Her crew was stunned by Harper's display and her Captain was furious, but Andromeda was worried. She knew her engineer, he entered her matrix, how could she not know. But she hadn't anticipated this level of anxiety over his missed 'appointment.' Harper had become nearly hysterical over Dylan's change of course. She'd seen the tension in his muscles, as if he was about to strike out. Tyr had seen it too and had diverted her engineer's attention for a moment, enough.
Dylan had no clue why Harper had gone out of control. It was time for Andromeda to take things into her own hands, metaphorically speaking, before they faced each other again. She isolated a Maria bot and gave it instructions then watched it walk to Harper's quarters and press the access. That Harper was confined to quarters was convenient.
She watched Harper ignore the access request; he was huddled in the corner of his room, rocking back and forth. Andromeda wanted to hug him but couldn't do that. Her bot pressed the button again while she calculated punishments for making her wait.
"Andromeda, tell who ever it is to go away!" Harper yelled, almost in tears.
Andromeda hesitated then ... opened the door and sent in the bot. She appeared in hologram and frowned at her engineer. "I don't like waiting, you know that."
Harper nodded as he stood and meet the bot. "I'm sorry." He mumbled and ran his hands over the bot, looking for the access panel. "What's the problem?"
"My engineer needs attention."
Harper stilled then pulled back. "What?"
"Strip." Andromeda ordered flatly.
Harper shook his head. "Andromeda I don't know what ..."
"Don't lie to me. Get your clothes off." She ordered and looked around the room. "What a mess."
"Andromeda, we had better run a diagnostic on ... "
"Suite 6. Madam Isal's" Andromeda stated and watched her engineer bow his head. She would have cringed if she could. "Oh, poor little Seamus." She taunted and watched him flinch, then had the bot patted his head. When Harper would have pulled back the bot stopped and waited. "Strip. Now."
Harper hesitated a moment then stripped naked and stared at the floor.
She was taking too long, she wasn't sure what exactly he did at Madam Isal's. "Now, tell me what you wanted that woman to do to you." She ordered and saw him wilt. "Come now little Seamus, you can tell me." Oh boy, she hated that tone.
Harper's cock stiffened. "I wanted her to paddle me and watch me masturbate." Harper mumbled.
Andromeda could work with this. "I maybe a ship but you will speak up!" She ordered.
"I wanted her to paddle me and watch me masturbate!" Harper all but shouted.
"I see." Don't rush it. She walked the bot around him, inspecting. "I'm not her, that woman you wanted to go see, and I don't have a paddle so ... why are you trying to hide your cock? Hands on your head!" She ordered and watched him obey instantly. "I didn't have you get naked just so you could be modest." She stated and had the bot grip his cock.
Harper started to pull away but stopped and looked at her hologram then relaxed.
"Tell me what you are thinking. That was an order." She added at his hesitation and the bot squeezed.
"They never touch. I ... I'm afraid of what I'll catch." Harper gasped.
Andromeda was glad of that at least. "Good. You're a good boy, Seamus." She nodded and the bot pumped him for a moment. "Bend over." She changed the speed of the encounter but he obeyed instantly. The bot released Harper's cock and stepped back. "Hands on your knees."
Harper braced his hands and took slow breaths.
"I am reviewing text on the subject and some suggest that restriction from this behavior would make you sensitive." The bot gripped Harper's hair and pulled his head up so he was looking at her. "Are you sensitive?"
"Yes," He gulped. "Yes, Ma'am?"
She smiled and nodded. "Ma'am is good. Will you be good?"
"Yes, Ma'am." Harper nodded.
The bot released his hair and raised it's hand. "I have never spanked anyone before so you will tell me if it is too much."
"Yes, Ma'am." Harper kept his head up.
The first hit was actually a tap but Harper flinched in anticipation. "Well?"
"It isn't too much." Harper told her.
She nodded and increased the velocity and power with each strike until Harper was sobbing and tears were running down his face. She eased the next strike but Harper screamed.
"No! More! I want more!"
The bot stopped instantly and pulled his head up. "Are you telling me what to do?"
Harper sobbed and gasped. "No, no. I ... I'm sorry."
"Good."
The bot let go of his hair and stroked a hand down his back to his reddened ass. The next hit came suddenly and Harper cried out and pulled away but immediately moved back.
"I can keep this up all day. Can you?"
"As long as you want." Harper cried as another blow landed softer then the last.
The next strike was harder then all of them, then the bot stepped back. "Then I want to stop this now."
Harper opened his mouth to object but bowed his head instead.
Andromeda sighed to herself at that, she didn't want to hurt her engineer but did want him to get what he needed. "You may masturbate now."
Harper shuddered and reached down to grip his cock.
Andromeda noticed his legs shaking and worried. "I can't see you're actions when you're bent over like that. Stop."
Harper whimpered but stopped instantly.
"Stand up straight." She watched him struggle to stand up and had the bot help him. "Lay down and ... Don't speak! Lay down and spread your legs wide." She ordered and had her bot help him to his bed.
The bot stroked down his ass as Harper bent then spread his legs once he was on his back.
Andromeda moved her hologram to the edge of the bed and nodded. "My bot will hold your legs. Masturbate." She ordered.
Harper gripped his cock and stroked up and down with one hand and reached farther to fondle his balls with the other. He couldn't maintain his focus and threw his head back as he thrusted into his hands. A pinch on the head and some twists and he came.
Andromeda sent the bot away but saw a tear escape Harper eye as he turned over and curled up so she moved her hologram to that side of the bed and miniaturized it. "Did I do it right?" She asked softly.
Harper nodded and sniffed. "I so needed that."
"Then why are you crying now?"
He wiped his face with the sheet and shook his head. "I'm okay."
"I hope so." She nodded then looked at the door just as the access was hit.
Harper jumped up, gasping at the pain, and grabbed for his pants. "Don't let him in."
The door opened and Dylan walked in. "Mr. Harper we need to ... " Dylan stared at Harper then turned his back. "You should have called out and said you weren't dressed."
"I ..." He hissed. "I didn't think."
"What did you do to yourself?" Dylan spied out of the corner of his eye the abused ass.
Andromeda restructured her hologram to stand by Harper and came to attention. "Sir."
"Give us some privacy." Dylan nodded to her.
"I'm sorry, Sir, but I am a part of this and should be present."
"A part of what?"
Andromeda looked at her engineer and nodded. "Tell him. It's okay."
Harper looked at his hands and cleared his throat. "I um ... like to be spanked." He stated then cringed at the quiet that followed.
"I believe the term to be Masochist." Andromeda spoke.
"I haven't had any for a while." Harper mumbled. "I made a reservation with a good Dominatrix on Kilpatrick but ... I'm sorry for the way I acted earlier. I couldn't ... I ... "
Dylan moved closer and reached out and laid a hand on Harper's shoulder. "Don't let it get so out of hand next time." He warned. "Tell me when it gets bad."
Harper nodded. "Yes, sir."
"A spanking from Andromeda, huh?" Dylan asked. "You won't be sitting for a week. Can you work?"
"Yes, sir."
"I hope it was good."
Harper jerked his head up and gaped at the Captain.
Dylan laughed and turned for the door. "Let me know next time, I might like to watch." He opened the door. "We arrive at Sintii in one hour, get cleaned up and down to engineering."
Harper could only stare at the doors after Dylan left then Andromeda cleared her throat and vanished. "Half an hour, Harper."
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