Story: The Cleaner Returns. Chapters 1-2.

As a fan of Emma Finn's work I was at first slighly hesitant a retelling of this classic tale was needed but after seeing the material that BigBird shared with me I am all by confident that Emma herself would have approved of such "fan fiction". It's a great story on its own that lovers of transformation genre are bound to love. The story is going to be a long one and will be published in multiple installments. Please feel free to comment and share your ideas. 

If for some reason you missed Emma's novel, I highly recommend Book 1 of the unfinished trilogy, but if you want a completed shorter version, you can also read Cleaner: The Original Story, one of the first (and best) lady-to-maid stories out there. 

The Cleaner Returns

by BigBird74

Many of you will recognise the title of this story. In places, Cleaner (an alternative) leans heavily on Emma Finn’s wonderful book. However the aim of this project is to offer a whole new story that touches on the original material every so often. The overall plot is very similar. The feel is very different. Other than Melissa, the characters are the same largely speaking.

I hope you all take this as it is intended, as a tribute to Emma. I was lucky enough to exchange ideas and emails with her on several occasions and always found her a joy to talk to. I was deeply saddened when she had to leave us and her work was left unfinished. I wondered whether to try and finish it, but then decided to take an alternative (easier) route and rework the story.

I hope you enjoy!

BigBird

1

I stretched my legs towards the driver’s seat, tipping the heels from off my feet. It felt good to finally get those killer shoes off my suffering toes. I had been on my feet almost constantly this morning, strutting up and down a catwalk as we practised for next month’s show. I felt my stomach turn at the thought.

Why had I been so stupid to agree to do that show? I must have seemed somewhat desperate, as people were constantly pushing for me to do one more show before taking up my longed for retirement. Now, after four assignments in seven weeks, I was feeling stressed. The reason I wanted to retire - panic attacks - were not getting any better. Now, with my retirement as out of reach as ever, matters were coming to a head. Typically, in such a high-octane environment, one becomes largely immune to the catty remarks, put downs and constant pressure to look one’s best. However after what felt like a lifetime in the industry, my confidence was waning fast and my ability to stand tall badly diminished.

That explains why I was now on my way to an appointment with Dr Mark Jacobs. Okay so many would write him off as a quack shrink, but his adverts are everywhere and I was desperate for help. He was also available. It usually takes several weeks to get an appointment to see a guy of his experience, but after telling him my name – Dahlia Western – the door opened much more quickly. I smiled at that thought: perhaps I still had it after all! Almost twenty years after my first modelling job, I was still able to turn almost any man – and, come to that – woman’s head. I rummaged through my handbag and found my pocket mirror, checking my makeup.

Story: What Annabella Wants Annabella Gets. Chapter 8.

by Jackie J

Seeing her Auntie faint from the shock Annabella rushed forward to make her comfortable and returned from the parlour with a small glass of brandy. Maud’s bleary eyes opened and stared up at the maid looking down on her trying to gather her thoughts, the rim of the glass pressing hard to her lips.

“Brandy Auntie, take a sip.”

Clutching the maid’s hand supporting it, and the glass, Maud took a gulp of the Brandy and pressed herself up in the chair.

“O my goodness, o my goodness Annabella, what the, why the, I thought you, O my goodness, O my goodness.”

Another gulp of the brandy drained the glass.

Annabella chuckled.

“Auntie, I am so sorry, I did not mean to give you such a turn but understandable, I guess. Yes, it’s me Annabella, I haven’t gone completely mad, lost my mind like you thought, it was all a pretence.”

Captions Keep on Coming

Vessa Vellucci continues to deliver lady-to-maid captions. This time treading into TG territory in one of them. Enjoy!

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Story: What Annabella Wants Annabella Gets. Chapter 7.

by Jackie J

News arrived at Buckshire manor. Little improvement in the Earl's health and still unfit to travel. It had been arranged that the Earl and Countess would not be returning to Buckshire manor until the Spring or at least until the roads would become passable again and travel back to England would be possible.

Lady Hogarth snatched the letter from the housekeeper and smiled reading the footnote from Constance. “I hope all is well with my new maid, Annabella should be well established when I return.”

Lady Hogarth read with concern about her brother and smirked at the Earl's wife’s comments.

“Quite cryptic from the witch and serves to confirm her desires concerning your maid Annie. It seems we will be extending our stay for some time yet, Jarvis.”

Martha curtsied.

“Yes, Mistress.”

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Vessa Velucci delivers three more captions for your enjoyment!

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Story: What Annabella Wants Annabella Gets. Chapter 6.

by Jackie J

The guest room that Lady Hogarth entered had been prepared to perfection with fresh flowers and neatly folded towels. A filled bathtub, still lightly steaming, sat at the foot of the bed on a soft mat.

Having bathed Lady Hogarth smiled opening the closet to find her clothes neatly arranged the drawers no different. The maid had been busy. The supper prepared and served by Annie brought compliments that Martha gratefully received and passed on to Annie.

Maud had concluded that Constance’s motivation, for exploiting Annabella’s feeble mind and supressed obsession with servility and her own subjugation, at the hands of the housekeeper in being a maid, stemmed from inheritance. Annabella stood to inherit everything, if Annabella disappeared, could not be traced, became hidden away at Buckshire manor, one of the Countesses maids, which she already was? Well who would inherit then? Annabella inheriting the family fortune was not ideal and no doubt would soon be squandered but that women getting her hands on the family’s wealth never.

Maud had received word, that her brother the Earl, was currently unlikely to survive a journey home from Switzerland and it could be some time before he returned if at all, such was the seriousness of his condition. With his physical and mental condition deteriorating by the week, the question of inheritance was becoming more of an issue and prayed on Maud’s mind.

Story: What Annabella Wants Annabella Gets. Chapter 5.

by Jackie J

The Earl’s entourage did not return on the planned date and a letter received on the Thursday of that week explained that the Earl had been taken ill during preparations to leave the residence in Switzerland. There was no date given for the return only that arrangements would be made when the Earl recovered. The Countess was not overly inconvenienced by this change of plan, Lord Edmund also making his arrangements to extend his stay.

A week passed with no further word on the fate of the Earl or revised plans for the Earl and Countess to return to Buckshire manor.

Looking out over the extensive grounds from the parlour windows, watching the gardeners at work, Martha saw through the trees a carriage approaching the main gates? Being only one carriage, it could not be the Earl and Countess but who was it?

Martha stopped Annie from her work and told her to remain down in the kitchens until called.

Straightening her dress and fluffing her hair in the hallway mirror Martha answered the call of the doorbell.