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Gloria Part 1.

Gloria was leaning against the wall and not feeling very happy. It was all she could do to keep from crying but she had no one but herself to blame. She silently berated herself again and again. "How could I have been so stupid and in so many ways?" but even more than self-reproach was the constant reminder, "I'm going to get spanked."

It wasn't the first time she had those thoughts. Her parents were firm believers in that method of correction and more times than she could count she had been in a corner thinking the same things and waiting for the command to do whatever was necessary to prepare for the second half of those musings.

There weren't many children in those days who didn't have the same regrets and fears from time to time. And although she didn't know it, quite of few of them had many opportunities to repeat these reflections well into their teenage years. And for some it didn't stop there.

So it was with Gloria. She had graduated high school three years ago but was still living at home. It was her choice but there was a price. As her mother quaintly put it, "As long as you put your knees under my table you'll live by our rules."

The unspoken addendum to that statement was, "and continue to be subject to our discipline."

When she was in her usherette uniform she was the token authority in the theater and felt a sense of maturity. Be that as it may be, in her parent's eyes she was still just a girl who periodically needed their guidance and chastisement. Some forms of punishment had changed as she grew up but one thing did not. They might give her restrictions, extra chores, etc. but the one constant was a good old-fashioned spanking. Regardless of how mature she thought she was, they felt she would never outgrow her need for a sore bottom to bring the point home. You might think she would be eager to get out from living under their discipline and there were many girls who married in haste for just that reason. But even with the occasional spanking she was secure and happy at home. She knew she would get married and move out someday but she was in no rush.

The theater was owned by her Uncle Fred and he originally hired her as a favor to his sister. It wasn't long before he was quite impressed with his new employee. She really liked her job and it showed. She had the uncanny ability to quell any disturbance almost as soon as it started. She could handle rowdy patrons and unruly children with a great deal of tact. If she threw someone out of the theater she almost had them thanking her for it. She got to know many of the people who came to the movies fairly regularly and would even reserve favorite seats for them. She was a true asset to Uncle Fred. She not only was his favorite niece, she was his best employee.

Her social life was constricted by her work schedule but she managed to have fun with friends on her nights off. She even went on a few dates but so far nothing serious had come of them.

Now that we know a bit about her we can work our way back to the beginning of the story.

As I said, she could recognize most of the audience but it took her a week or two to notice a certain man. He didn't seem to be much older than her and was very tall. When she escorted him to a seat the top of her head barely came up to his shoulder. Overall, she thought he was not bad looking. What's more, she noticed him looking at her more than a few times and she would blush. Luckily, the lighting was such that it wasn't noticeable. Then he started coming to see the same movie two or three times each showing and she was convinced that he was really there to see her. It wasn't proper for her to make any direct overtures but she may have treated him a little nicer than some of the other people in the audience. She kept waiting for him to make the first move but so far he seemed to ignore her except for the stares. When she would do a small favor the most she got out of him was a quiet "thanks" and nothing else. She was beginning to despair of any sort of relationship outside of the theater. When he finally said a whole sentence it was the wrong thing at the wrong time.

That very afternoon Gloria had a little disagreement with her mother and said a few unkind and very unladylike things. The result was the girl reflecting on her behavior in a corner reserved for that purpose while the family ate dinner. In addition to the normal thoughts of regret she was still tasting the soap her mother used to wash her mouth out. Getting spanked was bad enough but Gloria really hated it when her two younger brothers were in the house. The spanking was going to be in her bedroom but a closed door was not going to keep them from hearing their big sister crying and carrying on like a little girl. When dinner was over she was sent up stairs with Mother following in a minute. That gave the girl time to fetch the hairbrush from her parent's room and have it ready for use. The woman had said all she needed to say earlier so no lecture was required. Gloria removed everything below the waist and went over the waiting lap. A long and hard spanking ensued but that was only the prelude. Next she was bending over the end of her bed and the hairbrush came into play.

In this family her bottom belonged to Mother to punish and the boys were spanked by Father. He used a nasty leather strap and from what she heard from their bedrooms, it was terrible. She supposed she should be glad it was only the brush but when it was landing she didn't feel very fortunate. As she feared and knew would happen. Her self image of maturity was totally destroyed as she begged and pleaded with "Mommy" to stop the spanking and promising to be a good girl.

About an hour later Gloria is in her uniform, feeling ashamed of herself, still hungry and not feeling very friendly towards anyone. So when she brought a soda to the tall man he opened his mouth and put his foot in it.

He had been coming to the movies to see her and had been building up his courage to speak to her for two weeks. This night he would finally give it a try. Not being very socially adept his attempt at humor failed miserably. He reached for the soda and said, "Thank you. You are a very nice little girl."

That was it. Gloria had been reduced to that very status a few hours ago and her bottom was still stinging as were her ears when her mother called her that. Now this character just told her he wasn't interested in her as a young woman. He must be a pervert who liked making a play for little girls and she was having none of it. She poured the soda on his head and told him to get out.

A ruckus ensued and this time the one who normally stopped them was right in the middle of it. Luckily Uncle Fred was within hearing distance and got the two of them separated and out in the lobby before they upset the rest of the audience. He shoved Gloria into his office and stayed with the man to calm him down as much as he could. Then he went into his office to talk with his niece.

The first thing she said was, "Oh Uncle Fred. I'm so sorry. I should go out an apologize to that man. Is he still here?"

Fred answered, "No, he left. I refunded his money, gave him free passes for the next five movies and offered to pay to have his clothes cleaned but he was still pretty mad. I don't think he's completely satisfied yet. What did he say that got you so angry?"

Gloria told him and Fred had to smile. "I can't say that called for a soda shower but I understand why you took it the wrong way. You had just gotten a spanking and it may have seemed like he was referring to it."

Her eyes widened in surprise. "How did you know that?"

He answered, "I noticed that you were a little out of sorts tonight so I called your mother to see what was the matter. She told me what happened and I have to agree that you deserved your punishment. You shouldn't talk to her the way you did."

Gloria blushed bright red. Uncle Fred noticed this and said, "Don't be mad at her for telling me. There's nothing wrong with the fact that they still spank you. I'm her brother and know that your grandparents thought nothing of warming her backside until she got married."

He lowered his voice to a whisper, "And don't tell them I told you but I also know the when they were first married your father had her over his knee quite a few times. Spanking a girl is never a bad idea even after she is a woman."

Gloria giggled at hearing this revelation and Uncle Fred got serious again. "But all that has nothing to do with what happened tonight. I can't just let you off with a cute story about your folks. Here's what I've decided. You will write a letter of apology to that man and I will review it. You will pay for cleaning his clothes and if he comes to the theater and uses his free pass the cost of his admission will come out of your pay. You will also stay after the movies for the next two weeks and help the clean-up crew. Needless to say, you will not be paid for the extra work."

Gloria hung her head. "Thank you. That sounds fair."

She looked up pleadingly and asked, "Are you going to tell my parents about this?"

Fred looked a bit sad and replied, "I know what its going to mean to your bottom but I'm afraid I have to. They'll probably hear about it from someone else and it's best to tell them before that happens. But I'll make you a deal. If you think you can go back to work and be nice to people I won't talk to them until tomorrow."

Gloria knew Mother would give her a very good spanking. Maybe even Father also. They've threatened that in the past but so far they've never had to go through with it. She had to go back to work because if she came home early she was sure to get a spanking tonight as well as whatever they decided to give her after talking with Uncle Fred. She nodded and he hugged her before sending her back to her job.

Because of her schedule she usually slept late in the morning and when she got up she immediately went to her mother and told her the whole story. Instead of shock the woman said, "Fred was here while we were eating breakfast so we already knew all about it. It would be logical to assume that I would spank you this morning when I found out so you might be tempted to keep it a secret as long as possible. I'm proud of you for telling me so soon."

Gloria asked, "Should I go to the corner now?"

Mother said, "No, you haven't had a decent meal since lunch yesterday. You need to eat some breakfast. Then I want you to take a shower and get dressed."

When Gloria went into her room after her shower she found a note from her mother on the bed.

Gloria,

I've gone to the store and will be back soon. Get dressed for a spanking and wait for me in the corner downstairs.

Mother.

The outer clothes she normally wore for these events were loose fitting slacks and a top that did not hang below her waist. She knew better than to look at anything but the wall in front of her when her mother returned. She heard the sounds of groceries being put away and her mother bustling around the house. Finally, after an hour or two she heard her name. She presented herself to Mother who said, "Go and use the bathroom. Then get back here for your spanking."

A spanking downstairs was out of the ordinary but since nobody else was home it didn't make any difference. When the girl returned she gave her mother the hairbrush. The woman shook her head. "No. I'm not going to use that. My hand will be good enough for this one. Let's go. Pants and panties off."

As Gloria complied she graciously said, "Thank you Mother. For not using the hairbrush I mean. I know I deserve more than a hand spanking."

The answer she got was not one to make any girl happy. "Don't be thanking anybody just yet. You're not working tonight so after dinner you will spend another two hours in the corner. Then your father is going to give you the strap. Oh, and we've asked Uncle Fred to spank you also but he's going to wait to do that in his office. Enough talk. Over my lap."

Gloria didn't have much time to think about what she heard. Her attention was focused on what her mother was doing to her rear end. As soon as the spanking was declared complete and the girl put her clothes back Mother said, "Sit down and write your letter. Then we'll have lunch."

As you can imagine, putting her sore bottom on a hard chair was rather uncomfortable but it was just a continuation of her punishment. A punishment that was far from over. After lunch she was given extra chores and was kept very busy the rest of the day. Uncle Fred stopped by to pick up the letter and said he approved and was sure Mr. Brown would appreciate it. When the boys came home from school they were appraised of the situation but wisely chose not to say or do anything to taunt their sister. She was still somewhat sitting gingerly at dinner. Then it was back to the corner to wait.

Her uncle came to discuss something with her parents and then stopped next to Gloria on his way out. He said, "I understand you're going to get the strap tonight. Knowing your father I assume it will be quite a session. When I spank you it won't be quite that bad but it won't be a walk in the park either. I'll see you when you get back to work."

At last she was told to go upstairs and get ready. She was very embarrassed by everything; her temper tantrum at the theater, mother's spanking, standing in the corner, and what the boys were going to hear from her room but the one thing that really turned her face red was a simple question. Since she had always been punished by Mother she didn't know where he kept the strap. After gaining the necessary knowledge she was waiting in her room and could not help staring at it laying on her bed. It looked wicked and she was sure it was going to be worse than Mother's implement.

Both Father and Mother came into the room. It was not proper for her to bare herself completely in his presence so just the slacks were discarded. Then she was over the familiar maternal knees for the prelude. The panties came down followed by a hard and determined hand. The eventual pleas to "Mommy" were as ineffectual as ever. Her panties were raised but only so she could be repositioned for the strap. Down they came again and she screamed. The boys were in their rooms but recognized the noise that strap makes and the type of response it elicits. They cringed with each smack and screech.

Gloria was sobbing when he left the room. What she really wanted was to take a cool bath and go to bed but that was not in the plan. Mother said, "Wash your face, put your pajamas on and meet us in the living room. We have some things to talk about."

She hurriedly complied with their command and the discussion that followed was one sided. Not that it was a lecture or anything but Gloria could only listen and absorb what they said. If she opened her mouth to say anything it would probably be something she'd regret.

It started with an obvious declaration that Gloria was restricted to the house unless she was at work or with her parents for the next two weeks. She expected that so it was no surprise. Then the question she had about when Uncle Fred would get his turn was answered. Her bottom will get a four day rest but Friday night after the last movie she will stay at the theater and he will spank her as long and hard as he sees fit. Gloria would rather not have another spanking but she was not going to challenge anything. She knew what she did could have hurt his business so it was appropriate that he follow family tradition. But she was only somewhat comforted by his promise not to do it as hard as Father's strap.

Mother and Father looked at each other for a moment and then, albeit somewhat reluctantly, told the girl of the final condition. Gloria's knees went weak as she heard it. Mr. Brown was going to be at the theater on Friday night. There was an uncomfortable silence since neither parent was truly in favor of the last part but they had agreed to it and there was no going back. Father took a breath and said, "You are going to get two spankings. First by Uncle Fred and then Mr. Brown will give you the second one."

Gloria gasped and Mother quickly added, "We'll be there to make sure nothing beyond the spanking occurs. And you keep your uniform on. Unfortunately, it's going to be on the bare bottom so your slacks will have to come down but not off. Your panties will wait until you're over his lap. Now, do you have any questions?"

There were fresh tears running down her cheeks and it took a minute for the girl to find her voice. "Will it be in Uncle Fred's office?"

Father answered, "No, Mr. Brown has explicitly requested that it take place on the stage in the theater."

Somehow, Gloria knew that was going to be the answer. It probably didn't make any difference. Once the spankings started she wouldn't care what room she was in but the office provided a veneer of privacy. She thought of the theater full of people and wondered if it was going to be a public spectacle. She didn't think her parents would do that no matter how mad they were but she had to ask. "Who else will be there to watch?"

"No one. Just your mother and I, Uncle Fred and Mr. Brown."

There was an unheard sigh of relief and Father continued. "It will be after the cleaning crew is finished and gone. I understand you're part of that group so maybe you can help get the job done faster."

There being no more questions they sent their daughter to bed where she cried herself to sleep.

So now we could go back to the beginning of the story but we won't. Lets take a closer look at Mr. Brown.

As Gloria had surmised, he was only two years older. Since he's a young man we can be a little less formal and call him Henry. He had a good job at a bank and had already been promoted twice. Since he was new to the town he did not have an active social life. In fact, pretty much no social life at all. Although openly gregarious with customers and colleagues he was really extremely shy in one-to-one dealings with members of the opposite sex.

He was attracted to Gloria from the first time he went to the movie theater and chose a seat where he could see her during the movie. Every time he bought a ticket he promised himself that he would speak to her but his courage failed him time and time again.

There was one other fellow at the bank who seemed to have more experience with girls so Henry went to him for advice. Unfortunately this man wasn't as knowledgeable as he let on. His suggestion was to use endearing terms when talking to her. Henry was uncomfortable with calling a woman he was just meeting something like 'Baby' or 'Sweetheart' and they moved on to giving her a compliment by way of an opening.

That sounded like a better idea and for reasons beyond understanding saying she was a nice girl was agreed upon and since he towered over her in height they added 'little' as an additional adjective. As we've seen, that was his downfall.

When he left the theater that night he was as angry as Fred thought but his anger was not towards Gloria. It was directed inward for making a mess of his attempt to be pleasant. It became obvious that the theater owner misinterpreted the reason when he came to Henry's office the next day to deliver the written apology and describe the actions taken to correct the incident. Henry was glad the girl was not going to lose her job. Then Fred told him about how she had already been spanked once and was going to get more.

Henry smiled, "If you intended that to shock me it doesn't. I have two sisters and my parents have the same philosophy regarding discipline. I'm glad to hear that the girl's parents take their roles seriously but do they know that her employer is going to spank her."

Fred explained that he was also the girl's uncle and that her parents not only approved of him spanking her, it was their idea in the first place. When he added that it would be done in the theater office on Friday night Henry nodded and said, "I think that would be appropriate. She put you and your business in jeopardy. I applaud your efforts to help her and if you don't mind a suggestion, I'd give her the spanking where the incident occurred. Maybe even on the stage."

Then he casually added, "In fact, I wouldn't mind giving her a good spanking myself but that's out of the question."

Fred immediately agreed to the alternate location. However, he misinterpreted Henry's off-hand remark to be a request to take an active role in the affair. He was still under the impression that he needed to mollify Henry so he said, "That's a wonderful suggestion. I'll discuss it with her parents but I think they'll agree. Is Friday night OK with you? It's going to be after the last show so I hope that won't be too late for you. I'll spank her as planned and then you can take her over your knee and finish the job."

It took Henry a minute to realize what Fred was offering and he started to explain that he didn't actually mean that he thought he had the right to do something like that. However, Fred was adamant. "Nonsense, I can't think of a better way to teach her not to take out her temper on customers. The last movie ends about 10:30. Can you be there at that time? It'll take the cleaning crew about 30 minutes to do their work and then we can attend to Gloria."

Henry was about to object again but he was distracted. He finally knew the girl's name and was repeating it to himself. Before he knew it, his visitor was gone. Over the next few days he told himself to call Fred and tell him that he would not take part in punishing Gloria but didn't. He had been hoping to get to know her but that seemed impossible now. The more he thought about his missed opportunity it seemed that she was responsible to some extent and maybe he should do it. He immediately discarded this justification. He certainly couldn't spank every female who rejected his advances.

However, Fred was counting on him to spank the girl as an object lesson and he had to agree. Having an insulted patron take her over his knee would definitely be a step in the right direction towards teaching her how to behave at work. She probably wouldn't think so at the time but it would be for her own good. He was resolved to perform this task to the best of his ability.

Finally, we can get back to the beginning of the story. Gloria is deep in thought against the wall, her parents are sitting a few rows ahead of her, Henry is in the office with Fred and the last movie of the night is almost over,.

As the credits rolled across the screen the house lights came on and Gloria was urging the cleaning crew to hurry. They knew about the incident with the soda and that Gloria was working with them without pay as her punishment. They thought that was the extent of it and were teasingly asking why she was in such a rush and did she have a date she was eager to meet. Gloria gave no explanation and was barely able to hold in her tears as she went about picking up discarded cups, candy wrappers and other litter.

In twenty minutes there were only five people in the building. Her parents had gone to the office to meet Mr. Brown and while they still didn't like the idea of a stranger spanking their daughter, they found him to be a pleasant young man. Just the sort they would've loved to see Gloria bring home to meet under happier circumstances. Fred poked his head in and said, "We're ready."

Gloria was standing on the stage next to a sturdy chair. She heard them come into the theater but kept her head down in shame. Uncle Fred came onto the stage and the others sat in the front row.

There was no need for any lectures so the place was unusually quiet as he sat down and she moved to his side. He nodded and her fingers were shaking as she let her slacks fall down to her ankles. Then she went across his lap and in a moment her panties were down to her thighs. Fred was facing the audience so the best they would get to see was a side view of the bare bottom. To be honest it didn't make much difference to Gloria. The only one who hadn't yet seen that part of her was going to get a much closer look in a little while. Her main concern was the power of Uncle Fred's hand as it came crashing down again and again.

Granted, it wasn't as bad as the strap but when someone is putting a fire in your rear end it's hard to make comparisons with anything else. One way or another the idea was to make the owner of that backside very sore. Gloria was learning her lesson and it was a good one. Her resolve to remain quiet and take her punishment in a mature manner was quickly broken. She was truly crying when she felt her panties pulled back up.

Her slacks stayed where they were as she stood up and waited for the spanking she had been dreading the most. Henry avoided her eyes as he sat down. He patted his thigh and Gloria was barely able to move for a few seconds. She had to take a few deep breaths before complying with his simple gesture. Then she shuddered as she felt him draw her panties down. She noticed that he was careful not to let the elastic drag over the area where Uncle Fred spanked. Before she had time to give that any more thought the fire behind her was re-ignited.

Henry was very familiar with this activity from both sides of the lap. He had received his fair share of spankings during his formative years and when his parents were out of town he was put in charge of his two younger sisters. He was given the right to punish them if necessary and on more than one occasion he had to exercise that option. He knew how to give a good spanking and was not deterred by tears or entreaties. His experience was evident to the audience and especially to Gloria. When the panties were replaced there was no doubt in anyone's mind that the girl had just received an excellent lesson in proper behavior.

While Gloria was putting the rest of her clothes in order Henry left the stage and after a brief good-bye to the others he departed. Fred closed the theater and Gloria's parents took her home.

End of Part 1.

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