“As much as I’d like this evening to go on in this way, there’s a matter that needs to be handled. Heidi,” he addressed his wife. “Dieter?” “One of the interesting things I’ve discovered about Mr. Hunter is that he has some of the same notions about women and men that I have. I thought tonight for some added spice to your next correction, that I’d spank you in his presence.” “You what?” she gasped. “I’m sure you remember that I didn’t have time to take up the matters I discussed with you yesterday morning?” Without telling Matt Hunter everything, Dieter reminded his wife of her last egregious err: Heidi having over-spent her house allowance, something she was prone to do, even after he’d painstakingly shown her how to keep her accounts. A bounced check, and he’d been furious the mo