When It was getting close to 6:00 Gladys looked toward Jughead saying, "Jughead why don't you and Jellybean go back to the bedroom, and you read her a book, or get the crayons down for her." Jughead knew this wasn't really a suggestion, even though it sounded like one, so he took Jellybean by the hand and lead her to there parents bedroom.

Gladys listened for the sound of FP's truck. When she heard it she slipped outside before he came in. She got into the cab of the truck, this is often where the Jones parents went when they wanted to have a conversation away from little ears. "So Jughead got in a little trouble at school." Gladys said to her husband.

FP rolled his eyes, it seemed as though Jughead was getting in trouble a lot these days. "What now? How much trouble is he in?" FP asked

"The school hasn't decided on his punishment yet. They are waiting on what the police have to say."

"POLICE" FP spat out. "Gladys you can't be serious, what the hell did he do to get the police involved?"

"Well FP, it appears our son brought matches to school, was playing with them in detention, and lit a trash can on fire. Jughead said it was an accident, but I haven't questioned him about it yet." Gladys told him.

"This is unbelievable. That boy is in for the whippin of his life." FP said loudly "I know, I already spanked him twice, but I promised him he would be answering to you as well."

"Twice? Why Twice,"

"Jughead didn't want to listen to me at school, He wouldn't get in the car. I think he was trying to talk his way out of getting spanked. I ended up spanking him at school, then again when we got home."

"I can't believe this kid. Where is he anyway?"

"He is Playing with Jellybean in our bedroom, FP, how are you going to punish him."

"Well, I'm not going to whip him until after dinner, I need to cool off a bit first, then I'm going to give him the longest, hardest spanking of his life with my belt."

"The belt, FP, is that really necessary?"

"For getting detention, defying you, and oh yeah almost burning the freaking school down? That boy should feel lucky I'm not giving him the switch."

"Okay FP, the spanking I gave him at school was pretty severe. Definitely the worst whippin he has ever gotten from me. He is likely still sore from it, Don't be to hard on him."

"I'm definitely going to cool down first. Let's just go in for now." The couple walked in the trailer.

"Jellybean, Jughead, wash your hands for dinner, then come set the table." Gladys told them.

They came into the kitchen a few minutes later and Jughead saw his dad, and he was scared. FP noticed his son was afraid and saw tears dripping down his face. "Hey Jug, we will discuss your punishment after dinner. Right now just do as your mother asks."

Jellybean looked up at Jughead, "punishment, what did you do Jughead? Are you going to have to stand it the corner? Or did you do something bad enough for a spankin?"

"I don't want to talk about it Jellybean." Jughead said dismissively. "Let's just set the table like we were told."

Jellybean climbed up into FP's lap giving a kiss on the cheak. "How was your day princess?" FP asked her.

"It was good," Jellybean told FP, "The fire alarm went off so we got to play outside almost all day."

"Oh really" FP said, giving Jughead "the look".

Tears started running down Jughead's face again. The family sat down to dinner, Jughead was mostly just scooting his spaghetti from one side of his plate to the other.

"Jughead eat." His mother told him sternly.

"Yes ma'am" he mumbled.

"Jughead, what have I told you about mumbling?" FP said sternly.

"Not to do it." Jughead answered barely above a mumble. FP usually would have pressed the matter, given Jughead's second attempt was barely better than his first, but decided to let it go. Jughead was in enough trouble as is.

After about 5 minutes Gladys smacked her hand on the table, the noise scaring the children. "Jughead do I need to take my brush to your behind right now." Jughead shook his head no. Three spankings in one day was bad enough, he couldn't handle four. His mother said loudly. "Then eat, if your father or I have to tell you to eat one more I'm going to bust your butt, do you understand me?"

"Yes ma'am"Jughead replied. Jellybean gave Jughead a puzzled look. They never got spanked for small stuff like not eating dinner, they barely got upset over it. Just sent to bed, and there plate put in the refrigerator. Jughead ate about half his plate. Jellybean had already finished and had spaghetti sauce all over her face.

"Jellybean, go wash your face" her mother told her "Jughead are you done eating?" Jughead shook his head yes. Gladys took his plate putting the leftovers in the fridge. Dinner was over and Jughead felt his heart drop to the pit of his stomach. It was time.