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Hey guys! Thanks for the reviews! I hope you like this chapter. It's kinda based on Nessie's maturity and how even though she is super smart, she makes mistakes like every other four year old. Read on!
Forever Four
Ch.7- Do What You're Told
Bella's P.O.V.
It was a few days after the whole Jacob ordeal and things were starting to quiet back down. Yesterday, Renesmee spent the day with her aunts and uncles, while Carlisle, Esme, Edward, and I visited Charlie. We all had a wonderful day filled with fun, so today we had to work. The laundry baskets were overflowing in the cottage, so I decided to stay home today and wash clothes. Oh joy. I was secretly looking forward to doing the laundry because last week Nessie had wanted to help me fold socks and stuff, but I had already finished. This week I promised her she could help me fold.
Edward and I decided that now that Nessie was four, she could do a few, easy chores. Nothing hard, like washing dishes or vacuuming, but she would have to help me do laundry and clean up her room every week.
Edward was going hunting with the boys- their monthly guy only fun day. It would be filled with jokes, mountain lions, bears, and whatever else they were going to snack on. Edward asked Nessie only one thing, to do her chores. She had promised she would and after he left, she went down the hall to her room to clean up her mess.
I separated the clothes into five piles- jeans, darks, lights, whites, and reds. An hour later I pulled the whites, Nessie's favorite load, out of the dryer. She loved to help with whites because of all the socks she got to fold. I hated socks so her loving them came in handy.
"Nessie, come help me fold the whites!" I called down the hallway. I waited a few minutes, but she didn't come. I figured she was just finishing up so I started to fold the clothes. Before long, I was done, Nessie was still in her room, and she hadn't helped me one bit. I walked down the hall to her room. She was sitting on her floor playing with her dolls. She looked up at me and smiled, then continued playing with her dolls.
Now I was mad. She room was even messier and she hadn't helped with the laundry. "Renesmee, you promised Daddy and me that you would do your chores. I asked you to help me fold laundry and you didn't. What have you been doing for an hour?"
"Playin' with my dollies." She said, not even a bit embarrassed.
"Why didn't you come when I ask you to?"
"I was busy playin'."
"Busy? Playing?"
"Yep. I swear Mommy, I'll clean my room right now and help you with the next load." She said with a smile.
"Ok sweet, but don't swear." I closed her door to give her some privacy while she cleaned. Thirty minutes went by and out came the darks. "Renesmee come here! Time to fold clothes!" I called to her.
She opened her door and stuck her head out. "Momma, I'm still cleaning! Can I finish and help you do the next one?"
I thought about it. At least she was admitting that she hadn't finished cleaning yet. "Sure sweetie. Hurry up though."
She closed her door and continued cleaning. Another half and hour passed and the reds came out. I down the hall and knocked on her door. "Honey the reds are waiting for you to fold them."
"Ok Momma. I'm almost done, I'll be out in a minute." I walked back to the living room and started to fold. Again, as if time was repeating itself, I finished before she came. I walked down the hall. Her door opened and she came running into the room. "I'm sorry Mommy. I just finished."
"Well I finished the reds so you'll have to wait till the next load comes out." We walked back to the living room and turned on the TV. We were watching Hannah Montana when the timer went off. I looked down and Nessie was "asleep" on my lap. Of course, she couldn't really sleep now that she was a full vampire. Edward and I substituted her nap time for what we now called quiet time- an hour or two where she could go into her room, turn off the light, close her eyes, and relax for a little while to escape all the stress and excitement of the day. I figured now was her normal quiet time so I put her on the couch and folded the rest of the clean clothes and the load after that. After everything was folded I picked up Nessie, fast "asleep", and walked into her room. My mouth literally fell open.
He room was even more of a mess then before. There were dolls, dresses, shoes, and tiaras thrown everywhere. She had lied more than once just to get out of folding clothes and, apparently, cleaning her room. I was at my last straw I slammed the door shut and put Nessie into the master bedroom. I grabbed my cell phone and called the only person who could deal with Nessie's problems- Edward.
Ring… Ring…
Hello, love.
Hi.
Is something wrong?
Um, kinda of. Nessie has just been behaving very badly today.
Oh, I see. And you want me to come home and sort out the situation?
If you can, yes. I don't want to have to make you guys come home early.
We're just finishing up. I'll see you in about twenty minutes. Okay?
Ok, see you when you get here. Love you.
Love you more. Bye Bella.
Bye Edward.
I hung up the phone and walked back to the master bedroom. Nessie was sitting on the bed waiting for me. "Am I in trouble?" she asked.
"Yes. Now Daddy is on his way home to deal with you. You sit here and think about what you did wrong until he gets here, alright?"
"Okay Mommy." I closed the door and walked into the kitchen. Before I knew it, Edward was by my side.
"Are you alright?" he asked in a worried tone.
"Fine."
"So can you explain to me what happened?" I pulled down my shield and played back the day, from when he left till now. "I see. So she lied to you and didn't do her chores like we asked her to do?"
"Yep."
"Ok, I'll go deal with her." He walked into our bedroom and closed the door.
Edward's P.O.V.
I walked into the room. Nessie sat at the end of the bed waiting for me.
"Renesmee, do you know why you're in here?"
"I got in trouble."
"Why did you get in trouble?"
"I didn't do my chores like I promised."
"And what else?"
"I lied to Momma." She never moved her daze from her feet.
"Are you willing to except you're punishment for not behaving?"
"Yes Daddy."
"Do you know what your punishment is?"
"I'm not allowed to watch TV or hunt?" she asked.
"Not just that, but yes that's part of it." I sat down on one of the chair in out bedroom. "Come here Nessie." She knew she was going to get a spanking, I could tell.
"No! I learned my lesson! I promise!" she whined as she backed up into the corner.
"No you haven't. Renesmee come here now." I pointed in front of me. She didn't move. "One… two… three." She still didn't move. Now I was pissed. "Renesmee Carlie Cullen! Get over here now." She walked slowly over to where I sat. I pulled her in front of me. "Now, you could have just gotten five spankings, but now not only are you going to be punished for earlier, but for not listening to me." I put her over my knee and gave her ten spankings. By the time I was done she was whimpering, crying, and out of breath. I pulled her into my chest and rubbed her sore bottom. "Shhhhhh. It's all over baby. Shhhhh. You're forgiven."
After a few more minutes she looked up at me. "Can you still hear my thoughts?"
"Yes. I can still read your mind."
"Can you hear this?" Hi.
"Hello Nessie."
"Can you hear this?" I like snow.
"I like snow too."
"Can you hear this?" I love you Daddy.
"I love you to Renesmee, forever and always." I hugged my baby to my chest for awhile. She really was learning everyday. She may mess up, or fail but we'll always be there to pick back up the pieces.
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