Kirsten arrived home early from work and found Elena crying hysterically on the front living room couch.

"Baby, oh my God, what's wrong?"

Elena hugged Kirsten tight and sobbed for a few moments unable to speak. Once Elena calmed down she pulled away from her surrogate mother. She looked up at her with crocodile filled tears swimming in her big blue eyes.

"Ryan left me. I was really bad at the beach. He brought me home and spanked me. I fell asleep and when I woke up he was gone. No one was here. He left me!"

Elena began to cry again. Kirstin just held the little girl close and rocked her softly.

"It's okay now sweetie, I'm here. You're not alone."

Ryan and Seth walk in laughing. They notice Kirsten and Elena right away.

"What happened? Elena, are you okay?" Ryan asked frantically.

"You left me Ryan! You just left me!"

"What? You were sleeping. I…..I…"

Ryan tried to think of a good reason but realistically he didn't have any good excuse for leaving his baby sister home alone.

"Oh my God, Elena, I'm sorry. I guess I was just really upset and I just left. I didn't think."

"No, you didn't think young man," Kirsten chimed in. "Go to the pool house and wait for me," she instructed firmly.

"Wait, what? But Kirsten…"

"Now Ryan, don't make me repeat myself."

Ryan looked at her then Elena and Seth then back at Kirsten. He let out a defeated sigh.

"Yes ma'am."

Kirsten watched Ryan saunter away then brought her attention back onto the gloomy child. She gave her a soft kiss on her forehead and brushed her hair behind her ear.

"I need to deal with your brother right now. Would you feel better if Seth made you a bowl of ice cream and watched a movie with you?"

The little girl lit up.

"Yeah!" Elena said with a huge smile.

Seth was about to complain for being volunteered to babysit but stopped his self once he saw how excited it made his honorary little sister. He shook his head slightly and sighed.

"Okay munchkin, come with me," said Seth holding out his hand.

"Thank you Kirsten!"

Elena gave her a huge hug of appreciation.

"You're welcome baby."

The little girl left with Seth and Kirsten made her way out to the pool house. She grabbed a wooden spoon as she walked through the kitchen.

OC

Kirsten knocked on the sliding glass door before walking in. She found Ryan sitting on the edge of his bed staring at his feet with his hands folded on his lap. She let out a small sigh as she wasn't thrilled about what she had to do next. She sat next to the distraught teenage boy.

"Ryan, do you realize what you did was very irresponsible? It was just the other day you spanked Elena for taking off alone on the bus. Today, you leave her home alone for hours? I don't understand how you could do that?"

"I really don't know either. I was, I don't know. I was just having a bad morning. I was thinking of my mom and her asshole boyfriend. Elena was wearing this bikini and I just made a big deal about it. I don't know, it really wasn't even too skimpy. I was in a weird space. I told her to cover herself up. She refused. It just triggered my anger that much more. By time I was finished punishing her and she fell asleep, well, I just thought, finally, some peace and quiet. I am such a horrible brother."

"No, sweetie, you're not. You are a normal teenage boy who has to play big brother and parent to your little sister. It's perfectly understandable to want to just have fun. You're only 16, you should have fun. Unfortunately, you went about it the wrong way. You should have called me or Sandy right away and we would have come home or sent a babysitter."

Ryan looked up at Kirsten with tear filled eyes.

"I know Kirsten. I'm sorry."

Kirstin gave a nod. "You know what I have to do don't you; to make sure you never to this again?"

Ryan gulped slightly and gave a small nod. He was really nervous. He hasn't been spanked in a very, very long time. He can't even remember the last time he was spanked. It was mostly likely when the whole family was still together, before their father went to jail and everything fell apart.

He slowly stood up and Kirsten took his place.

"Bottoms down please."

"But Kirstin I'm-I'm only wearing my bathing suit." Ryan stuttered.

"I know." Kirsten said, "pull them down."

Ryan hesitated but pulled them down. He was guided over her lap almost immediately. Kirsten held the teenager securely over her lap before she started spanking him. She spanked with her hand for about a minute straight. She made sure to get every inch of his bottom; especially his under curve of his bottom.

Ryan was grunting and clutching the comforter of the bed. After the minute was up Kirsten stopped and picked up the spoon.

Ryan had thought it was over, but his thoughts were interrupted by the stinging swat of the wooden spoon on his warm backside. He whimpered and he started to kick a bit. Kirsten was spanking him for a solid two minutes with the spoon.

"Oww! Oww! Kirsten I'm sorry! I'm really, really sorry!" The tears stung but he was determined not to let them flow.

Once she reached a minute, she aimed to focus on his under curve, known as sit-spots. She continued for another minute right on the under curve. Once the last minute was up she dropped the spoon and rubbed his back.

"Shh Ryan its okay"

Ryan was now crying. He was very vulnerable. Kirsten cared enough to spank him and discipline him unlike his drunken mother who stopped caring so long ago.

Ryan stood up and pulled up his bathing suit. He looked at Kirsten with tears now finally rolling down his cheeks. She stood up and just wiped the tears from his cheeks.

With out any words Ryan just hugged Kirsten and they she held him for about five minutes.

After Ryan had calmed down, they both walked back in the house. Ryan walked straight to Elena and hugged her.

"Lena I'm so sorry for leaving you here alone."

Elena hugged him back. "It's okay Ryan."

Ryan shook his head, "no, no it's not. You're just nine years old and I left you."

She nodded. "No, Ryan, it is okay. I forgive you," she smiled.

He kissed her head.

"I love you so much Elena."

"I love you too Ryan."

"And…if you want, you can wear that bathing suit," he smiled.

She squealed and once again threw her arms around him.

"Thank you!"

Kirsten smiled at the sight. "I'm going to start dinner, Sandy should be home soon."

She walked into the kitchen with a warm smile growing bigger by the moment. Her family had grown from three to five and she couldn't have been more thrilled about it.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter! If you want to see anything in particular feel free to suggest! And if you're wondering I am not having the Coopers in this story at all. And I'm still debating if I want to have Taylor….