Colin closes the door and sits down by him. "Of course. This isn't all just punishment for doing bad things. It's also rewarding for doing good things. And you took the spanking without com--without whining, then gave a sincere apology to Edgard."
He takes a hose and passes it to Bene.
He takes a hose and passes it to Bene.
Colin shows him his still-red palm.
"Not sure if that would've been a good idea," he says, "but I'm glad I didn't have to decide."
He takes a hose with his left hand and takes a long, slow drag.
"You really want this?" he asks, smoke puffing from his mouth.
"Not sure if that would've been a good idea," he says, "but I'm glad I didn't have to decide."
He takes a hose with his left hand and takes a long, slow drag.
"You really want this?" he asks, smoke puffing from his mouth.
That look of discomfort gives Colin pause. Stepping back into their confessions, he tries to think of what he's afraid of.
I'm afraid he won't know the difference between this and abuse. I'm afraid he'll be abused in the future.
A deep breath.
"All right. Forget that. There's only going to be one rule: if anything I do makes you feel the way your mother made you feel, you use that word. You don't have to explain, you don't even have to understand why you feel that way. Deal?"
I'm afraid he won't know the difference between this and abuse. I'm afraid he'll be abused in the future.
A deep breath.
"All right. Forget that. There's only going to be one rule: if anything I do makes you feel the way your mother made you feel, you use that word. You don't have to explain, you don't even have to understand why you feel that way. Deal?"
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