Amanda sat in the car taking several long, slow, deep breaths. She could feel herself regressing into 'little' space and regressing quickly, so Olivia sent her home from work with instructions to take a bath and change into her pajamas. As she drove, she slowly calmed and could feel herself again switching from 'little' to 'big'. Not sure what to do, the blonde debated turning around and going back to work or giving Olivia a call to tell her. She stopped to pick up a latte and wandered through a few stores, and then decided to stop and get a manicure, forgetting all about Olivia's instructions.
Olivia had never done paperwork so fast in her life. She was very worried about her love and decided that she too would clock out early for the day and go home to be with Amanda. The brunette detective was surprised and confused when she walked into the apartment to find that Amanda wasn't there. Worried, she dialed Amanda's cell phone number.
"Hey, Liv." Amanda was just pulling into the parking garage of their apartment when she saw that Olivia was calling her.
"Hey, baby. Where are you?"
"At home in my pajamas, like you told me." Amanda lied.
"No you aren't, young lady. I just got home and unless you've somehow turned invisible, you aren't here." Olivia frowned.
"I'm down in the parking garage. I'll be up in a minute." Amanda paled as she quickly got out of the car, knowing that she had been caught in a lie.
"Make it less than a minute, Amanda Grace."
When Amanda walked into the apartment, she was greeted by Olivia sitting on the couch waiting for her looking rather stern.
"Liv, I… I can explain…" Amanda approached her hesitantly.
"I'm listening."
"I really was on my way home to do what you said, I swear. On my way home, I started to feel better and I wasn't sure what to do. I… I stopped to get a latte and I just lost track of time."
"I see a latte isn't the only thing you stopped for." Olivia noticed Amanda's freshly painted nails.
"I'm sorry." Amanda hung her head in shame.
"I think you better bring me the wooden spoon from the kitchen." Olivia instructed. Little Mandy was hardly ever spanked with implements, but 'big girl' Amanda had experienced her fair share of them.
Amanda obediently retrieved the spoon from the drawer and dropped to her knees at Olivia's feet, offering her the spoon. Olivia took it and set it aside for the moment.
"Amanda, look at me. I don't doubt for one second that you truly were regressing earlier, that's why I sent you home because I knew you needed a break and my baby girl doesn't need to see the kinds of things we see every day. When you started to feel better, you should have called me. I probably would have still told you to go home, but you still should have called me. And lying to me, telling me that you are somewhere you aren't, is just flat out unacceptable in any situation. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Ma'am." Amanda's lower lip trembled.
"Stand up." Olivia pulled down Amanda's pants and panties and guided her across her lap there on the couch.
Olivia picked up the spoon right from the start and Amanda howled at the sharp sting but laid obediently still. It seemed to go on for hours, but in reality was only a few minutes until Amanda was sobbing, her bottom red and sore. Olivia set the spoon aside and continued to spank Amanda with her hand.
"Owieeeeeeeee!" Amanda sobbed, burying her face in a couch pillow. Her hand flew back to cover her bottom.
"You know better than that, young lady." Olivia scolded, holding Amanda's hand in the small of her back and spanking Amanda's tender thighs.
After her spanking was over, Olivia let Amanda rest across her lap for a few minutes before guiding her up and taking her into the bathroom. Amanda sobbed harder, knowing exactly what was about to happen as she reluctantly planted her bare, punished bottom on the hard porcelain of the toilet seat lid. Amanda sobbed as Olivia thoroughly scrubbed out the inside of her mouth and continued to sob as she held the bar of soap in her mouth for several endless minutes. Olivia held her hand to support her through it and praised her for taking her punishment like a good girl, letting Amanda rest her head against her hip and gently stroking Amanda's long blonde hair. Finally, Olivia took the bar of soap from Amanda's mouth and kissed her forehead.
"Rinse, baby. It's all over."
Amanda didn't wait to be asked twice as she jumped up and spent several minutes rinsing out her mouth with water. When the awful taste of ivory was about as diluted as it was going to get, Amanda turned and buried her face on Olivia's chest, sobbing hysterically.
"Mama, I'm sorry I lied!" Amanda retreated into 'little' space.
"I know, sweetheart. Mama knows. You took your punishment like a very brave girl and now it's all over and forgiven. Mama loves you very much." Olivia cooed, immediately embracing her distraught little girl.
Olivia carried Amanda into the bedroom and curled up with her on the bed to cuddle her while Amanda sobbed, clinging to Mama for dear life. Olivia reached down and gently rubbed Amanda's bottom to soothe the pain. After a while, Amanda stopped crying but still stayed cuddled in Mama's arms.
"Mama, soap tastes yucky." Amanda wrinkled her nose.
"I know, honey. It's supposed to teach you that telling lies is yucky too. I think Mama might have something that will help."
Olivia popped Amanda into the tub for a quick bath and gently changed her into a diaper and pajamas, rubbing her red bottom with arnica. She then took the blonde into the kitchen and the little one's sad face lit up happily when Mama reached into the cookie jar and handed her a cookie. The wooden spoon was still lying on the couch and Olivia put it back in its drawer out of sight until it was needed again either for cooking or spanking.
"Mama, can I have juice with my cookie?"
"What's the magic word?"
"Please!"
Olivia filled Amanda's sippy cup with her favorite juice and Amanda enjoyed her snack cuddled in Mama's arms watching The Land Before Time. Amanda hid her face on Mama's chest when the Tyrannosaurus came on screen and giggled at the more light-hearted scenes. When the movie was over, Olivia smiled when she noticed that Amanda had fallen asleep in her arms and carefully carried her to the bedroom and laid her down on the bed. When Amanda woke up, her eyes fluttered open and gazed about the room.
"Mama!"
Mama appeared almost instantly and changed Amanda's diaper when Amanda informed her that she was wet. With that accomplished, Amanda crawled into Mama's arms for another cuddle, chattering innocently about all the things little girls love to talk about and giggling happily when Mama tickled her belly, using Erica to shield her sensitive skin from Mama's fingers. Olivia kissed Amanda all over her face and carried her into the other room to play a board game.