He naturally took on a more Rdominant demeanor with her, and she responded to it like a flower naturally turned towards the sun. Trish started getting herself spanked quite regularly, and in some cases – like those where she compromised her own safety or deliberately disobeyed him – somewhat harshly. But even after a harder session with the paddle he’d hidden away in the back of his closet, she came to him literally dripping wet, and he was more than willing to assuage her obvious need. But the depression and unhappiness was still there and if anything it was getting worse. Reed was one step away from dragging her to counseling to see if that would help, when they were at Maggie and Kell’s one night and he heard Maggie mention something that caught his attention. It was during a break in the usual rabble rousing conversation. Everyone had noticed that Trish was unusually subdued, and when she excused herself to powder her nose, Maggie leaned over to him and whispered, "It’s almost a year since her Mom died." Bingo.
