The Orchard: Lexi's Lesson in Respect (ePub)

After her reunion with Cole, Lexi finds herself spending all of her time intentionally avoiding him. She was having a tough time getting the memories from that night out of her head, and she had made a promise to herself that she wouldn't give her heart back to the man who shattered it all those years ago, even if it had been a misunderstanding. She had promised herself that she would never leave herself vulnerable like that again, but with him that was such a difficult promise to keep.

In order to keep her distance, Lexi decides to take Jax into town for breakfast and possibly some car shopping. While at the diner, they run into a few familiar faces, one of which happens to be her old best friend, Ellie. The two girls catch up and Ellie invites her to a girl's night out that night. Deciding that a night out might be exactly what she needs to forget about Cole, she agrees and heads home to get ready.

The girls meet up that night and head out for dinner followed by one too many drinks at Tim's Tap. When Cole walks in to find Lexi dancing with a handsome stranger, it doesn't take long for him to realize that she is way too intoxicated to look out for herself. Things get heated when he tries to take her home, and Lexi finds herself being hauled out of the bar over his shoulder. Even in her drunken state she knew that she would pay for her behavior sooner or later.

Waking up with one hell of a hangover, Lexi finds herself in Cole's bed, although she is fully clothed this time. As the memories of the night come flooding back, she realizes she's really in for it this time. When she gets downstairs and Cole doesn't immediately lay into her, but instead makes her breakfast and wants to talk, she knows something is up. Cole assures her that she is going to get the spanking of her life for her behavior, but first he asks her some very personal questions. Questions that could have life changing consequences for Lexi. Questions that she's not sure she's prepared to answer.

This is a novella of about 11k words. This is the second installment in a four-part series. All installments will be available as a set after the fourth is published.

Note: This story contains domestic discipline including the spanking and switching of adult women. If such material offends you, please do not read this novella.