It was the day before Thanksgiving and Gibbs was due to be home anytime. After being away from her dad for almost a week. Mica was going crazy to see him again. Most nine year olds would kill for a couple days away from their parents but after all the losses she had endured. Mica was the opposite. While she didn't have to be around him all the time. She preferred that he be home with her. Abby Borin had been a great hostess and care taker to her the past few days but she was not her mom. She was her dad's girlfriend and the mom of her best friend. One of them anyway.

"Mica!" Abby Borin called.

"What?" Mica asked.

"Your dad called. He is at the airport. He had a safe trip and he will be home as soon as he debreifes with Director Vance." Abby Borin explained.

"How long does he think that will take?" Mica asked.

"Should be a couple of hours." Abby Borin replied.

"OK, do you need any help in the meantime?" Mica asked.

"No I am OK but go and see if Kristen needs help with her history report. As I understand you turned it in early and got an A+." Abby Borin suggested.

"Yeah sure" Mica replied.

Kristen wheeled herself from her bed to her desk. Her room was pretty small so she could just wheel back one time and then turn around in the open space. They were just renting the place for now but when her mom managed to find a house that was handicap accessible. Gibbs had built some furniture that would make getting around her room easier for her. She liked Gibbs pretty well. Even though she wished that her mom had not moved on so fast after her step-dad died. Then again Gibbs was her real dad. So maybe she wasn't moving on too fast. Truth is she would be happy if her mom married Gibbs. Anyone else would probably treat her differently because she was in a wheelchair. Delilah said that, that was normal and most people weren't being mean. They just didn't know how to treat somebody who was handicapped. That may be true but she hated it. She just wanted to be treated the same as she had been before the shooting.

"Kristen?" Mica asked.

"What?" Kristen asked.

"Do you need help with your report?" Mica asked.

"No! Why would I need help?!" Kristen demanded.

"Because it was a hard report and I thought you might need a little help." Mica explained.

"Would you ask Erica, Olivia, Shane, or one of your other able bodied friends that?!" Kristen spat.

"Well yeah if I thought they needed help." Mica replied/

"Yeah right" Kristen replied, rolling her eyes.

"Are you OK?" Mica asked.

"Yeah why?" Kristen asked.

"Cause you just snapped at me." Mica replied.

"I don't know Mica. See it from my perspective." Kristen replied.

"Uh Okaay" Mica replied.

Erica rested her head on her desk. She was no where near done with her history report and it was due Monday. Granted she had almost a week left to complete it but her family was leaving for Chicago to go and visit her mom's dad later that evening. She hated history, she hated school in general. She had been a better student since her mom died but she was never be on honor roll. Her cellphone buzzed and she reached over and picked it up.

"Heelllooooooooo"

"Uh hello? Who is this?"

"It's Lucile, silly!"

"Oh well uh this is Erica Vance. Are you sure that you have a right number?"

"Of course I want to talk to you Errriiccaaa!"

"Oh OK, what's up?"

"Do you want to hang out this weekend?"

"I am going to Chicago tonight and won't be back until Sunday."

"OMG Chicago? Who do you know in Chicago?"

"My parents have family there."

"Oh fun! Tell me all about it at recess on Monday."

"Uh I was going to hangout with Mica, Shane, and Olivia. Kristen too if she doesn't have her special gym class that day."

"Oh they won't miss you!"

"Yeah I will think about it."

"Nooo just dooo iiiittttttt!"

"Yeah I guess."

"Great! You won't regret it!"

Breena had taken Cody to the grocery store to do some last minute shopping. Leaving Olivia and Jimmy alone. Olivia was disappointed that she had been left behind but Breena wasn't feeling well and didn't want to have to keep and eye on a nine year old. In the middle of a crowded store. At least Cody could still fit in the little seat in the front of the cart.

"Hey Livy want to watch a movie or something?" Jimmy asked.

"What movie?" Olivia asked.

"Role Models?" Jimmy suggested.

"Isn't that rated, R?" Olivia asked.

"I won't tell if you don't." Jimmy replied.

"Alright then" Olivia agreed.

Jimmy and Olivia ended up watching four R rated movies; Role Models, The Hangover, Wet Hot American Summer, and Vacation. By the end of Vacation not only were Breena and Cody still not back yet but Jimmy had also fallen asleep on the couch. Olivia was wide awake, sitting on the couch. Tired of watching movies and very worried. Breena had been gone almost eight hours. Even with the store being crowded, and Breena being notorious for taking forever at the grocery store. This was a concerning amount of time. Jimmy's phone rang but he didn't wake up, so Olivia reached over and answered.

"Hello?"

"Yes she is my mom."

"No he's asleep. I will wake him up."

"Thank you."

"JIMMY!" Olivia cried.

"What is it, Livy?" Jimmy asked groggily.

"Breena is in the hospital!" Olivia cried.

"Give me the phone." Jimmy gasped.

A/N: What is going on wth Breena? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.