Page 130 of Dirty Discipline, Vol. 1

A Little Adjustment By Kate Oliver

Chapter 1

Cassie

“Cassie, let’s go, babe!” Brady yelled from downstairs.

Rolling her eyes, Cassie continued packing her suitcase for the ‘secret’ getaway that her husband wouldn’t tell her anything about. He’d told her to pack for three days and not ask any questions. Because he didn’t tell her anything other than that, she was totally overpacking to be prepared for every scenario.

Her husband was the sweetest man she knew, but lately, he’d been distant and working more than usual. It worried her, especially since she knew she hadn’t been the easiest person to be with. Because he’d been so distant lately, Cassie had found herself getting more and more snappy with him. Brady never lost his temper, even when she acted out. Being an only child, she’d always been a bit spoiled and temperamental, but it had been getting worse, and she felt like she couldn’t get control over it.

Several minutes later, Cassie heard her husband’s footsteps as he walked into their bedroom. He came and stood beside her, staring at her suitcase lying open on the bed.

“Baby, you don’t need all this. I told you, just the essentials. Everything else is covered,” he said, shaking his head and reaching to close her suitcase.

Cassie yanked the suitcase back open.

“I’m not done packing!” she replied hotly.

Brady’s jaw clenched slightly, but he didn’t snap back at her. No, he never did. He was always the steady one between the two of them.

“Please hurry up and finish. You already have plenty packed,” he told her.

Cassie knew she’d hit the husband jackpot when she’d married Brady. He had looks, personality, and heart. She never knew what he saw in her, but he seemed to adore her even with her mood swings and terrible attitude.

Brady sat on the edge of the bed and watched as she grabbed several more articles of clothing out of their walk-in closet. She knew she was pushing his buttons by taking her time. Sometimes she wondered if she did it on purpose, hoping to get a reaction out of him.

Finally closing the suitcase, she tried to zip it closed, but it was too full. She looked at Brady, waiting for him to get the hint that she needed help. He looked amused as he watched her struggle with the zipper, which only irritated her more.

“Are you going to help me, or are you just going to sit there and do nothing?”

She was getting annoyed with this whole surprise trip. She wouldn’t have had to pack so much if he’d told her where they were going. Brady stood and without a word, worked the zipper until her suitcase was securely closed before heading out of the bedroom with the heavy luggage.

By the time Cassie came out of the house, Brady was standing outside by the car, waiting for her. It irritated her that he was so calm when she was obviously in a crappy mood. She didn’t say anything to him when he opened the car door for her. Instead, she threw her purse and jacket in the back and slid into her seat. Brady closed the car door and walked over to the driver’s side.

“I’m really looking forward to this weekend. We need it,” he said.

She wanted to have a good weekend with him, too, but things had been so off lately between them that she was starting to think they were at the beginning of the end of their short marriage.

When she’d first met Brady, she’d been head over heels for him. Really, she was still head over heels for him, but they’d just grown apart. They didn’t do things as a couple anymore. She didn’t think he was being unfaithful, but she did wonder if he was getting fed up with her and the way she acted toward him.

“Yeah,” she replied quietly as he started driving.

She didn’t know how long the drive was going to be, so she tilted the seat back slightly and put on her sunglasses as Brady merged onto the freeway. She noticed he seemed lost in thought and quieter than usual as he drove. Cassie wondered what he was thinking about, but was afraid to ask for fear of the response. She didn’t want to lose her husband—she loved him with all her heart—but she was afraid he might already have made up his mind about their relationship.

Is this weekend his way of giving us one last shot?

If it was, she didn’t want to mess it up or ruin it, but at the same time, she was mad at him for letting their relationship get to this point. He was supposed to be the leader in their marriage and protect it in any way possible. At least, that’s what he’d promised her when they’d said their vows to each other. When she thought about it, she hadn’t exactly kept her vows, either. She didn’t take care of his needs or respect him in the way she should.

They had been driving for nearly an hour in silence before Cassie drifted to sleep. Brady had turned her seat warmer on as he always did when it was cold. His thoughtfulness was one of the things she loved so much about him. She knew she took those things for granted.

When she woke up, she didn’t know where they were or how long she’d been sleeping, but she felt like her bladder was about to burst.

“I need to pee.”

He looked over at her, reaching his hand to rub her thigh gently.

“Hey, sleepyhead. Okay, we’ll pull off on the next exit so you can go potty,” he replied.

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