I close the door locking it behind Jess and Tom, the last of the guests from Katy's birthday party. With a sense of dread I turn around to survey the damage. My apartment looks like the aftermath of a college frat party. Empty bottles of beer and wine, my dining room table covered in half empty plastic cups and spilled beer.
Katy's already cleaning up, her arms full trying to juggle several half empty beer bottles.
"It's fine Katy. I'll get it in the morning." She gives me one of her looks, her face all clenched up. "Come on, its your birthday, you only turn 24 once. I'll walk you to your car."
She shakes her head. "I'm not tired. Besides this place is a disaster!" With that she turns back to to the kitchen, bottles in tow. I'm stacking glasses on an empty serving tray when she comes back with a trash bag.
"Anyway, technically its not my birthday," she points to the clock. 2 AM.
"Another birthday come and gone, huh? Shame, you didn't even get your birthday spanking" I smile carrying the tray into the kitchen.
She gives me another one of her patented looks this one eyes slit, lips tight and thin. One of those 'you're being naughty, but not too naughty' looks.
I come back into the living room with a trash bag of my own to start on the mountain of trash piled up on the coffee table.
"Not too late," she says shoving an empty pizza box into her bag.
"Nah, " I agree "2 AM on a Saturday used to mean we were just getting started."
"That's not what I meant" she stops shoveling for a moment "I meant it's not too late ... for my birthday spankings."
I laugh. It's no secret among my friends about my kinky tendencies and wherever I am flirty jokes are sure to follow. I slide a stack of plates into the bag and start to crack a smart ass reply when I realize she's not laughing. I turn to her and see her staring right at me. There's certainly been some sexual tension between us but its never been anything but playful flirting. But this doesn't feel like that, not at all. Before I can respond she starts again.
"I mean, if I was going to get a birthday spanking it ought to come from the expert."
Under normal circumstances that would just be a joke we'd all laugh at over drinks. But there's a hint of something else in her voice. She can't be serious. Or is she. Only one way to find out.
"You're right, its not too late." I nod toward the couch "Put your hands on the back of the couch."
This is it. Nothing left to be tentative about. If its a joke she'll laugh it off, if not...well, if not then we'll see. All the possibilities are tumbling around in my brain as my eyes search her face.
She sets down the trash bag, walks over to the couch and slowly crawls on to it extending her arms over the back, leaning down, her ass up in the air. The shorts she's wearing are so short I can just make out the edge of her pink panties.
She turns her head to me and her voice quivers "Like this?"
"Yeah, like that." I set my bag down and walk over to her. "24, that's a lot of spanks..."
I get the evil eye look again though there's a mix of mischievousness in it I've never seen from her before, "I'm a big girl, I can take it."
I can't help but smile. "Can you?"
"One way to find out" she bites her lower lip.
"Count 'em and tell me harder or softer, ok?" I walk over to her, standing perpendicular to her.
Her voice wavers, "Ok". All the bravado from before is gone.
The first blow barely counts. It's about the force that you might swat a mosquito. Just a love tap on the underneath of her right ass check. As I pull my hand away my thumb brushes the lacy stitching of her panties.
She gives me the eye again and in a faux exasperated voice "1, harder. I'm not a china doll."
"Whatever you want," I smile. The next blow is in the same place and jolts her into couch. She grunts, the air being pushed out of her.
"Wow. Um 2." she waits a second to compose herself "I think I can go a littler harder"
I nod and swing again, this time aiming at her other cheek. She's braced her arms for this one and she doesn't go down but gives a little squeal.
"3. " she think for a moment before continuing. "What was that, like a 9 out of 10?"
"No, I'd say maybe a 3."
"I guess I ought to try for a 4..."
I swing again, back on her right ass cheek. This time it's before she's ready.
"Damn" she hisses as she is pushed into the couch, her right leg involuntarily flexing up in the air as she falls. She's breathing heavy now and looks back at me.
"This is what you did...to the other girls...I mean the girls you ... well whatever you people do. Dated, I guess?
I nod.
She swallows and nods back. "4. Harder."
She grits her teeth and I notice she's arching her back, pushing her ass out for me.
I follow up with 2 quick but powerful blows, one to each cheek. She's panting now, breathing heavy out of her mouth. Her hair is in disarray, falling over her face. She shakes it back in place and looks back at me locking eyes.
"5. 6. Harder" She pauses a moment. "The girls...you...whatever...I mean did you make them...count? It's kind of degrading I guess."
"Sometimes I made them count. Sometimes I made them say please and thank you. Sometimes they couldn't speak." I swing my hand down again, the impact shaking her whole body. A low painful moan slips passed her clenched teeth. It takes her a few labored breaths to compose herself.
"7. Harder...please"
"Good girl." I wait a moment, the only sound her deep breaths, watching her flex her legs, her ass swinging back and forth. Two more strikes each nearly lifting her off the couch. She straightens one leg and stomps the floor choking back the pain.
"8. 9." She turns her head and I can see her contemplating whether to say harder or not. She thinks she's at the edge of what she can take. Maybe she's thinking of quitting.
"You're doing well" Her eyes are large and watery. A single tear breaks through and slowly rolls down her cheek. I catch it with my thumb, her face held in my hand. As I slide my thumb up she rolls her head to the side, opening her mouth taking my thumb in. For a moment I feel her tongue lapping against the underside of my thumb and then she pulls back, her lips sticking to my skin.
I reach my arms around her waist pulling her up tight to me, her back to my chest. My hands slide together holding her up by her belt buckle. She leans back into me her hands behind her, tangled in my hair. I can feel her heart beating, pulsing through her skin. I undo her belt, slowly pulling it free of the belt loops, the only sound the leather dragging against denim. She leans her head back, her lips tickling my ear. "Harder please". Then she throws her self back down on the couch, lifting her ass up to me.
I take a step back admiring her and fold the belt over in the middle. Grasping both ends I pull in taunt, with a loud crack.
She yelps. I want to tell her the belt's bark is worse than its bite. But that would be a lie.
I swing the belt hard and up and it connect with her ass with a loud crack. She grunts and moans a mixture of pleasure and pain.
"10. Harder please"
I swing it again, two quick shots one on each of her thighs. She squeals in pain.
"Fuck " she moans under her breath. "11, 12." she's stalled out again trying to decide if its too much for her, her body tense and tight. She jumps as I lay the belt down across the small of her back.