Disclaimer: I don't own Reba. I don't own Van or Henry or Elizabeth. Also please note I do not believe in spanking. This story is written as a story challenge from my friend Byron.

Elizabeth and Henry were playing one day at age 5. Cheyenne, BJ, Reba and Kyra were out shopping so Van was watching them. It all started out nicely enough but Henry was a bully. He stole Elizabeth's toys. He threw things at her. Finally he pushed her down and she skinned her knee. Van had enough.

"Henry," he said, "Go upstairs to the guest bedroom while I take care of Elizabeth. Then you and I are going to have a talk"

"Yes sir," Henry said and stuck out his tongue at Elizabeth.

Van fixed up Elizabeth's knee and put her in front of the TV to watch a video. Then he went upstairs to take to Henry.

"Henry," Van said, "What you did was very mean. You do NOT hurt Elizabeth"

"Sorry," he said pouting

"And I believe you are," Van told him, "But you did something wrong and you are going to have to be punished"

"You're not my daddy," Henry said

"No but your daddy loves you right?"

"Right"

"And I love you too. And your daddy takes care of you right?"

"Right"

"And I take care of you too. And your daddy punishes you when you do something wrong right?"

"No he just tells me not to do it again"

"Yeah well this time you need to be punished. You hurt someone"

"Whatever," Henry said

Van pulled up a chair next to the bed

Strange place for a time out, Henry thought

"Lay down on the bed," Van said, "On your stomach"

Henry pouted but did what he said

Van took a deep breath in order to control his anger and not hurt Henry worse then he intended and then raised his hand and brought it down upon the little boy's bottom

"OW! That hurt"

"Yes," he said giving him another spank, "that's the idea"

This was the first time Van had ever punished anyone. Elizabeth was well behaved and never needed punishment.

((Spank)) ((Spank, spank)) ((Spank, spank, spank))

"Last one," he said.

He put a little more force into it. Henry was crying a little.

"Do you still love me," he asked Van

"Of course I do," said Van giving the little boy a hug, "Now go apologize to Elizabeth"

"Yes sir," Henry said and went and apologized to Elizabeth