“No, you’re grounded, little girl. Tonight you’ll be staying at home.” He crossed his arms.
“What about-”
“Your spanking?” He finished her protest a little differently than she had planned. “You’re still gonna get that.”
“But-”
“No buts!” He pointed a stern finger at her. “Do you really expect me to reward your continuously bad behavior, by letting you go out and have fun?”
Brie said nothing.
“I figured as much; now listen up!”
She looked up.
“Jenny here, is going to stay with you. She’ll be your babysitter for the night. I gotta work, again, and I’ll probably not come back until morning, understand?”
Brie didn’t really understand, but she nodded.
“That means you are going to do what she says, and not make a big fuss about it.”