A/N: I know it's a little early for Halloween, but this idea wasn't going to leave my brain until I wrote it down. Enjoy! :-)

Alex giggled as Olivia carefully tucked her underneath her arm and gave her twenty gentle spanks on her jean-clad bottom that didn't hurt at all. Olivia kept Alex in her bent over position for a moment or two and gently patted Alex's bottom before she guided Alex upright, gathered the blonde into her arms, and kissed her deeply. It was several minutes before the couple came up for air.

"Let that be a lesson to you, young lady." Olivia scolded teasingly, again patting Alex's bottom.

"Yes, Ma'am, I'll be a good girl." Alex smiled adoringly up into Olivia's eyes. Olivia swept Alex off her feet and carried her bridal style to the bedroom where she gently laid Alex on the bed and climbed on top of her, once again kissing her deeply. Alex raised her arms up above her head to give Olivia access to whatever she wanted.

"Damn it." Olivia cursed under her breath when her phone began to ring.

"You'd better answer that." Alex panted.

"Benson." Olivia pressed her phone to her ear and tried to sound professional despite the fact that she was currently lying on top of her wife without a shirt on. Alex teasingly traced a fingernail around Olivia's nipple and giggled as Olivia spanked her bottom, "Great, just send the lab results to my phone and forward the results to the DA's office. And don't call me again today unless someone's dead, or I'll take my paddle to each and every one of you tomorrow morning." Olivia set her phone aside.

"You're so sexy when you're dominating, I love it." Alex looked up at Olivia with dreamy eyes.

"You like that, do you? I'll show you dominating, little girl. Move over." Olivia grinned wickedly.

When both women were fulfilled and felt that their activities were complete, they collapsed on the bed in post-orgasmic bliss. Alex rolled over and cuddled into Olivia's arms, resting her head on Olivia's shoulder and receiving a gentle kiss to her forehead while Olivia reached down and lovingly caressed the delicate, sensitive skin of Alex's blushing pink bottom, causing Alex to shiver involuntarily in Olivia's arms, which caused Olivia to chuckle.

"Such a tender bottom. Does that feel better, sweetheart?" Olivia cooed.

Several days later, Olivia called to tell Alex that she would be working very late and wouldn't be home until after midnight. Alex pouted; she didn't like going to sleep unless she was cuddled in Olivia's arms.

"Be safe, Liv." Alex pleaded.

"I will, baby. Don't worry, we're gonna get this guy and then I'll come straight home to you." Olivia promised, "I want you in bed by midnight tonight, when I come home I expect to find you sleeping."

"Yes, Ma'am." Alex replied submissively.

Alex had every intention of obeying Olivia's orders, but she tossed and turned in bed for a while, unable to sleep. Finally, she decided to get up and watch TV. She lost track of how long she had been sitting there on the couch as she sat with a couch pillow clutched tightly in her arms, her wide, fearful baby blue eyes glued to the screen. Alex jumped and buried her face in the pillow, and then peeked back up at the TV. The blonde let out a blood-curdling scream as the apartment door suddenly opened and the light was turned on. Olivia, having expected Alex to be in bed sleeping, was both startled and confused by her wife's scream until she noticed what Alex was watching on TV and she rolled her eyes as she kicked her shoes off and walked across to pick up the remote and turn the TV off.

"What have I told you about watching this trash, little girl? You know it scares you, it isn't healthy for you. Come here." Olivia scolded as she sat down on the couch and cuddled her frightened wife on her lap, slowly rocking her and stroking Alex's long blonde hair. Olivia guided Alex through a couple rounds of breathing exercises and cuddled her until Alex's heart was no longer racing and her ragged breathing was steady. Olivia stood them up from the couch and took hold of Alex's arm, "You should be sleeping, go put this bottom in bed." Olivia gave Alex's pajama-clad bottom three sharp spanks to get her moving in the right direction.

"Yes, Ma'am." Alex winced and scurried to the bedroom where she obediently crawled directly into bed, a quick glance at the clock confirming that it was almost three o' clock in the morning.

Olivia took a quick shower and changed into her own pajama pants and tank before joining Alex in the bedroom. Seeing the fear in Alex's baby blue eyes, Olivia sat on the bed with her back against the headboard. Alex was surprised, but didn't fight it when Olivia pulled her over her lap.

"It's very late, but I am going to give you a little sting to go to sleep with. You will get the rest of your spanking tomorrow." Olivia explained as she gently pulled Alex's pajama pants down to her knees, revealing her bare bottom. Alex never wore panties underneath pajamas.

"Yes, Ma'am." Alex settled obediently over Olivia's lap, laying her head down on the bed and relaxing her bottom muscles. What she didn't understand was that Olivia was secretly soothing her to sleep, knowing that a light spanking would calm Alex's nerves and help her sleep through the rest of the night without nightmares haunting her.

Olivia raised up her strong right hand and brought it down sharply, followed quickly by another, and another, and another, and another, watching as Alex's round bottom flattened under her palm and then bounced back as if asking for more. Olivia painted Alex's bottom a deep shade of pink and then she paused and laid her hand on Alex's bottom, feeling the heat radiating off the skin and listening to Alex whimpering softly.

"Up you come, lovey." Olivia gently patted Alex's bottom. Upon being given permission to get up, Alex slowly pushed herself up from Olivia's lap with tears welling up in her baby blue eyes and quickly found herself cuddled in Olivia's arms under the covers as the two women drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, Alex opened her eyes and realized that she was still cuddled safely in Olivia's arms. Being very careful not to wake the exhausted detective, Alex extracted herself from Olivia's arms, showered and dressed, and went to the kitchen to start brewing coffee and cooking breakfast. Olivia was roused from sleep by the delicious smell of coffee and bacon. She too showered and dressed, and then she went to join Alex in the kitchen. Olivia walked up behind Alex and wrapped her arms around her. Alex smiled and turned to greet her wife properly. Olivia kissed her deeply and it was several minutes before the couple came up for air.

"Coffee's hot, and breakfast will be ready in a few minutes. How was work?" Alex asked, turning back to the stove.

"Ugh, long. We must have looked like a bunch of crazy people chasing this guy through the city in the middle of the night. But we got him and he won't be able to hurt anyone else." Olivia replied as she poured herself a cup of coffee.

"When his file hits my desk, I'll do everything I can to make sure he gets the max, so if I have it my way he'll be put away for the rest of his miserable life. He's lucky, one more victim would earn him a needle in the arm."

"You can't use Hannah for that?" Olivia asked.

"Unfortunately, no, since her attack happened in 2006. By law, his attacks before 2009 are off the table."

Olivia and Alex talked and laughed effortlessly over breakfast and while they were cleaning up. When they were done, Olivia once again took Alex into her arms and patted her bottom.

"I seem to recall that I promised last night to give this backside some more attention today. We are going to go ahead and get it over with so that we can just enjoy the rest of our day together without having to think about it. Go find a corner for your cute little nose, I'll be right there in a few minutes." Olivia kissed Alex's forehead and gave her jean-clad bottom a sharp spank to send her on her way.

"Yes, Ma'am." Alex scurried back to the bedroom and stood in the corner with her hands on her head as she knew was expected of her.

Olivia walked into the bedroom and was pleased to find Alex standing in the corner exactly where she was supposed to be.

"Come here, Alex." Olivia sat down on the bed.

Upon hearing Olivia's voice releasing her from her captivity in the corner, Alex turned and laid eyes on the wooden spoon that Olivia had brought from the kitchen, breathing a sigh of relief and choking on a sob at the same time. Alex started to drop to her knees at Olivia's feet, only to be gently guided to sit on Olivia's lap. Grateful to Olivia for taking the time to cuddle her for a moment before setting her bare bottom on fire, Alex cuddled into Olivia's arms while Olivia rocked her. After a few minutes, Olivia lifted Alex's chin to force the blonde to make eye contact.

"Do you understand why you're getting a spanking?" Olivia inquired.

"Yes, Ma'am, because I was watching a movie that we previously agreed isn't healthy for me to watch." Alex admitted.

"In general, I don't care what you choose to watch on TV. You are a grown woman and fully capable of making your own choices. But in this case, we had a long discussion and, as you said, we agreed that this particular movie isn't healthy for you to watch. In other words, you are being punished for not taking care of yourself. If you're in the mood for a scary movie, you need to choose a different one. What is rule number one?"

"Rule number one is that I always take care of myself and keep myself safe."

"Good girl. What other issues are we addressing today?"

"You told me to be in bed by midnight, and I didn't get in bed until almost three. I disobeyed you."

"I understand that you tried to sleep and couldn't, but when I tell you to be in bed by a certain time, I expect you to obey me. If you couldn't sleep, you could have chosen to read a book or a magazine, or I wouldn't have minded so much if you had even chosen to use your phone for a while. You could have done some paperwork, or you could just lie quietly in bed and rest. You could have done anything you wanted as long as you stayed in bed. After your spanking is over, I am going to put you to bed and you are going to stay there for two hours. Do you understand?"

"Yes, Ma'am."

"Do you have anything you want to tell me or ask me?"

"No, Ma'am, just that I'm sorry." Alex said genuinely, and received a kiss to her forehead.

"I know you're sorry, and I have already forgiven you. Stand up." Olivia instructed.

Alex stood still while Olivia gently pulled her jeans and panties down to her knees, and then the submissive blonde obediently draped herself across Olivia's lap, offering her bare bottom for punishment. Olivia gently patted the lily white skin, all signs of Alex's short spanking the night before gone. Alex laid her head down on the bed and relaxed her bottom muscles. Olivia raised up her strong right hand and brought it down sharply. When Alex's bottom had been painted a healthy shade of pink, Olivia picked up the wooden spoon and tapped it on Alex's bottom.

"That was your spanking for disobeying me and not being in bed when you were told to. Now this is your spanking for not taking care of yourself and watching that movie." Olivia explained.

"Yes, Ma'am." Alex whimpered, feeling the familiar wooden implement tapping her bottom.

It didn't take very long before Alex was crying freely while the wooden spoon spanked and punished her naughty bottom, including her tender sit-spots. In their home, not taking proper care of her mind, body, and spirit was a serious offense. Without thinking, Alex reached back to cover her punished bottom. Olivia took Alex's wrist and held it in the small of her back.

"Open your hand." Olivia ordered.

"No, please! I'm sorry!" Alex pleaded, bursting into fresh tears.

"If you cooperate with me like a good girl, you will only get one pop on this hand. If you choose to fight me, then after your spanking you will get two licks of the tawse on each hand." Olivia warned.

With this information in mind, Alex reluctantly opened her hand and yelped as she received one pop with the wooden spoon on her palm, and then Olivia released her wrist.

"Keep your hands in front of you, I don't want to see them back here again." Olivia scolded as she returned her attention back to spanking her wife's bottom.

The minutes seemed to drag on, and when Olivia heard her wife sobbing quietly, she was moved to mercy and delivered one more spank to each of Alex's tender sit-spots before tossing the wooden spoon aside and reaching underneath Alex's t-shirt to gently rub her back.

"Get up when you want to, sweetheart." Olivia spoke kindly.

With tears streaming down her face, Alex pushed herself up from Olivia's lap and was dismayed to be guided into bed immediately. Olivia gently tucked her crying wife into bed on her belly and bent down to gently kiss Alex's head.

"You are going to lie here for two hours, and I'll be back to hold you for as long as you want after that. If you can't sleep, just lie here quietly and rest. I love you very much, just rest and I'll be back in two hours."

"Yes, Ma'am." Alex wept.

Feeling like the meanest wife in the world, Olivia left the room and stood outside the door with her back against the wall listening to Alex cry until finally Alex stopped crying and fell asleep. She had been ready to run back and stay with her for the two hours if Alex got too upset. Noticing the time, Olivia went to the kitchen and began to prepare one of Alex's favorite meals for lunch; it would be ready by the time Alex was allowed to get out of bed. About an hour later, Alex woke up from her nap and gazed about the room, still feeling the pain from her spanking. Normally after she woke up from a post-spanking nap, Alex would get out of bed and go find Olivia, but remembering what Olivia had told her, and not quite sure how much of her two hour sentence was left, Alex decided that it would be better to stay in bed until Olivia came back for her. When it was finally time, Olivia went back into the bedroom and her heart broke when she found Alex in bed once again crying quietly but steadily.

"Such a very good girl. Come here, baby angel, all done. Punishment over."

Olivia sat on the bed with her back against the headboard and let Alex crawl practically on top of her to be cuddled, comforted, and babied. Olivia cuddled Alex close to her heart and gently stroked Alex's long blonde hair.

"I'm sorry." Alex wept on Olivia's shoulder.

"You don't need to be sorry anymore, my princess, my good girl is all forgiven. I know that was hard on you, baby, I'm so proud of you. You know I love you more than anything, right?"

"Yes, Ma'am, I love you too." Alex snuggled deeper into Olivia's arms, feeling safe and protected with Olivia's strong arms around her.

When Alex's baby blue eyes were dry, she still stayed cuddled in Olivia's arms for a while longer while Olivia lovingly rubbed her belly to soothe her.

"Thank you for last night." Alex looked up at Olivia adoringly.

"You're on to me, huh?" Olivia chuckled and lightly tickled Alex's belly.

"I figured it out this morning." Alex admitted, and giggled as she was tickled.

"I made lunch, are you ready to get up or not yet?" Olivia asked.

"Will you hold me again after lunch?" Alex asked hopefully.

"I'll hold my angel for the rest of the day if that's what you want." Olivia assured her.

Alex beamed, indicating that's exactly what she wanted.