Warning! This chapter will contain non-sexual spanking of a teen. If its not your thing, I understand...just skip it!
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Chapter 4:
Bella stood glaring at Edward, waiting for an explanation as to why he was back in her world. The last time they had seen each other he was utterly heartbroken. But he had let her go willingly because he knew its what she really wanted. At the time, she was heartbroken as well. She loved Edward more deeply than some people could ever understand. But she felt she had made the right choice in Jacob. And now, after twenty-two years of marriage and four children, she knew without a doubt she had made the right choice. She looked at Edward now and felt content about the decision she had made. But none of this explained what had brought him back.
"Does my daughter know who you are and why you're here?" She was angry that any of her children had been involved without her knowledge. She wasn't worried about danger from Edward or any of the Cullens, but she thought she'd be the one to tell them about the vampires herself.
"No, she doesn't." He replied. His face betrayed no hint of pain at being around Bella again, but she knew it couldn't have been easy for him. "She thinks exactly what she told you. I was a student of yours when you taught literature at the high school. That job fits you well, by the way."
She wasn't comfortable with any compliments, especially when she was still slightly put off about being left out of the loop. "We're not really here to discuss me or my career choices. Why are you here?"
"I'll let Carlisle explain." Now she was nervous. She didn't know Edward to be reluctant to be honest with her. But it had been a long time since they had bee together, and a lot of changes had taken place between them. Carlisle shifted his weight at the mention of his name. Bella knew he didn't need to, but he had hundreds of years of practice acting human.
"Well, I guess I'll start at the beginning. I went to Italy to visit Aro a few weeks ago. The last time I saw him was when we went to tell him about your "death." We showed him the pictures and he believed what I told him. I was careful not to let him touch me because I knew he would find out the truth. But when I spoke to him recently, he kept asking questions about the whole situation. I don't know why he would have been so interested, unless he was suspicious that we had lied about something. He asked to touch my hand and I acted as if I was offended that he didn't trust me. I made a quick exit, but I don't know if he bought it. Anyway, Alice has been keeping tabs on things there and they haven't made any decisions to come check out the story in person. But we wanted to come and make sure you were alright and to warn Jacob. We were planning on telling you as well, but we didn't want him to think we were invading Quileute territory."
She was reeling from the wealth of information he had shared. The Volturi suspected something? If this were the case, they might have a war on their hands. She didn't want her children anywhere close to any member of the Volturi. Her pulse began to quicken and her heart began to pound. Edward heard the change and stepped closer to her.
"We won't let them hurt you. We will fight them if we need to. I promise that nothing will happen to you or anyone in your family."
She looked in his eyes and knew that he would in fact do everything in his power to protect her and her children.
"I don't want any of you to get hurt because of me. Maybe we should just run."
He shook his head. "Its too dangerous, they might find you. If they come, we will defend you."
She shivered in the cold October air. She was in a state of shock and wasn't sure how much more of this she could handle.
"Well...thank you for the warning. How will I get in contact with you if I need to speak with you again?"
Carlisle answered this time. "We'll be renting the same house again. We can't let anyone know we're back though, because there are still some people who may remember us from before. Like your father, for example. I don't think he would much appreciate us being back here. And here's my cell phone number." He handed her a card with only the phone number printed on it.
"Alright, well...I should probably get back to my house now and see how Caleb is doing."
They nodded goodbye, but as she turned to leave, she heard Edward's voice again.
"Bella..."
She turned back around and he looked like he was fighting back emotion.
"It was nice to see you again. I'm glad you're happy."
She smiled and wished she could erase some of his pain.
"Thank you," was all she could manage. Then she turned and went back to her car.
*
Bella stopped by Billy's house the next morning to check on Sienna and Lucas. They were at the breakfast table, finishing up a meal that Bella guessed her daughter had made. She was very talented in the kitchen. Bella gave her father-in-law a quick kiss on the cheek, then sat at the table next to Lucas.
"How is Caleb doing?" Billy asked.
"He's still pretty sick. We'll probably need to have the kids stay here for at least a couple more days if that's alright."
He thought about that for a moment.
"Why don't you have Caleb stay here while he's recovering? No sense in keeping these guys out of their home. Especially since we don't know exactly when he'll be better."
She hadn't thought of this possibility, but Billy had been taking care of Jacob when he had gone through the same thing so long ago.
"Are you sure? He can be a handful when he's...sick."
Billy chuckled.
"I think I can handle it, Bella."
She smiled and turned to her children.
"Well guys, I guess this means you can just take the bus home when you're done with school today. I'm sure your dad is anxious to see you too."
Both kids visibly cringed at the thought of what would happen the next time they saw their dad.
*
Bella was in the kitchen when Sienna and Lucas came in after school. She waited until they put their school bags down before she broke the news.
"Sienna, your father is waiting for you in your room." Sienna's stomach muscles involuntarily clenched. She knew she didn't have anything to worry about. She would just be grounded for the next...oh, twenty years. She just needed to watch what she said, so as not to make him any more mad than he already was. She walked to her room, head held high and went inside, closing the door behind her. He was sitting on the bed.
"Have a seat." He said.
"I'd rather stand, actually."
"Alright." He waited for her to say more. When she remained quiet, he asked in a patient voice, "Would you like to explain to me what happened last night? Especially the part where you sneaked out of the house and brought your little brother along with you. I'm definitely interested in finding out the reasons behind that choice."
She was slightly annoyed with his condescending tone.
"I really wanted to know what was going on. I wasn't planning on Luke coming with me, but he walked in when I was....um...trying to sneak out...and he said he'd tell you if I didn't let him come too."
"So you thought the better decision was to let him come on a risky mission than to just stay home so neither one of you would get into trouble?"
She felt a little foolish when he put it that way.
"I didn't think either of us would be in any danger since you would be there. I just really wanted to find out who that guy is."
"Curiosity is not an excuse for disobedience, young lady. When I tell you to stay away from something, I expect you to listen. What you did was extremely wrong. You snuck out, you disobeyed me and you got your brother in trouble. Plus, you worried your mother. You owe her an apology, by the way."
She was getting tired of the lecture. "Can you just tell me how long I'm grounded so I can get out of here?"
"You're grounded for a month." She nodded then turned to leave. "You're not excused." He said firmly.
She turned back around dreading the rest of his lecture. "Dad, I know what I did was wrong...can't it just be over now?"
He shook his head and she was confused by the pained look on his face.
"I debated up until this morning whether or not you're too old for a spanking."
Her eyes widened. "Please tell me you decided I'm too old."
He shook his head again. "What you did was pretty bad. You need to learn your lesson and the only way to do that is over my knee."
"Dad, I'm fifteen years old! The last time you spanked me was five or six years ago."
"You haven't deliberately disobeyed my in five or six years."
She took a step back without fully realizing it. "Look, I said I know what I did was wrong and I won't do it again. I promise!"
"We are doing this, Sienna. Now, come over here. No more arguments."
She felt like she was already about to cry. She decided to bring out the big guns.
"Please, Daddy. I'm so sorry."
"That's not gonna work, Sienna. Come over here. I'm not gonna tell you again."
She clenched her fists and made a split-second, irrational decision. She opened the door and ran out.
Jacob got up, but he wasn't fast enough.
"Sienna Marie Black, you get your butt back here right now!"
She was almost out the front door when she ran straight into Matt.
"Hey, where's the fire?" He asked casually. She took one quick look at him, grabbed his car keys out of his hand and ducked past him. Matt tried to grab her, but she was too fast for him too. He didn't understand what she was doing until he saw their dad come into the room looking livid. He got the connection and ran after his sister. She was in the driver's seat trying to start the car.
"What the hell are you doing in my car?!" He demanded.
"Trying to run away, what does it look like I'm doing?"
"You don't know how to drive!"
"I'll learn! It can't be that hard." He opened the door and motioned for her to get out.
She shook her head violently. She was not going back inside that house.
"I'll come with you. Just let me drive." He said gently.
She looked up to see Jacob watching the exchange, arms folded tightly across his chest. She got out of the car and walked around to the other side. Matt looked at his dad and said, "I'll bring her back. She just needs some time to get away for a minute."
Jacob gave up and held out his hand in assent as he walked back inside the house. Matt could hear Jacob calling for Lucas.
"Luke, its time for our little 'talk.' Where are you?"
As Matt backed out of the driveway he could hear Lucas' answering call. "Ah Dad, do we have to?" He laughed in spite of the situation. "Poor Luke."
They drove on in silence for a few minutes.
"So where are we going?" He decided to break the ice.
"As far away as possible. Can we make it to Vegas tonight?"
"Yeah right, girl. I'm taking you back tonight. Dad would kick my ass if I became your accomplice."
She smiled because it was probably true.
"I'll tell you what," he continued. "We'll drive up the canyon a little bit so you can clear your head. But we're not staying long. He looked pissed."
She nodded then rested her head against the window.
"So why exactly are we running away?" He asked.
"You heard about what happened the other night, right?"
"Oh, you mean when you snuck out, got in Dad's truck and tried to spy on him? Yeah, I heard about that. That still doesn't explain why you're running."
She looked at him like there shouldn't have been a need for any more explanation.
"I don't want to get in trouble."
"Let me see if I got this right. You sneak out and get in trouble...so you think running away will make it all go away? I'm confused. What do you think is gonna happen when I take you back?"
She frowned. "I don't know. I was kinda hoping he'd cool off enough that he wouldn't..you know..."
"Spank you?" He finished for her.
She nodded.
"Fat chance, Sienna. Its just gonna be worse now. You've dug yourself quite a deep hole, here."
"I know. I just panicked, I guess."
He parked when he reached an overlook on the windy canyon path. They got out and sat on the front bumper, but Sienna wasn't really enjoying the view. All she could think about was what was waiting for her at home.
"Look, I've been where you are right now. Plenty of times. Not as many times as Caleb, but who has? Anyway...I know it sucks. And it hurts like hell. But it'll be over before you know it. You just need to go home, face the music and get it over and done with."
"Yeah, but its the principle of the thing. I'm fifteen. I'm too old to be spanked." She said almost whining, contradicting her words.
"Hey, I think I was fourteen the last time the old man spanked me. And Caleb was probably fifteen or sixteen, who knows. Its not that big a deal. Here's what you need to do...you need to go home and find Dad right away. Tell him you're sorry for running away and that you're ready for your punishment. He'll respect that. And maybe he'll go easy on you."
She laughed. "Yeah right. But...thanks for trying to make me feel better."
"You ready?"
She sighed again. "As ready as I'll ever be."
"Alright. Let's roll."
And she was off to meet her fate.
*
They walked in the door and it felt like a ghost town. Sienna went into her parents' bedroom expecting to see Jacob, but Bella was reading alone. She looked up as her daughter entered and gave her an appraising look.
"You're back. You must not have gotten very far."
"Where's Dad?" She asked.
"He's in the garage, sulking. He was pretty mad when you left. I think he's probably calm by now. You owe him a pretty big apology."
She looked at her feet. "I know."
"Go find him then." Bella attempted an encouraging smile, but nothing would help to ease Sienna's tension.
As she walked through the house, she stopped by Lucas' room. He was lying on his stomach...she guessed it was because his bottom was sore from his earlier meeting with their dad. She knew she would be in the same situation soon enough and it sent chills down her spine. She found Jacob tooling around his current car project. He didn't even glance up to see who it was, he already knew.
"You decided not to run away I take it?"
She cleared her throat and managed a small, "Yep...I got hungry." She took a stab at humor, but it didn't really easy the pit in her stomach. He laughed lightly at the joke, but looked up at her face and became serious.
"Is there something you wanted to say to me?"
"Can we go inside first?" She asked quietly. She still hadn't found her full voice.
"Sure." He put down his tools and gestured that he would follow her inside.
She walked into her room and sat on the bed, while he pulled the desk chair around and took a seat. She took a deep breath then began her speech she'd been preparing since her ride home with Matt.
"Dad...I'm so sorry I ran off like that. I know it was a bad decision. I was just...scared, I guess. I couldn't stand the thought of you...spanking me like I was a little kid. But I know what I did was wrong and I'm going to accept the consequences. I shouldn't have snuck out or let Luke come with me. And I really shouldn't have disobeyed you. I'm sorry."
He nodded, appreciating her honesty.
"Well, I'm really proud of you for being mature about this and realizing you made a mistake. You're right...it was a very bad decision for you to run away, but I appreciate the sincerity of your apology. Now, you have to understand that because you did run away, your spanking will be a bit more severe. Got it?"
It took every ounce of courage for her not to bolt again, but she held her ground and nodded her head.
"I'm ready. Let's just get this over with."
He sat up in his chair. "Alright, come here."
She stood and walked up to him.
"Pants down." He said.
She groaned.
"I told you it would be worse. If you had stayed in the first place, you would've been able to keep the jeans."
Sienna tried to reason with her father. "You know, its still probably gonna hurt like hell with the pants on. Can't we save it for when I steal a car or get arrested or something?"
He did not laugh. "You either take the pants off now, or you lose the underwear too."
She sighed and removed her jeans. Then she resolutely draped herself over his lap. She closed her eyes and waited for the first stinging blow.
"Sienna, I'm doing this because I love you and you need to learn that what you did was very wrong. Got it?"
She nodded and tried to think of something else. Anything else. That all went out the window when his hand came down hard across her backside. She grimaced. Yes, it was as bad as she remembered. Probably worse. Especially because her thin cotton panties gave absolutely no protection against the blaze his hand was delivering to her.
SWAT. SWAT. SWAT. SWAT. SWAT.
She would not cry. She had already cried too much. Her bottom stung like never before, but she would not lose her focus and bawl like a baby. The spanking became more intense as the slow seconds ticked by.
SWAT. SWAT. SWAT. SWAT. SWAT.
Her bottom was now a bright pink. She resisted the urge to block his hand, she knew this would only make things worse for her.
SWAT. SWAT. SWAT. SWAT. SWAT.
Against her will, the tears began to flow. Not only was it painful, but she was embarrassed in this vulnerable position. She hoped he was almost done.
SWAT. SWAT. SWAT. SWAT. SWAT.
His punishment had now left her backside a bright cherry red. Jacob could tell she had had enough. He rested his hand on her back then gently brought her to a sitting position on his lap. She tucked her head under his chin and cried quietly onto his chest. He was fighting back emotion too. He hated that he had to spank his little girl. But he knew it was necessary.
"Go ahead and rest for a little while, I'll let you know when its time for dinner." She nodded and he made his exit. The moment Jacob had closed the door, Sienna's tears began in earnest. She was humiliated and hurting. But most of all, she was mad at herself for disappointing her dad. She hoped he would be able to forgive her soon.
End of Chapter
Thank you for all of your reviews, they have really helped me! I've had a suggestion about the possibility of Edward and Sienna falling for each other and I've toyed with the idea myself. But I wasn't sure how weird that would be, considering the history with Bella and everything. Any thoughts? As always, hope you enjoyed!