Sunday, April 15, 2012

Chapter 28: The Bitch Pays


"How are you?" Justin asks after he's removed the ball gag from her mouth and untied her restraints.

"Sore," she whispers, "In the good way."


"Elle," he says, lifting her into his arms, "I need to know what will happen to us if you lose your job." His next appointment with Mercedes is scheduled for the next day, and the thought of her holding Eleanor's job over his head has been weighing on him.

"What does my job have to do with us?" Eleanor asks.

"Your mother already tried to take you from me," Justin answers, "And you said you won't take my money..."



"It's just a job," Eleanor answers, "If I lose it, I'll find another. But you? I don't think I'd ever find anyone like you again if I spent my whole life searching."


"I promise you, Justin, nothing will ever take you from me. I won't let it."


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"Well," Mercedes says ominously when Justin meets her for their appointment, "I think it's time for us to have another talk."

"We have nothing to discuss," Justin answers firmly.

"Oh, I think we do," Mercedes answers with a wicked smile, "Your girlfriend's job, for instance."

"You're bluffing," Justin says, "I know her, she's worth ten times what you're paying. You won't fire her."

"I always get what I want, Justin," Mercedes says, "And I want you. You'll do as I ask, or your Eleanor is out on the street. Simple."


Anger rises like a wave in him, his muscles clench, preparing to strike. But he holds himself in check, forces his arms to stay down at his side. He's fought against himself for years to gain this level of self mastery, and this one woman is testing him to his limits. "We're done here," he says, looking her hard in the eye, "I'm dropping you. For your own safety. Because if you threaten her again, I will hurt you."


Justin walks out while he still has control of himself. If she says one more word, he's in serious danger of losing it.

"This isn't over," Mercedes says as he gets to the door. Justin wills himself to open it and leave without turning back or responding.


Eleanor comes home from work to find Justin waiting for her in her apartment.

"What's wrong, Justin?" she asks, "You're shaking."

"I almost lost control, Elle," Justin says, his voice a soft growl, "I haven't been that close to hitting someone like that in years."

"What happened?" she asks, kneeling in front of him.

Mercedes isn't his client anymore, he thinks, and Eleanor has to know the truth. "Your boss," he answers, struggling to keep his voice level, to stop the trembling that overcame him the moment he entered Eleanor's room, "She's been one of my clients for years. Before I met you. And she's always wanted more, you understand? And once she she found out about us..."

"She tried to use my job as leverage to get you to do what she wants?" Eleanor finishes for him. 

Justin nods, "I'm sorry, Elle. I walked out on her today. I almost hit her; I was barely able to stop myself. She's going to fire you for that."


Eleanor climbs up onto his lap; his arms stop shaking as he wraps them around her. She's felt this man's strength many times over, and has made it part of herself. And now he needs it back. "It's all right, tiger," she soothes him, running her fingers across his powerful chest, "She pushed you to the edge, but you didn't fall. I'm proud of you."

"What are you going to do?"

"She threatened you," Eleanor says, "The bitch pays for that."

18 comments:

  1. Woohoo, go Eleanor! She is by and far my favorite character. Justin too. Can't wait to see what happens!

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    1. Thanks, heaven. Eleanor and Justin are pretty dear to me, too.

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  2. Woo. Eleanor's got a spine! I do hope she doesn't "out" Mercedes though. I mean, that's a fate worse than death if you think about it.

    And I thought Justin showed a lot of restraint. I don't think I know ANY doms that wouldn't have smacked her around at least a little. O_o

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    1. Well, Mercedes would be asking for it.

      It would be extremely unprofessional of Justin to smack her around out of anger. Maybe a lifestyle dom would, but it would be inexcusable for a pro-dom to lose control that way.

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    2. Yeah thats true. I suppose if it were your career you'd need to have some restraint. And I forgot to mention last time, but the expression on Justin's face in the last photo is HOT.

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  3. I caved and read both Justin and Eleanor's original story for Sims 1 - and well, I'm excited to read the rest of it in Sims 3 form. :D

    I love Justin and Eleanor together. They give each other what they need when they need it - *ahem* in more ways than one, of course - and I like that. <3

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    1. It's going to change a bit from the original. Well, a lot actually. The main thing I want to retain is the dynamic of their relationship, the way power is exchanged between them, and the somewhat ambiguous gender roles.
      When I was an art student, I had a prof who called me 'transgressive' about gender issues in my work, and that probably came forward a little more in the Sims 1 version than it has here.

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  4. Awwr. Something about them is just very sweet.

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  5. I'm SO looking forward to seeing Eleanor make Mercedes pay. It's cool to see Eleanor develop her own sense of self-confidence. First standing up to Mom, and now the boss - you go, Eleanor!

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  6. They are my favorite couple. Her boss is crazy and has way more to lose than either of them do. I don't understand why she doesn't see that.

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  7. HAHAHA I love Eleanor! And I agree with Jazen they are my fave couple too always have been! They are the best together and bring out the better in one another! I can't want to see what Eleanor does :D

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  8. P.S. Mercedes has much more to lose than anyone else does...she really needs to figure that shit out! I'm sure rich hubby won't approve and in a divorce settlement he'd win big!

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  9. Justin and Eleanor will probably always be my favorite couple, no matter how many I write.

    Mercedes is a little out of control.

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  10. Go go Elle! You make the most hateful bad people. Beatrice, Mercedes, they can go buy a yacht together and get lost.

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  11. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEPPPPPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEE you go Eleanor. That's right that Bitch will pay. I must admit though I feel sorry for Mercedes, no, no , I don't.

    I hope she takes her and strings her up by her stupid Beverly Hills feet.

    Another GREEEEAAATTT Chapter!!

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  12. Thanks, PG! I almost feel bad for Mercedes, myself.

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