June wiped a tear from her eye as she felt the arms of her husband wrap around her. Her arms, pressed between their two bodies were trapped up near her face, her hands clasped as though in prayer.
She wasn't thinking about the pressure this put on her breasts, rather she was thinking about the pain in her bottom. The pain, soothed somewhat by the comfort and love she felt towards the man who had finally placed the thick, black leather belt back onto the bedside table next to his bed and was now holding her.
He reached down and caressed her angry welted bottom and thighs. She started crying again.
"Shhhh....little one." He comforted.
June sniffled.
"Does that hurt?" He asked.
"No. It feels good. It...it takes some of the sting away." She looked up into his eyes and continued, "I....I...just..." Another tear rolled down her warm cheek, her composure melting away once again.
"You know, I worked awfully hard at putting that sting there. I don't know if I should take it away."
A tiny laugh, something just past a giggle, escaped June.
The man stepped back and looked down at his bride. "Now you're a rainbow -- tears and a smile."
June laughed a little more. As he freed her from his embrace, she wiped away the tears and sat down on her bed.