Take his stupid deal. I'm .

Fuck. I realized in that moment that he was completely serious. He just kept counting down and I had no time to think. I had no time to lay out the pros and cons; I had only seconds to answer him.

I couldn’t believe I hadn’t even lost the game yet and I was subjecting myself to getting spanked and having to thank him for it. Could things get any worse? Oh, I wish I hadn’t asked.

“Okay, okay, stop counting down. I’ll do it,” I said.

I walked over to him and laid down on his knee, the edge of my nipples touching the texture of the cool leather couch. I felt the hard slap of his hand on my ass and winced in pain. He definitely wasn’t going easy on me. I waited for the next one, but it didn’t come. It was like he was waiting for something. Then I remembered that stupid quirk of his that irritated me so much. Un-fucking-believable.

“Thank you,” I said while gritting my teeth.

This fucking guy! So irritating.

A few moments later, I felt another smack on my already stinging ass. That was two. Thank you. Smack. Three. Thank you. My ass was going to be so red. Smack. Four, I counted in my head. Thank you.

The last spank was delivered with such **** that I yelped.

Not wanting to risk pissing him off anymore, I squeaked, “Thank you so much, Josh.”

“Thank you for what, Jennifer?” he asked.

I glared daggers at him, but I was powerless and we both knew it. I decided to just give him what he wanted. It wasn't worth fighting anymore.

“Thank you for spanking me, Josh,” I said while continuing to grit my teeth.

At least it was over.

“But why are you thanking me?” Josh asked.

Was he really going to keep playing 20 questions with me? I remember thinking, I’m thanking you because I can’t beat you in Smash without a handicap, asshole. Obviously.

“Thank you for spanking me, Josh, because I deserved it. I apologize for not doing what you asked me to,” I said apologetically.

I told him what I thought he wanted to hear. He seemed to accept my apology. This guy really messed with my head. He somehow convinced me to do humiliating things I'd never done for anyone, and I hadn't even lost the bet yet. I remember feeling dumbfounded that I had not only let him spank me and then thanked him for it, but then to top it all off, I fucking apologizing for making him do it. It was humiliating.