It takes Two to Tango

Ch13

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Abby rolled over and was greeted with the quick stinging return to her backside. Now she remembered why she never crossed her grandmother after a switching, it hurt ….BAD! Abby knew she had pushed Gibbs , she had broken many of his rules, and she had paid for it dearly. Looking over at the desk, she saw the horrible switch still sitting on the desk. But she also saw the paper and pencil. Abby knew deep down that Gibbs would have given anything not to have to inflict any pain upon her, but she also knew that he was serious when he told her that he would do whatever it takes to keep her safe. She knew that it broke his heart to have to punish her, and she had a feeling that he had to harden his heart to go through with the switching. She knew also that he was probably downstairs now, sanding away on his boat, trying to relieve any anxiety he might have that maybe he was too hard on her. Abby went to the desk, grabbed the pad and pen and went back to the bed. She was way too sore to even attempt to sit on her backside.

Dear Dad,

I know that you may be questioning if you were too hard on me, and the part of me that is still stinging is saying yes, but deep down, I know that you only did what you thought was necessary to drive the point across. (Across my striped ass). But even as I am laying here on my stomach writing this, I know that I will never do anything to warrant that type of punishment again. So , when it comes to making sure I understand the complete lack of judgment that I had, I can say that I understand. I know that sometimes, I push the boundaries, and try your patience, and you do not have to stick with me. I am not blood, there are no legal ties between us, so you could easily give up and say that you have had it with me. You could easily say that you are tired of having to deal with me, (I know sometimes even I feel that way about myself), but instead you reign me in. You take the time to correct my error and reinforce that no matter what I do, you will still be here. I just wanted to write you a quick note to let you know, that you will always be my father, as long as you want me for a daughter. And even though I say I will try to stay out of trouble, chances are that I will screw up again. But I rest assured that you will continue to follow through, and keep me safe at all costs.

Lovingly,

Abby

Abby gingerly got up from the bed, walked down the stairs and tried to slip as quietly as she could into the kitchen. She knew that even when Gibbs was the most upset, he would always need his caffeine. She slid the note under the coffee machine and headed back up the stairs. She grabbed another piece of paper and started her next letter.

Dear Reid…

Gibbs had heard Abby's footsteps above and he had started to walk up the stairs, just to make sure she was not going to pull another disappearing act. He got to the top of the stairs when he saw her make her way back up to her room. As soon as he saw that she was in the room, he went into the kitchen to see what she was doing. Walking toward the coffee pot, he noticed the note under the coffeemaker. Unfolding the letter, he slowly read and reread the letter. Tears filled his eyes as he realized just how deeply Abby knew him and his thoughts. Taking the letter in his hand, he went up the stairs and saw Abby laying on her stomach, writing another letter.

"AHEM!" Gibbs cleared his throat to make his presence known. "Can I interrupt?" He asked.

"Oh, Hi!" Abby said as she saw the letter in his hand. She felt a little embarrassed that he had read it.

Gibbs walked over and sat down on the bed beside her. He gently pulled on her pigtail, trying to get her attention. " Hey. Up here." He asked as she raised her eyes to look into his. "I..I…Abby I never want ever have to do anything like that again. It liked to have destroyed me when you realized what I intended for you to do with that knife. But Abby, do you realize that you could have lost your job?"

Abby looked into those steel blue eyes and realized that he truly only had her best interest at heart. "No. That never crossed my mind. I was just upset that you grounded me. I never thought…"

"Exactly, you never thought. Sometimes, Abby, you don't think, you just do. I hope that after this switching, you start to think. I never want to do that again, but if the time arises…" Gibbs said gently.

"I know….I know… Believe me, I never want to go through that again either. Dad." Abby said as she laid her head on his leg. "Still feels like I've been stung by a line of bees. BZZZZZZ!" Abby said as she pinched Gibbs hard enough for him to feel a little sting.

Gibbs just swatted her hand and laughed. He was glad that his youngest daughter was back.

Next is the finale between Hotch and Reid…