A LONG WEEK

PROMPT: CSI : NY, Mac/Danny, Breaking all the rules and getting his worst punishment

FOR: Buffyxenaman

A/N: From now until the end of November I'm writing as many drabbles/one shots as I can.Please feel free to leave a prompt in chapter 1 or PM me. Can't wait to hear some ideas!

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"Please," Danny squirmed over his dad's lap. "I'm sorry."

"I know you are," His dad, Mac Taylor responded, "And we're almost done kiddo. Tell me why we're here."

"I – I let my tem – temper," Danny stumbled through the answer, tears falling down his face. "Please dad."

"We're not done until you answer me," Mac replied firmly. "Why are we here?"

Danny seemed to cry harder at that. The spanking alone wasn't the worse one he'd ever had considering it was his dad's hand on his boxer clad backside. As a punishment, as a whole though, it was the worst one he'd had in….well ever - but that was his own fault.

After going after a suspect without his vest on, he'd gotten a lecture back at the office. It was a lecture Danny hadn't appreciated and he had stormed out of the office, telling Mac who was also his boss that he was 'taking the rest of the day off'.

Mac had stopped him and ordered him home but Danny was nothing if not stubborn and had turned his phone off before disappearing to a friend's place for the night.

To say Mac wasn't amused was an understatement. In the end it had been homesickness that had brought Danny home. Mac had been relieved to see his only child back, safe and sound. Then the disappointment had set in. After talking, the "sentence" had been handed down.

Danny was confined to the lab for two months, during which time he wasn't allowed to leave without permission. He was grounded for three months. And lastly, he was getting a bedtime spanking, every other night for a week – one for storming off, one for not having a vest, one for staying out all night and one extra as a reminder.

Thankfully for both they were on their last one.

"If I have to ask again," Mac warned firmly, "I'm going to grab the brush."

"NO!" Danny cried, "I lost my – my temper."

"And why is that not a good idea?" Mac asked his final question.

"B-bad de-decisions," Danny answered through his tears, finally going limp over his dad's lap.

Mac immediately ended the spanking. There may not have been as many swats as there usually was but combined with the others there didn't need to be.

"Ok baby boy," Mac soothed, righting Danny, "It's ok. It's over; I got you. "

"S-sorry," Danny hiccupped, "So – so sorry."

"I know," Mac murmured. "We're ok. Just take a deep breath, I got you."

Mac continued to rock Danny back and forth, content to hold him until he fell asleep.

THE END

Written: 11/6/2017