Haron’s a clever little minx. We’d been staying in a hotel out near Heathrow; as we finished breakfast, I checked that she’d brought her Oyster Card with her. (Those of you not familiar with London might need to know at this stage that Oyster is a pre-paid smartcard for public transport, which roughly halves trip costs).

She hadn’t. Again. And the previous time it had happened, she’d been left in no doubt as to the consequences of future forgetfulness.

She fluttered her eyelashes, held my hand. To no avail. So she embarked on a long discussion of alternate ticket types on the tube - the pros and cons of travelcards, single tickets, buying a new Oyster card.

I became quite engrossed in trying to work out the right option as we walked back to our room. So engrossed, in fact, that I quite forgot about the spanking her bit of the discussion. Perfect diversionary tactics from the young lady, I’m sure you’ll agree!

Fortunately I did then remember, and over my knee she went, but it was a close run thing!

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