Subject: Change of Scenery -- A Maggie and Twins story (Part 3)
From: sampast@aol.com (SamPast)
Date: 11 May 1999 18:34:37 -0700

This is (one part of) a long story, with many spankings (M/F, M/f and F/f). It starts shortly after the end of Dude Ranch and involves the same characters (plus others). It was written with a co-author, who has not made her name public.

This story is a work of fiction. The author does not endorse or encouragethe actual spanking of real children in any way. All characters are the products of the author's imagination.

Do not copy or distribute this story without written permission from SamPast. See Part 1 for compete disclaimers.

Send any comments to SamPast@aol.com

Friday, and the big moving day finally came. Jennifer and Robin whined that they wanted to go with Maggie to help finish packing.

"No, girls, this is Maggie's time to say goodbye to her friends, and grandmother and Heather does NOT need all three of you. Got it?" Charlie told them. "AND, what do whiny girls get?"

"Sorry, Daddy," they both answered at once.

"Okay, that's better. Besides I have something to tell you." Charlie began whispering in their ears and the girls started to giggle. They were going to be part of the surprise that Charlie and Lisa had planned for Heather and Maggie.

Right after Charlie and Maggie left, the girls and Lisa headed over to the new apartment and cleaned the place until it shone. Then Lisa had the girls start working on a big banner that said "WELCOME HOME".

The next day, they went to Foodtown, and got lots of yummy stuff and put it in the refrigerator, so Heather wouldn't have to run out and shop first thing. They were all pretty proud of themselves when they heard the truck pulling up outside. Rushing down, they greeted everyone with loud shouts and dancing around. Charlie kissed Lisa and said, "Wow, you would think they hadn't seen each other in a whole week, instead of a day. They really are getting to be inseparable, you know?"

Heather looked around with tears in her eyes at all that Lisa and the girls had accomplished. "I can't thank you enough. You are just the greatest," and with that, Heather burst into tears.

Lisa hugged her, sending the girls downstairs to help Charlie. "I know this is an emotional time for you, Heather, but Charlie and I are really here for you, you know that, don't you?"

"Yes, I do, and thank you, but I am scared of failing Lisa, I really am. I have never lived on my own before, and as much as I want this, I am also terrified. My mother went on and on all week, until I felt so pounded down and confused that I couldn't stand it. What if she is right?" Heather wailed.

"Heather, Charlie and I are two blocks away. Together, there isn't anything we all can't handle, right? Even if Charlie has to spank you again to get you to see it!" Lisa said smiling.

Heather smiled back, but rubbed her bottom in memory. "No thanks. Let's skip that, shall we?" But the reference made Heather smile, and lighten up. Straightening her shoulders she said, "Okay, let's get to work!"

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That night, the twins wanted to stay over at Maggie's new place, but Charlie and Lisa insisted that they come home and leave Maggie and Heather alone. Heather finally got things in order enough for them to get to their beds and after bathing Maggie and taking a shower herself, she tucked Maggie into her new bed. Her mother had let her take very little with her, so the apartment would look pretty sparse until she got a job and some money for a few things.

Maggie looked up and asked her mom if she was scared. "Yes, sweetie, I am," Heather answered, wanting to be honest with her daughter. "BUT, I am also very excited, and I know this is going to be great for both of us. A real new start. How about you, baby, are you scared?" Heather asked.

Maggie hesitated and then said, "Well, I am going to miss my old friends, Mom. And Grandma looked soooo sad when we left. It made me want to cry."

"I know, baby, but we will go visit, I promise, okay?" Heather said as she tucked Maggie in real tight.

Maggie whispered, "I love you, Mom."

"I love you too, baby." With tears in her eyes, Heather collapsed on her own bed. For the first time, she really felt like an adult, and a full-time mom.

All day Saturday, Maggie and Heather unpacked, and by Sunday afternoon, they were ready for a rest. Charlie and Lisa invited them over for dinner, and they gratefully accepted.

Heather looked so tired and worried that Charlie took her aside to find out what the matter was.

"I am scared about the interview tomorrow, Charlie, and I have also been wondering about child care. I don't know my hours yet, but if I work part time, I can't make enough to support us, and if I have to put Maggie in child care, I can't afford that either. What am I going to do?" Heather whined.

Heather looked as though she was going to fall apart, and Charlie knew he had to quickly get her in hand.

"YOUNG LADY, you will listen to me, okay?" Hearing that tone in Charlie's voice, Heather immediately straightened up and answered, "Yes sir."

Charlie said, "First of all, there will be no whining. We are going to take one step at a time, okay?" "Yes, Sir."

"Have you studied the want ads today?" Charlie asked. Heather shook her head no.

"Okay then, young lady, sit down and do it, and circle anything that looks as if you are qualified for it. That way, if you don't like the job at Foodtown, or see something with higher pay, you can go for it. Then, when you have a job, and know the hours, we can discuss child care. Depending on your income, the Boys and Girls Club has free after school care five days a week until six p.m. So, remember, we'll work together, okay?" Charlie finished.

Heather smiled up at him and said, "You know Charlie, you really is my big brother, aren't you?"

"Yes, I am, and if you don't straighten up and fly right young lady---" he left the sentence unfinished, and Heather laughed and said, "I know, I know, I will be over your knee before I know it, right?" They both laughed and went back into the kitchen. Lisa, looking at both their faces, knew that everything was going to be okay.

Heather dropped Maggie off with Lisa and the girls on the day of her interview at Foodtown. The manager offered her a job as a cashier, with the potential to train for bookkeeping within two months. The position of bookkeeper was at a higher salary than she had thought to be offered. She was thrilled and accepted immediately.

On the way home, she stopped at the bakery to buy something special to take to the Clementes to say thanks for their help. She wouldn't start until the following Monday, which would give her time to be with Maggie the rest of the week, get her registered in school, and check out the Boys and Girls Club.

The following Monday, Heather dropped Maggie off at school and hugged her hard. "Be good, sweetie, and remember that the Boys and Girls Club bus will pick you up and that I will be there at six o'clock to get you. Okay?"

"Yes, Mom, we have gone over this about a hundred times. I've got it, really. Stop worrying," Maggie answered.

Hugging her again, Heather let Maggie go off to her first day, and drove herself over to Foodtown in Levittown. Her first day was pleasant and she really liked the people she worked with.

Meanwhile Maggie was meeting all kinds of new friends in her fourth grade class, but really didn't like the idea of going to the Boys and Girls Club without Jennifer and Robin. She saw them on the playground at lunchtime. It was hard being in a different grade than them.

They convinced her she had to go that day, but maybe she would be able to come to their place later in the week. Maggie really did NOT like that idea, but figured she had no real choice, at least not yet, but she was stubborn, and figured she could find a way to get her OWN WAY.

Maggie was hesitant but remembered that when they were taking the tour of the club, they were told that there was an open door policy. This meant that kids could sign themselves in and out, and that parents had to make the rules clear to their children if they did not have permission to go off campus. Heather hadn't specifically told Maggie she had to stay there; she just assumed she would.

BUT, to Maggie, that meant she wasn't really disobeying to go out for a walk. Not knowing her way around the neighborhood, she had to rely on the others. They walked awhile and then came to an ice cream store. The others had money, but Maggie didn't, so she hung back.

"Come on," Gretchen told her, "I will treat today, tomorrow it's your turn, okay?" "Sure," Maggie replied, liking this new friend a lot.

They all sat happily eating ice cream, not noticing the time at all. Heather arrived at the club a little earlier than planned. The woman she was training with had a doctor's appointment and had to leave early, so she told Heather to knock off early too.

Heather looked all over the club and couldn't find Maggie anywhere. Not wanting to panic, she talked to the staff who didn't really know Maggie yet but helped to look for her. Heather was beginning to get really worried that something had happened to her and regretted her decision to leave her there.

Her first instinct was to call Charlie, but she felt she needed to do this on her own, to show both him and herself that she could be a good parent. But as the minutes went by, she was terrified. She began to berate herself, and wondered if her mother was right all along, that she couldn't do it on her own.

At that point, she couldn't stand it anymore, and dialed Charlie's number at work. As she waited for him to answer his page, she tried not to panic. Heather quickly told him what was going on, and Charlie told her to keep breathing, he would be right there.

Just before he was ready to hang up, Heather saw Maggie stroll in the back door with three other girls. So relieved she didn't think her knees would hold her up, she told Charlie that Maggie was back.

"Okay, Heather," Charlie said, "what are you going to do about this?"

"Do?" Heather questioned.

"Yes! If you let her get away with this, Heather, you will regret it. Discipline her in your own way, but you know what I recommend. Take control, Heather. You can do it," Charlie advised.

"You're right, Charlie. I can and I will. Thanks. I will call you later. Right now I have a very naughty little girl to deal with," Heather said with determination. Charlie smiled as he hung up the phone.

"Where have you been young lady?" Heather asked as she approached Maggie.

"Oh, hi, Mom," Maggie replied. "We just went for some ice cream. No big deal."

"Really, young lady? I guess we will discuss what kind of deal it is at home. Now lets go!" Heather shouted.

Maggie got her backpack and said goodbye to her new friends.

"NOW, young lady!" Heather repeated.

"Okay, Mom, don't have a cow!" Maggie said fliply. This was the old Maggie, and Heather realized just how right Charlie was.

During the ride home, Heather asked Maggie all about her day, but only got one word answers. Heather felt really disappointed. This was NOT the way she had envisioned this.

Back in their apartment, Maggie tried to go to her room but Heather stopped her. "We have some talking to do, young lady, don't we?"

"Do we, Mom?" Maggie asked, almost insolently.

"Come here, Maggie," Heather said. "Now, tell me why you chose to be so disobedient."

Maggie won't look at her, but finally Heather forced her to look up and saw the tears in her eyes. "What is it, baby? Talk to me."

"Ohhh Mom. It was sooo hard, and I miss my old friends, and I want to be with Robin and Jenn in the afternoons, and I, I, I," Maggie just cried in her mother's arms.

Heather hugged and cuddled her and let her cry it out. "Maggie, I know this is hard for you. It is for me, too, but being defiant, disobedient and rude is NOT the answer, is it?"

"No, Mommy, I'm sorry," Maggie said.

"Well, little one, I hate to do this, but I feel I need to," said Heather reluctantly.

"What, Mommy?" Maggie asked.

Maggie's eyes opened wide as Heather pulled down her shorts and panties, and was too shocked to react when she was pulled over her mother's knee. Heather spanked Maggie just as Charlie had spanked her, alternating cheeks and lecturing at the same time.

"You will SWAT, not SWAT, ever SWAT, ever SWAT, leave SWAT, anywhere SWAT, without SWAT, permission SWAT, will SWAT, you SWAT, SWAT, SWAT?"

"OUCHHHHH, no Mommy, I won't, pleaseeeee stop!" Maggie howled. Heather wasn't ready to stop yet, because she didn't feel Maggie had learned her lesson yet. She continued to lecture and spank until Maggie was one well-spanked little girl, sobbing and limp over her knee.

Standing Maggie up, Heather hugged her tight, and told her how scared she was when she went to the club and couldn't find her, and that she was the most important thing in her life, and how loved she was.

Maggie couldn't believe her mom had actually spanked her, and knew that her old life was definitely gone for good. She held onto her mom tightly and wasn't sure if she was glad or not because her bottom sure was sore, but felt, more than ever before how very loved she was.