Gibbs woke at a round 5:30am to hear shuffling downstairs, it was unusual for anyone to be up before him. The only explanation was that there was a rather stupid intruder in him home, this vandal was gonna learn he messed with the wrong house.

Gibbs picked up his gun that was sitting in the top draw of his bedside cabinet, Jenny had threatened his manhood when ever he left it in reach of the children, and slowly crept downstairs and heard the intruder in the kitchen, Jesus this intruder was dumb.

"WHOS THERE?" Gibbs shouted as he quickly spun round the corner and aimed his weapon at who thought was the intruder, that person dropped a glass of milk and began screaming.

Tony heard a scream downstairs and ran down to see what was going on, he smirked as he took the scene in, his stunned father was pointing his gun at a terrified 7 year old.

"Way to go Dad, you finally got a good idea, to shoot the bitch" This snapped Gibbs out of his shocked state and he reached up and head slapped his son as he stood on the bottom step.

"Bed, Tony, NOW" Tony jogged back up stairs.

"Ziva, baby I'm sorry I thought you were an intruder" Gibbs once again had to cradle the sobbing child to him "What you doing out of bed at 5:30?"

"I was thirsty Da..Gibbs, I needed a drink, and didn't want to wake you, I had a nightmare"

"Oh Baby, you can call me Daddy if you want and mummy would love if you called us that, now bout your nightmare lets get you a drink and then you can come sleep in beside mummy and me and we'll keep the nightmares away"

11:00am

Gibbs and Jenny managed to get Ziva up without a fuss, Gibbs kissed Ziva's head and Jenny's cheek and went to tackle his other children but as he stepped out into the hall way he sighed as he watched Tony emerge from Abby room holding her close to him and mumble some crap to her that made her giggle

"Tony!" Gibbs called to his son

"What?" Tony sighed dramatically

"You forgot Bert" Gibbs smirked at Tony's confused expression before scooping Ziva up in his arms making her smile.

"After breakfast can I play outside daddy?" Ziva asked shyly

"Yeah sure but make sure Tony goes with you"

"What? No!" Tony complained coming out of Abby's room for a second time but now cuddling Abby, who in turn was cuddling her stuffed hippo Bert.

"Yes, Tony, I'm not asking, I'm telling!" Gibbs told his son sternly

"Fine" Tony muttered and walked towards the kitchen, slowly tackling the stairs slowly knowing his sister didn't like to go downstairs quickly.

Jenny placed a reassuring hand on her husbands shoulder, he smiled slightly at her as Ziva rested on his hip staring daggers at Tony's back

"Well I better get breakfast started" Jenny smiled brightly at Ziva who smiled back.

Breakfast was tense. Gibbs could have hit his son for some of the comments that were being indirect blows to little Ziva but on the plus side if you could call it that Abby had spent the time staring at her food, silently not making any attempt to laugh or even snigger at her brother's so called jokes

"Abby, sweetheart, you ok?" Jenny asked from where she sat opposite Ziva

Abby nodded for her seat next to her new sister

"Princess, you haven't touched you breakfast" Gibbs spook gently to his youngest daughter

"Not hungry" Abby shrugged

"But its pancakes, your favourite" Jenny stared at her daughter in concern glancing at Gibbs silently asking him to do something

"You two done?" Gibbs asked Ziva and Tony

"Yes, daddy" Ziva answer

"Nope I'm clearly gonna eat the plate too" Tony smirked

"Watch your tongue, young man!" Jenny glared at her son

"Get the new bike we got for Ziva out the garage" Gibbs sighed rubbing his brow knowing Tony's attitude would die down eventually

"C'mon then" Tony sighed and headed toward the door, Ziva quickly gave Gibbs and Jenny a hug before rushing after a pissed Tony

"Can I go now?" Abby asked looking up at her mum "Please?"

"Well daddy and I would like to talk to you if you don't mind" Jenny stood up and lifted her daughter into her arms "Jethro could you put the plates in the sink and I'll wash up in a bit"

"Yeah" Gibbs smiled kissing his wife and winking at his baby girl who was looking heartbreakingly sad cuddled into her mum

Jenny carried Abby into the lounge while Gibbs quickly dumped the five dirty plates in the sink and followed them through sitting down of the couch, Jenny shifted Abby so she was half on her knee and half on Gibbs'

Abby let out a soft sigh and Gibbs and Jenny stared at each other no three year old should be sighing

"Abbs..." Jenny started, Abbs shifted slightly so she could look up at Jenny with big innocent eyes with were rapidly filling with tears, Gibbs didn't didn't take his normal care while picking up Abby causing the little girl to whimper slightly and he instantly felt awful about handling her roughly but he refused to back down having a feeling he knew what this was about.

He set her on her feet in front of them

"Right young lady! Pouting, not eating and crying are not gonna send Ziva away she is part of this family now! You have to understand that and if you and you brother think-"

"Daddy, why don't you and mummy love me any more?" Abby interrupted quietly sniffling with tears running down her milky cheeks

"Abby" Jenny gaped in shock

"What did you just say?" Gibbs asked stroking Abby's hair

"What do you mean you wanna break up!" Tony yelled into his phone as he sat on the curb as Ziva went backwards and forward from one side of the road to the other smiling in pure happiness which went completely unnoticed by Tony

"Fine whatever!" Tony angrily shoved his phone back into his pocket and glared at the road

"She doesn't deserve you" Ziva stated

"What?" Tony asked looking up at her in surprise but Ziva just shrugged turning her bike and cycling onto the road and then everything happened so quickly the massive white van came speeding along the road

"Ziva!" Tony yelled running into the middle of the road grabbing Ziva in his arms and literally leaping onto the drive way pushing them both to the ground making sure he took the force so Ziva didn't get hurt

"Are you ok?" Tony asked resting a hand on her little cheek, he noticed the scrape on her knee before she told him. He ran his finger over the small wound causing Ziva to flinch

"Well this isn't good is it?" He waited until she nodded before continuing

"How about I kiss it better and then we go swimming?"

"Swimming?"

"We have an outdoor pool in the backyard" He smiled suddenly feeling rather protective of her

Ziva nodded while smiling at him

Tony kissed her knee, straighten up and ruffled her hair, grabbed her little hand, he lead her into the house, the quickly changed and headed out into the pool.

"Abby, I asked what you said?" Gibbs stared at his daughter but she back off, running out the room and up the stair, dropping Bert half way up

"Abby!"

"Jethro, look" Jenny said pointing out the window to where Tony and Ziva were playing in the pool, Gibbs faced softened into a smile

"Come on, we'll sort Abby then the three of us will join them" Jenny grinned at her husband's idea.