He’d left them there as a test. A constant temptation that he knew she’d succumb

He’d left them there as a test. A constant temptation that he knew she’d succumb to, sooner or later.

It was a bowl full of sweets? How could she resist, after all. 

Still, she knew what they were, knew that taking even one would be a spanking a best. But they were so colourful, and sugary, and…

She may have not been able to sit down for a day or two, but, in her mind, it was worth it.