I work in a large office building in the city, and I usually put in sixty to seventy hours of work every week. I also hold a position of one of the vice-presidents in a large corporation. So I am used to giving orders and having the employees do the work, otherwise, they are fired. I like to keep everything under control, and be informed about everything.
I make enough money that my wife doesn't have to work, and now our kids are grown and have left the house. Since I am not home a lot of the time, Janet, my wife, usually pays all of the bills. I review the bank statements every month, but Janet takes care of running the household.
A few days ago, I got a phone call from the electric company wondering why our bill hadn't been paid for three months. He said that he needed a check for $300.00 delivered to the electric company tomorrow, or else we would lose our power. I guaranteed him that he would get a check, and everything would be okay.
When I got home that day, I asked her about the electric bill and told her about the phone call. She thought that she had paid the bill, or it must have been an oversight on her part. I told her that I was very upset with her, but as long as the electric company got the check, everything would be just fine. If the electric company didn't get the check, she would be punished for it.
When I left for work the next morning, I reminded her that the check needed to go to the electric company. Janet assured me that the check would get to the electric company and everything would be fine. I worked a long day, as usual, and got home about seven o'clock. About two minutes after I entered the house, all of the lights went out. Janet must not of delivered a check to the electric company.
I grabbed Janet's shoulder in the dark and said, "I want you to light some candles so that we can see in here, and then prepare yourself for a good spanking."
"You aren't serious, are you!"
"I told you that you would be punished if you didn't get the check to the electric company, and apparently you forgot about it."
"I didn't mean to forget about it. I got caught up in a television show, and then I was talking on the telephone, and then you came home. I'm sorry!"
"Being sorry will not get you off the hook this time. You are going to be spanked. Hurry up and get those candles lit."
Janet lit a few candles around the house. Luckily, it was in the fall, so we didn't have to worry about the heat or air-conditioning.