The next morning over breakfast David asked. "How is your bottom this morning?"
"Should you not be asking? How is your bottom after some beast of a man beat me yesterday?" I replied with a smile.
"I think you will find your punishment was well deserved and, in many ways, engineered by yourself, so how is your bottom?"
I stood turned around and pulled down my jeans and panties then bent to present my bottom to him. "There are still some marks." I had closely inspected myself after my shower earlier.
David bent to get a close look. "Mmmm, as my school reports used to say, could do better, let's see what your bottom looks like after the cane on Saturday."
"You are a bully," I replied.
"But you love me," he smiled stood up and left for work.
I would never have described myself as an exhibitionist but was beginning to wonder after the last couple of days. My adventurous side was certainly coming out, and I was enjoying it. I knew David was happy and our sex life had improved beyond recognition.
I should have continued with clearing the house, but instead, I hopped in the car and went to the local DIY superstore. When I returned, I lovingly applied the wood preserver I had bought to the spanking bench, it transformed the look of it from a tired piece of furniture to something that was cared for. The leather oil revitalised the leather top and gunmetal paint really emphasized the two mysterious eye bolts on the legs and the metal feet. As I stood back to admire my work my phone rang, it was my mother inviting herself round for coffee.
Over coffee we had the usual small talk then I said. "I have something that I think rightly belongs to you." I went upstairs and returned with her punishment book from all those years ago.
My mother looked amazed as she leafed through the pages, she had a faraway look as if she was remembering those times in her mind's eye. "Wow, I was a very naughty girl, the cane certainly visited my bottom. I do miss it." She looked at me and said. "David has spanked you, hasn't he?"
"Yes, he has."
"How was it?"
"It was scary, and very exciting at the same time."
"Will it happen again?"
I thought for a moment then said. "David has promised to cane me over the spanking bench on Saturday."
"You lucky girl."
"Do you want to see the spanking bench; I have given it a makeover?"
She nodded and we went upstairs to the attic.
"Wow, it looks amazing," my mother said. "That is how I remember it. Although I often had to view it when I was leaning over it."
"Could I ask what these two eye bolts are for?"
"When I was sent for punishment, your grandmother had two leather ankle cuffs, I had to put them on and once bent over the horse my ankles were attached to the two bolts, it meant your legs were spread very wide. It did not leave a lot to the imagination."
"Wow, scary, the same did not happen to your arms?"
"Oh, no," your grandmother was a great one for control under discipline. My arms were left free, but if I dared cover my bottom two extras were added. I could not shout or make too much noise, again extras were added. Once I swore, the punishment was restarted, and two extras were added. Your Grandmother was really very strict."
"Wow, I will have to make some leather ankle cuffs."
"I can do that if you like, I know what they look like."
"Thank you, I will need them for Saturday."
We then returned to small talk and the mundane. As she was leaving, I invited her to come out with us for dinner on Friday night. We agreed that we would pick her up around seven in the evening.
When my mother had gone, I could not get the image of her over the bench, with her legs secured. I had a distinct tingle down below all afternoon. After finally clearing a few boxes, I sat down and applied linseed oil to the canes to help preserve them. As I felt each one I could barely imagine what Saturday night would be like. Although the house clearance wasn't going as quickly as it should be, I was enjoying my labour of love.
On Friday evening it was David's turn to drive, so we picked up Mother and headed to one of our favourite public houses which has a great restaurant. I ordered a large gin and tonic and my mother did the same. As we drank my mother passed a package over to me. Without thinking I opened it and inside were two leather ankle cuffs, I quickly replaced them in the packet, but I was sure our waitress had seen them.
Later emboldened by alcohol my mother asked David. "Did you enjoy spanking Olivia?"
He smiled. "Yes, Amy I did very much. I understand your bottom is no stranger to punishment."