The Game Plan (2 page)

“
I do
n’
t think that child knows what rules are.  I do
n’
t know how she would survive if she ever ventured out on her own
.”
Bill sighed and propped his leg on the coffee table.
 “
Do you think you will be okay with her
?
”

“
No problem.  Sh
e’
s not the only one who needs looking after.  Ask HIM about his chem test.  Bry called me on that one, too
.
”
 
Rob pointed to Glenn.

“
Br
y’
s an asshole.  I passed. 
I’
m going to be a sports therapist, not a chemist, so wha
t’
s the big deal
?
”

“
The big deal is that
I’
m paying a lot of money for your education and I expect you to do well.  Like I told Cassandra, you have the choice to move out and take care of yourself.  That means getting a job.  Straighten up, mister.  You do
n’
t have that much longer to go
,”
Bill said firmly.

Glenn sighed.
 “
Ok, fine. 
I’
ll work harder
.
”

“
Good.  What are YOU looking at, Robert
?
”

“
I was just wondering why you do
n’
t you use that scarier-than-shit tone on Miss Attitude?  Maybe then sh
e’
d treat you a little more respectfully.  Yo
u’
re paying for her education, too
.
”

“
Leave the kid alone, bro.  Sh
e’
s got a lot of issues
,”
Glenn defended his friend. 

Rob nodded.
 “
I agree.  One of which is total disregard for anyone else.  You would have kicked our asses if we ever spoke to you the way she does.  I seem to remember a very hard and painful lesson about how to speak to my elders
.
”

“
I
t’
s not the same with boys.  Besides, you were raised differently
,”
Bill argued. 

“
Yeah, with a willow switch.  Pop, you know tha
t’
s no excuse.  Sh
e’
s been around this family for 12 years.  Sh
e’
s spoiled and rude.  None of us have done anything to invite it.  Not even jerkoff here
.
”

“
Hey
!”
Glenn complained.

Bill shook his head.
 “
I need to start packing.  Just get along, please?  Glenn, hit the books
.
”

“
Yes, sir
,”
Glenn grumbled, leaving to get started.

Rob watched his brother go.
 “
Pop,
I’
m really worried about Cass.  So is Bry.  We both think sh
e’
s heading for disaster
,”
he said quietly to his father.

Bill nodded, noticing something odd in his so
n’
s expression.
 “
So do I, son.  So do I.  Make sure you and your brother do your best for her, okay
?
”

* * *

Two days after Bill left on his trip, Cassie decided it was time to escape the hell she now called home.  Glenn was out with his friends and Bryon had left for an away game.  Rob had ordered her to clean her room and, in response, she had made her famous retreat and slammed the door as loudly as she could.  She ignored his calls from beyond the locked door, turning up the headphones so she could
n’
t hear his ranting.  Rob finally left her alone and slammed his own bedroom door in frustration.

She waited until the house was quiet and then slipped out of her window and shimmied down the trellis that lined the side of the house.  Bill had planted Wisteria there years ago and had made sure the trellis could take the weight of the heavy plant.  Cassie had no problem with her get-away; her tiny
5’0”
frame weighed no more than a feather and she was agile to boot.

Smiling, she started down to her friend Gin
a’
s house.  Rob would never kno
w
…

* * *

Rob woke suddenly, hearing a noise coming from outside.  He looked out his window to see Cassie trotting down the tree lined street.  Growling, he threw on some clothes and followed her.  After witnessing her effortless climb up a tree and in through Gin
a’
s upstairs window, he knocked loudly on the door.  A man answered.

“
Yeah?  Hey Rob, you okay?  I
t’
s late
.
”

“
Yes, sir, Mr. Todd.  Sorry about the time.  I came to get Cassie.  She just snuck into Gin
a’
s room through the window
.
”
 
Rob rubbed his neck, pointing up.

He stood in the doorway as the man leaned over the stairs, calling up for his daughter.
 “
Gina!  Is Cass up there with you
?
”

“
Um, no Daddy
,”
Gina lied, sticking her head out the door as Cassie shimmied back out the window, lost her footing and clumsily fel
l…
right into Ro
b’
s strong, waiting arms.

“
Hello
,”
he said calmly to her shocked face.  Held captive as if by bands of iron, Cassie suddenly felt very small and very vulnerable.  She swallowed.

“
Good catch
,”
she gulped. 

He nodded.
 “
Wide Receiver.  You okay
?”
he asked.

“
I’
m fine.  Put me down. 
I’
m not a football
.
”

“
Yo
u’
re as small as one.  No,
I’
m not putting you down.  Not this time
,”
he responded, nodding his thanks towards the grinning Mr.  Todd as he started back to their house.
 “
I also suggest you keep the noise down so you do
n’
t wake the whole neighborhood
.
”

“
I can walk, Rob
!”
Cassie started to argue.

“
I do
n’
t think so, young lady
.
”

Fuming, Cassie glared at him.  His eyes were fixed ahead with an expression of pure determination, along with something she had
n’
t seen before.
 “
Thanks for catching me
,”
she offered quietly.  His face softened as he stopped to look down and study her pretty face.

“
You could have broken your neck, Cass
.
”
 
He actually sounded upset.

“
Then you would have been rid of the biggest problem in your life.  You should have let me fall
,”
she said sharply.

Rob wrinkled his brow.
 “
Is that what you think?  You are so wrong
.
”
 
His voice was soft as he pulled her against his strong, solid chest and kissed her cheek.

“
Yo
u’
re like a kid sister to us, Cass.  Yeah, yo
u’
re an enormous pain in the ass, but we love you.  None of us, especially me, would ever want anything to happen to you
.
”

“
I’
ve been a thorn in your side from the day I moved in next door
.
”

“
Sweetie, I was 22, finishing college and constantly fighting with my dad about why I did
n’
t want to play professionally, especially for Buffalo.  I
t’
s too cold.  Nah, it had nothing to do with you.  I swear
.
”

“
Then why are you always so mean to me
?
”

“
I‘
m not mean,
I’
m firm.  Someone needs to give you boundaries and, for some reason, my da
d’
s afraid to do it.  I care enough to tell yo
u‘
n
o’
.  I do
n’
t mean to sound unkind, but you just make me crazy with your attitude.  I promise, after tonight, things are going to change for the better.  You have no idea how much I care
,”
Rob said, putting her down as he opened the front door. 

She eyed him cautiously.  Something was different.  She felt her skin crawl apprehensively.
 “
What do you mean
?”
she queried, allowing him to clasp her small hand and lead her into the house. 

He pulled her next to him as he sat on the couch, nestling her firmly between his open thighs and holding both her hands with a steely grip.

“
What I mean, my little love, is tonight you and I are going to reach an understanding about how things will go in this house for now on.  No more fighting, no more sneaking out, no more defiance, no more door slamming.  It stops here and now
,”
he said calmly, looking straight into her eyes, his warm hands loosening their hold and massaging her fingers and palms soothingly. 

Encased by his rock hard thighs, Cassie wanted to fight his hold with everything she had.  She struggled with the other truth; she never wanted him to release her.  Despite the age difference of 14 years, she found him strikingly handsome, virile and dominant.  With him she felt safe and cared for, and it terrified her. 

So Cassie did the only thing that came naturally; she slammed her little fist into his thigh and was rewarded by a yelp.
 “
Leave me alone.  I do
n’
t want to hear this bullshit. 
I’
m going to bed
,”
she announced as she broke free. 

She had barely taken two strides when Rob caught her wrist and, despite her scream, pulled her sprawling across his lap, placing her tiny bottom high in the air.  Cassie shouted as her sweats and panties found their way past her knees and then she felt the first sharp smack descend upon her very bare and very vulnerable upturned backside.  It HURT!  And he could see her bare bottom and everything else!

“
Let me go, you asshole!  What the fuck do you think you are doing
?”
she demanded, trying to preserve her modesty by covering her bottom with her hand.  Rob caught her wrist, holding it firmly against her side as his enormous, callused hand whacked noisily upon its small, rounded target.  Rob said nothing, focusing his attention on making certain that this tiny girl fully understood his intentions and would have second thoughts before attempting another such assault upon his person. 

Cassie kicked, screamed, cursed, threatened, and finally started to cry as each swat left a dreadful sting, one after another, on her helpless backside.  She had never before been spanked and she was as much shocked by the amount of excruciating pain as she was affronted by the position he had put her in; she was half-naked and he had a direct view of every secret place she had.

Rob paused, leaving his hand resting on the trembling, sizzling globes.  He resisted the urge to stroke them in a very un-neighborly fashion, along with his desire to dip his finger in between the glistening lips of her pussy as it peeked out from between her perfect, heart-shaped cheeks.

“
Cass, yo
u’
ve pushed me to make this decision.  To coin Po
p’
s favorite expression,
I’
m enacting a new game plan.  For now on, this is exactly how I intend to deal with you and your sass.  I love you too much to see you destroy yourself and the people who care about you.  If you insist on acting like a spoiled insolent child, you will be treated like one.  Trust me,
I’
m more than capable of doing it and I have lots of experience.  I promise you will be bare-bottomed and over my knee for a spanking every time you act up for now on.  Understand
?
”
 
he lectured in a stern, unwavering tone that forced her to listen to him.