Gibbs had proposed to Jenny and they wanted to get to know the children before they told them. First they would start with Tony. Gibbs picked up Tony at 1:00 for lunch, then they were to pick up Jenny. Tony wore some beat up sneakers, ripped jeans, an old tee, and a baseball cap (he wore his hat backwards). Gibbs was not very happy with Tony's choice of attire, but he really didn't have a choice in the matter.

Tony was not happy, he figure this would be just like any other time, but he promised he would go. Gibbs tried to assure Tony that this would not be like other times. Jenny was different from the rest, and Gibbs wanted Tony to know that things would be different this time. When they pulled up to Jenny's they got out of the car and Tony stood there staring at the beautiful, huge house. Then they walked up to the door and rang the door bell. A bright eyed Jenny answered the door.

"Hi," Jenny said,"I'm Jenny. You must be Tony."

"Yeah," Tony said shaking her hand.

"Come on in," Jenny stood aside to let them in,"I just made some lemonade."

"Well, I will be back tonight," Gibbs said, but was stopped by Tony.

"Woe, woe, woe! Where are you going?" Tony whispered to him.

"I want you two to spend some quality time together, so I will be back later. Give her a chance. It won't kill you," Gibbs said leaving. Tony walked over to a smiling, overjoyed Jenny, and sighed.

"So, I heard you like movies," Jenny said,"So I thought we would first eat lunch. I have your favorite... Pizza with extra pepperoni and cheese! I also have lemonade, soda, and other drinks."

"Cool," Tony said slightly,"What movies do you have?"

"You are just gonna have to see for your self." Jenny said directing him toward a large bookshelf filled with movies. Tony was amazed.

"It's beautiful," an overjoyed Tony said.

"My kids don't really appreciate my movie collection. I'm glad I finally have someone to share them with." Jenny said rubbing his back. They ate lunch after that and then watched some of Tony's favorite movies. Around 9 o'clock they sat down to talk.

"So," Jenny said,"I hope you're having fun."

"I am," Tony said chuckling,"To tell you the truth..."Tony got serious,"I really, really, really wanted to hate you. I wanted to find something wrong with you, to get my dad to break up with you."

"Oh," Jenny said, not really knowing how to take that,"So, did you?"

"Nope. I like you. I hope you stick around, I really do. My mother bailed, and so did my step-mothers," Tony cleared his throat,"It's nice that I have something in common with you. I like that you're trying."

"I promise you this Tony," Jen said putting an arm around him,"I will never, ever bail on you. I really like you Tony. I like having something in common with you. You are a really cool kid." Jenny kissed his temple and hugged him. Tony now was fully convinced that this was the person for his dad.

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Gibbs picked Tim up from his friends house while Tony was with Jen. It was about 1:30. Tim had on newer sneakers, shorts, and a green tee on. He walker over to Gibbs shyly.

"Hi," Tim said looking at his feet,"I'm Timothy, but you may call me Tim."

"Nice to meet you Tim. Ready to go?"

"Sure, where are we going?"

"Well your mom told me you liked computers, so I thought you could show me how to use one."

Tim's face lit up,"Really? You want me to help you?"

"Yep."

When they got to Gibbs' house they started working on the computer. Tim loved talking about computers, his face lit up with every word. Tim felt more relaxed talking about computers and Gibbs was happy to see him so upbeat. Suddenly Tim's smile disappeared.

"You are probably bored with me right?" Tim said,"I know that I'm a geek."

"No, you're not a geek," Gibbs said,"Why do you think I'd be bored with you?"

"Well... mom's boyfriends usually don't like me. They think I'm a dork."

"Well, I think you are really smart," Gibbs said,"And you fixed my computer." Tim laughed.

"Yeah."

"You really are a good kid, you know."

"Thank you." Tim smiled at Gibbs and Gibbs smiled back.

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At the end of the night Gibbs and Jenny exchange notes on the first meeting of the kids.

"Tony is such a sweet boy," Jenny said,"I absolutely adore him."

"Tim is a very smart kid. He even fixed my computer." Gibbs said chuckling.

"So, do you think we should move on to level 2?"

"Level 2?"

"Ziva and Jimmy," Jen chuckled.

"Yeah. Ziva and the girls maybe hard to get through to."

"How so?"

"Nobody can really relate to Ziva. Her interests are... different from other children. She is kinda quiet, but if she's provoked," Gibbs chuckled thinking about the rath of Ziva,"Oh, it's not good."

"That bad? She's eight, how bad could it be?"

"You'd be surprised. What about Jimmy?"

"Jimmy is harder than Tim, but still easy. Just get a couple medical books from the library, you should be fine."

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Gibbs dropped Ziva off at Jenny's at 0700. They swapped kids for the day. Gibbs' first impression of Jimmy was a good one. Jimmy wore a lab coat, big goofy glasses, nurse shoes, and a doctors mask. Gibbs smiled at the kid's attire.

"Hi, I'm Jimmy and I want to be a M.E.,"Jimmy said smiling to Gibbs,"That means medical examiner!"

"My brother is a M.E." Gibbs said to the kid.

"Really? Than we can be friends," Jimmy said taking his hand. They walked out to the car and left. Jimmy went on talking about doctor stuff the whole time they were together.

Gibbs kept thinking to himself,'Ducky and him will get along just fine.'

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As Gibbs drove away from Jenny's house, Ziva immediately got shy. Jenny turned to the shy girl. Ziva wore long skinny jeans, a black shirt, her hair down, curly, and pretty, and nice sneakers. Ziva stood with perfect posture and confidence, but fear was in her eyes. Jenny took a step towards the girl and Ziva stepped back.

"I'm not gonna hurt you, Ziva," Jenny said softly, trying to keep still and refrain from sudden movements. Ziva scoffed as saying,'Yeah right' sarcastically.

"Look Ziva," Jenny said,"I know you all have been through alot, especially you. Your dad told me that his third wife was very cruel to you, and so was his forth wife, but I promise that I won't be."

"You cannot promise me anything," Ziva said harshly.

"Were they mean to you Ziva?"

"Yep. Abby's mom wasn't though, she was nice, I remember her. But the other two were very, very mean. Lola, the third one, would fight with dad all the time. She would hit us, we never told dad. Dad found out when Ducky caught her. They were only married seven months, but dad was only there for the beginning and end, he was touring in the war at the time. The forth one, Sarah, she would leave us alone for hours at a time, dad never knew."

"You have been through so much, Ziva," Jen said getting on her knees to be eye level with her, but still a distance away,"Is that why you like ninjas? They can protect themselves. You want to protect yourself, Ziva?"

"Yes," Ziva's voice was breaking.

"Ziva, I can teach you how to fight if you want. I learned some Mossad moves from a friend of mine, I can teach you," Jenny's voice was calm, but her eyes were serious.

"Really?" Ziva said almost crying,"Thank you." Jenny opened her arms and Ziva ran into her and started sobbing.

"D-don't let them come back," Ziva said hysterical,"Don't let them!"

"Oh, Ziva," Jen said rubbing the back of the girls head,"I won't let them ever come back, neither will your dad."

"What if dad goes on tour again. I have to protect my family!" Ziva said crying, pulling away to look at Jenny.

"No, no, no Ziva," Jenny said soothingly,"You do not ever have to worry about protecting your family, ever again. Even if your dad gets called back to the war. I promise."

"Who will protect us then?"

"Ziva, I will protect you. I promise."

"Y-y-you will?"

"No matter what." Jen said, then she kissed her forehead. Ziva held her tightly, as Jenny lifted her up and carried her to the couch. Jenny sat down with Ziva cradled in her arms.

"So, when can you start teaching me about fighting?" Ziva asked smiling.

"When ever you want."

"How about now?" Ziva said smiling.

"Sure, sweetheart." Jenny said kissing her forehead. The Jenny started showing Ziva fighting moves.

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At the end of the day Jenny and Gibbs went for a walk.

"So, how was Jimmy?" Jenny asked.

"He was good. He really wants to meet Ducky. They will hit it off. How was Ziva?" Gibbs asked her.

"Ziva is a beautiful, beautiful, special girl," Jenny stated,"She seemed terrified of me at first, but them she told me about your third and forth wives." Gibbs nodded in understanding.

"I could not believe what was going on with my third wife. I felt so terrible that I bought all my kids great gifts, but I still had to earn their trust back."

"Jethro, after I talked to her I told her I would always be there for her and protect her. And I meant that. She started to cry, in my arms, and I had to keep myself from crying. I love her so much." Jen said wiping away a run away tear. Gibbs held her and kissed her head.

"Thank you, Jenny."

"Anything for her. I cannot wait to meet Kate and Abby. Any pointers for meeting Kate?"

"I don't know. Kate is not as shy as Ziva, she has an attitude, so be careful."

"She's six. How bad could it be?"

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Gibbs dropped Kate off at Jenny's around noon. Things didn't start off really well. Kate wasn't really happy to be there and Jenny didn't know what to do with her.

"So," Jenny said staring at the girl in pink," Do you like music?"

"Abby likes music," Kate said crossing her arms,"Abby's music is loud."

"What do you like?"

"I like books."

"I have some books, if you want me to read you one."

"Okay," Kate said smiling. They started to read books and Kate warmed up to Jenny. After they read, Jenny did Kate's hair. Kate liked Jenny now, Jenny was the mom she never had.

That night Gibbs picked them both up and Jenny was going to meet Abby. Jenny was excited to meet her, she wondered what she was like. Jenny was going to spend time with her, then put her to bed. When they got to the house, Jenny sat outside on the patio and waited for Abby. Finally, Abby came over.

"Hi," Abby said to Jenny.

"Hi. You must be Abby," Jenny said knelling on the ground in front of her,"I heard a lot about you."

"I'm sorry," Abby said looking nervous.

"Sweetheart, you don't have to be sorry. How old are you again?"

"Three."

"Wow," Jenny said trying to get the girl to smile,"Do you want to listen to music?"

"Okay," Abby's face lit up and she grabbed Jenny's hand to lead her into her room. That was the start of a beautiful relationship.

That night before everyone went to bed, Jenny and Gibbs brought their kids over to Gibbs' and announced the engagement. The kids were ecstatic. They were so happy. They were all going to move into Jenny's huge house by the end of the summer. Things would be different, and that's where problems arise.

Hope you like this chapter!