Chapter 13 - Barn Dance
"Coffee's ready," Shouted Nate to the girls downstairs.
"Coming," came the reply in unison, which always made Nate smile. He wondered how Piper was doing, her having just received a fairly thorough paddling in front of the other girls. Curie was the first to appear and seeing Nates concern on his face, she threw him a smile and a thumbs up. Piper and Cait came up the stairs soon after and Nate handed them each their drink. Piper looked as she did first thing in the morning before her hiding, all traces of her tears and smeared makeup removed. It did make Nate chuckle to himself that the girls made themselves up for their spankings, only to have their makeup run down their faces during.
"Aww," Piper smiled at the lone pillow that had been placed for her to sit on whilst she enjoyed her drink. "It looks so lonely," she joked.
"I could always paddle Cait, if you would like, just so you don't feel the odd one out." Nate smiled as he walked to the table with Piper.
"You can what now," Cait looked up from the other side of the breakfast bar, having not heard Nate's comment. She had been busy adding the milk and one sugar into her mug of tea.
"I'm ok Blue, but thanks for the offer, I appreciate it." Piper gave Nate a wry smile and then slowly took her seat.
"I used that new cream from Doctor McClintock, it will be fascinating to see the results as arnica is reported to have some amazing healing properties." Curie said with enthusiasm.
"Great, my backside and its colour has just become a science experiment," smiled Piper.
Nate laughed, "Well, speaking of your backside, how are you….and it?"
"It," Piper began, shifting slightly in her seat, "Is fine, I mean it has swollen to at least three times its normal size and is now sporting some rather interesting colours, but on the good side it is also fairly numb at the moment, although I have no idea how long that will last."
"And you?" asked Curie softly.
"I feel….." Piper paused giving it some thought, "Physically I feel as if I have just finished a particularly hard work out, you know," she took a sip of her coffee, "I ache, my god do I ache, but I also feel great for having seen it through."
"That will be the endorphins you feel." Curie replied in a matter of fact way, "Endorphins are hormones your body releases when it feels pain or stress. They are also released during pleasurable activities such as exercise, massage, eating and sex too. Endorphins help relieve pain, reduce stress and improve your sense of well-being."
"Thank goodness for endorphins then," replied Piper, raising her mug.
"But what about you?" Nate asked.
"Well, mentally I feel….." Piper paused again, obviously thinking about it, "a huge sense of relief, I feel lighter. I know people use the phrase 'that's a weight off my shoulders', but for me I actually feel lighter, like the weight was real." Piper shrugged.
"Glad you did it?" Cait asked.
Piper gave Cait an inquisitive look, as if she didn't fully understand the question.
"Asked Mr Bossy there to give you a tanning." Cait clarified.
Piper looked up at Nate with a genuine and warm smile. "Yes, yes I am." She answered, and then as if realising something, she said in a quieter voice, "That kinda makes me weird, doesn't it?"
"Oh no you don't" warned Nate, waving a finger at Piper. "We won't be having any of that here, thank you very much." Nate adopted a light but scolding tone. "You are no more or less weird than the rest of us."
"That's not saying much, though, is it," Cait smiled, "and let's be honest, is asking for a hiding today any different to the three of us asking for one the other week?"
"I know but I just feel like I have been, well, kinda desperate for it since my last session over his knee," Piper said cocking her head over to Nate whilst shifting uncomfortably in her seat.
"Well," Nate looked thoughtful, "Feeling a sense of release after a good spanking is a theme mentioned by, I think it was two of the interviewees on the PBS."
"Yes, one of the women said it was her therapeutic spanking?" Curie confirmed.
"It also gets a fairly big mention in that book I leant to you, have you had a chance to read it yet?" Nate asked.
"No not yet," Piper replied, "Sounds like I need to."
"What book?" Curie asked.
"It's called False Pretences, I'll let you know how it goes when I am done." Piper replied to Curie. "I'll let you have it afterwards, if that's ok Nate," Piper looked across the table at Nate.
"Of course," Nate answered, turning back to Piper, "and as far as you feeling bad about seeking release through our arrangement," Nate reassured. "Feeling like a weight has been lifted or shedding feelings of guilt are huge positives and must be seen as such." Nate reached over the table and took hold of Pipers hand. "Promise me that you will stop apologising for the fact that this new arrangement of ours not only works but it seems to be working well." Piper nodded and Nate continued, "This is all still very new to us, and to have questions and doubts about parts of it are natural. Here," Nate sits up a little having just thought of something, "Answer me this, and you must answer it honestly, Ok?" He looked at Piper.
"Of course," Piper confirmed.
Cait leant forward, resting her chin on her hands, obviously enjoying watching her two friends debate.
"Did you ever think, when you first joined me, that nine months later you would be in a consensual spanking relationship?" Nate looked at Piper intently, "With three of your best friends," he finished.
"No of course I didn't," Piper replied as if the answer was obvious whilst absent-mindedly leaning to one side and rubbing her bottom.
"But when you three came up with your plan, during our trip to Greygarden, you can't tell me that this was the first time you had ever thought of spanking in an adult relationship?" Nate asked, smiling at being able to turn the tables on the reporter. "Something you have ever had a fantasy about, when you were younger?"
"Nate!" Piper exclaimed, shocked at the personal nature of the question.
"Ha! This is great!" Cait declared, not hiding the fact that she was enjoying herself.
"You said you would answer my questions honestly," Nate pointed out, looking expectantly at Piper.
Piper was blushing, "Why do I get the third degree, all of a sudden?" Piper tried to deflect. "I thought my punishment was over."
"Ooo, the reporter not wanting to answer questions!" Cait clapped her hands.
"Ok," Piper was the one throwing her hands up in surrender this time, "Ok, but this stays between us, right."
"We have already agreed never to speak about this to anyone outside us four," Curie confirmed, taking a tone that signalled she too wanted to know where this line of questioning was going.
"My bottom is so sore," Piper complained, as she stood to rub her assaulted rear.
"Come on, Missy, quit stalling," Cait pushed.
Piper took a deep breath, "Ok," she began as she slowly sat back down, "When I was around fifteen or so, I stumbled across an event that did have an effect on me and….." Piper was blushing furiously.
"Wow, these cheeks are as burning hot as your other ones were," Cait was having way too much fun as she placed her hands against Pipers face.
"Come on Mrs, spill the beans," Nate encouraged.
"Well," Piper continued, "The settlement where I grew up included a couple of farms, one of which was run by the lovely Shaw family, Mum, Dad, David and Elizabeth or Bessie as she was called. Bessie was one of my best friends, so I was always walking up the lane to the farm to see if she was free to hang out. One day, heading up past one of the outlying barns, I heard a sound which is now very familiar too me."
"What kind of sound?" asked Curie.
"The sound of something striking bare skin, and a yelp following every strike. I was intrigued and so crept around the back of the barn to see if there was anywhere I could sneak a look inside. There were hay bales around the back and so I was able to climb up to a small window high up at the back of the barn, but what I saw left me speechless. Marcy Willis was getting a thick leather strap walloped across her bare backside by one of my Dad's Militiamen, who I thought Marcy was sweet on."
"A guy she was dating?" asked Cait.
"Yes, his name was Jake. Marcy was nineteen or twenty at this time, I think Jake was a little older but they had been an item for at least a year. But there she was, mostly naked except for a pair of pumps on her feet, her hands bound together, getting a right royal leathering by the looks of things. She was stood in the middle of the barn, well when I say stood, she was suspended from a roof joist, her hands above her head with her toes just about touching the floor. Her bottom was a sight, a dark red mess of thick stripes, that also went halfway down her legs." Piper turned to Nate, "I know I shouldn't be saying this, but the state of Marcy's backside was ten times worse than anything you have done."
"I shall remember that for next time," Nate smiled.
Piper, oblivious or just not listening to what Nate had just said, carried on telling her tale with enthusiasm, "but do you know what was the most shocking thing of all?" Piper asked pausing for dramatic effect, "After I watched Jake give Marcy another few hard strokes of the strap, he grabbed hold of her around her waist and pulled her in for a long and very passionate kiss. Which she returned with equal passion."
"You are joking!" exclaimed Curie, having got fully wrapped up in the story.
"No, I am not," replied Piper, "As bold as brass, there she was, crying and pleading with him whilst he welted her backside and then as soon as he stopped, she was kissing him as if he had just proposed and bought her a diamond ring to mark the occasion. After the kiss, Jake began to stimulate Marcy with his fingers and her cries became ones of pure pleasure. Super confusing to my young mind as these cries were very similar to the ones she was making whilst she was getting thrashed."
"What a little minx!" Cait blew out a breath, obviously impressed by this Marcy girl.
"You mean to say," Curie sounded shocked, "that this Marcy was enjoying herself, whilst receiving the strap? Wow!" Curie shook her head in disbelief.
"As a fifteen year old, only just beginning my own journey to adulthood, I was ready to go and call for help, seeing poor Marcy subjected to such harsh punishment; but it soon became apparent to me that this was an entirely consensual act between two adults, and god was it hot!"
"Whoa there Piper!" Cait laughed, "did you say hot?" she asked, staring at Piper.
"Oh my god, I was soooo turned on by it!" Piper admitted turning an even darker shade of Scarlet. "I even… well you know…." She said quietly.
"Holy Sh…! You didn't, aahhhh, you little devil you!" Cait was delighted in discovering this new side to Piper.
"There I was, lying on the top of a haybale, watching Marcy Willis, naked and tied to the ceiling get pleasured by her boyfriend just after he had strapped her backside raw. I played that image over in my head for months after the actual event."
"Did you see Marcy afterwards," Nate asked blushing a little at this new revelation of Pipers.
"Of course, she worked in the family's general store and I saw her the very next day. Granted I didn't see her sitting down at all, but in the store she served me as if she didn't have a care in the world. At the end of the week, I saw her with Jake, arm in arm, as they headed to the harvest barn dance."
"Not in the same barn they had been in before?" asked Nate smiling.
"No, the dances were in the Phillips' barn, but that would have been funny if it was," Piper smiled. "The thing I couldn't get my young head around, at the time, was why Marcy would have 'volunteered' for such treatment and equally troubling, why I was so turned on by it?" Piper blew out a breath and shrugged her shoulders.
"Well, you learn something new every day," said an impressed Nate, "Piper Wright, you little devil you." Piper was blushing red, "but thank you for being honest and for sharing that with us."
"So, you were stimulated by seeing this Marcy have a thrashing?" Curie asked.
"I am not sure what it was." Piper thought for a second, "Raw violence followed by raw passion, maybe, it was a roller coaster of emotions in a very short period of time."
"Studies in psychology before the war seemed to agree that extroverted people, who sought excitement, and people who were more affected by visual experiences, liked watching violent movies more." Curie stated, "You are an extrovert, non?" she asked.
"I'd say she was," Nate smiled at Piper "but in a good way."
"I guess", Piper looked sheepish. "But how did you know?" she asked Nate.
"I didn't, but I guessed you must have had some inspiration for your idea that you guys came up with last Thursday". Answered Nate.
"But I can promise you Marcy Willis wasn't on my mind at all when us three were talking about stopping you from splitting the team." Piper jumped in, defensively, "My god, but that girl got the mother of all strappings and I promised to myself to never tell you that story…"
"Because you didn't want to give him any ideas," Interrupted Cait, pointing to Nate.
"It certainly sounded like she did get a pretty impressive strapping by your accounts," Agreed Nate, "but you three are safe," Nate continued, making a show of looking up at the ceiling, "And anyway, I don't think I could hang any of you from here, no," He shook his head, "it just wouldn't work."
"Oh, but you can in the workshop," jumped in Curie, sounding enthusiastic, "There are ceiling joists there." Her expression showing she was obviously delighted to be able to solve this problem. Cait and Piper just looked wide eyed at her.
"I think we are good for the moment," laughed Nate "But thank you, Curie, I will bear it in mind for when…" he turned to Cait and Piper, "I don't get a coffee in the morning, or my bed made every day," Nate was enjoying himself at this.
"Would Sir like cream or milk in that?" Piper continued the banter.
"And I suppose you will also want your boots polished and your weapon cleaned," Continued Cait, also enjoying the laugh they were having at Curies expense.
"Steady on there, Cait, we haven't even been on a first date yet," Jumped in Nate.
"Oi you!" Cait exclaimed laughing at Nate.
"What is so funny," asked Curie, "are we to do these things for you from now on?"
"Yes, Curie," smiled Piper, "we are to do all of these things for Nate, or he will hang us up from the ceiling joists in the workshop and leather our backsides with a thick strap." She then rolled her eyes.
"No Curie," Nate reassured her, "You are not to do any of these things and no one is getting suspended from any joists in the armoury," We were just having a little laugh at your expense, sorry." He put his hand on Curies, arm, "You are absolutely gorgeous, but I think we have our way of doing things already sorted, and thanks to Piper here, I am getting a lot of practice." He smiled at Piper, who smiled back sardonically.
"This conversation is so in need of booze," Cait jumped in.
"At eleven in the morning?" Nate exclaimed, laughing, "I tell you what, this is most definitely a chat that needs to continue, and," Nate looked at Piper, "I haven't finished with you yet," he smiled.
"Yeah, this is getting very interesting…" Cait enthused.
"Don't think you are getting away with not answering any questions either, missy," Nate looked at Cait.
"Ha," she replied, "Bring it on." Piper was smiling at that.
"And don't think you get let off either," Nate turned to Curie, "I would be very interested in hearing your side of the story as well, but for the moment we have a few chores to do and I have to see Vadim. I tell you what," Nate continued, "We need to do an inventory, weapons and comms check and get Caits suit looked at by Becky, so why don't we get all that done and then go to the Dugout for a quick drink. I'll chat to Vadim and then we can be back here for dinner and we can continue our chat with," Nate looked at Cait, "a wee dram or two."
"Sounds perfect," answered Cait.
"And I get to do all the standing up jobs, right!" Piper grimaced as she stood, rubbing and kneading her sore behind.
"We need an ammo count," Nate offered.
"Oui monsieur, Piper and I will do this, no problem." Curie also stood.
"Ok, lets go see Becky and you can apologise for the state of your Sirius Body Armour," Nate smiled at Cait.
"Can't I just stay here and get hung up from the armoury roof instead," pleaded Cait, whilst pulling a face.
"She's not that bad," Nate laughed back, "you just…..have to get to know her, that's all," he reassured Cait unconvincingly.
The team set about their various chores, with Piper and Curie heading for the workshop. They began by laying out all the ammo and stores on the various workbenches, and dividing up the calibres of bullets, they then placed each type in their own green ammo box that sat on a set of shelves in the far corner. After this was done the girls cleaned the vests, oiled the magazines and checked, cleaned and tested the radios. Their final job was to clean and check the camping kit, replenish the oil for the lamps and top up the rations that they would take on their next patrol. Even though it sounded like the team would be heading up to Taffington Boathouse with the Red Wave, they still packed enough rations for several days on the road, just in case.
Nate and Cait headed over to Fallon's and as Cait had predicted she got a telling off for the state of the front of her Sirius Suit.
"Should I go stand in the corner now," Cait whispered to Nate as Becky went into the back of her store to collect her glasses. "Or do you think I am going to get spanked first," she joked. Becky returned before Nate could say anything.
"I can see that there has been no full penetration through the suit," Looking down her nose and through her half-rimmed spectacles, Becky continued her scolding, "But the top layer is a real mess," she huffed and looked at Cait. "What were you thinking?" Becky chided.
"Erm," Cait blushed, "Well I wasn't planning on getting shot," she stammered out apologetically.
"Well try harder next time, these suits are unique and very costly to repair," Becky snapped, as she took hold of the rest of the suit and carried it over to her sewing bench.
"We shall leave it with you, Becky, and please do not worry about the cost, we are happy to cover whatever it is." Nate handed Becky a hundred caps, "Here is a deposit."
"I shall work on it this afternoon, but I may well have to keep it tomorrow as well." Becky took the caps.
"Alright, you can have the suit for as long as you need." Nate smiled, "and thanks again." The pair made their way out of Fallon's.
"Were you blushing in their when Becky was telling you off?" Nate teased.
"Oh and you were, 'thank you Becky', 'have all the time you need Becky'," Cait shot back, but it didn't take long before she too laughed. "God she is frightening."
Nate and Cait arrived back to Home Plate at the same time as Piper and Curie were finishing up sorting the kit.
"I am going to start on dinner now, if that is ok?" Curie asked, "I have no need to go to the Dugout."
"You sure?" asked Cait, "we can all help when we get back."
"That is kind, mon cherie, but you know I prefer to be in the kitchen on my own." Curie smiled.
"As long as you are sure," Nate checked. "Well, I am off to have a shower, and then let's go in an hour," Nate looked at Piper and Cait.
"I wondered what the smell was," joked Cait.
"Now Curie, you said we could hang someone from the workshop roof, yes?" Nate began before Cait pushed him toward the stairs.
"Come on handsome, better get in that shower before us girls use all the hot water."
"I'm going, I'm going," Nate laughed.
"Ah, I see," said Curie, "That was a joke," Looking at Piper.
"Yes, sweetie, that was a joke," Piper confirmed.
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