A/N: Okay, I just watched 5x02 Family so this is a short fic about the end. I was in tears while writing this, probably because I was playing depressing music right after watching the episode but you know, I get emotional with fanfictions. Anyway, enjoy.
He had a choice to make.
Tony
I'm not coming back. You need to choose.
Jeanne
She had left him with the hardest choice of his life. Go with the woman he has come to love or go with his 'family'.
Make a family of his own, or keep the one he has been blessed with.
He looked from the new parents to his team. He wished it were a few months ago. Everything was perfect. He had his team by day and Jeanne at night. That was how he wanted things. But things were never that simple were they?
He thought of all his wonderful memories with Jeanne. Then of those with the team. He loved them both but…
He decided.
He slowly placed the letter into the fireplace.
Goodbye, Jeanne, I love you.
He stood and began walking towards his team. They smiled at him. He couldn't help but smile back.
He knew things had to be this way. One or the other. And he knew that the team could never be replaced.
Ziva, McGee, Abby, Ducky, Palmer, Jenny, and most of all Gibbs. They were all the family he needed. All the family he wanted.
His life would never be perfect but, this was as close as it would get. As they walked out of the house, he wrapped an arm around both McGee and Ziva's necks and brought them towards him. Then they began bickering as usual, like siblings. A few seconds later, Gibbs turned around and headslapped Tony. Instead of looking annoyed, though, he looked genuinely happy.
As they continued walking Tony pulled Ziva and McGee closer towards him and couldn't help the small genuine small that appeared on his face.
It was at that moment that Tony realized:
"I made the right decision. This is where I belong."
A/N: Little cliché but, hey, its okay, right? Feedback please! There's a button riiiiight below that says 'Review this Story' Please click it.