Although they weren't showing it as much as they soon would be, the boys were embarrassed by their red butts on display in front of their aunt, more-so once they realized they were on display as she pointed out that her sister must have really let them have it... As they turned redder in the face than their butts and at this point were embarrassed enough to cover up with boxers as they didn't rub like regular briefs would, their aunt let a little smirk and chuckle loose, shaking her head at their sudden realization they'd had their naked red butts out the whole time. "I don't know if I've ever told you dorks about this, but... You're not the only one that the warden has spanked for misbehaving before." She began, prompting Matt to look at his aunt with a slight sarcasm. "No kidding. She's the headmistress of a school." He retorted, but arched a brow a bit at his aunt's expression. Eli noticed the knowing look in her eye and looked to her in disbelief. "No way... She's spanked YOU?" He blurted out, prompting Matt's attention to instantly glue to their favorite aunt. "Seriously?! But mom's your sister!" He exclaimed, rubbing his now boxercovered butt a bit. Liz smirked. "Exactly. Lea is my OLDER sister. Which meant in our family that she could take a disciplinary role. Which she DID take. And took very seriously..." Liz leaned back on the windowseat and smirked, crossing one leg over the other and looking at her nephews who were both on Matt's bed watching her, a spark of amusement in her eyes at the story she was about to tell them, knowing it would blow their minds. "When I got into trouble in our family, our parents didn't really care to deal with me... However, it got to a point that my sister couldn't deal with seeing me let off the hook all the time. So SHE took it upon herself to deal with my punishments instead." Liz paused for a moment, a sparkle in her eye as she continued. "The one time I will never forget didn't happen when we were kids or teens... It happened when I turned eighteen. I wasn't hanging out with the best crowd and we ended up all getting taken to the police station for questioning after being out past curfew... Lea smelled cigarette smoke on me and let me have it. Much like she did with you boys over your stupid stunt... And let me tell you: you're lucky she didn't use the hard short leather strap mom used to have on your asses like she did on mine." She paused, a bit of a pained look on her face as she added: "She pretty much inherited it after straightening me out." Liz paused, a more thoughtful expression now taking over her features. "If it weren't for her being the way she is, I wouldn't be here, though... I wouldn't change anything about her... Other than perhaps giving her an ability to not take it to heart when she has to punish you dorks. You don't know how much it hurts her to hurt you... And even though we're both grown adults, she's still taken me over her knee a few times for being rash or reckless with my actions... Or if I push her with nicknames too much..." Liz explained, looking to the door as her sister stepped into the room. She gave a soft smile and nod as she was asked to give them time to talk. "Sure thing, Lea." She replied, rising and moving to pass her sister, giving her a gentle pat on the shoulder. "They're idiots, but they're very sorry idiots." She sighed, a bit worried that her older sister planned further punishment. As she left the room, the woman gave them a 'don't push it' look before shutting the door behind her. Eli stiffened a bit at the sight of their mother in the doorway, Matt already starting to tear up a bit as his back was turned.

Then the boys looked down, a bit too upset and scared of angering their mother further to say anything. Matt was shaking a bit visibly from the tears he tried to hide, but Eli looked just as sad without tears in his eyes as they sat silently waiting for what they thought would be another lecture and punishment rather than forgiveness...

As they worried on what was about to happen, their aunt Liz had started to get out ingredients for something they could make together to brighten the overall mood from how low it was to a happy evening... She'd secretly brought ingredients for a cheesecake over, hoping they'd make it and decorate it together. The bonus being that her sister couldn't burn the house down with decorating a cheesecake. She smiled to herself as she moved to prep the ingredients for a hearty meal she knew both her older sister and nephews loved, moving to get out sticky rice and chicken, beef and fish so they could all make Onigiri riceballs and talk together.

Once inside, Eleonor looked at her sister while she was leaving and she nodded at her.
-I know how sorry they are.- she told her, before that the other woman left. And then, she turned to look at her boys, noticing right away how Matt was shaking, probably crying once more, and how Eli was still looking like a kicked puppy.
It took her less than a second to throw away all her good intentions of keeping up an annoyed expression a bit longer: they were looking too sad and too sorry for her to do that.
She couldn't find the strength to scold them any longer.

So, a moment later, she was sitting on Matt's bed, right in between the two of us.
-Oh, come on, you two.- she called for them -There's no need to keep up those faces. Mom forgives you, if you promise to never ever do somethin that studid again. You worried me to death!- she told them, now suddenly smiling in the sweetest way, ready to hug them both -I love you so much that it hurts me, to see you so sad. Come her and give me a good squeeze, then we can all go downstairs and spend some time with aunt Liz, uhm?- she concluded.

And so, she waited for them to come closed and to snuggle with her, like they used to do after all punishment... it was their usual routine, after a spanking.

As they waited in a silence for a few seconds, Matt was surprised that their mother sat beside him and gestured for Eli to approach her. Matt looked at her a bit sadly as Eli slinked up to them and joined Matt, sitting down next to their mother on her opposite side. Both boys looked to their mother and Matt sniffled, instantly leaning into her arms as she finally gave them a smile, his arms wrapping around her without hesitation. Eli's eyes teared up as she said they'd worried her to death. Matt's did, too, but he was buried in her shoulder with a bit of tears. "I-I'm s-so s-sorry m-mom...." He replied, whimpering back a sob as Eli nodded meekly, leaning into her arms as well as he wrapped his arms around her, too. "M-me t-too... I-I'm s-sorry mom..." He gave a little whimper of his own as they hugged onto their mother, their tears seeming to calm as they were comforted by the one person who meant the most to them... Matt looked to their mother a bit sadly, worried they'd end up upsetting her again, never wanting to see her so angry with them ever again... They looked at her again, and when they saw the sweet smile on her face as she hugged them, both boys visibly and physically relaxed from their depressed state, returning her cuddles happily. After a bit, the boys were ungrounded officially from their room and brought downstairs to start dinner.

Liz was in the livingroom, looking both nervous and concerned as she caught her older sister's glance to her. "H-hey sis..." She began, the way she started to speak a dead giveaway something was wrong. She'd only stutter if nervous of her older sister's reaction to something she'd done or had happen...

And so, once the boys finally seemed to relax a bit and after they had apologized once more for their stupid acts, their mother decided that they had spent enough time in their room, for the day.
Their grounding was declared over and she gave them permission to go back downstairs with her, hoping to have a nice evening... but apparently that wasn't going to be the case.

Now that the crisis with the twins seemed passed, Eleonor found herself staring at a suddenly worried sister, back in the living room.
After so many years, and after being responsible for her since Liz was a kid, her older sister had learned to read and interpretate her expressions, so the moment she saw her looking at her and when she heard her muttering that greeting, she immediately understood that something was wrong.
And of course, she focused her attention on her, leaving the kids aside for a moment, walking to get closer to the other woman, worried about what could have happened.

-Sis, what's wrong?- she asked right out, looking at her right into her eyes, while she was already starting to become a bit suspicious; Liz was looking strangely guilty, for some reason, not just worried about something -...are you in trouble? That's why you came to visit without calling me first?- she then added, wanting the other one to be honest with her.

They both knew how stern and strict the older one could be, but still they were sister and Eleonor would do almost anything to help her little sister out...
-You know you can tell me whatever you want.- was the conclusion.

The boys were happy and relieved to be announced sorry enough to be let out of their room and un-grounded. Though, there was more relief that their mom had forgiven them enough to comfort them longer... But when they got downstairs, they exchanged worried looks as their aunt had stuttered when she saw their mom. Although with the story she had told them of her past and continued times earning a trip over her older sister's lap for a spanking, they wondered if this would be one of those times...

Liz stiffened a bit at the question on if she were in trouble and that was why she came to visit without calling. She knew once her older sister was aware of her situation, she'd never hear the end of it... She sighed a bit shakily, but nodded slowly at the question of if she was in trouble. "...You could say that..." she mumbled a bit nervously, her eyes downcast. "If I wasn't before, I sure as hell will be in trouble with you in a few minutes..." She added with a heavy sigh before her eyes went back to her older sister's. "I hoped things would clear up while I was here, but it seems they're not going to... Y'see, I..." She hesitated and looked down again, fiddling with her hands "I ... just found out I've been f...fired..." She paused. "I don't want to impose on you, sis, but... I have no-one else I can turn to that I know will understand... And since I ... since losing my job, it means... I've ... kindof lost my apartment, too... So I... was hoping I could ask if I could stay with you and the boys...?"


Matt was about to jump to hug their aunt and say of course she could stay and they'd have so much fun hanging out, oblivious to their mother's about-to-lecture expression. Eli stopped him with an arm in front of him, whispering to him: "Mom's not gonna be happy to hear aunt Liz is in trouble... Try to hold your excitement of her possibly staying with us. She'll probably be in more trouble than just with her boss..." He said quietly to his twin who gave a little nod, stepping back from how he'd stepped forward, the twins quietly observing the sisters, wondering how their mother would react to her little sister's confession and request for help..

Eleonor's mood started to worsen as soon as her sister started to talk and she found herself folding arms in her most common scolding pose in less than a moment, staring at her like if she was ready to jump on her and eat her alive.
Still, the oldest woman let her speak, listening very carefully at her words, frowning more and more as the minutes passed.

And then, once the other adult finally asked if she could stay, since she had lost her apartment, not only her job, Eleonor let out a sigh, before turning her back at her, slowly starting to walk toward the door of her study.
-Come with me, Elizabeth.- she ordered her, with a stern voice, using her full name -Let's discuss this in private.- she went on, before adding something else, clearly to her sons -Boys, turn on the TV and wait here in the living room, your aunt and i have some grown ups stuff to talk about.-
And so, she waited for Liz to follow her, before closing the study's door.

A second later, she was staring at her like she had always done through the years, when the other was in deep, deep trouble.
-How can you be so irresponsible?- she started to scold her, with a cold voice -You lost your job AGAIN! Now i want to know exactly what you did to piss off you boss, young lady! And don't try to lie to me or you'll end in even worse troubles.- she continued, really, really angry at her -Do you really think that you can go on like this? Acting like a child all the time? You should be ashamed of yourself.-

The boys watched nervously as they noticed their mother's posture change to one that they saw immediately before they were in trouble, exchanging concerned glances as they saw her expression as their aunt Liz started to explain herself but knew their aunt was in trouble as they saw their mother's arms fold over her chest as she listened to her sister's tale of woe. Liz's eyes widened as her sister let out a sigh and used her full name, knowing the order to 'Come with me, Elizabeth' meant she was in trouble... She glanced to her nephews nervously, knowing they'd probably hear her over the television if her older sister planned to punish her as she usually would... The brothers nodded nervously, giving their aunt a sympathetic look as they figured she was about to get an earful from their mother, but not considering their cool aunt would get way worse than just a lecture...

As they turned the TV on, they glanced to each other with nervous expressions as their mother's study door closed. She never dealt with them in there unless it was after going over their grades or discussions on their behavior at school... "You don't think mom's gonna--" Matt whispered, but Eli gave a solemn nod. "Damn... Aunt Liz is in for it then..."


As the door closed after them, despite being a little taller than her older sister by two or three inches, Liz shrunk back like a little kid caught with their hand in the cookie jar as she saw the dark, about-to-whoop-you look on her sister's face. She only felt smaller as she was demanded what she did to lose her job again, warning her if she tried to lie to her she'd be 'in even worse trouble'. Her hands clenched to avoid showing she was trembling a bit nervously, the younger sister swallowed before responding. "I... um... I ..." She shrunk back a bit more but gave a little gulp as she continued: "I... m-may have c-called my boss a..." She cringed as she continued: "P-perverted dirty old man... as well as ... an asshat... To a coworker who repeated it..." She admitted with a clear nervousness in her voice. "He was making passes at me and comments to the other guys... so ... I ... k-kindof lost it and t-told a coworker how I really thought of him and he had... recorded what I said..."

She stood a bit awkwardly as she saw how infuriated her sister was with her, looking down with a bit of shame at the lecture that she should be ashamed of herself. "I... I d-didn't k-know it would c-cause t-trouble... I'm s-sorry..." She mumbled a bit meekly.

Eleonor seemed to forget completely her sons for a while, now that she was dealing with her sister like many times before, since they were much younger.
She listened to her nervous explanation and she noticed how much the other woman was worried about her reaction; judging by the way she was trying to hide her hands and by how she was avoiding her look, Liz was well aware that she was in for a long reprimand... and probably something more.

And she was absolutely right.
-That's your problem, miss.- the older one went on once the younger had stopped talking, staring at the floor in shame -You never think about the possible consequences of your reckless acts. Talking about your boss like that with a colleague, how could you think that that would be okay? And on top of that, how many times i told you to stop gossiping at work? It's not the first time that you find yourself in trouble because you can't keep your tongue at bay!- her sister scolded her again, before letting out a deep sigh, starting to shake her head from side to side.

-Sometimes i have the feeling that you're still the naughty teen that i used to quarrel with ten years ago. You never learn.- she said after a moment, a bit more calmly -Anyway, of course that you can move in with us, i'll let you use the guest room....- Eleonor added, obviously ready to help her out -...but i want this to be very clear. You will get a good whipping for this, missy.- she announced to her right after, making clear as the sun that poor Elizabeth would have to pay a price for her wrongdoings.

The older adult gave her one murderous glance.
-You will get a cherry red bottom for being so stupid at work AND as long as you will stay here, you will have to follow my rules: you'll do some chores, you'll help me with the boys and you will do what i say. I don't care how old you are, as long as you behave like a little girl, i'll treat you like one. Understood?-

Liz shivered a bit as her older sister suddenly spoke in her 'lecture voice', cringing a bit as she was reminded of how she'd been warned before not to gossip at work, and how it wasn't the first time she'd gotten herself into trouble by not watching what she said... She looked up, about to open her mouth to try to point out that her boss had been a perv towards her and the other co-worker had used her comment to get her fired since that co-worker had asked her out and been turned down by her. Three times he'd tried to get her to go out with him, and the third time she made it clear she wasn't interested, but may have been too blunt with her words, as he turned from crushing on her to wanting to crush her. Before she was able to point that out, she was silenced by her older sister pointing out she acted like the 'naughty teen' she used to argue with, but went on to say she could stay in the guest room and move in with them.

Before a sigh of relief could even leave at the knowledge she wouldn't be on the streets, her sister added she was about to give her a 'whipping for this', adding 'missy', which pretty much spelled DOOM for her ability to sit for the next few hours. Even though she knew it wouldn't be an actual whip used, she knew it may as well have been with the dead serious glare she was given as it was more than confirmed she was about to have the stuffing spanked out of her... She shrunk back from her sister a little further, a little whimper escaping her as she tried to plea a bit for mercy. "S-sis...P-please... don't...." She whimpered meekly, but sounded like a child who had been caught writing curse words on the wall, or with their hand in their mother's purse rather than an aunt to anyone.

She clamped her mouth shut at the glare she got in return to her attempt to beg for mercy, as she knew that look meant she was about to make it worse for herself if she pleaded any further, just giving a meek nod at if she understood she'd be following her older sister's rules, knowing her rules would be law once informed of them... She was clearly shaking from nerves, as if all the years they'd grown together were gone and she was in the memory of her and Lea as a child. Of course, when she was young, Lea was already a teen... Liz was, afterall, still only 25 years old.

It was as clear as the sun that Liz was now struggling to accept the fact that she would soon be punished like when she was much younger.
Her older sister was aware of how embarrassing that could be for someone of her age, but at the same time she was convinced that it was the only way to force her to grow up, finally, since most times her little sister was still acting like a sassy and cheeky child and not like an adult woman.

She had already lost other jobs for more or less the same reasons and this time Eleonor was not going to let her off the hook with just a reprimand and a slap on the wrist.
She would get a lot of slaps, but on another part of her body.

-Oh, don't you "sis" me now, Elizabeth!- she rebuked her once more, when the other tried to talk her way out of the punishment -That's the deal, take it or leave it.- she then added, knowing perfectly that the other one would accept, since she had no other options.
Plus, Lea was pretty sure that her sister was also feeling a bit guilty about her stupid behaviour, and that would help her to submit to her well deserved sibling discipline.

At the end, when Liz finally nodded at her, letting her know that she had understood that she had to follow the rules to stay there, the older woman sighed once more; it was time to deal with her for real, now that the situation had been explained.
-Very well, now...- she said, with her most stern voice -...take the scissors from my desk and go straight to the garden. Fetch me a switch, young lady.- was the next order -I'll make sure that you will not be able to sit down for dinner, tonight.- she concluded.

So not only poor Liz was in for a spanking, at her age, but she also had a switching in her future, apparently. And she had to leave the office, to go cut her own switch in front of the boys and to go back for the punishment.... not the best of days.