As soon as Julie was completely naked, Thompson put her over his lap and began to spank her buttocks. He hit her four times on each cheek, alternating between the left cheek and the right. He did not hit her hard enough to injure her, but just hard enough to leave her bum red and sensitive, and to initiate her into the world of bondage, discipline, sadism, and masochism. “You may speak now,” he told her. “Would you like me to stop, or would you like me to continue?” “Continue,” she moaned. “I had hoped you would say that,” Thompson said. “If at any time you want me to stop, say, ‘pizza’, and I will stop. That is your safe word. Do you understand?” “I understand,” Julie replied. While still on his lap, Thompson spread her legs apart and re