When Tony got home Gibbs had not yet returned. He felt his heart speed up in his chest. He knew that his dad had gone to get the DNA sample from Liam. What if something had happened? He grabbed his cellphone and dialed his dad's number.

"Hey you've reached Gibbs. I can't pick up right now. Leave your name and number and I'll get back to ya."

Tony moved JJ from his stroller to his Rock N Play. By now his heart was racing. Gibbs was never unreachable. Especially when it came to his son. From what Tony had seen of Lynn she seemed to have a big and dangerous temper. If that bitch had hurt his dad she was a dead woman. He fell on to the couch and clutched his phone like it was made of gold. Maybe he was just being paranoid. Maybe Gibbs was just shopping or talking to one of his friends. He looked at his son who was jamming his fingers in his mouth and laughing. Sometimes he was envious of JJ's innocence. He didn't think he was ever that innocent not even when he was a baby and now he was an adult. An adult who had nearly been killed by his adoptive father and brother and watched his friend's wife die. Leaving him to raise their now orphaned son. His only lifeline through this whole ordeal. His biological father and the first person who truly cared for him Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Who was breaking his own rule and being unreachable.

"I'm worried about your grandpa, JJ." Tony told his son softly stroking his stomach.

Gibbs shifted nervously on the chair in the waiting room. When he called to report Lynnette for child abuse. He was not counting on the Stillwater PD waiting for him when he arrived home. He knew that he would have to give a statement but he figured they would call him back and give him a time to come over or ask him to give his statement over the phone. He had gone with officer Jenkins and was now waiting for an out of town officer to come and question him.

"Agent Gibbs, we're ready for you." Officer Jenkins called.

Gibbs stood and followed Agent Jenkins to the back office Stillwater used for questioning. The last time he was back there he was fifteen years old and he had been caught toilet papering Widow Morris's house. He was glad that old bird had died long before Tony came to Stillwater. Bad enough the stories Jack had told but his past was not important right now. His present and future were. For all he knew in a few days he could be raising a ten year old or fighting to gain custody of one. He sat down in the ancient metal chair across the table from the officer. If he had to guess it was the same chair as when he was a teenager but Jack wouldn't come bursting in and demand what he had done this time. Instead officer Jenkins stood in the back of the room and the out of town officer folded his hands on the table. Gibbs studied the man across from him. On the heavy side but far from fat, average height about five ten if he had to guess. Graying brown hair covered by a his cap, brown eyes and a scar starting on his forehead and ending at his nose. He could without reading the badge that this new officer was Philadelphia PD. The uniform hadn't changed since Tony had been with that department years ago. He knew that Stillwater was a small town and was surrounded by small towns but still it seemed hinky that this officer had come all the way from Philadelphia.

"Good afternoon Mr. Gibbs I am Officer Marley." Officer Marley introduced.

"Afternoon" Gibbs replied.

"According to Officer Jenkins here you reported a case of child abuse. You suspected that a Lynette Patterson was abusing her son Liam." Officer Marley stated.

"Yes sir she had no idea where he was and reeked of alcohol in the middle of the afternoon. I had seen her and Liam once before. When she showed up to my house at midnight claiming that Liam was my son from a one night stand. I noticed that he had bruises on his face. That at the time I assumed were from rough housing but this afternoon when I was collecting his toothbrush for a DNA sample. I noticed a fist mark in the wall and slightly lower dent in the shape of a child's head." Gibbs explained.

"Thank you Mr. Gibbs" Officer Marley replied.

"Am I free to go? I need to watch my grandson." Gibbs asked.

"Not just yet Mr. Gibbs." Officer Marley replied.

"What's going on? I told you everything I know." Gibbs asked.

"Ten year old Liam Patterson was brought into a hospital in Philadelphia with a gunshot wound this afternoon." Officer Marley explained.

"I...Is he OK?" Gibbs asked.

"The bullet grazed his arm. He was treated and is currently in the custody of Child Services in Philadelphia. He claims that his mother abandoned him outside a fire-station with only his father's number. They wouldn't take him in at the firehouse and his dad wants nothing to do with him. Child Services contacted him when Liam was first found. He was wandering the streets when he was caught up in the cross hairs of a robbery." Officer Marley explained.

"What's going to happen to him?" Gibbs asked.

"He is going to be placed in a temporary foster home until we can find family willing to take him in. if no relatives are found. He will be placed in the foster system permanent." Officer Marley explained.

"There is a chance I am his father. Can I take him? So he doesn't have to go to foster care even temporarily." Gibbs asked.

"I am sorry Mr. Gibbs but I cannot allow that. You must be a registered foster parent." Officer Marley apologized.

"I sent the DNA samples to the lab today. What if they come back as a match?" Gibbs asked.

"Then you fax the results to child services and they will put Liam in your custody." Officer Marley explained handing Gibbs a pad of paper to write down his information.

"What if he isn't my son? I don't want him in the system." Gibbs asked.

"Then you need to apply to be a foster parent." Officer Marley replied.

"Thank you officer Marley." Gibbs replied.

"Just doing my job and Mr. Gibbs. Good luck" Officer Marley replied.

A/N: Even if he isn't his son Gibbs will still try and take in Liam. How will Tony take having a little brother? More importantly how will he act when Gibbs comes home after being unreachable all afternoon? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.