We will see."Then he laid the belt hard across my tits again. Whack! It sounded pretty loud now that the music had stopped and the room was very quiet... as all eyes were on Master Thomas and me. That last strike of his belt really stung, but I stayed stock still, in the very same position, hoping he'd be satisfied with the two belt strikes, but knowing he probably wouldn't be. My tits were on fire, but I stayed in position. He was testing me, and I didn't want to fail this. I guess I did want to. I'm all foraffirmative action and the easing of women's access to the jobs they'requalified for, but the only credentials I'm seeing from thesereplacement employees are their physical assets. That woman who tookover from me looked like she spent more time tailoring her lifestyle tomaintain her looks than she ever has poring over contractual details."Angie paused to sip her red wine again. "Not that I'm not grateful forthe opportunity to prove myself. That blundering idiot Jim left hisposition. Alexa tasted blood and felt the alien object rubbing against the inside of her gums. She hadn't fully taken in what had just happened but the new sensations inside her mouth forced her to accept the stark reality - he had just pierced her tongue right through with another gold ring and it HURT!He soothed her deeply shocked expression by gently stroking her cheek. "There is only a minimal risk of infection from the piercings, Alexa - the rings are pure gold on a tungsten steel alloy." Returning. Amanda emerged from the kitchen, while their father, Macy, showed up a few moments later coming from his office. “It’s late, couldn’t you have called?”“Sorry, it took longer than we thought. We got to talking, and—”“It’s one thing for you to stay out,” their father interrupted. “You’re in college now, and we cut you some slack. But your sister is younger. You’re supposed to set a better example.”“Give me a break,” Betty said, tossing her bag on the floor and collapsing on the couch. “I don’t.