Page 14 of Taught By the Doctor
“Hey!” Zoey cried out, wriggling over his shoulder.
Evan laughed and swatted her a few more times before setting her down on her bare feet. She had left her shoes in the car, much to his dismay. He wrapped his arms around her from behind and pressed his lips to her ear so he could whisper, “You’re lucky it’s too cold to wear a bathing suit. Otherwise, everyone would see your pink bottom peeking out.”
Zoey ducked out of his arms playfully before sticking her tongue out at him. “I’m not that lucky,” she protested. “You still spanked me in public. What if someone saw?” She looked around self-consciously and sighed in relief when all she saw was an older couple pretty far away. They were paying Zoey and Evan no mind.
Evan was looking at the couple as well and grinned. “They look like they wouldn’t be offended by witnessing a naughty young lady getting her just deserts.” He caught up to Zoey and put an arm around her shoulders. “I know your feet are probably frozen by now. Why don’t we go back to the car and find a nice bakery to get you some hot chocolate?”
Zoey shook her head. “I want to build a sandcastle first,” she declared.
Evan groaned but followed Zoey closer toward the water, where the sand was nice and wet from the waves. “Okay, but just a quick sandcastle, alright? It feels like it’s getting colder by the minute and I will not have you getting sick.”
Zoey didn’t answer and just got down on her hands and knees in the cold sand. She didn’t even bother to roll up the sleeves of her jacket and began digging with her bare hands. She always started by digging a moat.
Evan got on his knees beside her and began to dig as well. He suggested that he dig the moat while Zoey worked on the castle itself. She agreed excitedly and got right to work. Evan watched her out of the corner of his eye as he dug. She was humming quietly to herself as she crawled around in the sand but let out a little frustrated huff when the sleeves of her thick jacket slid over her hands. Evan bit back a laugh as she rolled them up haughtily. She was so cute.
About a half hour later, they had a simple, but nice sandcastle about two feet tall. Zoey managed to coax the sand into some tower-like shapes and even found several shells to press into the sides of the castle walls. Evan managed to dig an impressive moat, complete with a river leading to the ocean. They watched with satisfaction as the water flowed up their river and into the moat.
Evan sighed tiredly. “I can’t believe we did all that without any shovels.” He stretched dramatically, throwing his hands up in the air.
Zoey poked his side teasingly, making his arms fall down to his sides. He was very ticklish, as was she. “Wasn’t it morerewarding building it with nothing but your hands, though?” she asked.
Evan grimaced, making Zoey laugh.
“Okay, it’s time to go,” he told her. He raised an eyebrow when Zoey backed away from him.
“C’mon, Evan,” she said, whining just a little bit. “Let’s stay just a little longer?” She skipped away, not even waiting for him to answer. She wasn’t quick enough and Evan was able to snag onto her wrist.
“No, Zoey,” Evan said sternly. He tugged on her wrist, pulling her to him. “I told you, it’s too cold to stay here, especially since your feet are bare. You’re also all wet now after building that sandcastle.”
“I’m not cold,” Zoey lied, pulling away a bit. She pouted. “I want to stay here. Can we look for more seashells?”
Evan’s eyes narrowed. “Zoey, I already said no,” he told her. He added forcefully, “If I have to tell you again, I will bend you over right here on this beach.”
Zoey grit her teeth, but knew better than to argue at that point. She could tell Evan was reaching the limit of his patience. She tried not to stomp her feet and failed, but she allowed Evan to lead her back up the beach and to their car.
Evan made Zoey stand next to the car and he brushed the sand off her clothes as well as he could, mumbling about how his car was going to need to be vacuumed after this little excursion. Zoey pointed out politely that Evan was the one that drove them to the beach, so he should stop complaining. It was poor timing on her part because Evan was just about to dust the sand off her pert bottom. He used the opportunity to do so firmly and harshly.
“Watch the attitude,” he told her. He spun her around and continued to smack as much sand off of her as possible, a little rougher than he had been.
Zoey winced when Evan spanked her. There was no one around but being punished in public still filled her with shame, even if no one witnessed it. This would normally make her contrite, but it just fueled the anger that was also festering within her. Evan was supposed to be giving her a day free of schoolwork and he wouldn’t even let her stay at the beach for a few more measly minutes? She grit her teeth together as Evan finished cleaning her off. Her anger ebbed a little when Evan gently rubbed her stone-cold feet in order to warm them up a bit.
Zoey climbed into the passenger seat with a huff, clenching her hands into fists on her lap. Evan eyed her after getting into the driver’s seat.
“Is something wrong?” he asked her.
Childishly, Zoey turned her head away from him.
After just a beat of silence, Evan suddenly opened the driver’s side door and stepped out. Zoey refused to look at what he was doing and shrieked in surprise when he appeared on her side and opened her door. He unbuckled her seatbelt and pulled her out by her upper arm.
“What are you doing?” Zoey demanded.
Evan opened the door of the backseat and got in. “Oh, I think you have a pretty good idea,” he said. Then, he pulled her into the car with him and over his waiting thighs. He adjusted her to his liking before shutting the door.
“Evan, please don’t,” she begged. “I’m sorry. I’ll be good now, I promise.”
Evan just shook his head and placed a large hand on the tight fabric of her black leggings.
“It’s way too late for that, pretty girl,” he said in a low voice. He roughly grabbed one of her bottom cheeks and then the other, making her whimper. “I can sense that if I don’t take care of this right now, this attitude is going to stay for the whole day. I will not risk that happening. You are going to behave yourself so that we can both enjoy this day off.”
