Author's note- Thank you all for being patient. Sorry it took this long.

Also I know nada about boat building or woodworking so I was winging that part.

Also thanks to my 5 year old who is memorizing the periodic table of elements because he "Wants to be a scientist" I can name 15, I just can't spell 15 of them, so I went with the ones I could spell.

Abby went up to her room and took off her jeans. She pulled out her favorite pair of jammies and carefully put them on. She couldn't believe how much her butt still hurt. Hum.. Maybe lying and forgery weren't such a good idea.

Once she got changed she went down to the basement. Gibbs was already working on the boat. He looked up at Abby and handed her a hammer and some nails. He showed her where to pound in the nails.

Gibbs went back to sawing a piece of wood.

Abby started pounding in nails. Gibbs was still sawing on the piece of wood. The two quietly worked while enjoying each others company.

While still sawing Gibbs began to talk. "you know Abbs you aren't the only Gibbs to call a teacher a name."

Abby's interest was beginning to peek. She stopped hammering to look at her dad. "Oh really? Do tell!"

Gibbs smirked at the memory. "Well I was in 8th grade. I had this old and I mean old teacher Mrs. Sullivan. She had to be about 80 years old. She was nuts. She used to make us watch movies of her family who lived in Alaska." Abby giggled. "Anyway she was awful. All the kids hated her. We used to call her "Old Battle Ax Sullivan".

Abby rolled her eyes "Oh dad really?"

Gibbs picked up some sandpaper and began sanding the wood he had just cut. "Yes really. Anyway one day we had to hand in a book report on Romeo and Juliet. I didn't do the report so obviously I didn't hand anything in. The next day when she went to hand back papers I pretended she had forgotten mine. I accused her of losing my paper. When she told me I had to redo it I might have told her to "shut up you old battle ax".

Abby couldn't help herself. She started laughing picturing her dad actually saying that to a teacher.

Gibbs glared at her in mock seriousness "Hey don't get any ideas young lady. What I did was wrong and very disrespectful"

Abby got her laughter under control. "So did Grandpa find out what you did?

Gibbs groaned at the memory of Jackson's reaction to what his son had done. "you could say Grandpa found out. Mrs. Sullivan grabbed me by the ear, they could way back then, well she marched me to the office and told Mr. Forde the Principal. He called my father right then and there. Your grandpa, the man you think is all cuddles and sweetness, well let me tell you he came to school, dragged me to the car by my ear, and when we got home he whupped my butt with his belt until I thought I would never sit again."

Abby couldn't picture her grandpa spanking her dad or dragging him by the ear. "My grandpa?" she asked in shocked awe.

Gibbs rubbed his butt at the memory. "Oh yeah, YOUR grandpa. He didn't tolerate disrespect anymore then your mom and I do. Next day I had to apologize to Battle Ax Sullivan. So see you aren't the only one who has done something dumb."

Abby threw her hands around her dads neck. "Dad I love you". She knew her dad only told her that story to make her feel better.

Gibbs kissed the top of her head "Love you to Abbs".

Father and daughter continued to work on the boat and talk about life in general. Gibbs cherished every minute he and Abby spent working on the boat because there would come a day when she was going to prefer spending time with a boy instead of her daddy.

Gibbs and Abby continued to work until they heard the front door close. Tony came to the top of the basement stairs "Hey what's for dinner? I'm starving!"

Gibbs and Abby put down the tools and made their way up the stairs. "When are you not starving Tony?' yelled Abby.

Tony pulled on his sisters pigtail. "Ha ha"

Gibbs couldn't help but rib Tony a little. "So Tony, you and Ziva get a lot of studying done did ya?"

"Ha ha dad. We did study. We studied the periodic table of elements for a test."

Gibbs continued to smirk "Ok name 15 elements."

"That is easy, oxygen, silver, uranium, gold, copper, helium, zinc, hydrogen, um…. Well we didn't finish, we are studying again tomorrow."

"Oh yeah I bet you are Tony" laughed Gibbs

As Abby was setting the table Gibbs began to take the dinner Noemi had left for them. One of the families favorites, empanadas with rice and beans.

It was just the three of them since Jen was still stuck at work. As they sat down to dinner Tony noticed Abby scrunch her face up when she sat. He knew that look. It was the "I got spanked and my butt still hurts" look.

Tony nudged his sister. Abby looked at her brother and mouthed "I'll tell you later".

They ate dinner and Gibbs set aside a plate for Jenny for when she finally came home. After dinner was cleaned up Abby and Tony went upstairs. Tony followed Abby into her room and flopped down on her bed. "Ok kid spill it. You got spanked didn't you?"

Abby flopped down next to her brother on her stomach and told him the whole story. She also apologized for lying to him that morning.

Tony couldn't believe his ears. He was shocked at both his sister for actually trying to pull off something like that, but also at his dad for using a belt on his baby sister.

"Oh Abbs, what were you thinking? You had to know dad was on to you when he came to pick you up. Next time just come clean."

Abby hung her head. "I know. It was stupid"

Tony couldn't help but feel some pride that Abby had finally been the one to call Mrs. Smith, wig head to her face. "I wish I could have seen the old bats face. That darn wig was never on right the entire year I had her."

"Yeah but I still have to face mom whose signature I forged."

Tony cringed. "Oh that is bad, really bad. Mom is gonna kill you."

Abby punched her brother in the arm. "thanks for trying to cheer me up you big doofus."

"Sorry Abbs, it's just mom is gonna be mad. You realize forgery is a felony?"

"Ok out, your not helping me Tony."

Tony got up to leave while Abby threw a pillow at him.

Jenny was stuck at work until well into the morning so Tony and Abby were sound asleep when she got home. Gibbs who had been working in the basement came up when he heard his wife come home. As Jenny collapsed on the couch Jethro came in and handed her a cup of coco.

"Hot chocolate? What am I five?" asked Jenny with amusement

"I thought it would help you relax, too late for coffee."

Jenny laughed "Too late for coffee, says the coffee junkie"

They cuddled on the couch while Jenny filled Gibbs in on what little she could about the undercover op. Then Gibbs filled Jenny in on Abby. He thought for sure Jen was going to blow a gasket when he told her he swatted Abby with his belt. He was shocked when Jenny looked up and said "Good, she deserved everything she got."

"I'm sorry you had to deal with it all Jethro. I know how much you hate punishing the kids especially Abby. Miss Abby and I will be discussing the unauthorized use of my signature tomorrow".

"Jen I know your mad, just remember she was punished and I don't think it is necessary that she is punished anymore, but no matter what you decide I've got your six and I will always back you up."

The next morning Abby went downstairs to find her mom sitting at the table drinking coffee. Gibbs had gone out for a run and Tony was still asleep.

"Oh hi mom" said Abby kissing her mom on the cheek.

Jenny reached up and hugged her daughter "Hey honey. Sit down I think we need to talk."

Abby gulped, oh crap!

Abby slowly sat and waited for her mom to blow.

Jenny was trying to remain calm but inside she was seething. "Abigail do you realize forging someone's signature is a felony? You can go to jail for doing that!"

Abby rolled her eyes which unfortunately for her, Jenny saw.

"Don't you roll your eyes at me young lady. Do you understand what you did and how wrong it was. I know dad covered the disrespect, and lying, but I am going to deal with the felony."

Why did her mother always make a mountain out of a mole hill. "Geez mom they don't throw 12 year olds in jail for forging their moms signature."

One look at her mother and Abby regretted saying that out loud.

Jenny was up out of her seat and glaring down at her daughter in a nanosecond. "Your father tried to convince me that you had been punished enough and that I should only talk to you, but clearly with this attitude I am not so sure. Maybe you and I need to have a conversation over my knee."

Abby quickly tried to back peddle "I'm sorry mom. I know forging your name was wrong. I won't do it again, and I am sorry I got snippy."

Jenny grabbed Abby's arm "Up"

Abby tried to protest "Mom did daddy tell you he spanked me twice and once with his belt?"

Jenny turned a deaf ear to Abby's whining. She pulled Abby out of her chair and swatted her hard 5 times. "If you ever and I mean ever forge anyone's signature again, I don't care what punishment your father gives you, I will personally borrow his belt and spank you again myself, are we clear young lady?"

Abby's eyes nearly popped out of her head. She didn't know if her mom was serious but she never wanted to find out. "Yes mom. I swear it won't happen again."

"Good, now how about it you and I go shopping at the mall. After my day at work yesterday I need some girl time?"

Abby started jumping up and down "Yes. I'll go get dressed".

Up next- McGee's Great Escape