A Glitch in Time by April Hill

Author:April Hill
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Steampunk, Erotic Fiction, Romance, Victorian, BDSM, Time Travel
Publisher: Blushing Books Publications
Published: 2014-04-09T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

As I dangled from the bar and awaited the second of what would turn out to be–by actual count–twenty-eight excruciating strokes across my indiscreetly bared buttocks, I thought grimly of Edward and of the Time Machine, and wondered again how I had managed to end up in this awful town in this humiliating and ridiculous posture. And then, as each scorching blow of the wide leather strap arrived at its destination, I shrieked another vow to myself that should I survive this adventure, I would instigate divorce proceedings against Edward immediately upon our return to London. Enough!

If my garbled screams seemed curious or incomprehensible to Wild Bill Hickock, it certainly didn't discourage him from delivering every last agonizing blow of what he no doubt considered frontier justice–in which he had served as both judge and jury. Mr. Hickock, in fact, seemed very well pleased with what he had accomplished.

"Well now, that's a nice, round thirty," he said with some satisfaction. "I reckon that oughta be enough to make this little lady reconsider a life of crime. What do you think, boys?"

One of the boys was kind enough to point out that I had been short-changed and that the number delivered had actually been only twenty-eight. His ability to count surprised me somewhat, since the boy in question looked somewhat less intelligent than the curious local creatures Edward had called groundhogs. I protested the count, but Bill merely thanked the fellow and added the last two swats with renewed gusto. "Damn," he cried appreciatively, leaning closer to investigate my flaming bottom. "If that's not exactly the color of one of our prairie sunsets, I'll go ahead and just eat my damned hat!"

The barroom erupted in raucous laughter as two of the less inebriated patrons lifted me from the bar and set me on my feet. With my eyes lowered in embarrassment, I pulled up my drawers and straightened my skirts as best I could. Too tired to cry, or even to react to the crude laughter, I stumbled away from the bar, my face flushed as red as my throbbing bottom. Hickock followed me, rearranging his gun belt with its two pearl-handled pistols. He pulled out a chair, and at his order, I sat down painfully, wincing as I tried to balance one side of my hip on the chair's rough edge.

"I can't pay whatever financial fine you have in mind," I said miserably. "So if you want to put me in jail, go ahead. Beat me again, if you wish, but I still haven't any money."

He nodded and pushed a small glass of whiskey across the table to me. I shook my head, then thought better of it and drained the glass in one gulp.

He whistled. "Well, now, missie, you sure belted that down quick, for a lady."

I gave him as disdainful a look as I could manage. "I grew up stealing the best single malt whiskey in the world from my uncle's library liquor cabinet," I spat at him.

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