marriage were disastrous. The door to the bathroom opened and Jenna walked out. It took him less than two seconds to realize the spanking had the opposite effect on her that he intended.
"I am furious with you right now, William Cole. Your lack of trust and faith in me is more than I can tolerate and I want you to leave immediately. I won't share my bed with you tonight... or any night... until you apologize for driving up here like a madman hell-bent on discovering me doing something wrong. I will NOT be quizzed about my case. As a Judge, I am sure you understand all about client/attorney privilege. Now, I am exhausted, and I am going to sleep. You can either get yourself another room or go home; frankly, at this moment, I don't give a damn which. Just get out of my sight!"
"Jenna, you don't know what you are saying!" Her tone of voice was so cold and full of anger that he was stunned.
"Maybe that is because I was sound asleep when you barged in here, Will. How would you like it if I did this to you? Where is the basic trust in our marriage? Are you so rigid I need your permission to make a decision to sleep over because I am tired and need to sleep? If that is so, then our marriage is done. I might love you, William Cole, but I survived on my own for over forty years without you telling me how to function on a day to day basis, and I do not need this! Get out... NOW !" She turned her back to him and Will felt about an inch tall.
"I'm not leaving you right now, Jenna." He spoke with quiet dignity. "I know you are hiding something, and I know it has to do with this case. You're upset. Come to bed now, and we'll talk tomorrow. If nothing else, you can chew me up over breakfast." He put his hands on her shoulders and turned her around. "Spanking you tonight was a huge mistake... Please forgive me."
Jenna felt tears well in her eyes. She loved William Cole more than she'd ever loved anyone or anything in her whole and entire life, and he was right... She was hiding something from him. Using her temper to keep him away simply wasn't going to work. She had to tell him the truth, but how could she do that? She moved closer and rested her head on his chest. "Please forgive me for all the hateful things I said; I didn't mean them, Will. I'm overly tired... and you are right, I am hiding something from you. I just want to protect you, darling, because I love you."
"Protect me? From what?" he asked, wrapping his arms around her to hold her reassuringly. She was actually trembling, attesting to the fact she was genuinely upset. "If someone is giving you a hard time, I want to know."
"You are going to have to trust me, darling. I can't speak about this situation right now. It would be inappropriate and unethical." Her blue eyes implored him to understand. "I promise I will share everything with you when I come home tomorrow evening." How she would find the words, she didn't know.
"I'm not leaving you here alone, Jenna," Will said in a firm tone of voice and she knew he meant it. He wasn't going to go home without her, no matter what. All she'd accomplished by asking him to leave was to ensure he would stay and remain under foot! "Now come and lie down with me, and tell me what has you so upset. I give you my word I won't do one thing to upset your case."
"Will, I know you. You won't be able to help yourself," she said with absolute certainty. "Please go home and trust me to do my job!"
"Jenna Suzanne Fields Cole, I am not going to go home! Talk to me right now, or so help me I am going to take off my belt and stripe your very sore butt." Will was at the very end of his patience. He needed to know what was happening so he could protect his sweet wife. She might think he needed protecting, but if she was so upset, then she was the one who needed his protection.
Jenna knew by his strained tone of voice that Will meant the words. If she didn't talk to him, he was very likely going to take off his belt and use it. She was simply too
"I am furious with you right now, William Cole. Your lack of trust and faith in me is more than I can tolerate and I want you to leave immediately. I won't share my bed with you tonight... or any night... until you apologize for driving up here like a madman hell-bent on discovering me doing something wrong. I will NOT be quizzed about my case. As a Judge, I am sure you understand all about client/attorney privilege. Now, I am exhausted, and I am going to sleep. You can either get yourself another room or go home; frankly, at this moment, I don't give a damn which. Just get out of my sight!"
"Jenna, you don't know what you are saying!" Her tone of voice was so cold and full of anger that he was stunned.
"Maybe that is because I was sound asleep when you barged in here, Will. How would you like it if I did this to you? Where is the basic trust in our marriage? Are you so rigid I need your permission to make a decision to sleep over because I am tired and need to sleep? If that is so, then our marriage is done. I might love you, William Cole, but I survived on my own for over forty years without you telling me how to function on a day to day basis, and I do not need this! Get out... NOW !" She turned her back to him and Will felt about an inch tall.
"I'm not leaving you right now, Jenna." He spoke with quiet dignity. "I know you are hiding something, and I know it has to do with this case. You're upset. Come to bed now, and we'll talk tomorrow. If nothing else, you can chew me up over breakfast." He put his hands on her shoulders and turned her around. "Spanking you tonight was a huge mistake... Please forgive me."
Jenna felt tears well in her eyes. She loved William Cole more than she'd ever loved anyone or anything in her whole and entire life, and he was right... She was hiding something from him. Using her temper to keep him away simply wasn't going to work. She had to tell him the truth, but how could she do that? She moved closer and rested her head on his chest. "Please forgive me for all the hateful things I said; I didn't mean them, Will. I'm overly tired... and you are right, I am hiding something from you. I just want to protect you, darling, because I love you."
"Protect me? From what?" he asked, wrapping his arms around her to hold her reassuringly. She was actually trembling, attesting to the fact she was genuinely upset. "If someone is giving you a hard time, I want to know."
"You are going to have to trust me, darling. I can't speak about this situation right now. It would be inappropriate and unethical." Her blue eyes implored him to understand. "I promise I will share everything with you when I come home tomorrow evening." How she would find the words, she didn't know.
"I'm not leaving you here alone, Jenna," Will said in a firm tone of voice and she knew he meant it. He wasn't going to go home without her, no matter what. All she'd accomplished by asking him to leave was to ensure he would stay and remain under foot! "Now come and lie down with me, and tell me what has you so upset. I give you my word I won't do one thing to upset your case."
"Will, I know you. You won't be able to help yourself," she said with absolute certainty. "Please go home and trust me to do my job!"
"Jenna Suzanne Fields Cole, I am not going to go home! Talk to me right now, or so help me I am going to take off my belt and stripe your very sore butt." Will was at the very end of his patience. He needed to know what was happening so he could protect his sweet wife. She might think he needed protecting, but if she was so upset, then she was the one who needed his protection.
Jenna knew by his strained tone of voice that Will meant the words. If she didn't talk to him, he was very likely going to take off his belt and use it. She was simply too
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