Let me give you a little background to the situation in which Phil found himself. He's 25 and works as a computer analyst/programmer and he's good at it. One thing he likes about his current job is that he can work at home most of the time, only visiting the office when he want to grill people about what they do and why they do it. Also, despite sisterly comments about Phil the dill, he is quite intelligent. Currently between girlfriends, not a situation he expects to last, he lives by himself in a three bed-room unit.
Janice is the daughter of the Robertson's, nineteen, attending university and a first class, spoilt rotten, pain in the butt. Phil didn't know about that last bit until after his mother's heart attack. The Robertson's, Mr. and Mrs., had sold their house and were intending to buy a new property shortly. They had bunged all their stuff into storage and gone for a three month cruise, leaving Janice homeless for said three months. Not a problem. Phil's parents were only too happy to have this lovely child stay with them for three months. (Phil was quite willing to admit that she is quite lovely for a pest.)
So the Robertson's set sail, Jan moved in with his parents and then his mother had a heart attack. With his mother having to take it very easy for the next few months it wasn't going to be feasible to have a visitor staying with them. What to do with her? Phil's father put Phil's hand up and said "Phil has room to spare and he's near the uni. Phil won't mind her staying."
Phil had no real objection. It was only for a few months and even if she was off limits as a family friend it would be nice to have a pretty girl around the place. So Janice moved in and all was well for a few hours. Phil assumed that he'd have to cook that first night, but he also assumed that Jan would help with the dishes. No way. In, eat fast and she was gone. Phil shrugged it off, but next morning found her telling him what she wanted cooked for breakfast, and after getting it she was gone again.
Phil assumed that since she was at uni. She would be fairly busy with her classes and such, but resolved to have a word with her that evening about sharing housework.
Here's where Phil found out about selective deafness. While Janice appeared to listen and say all the right things, she also totally ignored everything he said when it came to actually doing housework. That weekend, Phil patiently explained that he was not doing her laundry. Washing machine and dryer are available if you want to use them. He heard the washing machine going later and chalked up a small victory to him. Silly man. The next day the things were still in the washing machine and starting to smell, and he needed to use the machine. Another chat when she got home and, apparently, more selective deafness.
On top of everything else, there was now an odd smell to the unit. Not a woman type smell of perfume and powder, but a musty, mouldy type smell. Tracking the smell to its source, Phil ventured into the bedroom that Jan was using. The smell was easy to identify. The clothes that he'd had to take out of the washing machine were still in the basket he'd put them in, and very smelly. The room itself was a disaster zone. Time for another little chat.
When Jan finally arrived home Phil made some very pointed remarks, laying down the law, explaining that Jan had better pull her finger out and get her room cleaned up and her washing redone and dried. He also did not appreciate being told that the washing and room were his fault because he should have done them as he worked from home and had more time.
Phil had had enough at this stage. "You have no classes tonight," he told Jan. "I expect you to spend the evening tidying up that sty you've created."
"Ok," said Jan. "It'll get done eventually."
"I don't want it done eventually," pointed out Phil. "I want it done this evening. If you think I'll do it, you've another think coming."
"Yes, yes, whatever," grumbled Jan, waving her hands to dismiss the whole subject.
Convinced that she'd gone into selective deafness mode again Phil added, "Of course, if you don't bother I'll have to put you across my knee and spank you."
Another offhand, "Yes, yes, whatever," all the evidence he needed that she wasn't listening.
As soon as dinner was over Jan was gone. Not to the kitchen to help clear up as asked, or to her room to start tidying up as directed, but out the door and gone. Phil tidied up the kitchen and went about his own business, keeping an ear out for Jan's return.
At ten Jan finally returned from her excursion. Phil was sitting in the kitchen waiting when she came in.
"Oh, god, not another lecture," she groaned. "You're worse than my dad."
"I haven't been lecturing," pointed out Phil. "Just trying to get you do some things around the place."
"Yes, I know," said Jan, mentally tuning out, but ready to toss in an agreement with each pause.
"I suppose you do remember what I said about penalties earlier," said Phil, knowing damn well she hadn't.
"Of course," came the automatic response.
"So I may as well proceed with them now?"
"Why not?" replied Jan, having no idea what he was talking about and not really caring. She was going to go and watch TV for a while.
"I pleased to see you're taking this so agreeably. It'll make it easier all round," said Phil with a smile. He then reached out, caught Jan's arm and pulled, jerking her forward and across his lap. Holding her firmly in place he flipped her skirt up, exposing her shapely buttocks, minimally cover with lace scanties.
Jan shrieked as Phil's hand came down hard upon her bottom. "Are you crazy," she screamed. "What do you think you're doing?"
"Spanking a spoilt brat, as agreed to," said Phil, his hand coming down to leave a nice red handprint on her other cheek.
"Stop it," yelled a frantic Jan. "I never agreed to this."
"Actually, you did. You may not have been paying attention to what I was saying, but you definitely were warned and you also agreed to have it take place now." During this a couple more firm spanks were delivered.
"Now, are you listening to what I'm saying?" asked Phil. "I mean really listening and understanding?"
"Yes," cried Jan. "What do you want from me?"
"I've already told you what I want," said Phil, pointedly, "but you seem to have forgotten. Now I'm going over the items again, with a small spank to drive it home and a larger one if you can't repeat it back to me."
"Item 1. You will do your laundry, and that means wash and dry on the same day." Spank. "Repeat it please."
"Stop hitting. I heard," protested Jan.
A harder spank and a cold suggestion that she repeat the item brought a protest that she hadn't heard properly.
"I'll start again," said Phil genially, "but I do suggest that this time you start listening and remembering."
After that things went quite smoothly from Phil's point of view. Jan definitely knew what he expected of her and she had a bright red bottom to give her a gentle reminder whenever she sat down.
"Now I strongly suggest that you head up to your room and start tidying it. Loading that smelly laundry back into the washing machine would be a good start. It's Saturday tomorrow and no classes, so you can feel free to stay up late getting things done."
Jan bolted to her room as soon as Phil released her. She was calling her Dad.
Phil's phone rang within five minutes of Jan bolting to her room. It was her father. "Ah, Mr. Robertson," Phil answered. "Jan certainly got through to you quickly."
"Come again, Phil?" said Mr. Robertson. "I haven't heard from Jan for a few days and I'm just ringing up to say hullo. Is she trying to call me?"
"I'm quite sure she will be at any second," said Phil.
"OK, Phil," sighed Mr. Robertson, "why don't you tell me what's happened."
"You don't want to wait and hear it from her?" queried Phil.
"I'd just as soon know what I'm getting into before I talk to her," said her father, "so feel free to spill the beans."
"You know her housekeeping skills?" asked Phil.
"She's lazy around the house, you mean? I know."
"And have you noticed she appears to have this deafness that afflicts her from time to time?"
"Oh, yes. I know it."
"Well, let me play a couple of bits of two conversations I had with her today," said Phil. He played the relevant bits back to Mr. Robertson. First the statement that he would spank Jan together with her offhand agreement, and then the second conversation in its entirety, where Jan blithely accepted the penalties.
Mr. Robertson was quiet for a moment and then said with a laugh "I assume that you went ahead and spanked her?"
"I did. She was acting like a spoilt brat and she needed to be jerked into line."
"She is a spoilt brat," sighed Mr. Robertson. "I trust she hasn't been physically harmed."
"No, sir, apart from a very tender bottom."
"Well, I'll leave her to your care. Good luck. I think you'll need it."
Phil didn't know what passed between Jan and her father, but she didn't come to see him again that evening. He could hear her working in her room and noted that both washing machine and drier got some use later that night.
The next day started quietly, with Jan getting her breakfast, clearing up after herself and then leaving and staying out most of the day. A quick check showed that her room was reasonable and that her laundry was washed, dried and folded. Still in a basket, but clean and tidy.
Late afternoon Jan arrived back at the unit, and the way she started banging around the unit it was obvious that she was spoiling for a fight.