BY: Joannie Kay

Maeve O`Flynn decides to take a job at Macy`s Department Store in 1904 New York in spite of her husband Brian`s protests. She is determined to have a fancy Christmas the first year of their marriage. Maeve isn`t proud of the deceit, but she is certain the reward will dampen Brian`s temper once he learns the truth.

Maeve`s Da tells Brian that his eldest daughter is a good girl, "once you get her attention with a good spankin`", and when Brian tells him that Maeve feels she is too old for a spanking, Sean chuckles and tells him to have Maeve speak to her Mama about whether or not she is too old.

Maeve`s first spanking from her husband is a shock to her. It is unsettling to learn that she`s gone from being subject to discipline in her father?s home, to having a husband who believes a wife never gets too old for a good spanking.