HOH Hat Is Sealed On TIGHT

Thank you to everyone that commented on the Duke's post this week.  It meant a lot to me that he wrote, and it meant a lot to us both that you guys responded.

Well, the HOH hat is on, TIGHT, sealed with crazy glue it looks like, and apparently is NOT going anywhere.  *gulp*  Just to show you, these are things that happened over just a two day period.

The Duke was touching me while we were on the sofa. It was tickling me and so I pulled the blanket to cover me.  He PULLS the blanket from me, and tells me to never cover myself when he is touching me.  He then asked in a serious tone if I understood, I nodded in shock that I did. Then he said I had to say it outloud.  So I did, meekly, and in awe.

　
The Duke said it was time for a maintenance. I went into the bedroom, I was so tired and cold that I laid down and covered up on the bed while waiting for him. He comes in and asks me what I'm in there for. I joke around and say a nap. I get "THE LOOK" I attempted two other weak replies and then he flipped me over and gave me a swat with the paddle. "Okay, Okay! We're here for a maintenance." He then said, "When I tell you we're getting ready for a maintenance, I don't expect to come into the room and find you not in position and all covered up."  - To be fair, the position is over his lap, and when he's not here... how do I get into it? ;)

　
So, for the same maintenance session, the Duke went to use the paddle, I still felt a little sensitive since the other day, not sore... just my skin felt kind of rashy, or sensitive. He said we were using the paddle, and I could tell by his voice he wasn't going to budge. So I asked "Why don't I get a say in this?"  He replied, "Because you don't get to make this decision."

Then, during the lecture phase he said "How did you ask me a question a few minutes ago?"  UH OH. I hung my head... I hadn't thought about it at the time, but it had been a bit snarky. I honestly didn't mean it to be, but the second I recalled it, I remember there being definite borderline disrespect in my voice, I could HEAR it in the recalling.  How did HE catch it?  He never catches stuff like that.

Then, near the end, I asked him a question.  "Because we're starting a number of new rules this week, can this week be a week of reminders so that if I forget, it's not automatically considered disobedience. Can you just remind me?"  He asked "A reminder?" Harder smack.  Okay girls, I've never claimed to be brilliant, so I said "Yes, a reminder." And then reiterated all I'd just said. He said again afterwards "A reminder?" With an even HARDER smack. Oh, I got his point then! He meant reminder spankings. I said "No, no no no no no, please, just remind me with words." So then he listed off each rule, I could tell he was smiling, and said "You mean a reminder at 10:30 to go to bed?" SMACK "A reminder lights out at 11:00?" SMACK "A reminder to work out three hours a week?" SMACK "A reminder to do your new chores?" SMACK. And on it went down every rule he could remember!

Aside from all that, several times I went to do something and was ordered to sit down so that he could do it for me. I had saved him the last chocolate out of our Christmas chocolates, and he ordered me to have it. So then I joked that he was trying to make me fat. ;)

A few times I've been worried over something, and went to ask him something, and then changed my mind and went off by myself.  Every single time he grabbed my wrists and kept me in front of him until I would tell him what was going on.  He tells me that he needs to know all that I'm thinking so that he knows when he needs to help me.

WHO IS THIS MAN!??? 

Where did he come from?  Is it wrong that I feel so much safer now?  So cared for?  So protected from myself?  This change has been going on for over a week, he hasn't relented at all... and even though I feel this is great for us, I also see the confidence in him, and feel he really feels good about this.  If he didn't, I'd want him to back off, and he knows that.  I only want him to make the changes he wants to make.  But I have to admit, if he chooses to keep these new traits, I'm all for it... part of me is sad to lose some freedoms, but I'm more happy than sad.