Chapter 2

"Gibbs…I…," stuttered Kate in shock.

"Boss…how much did you hear?"

"Enough to land the both of you in a lot of trouble if I choose to go in that direction," replied Gibbs as he walked down the stairs forcing his two agents to move closer together. "Arson would end your careers as Federal Agents."

"Boss...I wasn't going to really burn your boat…at least not all of it. I just going to scorch a little bit when it got out of control," Tony said.

"Tony I heard the glee in your voice when you wish you could be around to view my expression on seeing my boat in ashes…that doesn't say scorch to me but you have given me an idea on how to even things out between us."

"One that won't mess up our careers?"

"Nope and you will be around to view the outcome as well," Gibbs replied mysteriously.

"Kate, come here," he ordered the brunette agent, and when she obeyed, he said, "I appreciate your trying to save my boat and we will talk more about this tomorrow. Go on upstairs and wait for us…Tony and I have much to discuss about his action tonight."

Kate glanced at Tony before doing as she was told and went up the stairs pausing at the top to look back down letting her gaze relay the concern she felt for her partner to Gibbs. "Don't worry Kate, I won't hurt him too bad…now go on up, close the door and have a sit."

Gibbs waited until the door leading down to the basement had been closed before approaching his senior agent. "So you wanted to scorch my boat…only you didn't…you burned some of it?" he asked menacingly.

"I only a little scorch, Boss just to let you know."

"Now what DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked as he moved closer and removed a paddle from the wall.

"Now how it feels to loose personal items, Boss. It took me three months to break in that cap…and in a matter of seconds it be came air-conditioned with two hole in it," argued Tony as he watched his Boss get closer and closer.

"Are you going to compare my boat to a cap DiNozzo….it took you three months of bending it this way or that compared to my sweat and blood in building this BOAT!!!" Gibbs ended with a shout.

"But…"

"Well if you want to see something scorched I'm about to oblige you...drop your pants and get over here," he shouted pointing to a spot not far from the burned area.

"BOSS!! Not bare…you'll light a fire back there," he said as he moved away from Gibbs.

"You should have thought of that before setting my boat on fire. Of all of the foolhardily stunts you have pulled this tops the pile...you saw how that fire almost got out of control and with all of the lumber and booze around the whole house could have been in flames before either one of you could have gotten out," explained Gibbs angrily as he stalked to Tony and invaded his space.

"Now move it mister or I promise you the fire back there will be smoldering for days," he barked as Tony reluctantly dropped his pants and moved into position next to the burned spot on Gibbs' boat.

Gibbs lost no time as he raised the paddle and brought down a flurry of well placed licks to Tony's bare bottom lecturing as he went about his stupidity and endangering of not only his life but that of Kate's and the possible destruction of Gibbs' home; until he finally brought it to an end with the twentieth lick leaving Tony crying bitterly and unable to move.

It was only a matter of minutes before Gibbs returned to Tony's side and pulled up his underwear and pants causing his agent jerk with pain as they brushed against his well punished backside and held him as he got his emotions under control.

"I-I'm s-sorry B-Boss," blubbered Tony.

"I know…just like all of the other times. You just need to think before you act and we won't have this conversation so often. Now I'm going to take Kate home, you are in no shape to do but go to bed and we will discuss this in the morning when you are better able to understand," soothed Gibbs as he patted Tony on the back before leaving him to see to Kate.

When Gibbs entered the living room he found Kate passed out on the couch and he just didn't have the heart to wake her and take her home, so he covered her with an afghan and went back to help Tony up to the spare room. After checking once more on his 'kids' he went back down to work on his boat…the fire in the hold had been extinguished except for that smoldering still in DiNozzo butt.

The End