The Mammoth Book Of Best New Erotica 5 - Plot & Excerpts
Sharpe Inspired by“The Swing” (1766)Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806) I can see the painting from my place in the cloakroom. It’s so lovely. When I’m alone, I can’t stop staring at it. I want to find its secret. I’m quite sure there is a message in there for me, hidden in the branches intertwined at the top of the canvas, or perhaps in the fluttering skirts of the woman on the swing, the painting’s focal point. I don’t dare go any closer. If Madam Cleo finds me anyplace but where I belong, there will be consequences. She threatens to take me to her office, slam the door behind her, and throw me over her knee. With my panties around my ankles, I’ll be spanked until my bottom smarts. Just thinking about it makes me squirm. So why do I smile as well? “Madeleine?” I snap back to reality. Mr Bach is here, one of our regulars. I take his coat from him and hang it with the others, brushing its cashmere softness against my face as I put it on the rack. It carries his scent, a woodsy aroma with a hint of leather, like none I’ve ever known.
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