Chapter 155: My own belt??
Paul’s POV:
The boys finished their homework, and now they are playing video games with Austin. Mr. Davis has only worked with Joseph once, and there have already been some improvements. Mr. Davis is an incredible teacher! right now I’m checking Nick and Kevin’s homework.
Denise: “Paul” I froze for a second before looking over at her.
Paul: “what do you want?”
Denise: “I want you and the kids to come home”
Paul: “You also want to cheat on me with my best friend” I said starting to gather up Nicks homework. I stood up and I picked up his backpack and put it his stuff inside. And then I put away Kevin’s homework. Not bothering to look at her.
Denise: “I don’t want to cheat on you”
Paul: “you could have fooled me!”
Denise: “Will you just look at me?” she said stepping in front of me and trying to hug me
Paul: “DON’T TOUCH ME!” I said glaring at her and taking a step back
Denise: “I’m sorry” she whispered.
Paul: “Go home Denise”
Denise: “Not without you, and the kids” she said firmly.
Paul: “I need some distance from you… I don’t want to talk right now”
Denise: “well I’m taking the kids with me, if you want to see them then you will come home”
Paul: “You aren’t taking my kids anywhere” I said crossing my arms.
Denise: “Yes, I am”
Paul: “so you can abuse them some more?” she gasped and we both just glared at each other. I heard someone and I glanced over and Nick ran over to me
Nick: “Please don’t make him leave again” he begged. Hugging onto me. I sighed
Paul: “I’m not leaving again Nicky”
Nick: “why are you guys fighting?”
Paul: “Nick, you need to give us some privacy” I said trying to release his grip from me.
Nick: “But my friends parents are getting a divorce, and he said it started when his dad went on a business trip…” he said holding me tighter.
Paul: “Nicky? look at me please” I said leaning down, so i was at his level. he looked up and he had tears in his eyes. “We aren’t getting a divorce okay? I promise”
Nick: “But you are fighting”
Paul: “you fight with your brothers sometimes right?” he nodded “arguing is just something that people do sometimes, especially married couples, but that doesn’t mean that we won’t work it out… but we need some privacy, so go hangout with Austin before he has to go home”
Nick: “I need to check my levels” he said softly. I nodded and I hugged him and kissed his forehead, and then I picked up his backpack, and I put it on the chair and I opened it and I dug inside and grabbed his kit.
Paul: “do you feel okay?”
Nick: “I can tell that my sugar is high…” he mumbled. I nodded and sat down and he sat in my lap. I unzipped his kit, and Denise grabbed his hand, and she kneeled in front of him, and I watched as she cleaned off his finger… I got his testing strip ready
Nick: “momm.. Can you use a different finger?”
Denise: “why?”
Nick: “because I’ve poked this finger the last like 6 times, and it hurt a lot last time” he said pouting. she nodded
Denise: “okay honey” she said grabbing his other hand, and then she proceeded to clean off one of his fingers, and then she poked his finger, and squeezed it a little. I quickly held the strip up to it. And then when I pulled it away from his finger she cleaned it again. I waited for it to beep and I sighed
Denise: “what Is it?”
Paul: “380” she nodded and adjusted his Omnipod.
Nick: “I hate having diabetes… I wish I didn’t need insulin”
Paul: “I know baby, I wish you didn’t have diabetes either”
Nick: “How come I’m the one who got it? Why not Joe? or Kev?”
Paul: “I don’t know Nick… Sometimes bad things happen, and I know it sucks and it’s hard not feeling good all the time, but… you are getting way better at recognizing when your levels are too high or too low.”
Denise: “And we are all learning as a family how to help you too”
Paul: “it’s going to be okay” I said kissing the top of his head. He nodded and Denise put all of his stuff back into his little case and she put it back into his backpack. “Go give your mom and I some privacy, you should be feeling better soon”
Nick: “Daddy, do I have to…?” he whined.
Paul: “Yes.” I said patting his thigh. He pouted and reluctantly stood up from my lap. And he left the room. I sighed.
Denise: “you told nick that we will work this out… do you really believe that?”
Paul: “Of course I believe that… you’re my wife, and the mother to my children, and I love you”
Denise: “I love you too”
Paul: “then why did you hurt me like that?”
Denise: “I don’t know”
Paul: “I need some space. Can you please go home?”
Denise: “I don’t want to be alone anymore… I need you”
Paul: “I need space” she bit her lip and nodded
Denise: “okay”
Paul: “I’ll come home tomorrow, after I take the kids to school… I just need some time”
Denise: “okay” she repeated again. Deb walked into the room and she gasped when she saw Denise…
Deb: “You aren’t welcome here!”
Denise: “Deb, I’m sorry”
Deb: “GET OUT!” Bethany started crying and Deb groaned in frustration
Denise: “okay, I’m leaving, I’m sorry for everything” she said, before quickly leaving. I shook my head and buried my face into my hands. I’m so angry.
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Matthew’s POV:
Ugh! I can’t believe I crashed Danny’s car!!! I feel so freaking bad! He has been through a lot lately and I really want to help, but it feels like I’m just making everything harder. Right now I’m in my room, trying not to stress out to bad. Drake walked in and smiled at me sadly. I smiled back.
Drake: “I uh..” he looked down. I can tell he feels awful
Matt: “come sit by me” I said softly. He nodded and he walked over and sat in my lap and I chuckled and wrapped my arms around him protectively. “I know you don’t want me to ask you this, but are you sure you are okay?”
Drake: “Ugh.. Uncle Matt” he whined. “I’m fine”
Matt: “it really freaked me out when you fell out of the seat like that”
Drake: “I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention, I hadn’t talked to Olivia all day, and I was really happy that she texted me”
Matt: “I just wish you would have been wearing a seat belt”
Drake: “Believe me, my butt wishes I would have been wearing one too” he said pouting. I laughed and nodded.
Matt: “They just love you, and want to make sure you are safe”
Drake: “I know, but... we weren’t out of the driveway yet”
Matt: “your seat belt needs to be secured around you whenever the car is moving” he nodded
Drake: “I know… I’m sorry, and I’m so sorry I told you we were clear… I have no idea what I was thinking. It’s all my fault, and I’m sorry I got you in trouble” he said looking down.
Matt: “I’m sorry that I yelled at you and blamed you, it wasn’t your fault, it was mine.” He shook my head, and went to argue, but I stopped him, and made him look at me “when you told me we were clear, I just floored it out of there, without a second thought, and that wasn’t safe, Danny is right, I should have made sure for myself that it was safe to go. And I would have never forgiven myself if you would have gotten hurt Drake, I’m really sorry that I put your life in danger” he went to respond, but we heard Danny clear his throat, and we both looked over at him. he was leaning against the door frame, crossing his arms. My body shivered and I felt drake tense in my lap. And my arms tightened around him, protectively. “I deserve a whipping Danny, but please don’t spank him” I pleaded. Dan smiled and I pouted and leaned my head onto his and cuddled close to him.
Dan: “you both deserve one” he said walking into the room, over to the dresser. “Come here, Drake” he said sternly… I reluctantly let go of him, and he stood up from my lap and he slowly walked over to him. “Turn around, and bend over”
Drake: “Dan..” he whispered. nervously
Dan: “Now, Drake” Drake pouted and he turned and faced the dresser, and he leaned over it. Dan put his hand on drake’s lower back and he raised his other hand up high and brought it down hard on his butt, and it made such a loud sound, and Drake gasped, and Dan raised his hand again, and brought it down again just as hard. Drake winced and he grabbed onto the dresser and squeezed his eyes closed and tried to prepare himself for the next one, but it didn’t happen. Dan smiled and pulled him up and Drake looked at him shocked
Dan: “I know that your dads going to discipline you tomorrow, but that was my warning to you, that if you EVER get into a car without putting a seat belt on again, I’m going to spank you so hard you won’t be able to sit for like a month without wanting to cry! Am I making myself clear?” He said sternly. Drake gulped and nodded.
Drake: “yes sir” Dan pulled him into a hug. And drake hugged him back but his hand snuck back to try to rub some of the sting away. I smirked. he got some smacks from ken a little bit ago, so I’m sure that he is feeling it. They pulled away from each other
Dan: “alright, you need to go hangout with the kids or something”
Drake: “Can I take my guitar with me?” Dan nodded
Dan: “of course you can” Drake smiled and he walked over and picked it up and then he gave me a sad look before he left the room, and thankfully he closed the door to give us more privacy. "Go get your belt Matthew” Danny ordered… not wasting any time
Matt: “What? You’re going to whip me with my own belt?” I whined… there’s just something completely unfair about getting spanked with your own belt!
Dan: “would you like for me to go get mine?” he said crossing his arms.
Matt: “uh.. would that make things more unpleasant for me?” he nodded and I pouted and I walked over and grabbed my belt from the jeans I wore today. And then I hurried back to Dan, I just want it to get it over with. He took the belt from me and he grabbed my upper arm and led me over the edge of Drakes bed. And he tugged my gym shorts and my boxers down. I gasped and I felt myself blush. I HATE getting my bare ass spanked. He started immediately catching me off guard. “FUCK!” I said in shock.
Dan: “MATTHEW!” HE delivered 5 really hard spanks to my bottom with the belt
Matt: “ow” I mumbled burying my face into my folded arms and biting my lip. “Watch Your Mouth!” WHACK! WHACK!
Matt: “I’m sorry” WHACK! WHACK! WHACK! WHACK! WHACKK! The sting was building super fast! I tried to stay still, but after a few minute starting to really hurt, causing me to wiggle around a lot.
Dan: "Matthew Joseph Lautner, if you don't stop moving around, I’ll use the strap on you”
Matt: “Daanny! I can’t help it! It h-hurts!” he ignored me and he started swinging the belt again. I tried really hard to stay as still as possible, but the sting is so overwhelming! Tears were pouring from my eyes, and I was squeezing my eyes closed and clinching my teeth, my whole body tense. And I tried so hard to take the rest of my punishment. But when a particularly hard one landed across my sore lower bottom, I couldn’t take it anymore. I quickly rolled over onto my side, covering my bottom. I flinched as he almost brought down another, but he stopped himself in mid swing
Dan: “I TOLD YOU TO STOP MOVING! I almost hit you! Don’t move like that!” he tossed my belt onto my bed and I started crying harder as he left the room. a few minutes later he came back with the strap.
Matt: “Please Danny! I won’t move again! Don’t use that!” I begged.
Dan: “TURN AROUND!” he yelled.
Matt: “Danny..”
Dan: “Matthew, right now you are getting 15, but if you continue to delay this, I’m going to double it.” I let out a sob and turned back around and I buried my face into drake’s bed. “You can count them” I shook my head
Matt: “please don’t make me” I cried.
Dan: “well I’ll just keep going until I hear you get to fifteen, it’s up to you when you start counting.” He said landing two Hard whacks with that damn painful strap. The sting I felt before is NOTHING compared to how much it hurts now. WHAACKK!
Matt: “ONE TWO THREE!!” I cried out.
WHACK!.. “FOUR!”
WHACKK! “Five!” I said reaching in front of me and gripping Drakes blanket hard into my fist, to try to keep from reaching back.
WHACK!!! “SIX!”
WHACK! “S-SEVEN!”
WHACK!!! “OWWW!! Danny!”
Dan: “Count them Matthew”
Matt: “e-eight” I said in a strained voice. This freaking hurts.
WHACK! “nine” I said squeezing the blankets harder.
WHACK!! “Ouch! TEN!”
WHACK!!! “AHHHH! STOP!” I begged
Dan: “Your almost done baby brother, just a few more… count them” he said rubbing my lower back. I cried into the mattress. What number was I at? I started to panic!
Matt: “Don’t d-double d-dannyy! I-I f-for-got! P-pleasee” I cried out...
Dan: “This one was Eleven, boo” he said softly, using my childhood nickname to try to comfort me. Usually it annoys me, but right now it did comfort me a little.
Matt: “e-eleven”
WHACK! “t-twelve! Danny! It h-hurts!”
Dan: “I know, it’s almost over sweetie” he said quickly landing two more. I let out a loud sob and I tried to jump up, but he held me down.
Matt: “th-thirteen, four-t-teen”
WHACK!!! “OWW! F-fifteen! STOPP!” I sobbed out. I heard the strap drop onto the floor. And I felt Dan pull my shorts up and I let out another loud sob. Oh my gosh, This hurts! He pulled me up and into his arms and I held onto him tightly.
Dan: “shh baby, it’s all over now, you are forgiven”
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Dan’s POV:
Most of the kids are in bed. Paul’s sleeping up in Ken’s bedroom, and most of his kids are in there with him. I went upstairs to turn off the lights, and Kevin was sitting on the floor.
Dan: “Kevin? Why are you pouting? you should be in bed bud, you have school early in the morning”
Kevin: “why is Demi so mean to me?” he said pouting… I sighed
Dan: “she’s just going through a lot”
Kevin: “But she gave me a really hard spanking for just asking if I could sleep in there” he mumbled. “she said I had to sleep right here on the floor and it’s cold” he said pouting. I chuckled and shook my head.
Dan: “why don’t you go downstairs, I know some boys down there who really miss you” I said reaching down and offering him my hand, he smiled and nodded and grabbed my hand and I pulled him up. And he let go of my hand and started walking downstairs. “hey, where’s my hug?” he stopped and turned around and walked back up and wrapped his arms around me. I rubbed his back. “I love you Kevin, goodnight”
Kevin: “Goodnight Dan, I love you too”
Dan: “Now go to bed, it’s getting late” I said kissing the top of his head. He nodded and he pulled out of the hug and went downstairs. I walked over to Ken’s room, and I looked inside and chuckled. Paul’s sleeping and all the kids are piled all around him and on top of him. I quietly shut the door and then I walked over to Demi’s bedroom door and I knocked.
Demi: “leave me the hell alone Kevin!” she yelled. I shook my head and I opened the door and I crossed my arms and glared at her. “Hi Daddy” she said innocently.
Dan: “Where do you get off spanking Kevin for asking if he could stay in here? Why couldn’t you have just told him no?”
Demi: “he was being whiney, it annoyed me”
Dan: “Well your constant attitude annoys me!” she rolled her eyes. “Don’t roll your eyes at me”
Demi: “Dad, I’m sorry, I’m just tired”
Dan: “I’m so tired of you being rude to everyone! Your siblings are constantly walking on eggshells around you because you are always mean to them! None of them are rude to you all the time!” she looked down. “Do you want them to all hate you?”
Demi: “No..”
Dan: “Then why do you treat them like crap all the time?”
Demi: “I don’t know”
Dan: “WELL I’M SICK OF IT!” I yelled “I know you had a bad year with Jeremiah, and if I could rewind time and take that all away from you, believe me baby, I would! But YOUR choices lead you there! NOT Kevin’s choices, not Taylor’s choices, or drakes, or anyone else’s… YOUR CHOICES lead you there!” she looked at me with wide eyes, looking completely broken. “So stop treating everyone in our family like it’s our fault. and I know what happened is not your fault either, it’s nobody’s fault but Jeremiah’s... and I think you should put your focus into being angry with him, not your siblings”
Demi: “I’m sorry” she whispered… her eyes watering. Maybe that was too harsh?
Dan: “baby… you are pushing everyone away. Someday you are going to need your siblings, but they won’t be there anymore, because you are making sure of it”
Demi: “I don’t know how to fix it” she said wiping her tears away.
Dan: “I think apologizing to Kevin, for spanking him for no reason is probably a good place to start…” she nodded “he is downstairs, go apologize to him, and then come back up here, we need to discuss your attitude and swearing at me.” She frowned and got up off of her bed and she went downstairs. I sighed and looked around. Selena’s side of the bedroom is still the same as she left it… I walked over to the dresser and tapped on the pet tarantula’s cage thing. It moved a little and I pulled my hand away. I don’t know how she sleeps in here with that spider. I am always paranoid that it will get out, and I’m not even up here very much. A few minutes later Demi came back up. And we talked for a few more minutes before I sat down on her bed. “Come here” I said sternly.
Demi: “Daddy” she said pouting
Dan: “don’t ‘daddy’ me, come here!” she ducked her head and slowly walked over to me. and pulled her over my lap. I’ll be the first to admit that we spoil demi a lot! I hardly ever spank her when I know she needs it. and her attitude shows it. She gives way more lip then the boys ever do. Taylor would never get away with some of the stuff we let her get away with. and I know that’s not fair to either of them, but it’s just so much harder for me to punish my baby girl. “Demi, you are getting this spanking because you need to stop having such a bad attitude with your siblings and the rest of the family. It’s getting old” I said tugging her pajama pants down.
Demi: “NOOO!!! Dadddd” she cried, reaching back to try to grab her pants. I smacked her hands away
Dan: “IF you reach back again, I’m taking off my belt, okay?”
Demi: “y-yes sir.” I pulled her panties down to her knees and she whimpered and I got her into position and then I started spanking her. it didn’t take very long to get a reaction out of her. she folded her arms and buried her face into them.
SMACK...SMACK...SMACK...SMACK!!! SMACK! SMACKK
Demi: “Owww! Daddy!” She cried. SMACK! SMACK SMACK! SMACK!! SMACK! SMACK! SMACKK!! She reached back, but I captured her hand with my other hand, and I pinned it to her back, and I continued to alternate between both of her cheeks, spanking her hard, at a steady rhythm. She broke down and started crying pretty hard. I landed about 20 more before she finally broke down sobbing, and when I was done I pulled her panties back up and then I pulled her up and sat her on my lap. She wrapped her arms around my neck and hugged me tightly.
Demi: “I’m s-sorry daddy” she whispered. I hugged her back and kissed the top of her head.
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(NEXT DAY) Paul’s POV:
I forgot how early the kids have to wake up for school. It’s way too early.
Paul: “Zac, wake up” I said rocking him a little. His eyes shot open and he yelped and he immediately pushed my hands away. I gasped “Did I hurt you?” I said with wide eyes.
Zac: “n-no it’s okay” he said sitting up.
Paul: “Zachary! Don’t lie to me! What hurts?”
Zac: “My whole body hurts...” he said honestly, looking away from me. I frowned. how could his father do this to him?...
Paul: “I’m going to call today and set you up a doctor’s appointment” he shook his head no.
Zac: “I don’t need to go to the doctor!”
Paul: “yes you do. We should have made you go already”
Zac: “I’m not going”
Paul: “Yes you are”
Zac: “No I’m not”
Paul: “well we will see about that, wont we?” I said smirking at him. he glared at me. “Now go get ready for school” I said stepping over him and shaking Joseph awake. Zac sighed and he stood up and stretched
Paul: “We washed your uniforms, they are downstairs on the couch”
Zac: “Okay”
Paul: “it’s time to get up, Joey” I said carefully moving Frankie over, so that he wasn’t laying on Joey’s legs anymore.
Joe: “Ughh Daddy, five more minutes!” he whined. trying to pull the blankets away from nick.
Nick: “nooo it’s cold!” he said tugging at the blanket. I grabbed Joey’s hand and made him let go of the blanket.
Paul: “No more minutes, it’s time to wake up” I said picking him up and putting him over my shoulder.
Joe: “Ughh!! It’s a meannn punishment to wake me up before the sun wakes up!” he whined. I chuckled and I carried him downstairs. The boys got ready for school and Taylor got ready for work, and I drove them. Once we got to the school they all got out of the car, and started walking away, but Joseph turned around and ran back to the car, Taylor opened the his door and Joe leaned down to look at us.
Taylor: “did you forget something?” he asked confused.
Joe: “I was just wondering if you are still going to talk to my school about that test that they think I cheated on today Dad?”
Paul: “yes, I’m coming back later” he smiled and nodded
Joe: “Thank you daddy”
Paul: “You are welcome buddy, Be good”
Joe: “I will!” he said closing the door and running over to catch up with Zac and Kevin. I smiled and drove Taylor to work. And then I went back to Dan’s house. And the kids were already awake, and getting ready. I walked into the kitchen, and Dan was holding a mirror up to his face, looking at his busted lip. I walked over to him, and when he saw me he jumped and put the mirror behind his back.
Paul: “Are you in pain?” I said frowning… “why are you bleeding again?” I said grabbing his chin and turning his face a little so I could see better. He pulled away from me
Dan: “no, I’m fine” he said turning around, away from me.
Paul: “you aren’t fine… I’m so sorry” I said feeling guilty again.
Dan: “Don’t worry about it Paul, it’s okay, Deb made me laugh, and it just busted open again”
Paul: “it isn’t okay” I whispered. The boys came in and Frankie jumped up into my arms. And wrapped his arms around my neck and he kissed my cheek. I smiled and wrapped my arms around him.
Frankie: “Daddy! Can I stay home from school today? I don’t want to go!”
Paul: “Nope! You got to go to school”
Frankie: “But I miss you”
Paul: “I miss you too, but you can’t stay home, I’ll see you right when you get back though” he pouted.
Frankie: “But I think I don’t feel good” he whined. Dan chuckled.
Paul: “Don’t pretend you’re sick when you’re not. that’s very naughty and you’ll get in trouble” I said sternly. He pouted and nodded. “Besides, your friends and Mr. Davis will miss you if you don’t go” he smiled
Frankie: “Mr. Davis is letting us get a class pet! We get to see it and name it today!” he said excitedly.
Paul: “that’s awesome! You don’t want to miss that! Go eat your breakfast baby boy” I said putting him down on his feet. And I patted his bottom to get him moving. I shook my head as he left the room.
Dan: “He is so cute”
Paul: “he’s also a little brat” I said chuckling.
Nick: “Daaaad?” he called.
Paul: “I’m in the kitchen Nick” I replied and a few seconds later he came in.
Nick: “I’m really really sore daddy, I don’t think I am going to be able to sit at a desk all day at school” he said pouting and rubbing his bottom
Dan: “You should be good and you wouldn’t be so sore buddy”
Nick: “But It hurts really really bad!” I sighed…
Paul: “Nick, Dan’s right, you wouldn’t be so sore if you’d behave yourself” His eyes started watering and he nodded. It broke my heart, and I immediately pulled him into a hug.
Nick: “Can I please have some lotion daddy?”
Paul: “okay Nicky.. go find some lotion and I’ll help you put some on”
Nick: “thank you daddy!” he said hugging me tighter before pulling away and running from the room.
Dan: “You hardly ever let them have lotion” he said chuckling.
Paul: “I know, but did you see his face? I couldn’t say no to him... Plus I think Denise spanked him a lot harder than she should have” I said frowning. A few minutes later Nicky came back in, pouting.
Nick: “I can’t find any” he said pouting.
Dan: “I know that the boys have some lotion hidden under there bathroom counter. They don’t think I know that they give each other lotion after harsher punishments, but I know” he said chuckling and shaking his head. Nick Immediately ran out of the room. I followed him out. And when I got to the boys bathroom Nick was underneath the counter digging through stuff. I closed the bathroom door so he wouldn’t wake up the boys who are still sleeping.
Nick: “Found it!” he said pulling a bottle of lotion out and standing up. I walked over and sat on the edge of the tub and I reached up and grabbed the lotion.
Paul: “Over my knee” I said patting my leg. He lowered his pajama pants in the back and he climbed over my lap. I gasped… “Nick? What did your mother spank you with?”
Nick: “just her hand”
Paul: “you are bruising baby..” I said rubbing his back.
Nick: “but I wasn’t bruised yesterday. You did it daddy” he mumbled. I pulled him up to look at him
Paul: “I didn’t spank you that hard Nicky, I went pretty light on you” I said shocked.
Nick: “but.. why am I bruised now?” he said confused, trying to stand up on his tippy toes to look at his bottom in the mirror. He winced when he saw it.
Paul: “Nick, I’m so sorry, I didn’t know, I would have disciplined you differently if I would have seen this...” I said starting to tear up. I hate leaving bruises on my kids… He pouted.
Nick: “it’s going to hurt for a long time” he mumbled.
Paul: “Come here baby” I said holding my arms open. He walked into my arms and I held him for a few minutes. “I’m not going to make you go to school today” I said softly. he pulled away
Nick: “really?” I nodded
Paul: “Yes… I don’t know what happened Nick, I think it’s because you got several spankings in a row... I’m so sorry you are bruised.”
Nick: “mommy spanked me really really hard” he mumbled. I nodded. And pulled him back over my knees. And he yelped when I started rubbing in some lotion.
Paul: “Does it hurt?” I said pulling my hand away..
Nick: “No, it’s just cold” I sighed and rubbed a good amount onto his bottom. And then I got even more and applied it. I feel terrible about his bruised bottom. I try my hardest to make sure their punishments don’t go that far. I am pissed at Denise for this. And I’m pissed at myself! I should have taken his pants down last night when he complained about his butt being sore. I feel like the shittiest father ever. I pulled Nicky’s underwear and pajama pants back up and then I let him get up.
Paul: “is there anything else daddy can do to make it feel better baby?”
Nick: “maybe something cold” he said smiling at me. I chuckled
Paul: “Taylor’s gone, so you can lay down in there and I’ll try to find something cold” he nodded and left the room. and I stood up and placed the lotion back under the counter and closed the doors. And then I walked back to the kitchen. “Dan?”
Dan: “yes?” he said walking out of the dining room
Paul: “Is it okay if Nick stays here while I go talk to Denise, and while I go talk to the school about Joseph?”
Dan: “why aren’t you sending him to school?”
Paul: “He is bruised… I can’t make him go” I said softly.
Dan: “is he bruised bad?” he said concerned.
Paul: “He has two bruises, one lower on his thigh, and the other one is a little higher than that one. I asked him what Denise spanked him with, and he said just her hand, and then he said that I bruised him, because he wasn’t bruised yesterday”
Dan: “He was probably already bruised, and when you spanked him, It just darkened it.”
Paul: “I feel awful”
Dan: “you didn’t know Paul”
Paul: “I should have checked, I knew she spanked him when she was angry, and I knew he was in pain... I don’t want to send him to school and make him sit all day”
Dan: “well he can stay here, we don’t mind” I nodded
Paul: “do you have an ice pack?”
Dan: “yea” he said walking over to the freezer and pulling one out and handing it to me.
Paul: “thank you Dan, and thank you for watching Nicky today” he smiled and nodded and I walked back to the boys room. Nick’s laying on his tummy, in Taylor’s bed. I quietly walked over and I carefully laid the ice pack onto his bottom and he jumped and looked at me with wide eyes. “Found you something cold” I said chuckling.
Nick: “you scared me!”
Paul: “Shh” I said pulling the blankets up over him. “does that feel better?” he nodded.
Nick: “thank you daddy”
Paul: “your welcome baby, I have to go, be good okay? I’ll come back in get you in a little bit” he nodded
Nick: “can I go back to sleep?” I nodded and I kissed his forehead.
Paul: “yep, go back to sleep, and when you wake up you can see if someone will give you more lotion”
Nick: “Okay daddy, I love you”
Paul: “I love you too” I left the room and finished helping the boys get ready for school, and then we had to wait for Demi. So I called and set Zac up a doctor’s appointment for tomorrow, he is going to HATE it, so I’m not even going to tell him until I pick him up from school. Once Demi came downstairs, we went out to the car
Frankie: “Daddy, where is Nick?”
Paul: “He is staying home today”
Frankie: “But I asked first!!! That’s not fair!!!” I sighed.
Paul: “Frankie, Nick’s staying home because he is hurt”
Demi: “what’s wrong with him?”
Paul: “He’s gotten 3 spankings in the last two days, and he is bruised, so I don’t want to make him go today” I said frowning.
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Denise POV:
I jumped awake when I the dog jumped off our bed and started barking.
Denise: “Ugh! Mufasa, bad dog! Stop barking” I said rolling over and putting my pillow over my head.
Paul: “Denise” he called. I sighed. I stayed up all night crying. I know I look like a disaster. “Denise?” he said again, walking into our room. I turned to look at him “I took all of the boys to school, I’m going to take a shower, and then we can talk okay?” I nodded and he grabbed some clothes and went into our bathroom. I sighed and pushed all my blankets off of me, and I got up and stumbled into the kitchen and I started a pot of coffee, and I let the dog outside. After a little while Paul came and joined me in the kitchen and he made some breakfast for both of us.
Denise: “Did you discipline Joseph last night?” he shook his head no, and took a sip of his coffee.
Paul: “he didn’t need discipline”
Denise: “Oh yes he did! Are you serious?”
Paul: “No he didn’t Denise”
Denise: “Paul! He cheated on his test! Have you seen his grades? Because I have!” I said getting angry again.
Paul: “did you even take the time to listen to him? he did not cheat on that test”
Denise: “Yes he did! And he lied to me about it, and clearly he lied to you about it as well!”
Paul: “I talked to him about it, and I know he didn’t cheat on that test, and I’m going to talk to his school about it today”
Denise: “you are being ridiculous”
Paul: “No YOU are being ridiculous! Mr. Davis sat down with Joseph and he helped him a lot! Joe said he explained things to him in a way that finally made sense to him… and I sat with him last night and he showed me what John taught him. and I’m really proud of him, and I trust him when he says that he did not cheat on that test”
Denise: “are you sure?”
Paul: “I know my son, and I know that he didn’t cheat on that test”
Denise: “how do you know? It sure seems like he did”
Paul: “I don’t know Denise, I just believe him… he really is having a hard time in school, and he thinks it’s because he is stupid, but I know he is not… he just needs a little help, and I think Mr. Davis can help him. and I believe him because I don’t think he would lie to me, and because I think he really needs someone to believe him about this” I nodded.
Denise: “I was so mean to him… I didn’t listen to anything he had to say”
Paul: “I know… he told me. I don’t understand why you have been so on edge with the kids these last few days, you pushed Kevin, and he hit his head, you spanked Nick while you were too angry… I don’t get it Denise… Nick’s has bruises on his butt.”