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Surprise Ducky!

Gibbs found his friend Dr Donald "Ducky" Mallard sitting down in his autopsy room staring at a piece of paper he was pale as a ghost and for a second Gibb was worried that his old friend was going to have a heart attack.

"Hey Duck," He said and walked over

"Oh Hello Jethro you surprise me," Ducky said not looking at his friend

"What you got there Duck?" Gibbs asked

Ducky gave him the letter without a word, and Gibbs read it.

"Dear Dr Donald Mallard,

We regret to inform you that your daughter Dr Amelia Victoria Mallard-Winchester is dead.

She and her Husband Dr Vincent Hotchner was in a car accident and did not make it, they left after them a child that you now have custody over.

Please call this number to confirm if you wish to have the child.

Sincerely

Mr Philip Von Barchen

Family solicitor

"So what are you going to do?" Gibbs asked "Are you going to take the child in?"

"I have no idea Jethro," Ducky said and sighed deeply "I mean I am not as young as I once were and I had no idea that I had a grandchild let alone a daughter, I don't know what to do, what do you think my old friend?"

"I think you already know the answer Duck," Gibbs said "You decide that when you read the letter the first time and you know that we are all here to help you."

Ducky nodded and a smile spread on his face.

"I will make the call when I get home," He said "I have a grandchild Jethro."

Gibbs laughed and nodded, he was happy for his old friend.

Ducky unlocked his door and walked in to his home a not too big brownstone house with two bedrooms, one bath, a big kitchen and a big everyday room.

He looked at the letter and called the number on it.

"Hello," said a voice on the other side "This is Phillip Von Barchen's office, how can I help you?"

"Yes Hello this is Dr Donald Mallard," Said Ducky "I am called because I got a letter from you about my grandchild who I am now the guardian of and would like to talk to Mr Von Barchen about it."

"Hold for a second," the voice said

A few seconds later.

"Hello this is Phillip Von Barchen," said a deep voice. "Is this Dr Mallard am speaking to?"

"Hello yes that is Dr Mallard," Ducky said "I am called about my grandchild. I would very much like to have custody of the child."

"Good, good," Said Phillip "I will send you the paper and when you have sign them and send them back to me I will send the child with a social worker to you. Is that alright and I can assure you that your grandchild is taken care of and are in very good hands."

Ducky nodded and then realized that Phillip couldn't see it and said a yes that was all good, Phillip promised to send the paper the next day and they would be at Ducky's the day after tomorrow.

The two said their goodbyes and the call ended.

Ducky walk to the kitchen and made himself some dinner nothing fancy just a few sandwiches, his mind was racing with the information he had got, not just about his grandchild but also about his child, a child he had never know about, a child that had died without knowing her own father. Ducky hope that his daughter had had a good childhood even if he had not been a part of it and he was wondering who the mother could be?

He hope that he could do this but deep inside of him he know that he had help from his friends who was more he family then just friends.

The End