12…13…14…Kelly became overwrought.<br/><br/>At first she believed it wouldn’t be so bad.<em>Gianna might hit Nicholas 4 times. Four or five times, yes. My Nick can take that. She just wants to scare him into giving up the Monets.</em>But Gianna didn’t even hesitate after the fifth strike. Her body swung straight into that sixth wallop as if she were a machine stuck on a REPEAT button.<br/><br/><em>Ok, so maybe Gianna wants to thoroughly take her point across to Nicholas.  …7…8…9. Oh god, isn’t she going to stop?</em>Kelly felt her lungs strain for air; she hadn’t breathed since the first hit. On that first one she remembered how focused she was on seeing the mark it left on Nick’s cheek; to try and determine the amount of pain it gave by the intensity of the shadow left on his skin. The line was feinting but visible, and Kelly nearly forgot to breathe afterwards from worry. She knew it had to have stung by the way Nick’s body jumped<em>against</em>his restraints.<br/><br/>Gianna continued.   10…11…  ……15…16.<br/><br/><em>She isn’t going to stop? She’s crazy!</em>Now, Kelly’s breathes came fast and short. Each time Nicholas was hit she felt her own body flinch in imaginary discomfort.<em>Enough!</em>She heard her mind scream. Kelly almost screamed out loud too, anything to put a hesitant jolt into Gianna’s punishing rhythm. Anything to give Nicholas some relief!<em>Stop it!</em>But Kelly knew no one would listen to her no matter how loud she screamed at Gianna. Maybe Nick would agree with her protests, but nothing would be done about it. So Kelly just kept silent by grinding her teeth together….<br/><br/>18…19…<em>No, I’ve got to do something.</em>…20.<em>Maybe if I run for the door I can get help. I wonder if the door is locked. I wonder if there is anyone else in this building that could stop this crazy woman! Maybe I can attack Gianna and push her down to the ground. Yes, I can take her rod too and start beating her with it! Maybe somewhere in the middle of that attack I can free Nicholas! Then we will both tie Gianna down and show her what retribution is all about. I’ve just got to somehow…get…out…of these bonds.</em><br/><br/>Our dear Kelly started wiggling again. Every time she heard Gianna’s body move into a swing to strike that flexible rod against Nick’s ass it made her work even harder at getting free. In fact, she wiggled and squirmed soooo much this time that she lost balance on her knees…and flopped over onto her side.<br/><br/><em>Oh flipping fantastic!</em>Kelly tried rolling around but it was nearly impossible. The arch of her back and bound arms and legs provided no solution to helping her get back up on her knees. Now she was stuck lying on the floor like a dying fish.<em>How….embarrassing.</em><br/><br/>But then she heard Nicholas’ words, “<em>That's for pushing inside a real woman, Gianna...”  ….is he talking about me?</em>Kelly moved her head to see the situation again. It made her hair splay upon the carpeted floor where the action almost put some static into its volume. Yes, he was talking about her! It made her smile!<em>Haha, that’s right…!</em><br/><br/>But then it finally dawned on her.<em>He is HARD?! </em>Kelly craned her neck to raise her head from the floor so that she could get a better look at what Gianna was fingering.<em>That bastard is throbbing! Ugh!</em>Kelly’s head fell back down to the carpet.<em>Out of all the moments and times in his life he has got to find THIS situation as arousing! How could he?!</em>Kelly didn’t understand, so she spent the next couple of moments staring up at the ceiling in dismay.<br/>