Follow Josh

Not wanting to be too obvious about your curiosity, you give the handsome young man a head start before going after him. Fortunately, he's tall enough for you to keep an eye on him even from a distance and soon you're approaching the place where he's stopped, facing two ladies that you put at about thirty years old, although both carry spanking implements, so maybe they're a bit younger. You give them a wide berth, to avoid the impression that you're observing them, making your way to the bottom tier of seating where you can sit with a good view of the conversation and maybe even make out a few snippets. Hopefully, even if Josh sees you, he'll think you're just taking the weight off your older feet.

One of the women is tall and curvaceous, lustrous brown hair falling to the level of her creamy breasts, which are only partly concealed by a white open-necked blouse, below which she wears a dark grey pencil skirt and a pair of strappy sandals. Her implement is a braided whip and you see the sparkle of what looks like an engagement ring on her finger. The other is small and pixie-like, with a golden tan, bright red fingernails and spiky hair that's mostly dark brown, but with yellow-blonde streaks at the front. She's wearing a green sleeveless top that leaves her toned abdomen bare, a khaki wrap skirt and black ankle boots and she carries a long handled hairbrush. Both are nodding attentively and several times you think you can lip read yes, sir.

Josh is saying more than a few words, addressing each in turn and then both together, punctuating his speech with hand movements. You can't hear much, but do manage to catch that his protégées should bear down on the faces of the girls they'll be riding, to limit their freedom of movement and then a little bit later that if she feels herself getting too carried away, the smaller contestant ought to remember something that sounds like her lavatory punishment. From the expression on her face, this is something she'd rather not remember, whatever it is.

As the pep talk nears an end, Josh raises his voice slightly to spur his companions on and you manage to make out most of what he says.

"When I saw you go out in the heats last year, I knew that with the right training, you could go all the way. I don't think you really believed it yourselves, but you trusted me and now look at what you've accomplished. It's been tough on both of you, but you're strong, you're determined, you're ready. I want to see you holding up that trophy in the final; anything less is not acceptable, understand?"

"Yes, Sir…"

"Yes, Sir. I'll win it for you, I promise."

"…I won't let you down…"

You reflect that if total victory is the only acceptable result then at least one of them will have to disappoint their patron and idly wonder what the consequences will be for that. Then your mind drifts to what sort of training Josh provided, images of the two women pleasuring each other relentlessly until one succumbs and is severely punished flitting in front of your eyes. You're so engrossed, you almost fail to hear Robyn starting to announce the riders in the next heat, but the first person she mentions is such a surprise that it snaps you back to reality in an instant.