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Chapter 10

"Ow...ow...ow.." Dyl yelped as Tim's hand cracked off his bottom intermittently as he carried his charge up to his room. His own room. Well his and Abby's. Not much point taking him to the fun park that was now HIS bedroom.

"Hush, before I really give you something to cry about." Tim barked.

"You're gonna do that anyway!" Dyl squealed as an extra hard swat exploded across his already stinging bottom.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." he yelled. Tim rolled his eyes. He just bet he was sorry now.

You gambled big this time Dyl and you just lost, he thought. In Dyl's panicked state he made a fatal error...in a last ditch effort to save his butt...literally, he upped the stakes.

"You're gonna be in so much trouble with Grandma." he said.

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"So this is a little... awkward." Abby said with a nervous giggle.

"That would be an understatement." Tony said under his breath.

"Is Tim..." she stopped to listen to Dyl's unmistakable yelps. "Is he..."

"Well deserved Martha." Gibbs cut in.

"I'm sure you think so..."

"I do." Gibbs said without taking his eyes from hers. She reluctantly looked away first.

"So do I." Abby said. " Martha...Tim is your son...you love him."

"Of course I do.."

"Do you really think he'd spank Dyl or any of the kids unless he thought it was necessary?"

"No he wouldn't." George said. Martha said nothing but she did look a little guilty.

"This may be partly my fault." she said. Gibbs almost laughed out loud. How did such a clueless woman give birth to such a bright son?

"It's more than partly your fault Martha." George said surprising everyone...his wife most especially. She was obviously shocked and hurt by his apparent disloyalty. "But the rest of the blame lies with me."

"I don't..." Martha started but George held his hand up to stop her.

"In our haste to be the best Grandparents in the world...we managed to step over the line."

"Now Dyl's in trouble cos of us..." she said."I'm sorry Abby." she said."There won't be any more craziness."

"Can I come out of the corner now?" Jess asked.

"Oh Jess... Yes you can." Abby said. "But no more hitting Mommy."

"Sorry Mommy." Jess said. "I won't."

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Tim stood Dyl in front of him. "What has got into you?"

"Dunno." Dyl said not looking up from the floor. His hands reached back to rub the sting out of his bottom.

"Not good enough Dyl." Tim said. "I know Grandma and Grandpa have bought you some nice things...but that doesn't mean they're in charge here. And it doesn't mean the rules don't count." Dyl didn't seem to react, except for a slight shuffle of his feet. "You've been so naughty today, but what you just said to your Mom...was rude and hurtful."

"It was a joke."

"It wasn't funny. You embarrassed your Mom in front of her friends. Has she ever done that to you?"

"No." Dyl said. He brushed away a stray tear. He'd never hurt his Mom on purpose, he was just trying show the twins...he'd shown them alright. They were probably still laughing.

"I want you to listen to me. Don't you EVER speak to your Mom that way again." Dyl tipped Dyl over his knee and smacked him hard over and over.

"Stop!...Please Dad!" Dyl howled. Tim kept spanking until he'd covered every inch of the jean clad bottom several times over. When Dyl burst into tears Tim stopped and rubbed his back gently until he calmed.

Dyl got up with Tim's help and then threw himself into the arms that were open wide and waiting to comfort him.

"I'm sorry." he sniffed into his Dad's shirt.

"I know." Tim said as he brushed Dyl's hair from his eyes.

Now he had to worry about facing his parents and their disapproval.

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Tim was pleasantly surprised when he reemerged. Instead of being outraged and yelling at him for over reacting, both she and his Dad apologised.

"I'm sorry Tim." Martha said. "I guess I just got a little carried away."

"Uhhuh." he chuckled. "Could be..." He was sooo relieved that this wasn't going to end up in some sort of family fight.

"Is Dyl ok?" she asked.

"Mom..." Tim said incredulously. "Apart from being embarrassed and feeling a little sorry for himself cos his bottom hurts...he's fine. I spanked him but he'll live and he'll think twice before he disrespects Abby like that again."

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While Tim was talking to his Mom, his Dad had made his way upstairs to Sarah's room where the teen was getting ready.

"Hi Daddy." she said brightly as she dragged the hair straightener through her hair.

"Hi Baby." he said. "Sarah we need to talk."

"Oh?" she said. "About?"

"Honey...your Mom made a mistake. She shouldn't have said you can go tonight."
"NO! No...she didn't." Sarah said in a panic. "She said I could go."

"Well she shouldn't have. Sarah...I love you honey and I'll always be your Daddy...and your Mom will always be your Mom...but you live here with Tim and Abby and you live by their rules. It isn't right for your Mom and me to take over and tell you that the rules in this house don't count. It's a bad example to the younger kids and it's disrespectful to Tim and Abby. They deserve better."

"But Daddy...please...I already told them I was coming."

"Sorry honey, you're gonna have to un tell them." Sarah started to cry.

"It's only one time...just one time.."

"If I wasn't here would you ask?"

"That's not the point!"

"Yes it is..." He kissed her head and walked out feeling like the biggest heel that ever walked.

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Maddie and Jess were back in the castle. All the adults were so busy that they'd been able to bring a stash with them. They each had a bowl of mixed up candies and hot fudge. Well what used to be hot now it was just cold and stodgy fudge. It didn't taste so good without the ice cream but that would have been too hard to get out of the freezer without anyone seein.

"Kinda shticksh to your mouf." Jess said as she tried to crunch up the mess in her mouth.

"I kn...ow" Maddie said between bites. "That'sh …. why...we brou...ght thish." She held up the bottle of pink soda that they'd also pilfered from the fridge. It was only half full but they'd have to manage. Maddie unscrewed it and took a big swig from the bottle before passing it to Jess who followed suit by washing some of the stuck candy and chocolate away from the roof of her mouth.

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Sarah took off her bangles and threw them on her dresser and then kicked off her shoes before plopping down on the bed. One night just one night. She couldn't believe that Tim had managed to brainwash their parents. Maybe she could talk to her Mom again. Nah. She'd probably have gone all Stepford wife by now too.

After going over and over it in her mind she got up and slipped the bangles back on again.

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Maddie suddenly sat bolt upright on the bed. "Jess?" she said in wafer thin voice.

"Yeah?" Jess said in a kind of breathless tone. She wasn't feeling too good.

"I'm gonna...b...omit!" Too late...Jess screwed up her face at the pungent disgusting mess before sliding down the slide and running for help.

"Aunt Kim, Aunt Kim, Aunt Kim..." she yelled all the way down the stairs...Maddie beed sick in my bed!"

TBC