“So…am I forgiven yet?” Caroline asked as she put me on the changing mat in the bathroom to change me. I was always wet in the mornings and she had got me up first, expertly extricating me from in-between Grace and Chloe, without waking them. It was the Saturday morning and she wanted us all to sleep in, recharging our batteries for our return to Deepdene. “Sulking is not very mature…is it? And you do know my redlines, Olivia…don’t you?”
“Yes…Mummy.” My response was reluctant, and almost grudging, as it had been ever since she had spanked me. But it made her smile. I turned my head away from her, not at all amused by her amusement, and she sighed, a little sadly.