Nicholas felt the shock of being naked. It reminded him of his boarding school days and the old maths teacher, Mr Kinker. He was as bent as an old penny and enjoyed immensely when students were inattentive or, even worse, spoke without being asked.  The boy would be hauled in front of the class and told, very politely, to remove his pants as a preliminary to receiving a lesson in discipline. With the boy bent over the front desk, he would draw out the punishment, his hands patting the area that would receive the vicious strokes of his cane. Of course it didn't end there. The boy would then be made to stand facing the class, legs trembling and recite an apology.<br/><br/>Nicholas had been exposed to this treatment several times and although humiliating and very painful there had been a need to relieve himself afterwards in the privacy of the dorm. It had been a quirk that he had never been able to reconcile. And, here he was again naked and exposed, but this time at the hands of a voluptuous woman.<br/><br/>His initial feeling of complete aggrievance and anger was hiding something more, something brought on by his memories of early school.<em>Don't be stupid Nick. Don't fall for her womanly appearance...she's going to punish you...and Kelly too! She does have a seductive voice though...and the way she's inspecting me...she's like a farmer inspecting a prize bull.</em><br/><br/>He saw Kelly in his peripheral vision again and noticed the leg straps squeezing her pale and silky smooth thighs. What was it about her body, immobilised and yet all the more sensual for being so. Another wash of heat flooded his face in embarrassment.<br/><br/>"It's about the paintings, Kelly. I think that Gianna here is mistakenly under the impression that the auction wasn't above board.  I think that she had her eyes on the Monet's and now she wants to demonstrate how upset she is at missing out...poor dear.  As far as I'm concerned, I bid fairly for the pictures and the highest price.  I don't see how there could have been any issue with that.<br/><br/>Let's get this over with Gianna. Whatever you have in mind, I'll promise you that I'll reciprocate in retribution. You can't for a minute think that you'll get away with this.  I may have broken my silence, Gianna...but I don't intend to satisfy you with a futile war of words."