VOICES by Joe Whatever As the 25-year-old teacher drove to Wal-Mart, the voice of her former neighbor echoed in her head. "If you get into trouble you can always stay at my house," he teased. "Of course, my house means MY RULES." He snickered as he mockingly rubbed his bottom. "Uncle" Alec never missed an opportunity to tease Debbie about her petite stature and youthful appearance. In the checkout lane, she stared into her shopping cart: an MTV t-shirt, a low-rise denim mini-skirt, sandals, and childish panties decorated with smiling Scooby Doos. The underpants were a stark contrast to her usual expensive silk lingerie. But she rationalized that she was just taking advantage of the low prices while enjoying some harmless nostalgia. As she walked to her Corvette, Alec's voice once again invaded her thoughts. "Regardless of age, any woman who chews gum should be spanked -- bare fanny." His casual addition of the words, "bare fanny" had sent a tiny chill down her spine. Maturity and modesty meant nothing. The equation was simple: bratty insolence = panties down. ************************************* The convenience store manager barely glanced at the elegantly dressed lawyer with the shopping bag when she went into the ladies' room. But, a few minutes later, he curtly ordered the scantily clad teenager who emerged from the restroom to "quit loitering before I call the police!" Dazed and disoriented by her dramatic loss in status, Debbie obediently scampered out of the store....after purchasing a huge pack of grape bubble gum. As she locked her adult clothes and purse in the trunk, Alec's voice again echoed through her mind. "You'd better not ever lose your purse, little girl," he'd warned. "Without ID or money, no one would believe you're 25. And if you ended up at my house, I'd tan your bare fanny." She was keenly conscious of her snug Scooby Doo panties as she drove to Alec's house. She shuddered as she imagined herself squirming helplessly over his knee, frantically pleading to be allowed to keep her panties pulled up...while he teasingly ran his finger over the laughing Scoobys. She winced. Scooby Doo! Why did she have to pick SCOOBY DOO? The childish underpants eliminated the faintest hope that Alec might spare her the indignity of an "underpants downer." By now her panties were so wet that she feared that poor Scooby might drown. Of course, when Alec discovered her shameful arousal, it would mean extra spanks.... She carefully locked her keys in her car. She was now a helpless teenager, stranded miles from home with no money and no ID. Until her husband returned from his business trip next month, she would be totally under Alec's thumb. Alec would be delighted that she had no other clothes. She shuddered as she imagined him driving her to the mall to buy the sort of skimpy "teen tease" clothes that she hated...but he loved. The voices had stopped, but the faux teenager could definitely feel the butterflies in her tummy as she blew an enormous purple bubble and waited for "Uncle Alec" to answer the door.... Edited by C. Lakewood