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Chapter 48
As Gibbs dragged himself out of the pool with ease, the pool area again came to life. Abby was still lying on her deck chair sideways but she was sporting a massive grin. Oh yeh! She thought. Now Amber was gonna know what a real spanking felt like. Not just a few of Jimmy's love taps.
Amber took a few steps back, panic written all over her face at the look of determination Gibbs was wearing. Unfortunately, there'd be no getting away for Amber because she'd stepped back straight into the arms of Jimmy, who looked positively mortified.
Ziva had stopped swimming and was waiting with eager anticipation to see how this was going to pan out, as were Tim and Zac. Tony was in total awe. He'd never known anyone who'd had the guts to do something like that, and she didn't even have a descent reason. It was all he could do not to burst out laughing, he was so excited. Sarah had sat upright in shock as the splash from the pool had landed on her as Gibbs had hit the water. Her gaze was following the faces that weren't giving away any information at all. From Gibbs to Amber to Jimmy and back to Gibbs again. She just could not imagine what was going to happen next.
Kim was too stunned to say anything either. She and Gibbs were getting along fine, they'd put last night behind them. What on earth had Amber been going on about. The silence was finally broken by Maddie. "You shouldn't have outta done that Amber, Gibbs is gonna spank your bottom but good." She said innocently. Now Tony did laugh out loud until Gibbs swung around and glared at him and then he dove under the water in an effort to control himself or at least hide, the only thing giving him away was the telltale bubbles floating up from the direction of his head.
Gibbs leaned in to Jimmy. "I suggest you take your fiance upstairs to your room and talk to her about what is and isn't the proper way to act. Particularly in front of the children." He looked at his underwater watch and then back at Jimmy. "You've got fifteen minutes and then I'll be up there to have a chat with her myself."
"I AM standing here you know!" Amber said with her hands on her hips. "If you've got something to say, you can say it TO ME, you don't have to go through Jimmy." Jimmy already had hold of her arm and was attempting to get her out of there. Gibbs leaned in close.
"I have plenty to say to you Amber, none of which you're gonna want me to say in front of an audience. I am also well aware of the fact that you're pregnant, so I'm trying to cut you some slack. If that had been anyone else, I would have carted them off to the bedroom and blistered their backsides by now, so take a bit of advice, and don't look a gift horse in the mouth." He spun her around and sent her on her way with hard smack to her backside. She tried to turn her head in Gibbs' direction,very prepared to keep the argument going, but Jimmy had already towed her out of the pool area.
As they entered the elevator, Jimmy turned on Amber. "What the hell did you do that for?" he said.
"What?" she said testily as she pouted.
"What? Shout at Gibbs and push him in the pool." He said incredulously.
"Kim has marks." She said.
"What kind of marks?" Jimmy said, trying to understand why his mild mannered girlfriend had suddenly turned into crazy person. Because only a crazy person would push Gibbs into a pool.
"Where he used the belt on her. He left marks." She said.
"And? What's that got to do with you? Kim didn't seem upset?" he said.
"Doesn't make it right." She said haughtily.
"Neither does pushing Gibbs in the pool." Jimmy said. As the elevator doors opened on their floor, he took her hand and pulled her behind him until they got to their room. Jimmy unlocked the door and towed her inside the room and over to the corner. "Stay there. Five minutes." He said.
"No way! Are you nuts? Do you really think I'm gonna stand in the damn corner like a five year old?" she said walking over to the bed. Jimmy took her arm and marched her back to the corner.
"I said stay." He said firmly. He accompanied this with several hard smacks to her bottom. Amber's eyes filled with tears.
"I don't know why you're being so mean. I was only sticking up for a friend." She said as she rubbed her bottom.
"Don't rub." Jimmy said.
"Your mean." She said childishly as she kicked the wall. Jimmy ran a hand over his face.
"I don't want to be mean Amber, but I can be if you keep it up." He said. After a few minutes he checked his watch. "Right five minutes are up, turn around. "There were two little girls out there who love you and look up to you and they saw what you did." He said tipping her chin up to see if she was listening. "Do you honestly think that that's a good example to set for kids?" Amber shook her head no. "You're going to be someone's Mommy in about six months, you have to think before you do things. And most of all you have to mind your own business Amber. I don't understand why you're so worried about something that obviously doesn't bother those that it's happening to."
"It just does." She said mutinously. "Any way, no one can tell me what to do."
"Well if you're doing the wrong thing Amber I will." Jimmy said. "And, I think you'll find that Gibbs is about to have a word to you very soon."
"He has no right." She said.
"Sorry Amber, you're part of the family now, which kind of gives him the right. Cemented of course, by the fact that you just PUSHED HIM IN THE POOL. What makes you think that you have the right to push him and he doesn't have the right to correct you?"
"It.......it was a mistake." She said, clutching at straws now.
"Does that mean you're sorry?" Jimmy said, trying not to smile.
"Kind of. I should have thought about it more I guess." She said begrudgingly.
"That might have helped." He said. "Now I suggest you face the corner and try not to upset Gibbs anymore while he's talking to you."
"You should protect me and not let him anywhere near me." She said grumpily.
"And you need to learn one of the main NCIS rules. Don't piss off Gibbs." Jimmy said firmly.
"Hmmmmff!" Amber moped. "I don't know why you're all so worried about what he thinks, even on your off time. He's just a man. I'm not scared of him." Jimmy raised his eyebrows.
"We'll see Amber."
Downstairs, Abby was now not happy with this turn of events. "Great!" she said from her vantage point as Amber and Jimmy disappeared from view. Gibbs turned in her direction.
"Problem Abs?" he asked.
"No! Nothing you'd care about." she said irritably.
"Obviously there is a problem, but I'm not in any mood to play games, so spit it out." He said matching her irritable tone.
"Amber gets away with everything. If I'd done that, you would have upended me on the spot, same as you would Kim or Ziva. What do you do with Amber? Send her up there to get another few fairy slaps from Jimmy. I feel horrible saying that because she's my friend, but Amber's like the princess who has all these good ideas and then walks away while we get in trouble." Gibbs expression softened. He could see where she was coming from.
"Look Abby. Amber's pregnant. Whether you want that to make a difference or not it does. I sent her up there with Jimmy so I could have a chance to phone Ducky to see what's safe. If he gives me the go ahead, I will be spanking her, but it won't be a punishment spanking like you got last night. So if it's revenge you're after you're gonna have to forget it. You're above that anyway, aren't you Abs?"
She sighed compliment making her feeling a little better. "Ask me in a couple of days." And she turned onto her tummy to slide off the seat. Gibbs had to try really hard not to chuckle. Tim really had done a thorough job on her. "I'm going for a swim with my shorts on." She said as she pulled off her Tshirt. Gibbs smiled as he saw her dive in the water and join in the game with Tim and the kids.
When Tony and Zac had disappeared up the other end of the pool swimming with the girls on their backs, Tim took the opportunity to pull his wife into his arms. As he savoured the precious little bit of time they had together he nibbled at her neck sending fissions of little electric shocks through her. She melted against him and when he could see that the kids were on there way back towards them he whispered in her ear.
"It's been a big weekend. I think that Jess should have a nap this afternoon don't you?"
"Oh........ not sure Timmy." She said, finding it hard to think straight as he did delicious things to her under the water, he stopped as the kids came too close, leaving her panting. "If she sleeps for an hour today, she'll be up until all hours tonight. Your pick."
As Tony and Zac left on another lap with their passengers in tow, Tim resumed his previous ministrations. "I pick paying Sarah to mind Jess and we have a nap this afternoon AND an early night." He said into her mouth as he kissed her deeply. They were broken apart by Sarah's droll voice.
"I will gladly mind Jess for nothing if it means that you two will get a room and take this out of the pool. You are soooo gross sometimes Tim." She said. Tim's ears went bright red and it didn't take long for it to spread to his whole face and neck. Kim came over to the edge of the pool with some sun block.
"You should really get out of the pool and put some sun block on Tim you're getting burnt."Kim said helpfully. Abby giggled.
"He might have to wait a few minutes." She said with a smile.
"How come?" Kim asked, not catching on.
"I'll tell you later." Abby said as she darted away from Tim who was even more embarrassed now.
"You better not." He said sternly. Abby splashed him repeatedly in the face to keep him at arms length. "Time for to you to cool off Timmy." She said teasing him.
Before Gibbs went up to talk to Amber, he called Ducky. "Hey Duck. Bit of advice if you don't mind. ......
Up in Jimmy and Amber's room, there was a knock at the door and suddenly Amber didn't seem as brave as she had felt a few minutes earlier. Jimmy opened the door and let Gibbs in.
"Come and sit next to me Amber." Gibbs said gently. She did, somewhat warily. "For a start, not that I'm giving you permission to make it any of your business, but what exactly did I do to warrant being shoved in the pool?"
"You left marks on Kim with the belt." She said quietly.
"And that affected you how?" he said.
"She's my friend."
"Did she complain to you? Tell you that she was scared?" Ask for help?" he asked one question after the other.
"No." she said with her head down.
"Then why do you think it bothered you?" he asked tipping her chin up.
She shrugged.
"Could it have made you feel guilty?" he asked.
"Why should I feel guilty?" she asked.
"Maybe because Abby and Kim got their asses tanned when it wasn't just them involved." Gibbs said watching the emotions cross her face.
"I got spanked too." She said, hating that she sounded like a whiny five year old. "Just not as hard. But I don't think you should spank them that hard."
"That's where the discussion ends. It's not your call. What happens between me and Kim is between us. What happens between Tim and Abby is between Tim and Abby. But I'll tell you something, while you're up here in trouble, fighting for their cause, they're all down there having fun. They're over it. You need to talk to your friends before you go in guns blazing, could be they want you to just leave it alone."
"But....." she started. Jimmy raised his eyebrows.
"NO BUTS!" Gibbs said. Honestly, he thought she'd try the patience of a saint.
He stood up and crooked his finger at her. Amber looked pleadingly at Jimmy who looked at Gibbs. "Amber." Gibbs said sternly. She crossed the small amount of floor that was left between them and he tucked her under his arm. He winked at Jimmy to reassure him that he wouldn't really hurt her. Gibbs lifted his arm and brought his hand down with a sharp slap. Amber started to cry, more from humiliation than anything else. Raising his hand again Gibbs delivered another half a dozen smacks in quick succession, not wanting to prolong the spanking for any longer than was necessary. It was very mild really for a Gibbs spanking but it was really just to make a point. Gibbs pulled the sobbing girl into his arms and hugged her tight. When she'd calmed down he passed her back to Jimmy.
"Now you're officially one of my girls. So watch out." He said with a grin. "I can think of a lot more horrible punishments that don't include spanking." And he disappeared out the door.
TBC
