As Sydney unlocked the door and walked up the steps of the apartment, he knew he just wanted a beer and to lay down for a while.

"Syd? Is that you?" 

"Who the fuck else would it be." Sydney thought, or at least he meant to think it, unfortunately, it came spilling out of his mouth.

"SYDNEY OLIVER BROOKINGS!! What did you just say?" 

Sydney winced at the fullness of his name, "I'm sorry Tony, I didn't mean to swear, it was just the day from hell, I mean heck, yes heck." Sydney did have the good sense to look sheepish and contrite.

"I don't care what kind of day it was little boy. You know better than to use that kind of language, OR to speak to me in that tone of voice." Tony answered sternly, as he came out of the kitchen. Tony relieved Sydney of the lunch and tote bags. "Corner, now" A stinging swat helped Sydney on his way. 

Sydney pouted and yelped at the swat, but walked to the corner in the kitchen, placing his face in it, standing as he had been taught to, straight and tall, feet flat on the floor, nose right in the corner, hand behind his back up and away from his bottom.

Tony watched his lover for a moment, then unpacked the lunch bag, it was obvious that Sydney had the day from hell but discipline must be maintained. Sydney had a bad mouth of him with they first got together, so bad he was in danger of losing his teaching assignment. Tony had worked for months scolding trying to clean up Sydney's language. Nothing worked. Even the old tried and true method of soap was not an option. Sydney was highly allergic to soap in his mouth, every time Tony tried it, Sydney ended up painting with far wall with the projectile vomiting. Castor oil, cod-liver oil, nasty concoctions all had the same problem, Sydney could eat almost anything he liked, but when he didn't like, REALLY didn't like it, then his gag reflex took over and he spewed like a geyser. Thus Tony had to use other methods to deal with his brat's mouth. 

Sydney was big man, but Tony Calazone was even bigger, standing 6' 5" tall, he and Sydney had met at the gym one night, both over stressed and working out their aggressions. It was lust at first sight and love at second. They went to a little Italian restaurant Tony knew called Antonio's and shared seafood and pasta and wine.  Somewhere between the salad and the shrimp Sydney stole a kiss, his full lips brushing Tony's for one brief moment in time, then two pair of eyes met, Tony's dark black eyes caught Sydney's vivid blue ones, the moment was filled with electricity then Tony pressed in, raping Sydney's lips with his own, his tongue claiming the sweet mouth for his own. In the one brief second two souls met, and merged as one. 

Tony set the containers on the counter. Opening one, he saw it had been heated but barely touched, the cheese on the top just picked at. Tony opened the next one, his lips pressed together, the salad was about half gone. The third contained the fruit. A sectioned orange, deseeded even because he knew his loved hated the seeds, it was not even touched. Tony tried to fight the anger welling up inside him down. But he was not very happy. What he saw next in the bag made his blood run hot. 

Tucked into the bottom of the bag, almost as if it had been over looked, was part of a candy bar wrapper. A Snickers bar. Tony held the offending piece of evidence in his hand and literally saw red. As he counted to ten, eight times he tried to get his temper under control. 

"Sydney come here." Tony said softly as he turned a kitchen chair around, and sat down. Sydney walked over slowly, and swallowed deeply, Tony looked angry.

"Yes Tony?"

Tony counted to ten again, and held up the offending wrapper. "Care to explain this?" he asked sharply.

Sydney swore silently, he thought he had gotten all of that wrapper. "amm its a candy wrapper Tony." Sydney answered squirming as he stood before his lover. 

"I can see that, why is it in YOUR bag?"

"ammmm"

"Sydney." The word came long and drawn out, the warning clear. 

"I had it for lunch Tony." Sydney mumbled. 

"So I see," Tony's eyes were dark with anger, and not a small amount of hurt shown in them as well. "and are you supposed to eat candy bars for lunch?" 

"No Tony."

"Are you supposed to eat candy bars AT ALL!?" The last two words came out in a roar.

Sydney flinched at the decibel level of the question. "No Tony."

Tony counted again, his jaw muscle working hard. "Take down your pants."

Sydney flinched when he heard that, his stomach was in knots, but without hesitating, his hands went to his belt, unbuckling it. Tony held out his hand for his lover's belt. Sydney's heart sunk as he pulled the belt from the loops, and handed placed it in Tony's hand. 

Tony watched his love unfasten his pants and lower them, a moment later his boxers came down as well. Tony took Sydney's hand, and pulled the tall man over his knee. As Sydney settled over Tony's thighs, his bottom cheeks clenched reflexively. "Now that I have your attention, I want some answers." Tony said after two stinging swats to Sydney's rump.

Sydney had yelped but that was the only sound he made. "I don't want to talk about it." He stated flatly though clenched teeth. 

Tony was not impressed and let this be known though Sydney's bottom, clearly leaving the message that they WOULD talk and talk now.

"OUCH okay okay!!" Sydney relented just as his bottom was getting to that shade of crimson that resembled a ripening tomato. "I was fired today." Sydney blurted out, then amended. "well not fired but they found a REAL teacher." 

Tony turned Sydney over and pulled him into a hug before the words were totally out of his lover's mouth. "Oh baby, I am sorry, I know how much you liked working with those kids." Tony soothed his love rubbing his back. 

Sydney hugged his lover tightly, savoring the way Tony possessed his mouth for a toe curling kiss. Sydney knew he was not off the hook for the candy, but this felt good for now. "Its okay, I will survive, I will call Rosy at sub service tomorrow and get a new assignment. I admit the little demon spawns were getting to me, but in a bad way as well as a good way." 

"Why don't you ask Rosy for some high school assignments instead." Tony suggested, his hand lightly stroking over Sydney's back.

"I will." Sydney agreed, hugging his love close. "I am sorry Tony, I didn't mean to snap at you when I came home, it was just the day from hel...err heck, I mean heck." 

Tony let one swat connect even as he chuckled. "I know baby, but we have worked too hard for you to backslide without reparations." 

"Yes Tony," Sydney said wincing from the swat. "does this mean I am forgiven?" 

For swearing yes, for having a bad day you were never in trouble to begin with, and yes, even for snapping at me." Tony's smile warmed Sydney's heart, "However,"

Sydney's stomach gave a lurch at that word. 

"There is still the matter of the candy bar you had for lunch." 

Sydney's eyes lowered from his lover's. "But it was a really BAD day." Sydney protested. 

"Sydney." The one word was a warning. "Need I remind you what could have happened to you?" Tony spoke very firmly. 

"Tony, I have been controlling my blood sugar for years now, I know when I can and can't have a candy bar." Sydney started. 

Tony cut him off. "and the soda?" 

"I am going to kill Jason." Sydney muttered with conviction.

"oh? Jason knew?" Tony tucked that little bit of information away for later when he talked with Jason's partner. Sydney sunk lower on Tony's lap, wincing at getting his friend in trouble. "No, Jason didn't tell me, though he should have. I could taste it when I kissed you."

Sydney resolved right then and there to increase his oral hygiene habits at work. 

Tony chuckled at the look on Sydney's face, and patted his bottom. "I know you gage the sugar, but we had an agreement, you may not have a candy bar AND a soda at the same time without prior approval by me and even then only after having a good meal first. What if I had thought to treat you with a decadent dessert? Then you really would have been in a pickle. Or do you like being rushed to the emergency room in a diabetic coma?" During this, Tony's voice had gone from calm and gentle to hard and strict.

Sydney colored as his lover scolded him, feeling more and more like the five year olds he had been teaching than a grown man.

"I will not risk loosing you Sydney, I love you too much to let you take the frivolous chances you have in the past with your health." Tony patted Sydney's bottom again, and turned him over on his lap easily. Sydney's bottom was still pink, a color Tony intended to change quickly. 

Tony lifted his right hand again, his left anchoring Sydney around the waist. Tony's hard had began spanking Sydney's bottom again, hard crisp spanks, raining down on the tender pink flesh. The spanking was going to be a good long one, Sydney could tell, just by the way Tony held him. 

Over and over the hand fell, concentrating first on changing the color of the flesh at hand from pink to bright red to dark red, each smack set to bring maximum effect and color to the poor rump. The color extended down each well muscled thigh and even the tender crevice was not neglected. Sydney had long since given up being stoic about the whole thing and just sobbed. His kicking and squirming had been replaced with flinching and twitching as the spanking wore on. 

Finally, Tony stopped, letting Sydney catch his breath for a short time, then picked up the belt Sydney had removed at the beginning. 

"PLEASE NO."

The cry came but was ignored, the belt lashed down with terrible force, it connected with the red sore flesh and made a sound like a gunshot. The pain was horrible, it cut though Sydney like a knife, obliterating any thoughts of reprieve, any thought of begging off. 

Again and again the belt swished though the air, it stung and marked the burning flesh. Sydney screamed in the pain of the strapping, he knew his lover was right, he knew Tony was only doing this because of his love. Sydney knew this hurt his love's heart more than any strap could hurt Sydney's bottom.

A dozen swats later, the belt dropped to the floor. Tony turned Sydney and slipped one strong arm under Sydney's back, the other under his knees, he lifted his sobbing mate in his arms, bronze muscles ripple with strength, holding him close as Sydney's arms wrapped about Tony's neck. His face tucked against Tony's shoulder, the sobs pouring from Sydney's face as he clung to his love. Tony carried Sydney to the rocking chair, he sat down, cradling Sydney in his lap, and began to rock. His hand gently rubbed Sydney's back, comforting his love as Sydney cried out his pain and grief. Letting the tears wash away the pain, and the anguish of the day.

Tony made soft gentle cooing sounds as his love sobbed and slowly quieted. Rocking him as they sat together in the chair, holding Sydney as one would a distraught child. Tony brushed back the short locks of sunshine color hair, his fingers removing one last tear. "Its okay now baby, all is forgiven." Tony soothed as Sydney began litany of "I'm sorry." again. 

"Its all over now Sydney, I just couldn't bear to lose you." Tony whispered. 

"I know Tony, I will never do that again, I promise." Sydney hiccuped. 

Tony laughed softly, "Now there is a pie crust promise, easily made, easily broken. I know you are going to do it again, but I hope this spanking makes you think twice for a long time." 

Sydney laughed gently, "You know me pretty well don't you." He said, more a statement than a question. 

"Yes, I know you my love, you are the other half of my heart, the yin to my yang, the day to my night. Tony mused softly. "My alpha, my beginning, and my ending, in you I know love, and acceptance, and I will not let anyone even you jeopardize that. Your diabetes is not totally under control and you have to be careful, and my love, I will keep reminding you not to harm what is mine. And You are MINE my love."

"Yes, Yours" Sydney smiled, he loved it when his huge lover became so possessive. "As you are mine."

Tony laughed and possessed his lover again with his lips, ravishing his lips with a soul shattering kiss, into which Sydney melted. Tongues parryed and thrusted, they dodged as they entwined, and alternately sucked into the other ones mouth. A single long affermation of love. 

At last Tony broke the kiss, only to place another one on his lovers golden brow. "I would love to continue this baby, but I have to get back to resturant before the dinner rush and I am already late."

Sydney tightened his hold on Tony's neck. "What's the sense of being the boss if you can't be late once in a while?" 

Tony chuckled and set Sydney to his feet. "Come on baby, lets get you cleaned up. "You have a lot of dishes to wash."

"Aw Tony, not tonight, I just got spanked." Sydney whined. 

"And you will again if you don't get a move on." Tony said sternly. "You knew it could happen, washing dishes was your choice, not mine. Remember? You chose to do dishes at the resturant for three months rather than getting spanked for that last speeding ticket." 

Sydney groaned and turned pale suddenly, he stepped from his lover quickly. "I remember Tony," Sydney said, not meeting Tony's eyes. "I'll go get ready now."

Tony noticed the change, and placed one hand on his lover's arm, "Sydney?" Tony didn't have to say more, he waited. Then when Sydney didn't say anything else, Tony added, "It will only go harder if you don't tell me now." 

Sydney swallowed, and for all his 6'1" height 195 lbs he looked like a big child standing there toeing the floor, not looking up. Tony took hold of Sydney's chin, lifting his face until Sydney met Tony's eyes. 

"What happened?"

"ammm I got a speeding ticket this morning." Sydney mumbled. 

"WHAT??"
 
 

to be continued in part 3