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made it all the more embarrassing coming to apologize directly after the incident. She walked in the kitchen as Sylvia was washing the pots in the sink. Very slowly, she made her way up next to her and grabbed a towel to help her dry.
    "I'm really sorry I was rude earlier. You didn't deserve that," she said honestly, still staring at the dish cloth in her hands.
    Sylvia continued washing, acting as if nothing had happened. "Don't you worry about that honey, I know you are probably just stressed right now." Lilly sighed in relief. Sylvia was the most understanding person she had every met in her life. "I should warn you though, Jake is not one to give up on something once he has his mind set. He is a good guy at heart and he can be very sweet if you give him a chance," she added, giving Lilly a meaningful look.
    "His hand certainly isn't very sweet," Lilly muttered.
    Sylvia turned to face Lilly and rubbed her shoulders. "I know you don't understand now, but he only does that because he cares."
    "Seems like a strange way to show it," Lilly uttered. She used to imagine getting spanked by a man when she was in college, and it always seemed so erotic and exciting. She wondered if Jake ever spanked like that. The only spankings she'd received from him were hard and painful. His threat of them still sent those arousal tingles down her spine but she wasn't sure how much she wanted him to actually follow through with those threats, especially after experiencing them twice. "Well I guess I better get back upstairs," Lilly said, leaving Sylvia at the sink.
    Sylvia watched as Lilly walked away, glancing at the faint pink handprints at the top of her thighs. She fondly remembered her husband who had no qualms about taking her over his knee before he passed six years ago. She loved that man for his dominance and attentiveness, even if it meant a sore behind. She considered how she could explain Jake's action to Lilly. She didn't want her to be frightened of him, and maybe she could help her understand his values and views on relationships.
    Lilly opened the door to her bedroom to find Jake sitting on a chair next to the bed with a tray of gauze, medical tape, and ointment laid out on a tray situated on the nightstand by his side. She walked over to him and sat in front of him on the bed. "Alright Dr. Jake, I'm ready," she joked, smiling at him. She didn't know why she wasn't really angry at him. She actually felt better, de-stressed actually, since he spanked her.
    Jake smiled at her change of disposition. He knew he believed in spanking for a reason. He gently took her hand and slowly began peeling the pieces of tape off of the old gauze wrap. He began unwrapping, taking care to not pull too fast. Once he reached the end, he knew the gauze had adhered to her healing burns. She winced as he started to pull off the remainder. "I know, sweetheart. This is going to sting a little," he consoled her, rubbing her wrist with his thumb.
    "Oww... that hurts," she whined softly as he pulled off the last of the gauze, taking some of the new formed skin along with it.
    Jake pulled her hand up to his mouth and kissed her fingertips. "Hard part is over," he whispered and grabbed the ointment from the nightstand. He spread it over her whole hand, taking care to make sure each burn was covered, then wrapped the hand back with gauze and re-taped it. "All done," he smiled.
    It was strange for Lilly to experience a man go from so strict to so sweet in a matter of minutes. He was making her mind run in circles. She was starting to love this sweet side of him. Her feelings were doing somersaults in her mind, rocking between lusting for him and pushing him away. She couldn't believe it possible to have such strong feelings for someone at opposite ends of the spectrum.
    "You're a strange character," Lilly blurted honestly, not knowing how else to describe him.
    Jake looked at her for a second and then broke out in laughter. "Yeah, I've never heard anyone call me