Showing posts with label discipline is a family tradion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label discipline is a family tradion. Show all posts

Saturday, 20 June 2015

N is for Needs -My Day 14 of the From A to Z of Spanking Blogging Challenge #SpankA2Z and Saturday Spankings #SatSpanks



Welcome to My Day 14 of the From A to Z of Spanking Blogging Challenge #SpankA2Z
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is for Needs.    A partner who fufills needs rather than just wishes and desires is a truly gifted lover.  DD and D/s relationships IMHO are about meeting needs. A good disciplinarian/dominant will anticipate the needs of their partner, especially when said partner is struggling to understand their own needs.  My eight sentence teaser today  from Her Keeper explores this. 

Rick has just told Sara that he has arranged for to be taken off the case that has burdened her for months  Much to both their surprise, she is estatically grateful.  Rick tells her that in future he'll put his foot down over her needs regardless.  He also informs her that they are going to make their relationship work because now that he finally has her, he's never letting her go...



"One way or another, we're going to make this work, because there's no way you're ever getting away from me, now.” 
She smiles, but I can see she's thrusting down a jolt of anxiety arising from the determination in my voice and attitude.  I imagine she's wondering if I really mean what I say enough to curtail her freedom.  She has reason to suspect that - ultimately, she knows my ordinary Joe, small town cop persona is an illusion.  I keep to it as much as I can, but in reality, I'm rich and powerful with influential connections.  I've the ability to control her against her wishes.  She has reason to be worried - I've made up my mind that from now on her wishes are not my concern.  
Only her needs are.


                                                    

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He opens the wine and pours us both a glass.  I join him to sit side by side on the stools, shifting a little in pleasure pain when the cool leather feels hard and yet soothing on the places that I know still bear his handprint.  We each take a sip of wine.  It's velvety smooth and I look forward to how it’ll increase in taste as it breathes.  I'm distracted from my enjoyment of it when he picks up my cell from the counter and looks at me sternly over the rim of his glass.
“So, little girl.  Have you been good?  I trust I'm going to be happy with you when I check this.”
I struggle to smother my stubborn, knee jerk reaction to his dominant mode.  Instead of telling him to fuck off, who does he think he is forbidding me access to my messages, I will my brain to respond to the way that look and tone makes my stomach flip with intense excitement and my pelvis clench in hot desire.  I take another sip of my wine and nod with clear eyes.  He takes me at my word and puts down the phone without checking it.
“Good.  After dinner, I'll erase every single message from Gencor or any to do with their case.  You never have to look at them or worry about them again.  I sorted it out with Jim and you're off the case, no hard feelings.”
My spontaneous response to this announcement shocks us both.  I put my glass down and launch myself into his arms flooded with a gratitude that astonishes me.  “Oh, Rick.  Thank you!  Thank you!  I'm so glad to never, ever have to think about them again.”

Stunned by Sara’s reaction, I perform a miraculous juggling act, just managing to avoid soaking us both with my wine.  Putting my glass down, I lift her chin to give her a hard, fast kiss and then hold her fiercely against my chest.  My voice is just as fierce.  “Damn it!  I knew it!  I should've put my foot down over this months ago.”  I stroke her hair, my voice only a little less forceful.  “From now on, I'll do exactly that when necessary.  I'll go with my gut over your needs and there will be no nonsense from you over it!”
I can tell she stifles a smile at my outburst, but makes no protest.  Probably still too euphoric at the removal of the burden she's been dragging around for almost half a year.  I tighten my hold and continue, frustrated with myself.  “I should've paid more attention!  I let your stubbornness infuriate me when I should've seen past it and sorted this out for you sooner.  My version of your knee jerk response, I guess.”  I hold her away from me and look down at her with rueful tenderness.  “I’ll work on adjusting that too, sweetheart.  I promise.”
She plays with the buttons on my shirt and shifts her gaze to them.  Her tone holds excitement at my admission, her words tumbling out in a rush.  “Oh, Rick.  I'm so glad you said that.  I'm so glad to know that just because you're dominant you don’t consider yourself all-knowing in the relationship.  That you're still willing to take on responsibility for failings and are prepared to make adjustments?”
I sit back and look at her askance and ask her with a hint of irritation.  “Sara.  What crap have you been reading or who have you been talking to?  Think of my comments after I spanked you for boasting about your sexual experience.  I accepted responsibility then, as well, instead of punishing you further for challenging me, didn’t I?  I’m dominant, not God Almighty.”
She grins.  “Really?  You mean you know you're actually not omnipotent?”  She laughs and then squeals when I playfully pinch her ass in retribution.  She gives me a molten, teasing pout, making a show of rubbing her cute bottom in mock pain, accusing me sexily.  “Brute!”
She pauses and then her voice takes on a serious note as she returns to my earlier comments.  “You can’t blame yourself, Rick.  How could you know how much I wanted off this case?  I didn’t even know myself until just now when you told me I was free of it.”  I can see the relief flood her again as she says it.
I cup her jaw and speak to her in a soft tone.  “That’s the point, sweetheart.  That's one of the main responsibilities of 24/7 dominance.  It’s my job to anticipate your needs, to know what’s good for you, especially when you don’t.”
She gulps and looks at me a bit awestruck.  “Oh.  I’d never have interpreted a D/s relationship that way.”
I grin this time.  “Why, Sara?  What do you see?  An arrogant jackass, strutting about in leather, throwing his weight around and demanding you kneel to him?”  She blushes and looks down and I know I'm not far from the mark.
“Maybe.”  She admits with awe still in her voice.  “At least, I never for a moment thought it might include caring for my needs in that way.  Taking on that much responsibility for me and my welfare.”  I stay silent letting her new perspective sink in.  She's quiet for a moment and then makes a point of reassuring me.  “Well, we weren’t in a relationship then, so you can’t hold yourself accountable.”
“Mmm, maybe.”  I murmur.  Stroking her jaw, softly, I ask.  “We weren’t in a relationship, then.  Does that mean you accept we're in a relationship, now?”
My heart is in my mouth waiting for her response to my question.  The moment of truth.  She takes her eyes from the buttons of my shirt and looks up at me.  “I guess.  It's just...  I'm not sure, Rick.  There are things that still bother me.”
I breathe a sigh of relief.  Not that her answer would have any effect on the ultimate outcome, but I'd rather she surrendered willingly.  “Of course there are.  We're not suddenly going to slip into this with plain sailing.  We need to adjust to each other.  Discuss things.  But don’t worry, little girl.  One way or another, we're going to make this work, because there's no way you're ever getting away from me, now.”
She smiles, but I can see she's thrusting down a jolt of anxiety arising from the determination in my voice and attitude.  I imagine she's wondering if I really mean what I say enough to curtail her freedom.  She has reason to suspect that.  Ultimately, she knows my ordinary Joe, small town cop persona is an illusion.  I keep to it as much as I can, but in reality, I'm rich and powerful with influential connections.  I've the ability to control her against her wishes.  She has reason to be worried.  I've made up my mind that from now on her wishes are not my concern.  Only her needs are. 
I may be willing to admit to failings and make adjustments, but that doesn’t include letting her go.  I'm now utterly convinced she needs me and I'll do whatever it takes to keep her with me under my dominance and control.


                                            


Friday, 19 June 2015

L is for The Line Trilogy - Catherine Taylor. - My Day 12 of the From A to Z of Spanking Blogging Challenge #SpankA2Z


Welcome to My Day 12 of the From A to Z of Spanking Blogging Challenge #SpankA2Z

is for The Line Trilogy

I absolutely love this trilogy.  it was the first Spanking Book by an indie author I read on Amazon  and it inspired me to write my first spanking book! She was one of my first betas for my ideas for Her Keeper.  
I started an author correspondence with Catherine and she really encouraged me! I have written reviews of it for The Kindle Romance Review (the first time they allowed erotic romance reviews) and my own personal Amazon reader reviews as I bought the trilogy myself.  I'm posting my personal review followed by the KRR.  Try this out - you won't regret it!  I will post reviews of th eother two books soon!



5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding9 Sept. 2013
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My all time favourite read in this genre. I love the trilogy and downloaded both sequels immediately. Love this couple and the authenticity of their relationship.

The supporting characters are well drawn and complex and some really great friendships. What an awesome first date.

Great hero but an excellent villain as well with Mark as quite a complex character.

Cannot recommend this enough.
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The Kindle Romance
Review


By Helen Karol
The Finest Line
The Finest Line by Catherine Taylor is the first in a truly excellent and
authentic trilogy exploring myriad facets of domination, discipline and
masochism while never departing from a heart-warming and deepening love
story.  Mairead and James’s story has an
air of credibility that convinces me that Ms Taylor has a real understanding of
the exciting, dark world that she reveals to us while managing to show us that
this supposed underworld is populated by human people who we come to love and applaud.
Readers might be forgiven for considering
the trilogy a Fifty Shades of Grey clone, but at the risk of offending, I
consider The Line Trilogy to be far superior in its depth and understanding of
the sexual needs and desires in disciplinary relationships and sexual
liberation from a woman’s perspective.
It also has a thriller element that I prefer as it provides entertainment
and excitement that is not just about the endless sex or analyzing of emotions.  Regardless, the sex and discipline scenes are
super hot sizzlers and the depth and range of emotion gripping.
The main female character, Mairead is very
strong with a complex character arc and quirky sense of herself.  She isn’t afraid to put herself on the line
to help others and her skill as a gymnast is a strong element throughout the trilogy.  Although she has serious self-esteem issues
she has a strong inner core and sense of self-worth that although deeply buried
still ultimately leads her to make the right choices a lot of the time.  She certainly makes the right choice to
pursue the man she knows she is in love with.
But then, what woman in her right mind, or
any state of mind, wouldn’t be willing to chase after the perfect, loving,
every girl’s wet dream, chauffeur James Vaughn.
This sexy, gorgeous man, ex-army, ex professional disciplinarian knows
just what Mairead needs.  He’s spent five
years looking after her, and fighting his feelings that have grown from caring
for a feisty, teenage handful to a stunningly beautiful woman he wants to help
protect from the whole world and a lot of the time from herself.  He is outstandingly alpha male in every
sense, yet the author gives him vulnerabilities and shows he is as capable of
making mistakes without affecting our sense of him as strong and dependable. A
pretty fine line to navigate and Ms. Taylor does it with true finesse.
This is not a story that plays around with
a few light spankings, contracts or ritualistic BDSM protocols.  What makes it stand out from FSOG and its
numerous clones is that this shows how a severe disciplinary relationship
satisfies deep-seated needs from the woman’s side.  She is the one who needs it and craves it,
not out of a desire to be submissive to her male partner but because it
satisfies her disciplinary and masochistic needs.  He fulfills these needs because he loves her
and enjoys certain aspects of the dynamic but ultimately it is the woman’s
needs that are paramount and the driving force.
The New Zealand and Australian setting add
an interesting depth as prostitution and the sex industry are not illegal in
the way they are in the U.S and the U.K. and this allows for an interesting approach.  Ms. Taylor presents the characters of a
shunned world of sex workers, clubs and alternative sexual orientations and
preferences beautifully, from Mairead’s transgender best friend, Kylie, to
James’s lesbian, ex-army, professional dominatrix business partner, Vanessa, to
all the various people in between.
Although, like all novels in the trilogy, The Finest Line is stand-alone
with no cliffhanger, I guarantee you will be so captivated by the lovers and
their world you will find yourself going straight to the next two books without
hesitation.
Highly recommended!  Do not miss this trilogy!   

                    


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Saturday, 13 June 2015

Helen Karol Writes: J is for Julian West - Welcome to Saturday Spankin...

Helen Karol Writes: J is for Julian West - Welcome to Saturday Spankin...: Welcome to Saturday Spankings  Day 10 of the From A to Z of Spanking Blogging Challenge #SpankA2Z is for Julian West, my hero from H...

J is for Julian West - Welcome to Saturday Spankings & Day 10 of the From A to Z of Spanking Blogging Challenge #SpankA2Z






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is for Julian West, my hero from HIS By Design.  Julian is my first hero that I crafted for a book.  I created him in the late '80's.  I was intent on creating a hero to deliberately counteract a domineering macho hero.  In my feminist writing mode of that time, I wanted to create a very subtle alpha male.

That's why its been so fun and illuminating, not to mention liberating, to recreate him in HIS By Design as a spanking alpha male.  He is still the tender, vulnerable guy I wanted to create, but he has a darker edge.  Its sexy!  At least I think so - judge for yourself.  In my teaser, Julian bends Claire over the dining room table as soon as they get home.  He punished her over the table that morning with a thorough strapping and plugged her for the day in retribution for hiding the fact that she was working with her ex. Now he's preparing to take her hard against her sore bottom with the plug still in.


“Claire, honey, you have no idea how amazing you look - all wet and glistening, your bottom hole plugged and your sweet ass cheeks welted from my strap.”  He ran his hands over her backside squeezing and massaging her sore bottom, drawing some loud winces and whimpering from her, “Mmm, you’re still very sore aren’t you, honey?” 
“Yes,” she moaned yet writhing and presenting her entrance for his attentions. 
“Good, you’ll really feel this pounding against you’re bottom.  Inside and out.  I’m not going to spare you. The fullness of the plug and your sore ass will drive the lesson home as well as heighten your pleasure.  You’re mine, Claire - this should remind you of that.”
                                                       
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Friday, 12 June 2015

J is for Julian West - Welcome to Saturday Spankings & Day 10 of the From A to Z of Spanking Blogging Challenge #SpankA2Z






Welcome to Saturday Spankings Day 10 of the From A to Z of Spanking Blogging Challenge #SpankA2Z


is for Julian West, my hero from HIS By Design.  Julian is my first hero that I crafted for a book.  I created him in the late '80's.  I was intent on creating a hero to deliberately counteract a domineering macho hero.  In my feminist writing mode of that time, I wanted to create a very subtle alpha male.

That's why its been so fun and illuminating, not to mention liberating, to recreate him in HIS By Design as a spanking alpha male.  He is still the tender, vulnerable guy I wanted to create, but he has a darker edge.  Its sexy!  At least I think so - judge for yourself.  In my teaser, Julian bends Claire over the dining room table as soon as they get home.  He punished her over the table that morning with a thorough strapping and plugged her for the day in retribution for hiding the fact that she was working with her ex. Now he's preparing to take her hard against her sore bottom with the plug still in.


“Claire, honey, you have no idea how amazing you look - all wet and glistening, your bottom hole plugged and your sweet ass cheeks welted from my strap.”  He ran his hands over her backside squeezing and massaging her sore bottom, drawing some loud winces and whimpering from her, “Mmm, you’re still very sore aren’t you, honey?” 
“Yes,” she moaned yet writhing and presenting her entrance for his attentions. 
“Good, you’ll really feel this pounding against you’re bottom.  Inside and out.  I’m not going to spare you. The fullness of the plug and your sore ass will drive the lesson home as well as heighten your pleasure.  You’re mine, Claire - this should remind you of that.”
                                                       
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Tuesday, 2 June 2015

Blueberries, Brambles and Bottom Warmings! - From A-Z Spanking Challenge #SpankA2Z

Welcome to Day 2 of From A to Z of Spanking Blogging Challenge #SpankA2Z  hosted by Celeste Jones and Spanking Romance Reviews! 


is for blueberries and brambles.  I've decided to make my post not exactly  spanking specific  today.  So why blueberries and brambles?  Well, not only do I love the juicy burst of freshness from these yummy fruits, they also give me a juicy burst of memories and emotions surrounding my two native lands Canada and Scotland.  Blueberries always remind me of the majestic nature of Canada and fresh picked brambles always make me think of the beautiful warmth of the Scottish summer months of July and August.

I was born in Canada to Scottish immigrants.  They returned to Scotland when I was two and then back to Canada when I was six.  So my first real memory of Canada is when we took the Cunard Line cruise from Greenock to Montreal and then the Canadian Pacific Railway to Edmonton, Alberta.  When we arrived in Montreal we stayed in a hotel in Montreal for a few days and the waiter always used to give me blueberry pie.  I was bowled over by their color and taste - they had nothing like them in Scotland then.  It seemed amazing and exotic to me and fit with this adventure to my exciting home country.  So blueberries for ever conjure up those exciting feelings.

Brambles on the other hand, remind me of lazy summer days and carefree times picking sweet Scottish berries.  The best ones were always in the middle amidst the nettles, but they were worth risking being stung.  They forever conjure up Scotland and my childhood there.  My mother took us back when she left my father and I spent from eight to eighteen there.  In many ways it was an idyllic time as we lived in a semi rural area near the Cathkin Braes, one of Scotland's natural beauty spots.  It was a time I felt safe and happy and brambles remind me of that security.

So although not spanking specific theses berries do bring me round to the way a disciplinary relationship makes me feel.  Like blueberries its exciting and an adventure, but provides me with security like brambles even though I have to risk the sting to get the best fruits from it.  They both conjure up both my native lands - like coming home - just the way a disciplinary relationship makes me feel.

Do you have any memories of places or things you equate with the same way you feel about discipline?


Why not check out the extended extract below from the town of Hope Junction, a special place where discipline provides excitement and security for the Williams women.

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Special Places, Excitement, and Discipline in The Rancher's Woman



So what’s it like to be on a Williams family cookout? Chance hasn’t told me much.”
“Yeah. They like to keep it a surprise, but there’ll be different events. Breakfast trips and evening cookouts. The weekend is filled with fun challenges. There’re all types of combinations. Men vs. women. Older generation vs. younger. Kids vs. adults. The ones I love the most and reckon you will too are the couple challenges, but the first event of the weekend is an early morning trip to a waterfall, so we’d best get our sleep.”
Sure enough, the women were wakened before dawn by Chance and Wes. It was an amazing ride starting in the dark. As she sat in front of Chance on his tall, tawny-covered, good-natured stallion, he took her on a sensual amble and then a short, exciting gallop to the thundering cascade. After sitting nestled against him as the spray erased any remnants of sleep, they joined the whole group to sit far enough away to enjoy the sight with a mellowing of the roaring sound. The sun lit them with its morning fire while the men cooked a pancake breakfast for the women.
“Tribute to the daily meals you grace us with each day.” Clint Williams, Chance’s father, laid the plate piled with blueberry pancakes, bacon, eggs, hash browns, and a generous dollop of syrup in front of his wife, Martha, with such loving tenderness, Tessa had to look away.
Just as Janey claimed, there were loads of challenges, but like Janey also claimed, Tessa loved the couple’s ones the best. Then she was with Chance, working with him in an exciting intimacy that thrilled her. The one that was the most exhilarating was the fishing challenge. It was the last one of the weekend on Sunday afternoon.
It was a sparkling afternoon as she fished with Chance by the swift running river in the secluded cove nestled in the mountains. The water was so sparkling clear, she could almost smell it. The sound of it tripping over the rocks and the sight of the trout jumping in the sun made her feel like she’d stumbled back into another old cowboy movie. It was always so fun to fish with Chance, although his indulgence over her refusal to bait her hook with the squiggly worms he declared were the best bait ever was not in evidence this time. “No way, woman. This is a competition. You’ll use the damn worms.”
“Forget it. I’m not baiting my hook with those.” Tessa disgustedly indicated the squiggly creatures in the pail at Chance’s feet.
Chance flashed her his tilted smile. “Fine. I’ll do it for you, but it’ll cost you. A soul-searing kiss for every worm I place wriggling on your hook and an orgasm for every fish you catch.”
Late Sunday afternoon as Tessa looked down at their massive catch she was now gutting, she was glad the lion’s share was down to Chance. Otherwise she’d be comatose with orgasmic pleasure.
“Oh, gross! I can’t believe you actually enjoy doin’ that.” Janey wrinkled up her nose in disgust as Tessa efficiently gutted the heap of fish. Preparing them to take to the communal fire pit as their contribution to the fishing challenge, Tessa was delighted because she was certain that the fish were more than enough to put them at the top to win the fishing challenge. They were down by the creek with the other women preparing their fixings while the men stood over by the fire poking it and acting all macho proud of themselves after firing up the array of charcoal ovens and grills around the large fire pit and cooking area on the Williams’ land.
The setting was magnificent. Nestled in the valley amidst the tallest foothills of the mountains, the rest of the Williams’ land was as outstanding as Chance’s ranch. Tessa took a swig of the ice-cool cider Chance had made sure she had a decent supply of before he went to join the other men, and laughed at her friend’s disgust over her ability to gut fish. “I don’t enjoy it. I enjoy fishing and I’ve learned to get over my squeamishness about this part of it. I use fish remains as fertilizer at the nursery, so I’ve gotten used to them that way as well.”
“You stink, girl!”
“Look who’s talking. You stink of horses!”
Janey laughed. “Guess we both need a dip in the creek. Too bad there isn’t enough time between now and chow to head up to the hot springs.”
“There are hot springs around here?” Tessa’s eyes lit up. “I was hoping I might get to enjoy that part of the mountain environment, but no one has told me about them.”
Janey shrugged and looked a little belligerent. “Yeah, well, that’s because they’re kinda out of bounds.” She looked down at her muddy cowboy boots and then mischievously back at Tessa. “Not that I let that stop me.”
“Out of bounds? What do you mean?”
“Not sure exactly. The area has recently been put under a protection and no-go order. Wes won’t give me all the details, but I reckon it’s over some land dispute. I’ve been going there since I was a kid. I don’t see why I should stop now.”
Tessa looked doubtful. “Maybe you should find out the details before you go again. It might be unsafe.”
Janey rolled her eyes. “Look who’s talking, Ms. I Have Prowlers I Refuse to Tell My Boyfriend About.”
Tessa paled at Janey’s mention of that fraught issue. The fun over the weekend had managed to push it out of her mind. She blurted out her regret and change of heart immediately. “I should never have kept it from him! It was stupid, especially as it’s gotten worse.” Tessa told Janey about the hole on Friday morning.
“Really? Why didn’t you call me? I thought we were sleuthing this together?” Janey pouted, aggrieved at being left out.
Tessa shook her head. “This isn’t a game anymore, Janey. If it wasn’t for this weekend, I’d have told Chance on Friday, but I didn’t want to spoil this. It was too important, but I’m telling him next week. First opportunity I get.”
Janey was not impressed at the prospect of losing the entertainment value of Tessa’s prowlers. “God, you’re such a goody two-shoes. No wonder you’re everyone’s darling.”
“Hey, Janey. Play nice. Give Tessa time. She’s bound to slip up sometime and get in trouble like the rest of us. ’Course she’ll have to work real hard to keep up with your tally.”
The good-natured jibe came from Steph, the eldest of the Williams wives. Although the eldest, she was married to Cole, the youngest of the four brothers. At thirty-four she was over nine years older than her husband of five years. Tessa was impressed that at the tender age of twenty, Cole had fallen for Steph and persuaded her to marry him in a little over two months. Mind you, Tessa reckoned if he’d even half of Chance’s charm, his success was hardly surprising.
Janey shrugged, answering Steph’s teasing. “Ahh, hell, Wes is just like his cousins. A protective, demanding, and overbearing ass, but hey, he is my protective, demanding and overbearing ass.” Janey beamed. Love and affection for her fiancĂ© was clear in her look and tone. “Still, that doesn’t mean I intend to let him rule the roost the way you let your men. I do what I like and suffer the consequences.” She shrugged again. “If that means I run up my tally, so be it. No way am I buckling under to his whims just because it earns me a sore butt.”
Tessa choked on the cider she was enjoying, spewing it out all over her shirt. She could hardly believe what she just heard. Cally, the wife of the second eldest brother, Tyler, thumped her on the back none too gently and asked her laughingly, “Hey, come on. Janey didn’t shock you, did she? You really so goody two-shoes that Chance ain’t tanned you yet? What’s it been? Four weeks? Ty’d already spanked me loads and whipped me at least twice by then.”
“That’s because you’re such a brat. You almost got yourself killed riding that stallion when everyone warned you how dangerous he was.” This offering came from Suzy, Kyle’s wife. Like Tessa and Chance, there was only a year or two between her and her husband. With Cally and Ty, there was the same age difference as Cole and Steph, only in reverse. At nineteen and a newlywed of only a few months, Cally was irrepressible and constantly challenging her new husband.
Tessa mopped at her blouse and looked helplessly at Suzy. “Is this for real? Are you guys actually casually talking about Wes and Ty spanking Janey and Cally?” Her voice sounded panicked even to her own ears, probably because she was too embarrassed to admit Chance had already spanked her and terrified that her face would reveal it.
Cally piped up, indignantly countering Suzy’s reprimand, firing at her sister-in-law. “Well, at least I didn’t almost burn down Grandma Anne’s old house.” Turning her attention to Tessa, she added. “Are you serious? You think Chance has let you off with that? He’s just biding his time. He’ll choose his moment to heat up your ass over it for sure!”
“That’s enough, Cally.” Steph’s voice was even as she ushered a petulant Cally away from a dazed Tessa. “Ty will heat up your ass if he hears you talk to Tessa like that. Give her and Chance space to ease into their relationship and stop shooting off your mouth about yours. Learn some discretion.” Calling over her two children—Simon, aged four and Sheba, two—she handed Cally a platter of fish and smaller bags of prepared vegetables to the two children. “Here, you two. Help Aunt Cally take these over to the cookout.” Turning back to Cally, she adopted a tougher stance, fixing the younger woman with a sharp glare. “Smarten up or Ty will hear of it.”
The admonishment worked. Cally made a show of flouncing off, but just before she left, she turned to Tessa with a softened look and voice. “Sorry, Tessa. Don’t mind what I say. I shoot my mouth off too much. We all really like you and want to make you feel welcome. Chance is crazy about you. Don’t worry. He won’t do a thing that’ll cause you any harm. None of the Williams boys would to any of us. They just have old-fashioned notions about how they deal with their women.” She paused and then a mischievous smile lit her face as she fired her parting shot in a lowered whisper. “You’ll get to like it, I promise.”
Tessa blushed furiously at the younger woman’s innuendo. Cally’s talk of discipline revived how she felt when Chance had spanked her, how ambivalent she was about the whole concept. She’d come to wonder over these last weeks if his disciplining of her that day was an aberration. If it turned out that wasn’t true and it happened again, she’d told herself she’d put a strategy in place, come up with a plan to nix his alpha male spanking mode. Only here she was in the middle of the Williams women listening to blatant testimony that indicated there was every possibility the practice was deeply ingrained, not just in him, but in his entire family. In fact, it was beginning to sound like meting out discipline to recalcitrant wives, fiancĂ©es, and perhaps even girlfriends was as much a Williams family tradition as their cookouts.
Tessa shifted awkwardly, mortified by the tingle in her nipples and buzz in her jeans brought on by the thought of her trip over Chance’s knee. After almost four weeks, she managed to convince herself that she’d hated everything about the spanking. Now Cally’s comment was burrowing into her fear surrounding her arousal over it. Cally could very well be right. She could get to like it. That’s what bothered her the most. How on earth could she like the idea of a man spanking her? It went against all her principles. She objected to her brother and cousin trying to verbally control her. How much more should she protest when a man physically laid down the law?
So how come the idea made her hot? How come more than once these past weeks had she caught herself running her fingers rhythmically over her wet pussy lips, imagining the feel of his punishing hands? She could understand her sexual reaction. She’d read enough to know that spanking was a turn-on for a lot of people. The buttocks were an erogenous zone, so physical attention was bound to cause arousal. Unless someone was truly against the practice for personal or moral reasons, it was understandably erotic.
What Tessa didn’t get was how much her stomach flipped and her pulse raced at the disciplinary aspect of it. It wasn’t the thought of pleasure that excited her. The turn-on was rooted in real discipline. In how much it hurt and how chastised she felt. Humiliatingly, she got hot whenever he rolled up his sleeves, the action burned in her brain as a prelude to a spanking. The times he’d warned her, she’d felt not just fear but excitement as well. She was deeply affected when he told her off with a strict look and stern tone. Her heart raced at the image of him pulling her across his knee. The fact that she feared it enough to alter her behavior, that the threat held that much power was exhilarating. It wasn’t just the spanking. His whole disciplinary stance and attitude thrilled her.
It was all too confusing! She was an independent woman. She wasn’t supposed to like a man taking charge, especially not in such a way. A way that made her feel like a naughty little girl in the care of a strict man. Only now she was surrounded by women who were treated that way and liked it! Well, not all of them. Surely Steph and Suzy were not subject to their husbands’ discipline? Firing them both an embarrassed look, Tessa hoped her face was not as red as it felt.

Looking at her with concerned faces, Steph and Suzy tried to reassure her. Running her hand over her eight-month pregnant belly, Suzy told her earnestly, “Cally may be a brat, Tessa, but she’s right. It feels outrageous at first, but you do get to like it. Not the actual spankings, they hurt, but being taken care of that way. Having a strong man who’s not afraid to take you in hand is deeply satisfying.”