I went completely still. I hadn't noticed we were playing a game until it was my time, and now it was evident it was my turn. It's my turn. I could respond in any manner I chose. Inform him that terrible females have been sent home, placed in time-out... or banged.

I clenched my hands around the sheets, closed my eyes, and flattened my face into the bed. Hopefully, he was looking for the response I was about to deliver.

"They will be punished," I exhaled.

It happened right away. The slap of flesh registered before the feeling of his spanking, and there was a whoosh of air. The sting...