Slow Down!

Ch. 4

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Gibbs watched through his rear view mirror, the little interaction that was taking place between Tony and Abby.

"What the hell were you thinking Abby!" Tony whispered forcefully. "We just had this conversation this morning and you promised me you would slow down."

"I didn't mean to…but, who gave you the right to squeal on me! What is family for? Huh? I can clearly see where your loyalty lies, kiss up!" Abby spat out just loud enough for Gibbs to hear.

"Listen here Abby! First off, Tony did not "squeal" on you, you two were loud enough in the elevator that I think the whole building heard your argument, second, he did not tell me this time either, I made him put it on speaker phone, so zip it until we get home!" Gibbs barked out as he drove in silence back to his house. He never would have believed that nine years ago, his once empty shell of a house, would now be filled with life, arguments and trouble all at once. A slight grin broke his stern demeanor as he thought just how lucky he was to be blessed with a family a second time.

As Gibbs pulled into the driveway, he stopped the car and turned to look at this two miscreants. "Abby! Upstairs, your room now! Tony! Living room couch." He turned to open his door and watched as the two now hung there shoulders down low as they realized just how much trouble they were in. Gibbs made a detour to the basement to gather some necessary reinforcement then headed up the stairs.

Abby trudged up the stairs and slung her purse onto the bed. "Of all the asinine thing I have to deal with …OW!" Abby yelped as she felt Gibbs hand connect with her backside.

"Wish to continue now?" Gibbs said as he raised his brow, daring her to continue.

"Um….No." Abby said as she lowered herself to the bed, she didn't want to give Gibbs any more exposed areas to smack.

"Good. First things first. Keys." Gibbs asked simply in one word.

"What, you can't…" Abby started to argue.

"Keys, Abby." Gibbs said a little more forcefully this time.

"But, Giiiibbbsss." Abby started to whine. " I need my car, I need my freedom. I need…."

"What you need is another round with my belt this time, so I suggest you stop the arguing and hand me your keys…NOW!" Gibbs barked this time.

Abby quickly grabbed her bag and got her keys out. She placed them in Gibbs hands and asked, "How am I supposed to get around then? Huh?" She knew she had him there.

"Well, first thing. One, you are grounded for two weeks, here. You will go to work with me or one of the team can pick you up…."

"Giiibbsss! That is sooo embarrassing!" Abby retorted.

"Sorry, that is the way it is.. second, once you are off your grounding, you can ride your bike when you need to go somewhere, McGee is bringing it over at the end of your grounding. Lastly, you are going to sit here at your desk and write me a essay on the dangers of speeding and the impact tragic accidents have on families." Gibbs watched Abby's eyes light up with fire as he was laying down her punishment. He knew this would be a battle of the wills, but he was determined to let her know who was in charge here.

"But….this….Seriously?" Abby just threw her hands up in frustration. She knew she would not win this battle.

"Yeah, seriously, and how do you think Tony feels right about now? Well…have you even considered the chance he took trying to keep this from me? He could have risked you getting yourself seriously injured or even killed, just because he was trying to HELP you. He is getting ready to face punishment, trying to protect you. Tell me one thing Abby, was it worth all of this. The lying, hiding and speeding, was it really worth it. I want you to go ahead, and shower up and change into something more suitable for being grounded in, maybe a t-shirt and shorts or something. I am going to go deal with Tony now." As Gibbs turned to walk out the door, he heard a plea from Abby.

"Please, Gibbs, don't punish Tony. This is totally my fault, and I take all the blame. He was only trying to protect me, and I know that I manipulated the situation to be in my favor, so…." Abby had realized just how much Tony had stuck his neck or better yet, ass out on the line for her.

Gibbs walked over, gave her a gentle kiss on the brow and said, " Sorry, he knew that if he was caught there would be consequences, he chose to lie to me and hide something that could have been dangerous from me. He knew better." Gibbs left and headed down to deal with Tony.

Gibbs saw Tony sitting on the couch, nervously running his hands back and forth on his legs. "Time to get this taken care of, don'cha think." Gibbs asked as he watched Tony look at him and then look back at the ground.

"Look, I know I messed up, and I deserve to be punished, but don't go to hard on Abby, I mean, I was the one who, by covering up for her, actually empowered her, which I can see now.." Tony started to ramble, he was nervous, but not scared. He knew that what ever Gibbs decided to do to him was warranted,

"Yep..you did. And you will pay for it, but you do not owe anything for Abby." Gibbs sat down beside Tony and continued on, " you are being punished for lying and hiding things from me.. What if Abby had been in a wreck that was caused by her speeding, how would you feel?"

"I would feel responsible and horrible." Tony said as he dropped his head again, the full ramifications of his actions now hitting him.

"That is what I thought, so let me tell you how this is going to go, I am going to paddle you for the lying and then you are grounded this weekend…." Gibbs was interrupted by a panicked Tony.

"But, Gibbs, you can't…. I mean…..you can….. But I have plans…..come on….Ohio State is on TV!" Tony sputtered.

"Well, maybe next time you want to cover up for someone else, you will remember how you felt when you lost something due to them, so come on stand up." Gibbs said as he stood and went to grab the wooden paddle he kept in the basement.

Tony looked at the menacing piece of wood and exclaimed, "Oh, Not that !"

Gibbs knew that this paddle would make a lasting impression on Tony, but that it would also be loud enough for Abby to hear just how much trouble she had gotten Tony into. He knew that she was within earshot and he wanted her to hear all of this. " Come on, you should be familiar enough with this, over the back of the couch."

Tony knew that most paddling happened on his boxers or bare, so he reached for his belt buckle, but Gibbs quickly stopped him.

"I think for this we can keep them up." Gibbs said as he guided Tony over the back of the couch and rested his hand on Tony's lower back.

Tony tensed up, awaiting the first powerful contact.

SMACK!

"OWWWW!" Gibbs may have let him keep his pants on, but he was not taking any strength out of his licks. This very first one had Tony standing on his toes.

SMACK!SMACK!SMACK!

"OWW! ARGHHH! I get it! I get it!" Tony mumbled out, he wasn't to the point of crying, but he knew he was close, he felt as if his ass had been drenched in gas and lit.

"I know you will, next time, you will think before you act. Three more." Gibbs spoke.

SMACK!SMACK!SMACK!

"AHHHH! O-K-"Tony was now in tears, he knew that he would never be able to sit comfortably for a while now. "Sorry, sor…sor….sorry." Tony sniffled out.

SMACK!SMACK!SMACK!

The final three were dropped a little lower to the more sensitive undercurve of Tony's reddened behind. They made him jump up and rub furiously, trying to relieve any of the sting.

Gibbs threw the paddle on the couch and pulled Tony into a bear hug. "Don't want to do that again, it is ok to want to protect your little sister, but sometimes, a more firm approach is the only way to get through those pigtails." Gibbs pushed him back and nodded up the stairs. "Go clean up and lay down until I finish with Abby."

"Got it dad." Tony gently walked up the steps, trying to keep the fabric from his clothes from rubbing his pulsating backside. As Tony reached the top of the steps, he saw Abby , standing in the doorway into her room, tears running down her face, trying to silently asking for his permission to go to him. Tony just rolled his eyes and said, "Come here."

Abby ran into Tony's outstretched arms, and apologized into his chest. " To….to….tony…..I am so sor…sor…sorry."

Tony just ran his hands up and down her back and whispered in her ear. "It's ok, we will always be ok, now you better go because dad is gunning for you next, and if what I got was light then…."

"I am in a mess of a situation….." Abby murmured.

TBC...

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