The team was going through cold cases. They had been for three hours. It was shaping up to be a long day. Gibbs leaned back and saw McGee rub his eyes. He had been staring at his computer for too long. DiNozzo was staring into nothing. Bishop was staring at her computer and listening to music. It was almost noon and they were getting hungry. Gibbs threw a pen in her direction to get her attention. Everyone looked up in question.

He smirked, "Who wants lunch? I don't know 'bout you but I'm hungry." They all smiled back.

"Very hungry!" Tony said.

"When aren't you?" asked McGee. Tony rolled his eyes with a smile.

"What do you have in mind, Gibbs?" asked Bishop.

"How about my diner? You haven't been there yet Bish."

"Oh, boss there pancakes are so-oh, good!" Gibbs laughed slightly at Tony's joy.

"Yeah, we all could use a brake." announced McGee.

"Yeah, Gibbs that sounds really good." agreed Bishop.

"Let's go, I'll drive."

They stood up and headed for the elevator. They left the building going for Gibbs truck. They arrived at the diner and walked in. they took Gibbs regular booth. Elaine walked up. Gibbs stood up and hugged her. He sat back down and she kissed his forehead. To everyone's amusement, including Gibbs.

She approached their table. "I grabbed you the pot of coffee."

"I love ya Lainey." He laughed as she set it down., taking a gulp after filling his cup.

Everyone looked shocked as he allowed her to muck up his hair saying, "Just waitin' on that proposal, honey." He snorted back at her.

She put her hand on Gibbs' shoulder and asked, "You're regular lunch, sugar? Homemade white bread turkey, chicken, lettuce and cheddar sandwich, fries, and a pickle. "

"Ya know me so well, Lainey." He smiled up at her. She handed them all a coffee.

"Here's sugar and cream, I know how Gibbs likes his coffee." Laughing at their playful winces.

"Stronger is better!" Gibbs said.

She looked to Tony, "What ya want hon?"

"Chicken noodle soup, turkey cheddar and American cheese sub, and a bowl of fruit."

"What about you handsome?" she asked McGee.

"Turkey cheddar sub, a regular chef salad, and fries,"

"What will you have sweetie?" she asked Bishop.

"Chicken broccoli cheese soup, grilled cheese, fries, a pickle and a side chef salad." she answered.

Chuckling, "She hasn't eaten in a week." The team shared a laughed.

"Know I know when you're joking, but a blind person could see that you take care of yours." She laughed.

"Dame strait." She patted his arm and went to get their food ordered.

"You know her well, Gibbs?" Bishop asked Gibbs.

"Been going here for just over two decades." He answered Bishop as Elain came back.

She left to get their food, serving it a few minutes later.

"You need anything else?" they shook their heads.

"We're good, thanks Lainey" they smiled at him.

"Well, what ya waitin' for, dig in guys." said Gibbs. They all dug in, laughing and joking with each other. They we're having a blast. They could relax without having to work on cold cases.

"Feels good to get away from the cold cases, I thought I would go blind from my computer screen." joked Bishop.

"Yeah I thought mine would pop out from staring at the files."

"Same." said Gibbs.

"Why are they so boring to work with?" Tony asked rhetorically.

A few minutes later they were sitting in comfortable silence. They we're simply enjoying each other. They had fun being in each other's presences.

Gibbs looked at his watch, "We better go, Vance only gave us an hour to eat."

They were heading back to the navy yard. Tony was driving for once, he had the radio on. Bishop sat behind him, while, McGee was in the middle of the back.

"Didn't know you had good taste in music, DiNozzo" Gibbs joked.

"And I didn't know you liked rock boss." He said back in a half question.

"Oh, yeah Guns &Roses, Poison, White Snake lots of good stuff."

"True that, what a 'bout you Bishop you like Rock and roll?" McGee replied.

Ellie smiled and nodded, "oh yeah, you can't beat old fashioned."

"Now that has soul to it Bishop" Gibbs replied. They sat in comfortable silence for a while. They were all happy to just enjoy the silence. His team would always be more than that. They are a family first. They keep each other stable and balanced.