A/N: Hey guys! Okay, I know that I haven't in ages! But this chapter was a lot harder than I thought it would be, and even though I spent AGES on this, it's pretty crap. So, I am very sorry for the wait, and I am very sorry for the crappy-ness of this chapter.
Tony's Family: Story 1
Chapter 4
"What's wrong, baby?" Tony asked the crying girl in his arms. Destiny just shook her head and buried into Tony's chest. Tony's face fell more, if that was even possible. Gibbs felt horrible. Gibbs decided that he had to break his own rule.
""Tony," he started. "I am so sorry." Tony looked at him.
"It's not your fault, Boss." And as an afterthought, he added, "Rule six." Tony gave him a small grin. Gibbs snorted quietly, but collected himself.
"I am sorry though. I had her for all of five minutes, and she comes back crying."
"Its fine, Gibbs. All kids cry." Tony told him. Destiny pulled on Tony's sleeve, tears, still running down her cheeks.
"Yeah, baby?" Tony looked down at her.
"I…I w-want my d-d-daddy!" she sobbed. Tony was confused, not understanding what she meant.
"I'm right here, bug." He told her. The child shook her head violently.
"My real daddy!" she wailed loudly. Tony felt as if he had been punched in the gut. A thousand times. His face crumpled completely, just barely being able to hold the tears that threated to fall. He slumped in his chair. The statement had been wailed so loud that the entire squad-room heard it. Everybody had come to love the little girl and they all liked Tony, so when they heard the cry, everyone had stopped doing what they were doing, turning the office, except from the cries from the small girl. Tony quickly passed Destiny off to Gibbs, before bolting to the mens room, escaping the suffering pressure and attention. He couldn't hold the tears anymore.
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"I want my dada." Destiny mumbled repeatedly into Gibbs' shirt. The grey-haired agent started pacing slowly with the girl, rubbing her back gently.
"I know you do, Des. But you know he can't come back." He told her softly, motioning to Ziva to check on Tony. Destiny looked up at him.
"Why?" she asked, finally calming down slowly.
"Do you remember what I told you sometimes happens to Marines?" he asked.
"They go with the angels."
"Yeah, that's what happened with your daddy."
"Oh yeah." Destiny whispered.
"But he will always be here." Gibbs gently probed Destiny's chest where her heart was. "And now you have Tony, and he's good at being your second daddy, isn't he?" Destiny nodded, and leaned heavily against Gibbs. "Do you want to see me scare some people?" he whispered to her, trying to cheer her up. She smiled slightly and nodded. "Cover your ears." He told her, and once she did so, he yelled, "HEY! Back to work!" suddenly the office was filled with gossip and keyboard noises. Destiny gave a half-hearted giggle.
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Meanwhile in the bathroom
Tony was pacing in the small room, running his hands through his hair as tears made their way down his face. This was the sight that greeted Ziva when she entered the mens room.
"Tony?" she said softly. Tony looked up at her, moving his gaze from the floor.
"I'm not good enough for her am I?" he said, voice shaking. Ziva pulled him into a tight.
"Tony, I don't think anyone could be a better father to Destiny." She told him. Tony buried his face in her curly locks.
"She wants her real dad, and that's not me." He mumbled. Ziva pulled away to face him.
"She is five, upset and missing her biological father. As she older, she with either start to forget her biological family, or she will naturally be curious about them and want to know why she was adopted. It's gonna happen weather we want it to or not." She told him softly but slowly. Tony sighed, nodding as Ziva wiped the few last tears away.
"I feel so stupid." He told her, washing his face.
"Why?" Ziva asked him, leaning against the sinks. Tony looked at her for a moment.
"I ran away at a small, simple thing!" he moved over to the hand dryer.
"You are still getting used to things, Tone. You will get used to it eventually." Ziva hugged him before patting his cheek and walking out if the mens room. Tony took a few more moments to collect himself before walking back to his desk.
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What Tony first noticed when made his way to his desk, was that Destiny had stopped crying, and that everyone was staring at him. He kept his head down, avoiding any eye contact. He went straight to desk and sat down. He heard low murmurs start around him. He kept his head down and started on paperwork, when he felt a small tug on his pant leg. He looked down, seeing Destiny holding up her hands. He picked her up and placed her on his lap.
"I'm sowwy daddy." She mumbled into his chest, where she had buried her head.
"It's okay, Bug." He kissed her head, knowing that his team were watching him.
"Tony, take her home. It's been a long day." Gibbs told him softly. He turned to his other two agents. "You two too." They all started collected their stuff. Tony passed Destiny to Ziva and grabbed her bag and his.
"Thanks Boss." Tony mumbled as he tried to push pass the older man, but Gibbs stopped him. Tony looked down as Gibbs stared at him.
"Look at me, Tony." Gibbs said quietly. Tony ignored him. Gibbs tipped the young Italian's chin up so he was forced to look at him. "Things will be okay." Tony nodded.
"Night, Boss." Tony said, moving to join his team mates in the elevator.
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Tony and Destiny were both shattered, so Ziva ordered take-out and put on a Disney film for the three of them to watch. Not long after the food arrived, Tony and Destiny both fell asleep on the couch, Ziva not long after.
A/N: There! Finally typed up! I hoped you enjoyed it, even though this is not my best work. It will probably take me a while to post the next the chapter too, because of Christmas in a few days, so I will be seeing family. I hope you all have a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year filled with love and joy, or whatever holiday you celebrate. I will see you next time.
Chloe xxxxx
