Upon Charlie and Lydia's return from Waikiki, Charlie needs to leave town again briefly to take his mother to the doctor in Chicago. In his absence, Lydia signs up for skydiving classes despite such activity being forbidden under their spanking contract. Then, during a welcome-home party for Charlie, Lydia goes swimming while intoxicated, a huge issue after what happened in Waikiki.

Rather than admitting she did something foolish in both instances, Lydia behaves defiantly with Charlie. He finally confronts her about what he sees as a yearlong deterioration in showing good judgment, not doing dangerous things, and exercising self-discipline. His suggestion for dealing with the recent, habitual misbehavior is a 48-hour "spanking retreat", during which Lydia must consent at his discretion to numerous daily "just-because" spankings to correct her misbehavior and get her back to acting in a much less foolhardy way.

Knowing she's behaved in an increasingly reckless, dangerous, and defiant way over the past year and admitting she doesn't know why she's suddenly rebelling against a kind of marriage she still wants (a "spanking marriage"), Lydia agrees to take the 48-hour spanking retreat at their Michigan cabin. Even though it will mean submitting to the equivalent of a "just-because" weekend, where Charlie can and will spank her at his discretion to give her a long-lasting attitude adjustment.

Note: This audiobook contains vivid descriptions of sexual activity, domestic discipline, the spankings of an adult woman, anal sex, and anal discipline. If such scenes or themes offend or trigger you, please do not listen to this audiobook. In addition, the series is also about two devoted married people growing and maturing together over the course of multiple story lines; they are flawed, loving, devoted human beings, and therefore make mistakes they try to correct. If you are looking for perfect people, look elsewhere. Finally, please note that any resemblance to real people, living or dead, is unintended and coincidental.