"Edward, Jasper, come here." Carlisle commands with his authority-filled voice. After the punishment they just received, they don't hesitate in following their orders.

Edward keeps his head ducked down, his shoulders still shaking and sobs still escaping. They're less extreme now, though, and he's able to keep any loud cries at bay. Emmett, on the other hand, isn't there yet. Standing from the desk only a minute ago, he's still dealing with the harshest repercussions of punishment. He looks down at the floor, embarrassed by his loud crying.

Carlisle grabs Edward by the arm and pulls him over so he and Emmett are side by side. He gestures to Jasper

"Apologize to your brother for lying and dragging him into this mess."

"Sorry," Emmett murmurs.

"Yeah. Sorry." Edward says.

"No." Carlisle shakes his head. "No. Give a proper apology. Look him in the eye. Full sentences."

"Dad," Emmett sighs, letting out a shaky breath.

"Don't 'Dad' me. Do it properly."

"I'm sorry, Jasper. We shouldn't have done that." Edward apologizes quickly. He locks eye contact for only the length of the sentence before dropping his head again.

"Emmett," Carlisle urges.

"Dad, I'm a mess. Later. Please." Emmett begs.

"Later? Fine, how about after another hiding? Is that 'later' enough for you?"

"No, no." Emmett shakes his head. He wipes his eyes, shakes his hands, rolls his shoulders back. He takes another five seconds to mentally prepare himself. He wipes his eyes again before look at Jasper. Jasper looks over the top of Emmett's head, hoping to save his brother's dignity. He's never seen Emmett it such a horrible state. No one has, really. "I'm so, so sorry Jasper. We shouldn't have pulled you into our wrongdoings."

Jasper nods and looks at Carlisle for some hint of what to do next, but Carlisle just keeps his look stern, so he just takes a deep breath before taking the apology in the best way he can think of.

"Thank you." He says simply. He holds out his hand for Emmett to shake, but when Emmett takes his hand, Jasper pulls Emmett into a hug. They slap each others backs before letting go. Jasper and Edward do the same, and for a moment, Carlisle practically glows at seeing his boys get past their issues. He quickly remembers the severity of those issues, though.

"All of you, up to your rooms for the rest of the night. I don't want you out of there until it's time for school tomorrow." Carlisle instructs. The boys nod and head towards the office door, but Carlisle calls for them one more time before letting them leave. "And boys, don't ever do something like this again, or you'll get an even worse ass whipping than you did today."

To the guest reviewer who pointed out an inconsistency with chapter 7 and chapter 8: Thank you for pointing out that issue! At the end of chapter 7 I wrote that Emmett was at the desk after Jasper, but in chapter 8 I wrote that Edward was at the desk after Jasper. I went back and changed the names so it's consistent now:)

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