"Benson." Olivia pressed her cell phone to her ear with her free hand.
"Hey, Liv, it's Deborah from upstairs. I'm afraid I'm going to have to cut Patty, Erin, and Mandy's playdate short and ask you to come pick up Erin and Mandy. I caught the three of them tossing water balloons from the balcony again. After you come pick up the girls, Patty is going to get a good spanking, and right now I've got Patty and Erin sitting in time-out. I wasn't sure what to do with Mandy since I know she has issues with time-outs, so she's sitting on the couch pouting right now."
"Oh, by all means, please stick her little nose in a corner until I get there. Just make sure you stay in the room with her. I always stroke her hair every few minutes to reassure her that I'm still there and that she's safe. I'm sorry they were a problem, Deb. I'm coming right now. Give me fifteen minutes, I'm kind of elbow deep in a chicken at the moment."
"I don't even want to know." Deborah laughed.
"I'm making dinner, you weirdo!" Olivia cracked up.
Olivia quickly finished prepping the chicken, tossed it in the crockpot, washed her hands, and with a sigh she walked out of the apartment, closing the door behind her. She got on the elevator and rode up from the fourth floor to the seventh floor to retrieve her two little troublemakers. She walked down the hall and knocked on the door.
"Please tell me you didn't leave my baby in the corner by herself to come answer the door." Olivia groaned when Deborah opened the door. She listened and didn't hear any wailing.
"No, of course not, Erin is sitting with her. I'll go get them." Deborah said, stepping aside to grant Olivia access into the apartment, and then she disappeared into the other room.
"Hi, babies." Olivia welcomed Erin and Little Mandy into her arms, giving each of them an affectionate kiss on their temple.
"Hi, Mommy." Erin said.
"Hi, Mama. Can we go home?" Little Mandy whimpered, slightly rattled from being put in the corner without Mama there with her.
"Yes, we are going home now. I hear you girls have been little mischief-makers this afternoon. Tell Ms. Deborah 'thank you' for having you over, and apologize for being naughty little girls."
"Thank you for letting us come play with Patty, Ms. Deborah. I'm sorry we were naughty." Erin said obediently.
"I sorry too." Little Mandy said, retreating further into 'little' space, clinging to Mama tightly.
"You are forgiven, girls, but I'm afraid it's going to be a few days before you can come play with Patty again. Next week we will assume the three of you can be trusted to play together again without getting into trouble."
"Mommy, are you mad?" Erin asked while they were riding in the elevator.
"I'm disappointed in your behavior, but I'm not mad at you. We are going to have a very serious talk, though, and I'm afraid both of my girls need very big spankings." Olivia replied.
"Mama, please don't spank me!" Little Mandy's lower lip trembled.
"Don't you think you and big sissy deserve spankings, baby? You've both been warned multiple times about tossing water balloons from Ms. Deborah's balcony. And what about Patty? She is getting a spanking right now. Would it be fair if she got a spanking and you didn't?"
"No, I guess not." Little Mandy admitted reluctantly.
"Mommy, do you have to spank sissy too? Why don't you just spank me instead? I can take my spanking and sissy's." Erin offered hopefully, wanting to protect her baby sister. Olivia was genuinely touched.
"It's very sweet of you to want to protect your sister, baby, but she needs to be responsible for her actions just like you are responsible for yours."
"Mama, are you proud of me for sitting in the corner even though you weren't there with me?" Little Mandy asked suddenly, and Olivia sensed that her answer was very important.
"Yes, sweetheart, I'm very proud of you for sitting in the corner like a big, brave girl. I know the corner is scary for you sometimes and I'm very proud of you for obeying Ms. Deborah like a good girl." Olivia praised.
Back in the apartment, Olivia sent her babies to their rooms and went to the kitchen where she added a few more ingredients to the crockpot. With a sigh, she retrieved the wooden spoon from the kitchen drawer and went to Little Mandy's room. Little Mandy was sitting on her bed with tears in her deep blue eyes, clutching Erica in her arms. Her eyes grew wide and she began to cry when she saw the wooden spoon in Mama's hand.
"Do you really need that, Mama?" Little Mandy whimpered, pointing to the spoon.
"I'm afraid so, lovey. Do you understand why you're getting a spanking?" Olivia sat down on the bed.
"Yes, Mama. Because me and Patty and big sissy were tossing water balloons from Ms. Deborah's balcony again."
"That's right. And this isn't the first time Mama has had to get after you and big sissy for doing that, is it?"
"No, Mama."
"Do you remember the last time you were caught tossing water balloons over the balcony, what did Mama say would happen if you did it again?"
"You said we would get spankings. But we were just playing, Mama."
"I know you didn't mean to do anything bad, honey, but do you remember how Mama explained to you that it's dangerous to throw things from high up? I gave you and big sissy two chances, and you didn't listen, so now I'm afraid there have to be consequences." Olivia explained patiently.
"But it's gonna hurt, Mama." Little Mandy's lower lip trembled.
"I know it's going to hurt, baby. Mama doesn't like it any more than you do, but I love you too much to not give you consequences for naughty behavior. You've been spanked before, it isn't fun but it isn't the end of the world."
"Will you hold me after?"
"Of course I will, baby, just the same as always." Olivia assured her kindly.
Olivia pulled down Little Mandy's pants and diaper and Little Mandy laid over Mama's lap without a fight. Olivia picked up the wooden spoon right from the start and Little Mandy gasped at the sting of the first swat.
"Owie! I s-sorry! Mama, owwwwwwwwww!" Little Mandy choked on a sob and burst into tears. She grabbed Erica and clutched the doll in her arms to keep from reaching back to cover herself.
Olivia tried to block out Little Mandy's cries and focus on giving her naughty little one a thorough spanking. After several minutes, the sound of Little Mandy's crying changed and she went limp across Mama's lap. The spanking was immediately over and Olivia threw down the wooden spoon as if it had burned her.
"Oh, good girl! Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. That's my good girl. There, there. It's all over, baby." Olivia cooed lovingly, being as feather gentle as possible as she rubbed Little Mandy's red bottom with arnica.
"M-M-Mama…" Little Mandy sobbed, overwhelmed with relief when Mama finally scooped her up to cuddle her.
"Mama's here, sweet girl. Just cry it out, it's all over and forgiven." Olivia assured her lovingly, gently rubbing Little Mandy's back.
Olivia cuddled, comforted, and babied Little Mandy until the little one finally stopped crying.
"I'll be back to cuddle you as much as you want in just a little bit, sweetie, but now it's big sissy's turn to get her spanking over with. Do you want to lie down for a while?"
"You promise you'll come right back?" Little Mandy sniffled as she obediently curled up on her bed. She obediently opened her mouth and Mama popped a pacifier into her mouth.
"I promise, when big sissy and I are done, we'll come get you and the three of us will cuddle for as long as you girls want." Olivia promised. She gently rubbed Little Mandy's belly for a few extra minutes until Little Mandy's eyelids were drooping. She planted a soft kiss on Little Mandy's forehead, picked up the wooden spoon, and left the room.
Erin was sitting on her bed with Candy clutched in her arms and tears streaming down her sweet face, mostly from having overheard Little Mandy's spanking and being concerned for her own naughty bottom.
"Mommy, would it help if I said I'm sorry?" Erin choked out when Mommy walked in the room.
"It always helps, sweetheart, and I believe you are sorry, but I'm afraid that won't save your bottom from punishment. Do you understand why you're in trouble?" Olivia inquired kindly.
"Yes, Mommy. Because we were tossing water balloons off the balcony again. It was my idea." Erin admitted.
"I see. Do you think it was a good idea?" Olivia asked. She hid her surprise; if she'd had to guess, she would have guessed that it was Patty's idea, and Erin went along with it and dragged Little Mandy into it. The three of them were always finding trouble, and Patty was usually the ringleader.
"It seemed like a good idea at the time, but no, I guess it wasn't such a good idea. Please don't spank me!" Erin hung her head in shame and began to cry fresh tears.
"Mommy doesn't like it any more than you do, baby girl, but I expect you to be a good girl and when you and your sister are playing, I expect you to set a good example for her. She is younger than you, she looks up to you as her 'big sister'."
"Yes, Mommy. I'm sorry I got sissy in trouble." Erin wept sadly.
"You didn't get her in trouble, sweetheart. She got herself in trouble, she makes her own choices just like you make your own choices. But like I said, I expect you to set a good example."
"Yes, Mommy. I promise I'll never toss a water balloon off the balcony again." Erin vowed.
"That's my good girl. I'm going to give you a spanking to help you keep that promise."
"After my spanking, will you rub my belly?" Erin asked hopefully.
"Yes, lovey, as much as you want. Come here, let's get this over with."
Erin sobbed in a similar fashion to her sister as the wooden spoon spanked and punished her naughty bottom.
"Owwwwwwwwwwwwwww!" Erin wailed.
When Olivia felt Erin go limp across her lap, the spanking was immediately over. In similar fashion as she had done for Little Mandy, Olivia gently rubbed Erin's bottom with arnica and scooped her sobbing baby into her arms to cuddle her.
"That's my good girl. Such a good girl. Mommy's here, baby, cry it out. It's all over and forgiven. There, there." Olivia cooed lovingly, cuddling Erin close to her heart, gently rubbing Erin's belly the way Erin had asked.
"Mommy, I'm so sooooooorrrrrrrryyyyyyyyy!" Erin wailed sadly.
"I know you're sorry, baby. You're a good girl, everything is forgiven."
Olivia cuddled Erin until she stopped crying, and looked up when there was a soft tap on the door.
"Come in, sweetie." Olivia called.
"Mama, I didn't like hearing big sissy cry." Little Mandy walked in the room holding her pacifier, still naked from the waist down with her spanked bottom on display.
"Awww, baby. It's over now, both of my good girls are all forgiven. Shall we all go to my room and have a nice, long cuddle?" Olivia suggested.
Cuddled safe in Olivia's arms, Little Mandy and Erin listened as Olivia showered them with gentle words of love and praise.
"Mommy, can I have more armida?" Erin asked hopefully.
"Do you mean arnica?" Olivia corrected kindly with a loving smile.
"Yeah, that."
Olivia indulgently rubbed Erin's bottom with more arnica and, to be fair, also gave more to Little Mandy. They soon found themselves giggling happily on the bed as Olivia tickled them.
"Mama, I'm hungry." Little Mandy said as her giggles died down.
"It's only a little while until dinner, sweet girl. How about a piece of cheese to tide you over?"
"I'm a mouse!" Little Mandy giggled, nibbling on her piece of cheese.
"Mommy, do we have to sit down to eat dinner?" Erin asked with concern.
"We can eat on the couch tonight, baby, so you girls are a little more comfortable. I know it hurts, it will feel better in the morning." Olivia soothed.
Erin and Little Mandy ate their dinner on the couch cuddled in Olivia's arms, knowing that they were forgiven and loved. When they were allowed to play with Patty again, they all agreed that tossing water balloons over the balcony had been great fun, but not worth getting a sore bottom over.