Chapter 38

• Richard spoke softly, saying it would be a privilege to spank Julia. Then he asked for her surname. For a moment Julia contemplated refusing to divulge, but since Richard was about to spank her it felt like a ridiculous thing to conceal. From that point onwards, Richard referred to Julia as ‘Miss Jenkinson’. Ordinarily, she would have bristled at such an assumption and immediately established that she was to be addressed as ‘Ms’. But ‘Miss’ was somehow more fitting for this purpose.
• Richard instructed ‘Miss Jenkinson’ to stand facing the wall with her hands above her head. Julia found herself, for once, doing as she was told while steadying herself on the luggage rack. She could hear Richard preparing himself.
• After a few moments, Richard stood behind Julia, took her arm a little above the elbow, and guided her across the carriage and down onto his knee. He smoothed Julia’s dress over her buttocks and complimented her on how exquisite her bottom felt through the material. ‘That will be the silk. Silk wrap dresses are an indulgence I’ve allowed myself since the success of my first book.’