"All right, detective. You're done."
"Thanks, Melinda."
Olivia pressed the swab of cotton to the crook of her elbow and bent her arm to keep it in place. She hopped off of Melinda's examination table and turned to pick up her jacket. Melinda picked up her clipboard and wrote something down. Olivia turned to go.
"Oh, by the way, Olivia, according to my notes, Alex hasn't been in to see me yet. Next time you see her, please tell her to come see me and get her vaccination."
"Will do. See you later."
Olivia did not see Alex until after work when she got home. Alex was already there, making lasagna for dinner.
"Hi, baby." Olivia came up behind Alex and wrapped her in a hug, kissing her neck.
"Oh! Honey, you scared me!" Alex smiled and turned from the stove to kiss her partner's lips.
Olivia chuckled. She lightly ran her fingernails over Alex's tickle spot before releasing her and letting her go back to her cooking. Olivia noticed the mail on the counter and began to root through it.
"Sweetheart, what happened? Are you all right?" Alex indicated the band-aid on the crook of Olivia's elbow. Alex worried that Olivia had gotten hurt chasing after a perp.
"Oh, I just had to go in to see Melinda today and get the new vaccine. By the way, she wanted me to remind you that you need to go in and get yours."
Alex paled. She liked Melinda, but she hated needles and stayed as far away from them as possible.
"Yeah, I was going to go in today, but I ended up having a lot of paperwork to do and couldn't get there. I'll get there tomorrow."
"Good. Do you want me to come with you?"
Alex considered her options. There were two: allow Olivia to love her through something that she found scary, or let her pride take over and show Olivia that she could handle it on her own, that she was indeed the 'Ice Princess'.
Pride won out.
"No, that's okay. I'll just go on my own tomorrow. During my lunch hour or something."
Olivia was surprised, but she was all for it if Alex could overcome her fear on her own.
The next day, Alex felt fear start to mount inside of her as her lunch hour drew near. She would have to go see Melinda and get a needle stuck in her arm. Without Olivia there to hold her hand. Why hadn't she just accepted Olivia's offer to come with her? Damn her stubborn pride! Alex knew that Olivia would gladly go with her. It would have been so simple to just ask Olivia to come with her. Alex briefly considered calling Olivia and asking her to meet her at Melinda's office. But again, pride got in the way. She couldn't go crawling to Olivia now. Alex's lunch hour came and went.
When Alex got home that night, she lied and told Olivia that she had gone to see Melinda. She had even put a band-aid on her arm, so Olivia had no reason to doubt her. Olivia sweetly kissed the band-aid on Alex's arm.
"I'm so proud of you, lovey. I know you don't like needles, and it was brave of you to go see Melinda on your own."
A few days passed, and Alex started feeling guilty. She was never a very good liar because the guilt always caught up with her sooner or later, and she eventually ended up ratting herself out. This was no different, especially when Alex got a letter in the mail from Melinda reminding her to come get her vaccination. Alex knew that she needed to confess and take her medicine. She hadn't slept well in three days. Alex took a deep breath and went to find Olivia, who was lounging on the couch in front of the television.
"Um… Liv… can I talk to you… in the bedroom?"
Right away, Olivia noted that Alex had asked to speak to her in the bedroom. If Alex wanted to talk about work, the weather, their trip to the beach next month, or any other neutral topic, she would have simply sat down beside Olivia on the couch and started talking. That she specifically asked to speak in the bedroom indicated that Alex was feeling guilty and needed to confess something that would most likely land her over Olivia's knee getting a red bottom. Olivia sighed. Giving Alex a spanking had not been part of her original plans for the evening, but if it was required of her, then she would do it. Olivia loved Alex too much to allow her to get away with whatever she had done. It was part of her job as Alex's wife and disciplinarian.
"Sure, baby." Olivia turned off the television and followed Alex to their bedroom, closing the door behind them. It seemed so silly, because it was just the two of them, but whenever Alex needed to be dealt with, Olivia closed the bedroom door. The two women sat down on the bed to talk. Olivia reached over and tucked a strand of Alex's long blonde hair behind her ear. The gentle touch helped calm Alex. Not quite sure where to start, Alex simply handed Olivia the letter she had received in the mail. Olivia read it twice. She sighed and looked at Alex with a stern expression.
"Alex, didn't we have this conversation already? I was more than happy to go with you to see Melinda. I know you don't like needles. That doesn't make you weak; it just makes you human."
"I know. I just… I just wanted you to be proud of me for going on my own. But then when it was actually time for me to go, I panicked."
"Young lady, even if you had asked me to go with you, I would have been proud of you because you faced it. Those appointments with Melinda don't take very long. I could have told Cragen I'd be back in an hour, and come met you at Melinda's office. Instead you chose to lie to me. You know what that means, right?"
"Yes, Ma'am. It means I'm getting a spanking and… and I'm getting my mouth washed out." Alex looked down reluctantly, trying not to cry. She was so ashamed.
Alex hated getting her mouth washed out with soap, almost even more than getting a spanking. At least during a spanking, Alex was face down so she couldn't see what was about to happen to her. But when she had to get her mouth washed out, she could see the soap coming toward her, and she had to actively participate by opening her mouth, whereas during a spanking all she really had to do was lie there and cry. Olivia picked up Alex's chin and made her look her in the eye.
"Alex, there's no need to feel ashamed. You are not bad. You just need my help in this area, and that's okay. That's what I'm here for; to love you through your mistakes and help you correct them. There is one more thing, though. You waited for three days to tell me the truth. Do you remember what that means?"
Alex burst into tears. She had forgotten about that part. For every day that Alex waited to tell the truth, those days counted against her. Alex felt Olivia kiss her forehead and speak tenderly into her ear.
"Its okay, baby. Just tell me what has to happen so I know you understand." Olivia was always careful to make sure that Alex understood exactly what was going to happen to her.
"You… you have to… you have to g-give me… bedtime spankings… for three… for three days… and… and I'm n-not allowed… to have… to have any… l-lotion… until those are over."
Olivia was a very loving Top, but she considered dishonesty a very serious offense, and always punished severely for it. If this relationship didn't have honesty, it had nothing. Olivia kissed Alex's forehead again.
"That's my good girl. Also, I'm going to take you to see Melinda tomorrow, and before we go, I'm going to put you back over my knee and give you a reminder. Bring me the paddle, please. The small one."
With a defeated sob, Alex went to the closet to fetch the smallest of the three paddles they owned. One might assume that Olivia was showing Alex mercy by not making her fetch either of the two larger paddles. In reality, the small paddle was considered quite severe. It was very heavy and had six holes drilled in it. Alex would be very sore by the time Olivia was finished with her. The only plus side was that the paddle was small enough that Olivia could use it with Alex over her lap, rather than having Alex lie over the bed like she had to when one of the other two paddles were used. Alex preferred to be over Olivia's lap for a spanking. The physical contact was important to her.
Olivia drew Alex to her side and pulled down Alex's jeans and panties before gently guiding Alex over her lap. Olivia gently patted Alex's lily white bottom with her hand while Alex settled in.
"All right, I want to be very clear. You are not being punished for being afraid to go see Melinda. Not at all. You are only being punished for lying to me. It's okay to be afraid. It's not okay to lie to me. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Ma'am. I'm sorry." Alex wiped her teary eyes.
"I know you are, baby. I'm not angry. I'm only punishing you because I love you."
With that, the punishment began. Olivia gave Alex a brief warm-up with her hand, and then picked up the paddle. Alex jumped in surprise at the first swat, and cried her way through her spanking. She was very good, though, and did not reach back to cover her bottom, and she crossed her ankles to resist the urge to kick her feet.
The spanking ended, and Alex was crying very hard. She didn't realize it was over until she felt Olivia rubbing her back. Alex allowed Olivia to help her to her feet. Olivia gently brushed some of Alex's hair out of her face. She held Alex's hands gently in her own to help her resist the urge to rub her aching bottom. Alex leaned against Olivia and cried. Olivia allowed herself to show some sympathy and held Alex for a moment.
"That's my good girl. Well taken, baby."
"Liv… please… p-please can we be done? I'm so s-sorry! I-I'll n-never lie again!"
Olivia's heart broke, but she had to deny her darling's request.
"No, young lady. You know I don't tolerate lying. I'm sorry, but you deserve a mouthsoaping. Come on, let's get it over with."
Olivia led Alex to the bathroom. Alex cried harder when she had to plant her sore, red bottom on the hard porcelain of the toilet seat lid. She obediently opened her mouth when Olivia told her to, and held the bar of soap in her mouth for five endless minutes. At the end of those five minutes, Olivia allowed her to rinse her mouth out with water. Then Olivia picked her up bridal style and carried her back into the bedroom where the two lounged on the bed and cuddled while Alex sobbed until she fell asleep.
The next day, Olivia made an appointment for Alex to get her vaccination at noon. At 11:15, Olivia called Alex into the bedroom. Olivia bared Alex's still very sore and red bottom and put her back over her lap for the second time in less than twenty four hours. Olivia spanked Alex only with her hand, considering that Alex still had three days worth of reminder spankings to go through. It stung like heck and Alex cried, but it was not unbearable. After a few short minutes, it was over and Olivia held Alex until it was time to go see Melinda.
Alex's eyes were mostly dry when they got to Melinda's office, although sitting in the car had renewed her tears a bit, despite Olivia's best effort to avoid speed bumps and pot holes. Alex whimpered when she looked at the hard examination table that she was expected to sit on. She looked at Olivia pleadingly.
Olivia didn't have the heart to be strict with Alex anymore. She took off her leather jacket and placed it on the examination table. It wasn't much, but it would provide at least a little bit of padding for Alex's sore bottom.
"Come on, baby. I'm right here."
Olivia gently lifted Alex onto the examination table and hopped up beside her. Alex let out a strangled sob when her sore bottom made contact with the table, and tears stung her eyes. Alex leaned into Olivia and just wanted to be held.
"Hi, Alex. This won't hurt a bit, I promise."
Melinda could tell by the way Alex was acting that she had recently been spanked. Melinda herself was also clingy and emotional after a good bottom warming. She had no desire to cause her friend anymore discomfort.
"Don't look at what Melinda is doing, baby. Just look at me." Olivia encouraged while Melinda was getting the needle ready. Alex obediently looked away from Melinda and focused on Olivia.
"Good girl. I'm so proud of you, baby. Hey, tomorrow is Saturday. Date night. Where do you want to go? Should we go to a movie?"
"Um, yeah. 'American Sniper' is playing. We could go see that."
"Sure we can. Will you want popcorn, as usual?" Olivia smiled. Alex would eat popcorn for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if Olivia let her.
"Ye- ouch!" Alex jumped when she felt the sting of the needle in her skin and pressed into Olivia. Olivia held her hand tightly and kissed the side of her face.
"You're okay, baby. Just breathe."
It was over less than a few seconds later, and Alex heaved a sigh of relief. Yes, she knew that technically the sting of a needle didn't even compare to the sting of a paddle, but she still didn't care for needles.
"Thanks, Melinda. I guess we'll see you at work on Monday." Olivia smiled at the curly-haired woman. Olivia stood up from the table and helped Alex do the same.
Alex kept herself busy all afternoon to keep herself from thinking about what was going to happen to her at bedtime. She could only pray that whatever implement Olivia chose to use for Alex's bedtime spankings would not be too severe, although, if Alex was being completely honest with herself, she knew that she could probably expect her bedtime spankings to be given with the belt. Lying was a severe offense, after all.
When Alex went to get changed for bed, the belt was indeed lying on the bed waiting to be used. But she was shocked when Olivia only gave her ten licks with the belt. She had expected so much more, considering the severity of the offense.
"Is… is that… is that all?" Alex asked through her sobs, looking back at Olivia over her shoulder with tears pouring down her face.
"That's all, baby. Unless you want more?" Olivia's voice held a tone of teasing.
Alex got to her feet feeling very emotional, and wanting nothing more than for Olivia to hold her. And that's exactly what Olivia did. One night down, two more to go.