Disc: I do not own the characters or the show of NCIS. I do Angel & Izzy DiNozzo.

Couple: Leroy Jethro Gibbs & Anthony DiNozzo

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Tony got there eventually. He heaves two of the three large duffle bags over his shoulder and grabbed Sage's

"Come on, Sage, the girls are waiting for you."

I still had to figure out how to do things. My sister-in-law had recently told me that she was getting married and moving. She said she was going to miss the girls but she wanted to start her own family and I couldn't, in good conscience, stop her. I'd worry about that later when I was alone. I moved inside and let Sage off her leash. She rushed around until she found the twins, then stopped at Gibbs to get a good sniff of him. Gibbs rubbed her head, after letting her sniff his hand and smiled. "Good girl."

Angel came over and snuggled the dog as Izzy followed. Izzy looked up at me.

"Daddy, did you get everything?"

Izzy went second, hugging the dog, which was rare but she now had her face buried in Sage's neck.

"Daddy, we got Chinese."

I smirked, those were my girls! "Yes, I got your stuffed anime and your clothes. I am going to go put your cloths and toys in the guest room and put my things in the other room."

Gibbs walked over, looking at me and asked, "Got more in the car, Tony?" I nodded and reached down with one hand to stroke Sage's head.

"Yeah, I have mystuff still in the car. There's also Sage's dishes and food in there, as well. You don't have to help Boss."

Gibbs looked at me and then gently slapped the back of my head.

"It's Jethro when we're not at work, or if you want, Gibbs works, but I am not your Boss right now, just your friend."

I went outside with him and grabbed the dog food and bowls as he grabbed my large duffle bag. I headed in to put the dog food and bowls in the kitchen. I went and grabbed the girls' duffle bags and Gibbs walked upstairs with me. He tossed my duffle bag into one guest room, it landed on the bed. I went into the other guest room and started to open the drawers to put the girls' things away in the drawers. Gibbs started to help, grabbed the other bag and began putting the things in the other side of the drawers. I kept the girls' toys in their bags and set them in the corner of the room.

Gibbs watched me closely as I worked.

"Tony, I am proud of you. Those girls love you and praise you. You have become a good father and those girls idolize you."

I looked at him, totally shocked. He had just given me a compliment? I went over to him and felt his forehead with the back of my hand, as if I was checking his temperature.

"Gibbs, are you sick? You just gave me a compliment."Gibbs laughed and pushed my hand off. He continued to look at me.

"I am giving you a compliment, but only where it's due. But if you ask me to admit to it, in front of the team, you are not going to get that."

I shook my head, now that's Gibbs!

"Got it! Won't ask you to say it in front of the team."

Gibbs put his hand on my back and pushed me out of the door and towards the stairs.

"Lets eat! The girls are hungry and so am I. I noticed that Izzy has your attitude, right down to the joking around. Angel's a little more shy, but they're both good girls. They were little angels in the car as we drove to get food and they knew exactly what they wanted."

I shrugged slightly as I looked at him.

"They don't cause a lot of trouble, they like to trick their teachers but nothing bad that would get them expelled, just some small jokes with them confusing the teacher and other students. Izzy is mostly the lead in all the pranks and jokes. Angel is more like her mother, she was quiet but she had a big heart." My voice trailed away.

Gibbs nodded. We walked into the kitchen, where they were waiting. As Gibbs and I got some plates and served out the food. I gave each girl a glass of milk. I walked over and put the dog's dishes outside with food and water in the bowls. The back yard was as big as mine and she would sleep with the girls. It was something she had been doing for four years now.

We ate dinner quietly. The girls were still tired from today's events and I headed them upstairs for a bath and put them to bed soon after we had all finished eating. As I sat on the bed, they were laying down with Sage, who was at the edge of the bed. I read them one of their books, which I'd brought over, and they soon started to fall asleep. I stood up and walked out, glancing at Gibbs who was leaning against the door frame.

Gibbs looked at me, as he touched my back, guiding me out and closing the door.

"You're raising those girl just right, Tony."

We headed downstairs to the basement, leaving the door open in case the girls needed us. I sat at the bottom of the stairs, watching him work. I couldn't help myself, I just opened my mouth and spilled it all out for Gibbs.

"Yeah, well, Lilly is getting married and moving on. I can't blame her after ten years of helping me raise the children. She deserves her own family. Just need to find someone to watch them, 'cause of work. She was also helping me pay the rent on the house. So got to find away to pay all that too."

Gibbs looked at me.

"You know, Tony, this house is too big for just me. There are two rooms, spare rooms, and this place gets lonely sometimes. Would be nice to have kids in the house again."

I was stunned! I just sat there and looked at Gibbs.

"G..G..Gibbs, you d..d.. don't have to do that for m..m..me," I stuttered.

He went back to work on the boat. "You pay half the bills! And you said that they're my godchildren, I don't mind having them around, and you I can handle! There a widow across the street that has a daughter about their age and she's a good friend. I could get her to watch the kids when we have to work overtime at work, on a case. She could use the extra money from babysitting."

I was a shocked at what he was saying. I was just staring at him with my mouth open. This was the same guy I worked for, for years now. He was offering something I would have never thought he would offer. He wasn't a bad guy; he had a good heart, he just didn't show it a lot, but the team knew it was there.

Gibbs looked at me again.

"Tony, you just going to stare at me with your mouth wide open or you going to answer me? Tony?"

I shook my head and closed my mouth.

"If you don't mind, Gibbs, I would really appreciate it. I wouldn't mind helping the widow with some extra money. The girls would like to have a friend in the area." I gave him my patented hundred watt DiNozzo smile.

I stood up because I knew the girls would be up about 0600 or 0700 and I needed to get some sleep so I could be ready to entertain them! Tomorrow was Saturday and we didn't have a case to work.

"Night, Gibbs"

He had surprised me a lot today and my feelings had grown exponentially stronger for him, through it all. It may be hard to live with a man you have a crush on, especially as he's also got to be totally straight! I had to give it a shot, I could always find another job and move , if I had to!

I headed up the stairs.

"Night, Tony."

I could hear him, still working on the boat, as I headed up the stairs and went to bed. I laid there for quite a while, just thinking. All through today, it had been shown to me that I had good friends, who were willing to help. I knew the rest of the team would want to help now. I do regret never telling them about the twins. I should have.