Late Start
Chapter 1
Luke was grounded again. He didn't have much of a social life, but two weeks without video games was going to be torture for him, especially with a new game he had been looking forward to coming out today. This was all because he had been neglectful of their cat's care. His mother had finally had enough and grounded him for two weeks.
"Can I please talk to you about me being grounded?" he pleaded. His mother was sitting down at the kitchen table. She looked up at him. "Sure, we can talk, but that doesn't mean I'm going to change my mind. What did you want to say?"
"Well, grounding for two weeks is two weeks out of my life. This is my Summer break. I'm a teenager now and I will be in high school in a few weeks. This is finite time that I can never get back."
His mom nodded. "Yes, I know, and I feel bad for you, but your decisions have consequences. If you don't take care of pets properly, their time will be even more finite. Sorry, but this punishment is meant to get your attention."
"Well isn't there some other alternative punishment you can do instead?" asked Luke. "Like extra chores?"
"I already have you doing extra chores for punishment," replied his mom. "I don't know what else to give you that isn't just useless busywork. Got any other ideas?"
Luke thought for a moment. He wasn't sure he wanted to bring this up, but then he remembered the video game he really wanted to play. "Well, what about spanking? My friend, Chelsea, gets spankings from her mom."
His mom actually laughed. "Spanking? At your age? You're 14 and starting high school in a few weeks. It's kind of too late to start now."
This was an odd response. "It doesn't sound like you're against the idea," said Luke. "You just think it wouldn't work at my age?"
His mom nodded. "Your father was very much opposed to physical punishment of any sort. I'm kind of neutral on the idea. I see both pros and cons to it, but out of respect for your father's wishes, I never spanked you. When he died, you were already close to the age when I think most parents would start phasing this sort of punishment out, so there was no point in me starting."
"Thank you for that by the way," said Luke. "I know that a lot of parents will spank without a second thought, so I'm glad you decided not to do that with me."
"I'm confused," said his mom. "Weren't you the one suggesting spanking just now?"
Luke nodded. "It's different now. Now I'm old enough to make these sorts of decisions myself. It's different if it's my choice."
"This is about that video game," said his mom with a knowing smile. "You're wanting to choose an alternative punishment because you really want to play that game. But suppose I go along with your suggestion, what happens when nothing interesting is going on. Would you still choose a spanking over being grounded?"
Luke shook his head. "I don't know, but maybe not." His mom sighed. "And that's why you aren't allowed to choose your own punishments. You will always choose the one you hate the least at the time."
"Well what if you still choose for me, but just expand your list of options to choose from?" asked Luke. "That way, it would still be your choice. You would just have other alternatives to grounding that you could choose instead."
His mom shrugged. "That makes sense. Alright then, I'm willing to give this a try, but don't come crying to me if you regret it. Just so you know though, spanking is done on the butt. Hopefully that's not too embarrassing for you."
The thought actually was kind of embarrassing to Luke. "Yeah, but it's fine. As long as you don't spank too hard."
His mom laughed. "How hard I spank isn't your decision. If you are truly willing to do this, then I will end your grounding after I've spanked you. Just let me know when you're ready."
Luke just wanted to get this over with so he could start gaming right away. "I'm ready now."
His mom moved her chair away from the table. She grabbed Luke's hand and pulled him closer so that he was standing directly to her right. Then, without any warning whatsoever, she yanked down his shorts and underwear.
Luke's hands quickly flew to cover his front. "Mom! What are you doing?" She reached around behind him and patted his butt. "I warned you that spankings are given on the butt. I can't do that with these clothes in the way."
"You could have spanked over my clothes!" said Luke. His mom shrugged. "Maybe, but that's not what I'm going to do. I've seen you naked before. It's no big deal. Now then, I want you to drape yourself over my lap."
Luke hesitated. He glanced down. "Umm… I have to move my hands to do that. Could you… not look?"
His mom laughed. "If you're that worried about me seeing your penis, then I'll close my eyes while you get over my lap." She shut her eyes tightly. "There. I'm not looking."
Luke quickly threw himself over her lap before she opened her eyes. He cringed when he felt her hand squeeze his bare butt. "Mom! What are you doing?"
"Just seeing what I have to work with," she said. "You have the kind of butt that's just begging to be smacked. And the tone you're using to talk to me isn't doing you any favors. I'll start as soon as you tell me that you're ready."
"I'm ready now!" said Luke, who really just wanted her to stop squeezing his butt. "Alright, here we go," said his mom, who immediately transitioned from squeezing to slapping.
Luke yelped from the first few smacks, until he realized something. He was only reacting because he had been anticipating pain, but in reality, these smacks really didn't hurt. They produced a stinging sensation but they weren't actually painful.
After about thirty seconds of continuous spanking, Luke's mom stopped and went back to squeezing his butt. "It's over now, Luke. You took that punishment very well. I'll close my eyes so you can stand up and fix your clothes."
Luke quickly stood up and pulled his underwear and shorts up. "I'm done," he announced. His mom opened her eyes and gave him a sympathetic smile. "I wish I didn't have to spank you, but I'm glad that you aren't having two weeks of your Summer break wasted anymore. Now go enjoy your games."
As Luke started to leave, his mom suddenly grabbed his arm. "Wait, before you go, there's something I need to ask you, and I want you to be completely honest with me."
"Uh… sure, what is it, Mom?" asked Luke. He looked his mother in the eyes and saw she had a very serious look on her face. "Did the spanking I just gave you actually hurt?"
Luke couldn't bring himself to lie to her face. He shook his head. "Not really. I'm sorry. I guess that means spanking won't be an alternative to grounding from now on?"
"Maybe not," said his mom. "Or maybe I just need to research how to spank a boy your age. If I do decide to use this method of punishment again, you can be sure that it won't go as easy for you next time. But a promise is a promise. You aren't grounded anymore. Go have fun now."