The Gibbs's week in Stillwater went way quicker than anyone expected. It seemed like one minute they were just entering Jackson's store and the next they were packing up to leave.
"Goodbye dad I'll try to call more and I may send Maggie up here for a week before she goes to camp in June."
"Goodbye Jack try to stay out of trouble."
"Bye Grandpa Gibbs I hope I can come this summer. Though I skip camp this year so I can be in D.C. for the trial."
The police had arrested and convicted on charges of child abuse and abandonment and his trial was set for June 4th. Maggie's school let out May 23rd and she was leaving for to be a camp counselor June 1st- June 15th.
"No you aren't Maggie you already volunteered and besides it's your last summer of high school you should enjoy it with your camp friends you may never see again. Not sitting in some court room with a child abuser and his victim." Shannon argued.
"Besides we will call and tell you how it went." Gibbs added.
"Bye Leroy stay in touch and don't get yourself killed."
"Bye Shannon try to keep Leroy in line."
"Bye Maggie don't grow up too much on me. I want to recognize you when you come back this summer."
"Bye little Tony I hope my Leroy can adopt you and I can see you a lot more often."
It had been decided Tony would live with the Gibbs's until the trial as a foster child and hopefully after become an official Gibbs through adoption after.
"This is where you are going to live for now on little guy." Gibbs whispered as he carried Tony through the door.
"You sure you can get him up the stairs OK Jethro?" Shannon asked.
Tony had gotten a cast put on his leg by the doctor in Stillwater and couldn't really walk so the Gibbs's had to carry him around most of the time.
"Yeah I got him." Gibbs whispered.
Gibbs carried Tony upstairs to the small bedroom the Gibbs family used as a guest room. It had been Maggie's room until she turned ten. That's when Gibbs decided he needed to move on so him and Shannon cleaned out Kelly's old room and gave it to Maggie. Now it would be Tony's if they got to keep him. He placed Tony on the twin bed, tucked him in and left the room.
"He OK?" Maggie asked entering her room.
"Oh yeah I wanted to read him a bedtime story but he was already asleep." Gibbs told her.
"Alright hey I'm going to meet Jimmy at Rock Creek can I use the car?" Maggie asked.
"Sure just be home by six for dinner and call me when you get there." Gibbs told her.
"Thanks dad!" Maggie called grabbing her keys off her desk and running off.
"She going to meet Jimmy?" Shannon asked.
"What else would she be doing?" Gibbs asked.
"Those two are so much like us when we are younger." Shannon commented.
"Oh I was way cooler then Palmer!" Gibbs argued.
"Jethro you weighed like eighty pounds yet ate everything in sight and all us girls had a debate about whether or not you could talk." Shannon teased.
Around six Maggie returned home from her date with Jimmy and Gibbs went to wake up Tony.
"Hey little guy it's time to wake up for dinner." Gibbs said shaking Tony awake.
"mhmmm" Tony groaned.
"Come on I got ya." Gibbs replied picking Tony up.
"Now Jethro don't get too used to carrying him around. I want to get him in physical therapy as soon as possible." Shannon warned.
"WOW when I was the kid mom was the sensitive one and dad was the tough one." Maggie said.
"Hey I'm still tough it's just he can't help himself and Shan I know I just want him to have some love." Gibbs replied setting Tony in the booster seat he had gotten out of the attic.
"Alright everybody I made spaghetti." Shannon said carrying the pot over to the table.
She set it down and began serving her family.
"I get some?" Tony asked.
"Of course you do Tony we always fed you in Stillwater why would you think you weren't?" Shannon asked.
"Cook off weekends so I know eat." Tony explained.
"Well I cook for everyone just like grandpa Jack." Shannon replied tousling Tony's hair.
"OK" Tony replied nervously.
Once dinner had been served and Tony had been bathed Gibbs changed him into the PJ's Abby had brought over for Tony and tucked him into bed.
"Alright little guy just call if you need anything." Gibbs told him turning off the light.
Tony nodded and Gibbs exited the room.
"I'm going to go to bed too I think." Shannon said.
"Night" Gibbs said kissing her on the cheek.
"What you gonna do Maggie?" Gibbs asked.
"Just watch some T.V." Maggie replied.
"Alright" Gibbs replied.
About an hour later Gibbs heard Tony calling on the baby monitor he had bought.
"GIBBS! I NEED POTTY NOW!" Tony cried.
Gibbs ran from the basement to the second floor of the house as he ran he heard Tony yelling
"GIBBS NOW! HWRRY GIBBS!" he cried.
Gibbs started running faster just as he reached the door he heard Tony scream "GIBBS!"
"G…Gibbs I cowldn't wait." Tony said as Gibbs opened the door.
Gibbs looked and saw Tony sitting up in the bed, crying while looking at the wet spot.
"Aw it's OK Tony it happens I'll get you cleaned up." Gibbs whispered.
"Yow won't hit me?" Tony asked.
"Of course not." Gibbs assured.
He picked up Tony and stripped the bed. He left the room and was carrying Tony to the bathroom. When Shannon coming out of their room.
"Jethro I heard screaming what happened?" She asked concerned.
"It's OK Tony just had an accident." Gibbs replied.
"Alright here give me the sheets and I will put them in the wash then take care of the mattress. We may have to keep him with us tonight." Shannon said. "Oh and I think we should get him a liner this is probably just a freak thing but still I don't want to have to wash the mattress every night and the broken leg will make getting to the bathroom hard."
"OK maybe even pull-ups." Gibbs replied.
That night once he was cleaned up Gibbs put Tony in bed with him and Shannon.
"'m sorry" Tony said.
"Hey don't worry it wasn't your fault." Gibbs assured.
Gibbs pulled Tony close to him and held on until he finally fell asleep.