Learning from the Gardener

Two

"Hi." Lia was greeted at her door by Ava at 7:30, who didn't bother asking to come in this time. "Good morning. I told my mother about the TV, and she ordered you a new one. It'll be here in a few days."

Lia nodded. "Thanks."

"I'm really sorry still."

"Don't worry about it, Ava-"

"I think another spanking would help."

"What?"

"If you... spanked me again, I wouldn't feel guilty. The first time I wasn't exactly... I don't know. It all happened so fast, and I feel like I got less punishment than I deserved."

"No."

"Please? I feel so bad. And like a brat. I mean, my mother didn't even blink an eye when I told her, so, I guess I am..."

"Let me drink my coffee first. You want some?"

"No thanks."

Lia sat down at the bar and finished her drink. She was dressed in her work clothes, a maroon t-shirt under overalls tucked into brown leather work boots. Her hair was pulled up in a loose bun. She smiled as she noticed Ava was wearing her pajamas still, her blonde hair in a low ponytail.

"Come on, then."

Ava followed her to the living room couch.

Lia shook her head. "I have never in my life asked for a spanking. I used to try to beg my way out of them, actually."

"Did that work?"

"Not with my parents." She laughed. "You sure about this?"

Ava nodded.

"Over my knee."

Ava climbed onto Lia's lap with a shaky breath.

"You alright?" Lia asked.

"Yep."

Lia slipped her thumb into the waist of Avas shorts and pulled them down, revealing her bare bottom. "Oh." She said, expecting panties.

"I'm fine. Get on with it."

Lia responded with a hard smack. "Lose the attitude." She scolded as the spanking began.

"You will not be disrespectful. And you will not be careless with other peoples things, do you understand me?" Lia asked as Ava began to squirm on her lap.

"Mmmhmmm, AH!"

"Answer me clearly, Ava Marie!"

"OW! Yes!"

Ava yelped with each swat from Lia's hand, the punishment becoming more painful by the second.

"Ouch! Lia! OW! AHHH!"

God, this hurts, what the hell was I thinking? Ava thought, her face screwed up in pain, tears spilling over her rosy cheeks.

"I'm s-s-sorry, Liaaa!" Ava sobbed.

She didn't realize when the spanking stopped, and Lia began to rub her back.

"It's okay, it's okay." Lia said as Ava finished crying.

Ava pulled her shorts up, then sat beside Lia on the couch.

"You okay?" Lia asked, rubbing her back.

"Yeah." Ava whimpered.

"Come here." Lia wrapped her arms around Ava, and tried not to focus on how warm she was, or how small she felt.

Ava returned the hug.

"Everything's okay, now, right?" Lia met Ava's light blue eyes, their faces inches from each other.

"Right."

Before they knew what was happening, their lips touched. Ava leaned forward, and put her hand on the side of Lia's face before she was pushed away.

"Oh, um, I'm sorry." Ava mumbled.

"No, it's- it's fine, you're emotional, we're-"

"Yeah. You're good at that."

"Good at what?"

"Giving spankings." Ava stood and rubbed her bottom. "And kissing."

"Ava, I can't, we- I have to go to work. Come back tonight and we can talk."

"Right. Thanks."

"Thanks?" Lia laughed, almost forgetting that they had just shared a kiss. "I've also never thanked someone for a spanking in my 23 years of life."

"You're twenty three? You look old."

"Ouch."

"No, not like that, you're just mature. You seem older." Ava smiled. "And how do you know I wasn't thanking you for the kiss?"

Before Lia could respond, Ava was out the door.