The Unsettling Truth Behind the Perfect Couple

Paul and Tina have been married for about 6 years, and have a 3 year old daughter.

Instead of taking their daughter to a daycare, they have a babysitter come in to watch her during the day. They had just recently hired a new babysitter, Jennifer, an 18 year old freshman at the local university. Jennifer only took afternoon and evening classes, so she was able to babysit until Tina or Paul got home.

Jennifer stands average height, with an average build. She did play sports in high school, along with being a cheerleader. She was excited about finding the babysitting job so quickly, satisfied with the amount they were paying her.

It was early in the afternoon, Jennifer had just laid the baby down for an afternoon nap, and knew that Tina wouldn't be home for a couple of hours yet.

Jennifer headed for the bathroom, passing by Tina's and Paul's open bedroom door, glancing into the room. She stopped for a bit, looking into the room. She didn't really see much, except for an end table drawer open next to the bed, and what looked like a large cabinet for the headboard of the bed.

Jennifer shrugged her shoulders and headed to the bathroom. While she sat on the toilet, she got to wondering to herself. "What would you need a cabinet for a headboard for?" She asked herself.

Jennifer had only been babysitting for them a little over a month, and it was the first time she had ever seen in their room, because the door was always closed. After she finished in the bathroom, her curiosity was getting to her. She had to have a closer look at the cabinet headboard in Tina's and Paul's room.

Jennifer slowly entered their room, knowing she shouldn't be doing this, but her curiosity had got the best of her. As she neared the bed, she looked at the gap between the mattress and cabinet part, noticing large eyelets attached to the backboard, one on each side, and one larger one in the middle. She looked up at the cabinet doors, seeing just a latch holding them closed, but no lock.

Jennifer nervously bit her lower lip, knowing that if she gets caught she'd be fired for sure. She reached up to the latch and opened it. She slowly opened the doors, her eyes growing wide as she peered in. Hanging on the backboard was a set of chains, with leather cuffs at

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