A/N: I wrote a story similar to this one years ago, and was asked to re-write it with an updated approach. Enjoy!
Don Cragen walked out of the courthouse to go back to the precinct. He spotted a familiar flash of blonde hair and decided to stop and say hello. Alex was a good friend and since she was married to his daughter that made her family. He was fiercely protective over both of them. She hadn't noticed him yet, but as he approached a scent wafted in the air and he spotted the cigarette in her hand.
"You know Olivia would bust your butt if she saw what I'm seeing." Don stated as he walked up to her.
"Don!" Alex startled and tried in vain to shield the cigarette from his view, but it was too late. He had already seen, and Alex knew that she was in very severe trouble.
"What's going on, young lady?" Don asked, taking the cigarette out of Alex's hand and tossing it away.
Alex paled. Don Cragen was an important part of their lives and held an important fatherly role. He was special to Olivia, which in turn made him special to Alex. The pretty blonde knew that this situation was not going to end well for her bottom. Either he was going to spank her and then when Olivia found out she would spank her again, or he was going to tell Olivia what had happened and Olivia would spank her. Either way, Alex was in deep trouble and wasn't going to get away with this without a very sore bottom. And either way, Olivia would be disappointed in her behavior. Alex hated disappointing Olivia and mentally kicked herself for doing so once again. It had been a very bad day and one cigarette to take the edge off hadn't seemed like such a big deal. Unfortunately, no matter how bad Alex's day had been, it was only about to get worse.
"I sent Olivia up to Queens to speak with a victim there, so she's not around this afternoon. The rest of my squad is on lunch, so we won't be disturbed if we take this up to my office for a little chat. Come along."
With an apprehensive sigh, Alex obeyed and followed him. She knew an order when she heard one. The two walked in silence the few short blocks to the precinct. The squad room was indeed empty as she followed him into his office.
"Don, I'm so-"
"I know. My girls are always sorry when they get caught misbehaving, but I suggest you save the apologies for Olivia. You're going to need them. If you have anything to say in your own defense, now would be the time to tell me."
"I don't have a good defense," Alex admitted reluctantly, "I've had a really bad day and I gave in to temptation to take the edge off."
"I am well aware that Olivia is going to deal with this when she hears of it, but in the meantime I am going to invoke my duty as a father to correct one of my children. Lift your skirt and bend across my desk." Don ordered as he picked up the cane.
Tears immediately began to well up in Alex's baby blue eyes, but she was too well trained to disobey. She hadn't been told to pull down her panties, so she left them in place as she bent across the desk, offering her bottom for punishment. The first lick caught her by surprise and she cried out. Don didn't spank quite as hard as Olivia did, but it was very close and it was excruciatingly painful. She began to cry after the third lick.
"What's going on?" Olivia asked from where she stood in the doorway of the Captain's office, having walked in just as the cane connected with Alex's bottom for the eighth time.
"I was just communicating to Alex how unhealthy smoking is." Don explained. It wasn't that he didn't understand where Alex was coming from. As a recovering alcoholic, he was very familiar with temptation. He just wanted her to have the fortitude to resist temptation.
"I see. Eight so far?" Olivia glanced at Alex's red bottom, counting eight crimson cane marks.
"Yes. Taken very well so far." Don replied.
From her place bent across the desk, Alex looked up at Olivia with tears streaming down her face. Their eyes met, sorrowful baby blues clashing with stern chocolate brown orbs.
"Good. Six more, then it's over." Olivia told Alex, walking over to her and placing a hand on her back to keep her in place and using the other to pull her panties down to her knees. She nodded at Don to continue.
Don nodded and did as he was told, bringing down the cane six more times. By the time it was over, Alex was limp across the desk sobbing brokenly. Olivia let her stand upright and helped her fix her clothes. Knowing that she didn't have a lot of time to indulge in a good, long, hard cry like she would at home, Alex struggled to calm down. She was grateful when she felt Olivia pull her into her arms and held on for dear life.
"Good girl. Good girl." Olivia soothed.
Alex was significantly calmer when the other detectives began to come back from their lunch break, starting with Amanda and Nick. They both noticed that Alex had been crying, but they knew better than to say anything about it and simply offered a friendly hello when she passed by them on her way out to go back to her office and find a mint to cover the smoke on her breath.
"I hope I didn't step on your toes, Liv. I found her outside the courthouse and I thought a good dose of the cane was in order, but I should have waited and checked with you first."
"No, Dad, you did the right thing. She deserved it, and she deserves what she's going to get later too. Thanks for caring about us." Olivia smiled.
"Anytime, baby. Now, did you learn anything useful on your field trip to Queens?"
Alex was the first to arrive home that evening. Several hours had passed and her bottom was still painful but not quite as much as it had been right after her caning. She took a soothing shower, changed into her pajama pants and tank, and decided to lie on the bed while she waited for Olivia to come home. She let a few stray tears fall from her eyes as she reached back to gently rub her bottom. She heard the apartment door open and close and laid on the bed on her stomach while she waited for Olivia to come to the bedroom.
"Hey, angel. You okay?" Olivia offered a sympathetic expression when she walked into the bedroom and found Alex lying on the bed, sitting down beside her and seeing the tears in her eyes.
"It hurts." Alex whimpered honestly.
"I know it hurts, baby. Believe me, I've gotten Dad's cane before so I'm well aware how much it hurts. I'm sorry it was necessary, but I hope it teaches you a lesson and I hope it encourages you to never even think about picking up another cigarette."
"Are you going to spank me again?" Alex asked with a trembling lower lip, already knowing the answer.
"Yes, I am. I love you too much to sit back and let you kill yourself with those damn things, so I am going to add a little something to what Dad already gave you. Do you want to get it over with or do you want to wait until after we have dinner?"
"Never?" Alex asked. Olivia smiled.
"I'm afraid that wasn't an option, sweetheart. Now or after dinner."
"Can we eat first so I can sit to eat? It's hard to stand and eat."
"Yes, we can do that. Do you want to sit on my lap?" Olivia offered, knowing that it would be more comfortable for Alex to sit on her lap rather than have to plant her sore bottom on one of their kitchen chairs, and also knowing that Alex needed the comfort and the reassurance.
"It's time?" Alex asked reluctantly after they were finished with dinner.
"Yeah, it's time. Help me put away the leftovers and then go wait for me in the corner. I'll be there in five minutes."
Alex stood still while Olivia pulled down her pajama pants and then draped herself across Olivia's lap. Olivia rested her hand on Alex's bare bottom.
"Why are you getting a spanking, little girl?" Olivia inquired.
"Because I was caught smoking."
"Do I really need to lecture you about how dangerous that is?"
"No, Ma'am. I understand. I was really stupid." Alex sniffled.
"No, baby. You are not stupid, but I agree, your decisions today were stupid. I'm going to give you a good, hard spanking with my hand and then you're going to get a long spanking with the hairbrush."
"Yes, Ma'am. I'll try to be good. I'm sorry." Alex began to cry, thinking about how much it was going to hurt.
"I know you're sorry, lovey. Put your head down now. Let's get this over with so I can hold you."
Alex nodded and obediently laid her head down, already looking forward to the moment when Olivia would scoop her up to hold her. Olivia raised up her strong right hand and brought it down sharply on top of Alex's cane marks. Alex cried out in pain and immediately began to cry harder. She gripped the bed sheets to resist the urge to reach back and cover herself and she had to cross her ankles to stop herself from kicking, knowing that neither of those things was allowed. Olivia spanked her for several long minutes until Alex's bottom was a painful shade of cherry red and the poor thing was lying limp across her lap. Olivia reached over and picked up the hairbrush. Alex sensed what was about to happen and she began to cry even harder, if that were possible. Against her better judgment, her hand flew back to protect her bottom.
"Honey, move your hand." Olivia ordered sternly but not unkindly.
"No more!" Alex pleaded through her sobs. Her hand didn't move an inch.
Olivia sighed, her heart breaking for her sweet little Alex. She understood that Alex was in pain and it was only natural that she would want the pain to stop. But Alex was still being defiant and making her punishment much harder on herself than it needed to be. Olivia took Alex's hand and moved it out of the way, holding it in the small of Alex's back. She raised up the hairbrush and brought it down sharply. By the time it was over, Alex was sobbing so hard that she was making no sound. Olivia threw down the hairbrush as if it had burned her and it fell to the floor with a thud. The brunette detective made everything about her facial expression, tone of voice, and body language very tender and loving as she gently stroked Alex's long blonde hair and heaving back. Considering how hard Alex was crying, Olivia knew that she couldn't just scoop Alex up. It would frighten her to be moved without warning.
"There, there. That's my good girl. Come see me, baby love. Up you come into my arms." Olivia cooed lovingly as she carefully turned Alex face up on her lap and cuddled her in her arms.
Once Alex was coherent enough to realize that she was finally being held, she latched onto Olivia's neck and held on for dear life. Olivia cuddled Alex close to her heart and smothered her with tender kisses, praise, and affection. As always, she was willing to cuddle and baby Alex for as long as necessary even if it took the rest of the night.
"Such a good girl. I love you so much, princess. It's all over and forgiven, my love." Olivia cooed.
"Please no more!" Alex pleaded, slowly calming down.
"No more, little one. It's all over, I promise."
"But I reached back." Alex sobbed in confusion. She was too well trained to think that she would get away with reaching back to cover herself.
"Yes, you did. But this time I'm not going to spank you for it or strap your hands. Instead, you'll wait an extra day to get arnica. Does that sound fair?" Olivia hugged Alex close and rocked her.
"Yes, Livy. Thank you." Alex whimpered. She was grateful that she wasn't going to be spanked again.
"You're welcome, sweetie. There, there." Olivia kissed Alex's forehead.
It was starting to get dark when Alex finally stopped crying, but she didn't loosen her grip on Olivia, still needing the physical contact and the reassurance that she was still loved and cherished.
"Livy?" Alex whimpered.
"Yes, baby girl?" Olivia cooed, her heart breaking hearing Alex call her 'Livy'.
"Will you hold me until I fall asleep?" Alex asked.
"Of course I will, lovey." Olivia promised.
Feeling vulnerable and clingy, Alex stayed in Olivia's arms for another hour. The two women talked quietly about nothing until finally Alex's eyelids began to droop. When Olivia was certain that Alex was asleep, she tucked her into bed on her stomach. She kissed Alex's temple and with one last adoring look, she went into the master bathroom to take a shower before crawling into bed herself.