watched as the girl tensed and heard her draw in her breath and hold it. She smiled as she moved her fingers closer until the tips settled softly between the girl’s outer lips. She felt the young woman shudder, but noticed that she didn’t attempt to pull herself away. Finding what she hoped to see, Anna slid her fingers up a bit and gently flicked the barest touch against the girl’s hidden nub. “Ohhh,” Lucy moaned her body tensing with some sort of sensation she didn’t understand and had never experienced before. “Shhh, don’t fuss, sweetie. Lie still and let me take care of you.” Lucy seemed to settle and moaned again as the finger rubbed a soft circle over a part of her anatomy she had never before known existed. Anna watched her for every sign and listened for every tiny sound of pleasure. “That’s a good little girl,” Anna said very softly as she removed her fingers to once again smooth some salve onto the girl’s bottom. “ You will feel better tomorrow, but I hope you are learning a valuable lesson. It will be much easier on this poor precious little bottom if you learn to be a good little girl and obey the Lord’s rules.” Lucy felt her face heat again as the fingers left her opened legs to gently pat at the bottom under discussion. She realized she had exposed herself to a woman she hated and yet that woman had shown her nothing but tenderness as she soothed her aching bottom. Anna patted her again and then stood, gathering her pot of salve and leaving Lucy’s nightgown well up on her back, leaving her bottom bare and shining with the salve. “Keep your gown up and let your bottom cool and the salve dry. Sleep well , little Lucy.” Lucy didn’t know what to say and felt intense shame at the way her body was aching. She didn’t know what she needed; what she wanted. She only knew she felt bereft and left on the edge of something that she desperately wanted to experience. She shut her eyes again , and as Anna bent to kiss her cheek before she left the room, she muttered, “Thank you.” Mrs. Bremmer smiled at the thanks and knew that Lord Wintercrest would be very well pleased. As Lucy drifted into sleep, Louisa was being changed on her table. Edward hadn’t allowed her to excuse herself from the table until she had to admit that she was wet and needed a fresh nappy. He knew this was something to which his little lady would always have an extremely hard time adjusting. He would keep her in nappies during her naps and would use additional diaper time as punishment. It promised to be very effective in helping keep his little girl in line. When she had asked to be changed, tears sliding down her cheeks, he hadn’t praised her. After all, she was simply obeying him. He had placed his napkin on the table and held out his hand. She blushed the entire way to her nursery, her gait awkward with the awful weight of her sodden diaper between her legs. She didn’t speak until she was cleaned, the sensation strange as her husband ran the cloth and then his fingers over her shorn skin. He hadn’t bothered diapering her again. It was time for her to be tucked into bed and he simply put her in a nightgown and led her to their room. She found herself grateful that she wouldn’t have to spend the night in her crib. She wanted the comfort of her Papa’s arms around her; she needed to feel treasured and desired. She was still struggling with the fact that her secret had been revealed. She knew she would have to face her sister and her sister’s questions soon. However, as she was tucked into her husband’s bed and kissed gently, she smiled and prayed he would see fit to join her soon; she definitely didn’t want to be left alone with her thoughts. Edward blew out the lamp and left her to sleep as he went back downstairs. He walked to his study and found Mrs. Bremmer waiting with his glass of cognac. He thanked her and