Rescuing Lilly by Hallie Miller Read Free Book Online

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    SMACK!
    "OW! Stop that! This is ridiculous!" she yelled, using all of her energy to wriggle off of his lap. He merely continued his rain on her bottom without a word for the next half dozen smacks.
    Lilly's short cotton shorts were doing little to prevent the pain of the blows as he continued. The more she struggled, the higher they were riding up her thighs. She didn't think it was possible that it could sting that much! Granted, the first time he did this, she had been wearing jeans. She didn't realize how much of a difference that made! After the next dozen or so, she couldn't bear it any longer and threw her hand back to protect her reddening butt.
    "No, I don't think so," he said, latching onto her wrist and stabilizing it with his hand at the base of her back.
    Lilly started to panic. She couldn't escape the torturous smacks and she could feel the tears starting to form in her eyes. "Please! Please! It hurts! Stop!" she cried out as he landed two smacks to the top of her bare thighs.
    Jake stopped and rested his hand on her bottom. "Are you ready to start talking? Or do I need to continue?"
    "I don't know what you want me to say," she whined, praying he was done.
    "I want you to tell me what you are running from. I don't know what happened to you, but I can't help you unless you tell me." His voice was strained. He wished she would just start talking, but he didn't think it was going to be that easy.
    "Please. Can't you just let it go?" she begged, hoping he would give up.
    "No. I'm not going to let it go, especially when you start treating people who are trying to help you disrespectfully. Sylvia has been nothing but nice to you and you ignored her questions, then you ran up here without even thanking her for dinner."
    Lilly felt like she was shrinking two feet as he scolded her. Lying over his lap in the vulnerable position didn't help matters either. She knew she shouldn't have treated Sylvia that way, but he was making her so mad the way he was trying to pry answers from her.
    When she made no move to answer, Jake grabbed the waistband of her shorts and started pulling them down. Lilly shot her hand back to hold them in place.
    "No! Don't! That's embarrassing!"
    "I think it's just as embarrassing as the way you behaved downstairs," he countered.
    "Jake, please," she begged, "I'm sorry for how I acted but please don't take them down. I'll apologize to Sylvia. I should have never treated her that way."
    Jake heard her sincere plea and decided it sounded honest. He didn't want to push her too far away. He shocked himself by letting her up off his lap. He had intended on a longer punishment, but she really did sound apologetic and he didn't want to force her to talk and then regret it. He grabbed her waist and pulled her up to stand in front of him. He held her wrists at her sides as he spoke.
    "Listen. I want you to go apologize to Sylvia right now. Then I want you to march right back up here so I can change this bandage for you," he said, nodding at her hand. The doctor had given him all of the gauze, tape, and medication with instructions for changing the bandage every 36 hours.
    Lilly turned to walk away, but Jake's hands still held firmly on her wrists. "I'm not done yet," he said pulling on her arm to look back at him. "I'm not going to force you to tell me about what happened to you or what you're running from, but I can promise you I will not hesitate to bare your behind the next time you disrespect me or anyone else on this ranch. Do you understand me?" Lilly nodded. "Answer me please. I don't want any misunderstandings so please tell me in words that you heard me."
    "I understand," she muttered, still embarrassed from his mention of spanking her naked behind.
    "Ok. Just want to make sure we're clear. Go on downstairs, I'll wait for you here," he said, giving her a light swat as she turned for the door.
    Lilly trudged down the steps. She knew that Sylvia had to have heard what happened upstairs, and it