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  He leveled a look at her as he set her down. “We could have both been living in Oklahoma in a perfectly good house, but somebody decided to run off without talking to the other one.”

  She put her hands on her hips. “Well, somebody left the other one standing in front of thousands of people and walked off.”

  He folded his arms. “Well, someone had just scared the life out the other one and gotten on a living, breathing monster without letting him know she was even going to do it, and he didn’t want to turn her bottom up right there in front of all those hundreds, not thousands, of people… and by the way, he was proud of her for winning second place.”

  “I did?”

  “You did.”

  “Well, it doesn’t change the fact that somebody was hurt very badly when somebody left her standing there in front of God and everybody when all she was doing was trying to fit in… even though it might not have been the best way to go about it… and she realized it right about that minute.”

  Cooper said, “I was an ass for walking away, and I’m sorry.”

  “Does that mean I don’t get a spanking?”

  Somehow Cooper’s smile seemed even more threatening than his scowl. “Oh, baby, you are definitely getting a spanking.”

  Gabby’s whole body drooped, but his next words brought her to full attention. “Take off your clothes.”

  Her eyes shot to his. “What?”

  “You heard me.”

  “But… Cooper?”

  “Take off your clothes. All of them.”

  Gabby stared at him, and he just stared back, waiting. Gabby slowly started unbuttoning the waist of her skirt. She let it slide down her legs to pool at her ankles, then she kicked it to the side, not wanting to bend down and present her bottom as a target for some reason, even if it wasn’t angled in his direction. She grabbed the hem of her shirt and lifted it over her head. She folded the skirt, careful to avoid looking at Cooper, and let it drop on top of the skirt. She reached for her bra clasp and undid it. Her bra joined the pile of clothing, way too quickly. Standing in only her panties, she reached for the hem and slid them down her legs, trying to bend as little as possible, but it put her breasts in prominence, so that didn’t work out much. She slid a glance at Cooper, but it only got as high as his crotch, and her eyes opened wide… he was huge. It dawned on her then; he really did find her attractive, even in her gawkiest of moments, and especially at her most vulnerable.

  She added her panties to the pile. Her eyes met Cooper’s fully.

  Cooper looked her up and down slowly, then sat down on a straight-backed chair. “Come here.”

  Gabby hesitated only slightly before she walked over and stood in front of him, maintaining eye contact the entire time. Cooper drew her in between his knees as soon as she was close enough and hugged her to him. Gabby melted into him. He held her like that for a minute, then pulled her back and looked into her eyes. “Why are you getting this spanking?”

  Gabby swallowed and looked at him. Cooper waited, for once not prompting her.

  Gabby finally said, “Because I went bull riding?”

  Cooper said, “And?”

  Gabby looked at the floor. “And I didn’t tell you anything about it?”

  “And?”

  “And I scared you.” This in a whisper.

  Cooper nodded and choked out a reply. “Yes, you did, baby. I have never been so scared in my life.”

  Gabby reached forward and hugged him again. “I’m so sorry, Cooper. I don’t think about that sometimes. I really don’t. I just think about doing something, and I manage the risks to myself as best I can. But seeing you at the jousting ring today, I really thought about how scared you must have been… but you have to think about my side of it, too. I like to do things that are scary looking sometimes. I’ll tell you about them beforehand, if you’ll promise me you’ll do the same thing, if you can. But I am sorry.”

  Cooper hugged her tight. “I know, baby. It doesn’t mean I’m not going to spank you, but I know you’re sorry.”

  He held her away again. “Now there is one other thing I’m going to spank you for today. I walked away from you at the arena, Gabby, and that wasn’t right. But you knew it was a temporary thing. You walked away from us. Just walked right out without a goodbye, a note, a discussion, a chance to explain… nothing.”

  Gabby swallowed convulsively. “I… I was hurt, and angry, and humiliated… and I didn’t think you wanted me here anymore because I was so unsuitable.”

  Cooper shook his head. “Oh, baby. We muddled this all up, didn’t we?”

  Gabby nodded. A tear ran down her cheek. Cooper traced its path with his finger and said, “But I’m still going to spank you. It does mean that I’m not so angry anymore, though. Come on, we might as well get this over with.”

  He led Gabby over to his left side and tipped her over his lap. Gabby fit securely on Cooper’s lap, but she knew how very vulnerable she was. He rubbed her bottom. “You know you have the most beautiful bottom, right?”

  Gabby smiled to herself, until the first swat fell. “Ow!”

  Cooper added, “But I’m still going to spank you.”

  He got down to business fairly quickly after that, warming her up swiftly and firmly, building much more quickly to hard spanking than he normally did.

  Gabby squirmed early in the spanking as it hurt from almost the very beginning. She yelped and kicked her feet, but Cooper just spanked away, never missing his target, which was becoming quite red.

  Finally, he paused. Gabby caught her breath, then cringed because she could tell by his shifting that Cooper had grabbed something else to use on her bottom. She took a deep breath and heard him say, “Don’t clench. You know it just makes it worse.”

  Gabby did her best to relax, but all too soon Cooper started assaulting her bottom with a thin wooden paddle and her bottom exploded with a stinging pain. Gabby did something she rarely did; she let her hand creep back.

  Cooper grabbed her hand. “No, ma’am. You will not cover your bottom while I am disciplining you. You will lie there and take it like a good girl. Do you hear me?”

  He never missed a beat with the paddle the whole time and he kept going until Gabby was sobbing and no longer moving at all.

  When he finally stopped, he held her over his lap for a few more moments. “Don’t ever scare me like that again, Gabriella. I lost ten years of my life when they announced your name and I saw you climbing over those rails. I knew I couldn’t reach you, and there was nothing I could do but watch you on top of that huge bull, being tossed around and jerked back and forth. I was sure any second you were going to die, and it makes me want to paddle you all over again.”

  At that, Gabby sobbed one more time, so Cooper patted her back. “No, of course I won’t. You were forgiven the moment I saw your face today. Actually, you were forgiven weeks ago, but… I just didn’t know how to call you and say it, and I didn’t know how to fix this, except what I did.”

  Cooper tilted Gabby up and stood her back between his legs. She was still sniffling, so he handed her a tissue. After she blew her nose, he asked, “Can you forgive me for walking away from you that day, Gabby?”

  Gabby nodded and he pulled her in for a hug, rubbing her back and bottom. They held each other for a moment until he said, “I’m so glad to hear you say that, honey, but there is that one last thing to take care of.”

  He felt her stiffen in his arms. He looked in her eyes, and she truly looked panicked. He said, “Turn around and bend over the bed, Gabby.”

  Gabby’s lower lip trembled, but Cooper held firm. “Gabby, do as I say.”

  Gabby turned and slowly bent the top half of her body over the edge of the bed. She heard the unmistakable rattle of Cooper’s belt buckle and buried her face in the bed. She was crying again before she felt the first lick of the belt fall on her bottom. When it came, she jerked up in pain, and Cooper said, “Back down, Gabby.”

  Gabby lay back down and covered h
er head with her arms. The next time the belt flew, Gabby hissed, but she stayed in place, swallowing a sob. She got through three more licks of the belt before she broke down completely, crying gulping sobs that held nothing back. Four more strokes fell before the belt stopped. Gabby continued crying as Cooper put his hand on her back.

  Eventually, Gabby calmed herself and took deep breaths to calm her tears. She felt Cooper’s hand, solid on her back, rubbing in circles. Finally, he said, “Don’t ever leave me again, Gabby. Not without a word. Not without us talking about it.”

  Gabby was silent, not yet able to talk. She just laid there and let him rub her back. Cooper lay down next to her and snuggled her into him. She burrowed her head into his neck and whispered, “I’m sorry, Cooper.”

  He gathered her close. “I know, baby. I am, too.”

  They laid there for a long time, not saying a word, but letting their bodies getting reacquainted. Soon, Gabby said, “You have on too many clothes again, cowboy.”

  Cooper chuckled. “I do?”

  Gabby nodded. “Yes, sir, you do. This is beginning to be a problem.”

  Cooper brushed her hair back. “Well, I think I should do something about that then, don’t you?”

  Gabby nodded and said, “Yes, please.”

  Cooper started popping the buttons on his shirt, one by one. Gabby watched him, laying her head on one arm, her eyes following every move. He tossed the shirt on top of her pile of clothes, then reached for the fastener of his jeans. Gabby smiled and looked up into his eyes, then back to his hands. Cooper undid the fastener, then slowly slid the zipper down. Gabby licked her lips, never taking her eyes off his hands as they slid his jeans over his hips and down his legs. He hooked his boxers on the way, not wasting time with pulling them down separately. When he stood completely naked in front of her, his arousal was plain to see. As he eyed her, his demeanor changed from loving boyfriend to dominant lover. At his transformation, Gabby felt her body respond. Her own arousal sharpened and her breathing quickened. Cooper said, “Turn over.”

  Gabby slowly turned her body over, sneaking a look back at him. He nodded his head, indicating that she should turn her head back around. She faced forward and laid her head on the pillow he provided. He placed two more pillows beneath her hips, elevating them to provide more access.

  Then he set to business, and he took his business seriously. He took possession of her bottom first with his hands. His rough grab made her hiss and arch her back, pushing back into his hands. He said, “Somebody has been a naughty little girl, hmm? Had to get a spanking. This is a very, very hot little bottom. It’s red, too.”

  He leaned up to speak directly into her ear. “You have a beautiful bottom, Gabriella.”

  He backed away and rubbed his hand down her back to cup her bottom again. “It’s beautiful anytime, but it drives me absolutely wild when it’s like this… red and hot. Do you know what I’m going to do to you tonight?”

  He didn’t wait for an answer, just nudged her legs apart and dipped his fingers between them. “Oh, baby, you are so wet already. Well, I’m not going to tell you what I’m going to do. I’m just going to show you, I think.”

  With that, he trailed his fingers up the cleft between her cheeks, drawing a moan from Gabby. Cooper said, “You just settle in, baby. We are going to be here a while, and all of this is mine.”

  Cooper knelt between her legs and spread her legs more. He slowly eased himself into her. “Whose are you?”

  Gabby said, “Yours.”

  “Yes, you are, baby.”

  Cooper took her. There was no other word for it. And Gabby knew that she had been taken. She offered herself for it. Cooper pounded into her until she was near an orgasm, then he slowed his movements. He heard her whimper and leaned over her back. “Don’t worry, baby. I will take care of you, just come along for the ride.”

  Cooper slid his hands along her back and spread her cheeks. He slid his finger down her cleft and said, “Reach back and spread your cheeks.”

  At this, everything in Gabby clenched, and everything that could be aroused reached arousal. She froze, and Cooper popped her bottom. “Spread ‘em.”

  Gabby slowly reached back and spread her bottom cheeks with her hands. She felt his fingers again at her back entrance, this time covered with a cool liquid. She whimpered slightly as she felt him massage her anus. He slipped his finger past the ring of muscle as she moaned and wriggled her hips. He popped her bottom again and said, “Be still.”

  He worked his finger in and out of her portal. As he did, she made little mewling noises. He pulled his finger out and put it back in, adding another. She buried her face deeper in the bed and muffled her moans, letting go of her bottom.

  Cooper smacked her once more. “Did I say you could let go?”

  Gabby’s hands flew back to spread her bottom cheeks. Cooper hooked his fingers and said, “Don’t make me remind you again, little girl.”

  Gabby gasped and arched her back. Cooper spread his fingers and set about stretching her in earnest. When his fingers moved easily, he coated himself in lubrication. He touched just the tip of himself to her entrance and said again, “Who do you belong to?”

  “You.”

  “Press back against me.”

  Gabby buried her head, but did exactly as he said and arched her back, spreading her bottom even wider, accepting him into her body. He drove himself past the tight muscle guarding her entrance, and she gasped with the feel of him in such a tight place. He gave her a few minutes to adjust before he started advancing inch by inch. Finally, he was all the way in, and he was pressed against her hot bottom.

  “I love the feeling of your bottom against me like this, knowing that it is mine, that you are mine, and that I have made it as hot as it is.”

  He pulled out and drove in again, quickly this time. The pleasure and pain of it mixed with his words to dispel any anxiety Gabby had about having him in such an intimate place. He held her hips and said, “You just stay still, little girl, no need to worry about anything. Just this once, turn your head off and feel. I’ll take care of you.”

  He didn’t last very long, but she didn’t need him to. He drove in and pulled her upright, reaching with one hand for the front of her. Then, with the lightest grace note of a touch, he sent her over the edge of a cliff she had been hurtling toward since they had begun, with him right behind her, laying her down to pump into her backside. He rolled them both to one side and held her protectively in his arms, breathing heavily.

  “I love you more than I can say, Gabby.”

  Gabby turned in his arms and buried her head in his shoulder. “I love you, too, cowboy.”

  He stood and carried her to the bathroom, where he put her in the shower and carefully washed her and then himself. When they were both clean and dried, he laid them both back down in the bed, and tucked her into his side for sleep. She started feeling around and getting frisky, but he said, “Not now, it’s time for sleep.”

  When she continued, he put a hand on her bottom and she huffed, “All right, all right.”

  He chuckled and kissed her head. “Goodnight, Gabby.”

  Gabby hugged her arms around his neck and said, “I love you, Cooper Harris, my cowboy knight.”

  * * *

  When they returned to the ranch the next morning, Cooper didn’t stop the truck in front of the house as she expected, but kept driving around to the barn. He stopped the truck and turned to Gabby with a grin.

  “What? You’ve got a sneaky look on your face, Cooper. What is it?”

  Cooper opened his door. “Come with me.”

  She followed him into the barn to Blue Boy’s stall. The tall horse reached his head over for a greeting, and Gabby looked at Cooper.

  Cooper leaned down to kiss her nose. “Well, don’t act like you haven’t been giving him treats behind my back the whole time. Go ahead and pet him… he’s yours.”

  Gabby threw her arms around his neck. “Oh, Cooper, do you mea
n it?”

  Cooper wrapped his arms around her and picked her up. “I wouldn’t say it if I didn’t mean it, baby girl. I know he’s not Thaddeus, but you can work with him. He might someday be almost as good.”

  He set her back on her feet and patted her bottom. “Now go say hi to your other man. He’s gettin’ restless.”

  Gabby turned and reached her hand up to Blue Boy’s neck. He nudged her pockets, looking for his treat. “Stop that. You’re making me look bad, fella.”

  Cooper produced a carrot. “Like I said, it’s not like I didn’t know you were giving him treats behind my back.”

  Gabby stepped away from Blue Boy and hugged Cooper. “I love you, you know.”

  Cooper leaned down to kiss her lips. “I know, and I love you, too.”

  He led her out of the barn and carried her up the stairs into their home.

  The End

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