me.”
“You were so terrified that first day, your beautiful eyes took up most of your face. I just wanted to pull you into my arms and hold you tight, tell you I’d protect you from the world.”
“And you have.”
“Not well enough ,” he berated himself. “ Not if Lyle ’s still scaring you.”
“I’m sorry,” she said, feeling miserable . “It’s not your fault, it ’ s just that he comes at me in my sleep and I can’t get rid of him.”
“Ahh, baby,” he said tenderly. “You were abused; those sort s of scars take a long time to heal. Maybe something has triggered these dreams. We just have to figure out what it is.”
She knew that look in his eyes. “You’re going to make me go back to the therapist , aren’t you?”
He’d made her see one early on in their relationship. She hadn’t wanted to, but she admitted that it had helped a lot.
“I f I have to. I don’t like seeing you hurting or afraid.” Lines appeared on his forehead as he gazed at her thoughtfully. He held out his hand. “Come on.”
Ally took his hand and let him lead her into the living room.
He raised his eyebrow. “Don’t look so sad, I promise you’re not going to your execution.”
“No, but I’m probably heading for a spanking.”
His lips twitched. “ Eventually, baby . I’m not about to let you get away with abusing your body. And you wouldn’t want me to. ”
Sometimes she wished he’d let some things go . Well, her bottom wished that. In her heart, she knew she needed the boundaries Jake gave her and if he didn’t enforce them that she’d lose some respect for him.
Jake sat on the large sofa and pulled Ally onto his lap. She immediately squirmed, trying to get up.
But Jake kept a tight hold on her arm. “Ally,” he said sternly. “ Sit still.”
“Let me up, I’ll squish you.”
He stilled. “Well, looks like you’re getting that spanking now, darling , ” he growled.
“What? Wait, no,” she squealed as he turned her so she was lying stomach down over his lap. She knew she’d been stupid to protest . But s he couldn’t he lp it. It would be truly mortify ing if he asked her to get off his lap because she was too heavy.
Now she was still on his lap, only she had a completely different perspective .
“Jake, no,” she cried , trying to reach back to protect her bottom . He easily caught her wrists in one hand. “What did I do?”
“You know exactly what you did. And pretending that you don’t will only get you a redder bottom, young lady.” He pushed her sweatpants down.
“Jake, please,” she complained.
“You know how I feel about you putting yourself down, Ally. It will land you over my lap every time.” He pushed down her panties. Ally whimpered.
A slap landed on her bare bottom.
“You are not too heavy, ” Jake scolded.
Smack! Smack!
“You are beautiful, gorgeous, kind-hearted and generous.”
Smack! Smack! Smack!
Ally started kicking her feet. Her breath came in gulping sobs as Jake continued to spank her, his hand heavy, landing without hesitation on her poor bottom.
“And I will do this every time I hear you putting yourself down.”
He gave her four more hard spanks . By this time, Ally had wished she’d never opened her mouth. Why hadn’t she just sat on his lap?
“So, Ally, I want you to tell me why you were punished.”
Jake always required this of her. And he kept her over his lap until she gave him a satisfactory answer. His hand rested on her bottom, an ominous reminder that he could very quickly resume her spanking if he didn’t like her answer.
Ally sniffled miserably. “For calling myself heavy.”
“And why do I object to that?”
“Because I’m putting myself down ,” she replied. “A nd you won’t let anyone, including me, put me down.”
“Good girl ,” he praised her. “ Now I want you to stand up.”
Jake helped her up.
“Strip, ” he ordered.
“W-what?” she stuttered in