`` you 're aching for your next spanking , are n't you ? when i finally realized what i 'd done , i started to laugh . `` we can keep this between us , right ? '' it was probably three weeks after our fight about the book . get everything off on the right foot . i smiled at the hint of aggravation in his voice . he 'd loved that car-right up until my dad lost it in a poker game . i say quietly on a smile , and he groans in my ear . 