Brain(102)

I smelled anger and fear, and I explained, “The rules for the spanking are that, if a woman refuses to bend over and accept her punishment with grace, she’s banned from RTMC property permanently, or until she changes her mind and accepts her sentence. It automatically doubles when she walks away and refuses, though, so it’s a bigger deal if she comes back for it, later.”

“So, no one is held down and spanked?”

“Once they submit to it, yeah, sometimes they are, depends on the woman and the circumstances. For a paddle or belt, we don’t want them to reach back and get hurt, so someone often holds their hands, but they bend over and offer their hands, knowing they’ll be held down. They submit to it.”

She was quiet a few minutes and I kept going. “If the transgression was against the club, Duke generally handles it. If it was against a particular member, the brother can handle it himself, or he can delegate someone to do it on his behalf.” I touched her chin, lifted her face so she looked at me. “Gen goes into the back so she doesn’t have to watch. You can always go with her, if you don’t want to watch.”

She shook her head. “No, I can watch, I just need you to promise me you’ll never put me in that situation.”

“We’ll talk about it later. There’s some things I’d have a hard time keeping you clear of. I’ll have Duke’s help, and likely Bash and Gonzo, but if you were to talk about club business to the wrong people, I’d have limited options.”

“I’m never going to do that, but someone says something wrong to me, I’ll tell him to go fuck himself.”

I laughed. “No one’s gonna have a problem with that. Most of what could get you in trouble would be not following safety protocol, disrespecting someone trying to keep you safe, and making it harder for them to do so. Or, puttin’ someone in danger who’s under our protection. I don’t see you doin’ any of that. You’re too smart.”

“Okay, but there’s a reason you’re telling me this, now?”

“Yeah, Kat’s gonna get spanked after breakfast. If you aren’t up to seeing it, we can make excuses and leave, but I’d really like to hang out and eat with my brothers, with you by my side.”

“What did she do?”

“When Bash and Gonzo finished with her, they went back outside. A girl showed up that Bash has been flirting with. They were about to hook up, when Kat spouted off about how she’d already had him an hour or so ago, and if the bitch wanted her leftovers she was welcome to them.”

“Okay, so that was bitchy, but… she had a point, right?”

“In the outside world, maybe, but Kat’s club property. She doesn’t talk to others about who she’s had or how. It was totally uncool, and Bash is gonna be allowed to spank her after breakfast.”

“So, if you were to accept her offer while you’re working during the day, she’d be required to keep her mouth shut and not let me know?”

I knew she’d get there, sooner or later. No lies, though. Just the truth. “It’s a good thing you trust me, right?”

“You have to know, if you ever cheat on me, it’ll be over between us. I honestly don’t know if I’d disappear so you’d never find me again, or just run you out of the new life I’ve built, but either way — we’ll be finished.”

“I won’t give you the same ultimatum. I’ll at least hear you out, listen to your reasons, and see if we can salvage things, but then you also know that a shower won’t wash someone’s scent off you if you have sex with them, and I’ll know. So, if you fool around, you’ll intend for me to know, which likely means you’ll mean for us to be over, if you go that route.”

“Unless it was forced.”

“Yeah,” I agreed, “which is why I’ll hear you out. If someone forces you, I’ll track him down, and then hold him down so you can kill him.”

Her icy smile warmed my heart, which might be fucked up, but it was us, and I told her, “God, I love you. Now quick fucking around with your boots and let’s go eat.”

Harmony went into the kitchen to help the other women with the food, and I heard her take over with the bacon.

I glanced at Kat as I entered the main room — she was standing in the corner with the back of her miniskirt tucked into her waistband, no panties on, so the ass about to be punished was already on display. No one paid attention to her, and wouldn’t until it was time for her spanking.

When it was time to eat, Harmony sat with me, across from Duke and Gen, and we all talked and cut up. I saw Harmony steal glances at Kat a few times, and could smell some distress. I wished she’d go in the back with Gen, but knew she was stubborn enough she’d likely stay out and watch, just to prove she could.