Fiona was working from home when her partner walked past as he was getting ready to leave. Overhearing something that confused him. "Feeling better Fiona? Well I hope you've had a few days recovery in bed." He looked puzzled and lent around the corner of her office. She knew she'd been found out, she told him she was on holiday the last few days.
He left the house barely even saying goodbye. The two were normally inseparable so she knew he was mad.
Fiona hypothesised about her plan when he got in, thinking all day. "My treat tonight" she burst out when he eventually walked through the door from a long work day.
"Fiona, pack it in. We're not going out tonight. You know why. You told me you were on holiday so you just outright lied to me?"
"I was just, I'm sorry. I was just really, really tired."
"I don't want to hear it" with that he'd turned her around. She'd got dressed up for their dinner date and before she knew it he had her knickers down and was smacking her bare bottom in the middle of the hallway. He'd not done this to her before. It took her aback. She worried that anyone walking past would hear a grown woman getting her bottom whacked, for taking sick days when she wasn't sick.
"You've completely disappointed me. I'm so hurt. Lying to me? Can I trust you? Do I even know you?" He went on chastising her. As he spanked her. She felt so bad. She thought she could flutter her eyelashes and he'd be on side again but not this time.
Eventually he told her to stand in the corner exactly like that, and think about her behaviour. She'd gone from being excited for a meal out together, to this. Her evenings and time with him was always the highlight of her day so this stung in more ways than one. She fidgeted slightly and looked behind to see if her bottom would be obscured by the perspex glass in the front door.
"Face the corner, Fiona. I'm going to get you an apple and some crackers. You can eat that on your own in the dining room. Then you're going straight to bed. I'm going to have a takeaway and game tonight. Because I stick to my responsibilities."
Whilst she wasn't into games she always loved snuggling up and doing her own arts and crafts whilst he played something. It meant the two would be settled in, just them, for hours. Now she wasn't even going to get that, tonight.
When she got out of the corner she found he really wasn't joking. On the dining table a mat, a glass of water and some really plain food. Just set up for her, on her own. Whilst she heard him order a takeaway.
She ate through the tears, partly due to the stinging bottom, partly due to the fact she was going to be sent to bed. But also that she'd genuinely hurt him. She just ate her food quietly and looked at the clock. In disbelief that it coming up to 7pm, and she was about to be put to bed in her mid 30's.
After eating she scuttled up the stairs to get ready for bed, removing her make up, brushing her teeth and getting her jammies on. Going down to say night to him, and he just replied a curt "Night, Fiona." Not even a kiss or a cuddle. Before telling her as she reached out for the cat "No, you're not taking Millie to bed, you go up on your own you're a bad girl".
Fiona hated going to bed on her own, she always wanted to go with him but at least the comfort of the cat helped. And she wasn't even allowed that. She just teared up and stormed up the stairs, saying 'you're horrible' knowing that whilst he was a bit, she only had herself to blame for her actions.
She went to bed crying on her pillow. Pulling her shorts down and rubbing her sore behind a little. Feeling frustrated but also so, so sorry. She'd never do this again, never lie to him, never skip work. She just wanted it to be a normal night of fun with him and instead here she was, on her own, in bed. She eventually tired herself out, and had cried herself to sleep.
After the takeaway was delivered and he'd played games for an hour or so. He thought he best go and check in on her. Opening the door quietly, she had fallen asleep face down. Pyjama shorts down, her still quite red bottom on display.
He'd had enough of telling her off. He quietly crept in and pulled her shorts up to cover her without stirring her, before throwing the blanket over her. Brushing her hair back behind her ear before whispering "I do love you, Fi-Fi". Kissing her on the forehead. As he left the bedroom, the cat was outside, fussing. He gave in and left the door open so she'd keep Fiona company if she did wake up.
In truth a takeaway and gaming on his own reminded him of the life he had before, without her, and he didn't want that again. But she did need to still be taught right from wrong, even if she was 35.











