Grumpee and
His Lost Boys
By Glow60
Summary – This is my 8th Grumpee Story. In this story, Gibbs will lose two very important members of his extended family…
Author's Comments…
* As always I prefer not to use a beta reader so all the mistakes will definitely be mine.
** In my Grumpee stories, I always have Gibbs' age closer to Mark Harmon's true age. It is the only way I can make this story work. I don't want Tony to be too old to work for NCIS while Gibbs is retired.
*** In my last story one of my Guest Reviewers questioned little Tony's age and if he should be talking better. Since I can't answer the Guest Reviewer in the normal way I have to do it this way. This is my answer –
First - In "Grumpee And The Green Eyed Monster" little Tony was two years old going on three.
Second – Better talking skills? Not necessary, some children's motor skills can be delayed for a number of different reasons. For instants, in the case of my son it was medical. When my son was very young I thought I was very lucky because he was not a fussy baby. Later I realized it was not a good thing because he very seldom complained when he was sick. Both my husband and I worked and we just didn't see the signs. Nobody at his nursery schools mentioned anything about it. One day I happen to notice there was blood and what looked like pus coming from his one of his ears. I immediately took him to his doctor and was told he had an abscess in his ear. From the age of two to five my son kept having ear infections and abscesses…one right after another. We had to constantly take him to see his doctor. My son eventually had to have tubes put in his ears and that help some but it also left him behind in his speech. In school, it took him a while to catch up with the other children his age. I am not sure if this was hereditary or not because when my husband was growing up his family was just too poor to take him to the doctors. To this day my husband still has problems with his ears and he is hard of hearing.
**** As you can tell from my stories, Tony DiNozzo is my favorite character on the show. I was very sorry to hear that Michael Weatherly has decided to leave the show. I just can't believe there will be no more Tony at Gibbs' side. I do understand Michael Weatherly wants to move on and I wish him the best of luck in his new adventure but I am going to miss our favorite class clown Special Agent Anthony DiNozzo. To me...NCIS will go on but it will not be the same…
***** LASTLY AND THIS IS A BIG WARNING - As I said earlier, this is my 8th Grumpee story but it will probably be my last Grumpee story. Right now, I have too many things going on in my life and I am not sure if and when I will have time to write. I also want to warn you ahead of time so you can decide if you want to read my story or not. I have always planned to make these Grumpee stories somewhat happy stories but since I might not write another one I decided to change it…
Chapter 1
He steps back to admire his work. The kitchen floor looks immaculate. He smiles because only his immediate family and a few of his closest friends knew he was a neat freak. It was something his mother had instilled in him when he was just a boy. He can still remember McGee's face when he first found out his closet secret and he was very thankful his friend never told anyone. He puts the mop away and then decides to go check on his kids.
As he enters his son's bedroom, at first he doesn't see his little boy anywhere. The room is in a mess. He shakes his head as he begins picking up the toys and putting them back in their proper place. As he moves closer to the bed, he finally spots his little boy lying on the floor on the other side of the bed. His son was still playing with his toys. He raises his voice as he asks, "ANTHONY DINOZZO THE THIRD DID I or did I not tell you to put you to put your toys away?"
The little boy immediately drops his toy and sits up. He looks at his daddy and knows he is in big trouble when his daddy uses his full name to get his attention. Little Tony watches as his daddy walks around the bed and stops only a few feet from him. The father asks, "You heard me…young man…why are you still playing with your toys when I told you to put them away."
The child looks at the toys scatter on the floor and then back to his daddy. He wasn't sure what to say.
The father could tell the little boy was not going to answer him. He just shakes his head and tells his son he would help him to pick up his toys. When they were finished, it was getting late and he needs to get his son ready for bed. He picks the little boy up and carries him to the bathroom. He starts the water running and then helps his little boy undress…
Early the next morning Tony was sitting in the kitchen savoring the last of his coffee with three sugars and a hazelnut. He stands up and places his cup gently into the sink. As he is turning, Zoe walks into the room.
She smiles, "Spider…you going to tell me how it went with our kids yesterday?"
Tony smiles back, "Well…everything went pretty well until I got our little Rugrats home."
"What happen?"
"As soon as our little princess entered our house she wanted to leave to go play with her best friend but unfortunately Princess DeeDee had a doctor's appointment. So our little princess pouted for a little while and didn't want to do much of anything."
"What about your little doppelganger? Abby could have played with him."
Tony laughs, "Princess Abby didn't want to play with her brother. She says he wasn't fun anymore. So, our little girl played with her computer games instead. After dinner, she did help me with the dishes and then headed into the living room to watch, 'The Good Dinosaur'."
"What did our little boy do?"
The father frowned, "He mainly played with his toys until it was time for him to get ready for bed. When I told him it was getting late and to put his toys away, he didn't listen to a word I said. When I walked into his room, his toys were still scattered all over the floor. I just don't understand what has gotten into our little man these days? He usually likes getting ready for bed and listening to all my bedtime stories?"
Zoe frowns, "Yah…I have been having problems with him too. He used to be such a chatterbox but these days he barely says a word to me. Do you think he could be mad because I went back to work?"
"Could be… or maybe our little boy just wants to be more independent. Hell…look at our daughter, Abby started wanting her independence before she was even two years old. Remember how she didn't want us to dress her anymore? She insisted that she picks out all her own clothes and didn't even want us to help her dress."
Zoe laughs as she moves closer to her husband and places her hands on his waist. She smiles as she looks up at him, "Yes…you are right about her wanting to be more independent but…that is not…quite…how I remember it. If I remember correctly…she didn't want you to pick out her clothes. She told me you sucked at picking her stuff out."
Zoe couldn't keep the smile off her face. For just a moment Tony looks like his feelings were hurt but a second later he smiles and say, "I beg your pardon…I don't know what you are talking about. I happen to have a good fashion sense."
Zoe laughs out loud as she kisses her husband on his lips. She steps back just a little and says, "Not according to our little girl."
Tony grins as he looks at his watch, "Well…I got to get going or Vance will have my head."
As he was running out the door Zoe yells, "Don't forget…I have to work late today. If you can't pick the kids up call Marcy, she said she would pick Abby and Tony up and watch them until one of us can come by and get them."
Three Weeks Later - Memorial Day…
Tim McGee had the day off so he and his little family were celebrating the day with Delilah's folks. Abby, Burt, Zoe and Tony were not so lucky, all four had to work today so Gibbs had volunteered to watch their children.
Around noon, Grandpa Gibbs was in the kitchen making lunch when he hears the sound go up on the TV. He is afraid it will wake up baby Burt so he yells to the kids to turn the sound down. He becomes a little annoyed when the sound is not lowered. The pizza was ready so he takes it out of the oven and heads into the living room. He is surprised to find little Tony in the room all by himself. The little boy has his right ear up against the TV. It was placed where the speaker is supposed to be. Gibbs picks up the remote and turns the TV off.
Little Tony continues to hold his ear against the TV. He jumps when he feels someone touch his shoulder. He turns and sees his Grumpee. He can tell by the way Grumpee is standing that he was not happy.
At first, Gibbs almost wants to grin because the little boy looks like a deer caught in the headlights but there is something inside of him telling him there was something wrong. Finally he asks, "Tony…why do you have the TV up so loud? You want to go deaf or wake up baby Burt?"
When the little boy didn't answer him, Gibbs places his hands on his hips and raises his voice just a little, "Tony…are you going to answer me or not?"
The little boy looks down at his shoes because he really didn't know what to say. Lately he seems to be making everyone mad at him and he didn't understand why. Finally he whispers, "I…I sorry Grumpee…I…I…I..."
Gibbs could tell the little boy was upset. At the moment, he just didn't have the heart to push it. He looks back toward the kitchen and knows lunch was going to get cold. He decides to wait until after lunch before he sits down and talks with his grandson.
He was getting ready to ask where the girls were when he hears them, "Tony…lunch is ready…why don't you go and wash your hands. We can talk a little more about this later."
Gibbs smiles as the little boy rushes pass him.
As he leaves the living room he stops at the bottom of stairs. He listens but doesn't hear the baby crying so he heads into the spare room where he knows the two little girls are playing. He tells them lunch is ready. As little Abby is leaving the room, he stops her, "Abby please stay for a second. I need to ask you something."
The little girl stops and looks up at him.
"Abby, how is your brother doing these days? Is he having any problems?"
Abby looks at her grandpa for a few seconds before she finally answers him, "Yes…I guess…so. Grandpa…he has been in trouble with mommy and daddy a lot lately."
"How so?"
"He doesn't listen when mommy and daddy tell him things."
"Like what?"
"Mommy and Daddy are always telling him to put his toys away and he doesn't listen them. He turns the TV up and it hurts our ears. We tell him to turn it down but he won't listen."
Gibbs had to ask, "Abby…is that why you and DeeDee are playing in this room instead of the living room?"
"Yes Grandpa…DeeDee told him to turn it down but he wouldn't do it so we came in here to play. Grandpa…I am hungry. Can I go wash my hands and eat now?"
Gibbs smiles at her, "Yes…go ahead."
After lunch, the two girls head back to the spare room to play. Gibbs asks his grandson to stay in the kitchen with him because he wants to talk to him. Gibbs has an idea what is going on with his grandson but he wants to hear it from the boy himself.
The little boy sits back down and figures he is in trouble again. He starts to fidget a little as his grandfather opens the refrigerator door and takes two fruit drinks out of the refrigerator. He removes the straws and pushes them into the little cartons. He hands one to the little boy and then keeps the other. It is a little tradition the two do when they want to have a serious talk.
Little Tony was the first to speak. He asks his grandfather, "Grumpee…are you mad at me?"
The sadness in the little boy's voice reminded Gibbs of the time the boy's father had asked him that very same question. He remembers he was anger with the adult Tony for breaking his rule twelve. He finally answers the boy, "No…I am not angry with you…why would you think that?"
The little boy looks down at his shoes, "Mommy and daddy are always mad…mad at me. They say I always have the TV too loud but…I…I don't. You…now…mad at me too…aren't you? I soo…rry…Grump…ee."
Gibbs stares at the little boy for a few seconds before lowers his voice, "Tony…I want you to look at me."
The little boy continues to stare at his shoes. Gibbs reaches out and touches the boy's chin and raises it so he can make eye contract with the green eyes. He then raises his voice a little and talks much slower. "Tony…I want you to look at me. First of all, I want you to understand that I'm not mad at you but I am very concern. I need to know something from you and I want you to be very honest with me. Are you having trouble hearing me?"
For a few seconds the little boy just stares at his Grumpee. He was having trouble understanding what the older man had just said to him. He could hear noises but they were just noises. He hope is Grumpee would speak louder.
When the little boy didn't answer, Gibbs raises his voice and repeats his question.
This time little Tony did make out some of the words. He had thought about lying to Grumpee but he decides to tell his grandfather the truth. He was tired of keeping it a secret. "Yes," he whispers.
"Why didn't you tell someone you were having trouble?"
"Mommy and daddy always busy...everyone always busy. Always in hurry and never time for me."
"Tony…your mommy and daddy both work and I understand how you feel. If you were having problems you should have told them still."
The little boy looks into his Grumpee's blue eyes, "I don't want mommy and daddy to be mad at me anymore. I…I don't like it when mommy and daddy are mad at me."
"They won't be. Why would you even think that?"
"Yes…they will be. They yell at me. They make me sit in my timeout chair. I…I do…do nothing wrong…and I punished. I am nothing but a problem to them and they don't want be around anymore."
"Tony…why would you think your parents doesn't want you?"
Tears flows down the little boy's cheeks as he nods his head, "Daddy and mommy al…always at work. Abby has DeeDee. Baby Burt is too young to play with me. I have nobody but Billy and Billy told me so."
"Who is this Billy?"
"Billy is my best…est friend at nur…ra…ery school. He told me…my mommy and daddy put me there…be...because I bad and I problem to them."
Gibbs knew it couldn't be further from the truth because the boy's father had talked to him about it.
Three Months Earlier At The DiNozzo's House…
Zoe places her iPhone down on the counter and turns to look at her husband, "That was Fred Brown."
Tony takes a bite of his Fruit Loops before he ask, "What did your old ATF boss want?"
"Fred wants to know if I would be willing to come back to work for a little while. Rumor has it Mark White is back in the states and Fred wants me back on the case."
Tony looks up and asks, "White?"
"Spider…don't tell me you forgot who he is? He was the suspect in the case I was working on just before I decided to quit so we can start our little family."
Tony finishes the last of his cereal and gets up to put the bowl in the sink. He walks over and hugs his wife. He smiles as he looks into her beautiful brown eyes, "Now I remember…and I also remember how much fun we had starting that little family of ours."
Zoe couldn't help but laugh. She finally continues, "Since I was so involved in the case Fred wants me to take the lead."
This time Tony looks serious as he ask, "Promise me if you do go back to work you are not going to do any undercover. You have small kids and a husband who would miss you if you did."
Zoe grins, "Don't worry…I have already told Fred I wouldn't do that. I have my family to think about. I don't want to be away from my babies too long. Spider…do you think I should take it?"
Tony didn't smile this time. "Zoe…I am leaving that up to you. Our kids are a little bit older now and you have been talking about going back to work. Maybe doing this will help you to decide if you want to go back or not. Whatever you decide to do I will support you in it."
Back to the Present…
Gibbs was curious, "What all did your best friend Billy tell you?"
"Billy…Billy said that my mommy and daddy put me in nus…rey school because I was bad. He says he knows it is true be…because his mommy put him in nus…rey school because he was a pain her…her… Grump…ee I can't say that bad word. Mommy and daddy would make me sit in my timeout chair and be mad at me again."
Gibbs fought to keep from smiling.
Little Tony continues, "My friend Billy says his mommy told him she needs a break from him. Grump…ee…I don't want my…my mommy and my daddy to be mad at me…anymore." The little boy raising both hands and says, "Grump..ee…I want my mommy and daddy to like…like me but I don't know what to do to make them like me again."
Gibbs hugs the little boy as he says, "Tony…I promise you…your mommy and daddy love you very much and they did not put you in nursery school just to get rid of you. Your mommy wanted to go back to work to help her boss."
Little Tony pushes himself away from the older man and studies his blue eyes, "Grump..ee are you sure my mommy and daddy still love me?"
Gibbs nods his head and then entwines his little finger with the little boy's finger before he says, "I pinky promise you that your parents love you very much."
The little boy shyly smiles as he reaches out to hug his Grumpee...
Later that evening, Zoe stops by to pick up her kids. Since Abby and Burt were both working late she promised she would pick up their kids too. As Zoe enters the house she is surprised when Gibbs meet her at the door. The older man asks her to step into the kitchen for a few minutes because there is something important that he wants to talk with her about.
As soon as Zoe steps into the kitchen, "Okay…Gibbs…I know this must be about Tony. What has my little boy done this time?"
Gibbs looks a little annoyed with the mother for assuming her little boy has done something wrong. Finally he asks, "Why do you think that?"
"Well…my little one has been getting into a lot of trouble these days. He doesn't listen to anything we tell him. I don't know…Gibbs…maybe…I should have never gone back to work?"
"Zoe…it's not that."
She looks into the blue eyes, "Gibbs…then what can it be?"
"Zoe…your son is having trouble hearing."
Zoe looks surprise, "Gibbs that can't be…I took Tony to see his pediatrician recently. His doctor said Tony was fine. My little boy never complained about any earaches or anything like that. Why would you think he is having trouble hearing?"
Gibbs steps out into the hallway so he could check on Tony. He didn't want the little boy to overhear what he had to say. From where he was he could see Abby and DeeDee playing in the living room while little Tony was asleep on the couch. He steps back into the kitchen. "While I was making lunch today…Tony turned the sound on the TV up and I was concerned it might wake up little Burt. When I walked into the living room to tell him to turn it down, I caught your son with his ear right up against my TV set. I immediately turned the TV off. I asked him about it and at first he wouldn't tell me. After lunch I did have a nice talk with him and that was when he told me he was having problems."
The mother raises her right hand and covers her mouth with it. "Oh…my…poor baby…Gibbs how stupid of a mother…am I? I should have noticed there was something wrong with my baby. It explains so much. My poor little Tony has been such a good little boy. He always listens and wants to please us but lately…I thought he was just angry with me because I was working or maybe he was just trying to be more independent like his sister."
Gibbs didn't say anything. He just let her continue talking.
Zoe stands up and begins to pace just a little, "Gibbs…if I had been a good mother I should have paid more attention to my little Tony's needs and I would have noticed he was having problems. No…instead I was too busy enjoying being back at work…"
Gibbs decided it was time he says something. He couldn't just stand there and let her continue to blame herself, "Zoe…don't beat yourself up about it. Your son has two parents and even his daddy didn't notice. Zoe…look it happens to the best of us."
She looks at the older man, "Did it happen to you?"
"Yes but my Kelly was having trouble with her eyes. She was only six years old at the time. I was on deployment and Shannon had taking a part-time job to help with some of the bills. Shannon was busy and didn't notice Kelly was having any problem. One day Kelly's teacher called Shannon and told her that she believed our daughter was having trouble seeing the blackboard. Shannon took her to the doctor's and it turned out Kelly was going to need some glasses for reading.
Gibbs smiles just a little as he continue his story, "For the next couple of weeks, Shannon must have written me two or three letters a week telling me what a bad mother she was. It took me several letters before I could convince her she was not. At the end everything turned out all right and Kelly's problem was solved."
Zoe grins just a little as she says, "Thanks Gibbs…it does help some but I should have saw the problem. Some mother and detective I am…I will make an appointment for him to see the doctor."
Gibbs stops her, "Zoe…there is one more thing I need to talk with you about. Your son thinks his parents are mad at him and sent him away to nursery school as a punishment."
Zoe looks surprise, "What? Why would he think such a thing?"
Gibbs signals Zoe to sit back down so he can explain little Tony's new best friend Billy to her. When he is finished, Zoe doesn't say a word but just sits there for a minute to let it all sink in. She finally stands up and heads toward the living room. She asks the two little girls to go get their things because they were going to be leaving in a few minutes. She walks toward the couch and stares at her sleeping little boy. She sits down on the couch next to him. She reaches out to gently wake him up. "Tony…come on my little man…I need you to wake up. It's Mommy and it's time to go home."
She watches as the little boy wakes up and green eyes are now staring at her. The little boy smiles at her but seconds later the smile goes away and is replaced with nervousness. Finally the little boy says, "Mommy…I sorry…I made you and da…daddy mad at me. I didn't mean to make you mad."
She smiles as she wipes the sandy colored hair off the little boy's forehead. She takes a deep breath as she says, "Oh…my…little…boy…your daddy and I love you so…so much and I promise you we are not mad at you."
From the way Zoe's little boy was looking at her, she was not sure he understood her. It broke her heart that she had not notice his problem earlier. She repeats herself a little louder and slower. She then continued to talk with him, "Honey…your Grump…ee told me about your friend Billy. I know what Billy told you and what he said it not true. Your daddy and I would never send you away because we love you too much. If you remember we did talk about me going back to work. I told you that my old captain at ATF needed my help and I ask you if it was okay for me to go back to work and you said it was okay. If you have changed your mind and want me to stay home just tell me and I will…okay?"
For a couple of seconds, the little boy just stares at his mommy. He was trying to comprehend all the stuff she just had told him. Some of the words were just gibberish to him but he did catch the words that his mommy and daddy still love him and would never want to get rid of him. As the little boy smiles at her, Zoe couldn't help but return that smile. One of the things she loved the most was that both her children had inherited their daddy's smile…and her heart melted whenever she saw it.
It was late in the evening when the father Tony arrives home. Zoe tells him to go wash up while she warms up his dinner. She had something she needs to talk with him about.
As Tony was sitting there listening to his wife talk, he too became guilty for not noticing his little boy was having some problems. "Some parents we turned out to be. Leave it to Gibbs to be the one who notices our little boy was having problems."
"I have already called Fred and told him I will not going to work tomorrow. I told him I am taking my youngest to the doctors and that was that."
Tony smiles, "I bet he wasn't happy when you told him that?"
"I really don't care what he thinks. My little boy needs me and he comes first."
Tony pushes his food away because at the moment he wasn't hungry, "Speaking of our little boy. Is he already in bed?"
"Yes…I put him to bed about thirty minutes ago. He might still be awake."
Tony stands up and looks at his food, "Don't put it away. I guess I will go check on our kids and come back to finish it."
Tony walks into his son's room. Even though he had only the light from the hallway he knew his way around the room. Ever since his children were born he always made it a point when he is home to say goodnight to both of them whether they were asleep or not. He smiles as he sees his littlest one was sound asleep. He stands there and stares at his little boy for a few seconds before he bends down and kisses him on the cheek. He steps back and whispers, "I am so sorry my little man…I should have been a better parent. I should have noticed you were having problems but as usual I blew it. I promise I won't let that happen again."
At the moment, Tony felt so useless as a father. He turns and heads to his daughter's room and finds her awake. He smiles when she asked for a bedtime story. He sits down and tells her about the first time Senior and Gibbs met because it was one of her favorite stories. When she finally falls asleep he kisses her on the forehead and wishes her sweet dreams. He heads back into the kitchen. Zoe is in the kitchen cleaning up a little. He sits down at the table and looks at his food. He was debating on eating it or no. Finally he says, "Zoe…I was thinking…I want to go with you and Tony tomorrow."
"What about Vance?"
"Vance can do without me for one day. Like you I want to be there to take our little boy to the doctor's. I want our son to know his friend Billy is wrong and we both do care about him. Lastly…I want to find out if he is going to be okay or not."
The next morning Tony and Zoe dropped their daughter off at school and then head straight to pediatrician's office. Tony's doctor was surprised to find both of the toddler's ears had abscesses in them. He was even more surprised when he found out that the child had not said a word to his parents about it.
After Tony's pediatrician was finished with the examination, he met with the parents in his office. He recommended they take their son to see an otolaryngologist today. Once the parents agree to it, the toddler's doctor had his receptionist make the appointment for this afternoon.
For the next couple of hours Tony, Zoe and their son spent most of their time waiting around in the waiting room full of noisy children. By the time the doctor was ready to see them, he had already gone over the paperwork from Tony's pediatrician. The otolaryngologist examined the little Tony's ears and throat. He had his nurse take the child and run a hearing test on him. When they were finished he sit down with his parents. Tony and Zoe found out their little boy has some hearing loss in both ears. The doctor prescribes some medicine for his ears. He stress that they make sure their son takes his medicine and maybe it will take care of the problem. The specialist also warns the parents that if little Tony continues to have these problems he will need surgery. Lastly, the doctor told the parents he wanted to see their son back in his office in a week.
Once home, Zoe calls her boss because she wants to stay home with her child until he goes back to the doctor. Fred tells her he really can't spare her. The case she had been working on is about to break and she was needed.
The father Tony was also was in the same boat as his wife. He had promised Vance he would only be out for only one day. Tomorrow was a very important meeting with SECNAV that he couldn't miss. Both parents look at each other. When it came to their children's health neither parent trusted anyone else but Gibbs to keep an eye on their sick babies. Tony immediately calls the older man. The father tells the grandfather what the doctor had told them. He asks Gibbs if he would mind watching his grandson for a week. Gibbs tells Tony that he would be more than glad to take care of his grandson.
Early the next morning the father Tony drops his little boy off at Gibbs' house. The father hands a bag of medicine to the grandfather and goes over the instructions and dosage with him. Before Tony leaves, he thanks Gibbs again for making them aware of their little boy's problem. He also thanks him for always being there when needed. Gibbs could sense the younger friend was feeling guilty for not noticing his own son's problem.
"Tony…listen…it can happen to anyone…and besides that's what grandparents are for."
Three Months Passed…
Tony kisses his sleeping little boy on the head as he hands him and his son's traveling bag to Gibbs. "Gibbs…I can't thank you enough. As usual you are a lifesaver. I just wish his nursery school had called me to let me know ahead of time that they had a problem with their heater. I could have save myself a trip over there."
"How did my grandson make out at the doctor's yesterday?"
Tony looks sadly at his little boy, "It looks like he is going to have to have tubes put in his ears after all. His doctor also wants to take his tonsils out too."
"When?"
"In another couple of weeks. Zoe and I plan to some take time off to be with him. Don't worry, we have already spoke to our bosses about it and had it cleared."
"Good…he will want and need you two be there."
Tony looks at his watch, "Well…I better get going or both Vance and SECNAV will have my hide if I don't meet with them on time. Tell my little boy when he wakes up to have a fun day and that I will be back around four or five to pick him up."
As Tony is heading out the door, his stops and turn to look at son. Gibbs had never seen such sadness in the younger man's eyes. "Tell my little boy his mommy and daddy will always love him."
Gibbs thought it was strange how Tony had worded it but decided not to ask. All he said was, "Don't worry I will…"
Green eyes look at blue eyes for a few seconds before Tony left.
For most of the day, little Tony and his grandfather spend their time together walking in the park, watching a movie and working in Gibbs's basement on his latest project.
It was starting to get a little late and Gibbs was wondering why Tony or Zoe had not come by to pick up their son. Just as he was getting up to call one of them his cellphone rings.
"Gibbs…this is McGee…Tony, Zoe and little Abby were…were in a bad accident."
The older man peeks into the living room and could see his grandson was still focus on the movie. Gibb moves further away from the room before he asks, "McGee…what happen? Is everyone okay?"
"Gibbs…(sigh) I am so sorry…"
Gibbs could hear crying in the background, "McGee?"
Sorry for ending it here…I will trying update as soon as I can…