"Hey, baby, I'm home!" Olivia called out as she let herself into the apartment and kicked her shoes off.
Olivia waited for a moment, but Alex did not come to greet her at the door like she usually did. Assuming that Alex was out and about somewhere, Olivia walked to the bedroom to put her things away and change her clothes. The brunette detective was surprised when she walked into the bedroom and found Alex standing in the corner with her hands on her head. Alex hated the corner, and Olivia could count on one hand the number of times in their entire relationship that Alex had voluntarily sent herself to the corner. Olivia could hear Alex quietly sobbing and wondered just how long the blonde had been standing there. Alex had a real talent for getting herself into mischief away from Olivia's watchful eye and then sending herself on a guilt trip that would be detrimental to her psyche if it went unchecked.
"What are you doing, sweetheart?" Olivia asked kindly as she put her badge and gun away.
"Waiting to talk to you, Ma'am." Alex choked out, her throat clogged with emotion and her belly tied up in knots.
"Come here to me, little one."
With tears streaming down her pretty face, Alex turned from the corner and let Olivia guide her to lie down on the bed. Olivia made certain that Alex was lying very comfortably, then she sat beside Alex's body on the bed and reached underneath Alex's t-shirt to gently rub her belly. Alex's body language relaxed a little bit as Olivia's gentle hand soothed her. Alex tried to speak, but Olivia gently placed a finger over her lips to hush her.
"Shhhhhhhhhhhhh. No talking right now, just relax. I am going to go take a shower and change my clothes. While I do that, I want you to lie here quietly and rest. Think about whatever it is you want to tell me, and when I come back, we'll cuddle up and have a talk and you can tell me anything you need to tell me, no secrets kept. We can talk for as long as you need to. Deal?" Olivia continued to rub Alex's belly as she spoke.
Having been instructed not to speak, Alex nodded to show her understanding, and received a gentle kiss to her forehead.
"That's my good girl. Nothing you need to tell me should ever make you this upset, you just lie here and rest. I love you." Olivia gave Alex another kiss to her forehead and then got up and disappeared into the bathroom.
Olivia took her time in the shower, letting the warm water soothe her sore muscles. When she emerged from the bathroom freshly showered and changed into casual clothes, Olivia's heart broke when she saw Alex still lying exactly where she was supposed to be and trying to rub her own belly to soothe herself the way Olivia had done for her. Olivia climbed up onto the bed, gently pulled her still sobbing wife into her arms, and resumed rubbing Alex's belly for her while Alex sobbed on her shoulder.
"Come here, my angel. I've got you, baby, you're safe. It's just you and me here, there's nowhere we need to be tonight. Take in a big, deep breath; one, two, three, four. And hold it; one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. And let it out slowly; one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. That's my good girl. Now, I am ready to listen whenever you are ready to talk to me, there's no hurry. We are just going to relax and cuddle until you're ready to talk to me."
"Did Liz call you?" Alex choked out after a few minutes of silence.
"No. Was she supposed to?" Olivia wracked her brain trying to remember if there was some reason that Liz Donnelly was supposed to call her.
"I got caned." Alex choked on a sob.
"I see. Well, first of all, I am very, very proud of you for coming right to me and telling me the truth, even if Liz didn't call me. She probably just got busy and forgot. You were a very good girl, thank you for not trying to hide it from me. Before anything else gets said, give me your bottom." Olivia gently patted Alex's hip.
Alex sniffled as she obediently draped herself across Olivia's lap. Olivia gently pulled Alex's shorts and panties down to her knees and was greeted by Alex's bare bottom sporting sixteen crimson cane marks. Alex's bottom clenched involuntarily as Olivia's gentle hand glided across the delicate skin, carefully inspecting the marks.
"What happened?" Olivia laid her hand lightly on Alex's bottom, signaling that Alex did not have permission to get up yet.
"Liz called me into her chambers to scold me over some paperwork I haven't filed for the Janson case. It was the end of the day and I had a headache and just wanted to come home, and I called her a word I am not allowed to say and used a lot of language you wouldn't approve of." Alex explained, wiping the tears from her eyes.
"I see. Didn't I remind you about that paperwork once last week, and then again just three days ago?"
"Yes, Ma'am, you did."
"I think the caning Liz gave you takes care of your disrespect and language, so that's forgiven and gone. But now we have another problem, because you have been irresponsible with your time management. What is irresponsibility called in our home?"
"A spankable offense. Please, Ma'am, it hurts." Alex pleaded with a trembling lower lip.
"I can see that it hurts. It's a punishment, it's supposed to hurt. However, I do think that this naughty bottom is just about spanked out for one day, so here's what we are going to do. You are going to get up and go to the kitchen where you are going to sit on your bare bottom and complete the paperwork that should have already been completed. When you are finished, we will have dinner and then you are going to go straight to bed. No dessert, no TV time, no phone time, no bonus anything. Tomorrow is your day off, and I am going to wake you up before I go to work and give you a spanking. You will be on restriction all day, and I am going to leave you a list of chores that I expect to be completed before I come home. If I come home and your chores aren't done, you will get another spanking and you will be on restriction until your chores are completed. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Ma'am." Alex replied, trying not to pout. Being on restriction sucked, and being on restriction with a sore bottom without Olivia there to comfort her was going to suck even more.
"Good girl. Up you come now." Olivia gently patted Alex's bottom.
Alex retrieved her paperwork from her briefcase and reluctantly sat down on the hard wooden chair she knew she was expected to sit on. The blonde yelped when her punished bottom made contact with the chair, but she knew better than to ask for a pillow to sit on, so she simply blinked through her tears and forced herself to focus on her task instead of the pain.
"I'm finished, Ma'am." Alex looked up when the rather large stack of paperwork was finally complete. She stayed sitting in her chair, not sure if she was allowed to get up yet. Olivia walked over and glanced through the stack of papers.
When Olivia was satisfied that Alex had completed her paperwork to a high standard, she kissed Alex's forehead.
"Good girl. Pull your clothes up and come help me finish making dinner."
"Yes, Ma'am." Alex stood up gratefully and carefully pulled her panties and shorts up over her punished bottom.
Dinner was a rather quiet affair. Alex mostly played with her food while she tried her best not to squirm in her chair.
"You need to eat, honey. There will be no snacks later and I don't want you to go to bed hungry. At least eat your veggies and most of your pasta." Olivia instructed.
"I'm finished, Ma'am." Alex looked up when she had obediently eaten as much as she could.
"Okay, put your plate on the counter and go get ready for bed. I'll be there soon to tuck you in."
"Yes, Ma'am." Alex took comfort in the fact that Olivia was at least going to come tuck her in and say goodnight instead of making her go to bed by herself.
Alex took as long in the shower as she thought she could get away with, letting the warm water soothe her. When she was finished, she emerged from the bathroom freshly showered and dressed for bed in her pajama pants and tank. Olivia still hadn't come in yet, and Alex briefly considered sneaking into the bedside table drawer to look through her phone for a few minutes, but quickly decided against that, not wishing to get into any further trouble. The blonde crawled into bed to wait for Olivia. She didn't have to wait long, as Olivia walked into the room less than ten minutes later.
"Lie down properly, honey. That's my good girl. I left your list of chores on the counter in the kitchen. I will have to wake you up around eight to give you your spanking so that I have time to hold you afterwards before I leave for work. I'll be home around five, and if your chores are complete, I'll give you arnica for your sore bottom when I get home." Olivia gently rubbed Alex's belly as she spoke.
"Liv, do you still love me?" Alex asked with a trembling lower lip. She knew full well that she was loved and treasured, but she needed the extra reassurance.
"More than life itself, my angel. I will always love you no matter how you behave, and you have already been forgiven. Now, it's bedtime for you."
"Are you going to come to bed soon?" Alex asked hopefully as Olivia pulled the covers up over her.
"Should I have to go to bed early because you were naughty?" Olivia asked with a raised eyebrow.
"No, Ma'am." Alex blushed lightly.
"If you can't sleep, just lie here quietly, and unless there is some kind of emergency, this bottom stays in this bed until morning. When I come to bed later, I expect to find you sleeping. Goodnight, I love you." Olivia kissed Alex's forehead, stood from the bed, and walked out of the room pulling the door closed behind her.
The next morning, Olivia sighed as she sat down beside Alex's body on the bed, somewhat surprised that Alex was still soundly asleep despite being sent to bed early.
"Alex. Wake up, sleeping beauty. Let me see those pretty eyes." Olivia cooed, gently rubbing Alex's belly to rouse the sleeping blonde.
Alex's baby blue eyes slowly fluttered open and gazed about the room before focusing on Olivia.
"What time is it?" Alex asked tiredly, rubbing her eyes.
"Just a few minutes before eight. You don't have to get dressed, but I want you to get all of your bathroom stuff done and meet me in the living room in ten minutes." Olivia gave Alex's belly a gentle pat.
Alex was suddenly wide awake, remembering what was in store for her today and why she was in trouble, and against her will tears suddenly welled up in her baby blue eyes.
"Yes, Ma'am." Alex got up and disappeared into the bathroom while Olivia left the bedroom and disappeared down the hall.
Olivia was proud when Alex walked into the living room with two minutes to spare. Alex's lower lip trembled when she saw Olivia sitting on the couch holding the wooden spoon from the kitchen in her hand, but she didn't make any fuss as she obediently went and stood in front of Olivia.
"Do you understand why you're getting a spanking?" Olivia inquired as she gently pulled Alex's pajama pants down to her knees.
"Yes, Ma'am, because I was irresponsible with my time management and procrastinated on important paperwork that needed to be done."
"Good girl. Over you go." Olivia patted her lap.
Alex obediently draped herself across Olivia's lap there on the couch, offering her bare bottom for punishment. The cane marks from yesterday's punishment were still clearly visible and tender to the touch, but her bottom had cooled off significantly overnight. The submissive blonde buried her face in a couch pillow and prayed for this ordeal to be over with quickly so that Olivia would scoop her up and hold her.
"OUCH!" Alex yelped as Olivia brought the wooden spoon down sharply, followed quickly by another, and another, and another. Almost immediately, Alex began to cry heavily and resisted the urge to jump up from Olivia's lap, forcing herself to lie as still as possible and gracefully accept her spanking until Olivia decided that she had been spanked enough.
Olivia did her best to ignore her beloved wife's sobbing and focus on giving her a properly sound spanking. Alex's feet kicked a little bit, but nothing that was excessive, so Olivia decided to just let it go, understanding that her wife was in a tremendous amount of pain. It took only a few short minutes until Alex went limp across Olivia's lap and the spanking was immediately over. Olivia tossed the wooden spoon aside and gently laid her hand on Alex's bottom, listening to Alex cry until the repentant blonde was a little bit calmer.
"We're almost done, baby girl. I'm giving you ten more, and I want you to count them and tell me that you are going to be a good girl today."
"Yes, Ma'am, I'll be a good girl." Alex choked out miserably.
SMACK! Olivia raised up her strong right hand and brought it down sharply on Alex's tender sit-spot, causing Alex to burst into fresh tears.
"One, Ma'am! I'll be a good girl!" Alex wailed.
With all ten spanks successfully delivered and counted properly, Olivia immediately scooped her beloved wife up into her arms to cuddle and comfort her sobbing baby.
"Oh, such a good girl. I know that was so hard, my angel, it's all over now. I am so proud of you. There, there. That's my good girl." Olivia cooed lovingly as she cuddled and rocked Alex in her arms.
Alex sobbed for a while until finally her loud sobbing died down to quiet whimpering. The blonde took Olivia's hand and gently placed it on her own belly, silently asking Olivia to soothe her. Olivia willingly obliged as she reached underneath Alex's pajama tank to gently rub her belly. All was silent for a long while except for Olivia's gentle voice showering Alex with tender words of love and praise until Alex was startled by Olivia's phone beeping.
"It's okay, sweetie. That's just my alarm reminding me it's time for me to go to work." Olivia said kindly.
"Okay." Alex said sadly, reluctantly getting up from Olivia's lap and letting Olivia gently pull her pajama pants back into their proper place.
"There, all better. I'll be home around five, and I'll bring dinner with me so we don't have to cook tonight. I love you, baby girl." Olivia took Alex into her arms and kissed her forehead, nose, and lips.
"I love you, Livy. Be safe." Alex replied.
Olivia rolled her eyes when her cell phone began to ring and she answered the call, pressing the phone to her ear.
"Oh my God, Carisi, take a chill pill, I'm on my way." Olivia scolded, and Alex giggled softly.
Alone in the apartment, Alex sighed and gently rubbed her bottom as she went to the kitchen in search of the list of chores Olivia had left for her, preparing herself for a long day of solitude and boredom. Alex picked up Olivia's list and read through it. The list was extensive, but not unreasonable. Alex could easily complete the list before Olivia arrived home if she managed her time well. It suddenly hit Alex that Olivia wasn't just giving her busy work to punish her, Olivia was teaching her. This realization made Alex feel safe and motivated to complete her work to a high standard. She wanted to start immediately, but her belly called for attention, so Alex decided to have some breakfast and coffee first.
Several hours later, at around five-fifteen, Olivia breezed through the door, tired and happy to be home after a long day at the precinct. She kicked her shoes off and found Alex sitting on the couch with a pen and a pad of paper. Alex looked up and smiled happily as she got up from the couch and hurried into Olivia's arms.
"Entertain me!" Alex demanded playfully with an adorable fake pout.
"Bored, are we?" Olivia laughed, gently kissing Alex's forehead, nose, and lips.
"I think I went crazy about four hours ago." Alex pouted.
"Poor baby, I'm so mean to care about your behavior. What were you writing?" Olivia inquired.
"I cleaned out the fridge and the pantry like you told me to, and I'm done with all of my chores now so I was just writing a grocery list because I noticed we are low on a few things. I can go get them tomorrow. I mean, can I go get them tomorrow?" Alex hesitated.
"Of course you can. You'll be a free woman tomorrow, you can do as you please. I'll check on your chores later. Right now, I seem to recall that there's a sore bottom I promised to take care of when I came home from work."
"Yes, Ma'am." Alex beamed.
"Let me change my clothes and put my things away, then I'll rub arnica on your bottom. Come lie down on the bed and wait for me."
While Olivia was showering and changing her clothes, Alex pulled her pajama pants down to her knees and laid on the bed on her belly to wait. When Olivia emerged from the bathroom freshly showered and dressed in casual clothes, the brunette detective retrieved the arnica from the bedside table drawer. She sat down beside Alex's body on the bed and carefully rubbed the submissive blonde's bottom with a generous portion of arnica. Alex breathed a sigh of relief as the cool cream worked its magic.
"Did you get to do anything today besides chores?" Olivia inquired as she gently doctored Alex's bottom.
"Mostly just chores and a little reading. I heard my phone go off a while ago. I got a text, but I didn't check it, I promise." Alex looked longingly at the bedside table drawer.
"That's my good girl. You can check it in the morning, it was probably just the text I sent to tell you that I was on my way home. I forgot that your phone was off limits today." Olivia admitted.
"Does that mean you're finally getting old enough that you'll forget the next time I earn a spanking?" Alex giggled.
"I am not old." Olivia reached down to tickle Alex's sides.
"Okay! Okay! Mercy!" Alex squealed through laughter, panting slightly.
"Be grateful that I decided not to attack those cute little feet of yours." Olivia teased as she pulled Alex into her arms and arranged them so that they were cuddled up comfortably on the bed.
"Can we watch a movie tonight?" Alex asked innocently from her place cuddled in Olivia's arms.
"No, you're still on restriction. But after dinner we'll break out a few board games and I'll let you cream me at Monopoly again since you don't have to go to bed early tonight." Olivia replied, steeling herself against Alex's baby blue eyes staring up at her.
The next morning, Alex walked into the kitchen dressed for work in her pencil skirt and heels. Olivia looked up from where she had just finished pouring herself a cup of coffee and smiled.
Morning, baby. Coffee?"
"Yes, please." Alex replied, gratefully accepting the cup Olivia offered her.
"Oh, here, before I forget." Olivia handed Alex her phone, signaling the end of Alex's punishment and the reinstatement of her freedom.
"Thanks." Alex smiled. She didn't mention that she had already snuck into the bedside table drawer to retrieve it herself, but had found it missing from the drawer.
The two women talked comfortably over breakfast, nothing about what had happened the previous days was ever mentioned again. They exchanged parting words of love as Olivia headed toward the precinct and Alex headed toward the courthouse. Alex sat down at her desk with only a light tingling sensation still detectable on her delicate skin, and she smiled to herself knowing full well that she was dearly loved.