FOR: Shot boxer

Fandom: CSI:NY

Prompt: Don/Mack

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Don Flack isn't sure how his brother manages to survive this. The pain is intense and as Mac Taylor continues his assault he knows he'll have to give in to his tears eventually. Above him he can hear Mac scolding him, can feel the disappointment oozing off of the man and that more than anything makes him wish he could just die. He's not getting off that easy though.

He can feel himself being tilted forward just a bit more and knows instinctively where Mac's next set of swats is gonna land. He can't even help himself from crying out.

"Mac, no," Don threw a hand back, knowing it's not use but needing those five valuable seconds it would take Mac to take his hand and pin it to the small of his back, "Please, I'll never disappear or get drunk again."

"So it's ok for you to endanger your well being?" Mac questioned, bringing his hand down that much harder on the tender under curve where thighs met backside; sitting for the younger man will be uncomfortable for a day or two.

"N-no," Don chokes out, "It was stupid; I won't do it again!"

Above him Mac sighed, he wants it to be over but he can't stop now. He needs Don to understand that what he did was unacceptable. If Danny had gotten drunk and then passed out on the subway, needing to be protected by a CI, brought to said CI's home, and then having to have said CI call him!

It doesn't take much longer before Don finally gives in and accepts the punishment, going limp over Mac's lap and crying.

Mac, much like his does with his son, finishes up the spanking with a final half dozen, the hardest of the set. His heart breaks that much more as Don cries out with each one, unable to stop the cries from slipping out.

And then the spanking is over and Mac can feel the fear and tension leaving his body, knowing he's gotten his point across.

When Don shows he's ready to get up, Mac helps him stand. If his were Danny Mac would pull him onto his lap and cuddle him until he was calm. Yet, not only is the man standing before him not Danny, they don't have the time. Being in their current location for as long as they have is dangerous, not only to them but to the CI.

So Mac does the second best thing. He pulls Don into a hug, can feel Don cling to him, fisting the back of older man's jacket in his hands, and cries his apologies, needing to know he's forgiven.

Words of forgiveness come easily out of Mac's mouth. Mac knows that this isn't the end of Don's problems. Since losing Angel Don has been a walking corpse but maybe now he can heal.

A/N: So…what did you think? It's harder than I thought trying to write within a certain word limit. I hope it was ok!

Written 4/26/2011