Fourth Slave

"Very well slave 7 and how old are you?" I asked.

A brief pause and then "I am 47 sir, I hope that is not too old for you, sir." This one is a bit gushy, I thought, a bit eager, perhaps close to her shelf date.

" No that age is good, I am older than that anyway", I replied, "and I am aware of your desire for 'lifelong' slavery. So, no turning back then for either of us, is that what you want?" This last was a probe. These slaves knew the score. If their Master or Mistress tired of them they were toast. The whole thing was quite fragile for them.

" I cannot turn back, sir", this said with eye contact, "but you are my Master. If you wish to dispose of me, I cannot object or show emotion about that. I serve who owns me. Only death releases me from slavery, sir, I know that. Sorry,sir I should not look at you without permission."

Her head bowed as she realised her error although, for me it was not an error. I like to see character as it means that I am in charge of something that is valuable and making an effort to please me. Doreen was a past-master at this; serving but not servile. Of course I would not reveal this to slave 7 at this point. It was none of her business but at least she seemed to understand how permanent this was for her and the eye contact told me that she was quite sure about her path. Again I idly wondered about her shelf life. This too made both of us on edge, me not wishing to see a good potential slave wasted, literally in the American sense, and for her to miss the opportunity to serve me and survive.

"Hmmm. OK slave 7, I see the word 'duty' is used in both the domestic sense and the sexual sense. Why do you use the word 'duty' with the word 'sex'. Can you explain that to me, why you used that word?"

Another pause and this time I saw the head come up and her eyes met mine. She adjusted her kneel and I heard the rubber rustle. Again my heart skipped. Her eyes dropped again but I saw a glint in hers and it wasn't a hostile one, more one of respect that I had read her profile and noticed things on it. This girl had been interviewed before!