Thankyou all for the lovely reviews and alerts. I'm so sorry for the delay but it's been Christmas and school finishing up for the year in Australia. I hope you all enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 12

Jen couldn't help but be slightly amused at Abby's obvious expertise at cutting a switch. She could imagine that she may have been the recipient quite a bit while she was growing up in the south. Oh to have been a fly on the wall...Abby's devil may care attitude and her penchant for attracting trouble would have lead her into quite a few scrapes.

Ziva proved to be a quick if not all together willing study. From where she stood, Jen could see her muttering sarcastic comments under her breath. It was probably a good thing she couldn't hear her. It wasn't long though before she had two, if not exactly eager, then at least prepared miscreants standing before her, switches in hand.

"Pants down...over the log." Jen ordered. Ziva's eyes widened. She did not for one minute believe that Jen would follow through with this ridiculous idea of punishing them like children.

"Jen, I am sure this is not necessary. We are not children." Ziva said in a last feeble attempt to change Jen's mind.

"Really." Jen said sarcastically. Ziva's hands flew to her hips defensively, Abby rolled her eyes. Even she could see where this was going.

"I know you are angry and I know we are responsible for the car..." she started.

"Last chance Ziva." Jen said in a firm and steady voice. Abby had her pants down and had bent over the log already, her eyes squeezed tightly shut in anticipation. The throbbing in her bottom from Gibbs attentions were only matched by the throbbing in her head. The sooner they got this over with the better in her mind. She was dying to tell Ziva to just suck it up...enough already.

"You are not being reasonable." Ziva said desperately. If SHE was hung over she was showing no signs.

"I warned you...Now you're gonna get two extras." Jen said.
"You are joking!" Ziva spat out. Jen shrugged.

"Three extras." She said looking to her watch. "Wanna make it four?" Ziva opened her mouth but closed it again quickly as she angrily undid the clasp on her pants and yanked them down.

"Thankyou." Jen said. Ziva glared and muttered under her breath.

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When Gibbs found the boys, Tony craned his neck around him to look for the girls.

"The Director's having a word with them." He answered to Tony's unanswered question.

"More than a word I'm guessing." Tony said with a grin as he caught sight of Abby and Ziva Knives in hand heading towards the trees.

Tim shook his head. He knew that Abby deserved everything she had already gotten and was about to get but that didn't stop him from worrying about her... and Ziva of course.

"Think it's time we actually did a bit of fishing." Gibbs said. Tony cringed.

"Not too much of a fisherman myself Boss." He said.

"Get the poles Tony." Gibbs said with a smirk.

"Couldn't I just wait here for Ab...the girls?" Tim asked.

"No. Help Tony with the poles." Gibbs barked. "Jimmy..." He said. He looked at the unsure young man with a blank expression, he didn't have a clue how to act where Jimmy was concerned, he realised it was a situation he should remedy so he forced his face to soften...a little. Come help me with the worms." Jimmy's eyes widened. The thought of the worms didn't bother him but Gibbs was scary as hell.

"I won't bite." Gibbs said with as much patience as he could summon. Unfortunately it had been a very long day already and it wasn't over yet.

"Yes Sir." Jimmy said as he followed behind Gibbs nervously. " It...it's just ...that I've never fished before. I don't know how."

"Don't call me Sir Jimmy. And it's time you learned then isn't it son?" Some of Jimmy's nervousness left him suddenly and he smiled inwardly. This might not be so bad after all he thought. Gibbs had called him son.

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As Tim and Tony headed off to the area behind the tents to get the fishing supplies, Tony couldn't help peaking a little whe heard the sound of a thin whippy branch as it whipped through the air repeatedly. Tim gave him a shove.

"They might like some privacy." he said as he gave him another shove for good measure.

"Oooh. Is Timmy upset that his little girlfriend is getting spanked?" Tony teased childishly.

"Just shut up Tony." Tim said grabbing up the poles and stalking off. Tony grabbed the rest of the gear and followed him. He didn't want Gibbs to think they'd been fighting again. he'd only been messing around. Sometimes Tim had no sense of humour at all, Tony thought.

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When Ziva was settled over the log, Jen took Abby's switch in her right hand and swished it through the air to get the right feel. Then lining up her target she brought the switch down with a crack. Abby jumped but managed to stay quiet, she had no intention of putting on a show for the boys if she could help it. She tried to take deep slow breaths at first in an attempt to prepare herself for the onslaught she knew was coming, but as Jen flicked her wrist in a rapid fire movement and the switch bit stingingly into every part of her exposed backside, any thought at all left her mind. Jen lashed Abby's backside over and over making sure she covered every spot. The entire spanking only took about a couple of minutes but after Jen helped her stand, a yelping Abby held her bottom and bounced up and down as she tried to ease the sting from her burning bottom.

"Stop Abby. No rubbing." Jen said. Abby's eyes filled with tears. She was about to argue the point but self preservation helped her to keep quiet. There was no way she was risking another spanking today. She replaced her pants gingerly and sniffed.

"Yes Mam." She said. Jen pulled Abby into a rather comical hug, their height difference making it awkward. But Abby took the comfort greatfully for what it was...forgiveness. "I'm really sorry."

"I know you are Abby. Go back to your tent now hon...and try to stay out of trouble." Jen said gently as she gave her a gentle push towards her tent.

Jen took the remaining switch from Ziva and whooshed it through the air as she had done with Abby's. Ziva's eyes remained open. There was no way she was going to have Jen see her afraid. She wasn't afraid anyway. Who would be afraid of a tiny little twig like stick like that...

"Ow!" It had flown out of her mouth before she had been able to contain herself. That first strike had hurt more than she had expected. She had severely... "SHIT!" undersetimated the power of a switch. Before she could prepare herself for the next lash of the silent but deadly little stick another fell and another. Ziva was doing an undignified rock from side to side to try and get away from the awful burn. She felt like her ass had been stung by a thousand bees. Each one of them very angry. Before she knew what was happening she found her self sobbing and that was more humiliating than being bent over a log with her pants around her knees. She had been trained her whole life to withstand torture and she had been brought to tears in a few short minutes by a woman...one she had considered to be her friend. At last the that relentless stick had stopped.

"Ziva that would have been the end...but you have extras." Jen said with a scratchy voice. She wasn't unmoved by the sight of Ziva in distress but she had a point to make. She was Ziva's boss now and she needed to learn to mind her.

"Jen...Director...please." Ziva said.

"Keep still and it will be over quickly. Jen raised her arm and brought the switch down three more times in quick succession and then threw it away from her. She took Ziva's arm and helped her to stand. Ziva pulled up her pants and then fell into the hug that Jen offered.

"I'm so...rry." she said.

"I know you are Ziva. I don't wanna have to do that again. Go...get some rest." She said. Ziva nodded and headed off to her tent where she found Abby lying on her tummy inside her sleeping bag. Her pants and underwear had obviously been discarded and were in a heap on the floor. Abby had already prepared Ziva's sleeping bag for her and she wasted no time in taking her position next to Abby. She climbed into the sleeping bag and wriggled out of her pants and threw them on the floor. She sighed with relief.

"Well I guess we learned something today Ziva..." Abby said.

"Yes?" Ziva asked.

"Never underestimate Mommy when she's pissed." Abby said. "Who would have known such a little thing like that could swing a switch with such...strength."

"Uhhuh." Ziva said as she closed her eyes.

TBC