I looked up at my hand, poised above my head, coiled force, ready to come striking down on the bare ass laid out over my lap.
"So, are you going to do it this time?" Almost taunting, from Amanda, who didn't seem overly concerned despite her rather exposed position. This time. Maybe she was right not to be concerned. I thought back to the last time we were in this situation a few days ago . . .
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It was mid-afternoon, and I was walking back from my car with food from the grocery store. I was going to make a fresh lunch for myself and Amanda. I was a little surprised to see the Grub-hub delivery guy leaving the building. After I climbed the stairs and disinfected the containers (wiping down groceries were still among the COVID protocols at the time, and we were following all of them!) and disposed of my latex gloves . . . it was such a process just to do simple things I used to take for granted . . . I was almost floored to see Amanda at the kitchen table eating the delivery food.
"You ordered out?" I was almost incredulous. "The whole reason I went out was so that I could make us something fresh today."
"Oh, you were saying something about that, but I didn't realize it was for today. I must not have been listening." Truth be told, the making of the lunch today verses tomorrow wasn't that much of a big deal, but I was a little frustrated that she hadn't been paying attention to me. I mean there was some level of mutual respect necessary to make this whole sheltering-in-place thing work.
"Awwww, you're upset," she looked across the kitchen to me, as I stood there with an armful of groceries.
"No, it's just that . . ." I hesitated, I really didn't want to make this into a big thing.
"I'm sorry," she said with a little pout on her lips, "I was a bad girl. I want to be a good girl." She was toying with me.
"Well, good girls should listen." I tried to play along. This bad girl, good girl thing was new, and I fumbled around a bit in my head and blurted out the first thing that came into my head without really thinking about it, "Maybe you need a spanking."
It hung there.
What an odd concept. Me, talking about spanking Her.
Her eyebrows shot up and she cocked her head to the side, surprised, "Oh, really?" A wry grin spread across her face. She stood up abruptly, turned away from me, hooked her thumbs under the waistband of her yoga pants and shimmied them down to her keens. She turned back to me and looked down at the empty chair suggestively."
"Really?" I questioned, uncertain.
"Better act fast," she said, "might not get this chance again. I sighed and placed the groceries down on the counter. Then I walked over and took my spot on the chair, taking her wrist and gently pulling her down on to my lap. The weight of her, hanging over me like this, was so strange, not at all how I was used to being close to her. I positioned my hand over her ass and paused. I saw her look back over her shoulder. Once I started the swat, I felt the restraint in my shoulder. I couldn't just let go. I couldn't bring myself to strike her. I held up, and my palm ultimately met the soft flesh of her ass with an unsatisfying pat.
"I . . ." my voice fell off. It just felt wrong, " . . . I can't. I can't hurt you." I helped her up. "Sorry," I said as she slid her pants back up over her hips.
"Awww," it's OK, she stroked my cheek," my gentle boy. It's not for everyone." And then the situation felt even more wrong. The little scene happened so fast that I just didn't have time to process. Off balance, I just retreated to my usual, submissive role. It felt like an erotic kinky version of that feeling when the perfect, funny, witty comment hits you just a second too late and the conversation has already moved on.
The context for our kitchen episode, the fun of a role reversal, the excitement of a playful erotic spanking, that fact that it was *OK* to step out of our customary roles for a few minutes . . . it all hit me a few moments too late. I wanted a do-over, but the moment had dissipated. I noticed her looking down at me as I stared off into the wall, processing.
"Don't worry," she said, leaning down to peck at my cheek, "it's fine. And I'm sorry I forgot you were making lunch today." She understood me. She let me save face, but I wished my face hadn't needed saving.
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