Lessons for Lexi (19 page)

He stood and caught her hand as she
started to lower her jeans before putting the loopy Johnny on his desk. “No.”

Lexi’s face fell and he nearly laughed
out loud. For the first time, Lexi looked disappointed that she wasn’t about to
get punished.

“I’m not going to use it on you because
you don’t deserve it, not because I’m rejecting you.” He pulled her into his arms
and sighed before burying his face in her hair. “I love you too sweetheart and
what you just said was very brave. I think you deserve something else instead.”
He released her and walked around the desk, pulling open the top drawer.

Lexi tensed and he let himself laugh at
her expression. “I’m not getting a paddle,” he reassured her as he pulled out a
small blue box. “Today is going to be about celebrating, not about punishment.”
He walked back around the desk and Lexi’s eyes widened as he dropped to one
knee in front of her. “Now say you’ll marry me so we can get started.”

She was nodding, her eyes filling up.
“Yes JT.
A million times yes!”
She threw her arms
around him and he stumbled to hold her before pulling her to a stand with him
and kissing her with every ounce of passion in his body.

She pulled back, smiling up at him,
before her eyes fell on the loopy Johnny on the desk. “Can’t we put that away?
It’s making me nervous.”

JT laughed before lowering his mouth to
hers again. “I’ll keep that in mind.”

Epilogue

Lexi shifted uncomfortably, trying to
keep her nose in the corner, but having a bit of trouble. Her large pregnant
belly made it nearly impossible to get all the way in.

“Have we learned our lesson?” JT came
up behind her and put a hand on her shoulder.

Lexi nodded. “No ladders when I’m pregnant.
I’m sorry JT; I was just so excited about the nursery.”

“Then you can come out now.” He smiled
as she turned and he put a hand on her belly. “Though I’m pretty sure you were
never all the way in.” JT had stopped spanking her after the pregnancy test
came back positive on their two month anniversary but he found that corner time
was still an effective and safer punishment for a pregnant woman.

A side effect of Lexi’s second surgery,
that no one had realized, was that it removed scar tissue that was putting
pressure on her fallopian tubes. Lexi and JT had continued having unprotected
sex, with no idea that Lexi had started ovulating again. Considering how often
they wound up in bed together, it was only a matter of time before Lexi had a
bun in the over.

“He’s kicking,” JT smiled. He’d been
honest when he’d told her that her supposed infertility hadn’t bothered him,
but still couldn’t help but be thrilled to see his baby growing inside of her.

Lexi pouted. “He doesn’t like corner
time either.”

“You should be grateful for it.” He
informed her sternly.
“Because as soon as he’s out, we’re
going right back to spankings.”
He gave her an evil smile. “I still
haven’t gotten a chance to try out that loopy Johnny on you.”

Lexi flinched at the thought. “Then I’m
glad I have three more months.”

He chuckled and caught her by the hand.
“We should go get changed. We’re both covered in paint and Althea is going to
be here for your baby shower in less than an hour.”

Life had changed dramatically for Lexi.
She was in love, she was growing her family and she’d never been happier in her
life. Raj had used his connections to get her a job writing scripts for a
liberal political television show, though JT had insisted she only work part
time during her pregnancy.

Three months later, Lexi gave birth to
a healthy 7 pound 8 ounce boy with her unfortunate eyes, but blessedly, JT’s
ears.

Five months later, JT finally got to
test out the loopy Johnny on Lexi’s bottom. The lady at the store hadn’t been
lying. It was just as painful as she claimed.

Over the years, two more babies,
another boy and finally a little girl, joined JT and Lexi’s family, each one
more of a blessing than the last. JT was still strict, and Lexi still found
herself getting put over his knee on a regular basis, but she never complained
about it. Instead, she was grateful for it, because she knew that JT loved her
enough to discipline her.

She was glad she’d been able to let the
past go and take a risk on love, because it was the best decision she’d ever
made, even if that love left her with an occasional sore bottom. Her fears were
gone and the only room she had in her heart was for love. The nightmares of
dead air had disappeared and instead were replaced by beautiful dreams of her
and JT’s future. It was a future without fear and filled with love.

And Lexi was finally able to accept that
she deserved it, no matter how many lessons she had to learn to get there.

The End