I’m your woman, only your woman. I need this little vacation with the girls. It’s been a really busy year.’ ‘Ok but if you run into any proble...ms you call me. If we didn’t have that damn practice starting up already, I’d be with you.’ ‘Jess, this is for us girls only. We just need a short getaway with no thoughts of school. Please try to understand.’ ‘I understand, I just wish I could be with you instead of with a bunch of smelly old guys.’ He tried to lighten it up a bit but he really didn’t. That’s better. Now you’ll notice I’ve left your pants up for now – that’s because I’m going to use the heavy tawse first of all, and you need a bit of protection for that. This will hurt a lot more than it did across your skirt but I’m only going to give you six, me being a gentleman. I hope you appreciate my consideration – come on now, get your bottom right up for the first one. Here we go! That’s one, and quite a good one too I should say! That’s two – get your bottom up and stop whining!. I did not want her to see my face. It was wonderful feeling her body touching mine, feeling her as close as it is possible to be. I tried hard to control my emotions, but it was impossible to hide. She turned the water off and looked intensely at me. ‘You are crying?’ ‘I am sorry.’ She wrapped me tight into her arms and held me while I sobbed. ‘There is no need to say sorry. My darling Kat, whatever it is that is upsetting you, I promise we can make it right.’ She gently guided me out of the. "Go to sleep, Gina. I'll see you tomorrow."She was already asleep.Dan walked slowly out and then stopped outside her door and shook his head vigorously as if to clear it of the sorry sight. A nurse came up to him."It's pretty shocking, isn't it?" she said gently.Dan nodded wordlessly."But it looks worse than it is." Will she be scarred?" Very little if at all." Thank God."He rang Molly when he got back to school."That was not fun, Mum," he said. "Poor girl and yet she was very cheerful in many.