Little Mandy sat on the floor in front of the TV watching Bugs Bunny and happily playing with her puzzles, trying to piece together a picture of Winnie the Pooh and all his friends. The blonde little one suddenly stopped and her face lit up as a wonderful, familiar scent wafted in the air.
"Brownies!" the little girl squealed excitedly as she ran into the kitchen where Mama had just taken a batch of brownies out of the oven and arranged them on a plate.
"Whoa, hold up!" Olivia smiled, catching Amanda around her waist and pulling her away from the brownies before she could snatch one.
"Mama! Brownies!" Amanda pleaded.
"You can have a brownie after dinner, sweetheart. If you eat your salad with no fuss, you can have two." Olivia promised, tenderly kissing Amanda's forehead.
"But, Mama, I want one now!" Amanda pouted.
"I know you do, baby, but it's too close to dinnertime."
"Can I have one now and one after I eat my salad?" Amanda tried to bargain.
"Oh, a tempting offer, counselor, but still no." Olivia chuckled.
"Can we have backwards dinner?" Amanda asked. Backwards dinner was something Olivia invented where they would sometimes have their dessert first and then their dinner.
"Not tonight, honey."
"Please, please, pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease!" Amanda gave Mama her very best, most angelic smile.
"Mandy, Mama said no. Driving me crazy about it is not in your best interest. Go turn off the TV then come wash your hands and you can help me make the lasagna." Mama gave Little Mandy an affectionate tickle, making the little girl giggle and run away to do as she was told.
When the lasagna was in the oven cooking, Olivia went to use the bathroom and Amanda stood in the kitchen staring at the plate of brownies thinking about how much she wanted one. Dinner wasn't that far away and Mama had promised her a brownie after dinner, two if she ate her salad with no fuss, but Amanda was practically salivating thinking about how much she wanted a brownie. She picked one up and took a tiny, barely noticeable nibble out of it. Then she took a bigger bite. That brownie was history in a matter of seconds.
During dinner, Olivia noticed that Amanda was very quiet instead of her usual chatterbox self, but still praised the little girl for eating all of her salad and offered up two brownies as promised. Amanda was starting to feel extremely guilty about what she had done and began to cry looking at the two brownies in front of her. Concerned, Olivia pulled Amanda onto her lap to cuddle her.
"Oh, sweetheart, why the tears?" Olivia asked with loving concern.
"I already had a brownie, Mama." Amanda confessed through her tears.
"I see. You snuck a brownie before dinner after Mama said no multiple times?" Olivia asked.
"Yes, Mama."
"That wasn't very obedient, was it?" Olivia rubbed Amanda's back.
"No, Mama."
"Well, since you've already had your dessert, I think we can save these for another time."
"Should I go to my room?" Amanda asked sadly, knowing that she deserved a spanking.
"I think that's a very good idea." Olivia agreed.
Little Mandy disappeared down the hall and Olivia sighed as she cleaned up from dinner. Giving her little girl a sound spanking hadn't been part of her original plans for the evening and was not a part of her parental duties that she looked forward to. Once the leftover lasagna was properly stored and put away, Olivia went to Amanda's bedroom where she found her blonde little one sitting in the corner with her hands on her head. Amanda was still sometimes afraid of being left alone in the corner, but she was learning that Mama was always going to come back for her. Olivia sat down on the bed.
"Come here, Mandy."
Amanda got up from the corner and walked over to where Mama sat.
"Look at Mama, baby." Olivia lifted Amanda's chin.
"Mama, I'm sorry." Amanda whimpered, her lower lip trembling.
"I know you're sorry, honey. Is your belly all in knots?" Olivia gently rubbed Amanda's belly.
"Yeah. I feel all guilty." Amanda admitted.
"We're going to take care of that in a few minutes. I'm very proud of you for telling me the truth about the brownie. I know it's very hard when you can't have what you want when you want it. But what does 'no' mean in this house?"
"No means no." Amanda replied.
"And what is the consequence for naughty little girls in this house?"
"A spanking on my bare bottom." Amanda whimpered.
Olivia pulled down Amanda's pants and diaper and bent Amanda over her lap. Amanda cried as Mama spanked her bottom until it was a deep shade of cherry red, then she began to sob as Mama spent several minutes painting her sit-spots the same color.
"Mama, it huuuuuuuuuurrrrrttttsssssssss!" Amanda wailed between sobs.
"I know it hurts, little one. It's supposed to hurt." Olivia told her.
Amanda reached back to shield her poor bottom. Suddenly realizing what she was doing, she snatched her hand back in front of her.
"You know better than that, Mandy Grace. Give Mama your hand." Olivia said.
Olivia held Amanda's hand in the small of her back and continued to spank for several minutes longer than she had originally planned. Amanda had long since gone limp across Mama's lap when the spanking finally stopped. Very gently, Olivia rubbed Little Mandy's punished bottom while the sobbing blonde rested across her lap for several minutes. Amanda yelped, but it felt much better to be rubbed rather than spanked. While Amanda rested and struggled to catch her breath, Olivia gently rubbed arnica onto her sore bottom.
"Mama, I need cuddles now." Amanda choked out between sobs.
"Up you come into my arms, sweet girl." Olivia picked Amanda up and cuddled the sobbing blonde close to her heart.
Little Mandy sobbed on Mama's shoulder, clinging to her for dear life while Mama rocked and soothed her. Of course the little girl was going to be given all the cuddles she wanted for the rest of the day and night. It wasn't unusual for Mama to hold her for an hour or more after a spanking was over, or for Amanda to come to Mama in search of random cuddles even hours after her spanking was over. Sometimes Amanda would fall asleep after a spanking, sometimes she wouldn't. Either way, Mama made it a point to always cuddle and comfort her beloved little girl until she was certain that Amanda was calm. It would completely be Amanda's decision when she was ready to get up from Mama's lap and go about the rest of their day.
"Mama!" Amanda wailed on Mama's shoulder.
"Mama's right here, sweetheart. Mama's right here holding you. That's Mama's good girl." Olivia cooed lovingly, gently rubbing Amanda's spanked bottom.
"Mama, I'm sorry I covered! Owieeeeeeeeeeeeee!" Amanda wept.
"I know, baby. Mama is so proud of the way you always try so hard not to. I know it's very hard not to cover your bottom when it hurts so much." Olivia sympathized.
"Please don't be mad at me, Mama!" Amanda wept.
"Mama's not mad at you at all, my precious one. I love you so much and I'm so proud of you."
Finally, Amanda cried herself to sleep in Mama's arms, but since it was so late in the day only slept for half an hour before she woke up still cuddled safe in Mama's arms. It would be a few days before Amanda was allowed to have another brownie, and when Mama gave it to her one evening after dinner, Amanda ate it happily, knowing full well that she was very dearly loved.