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own without you planning it for me.
Both girls laughed, and the moment passed as
Maddie turned to the refreshment table to end the
subject. Whatever she did, she couldn t include
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Angelina, or Sam would find out for sure. Angelina
wouldn t be able to keep any secrets him.
Angelina didn t seem inclined to drop the
conversation, though. You might as well give up,
Maddie. You re one of the spanked wives of Brocton
now, and you always will be. Even if Sam weren t
influencing Heath anymore, I doubt that he d give it
up now. Her eyes twinkled at her friend, and yet
there was an underlying seriousness in her
comment that rankled Maddie. Her voice was
decidedly cool when addressing her friend this time.
Just because you ve accepted it, Angelina,
doesn t mean that I will. If your husband would just
mind his own business, maybe the other men in
town would settle down and get some sense.
Angelina stiffened. That s not very fair, Maddie.
Your husband is also giving out spanking advice
now, as I recall. It seems to be gaining momentum,
especially in his counseling sessions. So you can t
blame it all on Sam.
Sam started it, argued Maddie. He started it
right after Heath accepted the position here as
preacher four years ago. We d just gotten married
not long before that, and we were perfectly happy
the way we were. Sam had to go and ruin it all.
Angelina s smooth brows puckered into a frown,
and her reply was also very frosty. Well, if that s
the way you feel about my husband, maybe our
friendship needs to be looked at a little closer. I m
not sure I should be such good friends with
someone who apparently has such hard feelings for
him.
Angelina walked away from Maddie, her back
straight as a poker, and Maddie had the grace to
feel a bit guilty. But maybe it was better this way.
At least, her friend wouldn t have to feel Sam s
strap on her backside, if things went awry. She
turned and poured herself a glass of lemonade from
the pitcher on the table.
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It was New Year s Eve, and several couples were
celebrating with Maddie and Heath in the little
community room at the church. Maddie was feeling
particularly put out with Sam because he d told
Heath about her special Christmas order for
Caroline.
It had really been none of Sam s business
because she d ordered it through Angelina and the
Sears catalog. But when the little dresser with
Caroline s name engraved on it had come in, Sam
had wanted to know the details. Naturally, Angelina
had told him, and he d told Heath in turn about how
expensive it had been.
Maddie had fallen in love with the little oak
dresser and had saved a lot of her egg money in
order to purchase the delightful item for her
daughter. After all, Heath had told her she could
save a percentage of the egg money, and Maddie
hadn t taken too much more than the share he d
assigned her. In fact, it was only a few dollars
difference, and she would have told him about it&
after he saw it. She was banking on the fact that
Heath would love it once he saw it. And he had.
But Sam Decker had made a point of coming to
their home and telling Heath how much the item
had cost and how it wouldn t be a good thing to let
Maddie get away with even the little things because
they d turn into bigger things. She d been highly
indignant when Heath had spanked her for it.
Granted, it hadn t been a hard spanking because
Heath wasn t really angry. But it had still been an
undeserved spanking in her mind, and it was the
principal of the thing. It was none of Sam s business
how she and Heath handled their affairs, and he had
had no right to poke his nose in where it didn t
belong. If he hadn t, Heath wouldn t have spanked
her at all, and most likely he d have never even
started spanking her in the first place!
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Yes, it was all Sam Decker s fault, and Maddie
intended to get even with the man! At the very
least, she wanted to teach him a lesson about
minding other people s business. The only question
was how to accomplish it without anyone knowing
she was behind the deed!
Her busy mind ticked away. No sugar in his
lemonade? Oh, that would be so good to watch his
lips pucker on that first sip! Unsweetened lemonade
had a kick all its own! Or maybe some red pepper in
his mincemeat pie? That would send him outside for
some cooling snow in his mouth! She discarded all
the food ideas after indulging herself because they
were too easy to spot. He d eventually narrow it
down to her. She needed something different,
something virtually untraceable. But what?
She and her brother used to play pranks on each
other all the time when they were kids, and Maddie
always had the best ones. Surely, she could come
up with something really good for Sam Decker! She
just had to keep thinking on it.
Maddie jumped when a pair of arms slid around
her waist. She turned to find her handsome
husband smiling down at her. Oh, Heath, you
startled me, she gasped.
What are you doing over here by yourself?
She looks like she s up to no good, added Sam
Decker, a knowing grin on his full lips.
Maddie s eyes flashed, and her cheeks flushed,
causing the men to look strangely at her.
Heath s right eyebrow shot up. You do look a
little flushed, Maddie. Are you feeing okay? You re
not running a fever, are you? He lifted his hand
and held the back of it to her pink cheek.
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