Phil woke Kelly and when she was sufficiently awake he said; "Hon, we are going to do your final atonement now before breakfast. I don't want you to get sick and do the technical colored yawn."

"Daddy what are you going to do!?" Kelly exclaimed. "What do you mean get sick and throw up? Do I have to eat something gross?"

Phil solemnly replied; "Nooooo. Why don't we go downstairs and I'll give you your choice."

Kelly nodded and followed Phil downstairs. In the living room she took the tower position as Phil stood before her.

"First I want to say I am impressed how well you've taken all your punishments. Granted there were some interesting developments for everyone involved but you could have stopped your atoning at any time. I'm so proud of you my heart is near bursting (this he said with misty eyes). I'm offering you a chose; first you can take a spanking, a long spanking with the paddle. The lite one that won't leave bruise marks. You start school again tomorrow and I don't want your classmates seeing any marks while you shower after gym. By tomorrow you should have recovered and the color of you behind should return to normal. Before I give you your other option I want to tell you this, I know you made many promises and you'll probably keep many of them but people do backslide. I'm not always going to be with you. You'll grow up and leave me for a husband and family or a career or both. To produce the self discipline you need, you have to have a daily reminder."

Kelly looked a bit shocked; "What! Am I going to get more weird atonements, punishments for the rest of my life?"

"No Hon, Just today."

Phil took the top off the box and showed her the contents. In side were two small bars with box like ends. Also in the box were two open-ended rings. The ends had a flat end that extended 1/4 of an inch. In the center of the flat end was a hole in the center.

"Those are the strangest earrings I've ever seen." Kelly said.

Phil's expression did not change. His head twitched and he said, "They're not earrings, they're nipple rings."

Kelly gasped and stepped back.

"How...how do they stay on?" She asked half knowing the answer.

"I'll have to pierce your nipples and I slide the bar through. The squared ends unscrews and the ring fits through the holes."

Kelly was trembling at the thought of what was being offered.

"In order to refine gold, to remove the dross, it must be smelted seven times to attain its 99.999% purity. So far you've gone through eleven. These rings represent all that is pure and good. If you don't want to do it, to endure the pain, I can understand and I won't hold it against you. You've gone far enough but if you want to reach the summit, then proudly wear these rings. Everyday they'll remind you of what you once were and what you're becoming."

He went on explaining what he'd have to do.

"I'll first apply a topical anesthetic and then use an ice cube to numb the nipple. Once you're numb I take this needle and push it though the base of your nipple. It won't hurt as much as you think."

Kelly felt a chill go through her body as he explained the procedure. She calmed a bit when Phil said it wouldn't hurt that much.

"I want you to think about it while I make some coffee."

"Mmm, can I have a cup too please?"

Phil looked at his daughter, smiled then pursed his lips. He realized while she was only twelve, she was growing up.

"Sure Honey."

Phil went into the kitchen. He made enough for four mugs. He took out the hazelnut flavored creamer, put a double serving in two cups and popped them into the microwave, that way the cream wouldn't cool the coffee.

"Daddy." Kelly said in a small voice. She had padded into the kitchen.

"Yes Hon?"

"I...I..I choose...sigh... the rings."

Phil hugged her and was greatly moved, he said; "I'm glad you made the wise choice."

He poured her ¾ a mug of the sweeten flavored coffee and a full one mug for himself. Kelly took a sip and said "Hmmm, not too bad."

Phil gave her the look, as he was proud of his coffee. Kelly giggled.

They sat at the kitchen table without saying much. When Phil was done with his coffee, he got up and got the tape.

"Daddy, why the tape?" as if she didn't know.

"I want to make sure that you don't pull away once I start. I'll be quick; it'll only take a second to pierce you. Once I start it's the point of no return. If after I do one you can stop me. You can have only one but it would look strange."

"Daddy, I want to do it with out the tape. That way I'm really choosing to do it."

Phil proudly answered her, "Sure Hon."

Kelly got on the kitchen table and took tower position, intentionally showing her submission.

Phil got a bowl of ice and the bottle of anesthetic. He got the antiseptic packets of betadine from the refrigerator. He wanted them cold to assist in her numbing. He cleaned the large needle with one of the packets.

He then took the anesthetic and rubbed in a generous amount to both nipples. He waited five minutes for it to take effect. He then took an ice cube and rubbed it across her left nipple. He kept it on her until it started to melt. Kelly thought as she shivered " geez, not again with the ice water."

When her nipples stood out Phil asked her if she were numb yet, she shut her eyes tight and nodded. He swabbed the nipple with the betadine, took the needle and put the point against the base of her nipple and waited a second to she if she felt the needle. She just sat there, eyes shut and jaws clenched. Phil pushed the needle. A sharp pain stabbed through her nipple and extended to her brain. Kelly yelled and her body jerked backwards. She panted but in twenty seconds she proudly resumed her place. The needle had passed half way through. Phil pushed the needle almost the rest of the way. He allowed the widest part to sit in her nipple. He took one of the gold bars and unscrewed on end. He put the bar at the end of the needle. He grasped the pointed end and pulled it through. Kelly gasped as she felt the steel slide through her. He then pushed the little bar into the bleeding hole in the nipple. He cleaned her with the antiseptic.

He repeated the swabbing and the icing to her right nipple. Kelly was tense before the first piercing. Now she fought with her body to maintain her position. Again he pushed the needle, and again the stabbing pain (no pun intended). This time Kelly bent forward a bit but was able to maintain her position. Phil completed the piercing and set the gold bar in her nipple.

"That's it Hon, All done." he hugged her; "You can cry now."

Kelly shook her head and said; "I won't cry over my success. I made it daddy. It hurts but I'm happy. We're done now."

Phil was glad that she had said we, she included him in her painful success.

"Not quite yet, Hon." he felt her tense "We have to look at that fence."

She gave him a quizzical look as he helped her down from the table. He took her hand and led her out the backdoor. They walked to the fence and her heart sank. In the fence were twelve large nails. She thought after all that she hadn't accomplished much.

"Kelly, I want you to remove the nails."

She asked for the hammer but he told her to use her fingers. She thought that odd but went to the first nail and gave a mighty yank. She almost jerked her arm out of its socket. The nail came out with very little effort. She looked at her Father who was smiling. She then noticed that there was no hole where the nail had been, instead stood a clean smooth wall. The nails had been cut so there was no point rather a flat end that was lightly glued to the boards. Again she turned to her Father who simply nodded his encouragement to continue. She found that with a lite tap on the nail head it would fall. Soon all twelve nails were removed. She stood before a clean unmarred white fence.

"Kelly, like that fence you stand before me pristine and beautiful. Today there are no blemishes on you. You stand unmarred by your former spiteful actions. I can only pray that will be the case for the rest of your life."

"I'm really going to try daddy."

"I'm just sorry it had to take all that to bring you here."

"Daddy, remember when I got the ice bath?" Here she gave a shiver. "Emily and Caroline sandwiched me under the covers to warm me up. I know that they must have been pretty cold themselves. Lying there I realized what they were doing for me. I again apologized to Caroline for what I did to her. She accepted my apology and said but had I not done it, we wouldn't be here now. Isn't it funny how things work out?"

Phil looked down at his darling daughter and said; "God, Cosmic consciousness, Universal Mind, Buddha, who or what ever you want to call that entity that manipulates the circumstances of our lives, rewards those that accept the situations that we create or stumble into. You accepted the fact you were a spoiled brat. You wanted to put that brat behind you and make amends. The result is I'm going to try and get custody of a miserable little girl and make her happy. You three have become the distaff Three Musketeers?"

"What?"

"Female Musketeers."

"Who?"

"Never Mind. But you three are not only friends but also Comrades in Arms. Look at what they did to help you. Would your brat friends do that for anyone else?"

Phil and Kelly held each other in the yard. A gentle cool breeze wafted over Kelly's naked body but she felt warm and secure in her Father's arms.

"Daddy, I know that I put you through a lot. You cried with me after my spanking. Daddy I love you and...Daddy I'm Sorry."

Epilogue:

Phil did get guardianship over Caroline and an interesting thing developed. Her father expressed deep sorrow at what had happened. He blamed her mother for his reluctance to be at home. He agreed that Caroline would be far better off with the McCracken's but still wanted to be a part of her life. He'd take her out once or twice a month and remembered every one of her birthdays. They did grow close but Phil would always be her choice, after all, he was the knight in shining armor who saved her.

The girls caused a sensation at school with they're bald pussies. Caroline & Kelly followed Emily's example. When asked about it they claimed they did it for hygienic reasons. You can't get crabs when you shave your pussy, and washing was a real thrill.

Kelly was able to maintain a bit of the respect from the 'bad' girls with her pierced nipples. The girls were considered to be credits to the school and community. Kelly & Emily were mentors. The three were on the tennis team where Emily was outstanding. The girls won scholarships to the same college, which was located six miles away. They didn't want to go way to school since they didn't want to miss the once or twice a month get together of the McCrackens and the Dubois.

Caroline lost her chubby fat after Phil put her on a strict low carb diet and an exercise program. At fourteen she had a growth spurt and she was taller than Kelly. Phil never stopped calling her his little one. Shortly after her fifteenth birthday she was cuddling on Phil's lap and fidgeting with his buttons and said; "It's a shame you can't have anymore babies."

"Who said that?" he asked.

"Well you had a vasectomy, you're sterile."

"Yes but before they cut me I had filled two tubes full of baby juice."

Caroline was instantly excited and asked; "You mean I can have a baby?"

"Hey wait a minute, I didn't say anything about a baby."

"I know, but I really want to have your baby, please."

The pleading look on her face melted Phil's heart.

"Okay. Tell you what. If you graduate high school with at least a 3.5 average. We'll make a baby."

Caroline snuggled close and started playing with his button again and said; "It'd be nice to be married before I got pregnant."

She looked up sheepishly.

"I'd like to talk to Kelly about that first."

"Talk to me about what?" Kelly asked as she walked into the room.

"How'd you feel about you step sister becoming your step mother?" Phil asked.

"Hey, kewl. When?"

"After you all graduate."

"Can I be the maid of honor?"

The wedding was beautiful. Caroline's Father gave her away. Fourteen months later Caroline gave birth to a lovely baby girl. Phil decided he'd raise her a little differently then he did Kelly'

P.S. Two weeks after my daughter's surrender to me which inspired the story, we got into a little squabble and I got exasperated. I looked her in the eye and asked; "Didn't you surrender?"

"Yeah but daddy you gotta understand. When you get into a snit you have a tendency to lecture, rant and rave. I did that to get you to shut up." she said.

Kids!!! AARRRGGG!!