned to Mokie.
"Fucking slut, that's what you are," and as he continued to fume, he wrapped a dog's collar around her neck, strapping it uncomfortably tight. He was irritated not to find a small padlock in his supply of miscellaneous bondage gear.
Monique wanted to complain that it was too tight, but she held her tongue.
He burst into the shop, his rage fueling him, and nearly shouted at Alonzo. "Do you have a small padlock?"
"Yeah, man. Hey, you don't look your usual charming self."
"Just give me the lock, Zo. I am not a happy master right now."
Alonzo returned from a side draw with a little lock. Handing it to Jason, he added, "I don't know where the key is, Jas."
"Doesn't matter, isn't coming off," and to Monique's shock, he locked the dog collar to her neck.
"Block off the rest of your afternoon, Zo. We have work to do," and turning to Mokie he ordered her to strip.
"That's what I like to hear, Jas. Tats or piercings?"
"Both," said Jason. "This bitch needs to be taught a lesson."
"Please," she quietly whispered. "I'll do anything, but please no more," she added, as she finished stripping before her two antagonists.
Shaking his head as though in exasperation, Jason merely turned to his friend and said, "Zo?"