An Honest Mistake

by Bethany Hauck

  Jacqueline turned to speak but Connor quickly stopped her, “don’t say anything and put your nose back into that corner.” Jacqueline stamped her foot and did as he asked. “Right now I just want you to listen. The people in the village here at Tarmon have known Catherine all her life. They are loyal to her because they don’t know you. Speaking as you did in front of them is not going to make them accept you, it’s going to make them shun you. I want you to be respected and loved by the people of my clan. I know what a loving person you can be, your brothers have always talked highly of you, that’s the person I want my people to get to know. Now when it comes to you and me, you can not ignore what I say to you in front of the people here. If you disagree with what I am saying, then you can tell me in private, I have no problem with that, but I will not have you ignore me, or talk back to me in front of the people in this clan.”

  “I am sorry about that,” Jacqueline told him, although she did not turn around. “I know how important it is to have the respect of your clan. Eadan would have been just as upset with me if I had done that to him back at Gleann.”

  For the first time since the punishment had started Conner couldn’t help but notice the perfect apple shape of Jacqueline’s back side. It even had the nice color of a ripe apple he thought, and smiled slightly, although he made sure Jacqueline couldn’t see him. He felt his cock begin to harden and knew he had to end the punishment soon.

  “Speaking of your brothers, you need to think about how you made them feel that day when we left Gleann,” he told her. “You refused to speak to them; you refused to speak to your father, you wouldn’t even speak to me. Owen tried to talk to you on the journey here, and he said you were very rude to him. Your brothers would never have made you marry me if they didn’t think I was a good man. I know you never really liked me, but you’ve never really known me, give me a chance, Jacqueline, maybe we can make this into a good marriage.”

  Jacqueline sighed, thinking about what he had said. “I’d like for this marriage to work also. I’m just so angry about how it happened.”

  “Well let’s get this punishment over, and then we can talk more if you’d like,” he told her.

  “Isn’t it over already?” she asked.

  “I told you that you’d earned a strapping. I mean to see that through,” Connor told her.

  “I don’t think my butt can take any more, Connor, please,” she pleaded.

  “I won’t be applying the strap to your butt,” he said as he stacked pillows on the edge of the bed. “You’ll be getting all twenty-five to your thighs.”

  “I don’t think I can take twenty-five,” she said, her eyes filling with tears.

  “Please don’t argue, Jacqueline and make me have to raise it to thirty. Come, lean over the edge of the bed onto the pillows,” he told her. “Let’s get this over with.”

  Jacqueline sighed once more and turned towards the bed letting her shift drop down. “Lift it up,” Connor said immediately.

  “You’ll be able to see everything,” Jacqueline protested.

  “Thirty,” Conner said softly. “Lift it up.”

  “Alright,” Jacqueline told him as she lifted her shift back up, her face turning as red as her bottom, and she walked over to the bed where she bent forward onto the pillows with her legs tightly pressed together.

  Connor looked at the red bottom before him and again felt his cock jump and harden. “Spread your legs,” he told her.

  “I can’t,” Jacqueline cried. “You’ll see everything.”

  “Last chance, spread your legs, or I’ll make it thirty-five,” Connor told her. “You’re going to learn to do as I say right now.”

  “Connor, please,” Jacqueline pleaded. Connor walked up behind her and landed a hard smack on each side of her bottom. Smack, smack . “I can do this until you follow directions,” he told her. Smack, smack, smack, smack.

  “Stop. I’ll do it,” Jacqueline cried out and slightly spread her legs.

  Smack, smack. “More,” Connor told her. Jacqueline spread them wider. Connor couldn’t help it as his shaft grew rock hard. Jacqueline had the prettiest cunny he had ever seen. It was a light pink color with the same auburn colored hair surrounding it that was on top of her head. Instead of a strapping he just wanted to rub it, lick it and kiss it.

  “Let’s get this over with,” he said as he took an extra belt out of his trunk at the end of the bed. “Stay in position, or I’ll add more.”

  “I’ll try,” Jacqueline replied. She was already so sore she didn’t want to make it any worse than she already had.

  Connor placed his hand upon her lower back to help steady her as he raised his arm and began. The first ten were given quickly without a break, starting just below her sit spots and each stroke landing just a little bit lower. Swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack.

  “Please, Connor, no more,” Jacqueline sobbed. Her brothers had never punished her this severely. “I can’t take anymore.”

  Connor looked at her thighs, although they were red, and he had no doubt they were sore, he had not broken any skin or even left deep welts. “I’ll give you a break, but you have twenty to go. Don’t get up,” he told her.

  “I hurt so bad, Conner,” Jacqueline pleaded. “Can’t we forget the rest.”

  “Nay,” Connor told her. “I intend to finish this, and I hope I never have to be this severe with you ever again. I’m not happy about having to do it. My plan for tonight was to seduce you, not punish you.”

  “I’m sorry, Conner,” Jacqueline said, for the first time meaning it. “I didn’t mean to upset you so bad.”

  “You did upset me, Jacqueline,” he told her. “I want my clan to like you, maybe even learn to love you as I hope I do.”

  “You want to love me?” she asked.

  “Once we get to know each other better, aye. I hope we learn to love each other,” he told her. “Ten more, Jacqueline,” he said as he began once again. Swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack, swish, whack.

  Although she had been crying since Connor had laid the first stroke, it wasn’t until the tenth the Jacqueline finally screamed. “Please no more!”

  Connor looked at her thighs and knew any more would just be cruel. “I’ll give you a choice,” he said. “I can do the last ten, and this portion of your punishment will be over, or you can sit on a chair for the next hour and think about what I’ve said to you.”

  “I’ll take the chair,” Jacqueline quickly said. Then she blushed and added, “can I stand now?” She had forgotten how exposed she was.

  “Wait just a minute,” Connor told her as he grabbed the chair that sat at his desk in the room and pulled it over near the bed. “I want you to keep your shift up, and I want your bare bottom and thighs touching the chair.”

  Jacqueline groaned but nodded her agreement as Connor helped her stand. She couldn’t believe how tight her butt and thighs felt, but she remembered to hold her shift up as Connor helped her walk over and sit in the chair. When her butt and thighs made contact with the wooden seat she wanted to instantly jump back up, Connor was ready and put a hand on each shoulder holding her in place.

  “No talking, I just want you to think about what I’ve said,” he told her. Jacqueline nodded as she sat and looked at the floor. Tears were still rolling down her cheeks as Connor sat on the bed watching her.

  It seemed to take forever for the hour to go by, As Jacqueline sat, she thought about what had happened the last few days. She knew Connor was right and she should never have disobeyed him in front of the villagers. She also thought about the way she’d treated her brothers, although she was angry with them for not getting her out of this marriage, they had always protected her and treated her fairly. Jacqueline thought about her new father and sister by marriage. She had never expected such a warm welcome, especially like
the one she had gotten from Connor’s father. Maybe she did need to try a little harder to accept her circumstances. Maybe she could try to be nicer to Connor himself, except for this punishment, that she had to admit she deserved, he had been nothing but kind to her.

  “Times up,” Connor said.

  “Can I put my shift down now,” Jacqueline asked him, her face once again turning red.

  “Not yet,” he told her. “Come back over here and lean over the bed.”

  “No please, Connor,” she begged, tears automatically welling up in her eyes. “I can’t take anymore.”

  “It’s not what you think, wife,” he said kindly. “For once, just do as I say, please.”

  Jacqueline nodded, knowing her butt and thighs couldn’t take anymore tonight. She got up and leaned over the edge of the bed just as she had done for the strapping. Connor walked up behind her with a tin of salve and opened it.

  “I won’t do this in the future,” he told her. “I’m hoping I never have to punish you like this ever again, Jacqueline. No matter what you may think, I didn’t enjoy doing that. I’m going to put some cream on that will help take some of the sting away.”

  “You don’t have to do that,” Jacqueline said, her face even becoming redder knowing where Connor would be touching as he rubbed in the cream. “I can do it myself.”

  “Just let me help you, Jacqueline,” he said, “please, it will make me feel better too.” Jacqueline nodded as he took a dollop of cream out of the tin.

  “This may sting a bit at first,” he told her as he began rubbing the cream into her thighs. Once again Connor felt his shaft grow hard as he ran his hands up and down Jacqueline’s bare thighs. He glanced down and was pleasantly surprised when he noticed her cunny was glistening with moisture.

  He took another dollop and once again started working it into her bottom and sit spots. Just to check to see if he was correct he accidentally let the back of his hand brush against her cunny, it almost was his undoing when she let out a small moan. He smiled to see the moisture on the back of his hand.

  Jacqueline couldn’t believe how good it felt as Connor rubbed the cream into the welts and brush marks he’d left. In fact, she’d never felt anything like it. As he ran his hands up and down her thighs, she began to wish he would rub just a little higher, where she had only touched herself when washing. She could have sworn she felt wetness but knew she’d just had her menses right before Eadan’s wedding and it wasn’t time for them again yet. Connor’s hand accidentally brushed against her cunny, and she couldn’t stop the small moan that escaped.

  “All done,” Connor told her, turning away from her and putting the tin back into his trunk at the foot of the bed. “Come to bed now, wife.”

  Connor quickly blew out the candles in the room and got undressed. He didn’t want to scare his new wife, but he always slept naked and didn’t intend to stop doing so now. He quickly climbed into the bed and under the covers while Jacqueline’s back was turned.

  “I need my nightdress, Connor,” Jacqueline told him.

  “Can’t you just sleep in your shift tonight?” he asked her.

  “I suppose,” she said and shyly got into the bed pulling the blankets up to her chin.

  “I know I promised nothing would happen in this bed until you were ready, but I’d like a good night kiss, wife,” Connor said to Jacqueline, hoping she would agree.

  “I’ve never kissed a man before,” Jacqueline told him. “I’m not sure how.”

  “I’ll be happy to teach you,” Connor told her.

  “I suppose one kiss won’t hurt,” Jacqueline said to him, curious to find out what kissing him would be like. “Afterall, you are my husband.”

  Connor sat up and leaned to the side coming down with one arm on each side of her head. He gently cupped her cheeks and brought his lips down to hers giving her a tender kiss. It took Jacqueline a second before she began kissing him back.

  “That was nice,” she said when Connor broke the contact. “Can we try that again?”

  “As much as you want, wife,” he answered and again brought his lips down on hers. This time he made it last a little longer before breaking the contact. Since Jacqueline didn’t protest, he decided to do it again. This time he ran his tongue along her lips until she slightly opened her mouth and he touched his tongue to hers gently.

  Jacqueline had never known kissing could be like this. When Connor touched his tongue against hers, she couldn’t help but wrap her arms around his neck pulling him closer. Connor kissed her over and over. She felt his hands as they stroked the sides of her face and down her neck. Then one of his hands began stroking her arm softly. Jacqueline pulled Connor’s head down once more getting more confident as their tongues tangled together. It wasn’t until Connors hand slid up her side and covered her breast that she jumped and pulled back.

  “Sorry,” Connor said. “I got carried away. I made a promise, and I’ll abide by it. I think every night we should do a little more until you’re comfortable with me. How does that sound?”

  “Alright,” Jacqueline replied once again embarrassed by her behavior.

  Connor reached over and pulled Jacqueline unto her side fitting her back up against his front.

  “What are you doing?” she asked him.

  “This is how married people sleep,” he told her putting an arm around her waist. “Relax and go to sleep.”

  “Something is poking me in the back,” she told him.

  “Ignore it,” he said chuckling, “unless you want to lose your virginity tonight.”

  Jacqueline shook her head and tried to relax. Then it dawned on her, “Connor?”

  “Aye, Jacqueline,”

  “Are you naked?”

  “I always sleep naked,” he answered. “You’ll get used to it.”

  Jacqueline scooted a few inches away, realizing what had been poking her in the back. Connor laughed and pulled her closer. “Go to sleep, wife,” he said.

  Jacqueline was surprised when she fell asleep soon after, warm and comfortable in the arms of her new husband. It took Conner quite a bit longer as his new wife, not realizing what she was doing, snuggled into the warmth of his body.

  Chapter 6: Confined for a Day

  “Good morning, wife,” Connor said as Jacqueline rolled over in the bed towards him. He was lying next to her with his head propped up on one arm watching her sleep.

  “Why are you staring at me?” she asked him.

  “You’re very beautiful you know,” he replied.

  “I’m not,” she said, once again turning red.

  “How about a morning kiss for your husband,” he said as he bent down and once again pressed his lips to hers. Jacqueline was surprised at how quickly she responded, as she opened her mouth slightly to let his tongue once again tangle with hers.

  Connor, just like the night before, began running his hands up and down the sides of her face, then her neck and eventually her side, wanting to cup her breast but being afraid of going too fast for her. “Stop, Jacqueline,” he said breaking the kiss.

  “I’m sorry,” she said becoming embarrassed.

  “Don’t be sorry,” he answered giving her a quick peck on the lips. “I enjoy kissing you. I have to tell you something, and I believe you aren’t going to be too happy with me afterward.”

  “What is it, Connor?” she asked, becoming concerned.

  “You have one more part of your punishment yet,” he began. “I need to show the village that I will not put up with your poor behavior. You’ll be confined to our rooms for the entire day.”

  “Nay Connor,” she said. “Please, I’ll go crazy stuck in our rooms all day.”

  “It needs to be done, wife,” he said. “I’ll come have dinner with you tonight though, just the two of us. I’m sorry, but it must be done.”

  “I understand,” she said sighing.

  “Think about the things we talked about last night while you have the time today,” Connor said to her. “I want you
to find a way to be happy here.”

  Jacqueline nodded at him but did not smile, Connor threw back the covers and jumped out of bed. “Connor, you’re naked,” she squealed and quickly turned away.

  “I’m not ashamed for you to see me this way,” he said laughing. “I hope one day you’ll be used to it, and even like what you see.” Connor grabbed his trews and quickly pulled them on before grabbing his kilt and shirt. “You can look now, wife; I’m decent.”

  “I have Fiona looking at maids for you today,” he told her. “Although you’re banned from having any company today, you can talk to the women she thinks would be acceptable in the solar and decide who you would want. I’ll tell her to send them up to talk to you right after you break your fast.”

  “At least it’s something to do,” she sighed and answered.

  “There is to be no other company,” he said. “I’ll let Fiona know she’ll have to wait until tomorrow to visit with you herself.”

  Jacqueline nodded, and Connor headed towards the door to get to his duties in the keep, “I’ll have a maid bring up some food for you,” he told her.

  “Connor,” she called out as he opened the door, he turned back to her as she said, “I am sorry for my behavior in the village.”

  “That’s a start,” he said and smiled at her. He quickly walked back over giving her a quick firm kiss on the lips. “Do some thinking today, please. Tell me later what will make you happy, that’s very important to me.” He again turned and this time left the room closing the door firmly behind him.

  As Connor entered the hall, he stopped one of the women serving the morning meal, “have someone take a tray up to Lady Jacqueline to break her fast. She will be spending the day in our rooms.”

  “Aye, sir,” the serving woman replied and quickly went on her way.

  “Where is my new daughter this morning?” Connors Da asked as he sat at the table. He was breaking his fast with Fiona and Jacqueline’s brother Owen.

  “She’ll be spending the day in our rooms, Da,” he explained. “We came to an understanding last night, and it’s part of her punishment today.”