by Joannie Kay
Pearl walked over to the door and said, "I absolutely will not permit you to return to that insufferable man. Your father will arrange for a divorce, and you will return home to live with us! I will not have you forced to live in depravity!" With that, Pearl shut the door and locked it from the outside.
Glenna banged on the door, begged to be let out, but no one came to answer her pleas for help. She cried until she was exhausted, and then fell asleep on her old bed.
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"Mary, where is my wife?" Charles demanded.
"Sir, she went out right after you did this morning, and I have not seen her since," Mary replied truthfully, thankful she was not the young man's errant wife. If she was not mistaken, the young Mrs. Foster was due a good spanking when her husband located her.
"Mary, you seem troubled. Is there something more I should be aware of?" Charles asked.
"Sir, I do not wish to cause trouble between you and Mrs. Foster..."
"It would please me to have you speak your mind, Mary," Charles said gently, wondering what his wife was about now.
"I need this job, sir. Mrs. Foster promised to turn me out without a reference if I told you she was out and about this morning... but since she has not returned yet, I am concerned..."
"Mrs. Foster will apologize to you, Mary, and I assure you that you will not be turned out." Charles was clearly not happy. "You may leave, Mary. Mrs. Foster will serve dinner when she comes home."
"Yes, sir." Mary was wise enough not to argue. "Thank you, sir."
Charles waited another hour, fuming over his wife's disobedience and the fact she felt free to threaten Mary, but when there was no sign of Glenna, he decided to go looking for her, and drag her home if necessary! He headed for her parents' home, positive Glenna would seek solace from her mother.
"Come in, Charles. I've been expecting you," Elmer said politely.
"My wife is here, then?" Charles asked rhetorically.
"Yes. She is upstairs in her old room. She confided in Pearl that you abused her, and she wishes a divorce."
"What? I did not abuse Glenna, Elmer. I spanked her, but I did not abuse her."
"There was no mention of a spanking!" Elmer looked at the younger man in surprise. "She told Pearl that you abused her in bed...?" the man was red-faced.
"Glenna said that?" Charles was hurt. "I did no such thing."
"Pearl said..."
"Elmer, I do not wish to be rude, but did you speak to Glenna yourself?"
"Why no! Pearl said she was too distraught to talk to me!"
"Nonsense!" Charles got to his feet. "I am going to get to the bottom of this right now! Glenna! Glenna! You come down here right now and talk to me, young lady, or else!" He started up the steps, and Elmer followed him.
Pearl stepped into the hallway, "You leave her alone, you perverted monster!"
"Charles! Charles!" Charles heard Glenna calling for him. "I am locked in here!"
"Do you have a key, Elmer?" Charles angrily demanded.
"Pearl, give me the keys, right now," Elmer ordered sharply.
"I will not! I will not allow my child to be used so disgustingly. He is turning her into a fallen woman, with loose morals!" the woman hysterically declared.
"Madame, my wife is a lovely, passionate young woman. I will not permit you to speak about her in that manner." Charles was holding onto his temper by a thread.
"Elmer, for once in your miserable life, do something! Throw him out of this house once and for all!" Pearl screeched.
"Woman, give me the key!" Elmer ordered, but Charles had had enough.
"Stand back, Glenna!" he warned, then gave the door a powerful kick and splintered it. Two seconds later Glenna was in his arms, sobbing.
"Mother locked me in there, Charles, and would not let me leave to come home to you. I am so happy you came for me!" she cried, clinging to him.
"Daughter, have you been abused in any way by your husband?" Elmer asked in a no-nonsense tone of voice.
"No, Father. I love Charles. I told Mother that, but she would not believe a word I said."
"This cruel monster has poisoned your mind!" Pearl screamed.
"Charles has treated me with love, Mother," Glenna responded, then looked at Charles, "Please take me home, husband... I am tired and hungry and thirsty..."
"You kept her locked in there all day... without food and water?" Charles looked at Pearl in disgust.
"Son, take your wife home. Pearl will be made to regret her actions," Elmer said in a voice that Glenna didn't recognize.
Charles picked Glenna up in his strong arms and carried her down the steps, and out of the house. At that moment, Glenna did not care if she ever went back.
"What have you done, Pearl?" Elmer advanced on her.
"I tried to save our daughter, but with no help from you, she is back in that despicable man's hands! What kind of father are you?" she railed at him.
"I am the kind of father who can see that his daughter was anguished at the way her own mother treated her. I am the kind of father who can see that his daughter's husband loves her very much. I am the kind of father who will NOT let this pass. Railing at me constantly is one thing, Pearl, but you are not going to make our daughter's life a living hell as you have done mine. I am going to do now what I should have done years ago!"
"What are you talking about?" Pearl did not like the look in Elmer's eyes as he approached her. She tried to back into her room and shut the door and lock it, but he shoved it open and sent her flying across the room. "You brute! Get out of my room!"
"I will get out, and be happy to do so, once your arse is thoroughly blistered for this stunt," Elmer declared, slamming the door shut behind him.
"You must be out of your mind, Elmer, if you think I will let you touch me!" Pearl put as much venom as possible in her words. "Not after all these years!"
"I will admit I should have done this within a week of our wedding, Pearl, and I have only myself to blame for the unhappiness in this house. But, today, you went too far, and I will, by God, not permit you to treat our daughter as if she has no right to her own thoughts. You locked her inside a room, with no food or water, all day long. Did you see how red her eyes were from crying? Did you see how upset she was with you? I swear, Pearl, you have pushed your own child away. How will she ever look upon you with anything but disgust? I have tolerated your abuse for nearly twenty years now, but I will not permit you to treat our daughter with no respect for her feelings." He reached Pearl side, grabbed her arm, and dragged her over to her bed.
"You let me go!" Pearl screeched, struggling.
"You will not be released until you are thoroughly chastised, and I fully expect this to take most of the evening," Elmer replied. "You do not need all this covering," he growled, and smiled grimly when Pearl gasped in outrage as buttons flew everywhere as he tugged on her dress.
"You are ruining my clothing!" she screeched.
"I paid for it," was Elmer's reply. Ribbons snapped, delicate fabrics tore, but within a short time, Pearl's ample bottom was completely bare, and Elmer brought his right hand down on her left cheek with a powerful snap!
Pearl let out a scream, and was positive she heard her husband chuckle. He spanked her again, this time on her right cheek, and he continued spanking, alternating cheeks while she hollered and put up quite a fuss. "I will file charges!" she threatened.
"A man is permitted to correct his wife if it is deserved, Pearl, and no Judge in his right mind would say this is not deserved." Elmer spanked harder, aiming for the underside of her cheeks. SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! "This is long overdue!" SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! "You locked our daughter in her room!" SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! "I cannot believe you would do such a thing!" SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! "No food!" SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! "No wa
ter!" SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! "What were you thinking?" SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! "Answer me, Pearl! What were you thinking?" SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!!
"Owww! Owwwwwwwww! Stop! Stop! It hurts!" Pearl started blubbering. SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!!
"I asked you a question!" SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!!
"I cannot talk while you are spanking me!" she protested, but Elmer was upset and letting her know it in a very physical manner. SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! "Please, Elmer... Let me explain!"
Elmer gave her three more hard spanks, and said, "Start talking, Pearl."
"Charles has convinced our daughter that it is perfectly natural to enjoy the disgusting things you men do to us women at night!" Pearl exclaimed.
"Pearl, there are a good many women who enjoy the physical side of marriage."
"Only fallen women and harlots!" Pearl insisted.
"No, Pearl... There are good women who manage to find sharing their husband's bed a pleasure and not just a duty to perform. I am very pleased that Charles has been able to convince our daughter to relax and enjoy their bed."
"That is perfectly despicable, Elmer!"
"What is perfectly despicable, Pearl, is the fact you locked Glenna in a room all day long with no food or water. You made her cry, frightened her, and you have angered her husband. He could well forbid us to see our daughter. You are going to be punished until you realize the enormity of what you have done this day. You behaved shamefully." SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! "This spanking will continue until you are very sorry indeed, and then you will be punished." SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!!
"I cannot take any more! Please, Elmer, stop! I am in pain!" He ignored her. SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! "Okay, you win! I am sorry!"
"Sorry for what, Pearl?" Elmer paused to ask.
"I am sorry for locking Glenna in her room," the proud woman was forced to admit.
"You do not sound sincere." SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!!
"Yes! YES! I am sincere! Ohhhhh, owwwwwwww!" she blubbered. "I am sorry I locked Glenna in her room... and I am sorry I did not think to take her water and food. It was awful..."
"That is better. Are you ready to take your punishment now?" Elmer asked firmly.
"You have already spanked me! What punishment are you talking about?" Pearl tearfully asked, trying to reach back to rub her ample bottom, but having her hand grasped in his.
"You will not rub away the sting, Pearl. This spanking is long overdue, and you will reap the rewards for as long as they last." SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!!
"Owwww! Stop! Stop! I am sorry! I am sorry! Oh, Elmer, please! I am sorry! I will not rub! No more!" she begged frantically.
"You have earned a serious thrashing, Pearl. Because of your actions today, our daughter could well be lost to us. You are going to stand, remove this tattered clothing, put on your nightdress, and then go to my bedroom and get my slipper. You will return, and ask me to punish you properly for your behavior today."
"You cannot be serious, Elmer!" Pearl gasped in shock and embarrassment. "I will do no such thing!" SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! "Stop! No more! Oh, no more!" she kicked as Elmer started spanking again.
"You will be spanked until you agree do to as you were told, Pearl," Elmer said calmly, spanking her as hard as he possibly could. SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! Her arse was a deep dark red, and he moved lower to spank her upper thighs. SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! This brought on fresh cries of pain, and Elmer made sure to spank the tender area between the thighs and her reddened cheeks. SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!! SPANK!!!
Pearl had had enough! "I will do as you say, Elmer. Please! I will obey you!" To her relief, the spanking stopped immediately. Elmer put her on her feet.
"You will undress and put on your nightdress immediately, Pearl. There will be no stalling or fussing, or you will go straight over my knee again. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Elmer," she whimpered. It even hurt to walk as she fetched a clean gown from the drawer and walked behind the privacy screen. Her clothing was good for nothing but the rag bag now, and she dropped it on the floor, and quickly slid the gown over her head. She unpinned her braided hair, and let the braid fall down her back. She did not feel that she looked quite as ridiculous now. She emerged from behind the screen, and went to fetch her robe from the wardrobe.
"You do not need your robe to walk across the hall, Pearl. Go at once, fetch my slipper, and come right back and we will have done with this matter."
Pearl wanted to argue, but Elmer was acting strangely, and she feared he would take her over his knee again if she did so. His room was neat as a pin, and not nearly as cluttered as hers. She found his slippers lying neatly on the rug beside the bed, and she picked up the one for his right foot and felt her face turn scarlet. She could not believe he really intended to punish her so thoroughly. Perhaps if she apologized again, he would forget this nonsense, and things would return to normal? She carried the slipper back to her own room, and softly shut the door behind her. "Elmer, I am truly sorry for getting so upset this morning. I will offer my apologies to Charles in the morning. It is not necessary for you to punish me further."
"Pearl, I have known you for a long time. You are not sorry... You are sorry you were caught, and you are sorry that you are being taken to task for your actions. Yes, you will apologize to Charles, and to Glenna, and yes, it is necessary to punish you thoroughly so that you will learn a valuable lesson. Hand me the slipper, and ask for your spanking."
"I will not!" Pearl stomped her bare foot. I am a grown woman, with a grown daughter! I am too old to be spanked like a naughty child. I have said I am sorry, and offered to apologize. That is sufficient!" she crossed her arms over her chest. "You may leave me now."
Elmer sighed, and then got to his feet. Pearl smiled in relief that he was actually going to comply. But, when he reached her side, he picked her up, and carried her over to the bed. In the next moment, she found herself over his knee again, but this time her upper body was on the bed, and her legs were trapped beneath his right leg. He shoved up her gown to reveal her reddened backside, and then he pried the slipper from her hand, and started spanking. THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! "These do not count until you ask for your punishment, Pearl," Elmer warned. THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!!
"Stop, please! Oh, it hurts! I am sorry, Elmer. I am truly sorry!" THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! "I will beg Glenna's forgiveness. Please stop now!"
"You have to ask for your punishment, wife, and this does NOT count until you do!" Elmer repeated. THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! "I can keep this up all night, if need be." THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!! THWAPPP!!!
Pearl was sobbing so hard she had trouble speaking, but he heard her, "Please, Elmer, punish me for being so hateful with Glenna and Charles! I do not wish to lose our daughter!" she sobbed, then stopped struggling, accepting her spanking as due.
Elmer did not feel a bit sorry for the proud, stubborn woman. He gave her a slippering she would remembe
r each and every time she tried to sit for the next week. When he finished, he stood. "I am disgusted with you, Pearl. You go to bed now, and you think of the hell you have made of our lives. In the morning, you will see me in my study, and we will compose an apology to Charles and Glenna. Goodnight."
Elmer closed the door with a firm click, and Pearl sobbed long into the night. What had she done?
Chapter Five
Charles was incensed, but he gently carried his wife home. Her tears upset him, and he knew that she felt betrayed by her own mother. He vowed he was never again going to let the woman hurt his little wife.
Glenna finally calmed, then said, "Thank you for coming for me, Charles. I am truly grateful you did."
"I will always come when you need me, little one," he promised.
"I know I was bad and disobeyed you... I am sorry," she said in a small voice.
"We will discuss that later, honey," he said firmly. "Right now I am going to tuck you in bed, and bring you something to eat and drink," he announced as he opened the door and headed for the steps.
"I need to speak with Mary, first, Charles. I was rude and hateful with her this morning, and I need to apologize. I threatened to turn her out without a reference if she tattled on me for leaving the house. I did not mean it, and I would never do such a thing... but it was mean and childish of me to threaten her. She probably felt terrible all day... and I want to make it up to her... If you do not mind, I thought an extra day off with pay? You could deduct that from my next allowance..." Glenna said.
"You spent some time thinking while you were locked away, didn't you?" Charles asked gently, carrying her upstairs to their room. "Mary is not here. I sent her on home before I came to look for you." He laid her gently on the bed, and then kissed the tip of her nose. "You may make your apologies in the morning, and I think an extra day off with pay would be a nice way to make amends."