Alex finished smoothing the lotion on her Mistress's legs and finally dared to look up into Olivia's eyes, repentant baby blues clashing with stern chocolate brown orbs.
"Thank you for the lotion. Are you ready to talk to me now or do you need to go back to the corner for a little while?"
"I-I-I'm… r-r-ready… n-n-now… M-M-Ma'am." Alex replied.
"Good girl. What is the rule about orgasms?"
"I-I-I'm… n-not… a-a-allowed… to… p-p-p-pleasure… m-m-my-myself… w-w-with-without… y-your… p-p-per-per-permission… M-Ma'am."
"That's right. That has been the rule from day one and you haven't broken it in over ten years. What made you choose today to break the rule?" Olivia inquired.
"I… t-t-took… a n-n-nap… a-a-and… h-h-had… a… n-n-ni-night-nightmare. Wh-Wh-When… I w-w-woke… u-up… I-I… w-was… s-s-sc-scared… a-a-and… y-y-you… w-w-w-weren't… h-h-home… y-y-yet… s-s-so… I t-t-t-tried… to c-c-com-comfort… m-m-my-myself." Alex explained.
Olivia's stern eyes softened a little bit.
"I'm sorry I wasn't here to comfort you after you had a nightmare, little girl, but that doesn't mean that you are allowed to break the rules. If you were afraid and needed me, you should have called me or texted me and I would have come right home to hold you. I was planning to knock off early today anyway because Amanda and Casey invited us to go out to dinner with them tonight. I told them yes, but after I'm done punishing your naughty bottom I'll have to call them and tell them that we will have to reschedule for another evening."
Upon hearing this, Alex hung her head in shame, but she understood that naughty girls didn't get special dinner dates. Besides, she knew that there was a very strong possibility that she still wasn't going to want to sit down by the time dinner rolled around.
"P-P-Please… d-d-d-don't… s-s-send… m-me… a-a-a-away… M-M-Ma'am." Alex began to cry fearfully.
"Look at me, little girl. Let me see those pretty eyes," Olivia gently lifted Alex's chin, forcing her to look her in the eye, "I will never send you away. I won't lie to you, you are in a lot of trouble with me right now. But I still love you just as much as I always have and nothing you could ever do will change that. You are going to be punished, and then you will be forgiven just the same as always. You belong to me and this is your home just as much as it is mine. Do you understand?"
"Y-Y-Yes… M-M-Ma'am."
"Good. Now go into the bathroom and bring me the bath brush." Olivia instructed.
Alex choked on a fearful sob, but she didn't argue about it as she obediently got up to do as she was told. She went into the bathroom and hesitantly picked up the wooden implement. Olivia had never spanked her with it before aside from a few playful swats over the years while they were in the shower together, and she wasn't sure how much it was going to hurt her naughty bottom. The handle was longer than the handle of the hairbrush, but both implements appeared to be made of similar wood, so Alex reasoned that it would probably hurt about the same as or maybe a little bit more than the hairbrush. The blonde submissive went back into the bedroom, resumed her position kneeling at Olivia's feet, and offered the implement to her strict disciplinarian. Without being told, Alex draped her naked body over Olivia's lap, offering her bare bottom for punishment. Olivia didn't waste anymore time as she raised up her strong right hand and brought it down sharply. She spent several long minutes painting Alex's bottom a healthy shade of pink and then she paused and laid her hand on Alex's unspanked thigh, listening to her naughty submissive sniffle and whimper.
"Stand up when you want to and get in position on the bed, little girl."
Alex slowly pushed herself up from Olivia's lap and bent across the bed with two pillows under her hips elevating her pink bottom.
"Tell me again why you're being punished, little girl." Olivia tapped the bath brush on Alex's bottom.
"F-For… p-p-plea-pleasuring… m-m-myself… w-w-with-without… p-p-per-per-permission… M-Ma'am." Alex replied.
"That's right. Who does this beautiful body belong to?"
"It-It's… y-y-yours… M-M-M-Ma'am."
Alex howled and sobbed as the bath brush spanked and punished her naughty bottom, gripping the bed sheets to resist the urge to reach back and cover herself. What she didn't understand is that Olivia was secretly being merciful. The last time Alex had been caught pleasuring herself without permission, Olivia had given her a sound caning. Olivia instinctively knew that Alex wasn't ready yet for such a harsh punishment, so she had chosen an implement that was less severe than the cane but painful enough that it would still teach Alex the lesson she needed to learn. By the time her paddling with the bath brush was over, Alex would feel just as thoroughly punished as she would have if Olivia had taken the cane to her.
Alex was in agony on the bed, and she must have tried to get up, because she felt Olivia's hand on her back pushing her back down over the bed and she heard Olivia's voice in her ear.
"Stay down for me, baby. I know it hurts, we're just about halfway done."
Hearing her beloved Mistress call her 'baby' again helped to reassure Alex that even though she was being punished, she was still very dearly loved and the blonde submissive did her very best to take the rest of her punishment with as much grace as she could possibly muster. Olivia delivered ten final spanks to Alex's tender sit-spots, making the blonde submissive wail brokenly, and then tossed the bath brush to the floor and kicked it under the bed out of sight. Olivia sat down next to Alex's limp body on the bed and rushed to comfort her sobbing submissive.
"Okay, baby, it's over. It's all done, sweetheart. Just cry it out, angel, you can get up and get a big hug whenever you want to. That's my good girl." Olivia cooed lovingly, gently stroking Alex's long blonde hair and heaving back.
Alex sobbed on the bed for a long while until she finally became aware that she was no longer being paddled and she felt Olivia's gentle hand rubbing her back. She slowly pushed herself up from the bed and crawled into Olivia's arms for her forgiveness cuddle. Olivia cuddled her distraught submissive close to her heart while Alex sobbed on her shoulder. Alex had decided after just the third spank that she did not like that wicked bath brush at all and she was going to do everything in her power to avoid it in the future.
"I know it hurts, princess. You just rest now, I'm so proud of you for being so brave. It's all over now, all over and forgiven. Such a good girl." Olivia cooed.
Alex sobbed on Olivia's shoulder until she was all cried out and couldn't sob anymore. After a while, she lifted her head from Olivia's shoulder and Olivia gently brushed Alex's hair out of her face.
"There you are, my beauty." Olivia kissed Alex's forehead.
"I-I-I'm… s-s-s-sorry… M-Ma'am." Alex choked out, her throat raw from sobbing.
"I know you are, baby angel, and you are completely forgiven. I love you so much."
Olivia guided Alex to drink a glass of water.
"Do you want to lie down for another nap, sweetheart?" Olivia offered kindly.
"N-N-No… M-M-Ma'am. I… w-w-want… t-to… s-s-stay… w-w-wi-with… y-y-you." Alex replied, feeling vulnerable and clingy.
"How about we go cuddle up on the couch for a while and you can choose a movie for us to watch?" Olivia offered.
"Y-Y-Yes… M-Ma'am… a-a-and… d-d-don't… f-f-forget… to… c-call… A-Am-Amanda… t-to… r-r-re-resch-reschedule… d-d-dinner."
"Oh, that's right. Such a good girl for reminding me." Olivia praised with a tender kiss to Alex's temple.
Twenty four hours later, Alex heaved a sigh of relief over Olivia's lap as Olivia gently doctored her punished bottom with a generous portion of arnica.
"M-M-Ma'am?" Alex stuttered.
"Yes, little one?" Olivia replied kindly as she gently rubbed Alex's bottom.
"I-If… I-I-I'm… a g-g-good… g-g-girl… c-can… w-we… d-do… s-s-some-something… s-s-special… th-this… w-w-w-weekend?"
"I think that can be arranged, sweetheart. What would you like to do this weekend?"
"I-I-I… w-w-would… l-l-like… to… t-t-t-try… g-go-going… t-to… th-th-the… c-c-club."
Olivia carefully considered this request as she continued to rub Alex's bottom. For the most part, Alex had learned the importance of first-time obedience and she knew her safeword, so safety was somewhat less of a concern at this point.
"I'll tell you what, my angel. From now until Saturday, if you can do as you're told the first time without talking back, write your daily lists with no fussing, and all other aspects of your behavior are acceptable, then on Saturday I'll take you to the club. Understood?"
"Y-Y-Yes, M-M-Ma'am." Alex agreed happily.
"Good girl. Up you come now." Olivia gently pulled Alex's panties up over her bottom.
Alex was as good as gold in the following days and earned her trip to the club as a reward. On Saturday, Olivia loaded Alex in the car along with their duffle bag and drove to the club.
"Hey, George. You got room for us today?" Olivia walked up to the front desk with Alex trailing behind her carrying the duffle bag. The Asian man looked up at them and smiled.
"Hey, long time, no see. It's packed in here today, let me check and see what's available for you." George turned to his computer, "You're in luck, right now it looks like room fourteen is the only space available."
"We'll take it." Olivia signed them in.
Olivia led Alex down a series of hallways until they reached their destination. Watching carefully for any signs of fear, Olivia tied her naked submissive to the Saint Andrew's cross so Alex was facing outward and Olivia had access to the front of her body. Alex whimpered a little bit, but didn't say anything.
"Is anything tied too tight?" Olivia asked, double checking Alex's restraints.
"N-N-No… M-Ma'am."
"What do you say if you get scared or decide you want to stop?" Olivia placed a gentle hand on Alex's belly.
"Ch-Ch-Chocolate."
"That's my good girl." Olivia praised, and Alex beamed.
Olivia picked up a blindfold and let Alex examine it for several long moments, again watching carefully for any signs of fear as she gently slipped it over Alex's eyes and Alex whimpered as she descended into darkness. Alex giggled as Olivia's nails lightly danced in her armpit.
Olivia decided to start simple and spent quite a bit of time introducing Alex's body to various sensations. After a while, Olivia turned Alex around on the cross and tied her in the opposite direction so that she had access to the back of Alex's body. Olivia reached into the duffle bag and retrieved the doe skin flogger that once upon a time had been Alex's favorite implement. Olivia very lightly dragged the flogger across Alex's back and Alex moaned at the sensation. Olivia gave Alex's bottom a very light lick of the flogger and Alex moaned again, which encouraged Olivia to give her another light lick, followed by another, and another. Without her sight, Alex wasn't sure what kind of implement Olivia was using, but she knew that she liked it. After another few licks of the flogger, Olivia set it aside, put a glove on her hand, and began to spank Alex's bottom. Alex jumped in surprise and gasped at the strange sensation. She knew that she was being spanked, but without her sight she couldn't figure out why it felt different.
Olivia took Alex down from the cross and tied her to a table in the center of the room, still blindfolded. Olivia drizzled lavender-scented lotion on her hands and gently massaged the front of Alex's body. Olivia then turned Alex over onto her belly and tied her to the table face down. She drizzled more lotion on her hands and massaged the back of Alex's body.
"Relax back here, little one." Olivia gently rubbed Alex's bottom to encourage her to relax.
Alex obediently relaxed her bottom muscles and squeaked in surprise when she felt a butt plug being slowly and carefully inserted into her body. She listened to Olivia's gentle voice coaxing her through it, encouraging her to relax and breathe.
"That's my good girl." Olivia praised lovingly when the plug was successfully in place. She smiled, thinking that Alex looked absolutely adorable lying on the table with the plug inserted in her bottom.
"Feels so good." Alex moaned.
Olivia left the plug in place for about ten minutes while she focused on stimulating other parts of Alex's beautiful body, and then she carefully removed the plug and Alex's body sagged in relief. Olivia's fingers easily located Alex's special spot and stroked her with expert skill. Alex was rewarded for good behavior with multiple orgasms that left her floating in subspace. Olivia guided Alex up from the table, wrapped her naked body in a blanket, and settled her on her lap to cuddle her while she came down from where she was floating.
"Here, baby, little sips. That's my good girl." Olivia cooed, guiding Alex to drink the water she offered her.
Alex snuggled down into Olivia's arms and breathed a happy sigh. When she was sufficiently recovered from the experience, she looked up at her Mistress and smiled.
"I'm so proud of you, baby girl. You did it." Olivia smiled, rocking Alex in her arms.
When they arrived home, Olivia tucked Alex into bed for a nap and leaned down to kiss Alex's forehead, nose, and lips.
"You just rest now, sweetheart. When you wake up we'll have something to eat. You were such a good girl today, I'm so proud of you." Olivia cooed, gently rubbing Alex's bottom to soothe her to sleep.
Alex fell asleep quickly and slept for a little over an hour. Her eyes fluttered open and gazed about the room. When Alex didn't immediately see Olivia, she started to cry as her hormones crashed. Alex didn't experience subdrop very often, but today was one of those days.
"I'm right here, baby girl. You're safe." Olivia hurried into the room and scooped Alex into her arms to cuddle her close.
Luckily, Alex was easily soothed and Olivia took her into the kitchen to feed her. Alex knelt happily at Olivia's feet being fed by hand as usual.