Mark walked in the room to find Katlyn asleep on the bed. He looked at her mane of Auburn hair spread around her like a halo. That's what she was Mark thought an angel his angel. His heart jumped in his chest. God he loved her, he had never loved anyone the way he loved her. He went and sat down on the bed beside her and kissed her cool cheek.
Katlyn stirred and smiled when she saw Mark.
"Wake up love." Mark said as he brushed her lips with his.
Katlyn sat up and wrapped her arms around him.
"I missed you; don't stay away so long, I can't stand it." Katlyn said.
Mark kissed her gently.
"Yes baby girl, your wish is my command." Mark said smiling.
"I think that's my line." Katlyn said grinning.
"It flows both ways baby; I would give you the moon if ya asked for it." Mark said looking into her eyes.
Katlyn reached up and caressed his cheek.
"Mark, punish me, I accept whatever you do willingly. I want it." Katlyn said staring into his fathomless eyes. Tears flowed down her cheeks as she spoke.
Mark kissed her cheeks. Her head dropped and she stared down at her hands ashamed of her weakness.
"Stop that little girl; you have nothing to be ashamed of." Mark said lifting her chin to gaze into her eyes.
"How do you always know what I'm thinking?" Katlyn asked in wonder.
"Cause we're two halves of the same soul, you are the other part of me, together we're complete, I know ya feel it baby girl, my soul stirs when it's near ya. I feel like I'm dying when we're apart." Mark said.
"I know I feel it too." Katlyn whispered.
Mark held her tight to him.
"I hate being weak." Katlyn said.
Mark snorted and looked at her.
"Weak? You're the strongest person I know, you're brave and good and strong, there's nothing weak about you. Sweetheart you had to be strong and in control your whole life even when you were a child, you always took care of everybody else; mothering the other kids making sure they were okay. I know ya protected them from Tom, took a lot of beatings yourself trying to protect them. It's time to let go, you long to, you want to let me take control, let go of your pain, be free to be loved and cherished the way you should have been when ya was a child. I know how ya feel girl, it don't make ya weak, just human." Mark said.
Katlyn smiled through her tears. He knew her so well.
Mark stood up and led her over to one of the dinette chairs. He sat down and gestured for her to lie across his lap.
Katlyn did so with no hesitation. The feel of his strong thighs pressed against her stomach made her feel safe and excited. She squirmed on his lap.
"Katy darlin, I know I've done this before playfully, I know it excited ya, but this is different girl, it's going to hurt and you're going to cry." Mark said.
Katlyn stopped moving and panicked realizing this wasn't one of there games they played.
Mark rubbed her back.
"Honey trust me, I'll never leave ya bruised and battered, okay?" Mark said in a soothing voice.
"Okay." Katlyn said calming down somewhat.
"Now why are ya in the position your in Katlyn?" Mark asked.
"Because I was drinking and because I was going to drive while I was drunk." Katlyn said.
"That's right and I don't expect to have to point out this particular lesson anymore." Mark said.
Katlyn felt Mark lift her skirt and felt the cool air brush her thighs. She tensed up.
"Relax girl, it's going to hurt worse if ya tense your muscles up like that." Mark said.
Katlyn forced her self to relax and waited. Mark didn't make her wait long as his hand descended on her bottom with a loud crack. She wasn't expecting the first one too hurt that bad.
"OWW!" Katlyn yelled.
Mark tightened his grip on her waist and continued to smack her bottom in hard steady strokes.
Katlyn tried her best to lay still and be quite but it was impossible. Each stroke of his hand lit a fire on her bottom causing her to struggle and yell.
That didn't cause him to let up one bit. His hand descended time and time again not leaving an inch of her bottom untouched. He bottom was a raging fire and she drummed her legs on the floor in response to the pain.
God I was a fool to think this was going to be exciting. Katlyn thought to her self.
The pain was beginning to overwhelm her. She wanted to get away from it, but she couldn't.
"Mark please stop!" Katlyn begged.
But Mark continued to deliver hard slaps to her bottom, not paying attention to her pleading.
Katlyn burst into tears and started sobbing gripping Mark's ankle hard trying to find a way to deal with the pain.
"Will you be drinking again?" Mark asked as he punctuated the words with hard slaps to her bottom.
"No Mark, no I promise." She said through her sobs.
"How about drinking and driving?" Mark asked still smacking her bottom.
"No Mark, never!" Katlyn sobbed.
Katlyn collapsed into sobs and lay limply across Mark's lap crying her eyes out. Mark knew she had enough and stopped. He rubbed her back soothingly.
Katlyn was crying uncontrollably, she let go of years of pain, she was crying for her lost child hood, the painful beatings she had received from Tom, all the pain she had kept locked up for years came rolling out of her in waves of tears. Mark lifted her in his arms and cradled her on his lap and let her cry. Katlyn buried her face in his chest soaking him with her tears.
"It's okay baby girl, let it out." Mark whispered soothingly against her hair.
Mark held her and caressed her until her tears and sobs were done. She still lay against Mark clinging to him.
"Feel better?" Mark asked.
Katlyn nodded. She felt like a weight had been lifted from her shoulder. She looked up at Mark and gazed into his green eyes.
"Thank you." Katlyn said.
Katlyn was surprised as tears welled in his eyes and ran unchecked down his cheeks.
"I love ya girl, more than anything, you're my life, my reason for living." Mark said.
Katlyn kissed his wet cheeks and lay back against him.
"I was really stupid to think this would be exciting." Katlyn said her voice still horse from crying.
Mark chuckled a bit.
"What baby? Don't ya feel like making love?" Mark asked.
"Uhh not just yet." Katlyn said shifting uncomfortably in his lap.
Katlyn didn't figure sitting was going to be much fun for the next few days.
Mark tightened his hold on her and picked her up and went and laid her on the bed. He lay down beside her and just held her.
Katlyn started to drift off mentally and physically exhausted.
"I love you." She whispered before she fell to sleep.
"I love you, worship you, and adore you." Mark said as he watched her drift to sleep.