This is my first fic so apologies in advance for any newbie mistakes. Reviews would be very much appreciated.
Disclaimer: I don't own these characters. This fic is about characters from the TV show The Lying Game, not the books, and features spanking, including parental spanking of a teenager. If that's not your thing, please move right along.
Chapter 10
"So that was that," Sutton said.
"She didn't call the police?"
"No, she didn't call the police. And she didn't tell Mom either, because I asked her not to."
Ethan was surprised at that. "Why didn't you want her to tell your mom?"
"Because she would have been really mad at him – even though I basically asked him to do it," Sutton said, almost in a whisper. "Laurel kept saying I was lucky she'd come in right then, and I didn't know how to tell her that, well... I wished she hadn't. I think it would have been better if – well – if he'd finished the job."
"He never tried to?" Ethan asked.
"God, no. I think Laurel spooked him. He apologised to both of us, said he had lost his rag and he was sorry. I told Laurel not to tell anyone, or mention it again, if she knew what was good for her. And that was it, basically."
"Did you ever apologise to your dad?"
Sutton swallowed. This was something she had never expected to tell anyone, ever. "Yeah, actually, I did. A few days later, when I managed to get him on his own – he was kind of avoiding me, so that took a bit of effort. I told him I was sorry, and... actually, never mind."
"You can't leave me hanging like that," Ethan said. He figured Sutton wouldn't tell him the rest, but she continued after a pause.
"I told him I appreciated what he had tried to do – and said it was just a shame he hadn't had the guts to finish the job. Then I walked out. I guess I've been trying to goad him into finishing what he started ever since, but he's never taken the bait."
Ethan shook his head. Only Sutton Mercer could mouth off to a parent after they'd tried to spank her.
"You really didn't learn anything from that experience, did you?" he sighed.
"So, what? You're going to teach me a lesson, are you?"
"Actually," said Ethan, "I was thinking of doing just that."