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him as she
tried to do so. “My bottom is swollen and they do not fit as they
should!”
    “Pull them up so that they hold in the heat;
I want you to feel this spanking for as long as possible,” Owen
said sternly.
    “I will feel it just as well without my
panties!” she argued, only to have him reach down and jerk them in
place and then give her another half dozen spanks on top of
them!
    “Do not argue with me when you are being
punished. I expect you to do as you are told and without
complaining.”
    She nodded, but kept her head bowed and her
eyes downcast as she continued to cry.
    “I know that your parent did not use this
form of punishment, wife, but it is the one I will use most often
when I feel you are in need of discipline. It works, and I will not
tolerate my wife putting her life at risk. Have you learned
this?”
    “Yes, husband.” She felt thoroughly
disciplined and she promised herself she would never do another
thing to earn a spanking from her husband. The pain was intense,
and she had to wonder if Owen realized how much she still hurt.
    “Then come here and let me comfort you,
sweetheart. I love you more than life,” he whispered into her ear
as she immediately came to him to be held in his loving embrace.
While he did nothing to soothe her flaming backside, he let her
know that the spanking was given with more love than she thought
possible.
    “Will you love me now?” she begged of
him.
    “Not until tonight, Tabitha Rose. You are
forgiven, but making love would feel like a reward right now, and I
want nothing to distract you from feeling the spanking you
received.”
    “I do not think anything could do that,
Owen. You were most thorough,” she said and then smiled
tentatively, hoping he would see the humor in her words.
    He did not. “I intended to be most thorough.
Your life is precious to me.” He hesitated a moment and then asked,
“Sweetheart, do you have any idea of what those two men
intended?”
    “They planned to rape me, Owen. I am not a
fool, and that is why I decided to fight and hope that you would
reach me before they could harm me.” She looked up at him and then
touched his cheek with her hand, caressing him. “I beg forgiveness
for frightening you so badly, dear one. I promise you that I did
not do so deliberately, even though I do admit I marched off in a
childish snit. It was not wise of me to do so when I do not know
the area as I do our home. I shall be more careful the rest of our
wedding trip, and I will hold your hand as if I am a small child if
it will take away your concern.”
    Owen could see that Tabitha was truly
remorseful and he felt much better. With her innocent and sheltered
childhood and her modest values, he was afraid she was unaware of
what could have happened to her if he had not come in time to help
her fight off the brothers. “I forgive you, my love,” he said, and
then brought her hand from his cheek to his lips and kissed it. “I
would like to take you for a walk on our beach if you are not
feeling too poorly to go?”
    “I would love to go, as long as I do not
need to change into my pants? They are a bit too snug for comfort
at the moment.” For a few seconds Tabitha thought that Owen would
insist she change just to punish her further, but he smiled and
pulled her toward the door.
    “You considered it, did you not?” Her
curiosity had to be satisfied.
    “Yes, I did.” Owen did not deny his
thoughts. “But, you have expressed remorse several times now, and
it would be mean of me to continue scolding. Let us put this behind
us now, Tabby, and enjoy the rest of our honeymoon.”
    Tabitha stood on tiptoe to kiss him and knew
that she was truly forgiven, even though the sore bottom he had
given her would be a constant reminder for days.
    * * * * *
    “Tabby, welcome home!” Jenson jumped to his
feet to hug his daughter. “How was your wedding trip? Where is
Owen? You did not get rid of him already, did you?” Jenson teased
her just a