Both Gibbs and Ziva sat by Sarah's bed all night they looked decidedly disheveled, when Jenny came walking into the room. Gibbs looked at Jenny from his chair telling her "Before you say anything I have had all night to think about this I want to adopt Sarah!"
Those words woke Ziva from her half-sleeping state as she whips her head round looking at Gibbs so fast you could hear the vertebrae in her neck crack. Slack-jawed and their eyes bulging both Jenny and Ziva say in unison "YOU WANT TO WHAT?"
Trying to keep a straight face Gibbs repeated slowly, "I didn't stutter did I... I want to adopt Sarah, give her a home!"
Jenny being the practical one stated, "Why don't we run DNA"
"Don't need DNA to know my daughter..." Said Gibbs "But if you need to run it Jenny go ahead have Abby put a rush on it"
Jenny could read the expression on Gibbs face he didn't need the test Gibbs said "Those blue eyes are my proof." Turning to face Jenny, Gibbs asks, "How fast can you get someone from legal here."
With a chuckle, Jenny replied, "Would 15 minutes due."
"That will be fine Jenny..." Gibbs said, "She has seen enough bad in her life!" Gibbs said
From the bed came Sarah's voice saying "Excuse me but did I hear you correctly you want to adopt me... you don't even know me!"
Gibbs looked at Sarah staing "Yup!"
"Did anyone think ask me if I want to be adopted!" Sarah exclamed
"Do you want to be adopted?" Ziva asked Sarah.
"Well... yes, but I want it to be my choice..." Her head hit the pillow and she staired at the celing "Besides, I tried to kill you and my own mother..." Sarah reminded them
Looking at Gibbs Sarah asked him "Why do you want adopt me?"
"To protect you..." Gibbs told her, "You are an American Citizen Sarah, and you are my child I want to give you my name!"
Sarah started crying not sure what to believe anymore Gibbs told her "Not all men are like Ari, Sarah."
Sarah told him between sobs "They always said that if I found my father that you would not want me"
Gibbs raised her chin so they were eye to eye he took a tissue from the bedside wiping away her tears telling her "They told you that so you would never look for me Sarah"
Throwing her arms, round Gibbs Sarah whispered, "Love you dad."
Michelle Lee entered the room saying, "Here are the adoption papers you asked for Gibbs." He takes a moment thumbs through them making sure everything he asked for was included and Signs them
Sarah although not quite sure what to think as events unfold before her eyes she takes a moment to pause as she takes the papers from her father and signs them before she hands them to her mom. Ziva signs the papers handing them to Michelle.
Gibbs looks up at Agent Lee telling her, "Expedite this Michelle. I am going from here to the court house" Michelle tells him.
Gibbs announces we are going to Stillwater, Pennsylvania for a the weekend I think you should meet my father Sarah
Chuckling Ziva told Sarah "He must really like you, I worked with your dad for three years before I met Jackson."
Raising her brow Ziva told Jethro, don't you think we should call ahead; you don't want Jackson to have a heart attack!
Sarah laughs as she says Mom.
Rolling his eyes Gibbs says got a point Ziva.
Gibbs, Sarah, and Ziva all pile into Gibbs car and pull out of the parking lot. Gibbs starts driving it didn't take Ziva long to figure out they were not headed for the highway Leroy I thought we were going to Stillwater!?
He looked at Ziva saying "We are, I am making a side trip first, I am going to answer Sarah question" said Gibbs
With raised brow, Ziva looked at him "what's that?"
Without taking his eyes off the road he told Ziva "She asked me why I wanted to adopt her, we are here lets go!"
Sarah looked at him saying, "This is a graveyard dad."
Gibbs replied, "Yes, it is Sarah!"
The three of them walk up to a head stone, on the face of the stone it reads Shannon beloved wife, Kelly beloved daughter. The surname reads "Gibbs"
Gibbs said as his voice broke they were killed by a drug dealer, Kelly was 8!
Sarah bowed her head saying יכול אותך תמיד להיות מוחזק בשלו אוהב ידיים
Ziva shed a tear saying, "That was sweet Sarah."
Gibbs looks at Ziva asking, "What did she say?"
"May you always be held in his loving arms...!" Sarah told him.
Gibbs gave his daughters hand a gentle squeeze saying "Thank you Sarah"
Gibbs cell phone rings "Leroy, I wanted to let you know the adoption went through." Gibbs smiles as he says thanks Jenny. Ziva studies his face good news, yes! Wait a moment Jenny he told her I want to put you on speaker for this. For what Sarah said.
Acting like the preverbal cat that ate the canary Gibbs said OK, Jenny now.
Jenny's voice said, "Sarah, your new name is Sarah David-Gibbs." At hearing the news Sarah runs at Gibbs, hitting him so hard he knock him off his feet hugging him!
"I'm got a question!" Sarah exclaimed, "Does this mean I have both a mother and a father?"
"Yes, you have both a mother and a father..." Gibbs said
"We may not be husband and wife yet, but you have just made me very happy!" Ziva Said
Jenny said, "Then let me make you even happier; the Paris mess has been cleared up sooner than expected." "Jenny can you meet us in Stillwater, Pennsylvania" said Gibbs. Jenny asked, "What did you have in mind Jethro? Gibbs shrugged his shoulders saying, "We have tried the big wedding, let's try small and intimate this time."
Ziva smiles as she said "That and introduce Sarah to Jackson her only living grandfather."
Jenny thought What about Eli before she said, "I will be there..."
Gibbs said, "That reminds me I need to call ahead!"
Jenny stated, "Good plan, see you there."
The trio walks to the car although in Sarah's case it was more of a run dragging both Gibbs and Ziva behind her. Gibbs hits a button on his phone Dad, I am coming home for a visit, and bringing company can you have three rooms ready
Jackson Gibbs said, "Three... Leroy what's going on?"
Gibbs replied, "I will enplane when we get there OK."
5 hours later in front of the Gibbs residence Leroy said "Dad, you remember Ziva, my fiancé!" Jackson 'Gibbs looks at the two of them asking, "who is this other lovely young woman."
Sarah announces with pride "I'm their daughter!"
Jackson raised his brow looking at Gibbs asking "something you want to tell me son!"
Clapping his father on the back Gibbs said, "Let's go inside dad... it's a long story"