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“It’s entirely fair. And if I have to interrupt Allison’s punishment to deal with you, I can promise you won’t be sitting comfortably tomorrow.”
Twisting her neck around, Allie sent her a reassuring smile. “Shelly, I’m okay, I promise! It just surprised me, is all.”
Not looking the least bit convinced, Michelle’s gaze darted from Allie to Nick and back again. “All right. But if you need your safewords, you better use them, or you and I will be having a very long discussion about it.”
“Yes, Ma’am.”
With a final warning glare for Nick, Michelle turned and flounced to the corner, where she stood with her arms crossed over her chest. Allie just managed to keep herself from bursting into giggles at the picture she made.
Who knew her Top was such a bratty submissive?
From above her, she heard Nick’s quiet sigh. “Michelle, would you let Allison stand in the corner like that?”
There was a long pause, followed by a barely audible, “No.”
“Then I suggest you stand in the corner correctly. I am about out of patience with your attitude, little girl.”
Allie couldn’t see anything from her position over Nick’s knee, but she could clearly hear Michelle’s annoyed huff, and the sound of her shifting positions.
“Good girl. Consider that your last warning. If I have to correct you again, you will have a date with my belt. Understood?”
“Yes, Sir.”
“Good girl.” Shifting his attention again, Nick tightened his hold on Allie’s waist. “All right, little one. Let’s finish what we started.”
That was all the warning she got before his hand smacked down hard on her bottom again. Crossing her arms on the bed, she buried her face, doing her best to stay quiet as he followed through on his promise to roast her bottom.
And she mostly succeeded, right up until he started lecturing her. “I understand being frustrated, but blowing up at people and using naughty words is not how we handle those frustrations, is it, little one?”
“N-no, Sir,” she managed to choke out, though the words were somewhat muffled.
“Not to mention the fact that you nearly got yourself killed, jumping around in the sleigh.” As he spoke, he moved the swats lower, to her sit spots and she had to bite her lip to keep from wailing at the fresh, stinging pain. “And while I appreciate you were worried about Michelle, you were not owed an explanation of what happened between us last night. I am sure she would have told you when she was ready. Has she ever kept anything important from you before?”
No, she hadn’t. And worse, she always gave Allie time and space to work things out in her own brain before she forced her to talk about it. But Allie had been feeling snubbed and, if she was honest, a little left out, so she’d pushed the issue. Guilt combined with the pain in her bottom to overwhelm her, and she couldn’t hold back the tears any longer.
“I’m s-s-sorry!” she wailed, collapsing over his lap with great, big, heaving sobs.
After a final six extra-hard swats, he stopped and helped her to sit up, cradling her on his lap as he rocked her from side to side. “That’s my good girl,” he murmured. “Let it all out, little one. There we go.”
Little by little, the guilty knots in her stomach unraveled, and by the time she had cried herself out on his shoulder, it was like a weight had been lifted.
“Feel better?”
“Yes, Sir.” Closing her eyes, she snuggled into him. “I’m sorry I was so naughty.”
“And now it’s all in the past.” Nick lowered his voice to a conspiratorial whisper. “But I’m not the only one who deserves an apology.”
“I don’t think I’m allowed to talk to someone when they’re in the corner,” she said, matching his low, raspy tone.
“Good point.” Lifting his head, he raised his voice. “You can come out of the corner now, Michelle.”
The distress was still clear in Michelle’s expression when she turned and raced over to them. “Are you okay, babygirl?”
Barely resisting the urge to roll her eyes, Allie opened her arms for a hug. Michelle stepped forward, wrapping her in a tight embrace, and a moment later Nick’s arms enveloped them both. Michelle stiffened but didn’t protest.
Still sniffling, Allie closed her eyes and snuggled into their embrace. “I’m really, really sorry I tricked you guys and said rude words.”
“It’s okay, babygirl. It’s all over and I know you’ll do better next time.”
