Bondage Mansion (Ferard)

Chapter 36: So The Party Goes to the Inn and They Meet...

***Bert***

Robert sat at mid day meal. The table was laid out with sandwiches and salad as well as fresh fruit from the garden, but Robert had no appetite for any of it. He sat and stared as he sipped his wine. The kitchen door opened and he looked up to greet Peter, but instead it was Jimmy.

"Beggin yer pardon Master McCracken, but you lookin down with all this good food in front of ya makes me wonder where yer head is."

Robert looked up at Jimmy and motioned for him to sit. Jimmy bowed and took a seat. He reached out and grabbed a strawberry and looked at it. Robert watched as he admired the small seedy fruit before taking a hearty bite out of it.

"Sweet, pretty to look at, even better to taste...remind you of someone?"

Robert looked at Jimmy and then back at the fruit in his hand. Strawberries only reminded him of Gerard. He could be seen popping the delicious fruit into his mouth all through the season. Robert sighed audibly.

"He is a catch that Master Way, isn't he?"

"Yeah, Jimmy, that he is."

"So if he's such a catch then why are you letting Master Iero steal him away?"

"I'm not, I just...I don't know how to fight back. I can't do all those things that Frank does to him, I don't have the heart to hurt him like that."

"And well you shouldn't, but it's not the pain that Master Way needs...it's the control."

"How do you know this, Jimmy?"

"Cause that's what the Mistress liked."

"Please, Jimmy, tell me more, tell me what I can do to win Gerard back."

"It's not about winning, it's about givin him what he needs."

"I'm listening."

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The rest of the afternoon Robert hung out with Jimmy in the kitchen while he and the other cooks prepared for supper. He even took notes, that impressed Jimmy. All too soon it was getting dark out and Robert bid goodbye to Jimmy to go change for supper. He looked through his notes and made his own mental note to pick up the things he would need to get Gerard back. He smiled, it was going to be easier than he thought and he would not have bring himself down to Frank's level. Robert had renewed hope now and with Jimmy's and his ladies' instruction, he was going to get his life back and win this damn contest. Then he was going to get rid of Frank once and for all.

***Gerard***

In all honestly, Gerard had never been to a whorehouse. The prospect of women allowing their bodies to be used for monetary value was not a sign of high self-esteem...at least this is what Gerard use to think, but after meeting Madame Havok and his girls, he changed his mind. Many of them looked really happy. Most had been there for years and had the right to choose their clients as well as when they worked. Some even had steady ones that became partners and even marriage was spoken about.

"You will find Master Way that this and the other houses that Mr. Iero owns are run very different that a common brothel. He takes very good care of his House Madams and we in turn can take care of our ladies. That is why they have a fierce loyalty and respect for me."

Suddenly there was a screech from upstairs that had everyone's head turning. Everyone except Madame Havok, who just hung his head and sighed. Gerard looked at him and just had this urge to hug him, so he did. Madame Havok seems to be taken back at first, but after a minute he enclosed his own arms around the younger man and accepted the embrace. Gerard was enjoying the embrace till he felt his hand rub over the ropes on his back and he stiffened. Havok did it again and then traced down one of them with his finger. Gerard pulled away quickly and ducked his head down. He could not meet his eyes. He wondered what the older man thought of it. He should not be concerned since he was in a whore house, but that thought of someone judging him made him very insecure. He felt a hand on his shoulder and then another lifting up his chin. He kept his eyes closed and the hand moved from his chin to caress his cheek. He then heard an angelic voice that made him smile.