CHAPTER TEN
Peter
“I said get undressed, little girl,” I say again.
“You think I want to have sex with you?” she shouts at me.
I shake my head. I walk to the closet and say, “No.” I pull out the boxes of gifts and put them on the couch. “I want to you to get undressed so you can put on the new outfit I bought you for our anniversary. Of course, you won’t be wearing it at Chez Pierre’s because we’re already an hour past the reservation but at least you’ll get the presents.”
She looks at me in shock, “Oh, God,” she says. “Oh, God, Daddy.”
I sit down on the couch next to the presents. “And before you try on your new clothes, I don’t want any clothes covering your ass when I spank you for this behavior.”
I can see the shock on her face transform into guilt and then into a healthy degree of fear. I’ve spanked her before but the spankings have always been playful, part of roleplay. This is the first time she’s actually facing real punishment.
“But it was just a mistake, Daddy,” she says. I can tell she doesn’t believe what she says any more than I do.
“No. The mistake was believing I forgot our anniversary. That was just a mistake. The next mistake was not calling me and asking me. Those were mistakes but I’m not going to spank you for those. You’re getting spanked for disappearing in anger and then coming home and accusing and then not even letting me talk to you. Those weren’t mistakes. Those were terrible things to do. They were hurtful but worst of all, this whole situation was hurtful to you. You spent the last several hours making me feel miserable but I know that was nothing compared to how miserable you felt. Nobody makes my little girl feel miserable without consequence, and that includes when she does it to herself.”
She swallows hard and says, “I’m sorry, Daddy.” It’s genuine. She is.
“I’ve already forgiven you, princess,” I say, “now get undressed.”
A brief moment of defiance flashes over her face but then it disappears into grief and then resignation. She says softly, “Yes, Daddy.” She reaches for her shirt and then says, “Daddy, can I… can I get undressed in the room and come back out?”
I raise an eyebrow. “Why?”
She looks ashamed and says, “Because every other time I get undressed in front of you it’s for something nice and not this. I…”
She can’t finish. I say, “That’s fine, little girl. Hurry back.”
“Yes, Daddy,” she says and she walks out of the room. I’m a little concerned she will try to delay things but very quickly she is back and she’s naked. “I was wrong, Daddy,” she says. “I don’t know why I didn’t just call you and ask.”
“Yes, you do, little girl,” I reply.
She slumps a little. “Yeah. I guess I do. I’m sorry, Daddy. I… I just… God, I didn’t use words and if I don’t tell you what’s wrong how can you help me? I’m sorry, Daddy.”
“Like I said, I’ve already forgiven you,” I say. “Over my lap.” She nods and puts her body over my lap. “Do you know why you’re getting this spanking?”
“Yes, Daddy,” she says softly, “so that I can make things right.”
“Explain that for me, little girl.”
“It’s like law. I mean, you already forgave me. That’s like saying you don’t need any compensatory damages but I still need to understand the consequences. It’s like punitive damages.”
“Can you clarify that for me, little girl? I’m not sure I follow.”
“If I ran my car into your house, a judge might make me pay for your damages. Maybe that’s five thousand dollars. He might also add punitive damages, maybe twenty-thousand dollars. The first part is just to make sure the house is fixed. The second part is punishment. It would teach me not to drive my car into a house.”
“Wow,” I say.
She lifts her head. “Am I wrong?”
“It’s actually an amazing way to put it, little girl. You hurt my feelings but I forgave you. The house is fixed. This is the punishment. It’s not for me.”
“No, Daddy. It’s for me. Once you do it, I’ve paid the penalty and learned my lesson and get to move on.”
“Jesus, little girl,” I say. “I’m so impressed, I’m almost tempted not to spank you.”