Authors: Hallie Miller
Jake looked at Sylvia as they heard Sara mutter "Yes sir" and "No sir" into the phone repeatedly. He took a deep breath, thanking God that both girls were okay. He had returned to the house early for lunch to find them gone and asked Sylvia if they left a message. When she said no he spent an hour looking for them all over the ranch. Scared to death something happened to them, he came back to the house to call the police but then he saw them in the distance through the woods. For a brief moment before he saw them, he'd wondered if Lance would ever take it as far as to hurt one of them, but tried to shake that thought out of his mind. He knew he would have to make sure they knew never to venture off by themselves while Lance's threats were still in the air.
Jake walked back to the house slowly. He didn't want to scare Lilly by telling her what was going on with Lance, but he had to make sure she knew she could not disobey him like this ever again. He opened the door to his bedroom, the one they'd been sharing, but she wasn't in there. He checked the bathroom and the closet. Nothing. Walking back to the hallway to check the living room and the kitchen, he heard crying coming from the guest bedroom. He inched open the door to find her sitting on the bed with her knees up to her chest. Her arms were wrapped around her legs while she rocked back and forth crying. The sight of her so upset made his heart drop, but he reminded himself how he felt when he thought something had happened to her out in the woods.
"Lilly, what are you doing in here?" he asked as he sat down on the bed and pulled her close to him.
"Y-you told me to come to the bedroom," she sobbed.
Jake shook his head. "You know what I mean. We've been sharing my room for weeks. Why didn't you go there?" he asked.
Lilly looked at him with emptiness in her eyes. "I didn't think you would want me in there anymore," she said softly, refusing to look at him.
"What would make you think that?" he asked seriously, lifting her chin to look at him.
"B-because I disappoint you so much!" she cried, her tears renewing. Her chest heaved trying to catch her breath.
Jake picked her up, cradling her legs and back under his arms. He carried her back to his room and sat her on the bed. He took her face in his hands, his face tightened. "I told you this was your room now too. I don't want to ever catch you in that guest room again. You hear me?"
Lilly slowed her crying and nodded in response. "Are you going to spank me now?"
"Don't you think you deserve one?" he asked, raising his eyebrow. "How many times have I told you not to leave without telling someone? And you went alone after I told you not to," he said, sighing.
"But I wasn't alone! I was with Sara!"
"Don't get smart with me, young lady. You knew I meant you weren't supposed to ever go without me or one of the guys," he reprimanded. "Didn't you?"
"Yes sir," she mumbled.
"And that doesn't change the fact you didn't tell anyone where you were going."
"That was an accident though! I thought Sara told Sylvia and she thought I did. That's what I meant when I said it was a misunderstanding."
"Don't you think you should've made sure one of you did before you left?"
Lilly fidgeted with the comforter. "Probably."
"Probably isn't going to get you out of this spanking," he reminded her, pulling her up to stand next to the bed.
Lilly felt him take her hands in his and pull her between his legs as he sat on the edge of the bed.
"Sweetheart, you scared me to death. I looked for you guys for an hour and almost called the police because I thought something happened to you. I don't know what I'd do if something happened to you. Don't you remember what happened the last time you left without telling anyone?"
Lilly thought back to the day she went running without telling anyone. She hated disappointing him. He was the only thing that was really good in her life now and it killed her to think he couldn't trust her. Tears ran down her face and she leaned in to hug him. "Jake I'm so sorry! I hate that I disappointed you! I know I messed up."
Jake kissed her cheek and guided her over his lap. "Come on, honey, over my knee."
Lilly got over his lap, gripping hold of his left thigh as he positioned her bottom over his right. Somehow after her conversation with Sara earlier, she didn't feel as scared waiting for him to start. She knew he would never hurt her, and in a way, she knew she would feel better once it was all over. The slate was always clean and the guilt was gone after a spanking, and the cuddling afterwards was more than worth it.
Jake began, alternating one cheek and then the other. It didn't take long for her to start squirming, attempting to get away from his hand.
"Stand up," he said after a minute. He helped her stand and reached for the button on her jeans. Lilly wiped the tears from her eyes as he pulled them down to her knees. "Back over." He guided her back over his knee and continued over her panties. Jake knew she already felt guilty about what happened and even worse about disappointing him so he didn't lecture or scold, just continued to spank until her bottom was a bright pink.
Lilly whimpered as he pulled down her panties. "Jake I'm so sorry," she said breathily.
"I know, baby. I know," he answered solemnly. Jake started spanking again, making sure to focus on the tops of her thighs and the lowest part of her bottom. He continued until she started crying heavily over his lap. He paused to rub her bottom. "From now on I need you to listen to me when I tell you to do something, you understand?"
"Yes sir," she squeaked.
"Hop up," he said, lifting her to stand. He held onto her hips to steady her. "I want you to go in the bathroom and get the hairbrush."
"Really?" she asked, her eyes pleading with him.
Jake nodded. "Go on. The more you stall the more swats I'm going to give you."
Lilly nearly ran into the bathroom and back out to where he was sitting with the hairbrush in her hand. "Are you going to do it very hard?" Her voice trembled as she spoke.
"As hard I need to," he said grimly. "This can't ever happen again, Lilly." By now, all he pictured in his head was her running off and disappearing. He knew he would do everything he could to make sure that didn't happen, even if it meant putting her over his knee every night.
As he guided her back over his lap, she turned her head back to him. "It won't. I promise, Jake."
Lilly held her breath for the first five, trying her best to take it as well as she could. She wanted him to trust her again. On the sixth swat, she cried out. She had forgotten how much the hairbrush stung and knew she never wanted to feel it again. The next four came fast and on the backs of her thighs. "OWWW! Please stop!" Her entire ass felt like it was on fire and each swat was like lighting a new match on her skin.
"Am I going to have to spank you every day to get you to obey me?" Jake began lecturing.
"No!! I promise I will!" Lilly cried, kicking and wiggling to get away from the hairbrush.
Jake smacked each cheek five more times each while she struggled to get off of his lap. Not wanting to hit anywhere but her behind, he shifted her over his left thigh so her bottom was high in the air and covered her legs with his right leg to hold her still. "You are not getting off my lap until I'm positive you've learned your lesson, young lady."
Lilly continued crying as he gave her ten more hard smacks on her sit spots. "I've learned, Jake! I swear!"
Jake paused. "What have you learned?"
"I'll never disobey you again!" she yelled, praying he would believe her.
Jake landed four more hard swats on each cheek. "Good girl," he cooed, beginning to rub her bottom. He threw the hairbrush on the ground and gathered her up in his arms.
"Jake I'm so sorry. Please forgive me," she cried as he hugged and squeezed her into his chest. When he didn't answer she pushed at his chest until he released her. She leaned back and saw his eyes brimming with tears.
"Baby, I love you. Don't ever scare me like that again," he said, pulling her in again for a tighter hug. He never wanted to let her out of his arms again.
Lilly started crying again from his words. She laid her head on his shoulder and whispered, "I love you too."
The two of them held each other for what felt like an hour as they lay down on the bed. Jake pushed a stray hair behind her ear as she lay on his chest. "So what now?" Jake asked.
Lilly looked up at his face, confused by his question, and then let out a giggle.
"What's so funny?" he asked, squeezing her to him.
"I know what I wanna do right now," she laughed, moving to get up but he held her tighter.
"Where do you think you're going?"
"I'm going to throw that hairbrush in the trash, that's where I'm going," she laughed, trying to wiggle out of his grip.
Jake gripped her tighter and whispered in her ear, "Go ahead, honey. I'll just get another one."
"That's not fair!" she said, squirming as he began tickling her.
When she bounced on her bottom, she hissed and he climbed on top of her. "You don't think I'm fair?" He waited for a second when she didn't answer. "Have I ever punished you for anything I didn't already warn you about?"
Lilly felt ashamed when she tried to think of time he had treated her wrongly. "No, of course not," she answered shyly.
"So do you think I was wrong to punish you?" he asked seriously, stroking her hair as he studied her face.
Lilly closed her eyes. "No I knew it was coming," she admitted. "I knew it as soon as Sara told me she didn't tell Sylvia where we were going."
"Are you angry at me for spanking you?"
Lilly shook her head. "I don't know why, but no." Lilly kissed his cheek. "Sara told me that Andrew spanks her too."
Jake chuckled. "Yes I'm sure he does. You girls definitely need some boundaries."
Lilly slapped his shoulder playfully. "Whatever. I was doing just fine before you started spanking me."
"Yeah, falling asleep in cars in a hundred degree weather, you were doing just great," he reminded her, his lips forming a thin line. Lilly cowered slightly from his stern face. "Sweetheart I want you to understand that I'm not going to change. If we are going to be together, you know I'm going to be in charge." Jake lifted her chin to look him in the eye. "And you are going to get spanked."
Lilly blushed, her whole body heating with embarrassment at his statement. "I know, I know. You're the boss."
Jake leaned in to kiss her lips softly. "That's my girl," he said smiling.
---oOo---
"She's got to be his girlfriend or something," Taylor said as they perched on some large rocks, keeping watch on Jake's land.
"Yeah. I'm sure of it. We need to find a way to get her off the ranch, maybe in town or something. If we can get a hold of her, I'm sure Jake would agree to anything to get her back - including giving Lance his land," David commented as they packed up their materials.
Both men gathered their things to move onto to another spying location to prevent getting caught. They relocated to an area closer to the ranch house to keep an eye on Lilly and Sara.
---oOo---
"I'm really sorry I got us into trouble," Sara said, staring at the meatloaf on her plate.
Lilly glanced up at her while she tried to find a comfortable sitting position on the hard wooden chair. "It's not your fault. I know I should've told Sylvia before we left."
"Well, at least you already got it over with," Sara whispered. "I had to beg Andrew to let me stay, but he still said he was going to punish me when I got home. Now I've got that hanging over me the next two weeks."
"True," Lilly said chuckling. "What a way to start a wedding."
"Did you girls want to go into town to do some wedding shopping tomorrow?" Sylvia asked as she walked back in the door with some bridal magazines for Sara.
Lilly and Sara looked at each other excitedly. "Oh yeah!" they exclaimed in unison.
"Great! We can leave right after breakfast," Sylvia answered, sitting down to eat with them.
"Leaving to go where?" Jake asked, walking in from the hallway. He glared down at Lilly as she squirmed in her seat.
"Jake, can we please go to town with Sylvia tomorrow?" Lilly asked quietly, knowing she didn't want to push him too far after the day's incident. Jake sternly glared at both Lilly and Sara. Both girls dropped their gazes at his angry stare. He turned to Sylvia. "Are you going to be with them the entire time?"
"Of course, Jake. We're just going to do some wedding planning." She nodded, trying to give Jake some reassurance.
"I don't know. I think Lilly should stay here and work on her chores," Jake answered firmly.
"Please Jake! I need her opinion on things! I can help her do her chores tomorrow," Sara pleaded.
Jake stared at Lilly who wouldn't lift her head to look at anyone in the eye. "Lilly and I will have a talk after dinner and then I'll make my decision."
Sara looked at Jake and then at Lilly who was barely touching her food, keeping her head down. She thought Andrew could be strict, but Jake was clearly taking the cake at the moment. She felt bad for Lilly, knowing it was her fault for getting them into trouble, but she didn't want to make Jake any angrier by arguing with him. Instead, she just nodded in acceptance and continued eating.