Suddenly Anabelle pushed me back on my knees with her foot and said, "right girls it's your turn, who's going to punish him first?". It was as if I wa... startled awake from a trance, "what", I said. "These ladies are also your mistresses and you are to do what ever they say without question, they are going to give you twenty-five smacks each and you are going to beg them and thank them afterwards." said Anabelle in a very stern voice. "Now I have something to attend to while this is taken care. But ... we're grown-up now." You're twelve," I protested."Well, maybe not grown UP," Emma giggled. "But we're not little girls anymore, either. We can take care of ourselves."Eden sat on the other side of me, bringing her hand up to my cheek. She pecked the cheek before rubbing me with her baby-soft fingers. The touch made me remember when the girls were just toddlers, holding onto my hands for balance while they wanted to run around the house or backyard or whatever. I felt a shudder in my. "Kailie, close that door right now." "Oops sorry Mama, I did not know you were with someone." Said Delilah`spretty daughter, who was slightly younger than my own age, as sheentered the wagon to join the two of us. Looking appraisingly at me, sheasked, "Everybody says so, but are you really Drake the apprentice boyfrom Elladoo Post? Cause if so, you've changed from mouse to vixen sincelast I saw you." Feeling myself grow even redder, I was happy to be rescued by Delilah."Kailie, where are your. With that thought in mind, a question started to form. We had reached Jenkin’s Hall. I opened the door for him since his hands were full and I had one free. ‘Why are you escorting me to class today? I thought you had a class starting at the same time in the opposite direction.’ He kissed my cheek as he passed by. It was an elegant move that did not threaten to spill the drinks he was carrying. ‘My class was canceled today. The instructor e-mailed us this morning. I should be using this time to.