Jimmy was stunned. He had never seen Tony act like that. What could have possibly made his friend run off like that ? All he had done was try to show off his new baby. Could the baby possibly be Tony's after all? Scratch that Jimmy didn't even recall Tony even having any dates when this little guy was created. A horrible thought came into Jimmy's mind. Had Tony had a baby brother or sister at some point? Had this child died through some fault of Tony's? Sure Tony never would hurt a person on purpose but what if there had been some horrible accident?
"Can you watch him for a second?" Jimmy asked placing Gabe on Tony's desk.
"Jimmy I can barely lift my head." Ziva replied.
"Well I need to go after Tony." Jimmy replied.
"What's going on down here?" Vance asked.
"Director this is me and Breena's adopted son Gabriel Donald Palmer." Jimmy said.
"Aw look at the cute little guy. You are probably the cutest baby I have ever seen. Except my kids of course." Vance cooed.
"Uh director can you do me a favor?" Jimmy asked.
"Of course I can daddy." Vance replied.
"Um could you possibly watch Gabe for a second I need to go look for Tony." Jimmy replied.
"Aw of course I haven't had a baby around in so long." Vance replied.
"Thank you uh director sir." Jimmy replied.
Vance took Gabe's carrier and headed up to his office and Jimmy headed off to find Tony. As he suspected Jimmy located Tony in his favorite spot. He sat Indian style on the floor in front of the fallen agent memorial wall. Jimmy quietly sat down beside his friend and placed his hand on his shoulder.
"Tony?" Jimmy asked quietly.
"What do you want Autopsy Gremlin?" Tony asked.
"Are you okay?" Jimmy asked.
"Why would anything be wrong?" Tony asked.
"Well I showed you my infant son and you ran off like you had seen a ghost." Jimmy replied.
"J...Jimmy I...I did something wrong." Tony replied.
"What happened Tony?" Jimmy asked.
"Seven months ago my dad came to me and told me he got a girl pregnant." Tony explained.
"How is that your fault?" Jimmy asked.
"He wanted me to marry the girl and raise the kid as my own. So he could play grandfather instead of perv who knocked up a baby." Tony replied.
"How much younger then you is the mom then your dad?" Jimmy asked.
"When the baby's grandmother was in high school she'd watch me while my mom was getting treatments." Tony explained.
"So she's?" Jimmy asked.
"The grandma is fifty eight and the mother is twenty three." Tony explained.
"Do you love the mother?" Jimmy asked.
"I met her once and she was still in diapers." Tony replied.
"So your dad expected you to marry a woman you don't even really know and raise his bastard so that he could look good?" Jimmy asked.
"Yeah" Tony replied.
"So why didn't you try to adopt the kid and raise it on your own?" Jimmy asked.
"Because my dad didn't want his son to have a bastard we were going to have a whirlwind ceremony and say the baby was early." Tony explained.
"That is not fair to you! Maybe in a culture where that is the norm but it's not here and you deserve to be with someone you truly love!" Jimmy ranted.
"I know but I still feel terrible." Tony replied.
"Why?" Jimmy asked.
"Because I am the reason a child was abandoned." Tony replied.
"No your father being an unfit parent and Gabe's mother not wanting him are the reasons a child was abandoned." Jimmy assured.
"I know but I shouldn't have abandoned the child! I've been abandoned! Now I do it to my own brother! What if he hadn't gotten adopted by such loving parents?! What if he had been put in foster care or went to horrible parents?!" Tony cried.
"Well he didn't he went to me and Breena and we love him more then anything already. Beside I know you and I know that you'd move heaven and earth to find that child and make sure he was happy and loved." Jimmy replied.
"Well what if I couldn't find him?!" Tony yelled.
"Why is this bothering you so much? I don't think it's just because me and Breena happened to be the ones who adopted Gabe." Jimmy asked.
"Because I think Ziva might be pregnant." Tony replied.
"Yeah so?" Jimmy asked.
"Well how is it fair that I raise another child but leave another child out in the cold?" Tony asked.
"But Gabe didn't get left out in the cold he got adopted by me and Breena and if Ziva is pregnant. You will raise that child with someone you love not some random girl just to make your dad look good." Jimmy assured.
"Yeah but what if he finds out I rejected him? And resents me or worse resents my child?" Tony asked.
"Well me and Breena will be honest with him if he asks. We will tell him that at the time you wanted to raise him but circumstances kept you from being his father but you still love him. Just as much as you love your child and we are beyond glad to have him as out son." Jimmy explained.
"Thanks Palmer Gabe is lucky to have you as a father." Tony replied.
"Thank you and if Ziva does turn out to be pregnant that child will be lucky to have you as a father." Jimmy replied.
"Thanks I needed to hear that Autopsy Gremlin." Tony replied.
"Anytime Tony." Jimmy replied.
"DiNozzo?" Gibbs called entering the room.
"What can I do for you Boss? Do we have a case?" Tony asked.
"No Ziver is really feeling bad and I'd like you to go ahead and take her to the hospital now." Gibbs replied.
"On it Boss." Tony replied.
Jimmy watched as Tony headed down to the bullpen with Gibbs to take care of Ziva. Before heading to the director's office to pick up Gabe. He leaned over the railing and watched Tony picked Ziva up in his arms and carried her out of the bullpen. Gibbs stood alone in the bullpen and hastily raised his hand to his face and acted like he was scratching his nose. He quickly turned and headed into Vance's office. After picking up his son. He headed back into the bullpen on his way out of the office. McGee was back at his desk eating a burger from him and Tony's favorite place. That Jimmy guessed had been making Ziva feel worse.
"Who's the kid Palmer?" Gibbs asked.
"Gibbs, McGee this is my son Gabriel Donald Palmer." Jimmy replied.
"He is a cute little guy." McGee said.
"Jimmy are you aware your kid looks just like DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked.
"He is his little brother." Jimmy replied.
"EWWWW!" McGee moned before discarding the rest of his buger in the trash-can beside his desk.
"Senior had another kid? At least he had the sense to give this one up before he hurt it the Tony." Gibbs replied.
"Actually he was trying to get Tony to raise him with the twenty-three year old he knocked up." Jimmy replied.
"Of course he did and where is the mother?" Gibbs asked.
"She left him on the doorstep of the firestation." Jimmy replied.
"Well I am glad he is with you. You and Breena will be good for him." Gibbs replied.
"Yeah the little guy couldn't ask for better parents then you guys." McGee added.
"Wait why didn't Tony get the kid?" Gibbs asked.
"Senior didn't want to be the grandfather of a bastard." Jimmy replied.
"That man never deserved Tony." Gibbs whispered.
"Jerk" McGee replied.
"Well I have to get this little guy back home before his mommy starts to worry." Jimmy replied.
A/N: So Tony knew all along about the kid but had no-way to help him. New chapter most likely Monday. Please review and thanks for reading.
