Love in the Rockies: A Corbin's Bend Valentine's Day Collection

6 blazing good stories about 6 of our favorite couples. What happens in Corbin's Bend during the most loving of all holidays? ?strong>Valentine's Surprise by Constance Masters ?/strong> Erin and Zach have had a busy but happy year. Her loving husband has promised her an amazing Valentine's Day weekend. Will the surprise be the best she's ever gotten? Or will this particular white elephant gift go down as the worst Valentine's Day gift in the history of bad gifts? ?strong>Roy & Teri's Staycation by Kate Richards?/strong> Roy and Teri Simms are finally going to take their vacation and renew their romance! With their adopted son Ben safely stowed with neighbors for a week, they are taking a romantic cruise to the Caribbean and this time Teri is on board with the plan. But one thing after another happens to keep them from leaving town. Will they still be able to find any time to try out all the new toys? Or will the constant interruptions result in spanking interruptus? ?strong>Past Interference by Kathryn R. Blake ?/strong> When Jerry Douglas asks Elly Benson to marry him, he wants their ceremony to be as close to Valentine's Day as possible. Though Elly tearfully accepts Jerry's proposal without hesitation, as she readies herself for her second wedding, the doubts and misgivings of any new bride-to-be are exacerbated by the abuse she suffered during her first marriage. Though she's lived with Jerry for four months now, and been subject to his discipline more than once, her first husband had been kind and careful with her, too, in the beginning. At least until she vowed to love, honor and obey him. Will they get to their I-dos, or will Elly's past interfere just when things are going good? ?strong>The Perfect Housewife by Etta Stark?/strong> Kirsty Beale may be less wild and destructive than she used to be but she's still a long way off from being the perfect housewife. Since moving in with her boyfriend Logan - and spending time with Logan's very traditional family - Kirsty has begun to worry that she isn't the traditional homemaker that Logan would like her to be. Will Valentine's Day be the perfect opportunity to let Logan enjoy the pleasures of having a perfect old-fashioned wife - if only for one night? ?strong>Unexpected Surprises by Ruth Staunton?/strong> For their first Valentine's Day in Corbin's Bend, Grant Taylor is determined to do something special for his wife Lainie. Lainie, however, has plans of her own. When Grant insists she cut back on her heavy load, she agrees under protest. But when the time comes to fulfill that agreement, she changes her mind and decides Grant is being unreasonable. She determines to chaperone the dance anyway and deal with Grant later. Unfortunately, Lainie's plan doesn't work out quite like she intended it to and she is in for quite a few unexpected surprises. ?strong>Knowing What She Needs by Thianna D. ?/strong> While Charmagne Kendle loves Brent Carmichael to pieces, his innate need to help others is a thorn in her side. Especially on Valentine's Day. When she wakes up to find him gone, it puts her in a really bad mood, one that just gets darker by the hour. Once Brent calms her down with a spanking and a night of passionate lovemaking, he gives her the best gift she ever could have received. Just when things get on an even keel again, help is needed from the man she loves. Char has a choice to make: Accept it willingly. Or Detonate. One decision controls their future. Will she make the right one this Valentine's Day? ?span class='maxbutton-1-container mb-container'>?a class="maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-buy-on-amazon" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https: //www. amazon. com/Love-Rockies-Corbins-Valentines-Collection-ebook/dp/B00T0Y6X26" data-mbga="{'cat': 'Amazon Buy Now','action': 'click','label': 'www. amazon. com','value': 0,'noninteraction': 'false'}">?span class='mb-text' >Buy on Amazon?/span>?/a>?/span> ?h2>?/h2>Valentine's Surprise by Constance MastersChapter OneZach had a bounce in his step when he entered the house after work. He was excited to finally let Erin in on at least part of their Valentine‚Aos plans. There‚Aod be so many times he‚Aod forced himself to be determined as he walked through the door, knowing it would be necessary to take her to task over something. His wife, though, had grown and those times were getting few and far between. That is why he was going to surprise her with a special trip; no kids, no stress and plenty of alone time. Something they had to plan for more and more as the girls got older. ‚AuHi, honey, I‚Aom home!‚Au he called. ‚AuHey, baby,‚Au Erin said, coming out of the kitchen. ‚AuYou look cold. Take your coat off and I‚Aoll get you some hot chocolate. ‚Au She took his scarf and hung it on the hat stand by the door and stood on her tippy toes to kiss him. Zach slipped off his coat and hung it on a hook. ‚AuI‚Aom fine. Wouldn‚Aot say no to some hot chocolate though. Come have some with me. I want to talk to you. ‚Au‚AuDid I do something?‚Au‚AuNo. ‚Au‚AuThe girls?‚Au‚AuNobody did anything wrong, silly, I have something good to tell you. ‚Au He wished he could just blurt out the whole thing, but that would ruin the surprises. ‚AuNow I am intrigued. ‚Au Erin turned and grinned as they walked to the kitchen. ‚AuWell, it‚Aos more of a surprise really,‚Au Zach said. ‚AuReally! You‚Aore not really a surprise kind of guy. Hey!‚Au She jumped when Zach popped her bottom. He let his hand linger on his wife‚Aos delectable rear for a few seconds. Oh how he was looking forward to them being by themselves for a little while. ‚AuI am so a surprise kind of guy,‚Au he said. ‚AuYou just wait. This is big. I‚Aom going to give you the best surprise you ever had!‚Au‚AuSorry, Mr. Sensitive. I was only joking, I know how lucky I am to have you. ‚Au‚AuGlad you think so,‚Au he said, taking her hand. ‚AuBut I‚Aom the lucky one. Hence the surprise. ‚Au‚AuShould I go get the girls?‚Au‚AuNo, we‚Aoll tell them their part of the surprise later. This part is just for us. ‚Au‚AuOh?‚Au‚AuI have arranged,‚Au he paused for drastic effect, ‚Aufor us to have a three day vacation by ourselves. ‚Au‚AuNo!‚Au Erin said. ‚AuLike a second honeymoon?‚Au‚AuYes, a second honeymoon and I get to have you all to myself. ‚Au‚AuThat would be so perfect,‚Au Erin mused. ‚AuBut we can‚Aot. ‚Au‚AuWhy ever not?‚Au Zach was stunned. He had imagined lots of reactions but a straight out refusal hadn‚Aot crossed his mind. ‚AuI can think of two very important reasons. All my friends have their own plans. What will we do with the girls?‚Au‚AuDidn‚Aot I mention that I had made plans? I wouldn‚Aot forget about Jordan and Avvy. Diana offered. She‚Aos been dying to get her hands onto our girls. ‚Au‚AuFor three days?‚Au‚AuThey‚Aoll be fine. ‚Au‚AuThey can be a handful, Zach. What if they argue and drive them crazy?‚Au‚AuThey wouldn‚Aot dare. They have to come home to us eventually. Besides, they have had their own children, just because they‚Aore away at college doesn‚Aot mean they‚Aove lost their touch. ‚AuErin smiled. ‚AuIt would be lovely to have a romantic break. ‚Au‚AuNot would, will. We‚Aore going. ‚Au* * * * *Erin was beyond excited. She and Zach had always celebrated Valentine‚Aos Day but it had been low key; a dinner when their girls had gone to bed or if they were really lucky and had a sitter, maybe they‚Aod go to dinner out to eat in a local restaurant but nothing like this year. Zach had arranged for the girls to be minded for three days. Three! He‚Aod gone ahead and planned a surprise trip. They were actually going to stay away from home and they were going to be alone. She could hardly get her head around it. Her mind was a whirl. In the first few days since she‚Aod found out, all she could do was imagine where it was that they were going. She looked at the snow rimmed windows and sighed. Maybe somewhere warm, like a cruise or a beach somewhere?‚AuYou‚Aore going to burn,‚Au Zach said. The deep rumble in her husband‚Aos voice gave away the fact that he was in fact looking forward to slathering her with sunscreen. An excuse to run his hands all over her nearly naked body out in the open and get away with it. ?????? ‚AuI‚Aom fine,‚Au she teased. ‚AuNo you‚Aore not,‚Au he said, opening the bottle of lotion with a pop. And there it was, the tone that could melt her bones. She shivered a little at the sudden rush of pleasure. ‚AuYes, Zach,‚Au she said, hiding her grin in the crook of her arm. ‚AuI‚Aom on to you,‚Au he whispered in to her ear, ‚Aubut I‚Aoll play along. ‚AuShe jumped as his hand smacked the exposed skin of her bottom solidly several times. ‚AuZach!‚Au ‚AuIt‚Aos what you wanted isn‚Aot it? To have your naughty bottom spanked out here on the deck, in the open where anyone could see?‚Au‚AuNo!‚Au she protested, and yet between her legs throbbed, and she knew if he were to look, there would be a telltale damp patch on her dry bikini bottom. Suddenly a hand slipped between her cheeks and she knew he was checking. ‚AuYou lie. What does lying get a naughty girl?‚Au he asked. She was silent, the words that he wanted to hear just balancing on the edge of her tongue. She hissed as his hand once again crashed across her already sun touched skin. ‚AuA spanking,‚Au she whispered. ‚AuI don‚Aot think I heard you, what was that?‚Au‚AuA spanking. ‚Au‚AuThat‚Aos right. ‚AuHis fingers caught in the band of her pants and he slid them down to her thighs. ‚AuCouldn‚Aot we please go inside?‚Au she pleaded. ‚AuNow what would be the fun in that?‚AuHis hand started smacking but there was very little pain, mostly a delicious warmth that spread from her now pink cheeks to her core. ‚AuHmm. ‚Au She sighed. Then the spanking stopped and she could feel his lips and the bristle of his chin against her as he kissed her better. ‚AuYou like?‚Au‚AuOh yeah?‚Au The door flung open and a dramatic Jordan threw herself through it. ‚AuHelp me, Mommy, please!‚Au she said desperately, unzipping her jacket and trying to shrug off her bulky clothes. ‚AuI have to go real bad. Please. ‚AuErin raced across the room and proceeded to free her daughter from her winter clothes. ‚AuCalm down. Your wriggling is making it harder. ‚Au‚AuI don‚Aot know why you leave it until the last minute,‚Au Avery said, appearing in the doorway. ‚AuShut up!‚Au Jordan screamed, dancing up and down on the spot. ‚AuStop that, Jordan. It‚Aos really hard to help, honey, when you‚Aore dancing like that. ‚Au Finally Erin managed to get off her pants and the little girl ran off to find the nearest bathroom. Back to reality, Erin thought. * * * * *Her suitcase was laid out on the bed and she stared into the closet. The hot weather fantasy was out. Zach had told her to pack warm things. No lazing about in the sun, but things could be just as sexy and romantic if they stayed somewhere cold. Mmmm. She imagined them sitting by a roaring fire, sipping hot chocolate or even better, red wine. Maybe they had a private cabin where they could lay naked, not having to worry about the patter of feet coming down the hallway, maybe seeing something they shouldn‚Aot. They could cover themselves with a comforter if they were cold, but with skin on skin she was sure they would generate enough heat. It would be like a romantic dream to be spanked and then to make sweet love by the fire. Erin lay on the bed, closed her eyes and allowed herself to drift into the fantasy of her perfect weekend break. ‚AuIt‚Aos beautiful, Zach. ‚Au She allowed her eyes to drift to every corner of the warm cabin. The flickering of the fire, that had been already lit in readiness of their arrival, highlighted the log walls and made them gleam. They‚Aod thought of everything in this place that would be their luxurious home away from home. She felt like a child at Christmas as she ran from one room to another. The only bedroom held a giant four poster bed, a ton of feather soft pillows were set just so, trying to look lived in and homey but the choice of intermingling colors and fabrics reflecting opulence. When she walked back into the living room, she found Zach stoking the large open fire. ‚AuNice,‚Au she said. ‚AuYou should see the size of the bed. ‚Au‚AuThere‚Aos a hot tub up there in the loft. ‚Au‚AuSeriously?‚Au Erin ran across the room and threw her arms around her husband‚Aos neck. Thank you, thank you, thank you! This place is amazing, you thought of everything!‚AuShe took the stairs two at a time and her jaw dropped. It was just beautiful, like a postcard. A large tub just waiting, large enough for them both. An ice bucket and a bottle of champagne sat next to a bowl of shiny red heart shaped chocolates. Through the windows, snow topped trees sparkled prettily. She turned on the water and squirted a generous amount of fragrant bubbles into the hot and steamy stream. ‚AuZach!‚Au she called. ‚AuComing!‚Au he called as he ran up the stairs. ‚AuWhat‚Aos wrong?‚Au‚AuNothing‚Aos wrong. It‚Aos all perfect. This is where I want to start our weekend. Wanna take a bath with me?‚Au‚AuNow that is a question you don‚Aot have to ask, ever. ‚AuShe undid the buttons of her blouse and it just fell away from her in a delicate puddle at her feet. Zach‚Aos clothes joined them, and he took her into his arms, lifting her as though she weighed no more than a feather and placing her into the tub. When his mouth latched onto a nipple and sucked, she squealed with pleasure?actually squealed?out loud because there was no one there to hear her but Zach. He looked more than impressed, and he slipped a long finger between her slit as a reward. Erin sighed. This, would be a Valentine‚Aos Day to remember. ‚AuI‚Aom home!‚Au Zach called. Damn, she hadn‚Aot packed a single thing, and Zach had already dropped the girls off at Diana and Rick‚Aos house. ‚AuI‚Aom in here. ‚Au She winced when Zach stared at the empty suitcase open mouthed. ‚AuSorry. ‚Au‚AuUh huh,‚Au he said. ‚AuWhat have you been doing?‚Au‚AuFantasizing,‚Au she admitted with a grin. ‚AuI‚Aom just so excited. This is the most romantic thing I think you‚Aove ever done for me. For us. ‚Au‚AuWell, thank you. ‚Au Zach‚Aos face flushed with what appeared to be pride. He rustled around in the closet and brought out one of his oldest and widest ties. ‚AuCome over here,‚Au he said. ‚AuReally?‚Au Erin smiled as he held out the ugly fabric that he‚Aod once used for a costume party. ‚AuYou don‚Aot want to save that for when we get to where we are going?‚Au‚AuNope,‚Au Zach said. ‚AuI want to lead you outside so you can see the biggest part of your surprise. ‚AuErin jumped up and hurried over to her husband, turning so he could cover her eyes. ‚AuThis is so exciting! What kind of surprise could be waiting outside?‚Au‚AuYou have to wait and see. ‚Au‚AuCouldn‚Aot you just give me a little hint?‚Au‚AuYou really are a nosey little girl sometimes aren‚Aot you? All right, the surprise has to do with our mode of transportation. ‚Au‚AuOh really!‚Au she said with a grin. Could he have actually got them a limo? Imagine all the curtains moving as they drove down Spanking Loop and out of Corbin‚Aos Bend in style. She wondered if Zach would have the driver take them past Diana‚Aos house so the girls could see. It would only take a minute to call and let them know. ‚AuNow no peeking. ‚Au‚AuI won‚Aot. I don‚Aot want to ruin the surprise either. ‚Au‚AuGood girl. ‚Au‚AuWait. Shouldn‚Aot we pack first?‚Au‚AuWe‚Aoll come inside and do that after the big reveal. ‚Au‚AuFine by me. ‚Au She could understand that he was too excited to wait. It would seem a little rude if there happened to be a driver who was going to be sitting out there in the cold. She took a deep breath. She needed to make an effort not to get ahead of herself. Zach probably just wanted to show her some skis or something as a hint to where they were going. Whoops! She stumbled. Lucky her husband had a firm grip on her arm or she may have fallen flat on her face. ‚AuStop trying to guess silly. You nearly fell over. ‚AuShe heard the door open and felt the icy breeze on her face. ‚AuNearly there. ‚Au‚AuIs it all the way outside?‚Au She allowed Zach to lead her down the icy path. ‚AuI‚Aom afraid so. ‚Au Zach stopped and moved her hair away from the knotted tie. She could feel his hands painstakingly undoing the knot. He could be so pedantic about things. ‚AuI could just rip it off,‚Au she said helpfully. ‚AuNow where would be the fun in that? You don‚Aot like a little anticipation?‚Au‚AuPatience is not really my thing. ‚Au The fun of a surprise was finding out what it was. That was what she was interested in. ‚AuI‚Aove noticed that. ‚AuHis hand suddenly bounced off her jeans leaving a delicious warm spot on her bottom. ‚AuPlease, pretty please, take it off?‚Au Her tummy tingled with excitement. ‚AuYour wish is my command, I guess I‚Aove made you wait for long enough. ‚Au Zach whipped off the tie and stood there beaming. ‚AuTa da!‚AuHer eyes followed his outstretched arm to the big surprise. Cold air rushed into her open mouth as her jaw dropped and not with elation. Her eyes misted over and the butterflies that had been buzzing around her tummy stopped mid-flight, and sunk sadly. ‚AuNice,‚Au she managed to choke out. Nice? It was awful. Standing there in the street for everyone to see, in the place where her limo should be waiting, was a giant beat up old RV. She had never seen such a monstrosity in all of her days. ‚AuNice?‚Au Zach said. ‚AuNice? That‚Aos all you have to say about this magical vehicle that will be our vacation home for the next three days?‚Au‚AuHuh?‚Au Erin had been getting over the shock of their ride but it only just occurred to her that the rest of her Valentine dream had been flushed away with this van thing. Oh my God! He better hope that she didn‚Aot have to go to the bathroom in this thing because that was just not going to happen. ‚AuFor the whole three days?‚Au How could he call this thing magical? The only thing that would make it magical is if it managed to turn itself into something completely different. ‚AuOf course. I mean I would have loved to have taken you camping in a tent but the snow would have made the whole spanking your naked bottom thing a little hard. Thin walls and other people around, you get the picture. ‚Au‚AuI guess,‚Au Erin said, trying to keep the disappointment that was permeating her soul from rising to the surface and escaping her mouth. A tent. A fucking tent was his idea of the ultimate romantic weekend away. No she didn‚Aot get it, not at all. Was he saying there were other people in the world who wanted to spend Valentine‚Aos Day, in the winter, out in the open?‚AuI want your spankings this weekend to be for pleasure, not punishment. It would have been too cold. ‚AuErin didn‚Aot say anything but her lips were set in a straight line?a straight frozen line?that‚Aos what happens to people when they stand out in the elements. Her body language clearly gave away her displeasure. ‚AuWhat‚Aos wrong?‚Au‚AuNothing. It‚Aos so big. It‚Aos a big surprise, I guess I‚Aom just a little overwhelmed. ‚Au Was devastated the same as overwhelmed? In this instance it was anyway. ‚AuTell the truth, Erin,‚Au Zach said, turning her to make her look at him directly in the eyes. ‚AuI am telling the truth. ‚Au Well, she was. She was overwhelmed, devastated, unable to form words, not for a minute able to imagine any kind of an explanation that would appease her husband and at the same time not hurt his feelings. It was the thought that counted wasn‚Aot it? She wanted to cry. ‚AuI‚Aom in a holiday frame of mind here so I‚Aom going to give you one more chance to tell the truth or I‚Aoll drop your pants right here and now in the front yard and you‚Aore going to experience what it‚Aos like to get a spanking when your butt is freezing cold. ‚AuErin wanted to tell him that he wouldn‚Aot dare, but she knew that wasn‚Aot the case. He would carry through with his threat in a heartbeat. He might stop short at actually baring her but just getting spanked in her panties would be embarrassing enough. Not to mention the thin material would do nothing to protect her from the cold or the heat he would no doubt splatter across her backside. ‚AuI‚Aom sorry. I let my imagination run away from me. I imagined something different. ‚AuZach‚Aos face softened. ‚AuSomewhere fancy?‚Au‚AuSort of. ‚Au Now she felt like a heel. Sort of. A disappointed heel whose dream just got stomped on. ‚AuI was working with a teacher‚Aos salary here, Erin. ‚Au‚AuI know. ‚Au Paint her as an ungrateful, spoiled brat. She would have to try to push off this mood and see the funny side if she was going to survive. ‚AuIt‚Aoll be great if you give it a chance. ‚Au He wrapped an arm around her and drew her into his arms. ‚AuIt isn‚Aot about how much you spend. ‚Au‚AuI know. Won‚Aot we be cold though?‚Au Like frozen?‚AuNah, we‚Aoll go to a powered site and there‚Aos propane heating. We‚Aoll have all the comforts of home. ‚Au He took her hand and tugged her towards the van. ‚AuCome take a proper look inside. ‚AuWhat was the point of a vacation, though, if the best you could hope for was aiming towards the comforts of home? May as well just stay at home. Zach opened the door, stood back, and watched as she made her first climb up the stairway to hell. It was as she expected it to be. A truck with furniture. She popped open the oven door and peaked inside. ‚AuIt‚Aos clean,‚Au Zach said. ‚AuYou know I wouldn‚Aot take you away in an RV that wasn‚Aot clean. ‚AuShe opened the fridge. ‚AuSo‚Aos the fridge. ‚Au‚AuI didn‚Aot doubt that it was clean, Desi. I was looking to see if Lucy had left any of her huge keepsake boulders in here. ‚Au She and Zach had often spent a Sunday afternoon laying on the sofa and watching the classic. They loved it. The only thing that was missing was a spanking. As if Desi wouldn‚Aot tan Lucy‚Aos ass for disobeying him and hiding all her rocks in the van. Of course they weren‚Aot Lucy and Desi in the movie, the characters they played were Tacy and Nicky. ‚AuVery funny. Look, I thought I would arrange for us to have an affordable vacation alone together doing something that we‚Aove never done before. Like I said, give it a chance. ‚Au He ran a hand over the built in stove. ‚AuJust look at this cute little burner. We can make spaghetti and drink some nice wine. ‚Au‚AuUh huh. Who doesn‚Aot like to go on a vacation where they get to take a kitchen with them? Is there a washing machine and an ironing board because I really want to live it up. ‚Au Did she just say that out loud?Zach narrowed his eyes. ‚AuIs this the way you want to start a road trip? I want us to have fun, but if you think you can enjoy yourself more while sitting on a striped ass, then keep it up. ‚AuYes, apparently she did say that out loud. Did he just say striped?‚AuYes, I said striped. ‚AuThe man reads minds. ‚AuIt may not be so bad. ‚Au‚AuSee you‚Aore coming around already. ‚Au‚AuYeah. I better go pack. ‚Au And, get out of harm‚Aos way. ‚AuCome on, I‚Aoll help you. ‚Au Zach put his arm around her. ‚AuIt is going to be a bit chilly, we better pack the thermal underwear. ‚AuHow sexy, Erin thought. * * * * *Well, that went well. Zach tried to push away his own disappointment. They‚Aod left the girl that loved material things in the city, or so he thought. This wasn‚Aot like Erin. She‚Aod grown so much since moving to Corbin‚Aos Bend. So much so that their spankings were becoming more fun or foreplay than disciplinary. Maybe that‚Aos what had made her slip back. It might just be time to pull in the reigns a little. He wanted to try and warm her up to the idea of this vacation first, though. There was some fun and romantic ideas up his sleeve, and he was sure he could win her over in the end. He just hoped it wasn‚Aot going to be too much of a rough ride until then. He smiled as he watched Erin throwing things into her suitcase with very little enthusiasm. The sexy negligee she‚Aod packed earlier was reefed out and tossed in the drawer. Oh well, he preferred her naked anyway. There was no amount of wispy lace that could improve his wife‚Aos beautiful body. ‚AuSweats all right?‚Au she asked. ‚AuFine by me. You might want to put in some jeans and sweaters in case we want to stop and eat at a diner or something. ‚Au‚AuI‚Aoll put in my good ones,‚Au she said, rolling an ugly Christmas sweater into a ball and shoving it in her bag. ‚AuGood idea,‚Au was his smiley reply. He ignored the roll of her eyes that she didn‚Aot think he saw. He packed his own things, mostly concentrating on items that were the same or similar to hers, including the loudest sweater he could find. He had snow gear, including some fun stuff packed in the RV but he wasn‚Aot going to mention that just yet. He needed as many surprises as he could get if he was going to resurrect their romantic weekend. ‚AuI don‚Aot have food ready. I didn‚Aot think we were going to need any. ‚Au‚AuNo problem. We‚Aoll stop and get something,‚Au he said. ‚AuI‚Aoll just go and grab some snacks from the pantry for the drive. ‚Au‚AuMake sure there‚Aos some chocolate. Please. ‚AuShe was managing to stay polite enough to stay out of trouble - and she was doing a pretty good job- but there was a hint of disappointment there. It made him feel bad. He really did wish that he was rich enough to take Erin on the type of getaway she‚Aod been hoping for, but he wasn‚Aot going to drag them down the credit card road. ‚AuIf we don‚Aot have chocolate, we‚Aoll stop and get some. ‚Au That they could afford. * * * * *‚AuDo you need a hand with that?‚Au Zach walked back into the room with a carry bag of snacks to find Erin struggling with the zipper on her case. ‚AuI can manage,‚Au she puffed, tacking some politeness at the end? ‚Authanks. ‚Au Wrestling with the stupid suitcase full of the now necessary bulky clothes had forced her bad mood to resurface. ‚AuLet me help. ‚Au Zach took her hand and tried to tug the zipper while holding Erin back with the other hand. ‚AuGet off me,‚Au she wailed. Taking her anger out on the dumb suitcase was about the only outlet she had and now he wanted to take that, too? ‚AuWhy do you have to be so bossy all the time?‚Au‚AuWhat did you say?‚AuWhat was wrong with her; had she forgotten the difference between thinking and speaking altogether? ‚AuUm, I said I could do it. ‚Au‚AuNo, you told me to get off. You called me bossy! Don‚Aot add lying to the mix. ‚Au Zach frowned. ‚AuResorting to name calling because you‚Aore not getting your own way? You‚Aore acting like a spoiled brat and it finishes right here, right now. Get to that corner. ‚AuErin stomped to the corner muttering under her breath. Apparently again, not far enough under her breath. ‚AuWell, happy fucking Valentine‚Aos Day to me. ‚Au‚AuThat‚Aos it. ‚Au Before she even made it to the corner Zach grabbed Erin‚Aos wrist. Erin‚Aos eyes widened. Zach sat on the edge of the bed and tossed his errant wife over his knee. ‚AuI tried really hard to let you work your way through your disappointment but you were just determined to start this trip with a spanking. So be it. ‚Au He tugged her pants and panties to her knees and slapped her clenched bottom hard. ‚AuOw! I‚Aom sorry, ‚Au Erin whined. ‚AuI‚Aoll try to have a good time, I promise. ‚Au‚AuWill you?‚Au His hand bounced off her bottom rhythmically. ‚AuHow giving of you. This mightn‚Aot have been the trip you imagined but it is the trip I‚Aove planned for us, and it wouldn‚Aot hurt you to at least keep an open mind. ‚Au‚AuPlease, Zach, I‚Aom sorry!‚Au‚AuWell good. ‚Au Zach kept smacking for a couple more minutes. ‚AuI love you. I want to have some fun. Do you think that‚Aos going to be possible?‚Au He smacked the creases where her bottom met her creamy thighs. Erin nodded miserably, tears streaming down her face. ‚AuI‚Aoll-ll try. ‚AuZach helped her to stand and pulled her into his arms, kissing her lightly. ‚AuGood girl. Go and wash your face,‚Au Zach said with a sigh. When Erin came back into the room, he held up their paddle. ‚AuOne more thing I think we better take with us. ‚Au‚AuI don‚Aot think it will fit in mine,‚Au she said hopefully. ‚AuI‚Aoll make it fit. ‚Au He slid the shiny wooden paddle that he‚Aod made for them a long time ago into the back pocket of her bag and then sat on it while he zipped it. ‚AuGuess we‚Aore set. ‚Au‚AuGuess so. ‚Au Erin rubbed her bottom as she followed Zach out to the van. Did he have a spring in his step? Sometimes she almost imagined that spanking her bottom made her husband feel better. Sad thing was, it made her feel better too, go figure. Roy and Teri's Staycation by Kate RichardsChapter OneSpankos Valentine‚Aos Day CruiseJoin us for a week of fun and frolic on the high seas with like-minded folks this Valentine‚Aos Day. Ports of call include several Caribbean islands including one where ‚Auspecial‚Au excursions have been arranged which you may find more than interesting. Over twenty-five vendors with offerings designed to intrigue and delight, gourmet meals, and lots more! Don‚Aot miss this opportunity to indulge your spanking side. Singles and couples welcome!Teri smoothed the cover of the glossy brochure with a sigh. The smiling woman on the front bent at the waist while her beaming male counterpart lifted a paddle in a mock-threatening manner. They were young, gorgeous, and appeared to having a great time on shipboard. A Caribbean cruise. Roy‚Aos Christmas present to her this year?to them both?reflected their new lifestyle in a way nothing else could have. They‚Aod missed vacation after vacation with thei *****