Rescuing Lilly (7 page)

The ride back to the house was disturbingly quiet. Lilly sporadically glanced over at Jake to see how angry he really was. She could see that muscle in his jaw clenching and knew she had pushed him to the limit. She could feel her whole body tingling with a mixture of fear and anticipation. As they approached the house, Lilly began to think of ways to explain her situation and talk her way out of impending punishment. The more scared she became looking at Jake's angry face, the more defiant she felt to submitting to his discipline.

Jake parked the truck in the drive and quickly made his way to the passenger door. He pulled it open as Lilly was unbuckling her seat belt. He pulled her out and stood her on the ground between him and the truck. He looked like he was about to say something, but then pulled away and pulled her by her upper arm toward the front door. Sylvia stepped out just as they were walking onto the porch.

"Apologize to Sylvia for worrying her," Jake said solemnly, still keeping a tight grip on Lilly's arm.

Lilly glanced up at Jake who was unmoving and looked back at Sylvia. "I'm sorry," she mumbled, feeling like an errant child.

"It's ok," Sylvia said, giving her a small smile. She could see how angry Jake was, and this time, she agreed with him for the most part. Even though she was very fond of Lilly, if one of her grandchildren had done the same thing, she knew a spanking would be in order for them as well.

Jake yanked open the screen door, ushering Lilly inside. "Go upstairs to your room," he said firmly.

Lilly took two steps up the stairs and turned around to look at him. "You know, I'm really getting sick of the way you treat me!" she said, raising her voice as she spoke.

Jake snapped his head back to glare at her. "Sick of how I treat you? I only asked you to follow a few rules and you have broken every one of them in only 3 days!" he yelled back. He had never met someone who got under his skin like she did. He couldn't believe she was standing here arguing with him when she knew she broke a rule and disobeyed him. He was still watching her, waiting for her to obey him and go upstairs. Instead, she crossed into the living room. He followed her, anger spreading throughout his body. "What are you doing?" he growled, "I told you to go upstairs."

"I don't feel like going upstairs right now," Lilly practically whispered, getting more nervous about his temper.

"Lilly, I'm not going to ask you again," he said slowly, trying to calm himself down.

"Well then stop asking me!" Lilly screamed, picking up a magazine off of the coffee table and chucking it toward him. She knew it was a mistake as soon as she did it, watching blood fill his entire face, giving it an angry glow. "I'm sorry," she whispered, trying to reconcile her action.

Jake took three large steps around the couch and threw her over his shoulder before she could put up a fight. "Not as sorry as you're going to be," he promised, carrying her up the stairs.

"Jake, seriously, I'm sorry. I was just angry. I didn't mean to," she uttered as he opened the door to her room and set her down in front of him.

He looked into her tear-filled eyes, knowing he really had to follow-through this time. He had cut it short last night, thinking she really was going to start following the rules. Not again. She scared him to death today and it wouldn't have happened if she'd done what she was told. She could've been hurt out in the woods and no one would've known how to find her. He wasn't going to let that happen again. He pulled her with him to the bed. He sat down and pulled her to stand between his legs. She wasn't struggling to get away from him anymore; she merely stood there with tears filling her eyes.

"Lilly, I'm not going to take it easy on you this time. Do you understand how scared I was when Sylvia told me you weren't here? And you didn't leave a note for her," he said, his hands resting on her hips.

"Please don't spank me, Jake. I promise I won't do it again! I just thought I would be back before she got home."

"I understand that, but it doesn't change the fact that you left without telling anyone. And I told you I didn't want you running around after only recovering for one day. You didn't need to be running in the first place, did you?" Jake said, not waiting for an answer. "That means you disobeyed me twice - once for breaking a house rule and once for doing something when I specifically told you not to. Not to mention your disrespect downstairs with the magazine."

Lilly said nothing, only continued to cry as he spoke. He wiped away two tears with his thumbs and pulled her face to look at his. "I want you to know I'm punishing you because I care about you. I don't want you to get hurt. If this is how I've got to get you to start listening to me and obeying the rules, then this is what I'm going to do." Jake slipped his thumbs inside her running shorts to pull them down.

"No, please don't take them down," she cried, throwing her hands on top of his to prevent him from exposing her bare skin.

"What did I say would happen if you disrespected me again?" he asked. Jake looked at her surprised face and knew she remembered their conversation.

Lilly thought about what he said yesterday, and knew there was no way to get out of it. She stomped her foot and groaned loudly, not wanting the embarrassment of saying it out loud.

Jake tried not to smile at her reaction. Instead, he gave her a rough swat over her shorts. "Hey, none of that. Answer me. What did I tell you yesterday?"

"Why do I have to say it out loud?" she whined.

"Because I need you to understand that when I say I'm going to do something, I do it. I don't make promises I can't keep. Besides, I think a little humility will help you remember not to throw things next time."

"You said you were going to do pull my pants down," she grit out through her teeth, feeling completely humiliated as she stood in front of him, thankful that no one else was nearby.

This time he pushed her hands away from his and pulled her shorts down. She groaned again but didn't stop him. He pulled her over his left knee so that her upper body was resting on the bed. "Lilly, why are you being punished?" he asked, resting his hand across her bare behind.

Lilly didn't think it was possible to be any more embarrassed than she already was. She couldn't believe he was going to make her tell him. Didn't he already know? Why did he have to ask her, other than the sheer embarrassment of hearing her say it?

Two hard smacks interrupted Lilly's thoughts. She felt like she could already feel the red handprints forming on her pale skin. "Uhhh. Owwww," she mumbled.

"Lilly I asked you a question," Jake reminded her.

"Because I disobeyed you," Lilly grumbled.

"And?" Jake said, landing three more hard slaps on top of the two previous ones.

"Owww!" Lilly yelled, trying to catch her breath. She didn't think she was going to make it through this if he was going to spank that hard the entire time. "And I disrespected you," she answered, hoping that was all he wanted her to say.

"Right," was all he said and continued the barrage of spanks onto her behind without mercy. He continued down one cheek all the way to her mid-thigh and back up the other thigh, until every inch was bright red. Ignoring her wiggling and kicking, he placed his right leg over her calves and laid into her sit-spot.

"Please, Jake! Please stop!" she cried, barely able to speak. "I'm s-s-sorry!"

"You said you were sorry last night when I spanked you for disrespecting me. How do I know you're telling the truth?" he asked, pausing to hear an answer.

"Because I swear I'll never do it again! Please! It hurts too much!" Lilly's voice broke as she pleaded.

"It hurt me that you would deliberately disobey me. I don't ever want to feel that scared again. People get hurt in the woods all the time, Lilly. What if you had hurt yourself and no one knew where to find you?"

Lilly could feel the strain in his voice. She hated feeling how much she disappointed him. Before she could say anything, he continued spanking. She started crying heavily again, losing all of the fight in her body. After another twenty or so spanks, he stopped again. She prayed it was over. Her behind had never been so hot in her life. It felt like she had sat on an oven. Her breathing slowed and before she knew it, she was lifted up and standing again between his legs.

Jake frowned at her reddened, tear-stained face. "Lilly, I want you to go stand in that corner," he said, pointing at the one next to the adjoining bathroom.

Lilly looked at the corner and back at Jake. She didn't have much fight left in her, but gave him her best 'do I have to' look. He nodded and she shuffled over to the corner, her shorts still around her knees. Tears streamed down her face as she stood staring at the wall.
Why did I have to treat him like such a bitch? He probably won't want anything to do with me now
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Jake walked in the bathroom, rubbing his neck. He knew he had to finish this, whether he wanted to or not. She wouldn't respect him if he didn't. He hated seeing her cry, but the thought of her being lost in the woods was mind-numbing. He'd only known her for three days and was already falling for her. He couldn't even picture anything without her any more. He envisioned how he would teach her to ride and help him with the ranch, her cooking with him, and watching movies. He realized he just needed to get it over with so he could hold her and show her how much he really cared. He opened the second drawer of the vanity and grabbed the wooden hairbrush. Walking back into the room, he sat back down on the bed.

"Come here, Lilly."

Lilly turned her head, finding Jake back on the bed in the same position. She glanced at the space next to him on the bed and saw the hairbrush. Her fear amplified in her body and her legs froze.

"Please, Jake. I'm so sorry already. I don't think I can take anymore," she spoke, her tears renewing.

"I know you are, honey, but I need to make sure this doesn't happen again," he said calmly, waving her toward him.

Lilly inched closer, slowing as she got within arm's length on him. She really didn't think she could handle much more, but she didn't want him to hate her.

Jake could see her effort to obey and pulled her gently to him once she got close enough to reach. "I'm gonna give you twenty more with the hairbrush," he stated, repositioning her over his lap again.

"Jake, I can't do this!" she cried, hoping he would just forget the whole thing.

"You can do this, sweetheart; I'm going to hold you through it ok?" Jake soothed, rubbing his hand on her lower back.

Lilly tried to steel herself, gripping the bed covers as hard as she could. She could feel his hand rubbing her back and her body was in a state of confusion. She was dreading the feel of the hairbrush, but she loved how close he was holding her to him. Their way their stomachs were touching and the way he rubbed her back calmed her more than she could imagine. The burning she felt in her backside was igniting another burn in her, and she would have given anything for him to move his hand to her folds and increase her arousal.

WHACK! WHACK!

"Ahh!" Lilly didn't know it was possible for that little hairbrush to inspire so much pain. It felt like it was a blazing cinder scorching her already burning skin. Jake delivered six more before she could register the pain. Lilly felt the anxiety leave her body when she realized he wasn't going to stop. Her entire body just erupted into sobs. "I-I'm so s-sorry!" she bawled, her body falling more and more limp over his leg.

"Are you going to start doing as you're told?" Jake asked, still holding his calm demeanor. He gave her six more to the top of her thighs.

"Yes sir," she whimpered softly.

"Good girl," he said, rubbing her back again. He leaned over and put his mouth close to her ear. "Almost done, ok? Only six more. I'm so proud of you," he said softly.

Lilly could only nod. Jake gave her the last six only making them half as hard as the rest. When he finished, he tossed the hairbrush aside and rubbed Lilly's back until her sobs quieted. He helped her up, pulling up her panties and shorts.

"I'm so sorry, Jake. Please forgive me," she begged, tears still streaming down her face.

Jake pulled her onto his lap and held her, kissing her face and head. "I already forgave you, darling."

"You did?" she asked in disbelief. "I don't want you to hate me."

"Of course I did," he consoled, hugging her tighter. "And I could never hate you," he added. He rocked her on his lap as she calmed down. "I tried to explain to you beforehand. I will only spank you because I care. I can tell that you were never given consequences for your actions until now. I wanted you to see that I care enough to take care of you and discipline you when you need it. I just want you to think twice before you put yourself in harm."

Lilly wiped her face and looked up at him. "I will. I promise I won't do it again."

Jake continued rocking her. It felt so good to hold her in his arms, knowing she was ok and safe with him. He knew then that he wasn't going to let her leave. He wanted a family with her. He looked down at her head resting on his chest. She looked so calm and peaceful.

"Sweetie, how about we get you a bath and then we can go downstairs and watch a movie?" he asked, nudging her head.

"A bath?"

"Yeah, it will help you calm down," he replied, lifting her up in his arms and carrying her to the bathroom. He sat her on the counter and turned on the water, testing it until it was warm. Pouring some bath soap inside, he swished it around until the water filled with soapy suds. He turned back around to see a reluctant look on her face. "What's wrong?"