Chapter 2

After the meeting, Tim quickly came out from the Directors Office. Tony notice Tim was acting weird because he doesn't usually move that fast so he ran quickly while shouting his name.

"Tim, wait a second will you?"

He heard Tony yelling his name and said

"What do you want Tony?"

"Are you alright Tim because you are acting strange."

"I'm alright Tony, I am in a hurry to decrypt this code."

"Okay then, I will accompany you to your desk. Actually there is something that I want to ask you"

"What is it that you want to ask?"

"Wait until we reach your desk first."

A few seconds after that, they reached Tim desk in the Squad room and Dinozzo finally had the chance to talk to him.

"So are you close to your dad Tim?

"Why do you want to know?"

"Just curious"

"I rather don't want to talk about it"

"Why not, I'm sure that you are really proud to be a son of the Admiral right?"

After hearing that, Tim was suddenly mad at Tony

"You think it is good to have an Admiral as your father Tony!"

"Yeah, I'm sure that every kid that has an Admiral as a father would be proud. What has gotten into you?"

"Yeah, Tony. You are clearly don't know what I have been through in my life. It almost felt like I grew up alone. I know you wouldn't understand my feelings right now!"

Ziva heard the commotion and hid behind one of the desk silently watching

Suddenly, Tim got up from his seat and started walking away.

"What is going on Tim?"

Tony grabbed Tim shoulder but he powerfully shoved it off and said

"JUST LEAVE ME ALONE, Tony"

After that, Tim got up from his seat and slowly went down the elevator to go outside. In the Squad room, Tony was confused on what happen just now. Ziva came out from her hiding place and ask Tony.

"What just happened Tony, McGee just stormed off from the Squad room just now."

"You were watching Ziva, I don't know what happened. I just ask him about his father and he suddenly got angry at me."

"Maybe he doesn't want to talk about his father."

"I don't know where he went to."

" I'll try looking for him."

Ziva went into Abby's Lab hoping that he will be there. Her hopes were shattered as she only saw Abby there and she thought to herself, why do I ever think that McGee would ever come down here. At that moment, Abby saw Ziva peeking through the door so she asked her.

"Hello Ziva, what are you doing here?

"Hi Abby, just finding McGee. Did he came down here just now?

"No, why. Did something happened to him?"

"No, actually he and Tony had a fight just now. Not physically but how should I say it?"

"You mean like an argument?

"Yes! Argument is the word. They had an argument."

"That is not like Tim at all, he is usually as cool as a cucumber. What are they fighting about anyway?"

Ziva tried to remember "I think it's about McGee's Dad. The Admiral. Do you ever heard of him, Abby?

Abby looks shocked "Yes, he is like a really high rank person in the Navy."

"Apparently, he is McGee's father"

Abby once again shocked until she almost fainted. "Wait, THE ADMIRAL is McGee's father. Wow, I never knew"

"It came as a shock for me at first please find McGee okay, Abby. I'm counting on you."

"Okay, Ziva. You can count on me."

That night, Tim was at his home. Facing at his typewriter to let off his stress but it just made him much more stressed because he had a writer's block. When he was almost gave up at wanted to sleep, he heard a knock on his door. He watches his clock and it showed 10.30 pm. He ask himself "Who could it be that is knocking on my door at this hour." He quickly opens the door as the knocking gets even louder.

He opened the door and to his surprise, it was Abby. He ask her

"What are you doing here Abs?

"I just wanted to ask you something, may I come in?"

As Abby came in, Tim was stunned at the beauty of Abby like the first time he saw her.

Abby said " Look, I brought some food. Let's eat."

"Sure, let's eat." Actually Tim was happy that Abby brought some food because he was hungry.

After 10 minutes, they finished eating their food and finally Tim asked Abby

"So, what do you want to talk about?"

"Someone told me that you had an argument with Tony."

"How did you know that?"

"Ziva told me about it,"

"Oh… So she told you"

Abby hesitated to ask Tim more because she didn't want to have a fight with him but she gathered up her courage and ask him

"Is it true that your father is The Admiral?"

"Not you too Abby, Yes he is" After he said that, he let out a sigh

Abby didn't heard Tim's sigh "It is great to have an Admiral as your father, right. Tim?"

Tim almost erupted like a volcano because she is the second one today that said having an Admiral as a father is a good thing but when he saw her face he just couldn't get mad at him. So he told Abby the truth about his father

"Do you want to know the truth Abby?"

"Yes, McGee. All of us are like a family and a family doesn't keep secrets from one another"

"Okay, since I am a little child. I always wanted to spend time with my father but his duty kept him from doing that. I am a little kid back then so I didn't cared much. But since THAT DAY, our relationship just took a one step back."

Abby look concern at Tim and asked him "What do you mean, McGee?"

" 3 months before my graduation day at MIT, I ask my father if he could come to my graduation day. He said sorry Tim but I have many things to do here. When the day came, every parent had come to see their children graduate but I just saw Penny and Sarah. Since then, I never talked to my father again.

Abby almost cried hearing that and she hug him. "Oh, poor Timmy." But then McGee continued.

"If he had nothing to do there at the Navy, I doubt that he also came to my graduation."

" Why do you said that McGee."

"I tell you tomorrow, so do you want to sleep here Abs?"

"I don't have any clothes and it wouldn't be a bother to you Tim?"

"No, I just sleep at my sofa, you can sleep on my bed. Besides, I still have your old clothes since the last time you slept here."

"Okay then, good night McGee. She kissed Tim's cheek and went to bed"