Free Moving a Little Heart by Breanna Hayse

spanked."
    "Just because I'm not hungry? Terry said to push liquids, not food!"
    " Uncle Terry also said that you need to eat to control the hypoglycemia. He was very specific about no more missing meals," Jake said, grabbing Baylor's wrist and pulling her behind him. "Sit."
    "Why are you being so mean?" She looked up at him.
    "Feet off the couch. Now, listen to me. Part of this accountability means you putting in the effort to keep your promises. That means doing things like eating and checking your blood sugars without being told."
    "I can't help it if I'm not hungry."
    "No, but you can make yourself eat something. So, here's the deal. First, the one-bite rule. You are to taste everything before you say you don't like it. Second; every time you say you aren't hungry, you're going to be spanked."
    "What? That's not fair! What if I'm allergic?"
    "Are you allergic to anything?" Hayden asked.
    "No, but what if—"
    "You heard me. Hayden," Jake acknowledged his brother who sat on a stool to listen into the conversation, "is very generous in his patience and is willing to cater to you, but I am less so."
    "I can't eat something I don't like!"
    "I said I would make you Mac and Cheese, a burger, or anything else you want if what we are serving is something you don't care for," Hayden said, popping the cap off a soda and taking a deep drink. "Just tell me what you want."
    "But I'm really not hungry."
    "That's my cue," Jake sighed, sitting next to Baylor. He patted his thigh. "Put your backside over my lap so I can introduce you to what is going to be happening every time I hear that statement."
    "No!"
    "Baylor, love," Hayden spoke, "Daddy told you to do something. You don't have to like it, just do as you're told."
    "But he wants to spank me!"
    "He doesn't want to spank you." Hayden leaned forward. "It's part of his job to discipline you. Consider yourself fortunate that Uncle Terry isn't here. He would be using a wooden spoon on your bottom and not his hand. He's into the leather scene and used to dealing with men, so I doubt his swing is something to laugh at."
    "I don't want a spanking."
    "You could have avoided it had you cooperated. Over my knee, Baylor. If I have to tell you again, those shorts will be coming down."
    "But—"
    "Remember, you agreed to this. You need daddies to be here for you, to love on you and to guide you. Part of that," Jake pulled her reluctant body over his thighs and positioned her bottom under his hand, "means disciplining a naughty bottom if needed. And today, it is needed."
    Jake's hand fell in a weighty splat across the span of Baylor's shorts. She squealed and dug her fingers into his leg, looking over her shoulder. "That fuckin' hurt!"
    "One thing you need to learn right here and now," Jake scolded, landing six hard and heavy swats over her bottom in quick repetition, "is that the use of profanity while your backside is across my knee is not beneficial to your ability to sit. Say you're sorry."
    "Ow! I'm sorry!"
    "That didn't sound very sincere. Let's try this again," Jake said, smacking his hand sharply over the seat of her pants.
    "I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" she called out, squirming and kicking to escape. "I'm sorry!"
    "But are you really sorry?" Jake asked, pausing to rest his hand on her bottom.
    Baylor nodded, close to tears. "Yes, I'm really sorry."
    "Are you going to be a good girl and do what you promised?"
    "Yes, sir," she whimpered, straining her neck to look at him. "I'll be good. I'll even try that Thai stuff again."
    "You don't need to eat anything you don't like," Jake said, pulling her up to stand between his knees. "You just need to eat something. Now go sit your butt down at the table and show me that you can keep a promise. The last thing you want is to be 'knee deep in rotten kimchee' with me, okay?"
    Hayden winked as he placed a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in front of her. He had trimmed off the crust and cut it into diamond-shaped pieces, then surrounded it with pieces of