Welcome to Saturday Spankings! In today’s snippet from Family on the River, Cassie has survived her gun battle with Vince and has been released from the hospital. Gratefully she and Tom head home. Tom, clearly the head of the household, soon realized he’s going to have a fight on his hands at a new ‘rule’ he wants to impose.
Tom followed Cassie into the bedroom. He quietly undressed her before undressing himself. They spooned in the bed in their usual position. Tom ran his hands lightly over Cassie’s body and she felt the tension and stress leaving her. Only to fly back in at Tom’s next words.
“You’re done at the Shelter, girl. I don’t want you going back. This isn’t the first time you’ve been in danger when some crazy man tried to get back at a woman there. You’ve built a wonderful place, but it’s time for others to be running it. You need to step away. I mean this, girl. You’re done.”
Cassie was stunned. She couldn’t count the thoughts running through her head or the things she had to say in response. She landed on the safest one she could think of at the moment. “I want to get some sleep.” Then she closed her eyes and said no more.
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Waking nearly two hours later, Cassie stretched and turned to Tom. He was awake, still cuddling her. “I love you,” she told him simply. “No woman has ever loved a man more. And I know you feel the same about me. I don’t want to fight with you, but I am going to continue as the head of the Shelter. I’ll have to give it up at some point, but I’m there for a few more years and you’re going to have to accept that.”
“No, girl. I’m sorry, but no. It’s too dangerous. That man shot you in the throat today. A millimeter or two different and I could have lost you. Cassie, I can’t lose you. I won’t risk it.”
“Today had very little to do with the Shelter. Regardless of where Lottie was living, I would have gone to pick her up.” Cassie paused, trying to reason out the best argument to convince Tom. “Think, honey, of all the millions of people you’ve helped through your work. I know you’re proud of that fact. Maybe in my lifetime, through the Shelter I can help a few hundred. But they need the help just as much.”
“But it will continue,” Tom pointed out, “because of you and all you’ve done to establish it. You don’t have to be there personally anymore.”
“Tom, I can give in on most things that you feel so strongly about, but I won’t give in on this. I’m going to continue at the Shelter.”
Tom looked at Cassie, worry and sadness in his eyes, wondering if he should continue to press his point. He was the boss, the head of the family, but he was afraid he couldn’t change this. He was just going to have to live with his fears and worries. For her, he’d have to manage. But he could feel the tightness in his chest and wondered if it would ever go away.
“Honey, just relax. The Shelter is probably safer than The Landing with Leo and his security around. With all that we’ve been through, I believe we’re going to make it to the finish line together,” she told him.
“The finish line? Where’s that?” he asked.
“Oh, I don’t know. Somewhere when we near a hundred twenty, a hundred thirty years old, I’d say. It’s going to take me that long to get all the grandchildren grown. Now, what time is it?”
“It’s almost four.”
“Then we have time. Make love to me honey. Please,” Cassie whispered.
She smiled as Tom’s hands began to roam. It hadn’t taken much arm twisting. They didn’t always swing from the chandelier these days. They weren’t exactly in their prime. But the passion was still there and Cassie had a feeling it always would be.
Cassie is busier than ever with her growing number of grandchildren. And she’s delighted to learn another is on the way, though the news comes from a very unexpected source. Spending time with the grands and working at the shelter home she created takes up much of her time. Even with all this, she manages to sneak in time for a girls’ trip. Both the location of the trip and a chance encounter with an old friend cause Tom’s spanking hand to itch.
When a severely beaten woman shows up at the Shelter, she inadvertently brings Cassie and Sue into a dangerous situation. Will Cassie be around to welcome this new grandchild?
Family on the River continues the heartwarming and often humorous story of Cassie’s life.
Cassie’s Space series
These ten books introduce Cassie. She is my friend and has been since she wandered into my imagination fifty-four years ago. She is married to Tom, the man who loves her in a way that makes my heart nearly burst with happiness for the two of them. He loves her, guides her, protects her and when necessary, spanks the fool out of her. I’ve been told that their adventures are exciting, funny and realistic. Their love-life is passionate and fulfilling – but you’ll hear no graphic details, Cassie is a lady and giving too much detail would not be proper.
Cal’s Law series
Cal and Jenny are one of my younger couple. The spanking in their relationship began mere minutes after they met, and Cal hasn’t let up much since. There relationship has it’s struggles, but these two are meant to be together. They live in the same town as Cassie and Tom and there is a lot of interactions among the character of both series. Jenny is not as reluctant as Cassie to openly discuss her sex life, so you’ll find a little more spice in this series.
On the River series
In this, my latest series, everyone is around – all the characters I’ve grown to love over the years are living on the area of the river that they call The Landing. Their lives, their adventures, even their spankings sometimes intertwine. By this time in the series, I’m just typing as my characters tell me what’s happening. And I love it!
I’ll close today with a review on the latest book. This is one of the finest reviews I’ve ever had.
Starting with the first Cassie book until now, I have never been disappointed or failed to wait expectantly for the next one.
And, of course, the links -
Undercurrents on the River (book four)
Family on the River (book five)
