WOULD THEY APPROVE?
SUMMARY: Take place after "Mine". Tony has an important question for his dad!
A/N: So, this is one of the shorts one's I said I would write; it's right at 500 words, I think. I hope to get the first of my "conclusions" written next!
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It was the stillness of the house that bothered Leroy Jethro Gibbs. With his hand discreetly on his gun, he walked down the hall and into the living room.
"Tony," He called softly, seeing his son staring at the wall farthest away.
"Would…" Tony's voice trailed off.
"What are you doing son?" Gibbs's eyebrows furrowed with confusion. He could tell by the sound of his child's voice that something was wrong.
Tony moved to one side as he asked quietly, "Would they have approved?"
Gibbs breath caught in his chest as he saw the picture that Tony's body had been hiding, "Tony?"
"I was just thinking…" Tony's gaze never left the picture. He didn't finish his statement but then again he didn't need to.
Gibbs walked over to his side, his arm snaking around his son's shoulders as they stared at the picture together.
It was one of the last pictures that Gibbs had taken of the two most important women in his life. A time he never thought he'd look back on with sadness.
He smiled gently at the image. Kelly was sitting on her mom's lap, a grin on her face. Shannon was resting her chin on top of her daughters' head gently, her arms holding her only child tightly around the waist. Kelly had her arms resting atop her mother's; their hands clinging to one another.
The picture was taken right after Kelly had gotten home from day camp, all smiles, her face slightly pink from the afternoon sun.
He remembered all the conversations he and Shannon had, had about having more children; their words whispered as Kelly snuggled between them.
When she had been too young to understand Kelly had asked for an older brother. Her daddy had chuckled softly, telling her gently that it simply didn't work that way. It hadn't bothered the little girl.
Gibbs knew that his baby girl wanted an older sibling because of her best friend whose older brother doted on her.
It wasn't until the year they were taken that the parents started to talk of adoption. Sure they loved their little girl with all their heart…they also wanted to have more kids.
Sadly Shannon and her husband never got to make that final decision.
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Gibbs gave a soft sigh as he came back to the present. He looked over at his son and smiled.
There was no doubt in his mind that Tony being in his life was mixed blessing from the two he loved and lost to soon.
"Dad?" Tony looked at the older man with worry.
Gibbs leaned in to give him a gentle kiss on the temple, "I know they would approve."
Tony smiled and together the two continued to look at the picture of the mother and daughter.