Mistress and Servant two

The  first few  weeks  wore  on  for  Celeste,  she accepted  the  rules, no mention,  no giving  out  the  house  number  and  only  using  her  mobile  at  lunch  or  in  the  evening.  
Augustine  was as abrupt  and impatient  as she said she would  be  but not especially  worse than  she  had  encountered  before. 
However  two  incidents on the fourth week  gave Celeste  an indication  of  how  things  were  going  to  develop. 
Celeste  was cleaning  in  the  kitchen  when Augustine  walked  in  and  calmly,  and  with  a  studied  deliberation  lit  a cigarette  and blew  the  smoke  toward  her. 
Celeste  was  unsure  how  to  react so  decided  to  say  nothing,  waiting  to  see  what  Augustine  planned  next. 

‘This  afternoon  I am  going  to  Miriam’s. .I won’t  be back  until  around  seven ‘

Celeste  had heard  her  speak  of  Miriam and of her stables,  but she had no idea Augustine  visited her, or anyone else  for  that  matter . Augustine  suddenly  took  a  deep  lung full  of  nicotine  and dropped  the  half smoked  cigarette  at Celeste feet.

Celeste  didn’t  move and Augustine  was initially  surprised  at  the  show  of  defiance,  surprised  and excited.  Celeste  moved  to  kick  the  stump  toward  Augustine but  was caught  out by her quicker  movements. 
Augustine  swung  the full  face  of  her  palm across  Celeste ‘s face and sent her  toppling  backwards. She managed  to  avoid  falling  but Augustine  had  moved  forward  and gripped her roughly round  the mouth, forcing her lips into  a tightly  pursed  position.
‘you  will  pick  it  up. .you  need  to  know  your  place ‘
The  words were  hissed  out, Celeste  could  feel  the  light  spray  of  spittle  on her  face.
‘I will  be  back  at  seven. .give  you  time  to think  about  your  place’.

Celeste  took  a  bath  whilst  Augustine  was  out. Her cheek was still  red  for  some  time and  it still  smarted  to  touch She  was  pleased  that  she  had  shown  some  defiance but  was  perturbed  by  Augustine’s speed  and  latent  cruelty.  There  was  no  way  that  Augustine had not decided  her  reaction in a previous meditated  way.  
Celeste  thought  that  a  more immediate  show  of  spirit was what  was needed,  that  Augustine  may  actually  prefer  to  deal  with  some  substance. 
She  changed  and leafed  through  some  old copies  of  Country  Life. .she  must have  nodded  off  as she  heard  a car  approaching. 
Celeste  had forgotten  that  Augustine  was  collected  by  someone  and  that  now  she  was  being  dropped  off. .from  the  sound of  the  voices she  guessed  it was  a  woman. 
Her  name  was called  and  Augustine  , still  in  her  outdoor  clothes  walked  right  up  to  her,  Celeste  stopped  her going  too  far by  taking  a  step  forward. Exertion  of some  kind had  gone  on as Celeste  could  smell  the  perspiration  from  her  mistress. .it was still  relatively  fresh  and  she  loved  it. 
‘Run  me  a bath’
Augustine  stood  for  a  second  and  turned  to  face  the  bathroom. 
When  the  bath  was ready Augustine,  who  had  not taken  anything off walked  the corridor  undressing  as she  went. She dropped  her clothing casually, carefully  watching  Celeste  trail  behind picking them up. The raincoat jumper cords and boots all were dropped. Finally  she  was nearly  naked  apart  from  a  black thong. Celeste  thought  it  was  incredibly  tight  and  must  have  been  thoroughly  uncomfortable. 
Celeste  had just  about  caught  up  , Augustine  held  the thong up  and dropped  it just  in front  of  her  face. As she bent  to retrieve  Augustine  put her  foot  on Celeste’s back .
She forced  her flat, Celeste managed  to  turn over but found  the naked  figure standing over  her 
‘Not quite  quick enough ‘
Augustine  resisted  the  temptation  to  smile but suddenly  was overcome  by  the  thought  of  urinating  over  the  prone  Celeste.  She  felt  that  Celeste  was  more embarrassed  by her  nudity  than she  was, after  all  she  seemed  locked  in  a  static  state  of  uncertainty  didn’t she.?
Celeste  was expecting  something  to  happen  and  wondered  if  she  would  be  drenched  in urine,  she  did  eventually  move  but  found Augustine’s foot on  her  stomach.
‘I like  you .but  you  must  be  quicker’
Without  another  word  Augustine  walked  into  the  bathroom,  she  left  the  door  wide  open  and Celeste  could  hear  her  noisily  urinating.

That  night Celeste  went  to  bed  earlier  than  usual.  Fortunately  Augustine  was well  asleep. Celeste  fell  on the  bed  wondering  how  to  pursue  some  defiant  action  on her  part. She  soon  drifted  into  a  deep  sleep,  dreaming  of  tennis  courts  and sunlit  gardens.  She  had been  a  talented  player  in her  youth,  something  she  was  good  at  and  could  compete  at. 
Something  disturbed  her  at around  three,  she  remembered  looking  at  the  clock. She  woke  with  a jump  that  hurt  her back  and saw  the  naked  Augustine  standing  at  the  window. 
She pretended,  not successfully,  to be  asleep  but  Augustine  had  noticed and  walked  over. 
‘Don’t  worry,  another  week  and  then it’s  your  turn’
She  spoke softly  and  ran a finger  down  Celeste s face. Smiling, the both  of  them went back  to  sleep