More On… I 55B

=Steph stood in front of Peggy’s former room door and called out, “Tanner! Peggy.” And waited with her hands on her hips for them to come out and meet her. It took a minute. She saw them both look at each other with confused expectant eyes before she turned around and started back to her room. They knew to follow. She stopped by the bed and turned back to them. Their looks had not changed. “I will be leaving tomorrow.” She started. “And your punishment-“

“Punishment?” Peggy asked.

“Did you think you will apologize and all will be well?” Peggy bent her head in shame at her assumption. “Exactly. I’ll be gone for two weeks. And in those two weeks, you two will take the load off of your dear aunt Sim and uncle James.”

Peggy frowned. “I don’t understand.”

“Will you let me finish talking?”

“I-I’m sorry.”

“Your cousins will be staying with you.”

“What?” Tanner asked in shock. “No mom, this isn’t what we-“

“I know. This is mine. Yours does not punish you.”