Tony walked into his ex-girlfriend's appointment. He didn't understand why he was so good a judging character on the job but when it came to woman he was clueless. At least with Wendy, Jeanne and every other mistake he made he was the only one who got hurt. Sherry had hurt his child too and the issues she could have from this. Would outweigh everything that had been done to him. He found Sadie lying on the floor of the closet. He picked up his little girl and carried her out of the apartment. As he stepped outside

"Who are you?" Sadie asked.

"I'm Tony you are going to live with me from now on." Tony explained.

"New daddy?" Sadie asked.

"Yeah I'm you're daddy." Tony replied.

"Won't leave?" Sadie asked.

"No I will never leave you." Tony assured.

"Good" Sadie replied before falling back asleep.


Gibbs watched his son interact with his newly discovered daughter. He thought that he knew his SFA better but in that moment he saw him in a whole new light. He was so gentle and loving. He never doubted that Tony would make an excellent father one day but he never expected it to happen like this. Just like any father he hoped that his son would become a father in the traditional way. He would meet a girl, fall in love with her, get married, and have kids. Instead Tony had dated a girl and she had broken his heart. Then three years later when her lies blew up in her face. She came forward and told Tony that he had a kid. Gibbs got closer to his son. In the pale glow of the apartment's porch light. He noticed how much the child looked like his son. She had his curly brown hair, emerald eyes and smile. When she saw Gibbs she buried her head in Tony's neck.

"Did you call child services?" Tony asked in a whisper.

"Yeah they want to talk to you but I gave them my address and your cell number." Gibbs replied.

"Good" Tony replied.

"Is she OK?" Gibbs asked.

"Yeah" Tony replied.

"Great well are you ready to go?" Gibbs asked.

"Yeah" Tony replied.

"Go where?" Sadie asked.

"Go to your new house. You are going to live with Gibbs and I from now on." Tony explained.

"Who Gibbs?" Sadie asked.

"Sadie this is my Boss and dad Mr. Gibbs. Boss this is Sadie my little girl." Tony introduced.

"Hi Gibbs" Sadie greeted tiredly

"Good to meet you Sadie." Gibbs replied.


Tony could not believe he was standing in Kelly Gibbs's bedroom. In the nearly thirteen years he had known Gibbs this door had been locked. Before he knew about Kelly he never thought much about the locked door. He figured it was Gibbs's office or where his boss kept his porn stash. One day when he had been with Gibbs about six months. He was recovering from a work related injury and found a box of kiddie toys in the closet while looking for blankets. He knew that Gibbs had been divorced three times and just assumed he had simply lost a kid to a custody battle. It was only after he found out about Kelly that he truly became curious about what was behind that door. Child Service had called and said that they were coming by in the morning for an inspection. So they had to move quickly to make sure they would pass and Tony wouldn't have to lose his daughter again.

"You sure it's OK for me to use this room Boss?" Tony asked.

"Somebody should." Gibbs grunted.

"I guess but this room has always been practically sacred. In fact tonight is the first time I have even seen inside." Tony replied.

"Tony, Kelly has been gone twenty-three years now and of course I still miss her but there comes a time where you just have to let go and move on." Gibbs explained.

"Are you sure Kelly would be OK with us changing her room?" Tony asked.

"Even if Kelly were still here she would be in her thirties by now and out on her own. She always wanted an older brother and would be more than happy to give her room up if he needed it. DiNozzo you are my son. So Kelly is your sister and she understands." Gibbs explained.

"Alright but if you change your mind let me know and I can start looking for two bedroom units right away." Tony replied.

"I won't change my mind." Gibbs assured.

"This room is pretty well-kept considering it hasn't been used in twenty-three years." Tony observed.

"I clean in here a lot. I can't let it go to hell." Gibbs explained.

"Oh" Tony replied.

"Enough chit-chat we need to get this room ready if we want it to be done by morning." Gibbs replied.

"On it Boss!" Tony cried.


Once the room was done Tony went downstairs and found Sadie sitting on the couch watching Disney Channel. She seemed so happy and well-adjusted it was hard to believe she had such a negligent mother. Tony wondered what damage had been done to her in the two years she had been with Sherry. When his little girl saw him her eyes lit up and she started clapping and smiling.

"Tony!" Sadie cried.

"Hi Sadie boo. Do you mind calling me daddy?" Tony asked sitting down beside his daughter.

"OK daddy." Sadie replied.

"Are you ready to see your new room?" Tony questioned.

"OK" Sadie replied.

"Come on let's go and then I am going to give you a bath." Tony replied.

"OK" Sadie replied.

"That's my girl." Tony replied picking up his daughter and carrying her upstairs.


Once Sadie was bathed Tony dressed her in a pair of purple pajamas with red roses on them. From the bag of clothes he had gotten from Breena's cousin. He carried her back into her room, placed her on her bed, tucked her in, and red her the story of the three little pigs. She was already asleep by the time he finished his story. He looked over and saw Gibbs leaning against the door frame.

"Good night Sadie. I love you very much sleep well." Tony replied.

"You're a natural DiNozzo." Gibbs said.

"I hope so Boss." Tony replied turning and leaving the room.


A/N: Sadie seems to really like Tony so far. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.