I watched my daughter until she was all the way up the stairs before I turned to look at my mate. I knew he was beating himself up over correcting our little girl but the tears falling down his cheeks broke my heart. I walked over and he opened his arms so I could sit on his lap. I reached up and wiped his cheeks and kissed him softly "Honey you did nothing wrong so please stop." He shook his head no "How can she say she still loves me I…I…" I stopped him. I sighed I knew where He was taking this "Babe, you are nothing like them" he was thinking of how his parents used to treat him. "Yes I am" he said as he set me on the couch and jumped up running out the front door. I dug in my pocket and with the tears flowing because I knew how bad he was hurting I called the only one that could help. "Hello" Sam answered "Dawn what's up." I sniffled "Honey what's wrong" I heard Jake and the others ask if I was ok "I'm on my way" Sam said. I managed to choke out "Jake and you only" he agreed and hung up.

Not even a minute later my front door was opening and I was pulled into Jakes arms. Sam stood behind me rubbing my back. I hugged Jake back hard before calming down enough to talk. I turned making sure Jakes arms was still around me "Sam you have to go help him" I said with the tears still flowing. He frowned and said "Paul?" I nodded "he is…he thinks he is just like his parents" he raised an eye brow so I continued "He swatted Pam on her hind end because she was acting up and now he is beating himself up." Sam reached out and rubbed some of my tears away "Ok, I will go help him." "Tell him to tell you the whole story" I said and Sam hugged me before walking out. Soon as he was out the door I turned my head into Jakes chest and just cried. He walked me to the couch and sat us down; I curled into a ball with my head in his lap.

I heard Jake on his phone but did not pay any attention to whom or what he was talking about too busy crying. Before I knew it MieMie and Pops was Kneeling in front of me with the rest of the family standing behind them. I looked up at Jake confused "I figured since your mom could not be here at least Esme could" I smiled a watery smile and sat up hugging Pops then MieMie who refused to let me go. Jasper walked up and I could feel the calming waves and took them willingly. I smiled up at him and stood up to hug him when I felt way better "thank you Jazz I really needed that." He smiled and kissed my forehead "your welcome I love you too much to ever watch you be that upset." I smiled and hugged him one more time before I heard my door opening again.

Embry walked in carrying a casserole and smiling. He handed the casserole to Eddie and opened his arms for me I ran in them and he incased me in a giant hug. "I take it you are feeling better" he said as he pulled back to look at me. I smiled and smiled at Jazz. I looked at the clock and it been almost two hours since everything happened. "Mom, Paul wants you outside" Eddie said as he came back from the kitchen. She stood and went out the front door of my home. I went to run out behind her but Embry held me where I was, I looked up to him and he shook his head "you don't want to go out there" he sighed "he will be ok but you have to give him time." "I frowned but nodded and leant into him. "He has not had a good life has he?" I asked as I looked between Jake and Emb. They both look so sad "no he has had a hard life" Jake said "I think that's why we all put up with moody Paul before you came and by the way thank you" Embry added. I smiled and said "your welcome" I smiled and they both laughed as Emb hugged me again.

Everyone from the family excluding Pops left shortly after that. I was left with my second father and my best friend so I lay on the couch with my feet in Pop's lap and my head in Emb's Lap. Pops massaged my feet while Emb hummed 'I need you now' by lady Antebellum. I must have fallen asleep in that position because the next conscious thought I had was four hours later when I woke in my own bed. I looked around and started to panic. I was wondering what went on and where Paul was when he walked into the room "I'm fine" he smiled "really I am fine, Sam" he paused thinking "forced some sense into my thick skull and I don't mean with an order." I raised an eyebrow and he explained that Sam just talked him down like he has done many times before. I don't think I will ever know the whole truth of what happened to him when he was younger because I think he blocked a lot of it out. "I talked to Pam" I raised an eye brow knowing by now she would be asleep. He looked away sheepishly "I woke her I had to apologize and I made her a promise" he sighed "I promised I would never put a hand on her like that again." I nodded "I agree I was going to tell you in the morning that would be the last time we would ever do something like that." He smiled and laid back with his head on my leg, I am exhausted but have to head to Emily's her and Ness are still ordering us all around. I don't know why she is freaking it is just going to be the normal people except her parents and Sam's mom." He yawned "go to sleep for a while I will call Emily and tell her you will be there a little late" I kissed him before getting out of bed and heading into the bathroom. "Oh yeah Seth is practically sitting on pins and needles waiting to come back over here. I want to know what he and Collin have on the two of them women that they get out of this craziness that Em calls setup." he said before I shut the door.

I chuckled "Ok I will call him and it's because they are the youngest so they are her baby's." I heard him groan something that sounded like "sounds about right" before I heard him snoring. I laughed as I climbed into the shower and started to lather up my hair and rag. When I was washed I climbed out and wrapped myself in my robe. I walked back in my room and slipped into a pair of sweat pants and shirt before heading down for breakfast. I fed the babies and Embry and Seth who I called as I was cooking the pancakes. After we were done eating I told the kids to go get dressed and told the boys to go watch TV. I went up and knocked on Pam's door as I opened it. Her eyes went wide and she pulled her underwear up fast but not fast enough for me not to see the slight discoloration on her bottom. I smiled at her and walked over and sat on her bed. I helped her get her clothes on then brought her up and sat her on my lap. "I love you" I told her she smiled and hugged me "I know daddy talked to you" I said. She frowned and nodded with tears in her eyes "he said that even though I deserved what he gave me that he was sorry and it won't happen again." She looked so confused and asked "did he mean I would not act like that again" she rushed with "because it won't." I smiled "that was part of what he meant but he also meant that from now on you won't be given spankings" she smiled and I took her chin in my hand and made her look into my eyes "that does not mean you won't be punished if you act up or misbehave, understand." "I know mommy I was just happy that my bottom won't hurt like it is now no more" she looked at the floor. I sighed and hugged her "I am sorry that your bottom is tender right now, but honey you have to understand that yelling at me or your father or directly disobeying an order is going to get you a far worse punishment." She nodded "I know and I am sorry but mommy you promised last night if I ever do anything to someone like I did to Maury I will get a terrible spanking but now you just said no more spankings." I nodded "I know and you know I keep my promises always and when I tell you some kind of punishment will be given I stick to it correct." She nodded and looked at me begging for this one to be dropped and I said "I said you will get no more spankings but I keep my promises and I will not give you another spanking as long as you live as long as it does not involve that promise" I took a deep breath "or the one I gave you about fighting, do you understand." She looked at me for a moment "Mommy I promise to try never to forget those promises because I hope I never have to have a sore bottom." She all of a sudden looked scared "You have to call Pop's and tell him I can't get a shot today. I can't let him see it he will think I am bad." I smiled at her and hugged her "Pops will think no such thing and he understands that sometimes little ones do something wrong and sometimes that causes them to have to have to get their hind end tanned." She was crying into my shirt "but mommy shots hurt more when you have to get them on top of a spanking. Please mommy cancel I can go in a couple of days." I shook my head and pulled her face back so I could look into her eyes "I will not cancel" she looked at me tears flowing "did you know if you acted up you might get a spanking? Also did you know you had to go see Pop's to get a shot today? I know you know spankings make shots feel worse so I think maybe you wanted the shot to hurt more. What do you think?" She looked at me shocked and upset before barring her head into my chest again. She mumbled into my shirt "I guess I was not thinking mommy but please don't make me get a shot in a sore bottom." "I am sorry Pam but you need to get your shoes on so we can get to Pop's" I paused then said in a very serious tone "We will not be talking about this again and when it is time to get your shot you WILL NOT GIVE POPS A HARD TIME,UNDERSTAND ME." I said the last part in an order.