Yes, the summer that year was only just beginning. That night Aaron had stayed up late, very late in fact, trying to memorize that list of things Ma and brought him. He tried writing them down on a yellow pad of paper that will on the dressing table in the room he was staying it. He copied those rules and especially those times carefully and he took some tape and taped them up on the mirror in his bathroom. He had underlined in red the time he was to be at the table for meals and important parts like that. He even taped a copy right above the light switch by the door to his room and beside the bed where he could see it. All and all, Aaron had pasted five copies of that list Ma had given him around his room where he could see them and remember not to forget them. Nothing, absolutely nothing gave Aaron the shivers more than the pure terror and dread of Mas having looked right at him when she gave him that list and then saying those words that were still ringing in his ears: "I want you to be clear about everything on that list," she had said, "if you have any questions at all, just ask me; and I want you to stick to them without fail," she had then added, "because from now on, I am going to spank you anytime you fail." And he knew by the look in her eyes and the way she had said it that she meant it too! She had only said she would spank him. She had not said anything about that ruler again or about taking his clothes down, but she had said she was going to spank him. He could not get that out of his mind but because of what she had said, he was determined to memorize that list and make sure he never disobeyed her again. Not even in the slightest!
Nothing embarrassed him more than the mere thought of it. He did not know anybody in this small town and no one knew him, but he never forgot how mortified he was the other time they were in town and were getting some stuff in the pharmacy general store when one of the ladies who knew her came up to them and look him over carefully, he thought, and they said to Ma, "And, so this is the young man you were telling us about? Ma had nodded her head affirmatively. Aaron had turned scarlet and had felt his fact feel so hot that he thought he was sweating. What had she told this lady? And, for sure, who were the others? But these were farm and ranch people. They were the salt of the earth so to speak. And they all knew everything about everyone in the community. That was the moment when Aaron just somehow knew the lady looking at him knew Ma had spanked him with her ruler that morning. He had heard Ma talking with her friends on the phone on some mornings when he had come back to the house for one thing or another sometimes. He knew they all talked, but it was right at that point that he really realized her friends knew about him! There was no way, no way at all, it was going to happen again. So, he worked hard at memorizing those things she had written down and given to him.
Yet, he felt really frustrated. Being prompt and on time were just not things Aaron did well and deep down inside he knew it. He just could not help himself cause a minute or two, like who cares? But now he knew Ma cared and was going to hold him to things like that. If she was serious, and he surely had every reason to know that she was, it was only a matter of time until he was going to have to face her and it. He would have to think of some way to charm her out of it or figure out some other way to deal with it. Aaron knew himself. It was only a matter of time.
Pops he was not worried about at all! Nah that time in the shed was annoying and dumb, but he could not help what he had done and Pops strap had not really hurt him anyway. OK, maybe it hurt a bit of his pride, but nothing else. Pops was just getting to be too old and even a bit feeble. He was not going to worry about Pops at all.
But, Jeb, well, Jeb was a whole other story. There was something about being over Jebs knees that one night that was so hot he knew he could never talk about it or admit it to anyone. No way! When Pops had taken him over their, Jeb had not thought anything at all about going. When Jeb had spanked him, on the other hand, that was about all he was able to think about ever since. And when he had heard Pops say to Jeb "Im still planning on bringing the boy over this weekend," Aaron heard a very real threat but he also immediately felt his buns clench and his throat tighten. It was still early in the week and the weekend was not close enough to worry too much just them, but Aaron felt real ambivalent about going over to Jebs place again. No way, he thought, but another part of him spoke deeply inside and was yelling yea! Something had awakened deep down inside Aaron. All he knew was that it was real. And he somehow suspected Jeb was the key. He found himself daydreaming about Jeb and how tall and rugged and all he was. The man was strong from years of farm work and it showed. That crack of Jebs hand on his bare ass had hurt! The mans hands were calloused and large. Aaron was beginning to wonder about how it would be to be around Jeb. Yea, he thought, the spanking was awesome but what was this man really like? Pops had said he was going to take him over "this weekend." But Pops had not bothered to say what for. Jeb and Pops seemed to know something and it was something Aaron was strangely looking forward to find out for himself.
In the meantime, over on the next spread there was no question at all in Jebs mind about Pops brining young Aaron over this coming weekend and what for. Jeb had gone too easy on Aaron when he had spanked him. After all, Pops had been in the next room and had heard him spanking Aaron. He had just gotten started. How could he possibly had really whipped the young guy with his grandfather sitting there listening in the next room? No way, Jeb knew. Aaron needed to stay over awhile so Jeb could really teach the young man some lessons and Jeb, for his part, had already put out the hairbrush, paddle, and even the strap for just that purpose.
But it all depended on Pops and what his real intentions were? Was Pops really going to turn Aaron over to him for some good discipline and not just once or twice? Jeb could not help but wondering about that but he knew he was sure interested in helping out with the boy!
Pops, for his part, was probably the only firmly determined adult among them all. He knew for sure he was going to use his old strap on the boy again the next time the boy fouled up something while they were working. He was not going to wait for any weekend to let Jeb do it for him. Pops had brought up his own boys years ago so he knew what worked! On the other hand, he also knew Jeb being younger and stronger and all was going bring the boy a level of discipline that he could not anymore and Pops was bound and determined to take advantage of that. Growing up and learning good discipline was something Pops had always believed in!
Thursday morning, there they all were. Pops and Ma with Aaron helping her along as she walked were all heading back into that general store-like café on the only real street left in that isolated tiny town. Ma got what she needed and the clerk brought it over to where she and Pops were sitting at that same common community table where Jeb had first somewhat met the boy. The same loud mouthed and blunt waitress was there again too and she was just an opinioned as she had been the other time. Aaron was drinking a soda. All the rest at the table for into their second or third cup of that steaming stinking coffee that was anything but gourmet but they all had been drinking it for years and could not have cared less. Jeb walked in unexpectedly, at least unexpectedly to Ma and Pops. With Ma and Pops and Aaron there raising their cups and greeting Jeb warmly, the other four men and three women at the table with also doing the same thing. Jeb kneaded Aarons shoulder and pulled up a chair at the only space left at that big table. Sitting beside Aaron, he clasped him on the back in a way that was more than just a little hard but was just the way Jeb was. Then Jeb sat down and soon the conversation was raging again on a new type of feed grain. Aaron was the last thing on Jebs mind until during an unusual lull in the argument, Pops spoke out to Jeb with everyone not really paying any attention, "Still OK if I bring the boy by Friday evening?"
"You bet," Jeb thought, "you bet!" Jeb immediately found himself thinking back to that other evening when he had the boys ass bare for discipline. Jeb wanted that boys ass again for sure!
"Actually," Jeb replied why dont I drive over and fetch him Friday night? I have to go out anyway."
"You sure you dont mind?" Pops answered.
"Not at all. No problem," Jeb said, "I can come by about 6:30ish if its OK with you?"
Ma heard that and came into the conversations. "Youll stay for dinner then first?" she asked.
Yea, why not?" Pops added.
From Jebs point of view, that was about the last thing he wanted to get stuck doing, but then again how could he just come out and say what he really wanted? "Sure, Ill be there," he replied.
Both Ma and Pops seemed pleased, but it was Pops who told Jeb, "Yea, let him work with you on Saturday and just meet us Sunday at Church," Pops said, "Ill tell him hell be spending Saturday with you."
And of course Jeb was not going to object to that!
Ma seemed surprised though, "You have work you need him to help you with, I guess." She looked at both Pops and Jeb but neither answered. Ma, of course, knew nothing of Pops and Jebs agreement for disciplining the boy. She did not need to know either.
No matter. Jeb looked over at Aaron and was pleased with the "arrangement" he had with Pops. He had not had a boy stay over for some good discipline for a long time now. An unwilling Aaron would more than provide interest and entertainment for Jebs weekend. He would be more than happy enough to help Pops out on this one! There was nothing like taking a good looking boy all smiling and happy and full of it and turning him over your knees into a squirming, wiggling, crying and begging kid with a nice red bare bottom more than just submissive and obedient!
The talkative waitress appeared with a fresh cup of coffee and conversation around that table turned to other things. However, Pops did walk over to the magazine rack where Aaron was leafing through the merchandize while the rest of them had been talking. Jeb could see Aarons eyes widen and he even though he saw some flashes of embarrassment across the young mans face as he and Pops talked and Aaron looked over at Jeb.
Nothing further was said on this topic that morning, however. Nothing needed to be! Aaron already knew now for sure that if he screwed up any one of them might take down his pants and spank him. And when you are Aarons age that is a horrible thought
Aaron looked back at the two men over there talking and he knew he would be getting another spanking for sure. He just secretly hoped it would be over Jebs lap. He definitely knew he did not like getting it from Pops! But he also knew there was something new and intriguing about all of this anyway. There was just something about feeling a spanking was in his future.
To be continued.