Standing Orders could be described as a love story involving two couples - one straight and one lesbian, Maria and Phil (Phillipa) and Mary and William. Or perhaps it is quite a different story concerning the relationships between the submissives Phil and William and their Mistresses Maria and Mary. Although Maria and Mary have professional qualifications, in nursing and physiotherapy respectively, these are no longer their main interest or occupation. Their leadership skills are no longer devoted to general care for the well-being of others, but rather to specific 'correction' and discipline. Maria runs an establishment dedicated to the training and chastisement of individuals wishing to study and practice BDSM in a positive, safe and moderate way. Maria's and Phil's involvement with each other is a long standing one, whereas Mary's and William's is fairly recent. Indeed, we meet them for the first time right at the start of their relationship. William and some male friends are out on the town, have too much to drink and are separated. William ends up in the Chastity Club, which it certainly is not! He misbehaves badly and is about to be beaten up by the bouncers when Mary rescues him though "God only knows why!" she asks herself. She gets him home safely, takes him, eventually, under her wing, and puts him, frequently, bare-bottomed across her lap! Enjoy... E.P. Rositor is an author from the South-East of England.