Page 105 of On His Ranch

She lifted her face to look at him. “I don’t know,” she insisted. “I just thought…” Her voice trailing off, she ducked her head once more.

A thought hit him, but he couldn’t believe it. He leaned close and whispered, “Did youwantme to spank you?”

When she giggled, it caused his cock to surge in his pants. But then she went one step further, batting her lashes at him as she replied in a singsong voice, “Maybe!”

Chase stood there, stunned. He didn’t know what he wanted more—to teach her naughty butt a lesson, or to fuck her.

“This isn’t like you,” she observed with another giggle, far too pleased with herself. “Cat got your tongue?”

His palm itched, but something more powerful stayed his hand. “Piper… after last time… how could you trust me?”

Her brow furrowed. “What are you saying, Chase?”

“I made a mistake spankin’ you. Are you sure you really want to jump back in with both feet after…”

Piper’s eyes searched his face for what felt like forever as he forced himself to stay put, knowing he’d earned whatever judgment she might pass.

“I love you, Chase.”

Her words were like a wound to the heart, because he knew he didn’t deserve her love. He was so unworthy of it. “Piper—”

“When we love people, we can get over a mistake, right?”

Damn it, she was so beautiful, so innocent and sweet. She was all the things she’d shown herself to be and more. He hated that he’d ever doubted her. But now that he had put away those doubts forever, he was free to love her the way he should’ve from the start.

“I don’t deserve you,” he murmured, squeezing her hand.

“I’ll remind you of that every time you get mad from now on.”

“I’m sure you’ll try.” He shook his head, still taken aback by her blinding smile. This was a playful, carefree Piper—she must have faced some of her own demons, and he couldn’t wait to hear all about it. But that could wait. They had other business to tend to first.

Piper must have thought so too, because she said, “Now, are you gonna spank me, or what?” She dropped his hand and went skipping up to the truck, giggling.

“A three-week break must be longer than she can handle,” he mused as he watched that cute butt sashay away. Then he gave chase. He slid into the truck while she laughed in the passenger side.

“Lying is a very serious offense,” he warned her sternly as he hit the lock button.

Piper giggled. “That’s what I was hoping for, sir.”

“Hey. That’s Daddy to you.”

Her breath hitched as he caressed the side of her face, and she positively glowed. “Yes, Daddy.”

In moments, he had her face-down over his lap. He took his time pulling down her panties inch by inch. When her cheeks were bared, he began to rub her orbs, taking his time, allowing her to think about what she had coming. When the giggling quieted and she began to squirm, he figured it was time to move on to the lecture.

“You know that lyin’ is never okay, don’t you?”

“I was mad,” she replied, the words muffled.

“It’s wrong even when you’re mad.” He lightly tapped her left cheek, then her right, grinning to himself as she clenched her buttocks. “Relax your bottom, little girl.”

She craned around to look at him with the wide doe eyes he’d been dreaming about since their first night apart. “Is it gonna hurt?”

“Yes, baby, it’s gonna hurt.” He tapped harder, just to watch her wince. “But then it’s gonna be over, and you and I will be okay.”

“Promise?”

He bopped his finger off her nose. “Promise. In fact, we’ll be better than okay.”

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