The game continued

Abby was getting frustrated, she checked her latest tally, it was a dead heat in their game, twice she had been one up and twice he has almost immediately pegged her back.

She thought carefully about an idea that had taken root in her mind a few weeks before. After thinking it through, she decided the risk of Gibbs pulling ahead was worth it, because if he declined to play, she would have won, not just this round but the whole game.

She had to wait though for a Friday when they had the weekend off, if he did play along, she was under no illusion, it would hurt like hell and she had no intention of suffering like that at work.

Abby didn't even try to hide what she was doing, she waited till they were alone in her lab, then took the coffee from his hands, rather than set it down so she could show him something, she walked over to the sink and poured it down the drain. Turning to look at him with a "what ya gonna do about that then" look.

Gibbs was taken aback; she had never been this obvious before. "So soon after the last one?" it had only been 2 days, normally she waited at least a week before angling for another trip.

She didn't respond, just looked at him with a knowing smirk. She was up to something, but he couldn't work out what so he played along.

"Fine, tonight"

"No"

"No?" Gibbs looked at quizzically, then he caught the glint in her eye. So THAT was where she was going. Inside he was grinning, but outwardly he managed to not only keep a straight face but to plaster a look of annoyance over it too.

He stepped in close to her "You will be in my basement at 8pm tonight. If you are not, I will come looking for you and when I find you I will spank you where you are, no matter where and no matter who is around"

He turned and left without giving her time to respond.

Abby shivered at the commanding tone he had adopted, he had gone for it! Now to see if he would act on his threat.

Gibbs was ready to leave as soon as the clock hit 8pm; he had known from the moment he issued the command that she had no intention of showing up. It was time to teach her that he was the boss for a reason, and disobeying a direct order came with consequences.

He thought as he drove, far slower than he normally did, he reasoned that she didn't expect him to actually carry out his threat, but she wouldn't have gone anywhere too public just in case. He would try her apartment first.

Abby thought long and hard about who to invite round to her apartment that night. She eventually decided to go for her friend Jo, she had played before and wouldn't be fazed if Gibbs did show up and did actually carry out his threat. She still believed he would fold when he saw there was an audience though.

Gibbs didn't drive straight there, he wanted to lull her into a false sense of security, let her believe for a little while that she had won.

Abby reckoned that if he left his place at exactly 8pm, he would be here no later than 8.25 so as the clock ticked towards 9pm she was feeling very smug.

Just as the clock struck 9, Gibbs opened Abby's front door using the key he had been given months before 'for emergencies'.

Abby grinned as Gibbs walked in the door, the grin was quickly wiped off her face when, after a brief glance at Jo, he caught her by the arm and pulled her up "Weren't you supposed to be somewhere at 8?" The commanding tone was back.

Abby gulped, she was in trouble and nothing she could say or do now would get her out of it. For the first time she was genuinely a tiny bit scared, she was also massively turned on by this side of Gibbs, a side he had never shown before in their game.

Then she caught sight of the leather strap that had somehow gotten into his hand and she tried to twist out of his grip, but he was ready for that and kept a tight hold of her, moving her to the sofa and bending her over the arm.

"Disobedience carries a penalty of 12 strokes, you will stay put until told otherwise, if you stand up, that stroke won't count. Do you understand?"

"Yes" came the muffled reply, muffled because Abby had grabbed a cushion and had buried her head in it.

Gibbs didn't put much force into his swings, just enough to get his point across. That was lost on Abby who by the 6th stroke was howling and yelling like she'd never done before.

By sheer force of will power she managed to stay in place for the full twelve. When Gibbs told her to stand up she did so slowly. Locking her fingers together behind her neck, this one spanking she did not want to be repeated. Her backside felt like it was on fire, and she knew she would have trouble sitting for the rest of the weekend.

Gibbs guided her into the corner, telling her not to move. His eyes flicked to Jo and he indicated with his head that it was time to go. She didn't have to be told twice, this was one guy who knew how to play!

When they were alone Gibbs turned Abby round, he wanted to kiss her, but knew he had to play this out first. "Will you be disobeying me again?"

Abby shook her head vehemently "No" she whispered.

"Good" He took a small digital clock from his pocket, and fiddled with the buttons till he had the setting he was looking for. "That spanking was for disobeying me, in 30 mins, when this countdown reaches 0, you will receive the spanking you should have been having earlier"

Abby stared at him in disbelief. Without a word Gibbs turned her round again, putting the clock where they could both watch the countdown.

Abby's mind was reeling, he had never spanked her twice in one day, even when she provoked him; he always waited till the next day, but she had brought this on herself and she would see it through.

When the counter reached 0, a tinny sounding alarm went off, Gibbs languorously moved to turn it off then sat back down.

"Come over here"

Abby moved immediately.

"Take off your pants and underpants"

She stood in front of him, naked from the waist down, shaking ever so slightly.

Gibbs made the 'time out' sign and said seriously "Abs, this is going to hurt, if it gets even close to where you think you can't take any more, you safe word"

"I will"

"Promise me"

"I promise"

Gibbs smiled and brushed his lips against hers, knowing his self control only worked so far.

He slipped back into character and pulled her gently across his knees.

The first crack of the paddle made Abby jump and cry out. Her only thought before the next swat was 'he wasn't joking when he said this would hurt'

Gibbs quickly settled into the familiar rhythm, Abby wriggled, swore and yelled more than she ever had before, but as always it did nothing to make him stop or even slow down. He stopped when her yelling had died down to an occasional whimper. He admired his handiwork for a few minutes, thinking to himself that he would give her the win if she managed to keep her hands away from that crimson flesh.

As soon as Abby was on her feet her hands flew to her rear, she knew what that meant of course, and the thought of another spanking made tears flow down her face, but there was nothing she could do to stop them or to remove them once they were there, she was on the verge of safe wording when Gibbs arms were suddenly round her, pulling her into him, holding her gently, kissing away the tears.

He guided her toward the sofa, where he lay, pulling her down beside him.

He held her, kissing her gently until she had calmed down enough to respond. Their kissing became deeper, hungrier. It didn't take long for their remaining clothes to be shed and for both to find release in each other.

Much later, still lying side by side of the sofa Abby propped herself up. "Gibbs?"

"mmm"

"About the hands thing"

"mmm"

"Does it have to be tomorrow?"

Gibbs looked at her through half closed eyes "hadn't planned on it"

"Then when?"

"When we both agree you've recovered from tonight"

Abby kissed him and snuggled tighter against him. She realised then that she was never going to win this game outright; he would always meet her demands, but never push her further or faster than she was capable of going. She had finally found her perfect playing partner.

A/N I always seem to feel the need to write another one of these after finishing a chapter on Something Sinister. Not sure why, they are totally different in every way, Something Sinister has a plot and everything!