Tony stormed into the house and was headed straight for his daughter's bedroom ready to make sure she understood how angry and disappointed he was in her behavior. As he passed by the kitchen Gibbs cleared his throat.
"Hey Boss. I'm…"
"Tony"
"You wanted to say something?" Tony responded impatiently.
"Well… if you wanted to take a minute and listen" said Gibbs without putting down his paper or coffee mug.
Sighing loudly Tony paused, lowered his head and entered the kitchen. Turning the chair around opposite his old boss and leaning on the back after swinging his leg over the seat. Gibbs slowly folded the paper leaned onto the table and held his coffee in both hands.
"You wanted to say something?" Tony repeated sounding even more irritated.
"I thought you might find it interesting that CJ is currently seen as a hero in her class and she feels that what she did was completely justified."
"And that matters to what I'm about to do because…"
Pursing his lips and shaking his head slowly. "Tony … what is the purpose of tanning her hide if she isn't going to learn anything from it?"
"I was going to talk to her first Boss… she'll know exactly what got her into that position before I'm through." Tony answered with a confused look.
"A spanking has two main purposes .. 1.. to reinforce a lesson and 2… to help atone for an action in order to assuage the guilt… She definitely doesn't feel guilty for what she did and I am not sure that at this point the lesson you think she will be learning is the right one." Gibbs stated knowingly.
Sighing again Tony looked to Gibbs. Knowing this meant he wanted him to continue Gibbs suggested "I think the most effective punishment would be simply to have her apologize to Ms. Stewart in front of the class…. That would show that you don't approve of the behavior and that there are consequences that are not easy to deal with as well as taking away her 'hero' status with the other students. "
Tony sat thinking for a few moments while Gibbs returned to sipping his coffee and reading the paper.
What Gibbs said had merit. He didn't like having to take his belt to CJ's backside at any time…. and having to apologize would make sure that CJ didn't try it again… and would diminish any credibility that she had gained with her classmates. Taking a deep breath he stood returned the chair to its rightful place. "Thanks Boss" he called over his shoulder.