The disposable garment rustled loudly as he unfolded it, smoothed it out, and slid it beneath her still stinging cheeks.

He then spread her legs open wide to bring the front through.

Holy cow! He can see my pussy! Just like full-on, nothing hidden, everything exposed see my pussy!

Part of her wished the floor would open and swallow her whole.

The other part wanted him to linger. To explore. To make her forget all about that nasty spanking with a little bit of pleasure.

Mmm. She suspected Edward knew just what to do.

She prayed her growing wetness was not evident. But as his hands continued to glide smoothly across her most sensitive region, an aching arousal seized her with unrelenting pressure.

She was thankful when the diaper was finally fastened.

It was already dampening, though. It sure didn’t have anything to do with tinkles.

“Please, sit,” Master Derek said.

Edward moved the visitors’ chairs back in front of the desk, as they’d been slid away during the spanking. Once she and Edward were situated, and Master Derek was behind his desk, the conversation began.

And what it contained nearly drove Lilly crazy with worry.

And desire.

Chapter 19

“Edward, I still think you’re the right match for Lilly.”

Master Derek leaned back in his chair and gave his words a few minutes to sink in.

“I want you to care for her during this time,” he eventually added.

“You want who to do what now?” Lilly said, cocking her head to one side.

For a moment, she wasn’t the Little and submissive who’d found her way to Rawhide Ranch. She was the woman who was shocked by the fact that someone seriously just suggested her stepbrother was the right fit for her.

Granted, her mind had suggested the same thing a million times before, but she spent much of her life trying to deny the facts. Hearing someone else admit it gave her an uneasy feeling. She squirmed in her chair and tried hard not to overreact.

Master Derek smiled. “It’s obvious you two are made for one another.”

“Hey, now,” Edward said.

Master Derek didn’t look offended that someone dare challenge him. He no doubt realized that Edward was used to being the guy at the top, the one in charge who called the shots. Edward was not a submissive and it was evident that he thought of Master Derek as an equal. Perhaps even a friend.

“I have a company to think about,” Edward said. His voice was calm and cool, but the gravity of what had been proposed was still evident in his tone. “Imagine if word got out that I was dallying with my sister.”

“Stepsister,” Master Derek corrected. “We here at Rawhide Ranch have seen dozens of relationship variations. We don’t judge so long as we are talking about consenting adults engaged in safe and healthy play and relationships. Quite frankly, it’s none of our business. It’s no one else’s, either.”

“But the public might see it differently,” Edward protested.

“Oh, so the company is more important than me?” Lilly said.

Why did I even ask that? I know the two of us cannot, under any circumstances, be together.

“I didn’t say that,” Edward countered. “But I do need to be mindful of public perception.”

Lilly wondered if that was really an issue or if Edward was just looking for an excuse as to why they couldn’t be together. She certainly understood. She spent a lot of time listing reasons in her mind why she and Edward couldn’t get their Happy Ever After.