Callie’s husband was a captain in the Marines. His last two assignments had been overseas
but he was now stationed stateside. It would be his last assignment because he
told her he was going to retire after this current enlistment was
finished.
Long ago, they had decided to retire to the San Diego
area. With that in mind and Barry’s
announcement of taking retirement, she began house hunting. She found the cutest cottage. It was just perfect. It had a great wrap around porch, with a deck
that extended out to the sand. It would need renovation but the price was
reasonable. At least she thought it
was. She took Barry to see it and he
thought it was overpriced and needed too much work. Callie didn’t like that answer and kept
pursuing the house. She put in an offer
that was a lot less than the asking price and was very surprised when it was
accepted. That was a problem. She had to tell Barry she had overridden his
decision and purchased the house.
Coincidentally, they were invited to a block party in the
same area as the cottage on Memorial Day Weekend. Callie thought this would be the perfect time
to tell him. She suggested they drive by
the cottage just so he could have another look and maybe have a change of
heart. There on the front lawn was a big SOLD pasted over the sign. He breathed a sigh of relief, at least Callie
would get off his back.
Because he
was in the service and away much of the time, Callie ran their house, finances
and life. If possible, they would discuss life changing decisions but unless he
was adamant about something, her decision was fine with him. He was content
with this arrangement because he felt safe knowing that if anything should
happen to him she would be able to take care of herself. He was beginning to see it was going to cause
a problem once he was around all the time.
It was already starting. Callie
was a strong independent woman and had her heart set on this house. He knew she had not given up so he was
surprised when she had no reaction to the SOLD sign. Now that he felt he was in the clear he said
she had done a good job as far as location and maybe they could find something
else in the area. Callie couldn’t seem
to spit out the words. Maybe later, she
thought to herself.
The party was great fun with lots of food, liquid
refreshments and games. There was
volleyball, kite flying, even a couple of wind surfers for those adventurous
souls. Around sundown, everyone was
winding down and feeling the effects of hours of sun and fun. Callie and Barry were talking to the host and
hostess telling them how much fun they had when Mari made a comment they should
look for a place in the area. Without a
thought, Callie blurted out they purchased a place. The minute it was out of her mouth she wanted
to dig a hole, jump in and bury herself.
Callie was afraid to look at Barry. She knew the look that would be on his face
and it wasn’t one she wanted to see.
Without a word he took her arm and propelled her out of there and to the
car. She started to explain and he said
he didn’t want to hear her voice until they got home. She was already
squirming. He was a captain in the
military for pete’s sake and he could deliver a dressing down like no
other. That would be the beginning but
she knew it would end with the ass warming of her life. He didn’t discipline spank her often but when
he did it was memorable and this was the worst thing she had done to date.
When they got home, Barry told her to go to the bedroom and
stay there. She tried to explain and he
just pointed his arm toward the bedroom.
“You know the drill”.
The order was issued in his military tone and she quickly moved.
He needed time and space to process what he had
learned. He was upset on many levels –
the fact that she went ahead and made a life changing purchase without his
approval was the thing that bothered him the most. She was just doing what she
had always done, taken charge. Callie was a capable woman to whom he had
allowed control over their life for years.
Maybe it was because, in the past, life changing decisions were made
together. They talked about the house,
he told her how he felt, that was the end of it as far as he was
concerned. Obviously, he was wrong. He was used to giving orders and not having
them questioned. True, it wasn’t an
order. He went on and on in this manner
for well over an hour. When he finally
realized Callie was still waiting for him, he trooped into the bedroom to find
her fast asleep on the bed. She was
naked. Lust took over at the site of
that luscious body just laying there waiting for him.
He removed his clothes and lay down next to her. She issued a soft moan and curled into
him. He loved this woman so. She had
made his life whole again after his devastating divorce. It was hard to realize that was over twenty
years ago. During that time she had
graciously put up with the travails of a military wife, living in base housing
when it was available, moving to new assignments regularly, all with a smile on
her face and love in her heart. She was the true “soldier” He decided right
then and there that although they would have a long “talk” about her decision,
he would be happy with the “beach cottage” if that was what she wanted. She deserved it. Decision made, he finally was able to drift
off to sleep.
When Callie woke she was surprised to be wrapped around
Barry. She remembered him ordering her
to the bedroom. She had fully expected
to get her tush toasted. Instead, here she was wrapped in her husband’s
arms. Thank you Lord was her first
thought. She tried to disentangle herself because Mother Nature was
calling. Her lips brushed his cheek and
he released her. When she came back from the bathroom, he was lying on his
back, hands behind his head waiting for her.
“Come here you”
She came over to him not knowing what to expect. He pulled her down onto the bed and hugged
her close. His fingers began tracing
circles on her back and whispering sweet nothings in her ear. She inched away from him and slowly moved
down the bed until she found just the right spot and began licking and
sucking. His hands cupped her breast and
teased. The more he teased the more
attention she gave him. He couldn’t take
any more so he rolled her over and found his pot of cream. They were soon dancing their dance and the
music ended with a very loud crescendo.
They continued to lie there basking in the afterglow when
Callie told him she was sorry she had gone against his wishes. Barry said he
was sorry too but after giving it a lot of thought he decided he was more upset
in the way he found out than in the actual discovery. He was hurt that she felt she couldn’t tell
him how much she really wanted that property and then didn’t tell him she purchased it.
“How long did you think you were going to be able to hide
that?” he asked her.
“I was going to tell you yesterday. That was why I wanted to drive by yesterday but then I
couldn’t get the words out”.
He gave her one of those looks that told her it was going to
be okay and then said:
“After breakfast, we are going to have a long talk about the
details and then before we head downtown for the parade I am going to help you
get into the spirit of the day. I plan
on giving you some red stripes and maybe even a couple of blue bruises,
something memorable to honor this Memorial Day”
She looked at him and pouted. “Oooooh. I thought I was home free”
“I don’t think so, I’m sure there’s a mortgage involved and the first payment is
coming out of your hide”
She laughed and said she could handle that just as long as
she didn’t have to keep paying interest.
