Fantasy Friday, Janna and Jared, continued

Happy almost New Year! This has been a wonderful week off for me. I have to be back at work Monday but I refuse to think about it yet! I have two whole days to enjoy! I can’t tell you how happy I am about Fantasy Friday these days – I have 5 brand new stories in hand. Something is getting people to write and I just can’t thank them enough.

We are beginning our new year with wonderful new stories. I hope you’ll be by to read them all. Today’s story is a continuation of a couple Sunnygirl, from over at Aimless Rambling, kindly introduced us to in our Thanksgiving story. We told her we wanted more and I’m happy to say she has given it to us! If you haven’t read the Thanksgiving story go back and read it and see how this couple met.

Here is a little more of the story, please enjoy…

Jenna and Jared, a Continuing Story
Part II

Jenna, Jared and Nora had just left the mall after purchasing the last of the Christmas gifts. The gifts just needed wrapping. She was hoping she could enlist Jared’s help with that chore. Jenna was a little tired – she was almost seven months pregnant, her stamina was not what it used to be. She suggested they stop for lunch and then head home.

On the way to the restaurant Jared dropped the bomb.

“What”, said Jenna?

“I invited the faculty over for a New Year’s Day Open House”. “I thought we could ask the family and some of the neighbors too.”

“Are you crazy” said Jenna. “We are in the throes of moving and you’ve invited how many people to come to the house on New Year’s Day.”

“It will be fun. After Monday, other than some tests to grade and papers to read, I will be free of work until January 15th. I can help out.”

Jenna was very irritated and her voice level was increasing exponentially “Have you taken a good look at me lately, or the house for that matter” said Jenna. “The holidays are stressful enough for me right now. I don’t need anything more on my plate before this move is done and over. We are scheduled to move into the new house January 10th. We just can’t have this party now.”

“Well, it’s too late Jenna, I’ve already invited them and with the break I won’t see most of these people until the Open House. I told everybody anytime after 2:00.”

Jenna said “well you can just uninvite them because there is no way I’m up for this” “How dare you do this without even asking me first.”

Jared calmly told Jenna to “chill out” and to watch her tone.
“The hell with you Jared.”

Jared said “Enough, we will continue this discussion when we get home.”

Jenna heard the change of tone in his voice and realized that he was losing his patience. She crossed her arms and looked out the car window. She didn’t want to say another word for fear of what would come out of her mouth.

“Are you mad, Mommy?” Jenna had forgotten that Nora was in the back seat and had heard their confrontation. Now she knew she was in trouble. She had not only cursed and disrespected Jared but had done so in front of Nora.

“No Sweetheart- Daddy Jared and I were just having a little discussion. “Are you getting hungry, because I know I am” Jenna said to change the subject.

Jared continued to drive. She could see the set of his jaw and knew just how Jared planned on solving the problem. He was a stickler for the rules. Disrespect and foul language were behaviors for which Jared had zero tolerance. Her very first spanking from him was a result of being disrespectful to him and her mother. Since then she really did try to be more courteous and respectful to not only Jared, but Nora and the rest of her family. It was always those closest to her that seemed to bear the brunt of her razor sharp tongue and short temper.

She was almost seven months pregnant so she knew the spanking wouldn’t be horrible but she would definitely be corrected for her behavior. Since she had gotten pregnant, he had only spanked her twice and both times it was a quick couple of swats while she bent over the cushioned chair in their bedroom. With Nora around their privacy always depended on her schedule. Once they moved to the new house, things would be easier. They had a huge walk in closet in the Master Bedroom that they had soundproofed. There was a built in dresser in the middle and enough room to accommodate a bench that was multi-purpose but until then they were at the mercy of Nora’s bedtimes and school.

Lunch was too soon over as far as Jenna was concerned. When they got to the house, they unloaded the packages and Nora asked if she could go outside and play on the swing set. Jared said it was okay with him but to check with her mom, knowing that Jenna might have wanted to stall any further discussion she and Jared had to have about their argument. To Jared’s surprise, Jenna said it was fine with her but to be careful since she would be out there alone.

Jenna looked at Jared and said:

“I am sorry for flying off the handle that way in front of Nora. But, I just couldn’t believe you invited all those people here when you know I’m not at my best, the house is a mess, half of our stuff is packed and the rest is stacked everywhere.”

“Honey, I didn’t think it would be that big a deal. I planned on hiring a caterer to bring in everything including the flatware and dishes. They will also handle the clean-up. There really will not be that much involved as far as you are concerned. I will be off the week before and the week after so I can help with anything that needs to be done” “If you had let me explain before going ballistic in the car, this whole \episode could have been avoided”. You know I’m going to correct your behavior. I realize your hormones are out of whack because of the pregnancy but we have two more months to go and I am not going to subject Nora and myself to your outbursts. It’s been happening a little too often lately. Now go upstairs and meet me in the bathroom.”

Jenna trudged off upstairs dreading whatever punishment Jared had in mind. He was always fair and she knew he loved her and was very careful of her and the baby she carried, but still any threat of punishment made her stomach queasy. There was a ritual to these sessions. First he would lecture her telling her how disappointed he was in her, then the correction, then hugs and making up. The good part was she knew that once it was over, she was forgiven and her slate was clean.

Jared walked in and locked the bedroom door. Nora would have to knock if she needed entrance which afforded them privacy and time to rearrange anything that might be askew. Jenna was waiting in the bathroom. Jared began lecturing Jenna on what had occurred that afternoon. He told her he was going to “soap her mouth” for her foul language and then he would spank her.

Jenna was beside herself. She couldn’t stand the soaping. Her mother had done that to her when she was a little girl. Jared got out the bar of soap, wetted it down and told her to bite down. She kept moving her head from side to side but he just waited. “You are only prolonging the amount of time you are going to have this in your mouth, but it is up to you.” Jenna finally relented and took the soap. After a few minutes he removed the soap and told her to rinse her mouth. She started to pick up her toothbrush and he stopped her. No, not yet. He then led her to the bedroom. He told her to sit down on the bed. He removed his belt and that is when Jenna started to cry. “Please, please Jared. Not the belt.” Jared said he had told her the next time she was disrespectful he was going to use the belt. Using his hand had not been a deterrent so the belt it was. Jenna was sobbing so loudly. He doubled up the belt and smacked it hard down on the bed. Jenna jumped. “The next time you are disrespectful this is what you can expect.” He explained though he wasn’t going to spank her but he wanted her to realize the consequences she would face in the future. Instead he was going to apply pepper cream to her tush. It would be stingy and remind her to behave. He told her then she would not be coming out of the bedroom for the remainder of the day.

“But it’s only 3:00. Nora will need to have dinner and then there’s her bath and story time.” Jared told her he would take care of Nora. He would explain that Mommy wasn’t feeling well and was lying down. Jenna kept protesting about being sent to bed. Jared explained the rest would do her good and give her quiet time to focus on how much better she could have handled the situation. When Jenna came out of the bathroom, he applied a small amount of the capsicum cream, got her into her pj’s and tucked her into bed. He kissed her forehead and told her to rest. He stepped out of the bedroom and closed the door.

He and Nora made grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup for dinner. Nora was cuter than cute with her little apron. She set the table and helped with the dishes when they were done. Before they went in to watch a movie Jared checked on Jenna. She was sleeping peacefully. After the movie and bath time, Jared and Nora read a story together and he tucked her into bed. She told him she was glad that he was her daddy because she missed not having one. He hugged her and told her he was glad she was his little girl. He turned and left the room, leaving the door slightly ajar.

He walked down to their bedroom and peeked in. Jenna was sitting up in bed reading a magazine. He went over to her and hugged and kissed her and asked if she felt better. She answered yes but said the sting of the cream lasted longer than the sting of a spanking. “I tried to wash it off, but it still stings” She apologized and said she was sorry she had overreacted. She knew he would have had a plan and not been so unthinking as to put it all on her. With everything that was going on between the holidays, coordinating the move, packing and being pregnant she was tired and overwrought and just lashed out. He hugged her again and told her everything would be fine.

“Would you like something to eat? You’re eating for two now you know”, her chuckled as he touched her baby bump.

“What did you and Nora have?” He told her, “then that’s what I will have because that is my idea of comfort food.”

After she ate, he snuggled with her on the bed. “Do you want to discuss any of the details of the party now” asked Jared. “No, said Jenna, “It’s your party and I’m leaving everything up to you. Just tell me what you want me to do and I will be happy to be an armchair director.”

“That’s my girl” he said and kissed her passionately. One kiss led to more kisses, kisses led to touches, and soon they were dancing their dance and dreaming their dreams. Afterward, they fell asleep in each other’s arms.

NEW YEAR’S EVE

Jenna woke up to a bright sunny morning. Today was the last day of a very eventful year for her. She lay there just reminiscing about the tumultuous year that was just about to end. Last New Year’s Eve she and Nora had joined Jared and his family at a hotel in New York City. Every year, his family planned an outing as sort of a family reunion. This year they had rented hotel rooms at the Renaissance Hotel in Times Square. There were nine of them including Jared’s brother Jason, Jason’s wife, Kate and their little girl, Kerri who had flown in earlier in the week to spend Christmas with Jared’s parents, Christie, Jared’s sister lived who lived locally, and Nick and Kelly Devlin, Jared’s parents Jenna was a little nervous but her fears proved to be groundless. Jared’s family was as open and accepting of her and Nora as they could be. By the end of their luncheon meeting it was as if they had known each other far longer than three hours.

As they watched the ball drop and a new year begin, Jared wrapped Jenna in his arms and whispered “Will you Marry Me?” She couldn’t believe she heard him right. Her first thought was that they had just met, this was way too soon but when she looked into his eyes she knew it didn’t matter, he loved her and Nora and her and Nora loved him.

Jared said he had waited a long time for the love of his life to come along and he didn’t want to wait any longer to get married so they planned a spring wedding. They were married at the college and had a small reception afterward. All of their respective families were in attendance. Nora and Kerri were the flower girls and Jenna’s brother, Scott’s son was the ring bearer. Since Jared was just renting an apartment, he planned on moving into Jenna’s house. There was just one little glitch. Jenna got pregnant almost immediately and they realized that her house would be bursting at the seams. So they started looking at houses and found one that was just being built. It was far enough along in construction that it would be ready soon, but not so far along that they couldn’t accommodate some changes that the Devlin’s requested.

So here they were one year later. This New Year’s they would be watching the ball drop on television. It would be a quiet one for them. Jared’s parents had flown to Oregon to spend the holidays with Jason Devlin. Christie and her fiancé Brandon had gone to his family’s home in Colorado. Her family would all be at the New Year’s Open House tomorrow. Jenna was glad for the respite. Tomorrow would be a busy day.

The day went by quickly, getting last minute things from the store, moving as much clutter away as possible. They had begun moving some of the already packed boxes over to the new house to make some more room for everyone. It was still going to be crowded but it should be fun. Jared had kept his promise and had done everything that needed to be done for the party. She helped when she was asked but she let him lead.

By the time they settled down it was almost 10:00 pm and Jenna was exhausted. The next thing she new Jared was nudging her awake and after wishing her a Happy New Year, he whispered “Will You Marry Me Again”. She kissed him and invited him to join her upstairs to watch the fireworks from their bedroom and to make some fireworks of their own.

NEW YEAR’S DAY

Jenna was in the kitchen making breakfast when the phone rang. Nora was helping Jared placing additional chairs on the deck. She picked up the phone. It was All Party Time calling for Jared. She took the phone out to him and went back to making breakfast. Jared came in looking paler than she had ever seen him.

“What’s wrong?” she said.

“That was the caterer. There’s been a problem and they won’t be able to get here until around 2:00. One of their freezers went out and everything in there was spoiled.”

“Oh My God” she said, “What are we going to do? “I told you this wasn’t a good idea but no you had to go full steam ahead.”

“Calm down Sweetie. We will get through this. It’s not like they’re not coming at all, they will just be later than planned.”

“But, they are bringing everything? You’ve told people to come any time after 2:00. Do you know what a mess this is going to be?”

“Honey, please calm down. I will handle this – just let me get to it. Okay.”

“FINE,… WHATEVER.” She knew Jared hated hearing those words but she didn’t care. He wants to handle this, well let him. It was his idea to have this stupid party anyway. With that she stomped out leaving the breakfast remnants and dishes all over the kitchen.

“Jenna sweetie, will you please be reasonable. Come back here and at least clean up the kitchen while I figure out what to do next.”

“I’ll get around to it; I just need some quiet time to calm down.” Jared came over and gave her a hug and said “take all the time you need, just remember there’s more of the pepper cream upstairs if it’s needed.” He laughed, grabbed his jacket, keys and Nora and off they went.

Jenna just went and sat down in the family room trying to calm down. She knew how much Jared wanted this party. It really was his way of showing off his new family. Jenna couldn’t help but smile at how loving and attentive he was, not just when they were together, but when around others too. He couldn’t love Nora anymore if she were his own. He considered her his own. It was so wonderful to see them together. She hoped that when the new baby came Nora wouldn’t be too jealous because his time would be divided. She sat there for quite a while and then got up and went out to the kitchen to start cleaning up. When she was finished, she went upstairs to take a shower and get cleaned up. At least that would be done so when Jared got back she would be free to help him. She was blowing drying her hair when he came up and nuzzled her neck.

“Problem solved” he said. He explained he just went to the market and picked up some packaged hors d’oeuvres, plastic ware, plates, cups and napkins. He bought the makings for that delicious punch they had at their wedding and along with the beer and wine they were ready.

“I even remembered to call your Mom and ask her to come early and bring her punch bowl.”

“You think I could at least get a kiss for all my hard work”.

“I think that could be arranged”. Jenna reached up and gave him a peck on the cheek”

“That’s it, he said, “that’s all I get for saving the party”

It’s not saved yet, besides it’s your party Mr. Devlin, not mine. He gave her a swat on her fanny and whistled his way downstairs.

He had always been a little jealous of his colleagues because they all had families and he had been the odd man out. Now he had one of his own and enjoyed showing them off. He hoped the guests would start coming early. He was ready.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY

~o0o~

Sunnygirl, I can’t thank you enough! I love this couple and I hope if you write more you will share it with us. You can leave Sunnygirl a comment here or you can go by Aimless Rambling and talk to her there.

I’m pumped folks, I love having all these new stories to share. I want you to come here and read, but I also want you to think of writing one yourself. If you do please share it with us – send any stories to elisspeaks@yahoo.com