The general gathering area of the club was in a teasing mood. That much was obvious. It happened sometimes - those that were simply sitting around, chatting or drinking found it amusing to mildly tease those that had vanished into the private rooms for obvious dalliance with someone other than their usual submissive or dominant. Usually, Mistress Juliette was immune to such teasing - most of the female dominants were terrified of her, and the submissives took their cues from their masters and mistresses. But today, as she left, simply putting her head into the room to say a polite goodbye, a chorus of catcalls and laughter greeted her. The members, all of whom were sensitive to such things, had picked something different in her tonight. A slight slippage of her mask of imperturbable cool. In fact, she was actually trembling.
The female dominants were usually unprepared to razz her. After all, she could freeze them with a glance or, if it came to it, challenge them to a fight. And few of them wanted to risk the humiliation of having to back down in front of the whole club, including their own submissives. And the ethics of the club would have regarded such teasing of a female as not quite the done thing.
But when Shea entered, his arm draped protectively around the blushing Elena, the room was in full hubbub.
"Did you see her?"
"She was shaking, for fuck's sake!"
"When Disalia sang 'Juliette and Chevvie, sitting in a tree...' she actually blushed!"
"I don't think there's any need for that," growled Shea, rounding on the last speaker, a tall, thin redhead dominant called Soft_Orchid. "How about showing some respect?" he continued, showing his stern side. Soft_Orchid opened her mouth to speak, and then realized that this was, after all, Shea, and that he wouldn't scruple to put her over his knee and give her a spanking in public. An occupational hazard for a disobedient subbie, but humiliation to the max for a dominant. She blushed bright crimson, conscious that Riza, her own girl, was witness to her being outfaced, and writhed in anger and embarrassment.
This had the effect of damping down the ebullience, so that when Chevvie entered, having cleaned up the room as ordered, he was left relatively unmolested, though certain submissives pressed him, in whispers, for details. Details that he steadfastly refused to vouchsafe.
The female dominants were usually unprepared to razz her. After all, she could freeze them with a glance or, if it came to it, challenge them to a fight. And few of them wanted to risk the humiliation of having to back down in front of the whole club, including their own submissives. And the ethics of the club would have regarded such teasing of a female as not quite the done thing.
But when Shea entered, his arm draped protectively around the blushing Elena, the room was in full hubbub.
"Did you see her?"
"She was shaking, for fuck's sake!"
"When Disalia sang 'Juliette and Chevvie, sitting in a tree...' she actually blushed!"
"I don't think there's any need for that," growled Shea, rounding on the last speaker, a tall, thin redhead dominant called Soft_Orchid. "How about showing some respect?" he continued, showing his stern side. Soft_Orchid opened her mouth to speak, and then realized that this was, after all, Shea, and that he wouldn't scruple to put her over his knee and give her a spanking in public. An occupational hazard for a disobedient subbie, but humiliation to the max for a dominant. She blushed bright crimson, conscious that Riza, her own girl, was witness to her being outfaced, and writhed in anger and embarrassment.
This had the effect of damping down the ebullience, so that when Chevvie entered, having cleaned up the room as ordered, he was left relatively unmolested, though certain submissives pressed him, in whispers, for details. Details that he steadfastly refused to vouchsafe.