Disclaimers can be found in the first chapter of this series.
Synopsis: A different kind of lashes
Severe Lashes
Prompt #9: Lashes
Word Count: 145
He had been on the receiving of a many dressing downs in his lifetime. He would never forget the first time that he was summoned to the Captain's quarters during his infant days in the Navy. The stern captain had all but threatened his young life and that of his firstborn upon subsequent repeats of his current offense.
Yet, the experience paled in significance and meaning at the severe tongue lashing that he was currently receiving from his very pregnant wife. Anne Wentworth in her tiny frame and rounded belly, was quite irked at her husband at the moment. She was tired and irritable; her back ached and her feet were swollen. Now, more than ever, she felt rather conscious about her altered appearance, "Are you listening to me, Frederick?"
Gathering his wife in his arms, he whispered, "Annie, you are always beautiful to me."