**Author's Notes**
i have many thanks to Bob for his hours of editing for me on this section.
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Part 19
tara couldn't help but gulp a bit. This was going to be hard as she had never been spanked by Sam. It wasn't what their play had ever been about. In her mind, she understood why it would be Sam carrying out the punishment. she waited with anticipation for it to begin.
Trey excused Himself for a moment and tara began to get even more nervous about things. she was feeling rather exposed kneeling there but knew enough not to try and shield herself. she began to think that this waiting was just a part of the process. Before true panic could set in, Trey strolled back into the room.
He spoke in a hushed voice with Sam and they both looked over at me. Trey and Sam agreed upon how this punishment was going to be carried out. When They were finished Trey came over to tara and told her to stand and follow Him. her legs were a bit rubbery when she went to stand from nerves but she obediently followed Him into another room.
This room was Trey's personal dungeon. It was decorated with assorted apparatuses and smelled like leather. He walked her over to a St. Andrews Cross and motioned for her to press her chest against it. tara timidly did as she was directed and soon found her ankles and wrists bound to the cross.
tara breathed slowly in and out and focused to pay attention to what ever directions might come next. A part of her was scared but another part was growing with excitement. she had always enjoyed being spanked and today was going to be no exception. she did, however, realize that this wasn't about fun but rather punishment for her actions the other night.
Sam came into the room and went over to where Trey was standing. tara could see Them out of the corner of her eye. Trey handed Sam a flogger and instructed him on its use. Sam took a few practice swings to test it out and the sound brought chills up tara 's spine.
When Sam was finally ready he crossed the floor over to where tara was bound.
Trey made a few last checks on the bindings and told Sam that everything was ready. tara took in a few deep breathes and slowly let them out. she wrapped her head around that this was truly going to happen. she wiggled just a little bit in the restraints and waited. Finally Trey spoke once more.
" tara , you will count for Sam with each stroke of the flogger. With each count you will say "One stroke Sam" until the count is complete. If you fail to count it will begin again. Are you ready to begin?"
"Yes, Sir, i am ready."
Sam reached out and touched my shoulder. He gave it a reassuring squeeze and she began to relax in the bindings. He stepped back a bit and took a few more practice swings with the flogger. He then stepped up and softly tapped her with the flogger.
"One stroke Sam."
The next stroke of the flogger was a bit harder then intended. tara winced a little bit but quickly recovered.
"Two strokes Sam."
Sam quickly realized it had been a bit too hard, and reengaged how he would need to proceed with the next one. He swung a bit slower and hit his mark on her left ass cheek.
"Three strokes Sam."
The next stroke landed squarely on her right ass cheek.
"Four strokes Sam."
By this time there were the beginnings of sweat sheen on her skin. This was much more intense then letting someone in a club take a flogger to her. This wasn't fun and gone were her thoughts of make a joke about her surroundings. Sam didn't hesitate with the flogger and landed one square on the middle.
"Five strokes Sam."
"Are you doing all right tara?" asked Trey at this point.
"i am doing fine Sir. May i please say something, Sir?"
"You may but be brief."
"i am truly sorry for my actions. It will not happen again Sir."
"That is good to hear tara but it will not get you out of the remaining five strokes."
tara nodded that she understood and prepared herself once again. Sam listened to the exchange and waited for the go ahead from Trey. Once it was received, Sam landed the flogger across her left ass cheek.
"Six strokes Sam."
The next stroke was a little bit harder than planned. It landed across her right ass cheek. Sam felt a little flustered by it because he knew it had to hurt.
"Seven strokes Sam."
Trey could see Sam's frustration and gave him a few pointers. tara wiggled in her restraints while they talked. her ass was smarting from this punishment. Sam regained his composure and let her have the next one.
"Eight strokes Sam."
tara breathed deeply in and out as the pain sensors were becoming over loaded. Trey kept a watchful eye over his promising submissive and on Sam who was learning how to punish. Sam delivered the next stroke and was a bit light with it.
"Nine strokes Sam."
Sam swung his arm and delivered the final stroke. It wasn't that hard of a stroke but yet not so soft.
"Ten strokes Sam."
tara had tears streaming down her face now. she was relieved that this was over. At least this part of her punishment anyway. she waited to be released from the cross. Trey kept her waiting for a while and let those tears fall freely.
Trey reached down and undid the bindings upon her ankles and then upon her wrists. He checked for signs that leather might have rubbed into her skin and found very little sign of that. He rubber her skin and slowly brought her over to a nearby bench. He told her to lie down on her side upon it and that He would take a look at her ass cheeks.
He inspected where the flogger had hit and found nothing that would leave a lasting mark. In fact they would probably fade within the hour. He motioned Sam over and told him to hold tara a while. Sam didn't need to be told twice.
Sam let tara 's head rest in his lap and softly caressed her hair. He softly told her that it was over now and that she could recover now. tara let her tears dry and allowed herself to be comforted. This was probably the hardest thing she had experienced in a long time.
Trey rubbed some cream onto the marks just to be certain that they wouldn't leave a mark. she tensed a little bit as He did that but soon relaxed. Her ass cheeks were smarting and it wasn't a pleasant feeling at all. When she had finally calmed Trey asked her to stand and ushered her into a bathroom and told her to take a hot shower.
Trey turned on the water and got it to the desired temperature. He told her that He would be watching but not joining her. she stepped into the shower and washed her skin with the offered puff of lavender soap. she felt His eyes on her body as she scrubbed. It was if they pierced through her to her core.
Something about Him made her shiver inside. It wasn't a bad thing but rather an oddity. she had never met a man like Him before. A part of her was longing to be touched by Him once again like He had done upon their first meeting. she knew, however, that she would have to wait for such an encounter as she was certainly not in the driver's seat in this relationship.
When she was done a towel was offered to her and was told to pat her skin dry. He took a good look at her skin once again. It was still a bit red and rubbed a bit more cream onto it. He ushered her back into the room she first came into and told her to get dressed and that He would see her again in two days. He told Sam to stay with her tonight but that there was to be no sexual interactions.
Sam was happy for the chance to be near tara , but understood this part of her training. He waited for her to dress and they took the taxi back to her place. tara barely spoke on the ride home. It was because she was a bit over whelmed emotionally. It was sort of like being in shock.
Part 20
tara readied for bed as soon as they were inside the apartment. she put on a t-shirt and pair of shorts and snuggled down into the covers. she hollered out into the living room to have Sam join her. Sam quietly walked into her bedroom and stripped down to his boxers and t-shirt and climbed into bed next to her. He held her close and told her that he was sorry he wasn't that great with the flogger.
"Sam, i realize that you are just learning. i am not upset about that at all. Sure my ass smarts but that is what this punishment was about. It wasn't for shits and giggles this time. This was the real deal. i deserved what i got and i do understand why it needed to be from you. You will get better as time goes by."
"I am so relieved to hear that you're not upset with me. I can't begin to tell you what it means to me to hear those words."
"Let's get some sleep. This was a long night for us both."
With that said they snuggled together and slowly began to drift off to sleep. tara 's dreams were filled with erotic desires for Trey. she found herself rubbing against Sam in her sleep and he gently pushed her away from him. He realized it was something she was dreaming about and didn't want to wake her.
In the morning, tara was more than a little sore. Sam asked to check her marks before getting ready to go himself as he had plans to see his Mistress that day. she complied and squirmed a bit when he touched the marks. He told her they looked fine and were almost faded away now.