by Rachel Burns
“She claims to be a virgin. If she is, then I’ll marry her.”
He shook his head. “I can only hope for your sake that she isn’t. Are you going to take her away tomorrow if she is?”
“No, you told her a week, and I’ll need that time to get things ready for her. A lot needs to be done. I hadn’t planned on marrying when I woke up this morning.”
“As a friend of your father’s I feel I have to warn you. She wasn’t raised to your standard. She won’t know how to act.”
“I want her.” He paused trying to control his anger for this man. The things Amelia had told him were awful. It was a wonder that the state hadn’t taken her away from him. “I’ll pick her up tomorrow at four o’clock. I expect her to be ready.”
“Why her?” James wrinkled up his forehead and glared at him.
“Love at first sight, I guess.”
“But only if she’s a virgin,” he laughed.
“I’ll need her birth certificate, school and medical records,” Brian stated coldly and in a matter of fact way.
James decided that it wasn’t worth fighting over. They discussed business for the rest of the evening.
Brian was already getting a headache. None of these women seemed right for his Amelia. They all just wanted to beat her.
He was more concerned with true discipline. If she didn’t do anything wrong, then she should have nothing to fear.
The different nannies seemed more interested in getting her into trouble. There were three nannies still waiting outside of his office.
Brian needed a nanny for this evening. He’d wanted to introduce Amelia to her own nanny. If he couldn’t find her one soon, he’d have to take the last and hire her for the evening.
He stood up and invited the next one in. She was short and a little plump. Did she even have the strength to care for his Amelia? The other nannies were much taller. She was about the same height as his Amelia.
“Have a seat Nanny – ” He let his voice trail off.
“Prim.” She sat down straight. He sat after she did.
“I’m looking for a nanny for my fiancée. She’ll need lots of care and guidance with a firm hand.”
Nanny Prim nodded.
He looked through her resume. “I see you’ve done this kind of work before.”
“Yes, I had the privilege to work with a couple of lovely young ladies.” She beamed with pride as she spoke of her charges. This was new the others spoke of showing her who the boss was.
“What was the reason that you left your last family?” he asked.
“The wife had twins and just wasn’t a little girl who needed a nanny anymore.” Again he noticed a sense of pride in her. He had a feeling that this woman felt very responsible for helping her last charge become a woman.
“My fiancée is a very shy girl. She’s led a very sheltered life. I just met her yesterday, but it was quite obvious that she has had a very lonely life. She’s never received anything but the most basic of care and absolutely no love. How would you handle such a girl?”
“That would depend on her personality, of course. How has this lack of care, shall we say, formed her?”
“She’s shy and very self-conscious. She seems to want to please.” He remembered how she’d even made excuses for her father.
“Then I’d be strict only when needed. It sounds to me like she could thrive on praise. In the case of a mistake she’d have to be punished, naturally, but she’d need to hear that she’s loved, and that it was the reason for the punishment. She’d need to be convinced that it’s for her own good. I’m a firm believer that if you can take the time to spank, then you can take the time to cuddle afterwards.”
“Cuddle?” He wanted to make sure that they were on the same wavelength. She’d made the best impression so far.
“Yes, I believe it’s very important. Especially in cases with low self-esteem. I’d spank her over my knee and afterwards let her sit on my lap while I told her she was forgiven, and that she was a good girl and very loved.”
“Good, that’s what I hoped to hear.” Brian jumped to his feet.
“Amelia has a doctor’s appointment later on today. I’ll need you to accompany her. It’s a test to see if she’s a virgin, as she claims to be. She didn’t seem overly nervous about the test, so given the sheltered life she’s led, I assume the results will concur with what she claims.”
He was already standing and moving towards the door. “I’d like you to move in this evening. She’ll be moving in a few days. In the meantime, we have a lot to get ready.”
He opened the door for Nanny Prim. She walked out and smiled at the two waiting nannies. She knew their kind. They liked to spank grown up women for their own pleasure. It truly hurt her to have to raise a hand against her charges, but she believed that the women thrived on it.
It was so difficult for young women to know where their place was nowadays. The media told them one thing, their friends another, and their husbands often felt that they had to yell over all the noise coming from everywhere else, or they wouldn’t be heard. No, a good sound spanking let a young woman know exactly where her ears should be.
“I won’t be needing your services. The position has already been filled.” He dismissed the last two nannies. He guided Nanny Prim up to his bedroom. Servants were already cleaning out his walk-in-closet. “Her bedroom will be coming in here. She’ll also get her own bathroom. The only way for her to get out of her room was either through my bedroom or through her bathroom which leads to your bedroom.”
Carpenters were already measuring things, and an interior designer was making up drawings for her bedroom.
He stopped and talked to the interior designer. He explained that he wanted a window seat with cushions and lots of pillows. She liked to read, and she’d need shelves for her books.
In one corner, she’d need a schoolroom area, with bookcases for books and learning materials. He requested an old fashion desk. The walls should be papered with white and pink striped wallpaper. He wanted the room to be light and friendly except the learning corner, which should be kept no nonsense.
“That’s your job for tomorrow. I want you to buy books that she’d be interested in reading. Talk to her today and ask her what would interest her. Let’s go look at your room, Nanny.”
Nanny followed him. Two maids were cleaning it up for her. A hole had been cut into one wall.
“This is where the door will be to her bathroom. This is how you’ll get access to her.” He stood by the hole and pointed. “I’ve been assured that the new door will be in tonight. The door will of course have a lock. If she needs anything in the night, she’d have to knock.”
He sighed. “I realize that you think I’m jumping the gun, but I’m pretty positive that she’ll pass her test. Then she’ll move in with us, and then we’ll be married depending on her last flow.
“You’ll also help her to prepare for the wedding. She’ll also need a whole new wardrobe. At the moment her father only allows her four outfits. Three of which are her old school uniforms. The other is a pair of jeans. She won’t be allowed to wear pants anymore. She was thrilled at the idea of receiving her first dress.” He stopped babbling. He liked talking about her. It made her seem more real. His own little girl, his dreams come true.
“We’ll have to leave New York to drive to Connecticut in one hour. Are you up to it, Nanny Prim?” He looked her in the eyes.
“I’d be glad to accept the position.” She was surprised how quickly she’d found a new position.
“We can talk more in the car.” He left her to look around and also to talk about what she wanted from the workers.
Together they even picked out which design would be best suited to her for her bedroom. He respected her opinions. She liked that.
***
“Amelia, you looked lovely again today.” The brown-eyed man smiled at me. I was wearing a twin to the outfit I wore yesterday. I’d taken extra care with my hair again today. I us
ually didn’t. I didn’t usually have a reason to.
“Thank you,” I answered. I was getting nervous about the visit to the doctor’s. I’d wondered how someone would be tested for something like that. Every way I imagined it, it was embarrassing.
“I found you a nanny this morning. She’s waiting in the limo.” He seemed to want to get this over with. He walked down the front steps to a limousine. I’d never been in a limo before. I was starting to think that this was a number too big for me.
I’d spent all night and all day today talking myself out of this wedding and thinking of a new idea to survive. I let him lay his hand on my shoulder and guide me out the door.
I’d been hanging around the entryway, waiting for him. I didn’t want my father to answer the door and have to call me, or anything along those lines.
More likely a servant would have opened the door, but they wouldn’t have been to keen on seeking me out either.
I’d answered the door personally, and he’d smiled at me so nicely that I decided not to call off the wedding just yet. I could explain later.
If he acted odd in any way, I’d say no and call the whole thing off. I had a bit of money saved, and I could rent a small apartment somewhere and find a job.
He opened the door to the waiting limousine so I could go in first. This was confirming what I was thinking. He was well off.
What did a well off, good-looking man want with me? This didn’t make any sense.
There was indeed an older woman sitting in the limousine. I smiled at her shyly. I wasn’t sure what to say. This woman looked like she had experience. She was probably already comparing me to the others she’d taken care of. I’ll bet I was making a lot of mistakes.
“Amelia, this is your nanny. She’ll be with you the whole time at the hospital.” He looked happy with his choice of nannies. I desperately hoped that she’d like me.
I reached out to shake her hand. “Hello, Nanny.” My voice was quieter than I wanted. I was just too scared about everything. My life had been turned upside down in the last twenty-four hours.
“Hello, Amelia. I’m very pleased to meet you.” She smiled at me like she meant it.
I smiled back with relief because she didn’t hate me.
She watched, as I made sure my skirt was carefully laid over my knees. The driver pulled away from my house. She kept her eye on me the whole time. She was taking me in and sizing me up.
We were at the hospital within minutes. We found the right office, and Sir talked to the receptionist. I still didn’t know his name.
Nanny was whispering in my ear how she expected me to behave when it was my turn. I nodded at her. She repeated that she’d stay by my side.
We sat down, and Sir picked up a magazine. He sat down next to Nanny and started reading.
I was too nervous to read. I looked around the gynecologist’s waiting room. I was almost relieved when my name was called out.
I glanced at Sir quickly, but Nanny had me by my arm and was leading me through the door to the gynecologist’s office before I could get a good look at him.
The gynecologist explained what she was going to do. I felt like throwing up. I nodded and followed her into the examination room. She asked me to remove my underwear. I was shaking with fear already, but I did as I was told. I folded them and laid them on a chair.
Then the doctor asked me to sit on the examination table. This was easier to comply with. She had me lie back then. She was making loud noises under the bench. The noises were metal scraping on metal. She’d pulled out two stirrups. She was guiding my feet to them. They were far apart from each other, and I lay there very open for all to see. My legs were shaking terribly, and I started to cry.
Tears were rolling down my face. I was careful not to make a sound, hoping that no one would notice that I was being such a baby about this.
Nanny grabbed my hand and stroked my hair out of my face.
The doctor, who was, thank goodness, a lady doctor, put on plastic gloves. She reached inside of me and felt around a bit. She nodded and guided my feet back down after she removed the gloves with loud snaps.
The shaking still hadn’t stopped. If I was this nervous about a woman checking to see if I was still a virgin, how nervous would I be when he took that virginity away from me? I felt sick to my stomach.
They must have seen it coming because they held a kidney shaped paper bowl under my mouth so I could be sick in it. The doctor and the nurse laid me back down.
Nanny was praising how brave I’d been. I continued to cry. I felt so ashamed of myself. Nanny put my underwear back on me and covered me up with a blanket.
Nanny stayed by my side until Sir came in. He took my hand and praised me too. He looked very happy. He even told me that he was sorry that I’d been sick.
A half an hour later, Nanny had managed to get me to my feet. We left. Sir was beaming with pride.
I just wanted to go to my room and cry. I felt like I’d jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire.
That had been odd. I’d told myself that if something odd happened, I’d just leave my father’s house and work on setting up a life for myself.
I’d probably thrive on my own. It would give me a chance to develop a personality. No more of me trying to please my father, or a strange man who claimed that he wanted to marry me. I could figure out who I was on my own. I said nothing at all on the way back to my house. I had my arms wrapped around my stomach and hoped that I never had to see him again.
Sir asked Nanny if she could spend the night with me at my father’s house. She agreed faster than he could finish his sentence.
Sir brought us into the house and explained to my father what had happened, and that he wanted my nanny to stay with me. My father rolled his eyes and agreed.
My eyes were still so red from everything. Sir just left then, saying he had a lot of getting ready to do.
Nanny said she wanted to see me in bed in seconds. I showed her to my room. She looked mad too. She went to get me some more blankets. I didn’t think my father would say yes, but she was back in less than five minutes with three more.
She helped me out of my clothes and then into my pajamas.
When she was finished, she asked where the bathroom was so I could brush my teeth. She was mad about me having to walk around on the ground floor in only my pajamas.
After my teeth were brushed, she brought me down to my room and tucked me into my bed. She told me a story. My shaking was finally starting to stop when she finished.
I rolled over so I was looking at her sitting on my chair. I sobbed, “Whatever did I do without you, Nanny?”
“You survived, my dear child. Now is your chance to live.” She smiled at me lovingly.
Was she right? Was this a chance that I shouldn’t pass up? “Do you think I’am being a baby about everything that happened today?” I asked her.
“No, not at all. Your husband wants an innocent wife. This was to be expected. It’s very difficult for a young girl to do what you did today. I feel you did very well. My brave child.”
Nanny slept on the chair, and I slept in the bed. Sir called a couple of times to check on me. Nanny’s cell had bad reception in the basement. She had to leave me to talk to him. I didn’t feel like talking to him, so I was glad when I didn’t have to.
I liked that Nanny pulled the covers tightly around me and called me her child. No one had ever laid claim to me before.
I wanted to belong to someone who wanted me for a change. It was a nice feeling.
When I woke up the next morning, Nanny was waiting for me. She took me up to the bathroom and helped me wash and get dressed. No one had ever seen me naked before. I was very embarrassed again. Getting married was a very embarrassing time.
Nanny explained that it should be normal for me to have someone helping me. I should have had a nanny from the day I was born. Especially living in a house like this one
My father’s house was extremely nice with marble
floors in the hallways and wooden flooring in the rooms. All the floors had intricate patterns in them made out of different colored woods. The furniture was mostly antique, even in my room.
My father didn’t want to buy new things just for me, so I got what could be spared.
The staff was large and ever changing. My father wasn’t just rude to me.
The idea of having a nanny, who was just responsible for me, would have been a godsend as a child. No one ever took care of me.
I’d been stumbling through life up unto now, just guessing what the right thing to do was. Now nanny would explain exactly how I was to act. I didn’t have to feel unsure of myself again. I wanted to keep her in my life.
My decision to get married was swinging like a pendulum between yes and no.
Nanny had a way of explaining things so I felt more comfortable with them. Sir had chosen well for me. She honestly did seem to like me. I was relieved.
My father was waiting for us to come out. He looked at Nanny nicely. “Will you join me for breakfast, Nanny?” He even smiled at her.
“Yes, of course.” She gave him a slight bow with her head.
He looked at me then. His face was all pinched together when he yelled, “Go!”
I went.
Nanny protested, but he explained that I didn’t get fed until I earned it. He explained that a person didn’t get anything for free in this world.
I didn’t stay to hear the rest of his speech. Instead, I went to the laundry room. I needed to wash my things and see where I could help out. After two hours of work, I could have breakfast.
Would Sir have odd rules like that too?
I wished that I were in a position to better protect myself.
Chapter 3 – Nobody Gets Anything For Free
Amelia’s father held out a chair for Nanny to sit on.
She thanked him and sat.
Servants came and brought them their food.