The papers had been signed and Christopher was Tim's. He had a son and was a father to the happy little baby that now sat in the car seat. With a happy sigh, Tim leaned round and adjusted the blanket over the baby and smiled at the content, sleep lax face.

"McGee, it's warm enough in here. If the blanket slips, leave it be." Gibbs growled quietly from where he was driving. Tim turned back in his seat and caught the soft smile that graced the boss' face. "Besides, he's happy. You'd know if he wasn't."

"I guess. I just want to know that I can do right by him. It's not just the big things ,Boss, it's the little things as well. Making sure he's warm; fed; clean…everything. It's up to me now and you know what, I don't feel scared anymore. Now I have him, I want to do all that. I want to see him grow and I want to protect him. I love him so much already."

"I know you do, Tim. I think he's wormed his way in to everyone's hearts." Gibbs smiled at the memory of excited chatter from each of the team when they'd come back from visiting with Tim.

"Boss, I might need help." Tim admitted ruefully and smiled when Gibbs pulled into the driveway of his new house. The outside was decked out with blue balloons and a big 'Welcome home Christopher' banner above the door.

Tim gazed at everyone piling out of the front door with grins on the faces of his NCIS family members and, surprisingly enough, his own family who hadn't whispered a word of their arrival to him. With a smile on his face, he looked at the boss, who's own grin gave his part in this away.

"You knew my family would be here?"

"Somebody had to help them move in next door, don't cha think?"

"Mov… in?" Tim asked in shock as he watched the lot of them barely hold themselves back from swarming the car to get to a peek at the precious bundle in the backseat.

"I think you've got that help you're needin', Tim. Both of ya." Gibbs smirked at his agent.

Tim felt his heart lift as he returned a grateful smile. "You know what, Boss. I think we do. Christopher's gonna have plenty of family to love him."

FINIS