Around six am Gibbs entered J.L's bedroom. Thankfully there hadn't been any incidents since the nightmare the previous night. Tony had spent the whole night curled up on the small army cot holding J.L. close in his arms. He walked over and shook his Senior Field Agent awake being careful not to disrupt J.L. from what was probably his first decent night of sleep since his parents died.
"OHHH" Tony moaned climbing out of the bed. "Boss J.L. is sleeping so well." He added.
"I know DiNozzo but you need to get ready for work." Gibbs replied.
"MM" Tony grumbled.
"You OK DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked.
"Sore" Tony replied.
"I'll get you some Tylenol and you'll feel better once you walk around." Gibbs replied.
"So what are you and the twins going to do today?" Tony asked.
"I'm going to enroll them in school." Gibbs replied.
"Oh what grade are they in?" Tony asked.
"Pre-School" Gibbs replied.
"Oh well I have to get to work." Tony replied.
"You got ninety minutes takes me fifteen." Gibbs replied.
"I need to drop some stuff off at my place." Tony replied.
Two hours after Tony left Gibbs woke the twins up to take them to get enrolled in school. He was able to get Liz up pretty easy but J.L. gave him a fight. Gibbs prayed that it wasn't an indication of the day to come.
"Where are we going Gibbs?" Liz asked as he helped them into the car.
"I am taking you to get enrolled in school." Gibbs replied.
"Do I get to start school today?" Liz asked.
"No you will start on Monday." Gibbs replied.
"Oh" Liz replied disappointedly
"Are you excited for school too J.L.?" Gibbs asked.
"No" J.L. replied sadly.
"Why not?" Gibbs asked hoping it would help solve what was wrong with him.
"People are mean to me." J.L. replied.
"Hey it'll be OK." Gibbs assured.
Twenty minutes later Gibbs pulled into W.W. Burrows Elementary School in Quantico. Once the kids were out of the car Liz raced ahead of Gibbs while J.L. allowed him to take his hand. Gibbs entered the school office and instructed Liz to sit quietly on the bench and wait for him. J.L. on the other hand had gotten overstimulated by the chaos of the school so Gibbs had picked him up and was holding him close.
"May I help you?" The receptionist asked.
"Yeah I'm Jethro Gibbs and I…" Gibbs replied.
"He needs to enroll me in school here!" Liz interrupted.
"Alright and what is her name?" The receptionist asked.
"Elizabeth Kelly Gibbs she is five and in Pre-School." Gibbs explained.
"And your relationship to the child?" The receptionist asked.
"I am her Uncle and legal guardian." Gibbs replied.
"Alright and where are her biological parents?" The receptionist asked.
"They were killed in an accident I just got custody." Gibbs replied.
"And who's this little guy? Are you going to miss your sister while she's at school?" The receptionist asked.
"Actually this is Jackson Liam he is her twin and being enrolled here as well." Gibbs replied.
"OK when do you want them to start?" The receptionist replied handing Gibbs some papers.
"They will start Monday." Gibbs replied.
By that evening Gibbs had made an appointment for the twins with the pediatrician at Bethesda and arranged for them to attend the NCIS daycare before and after school he'd drive them in the morning and pick them up at night and a bus would take them to and from school. Breena had offered to take them when they had cases that required long hours. She said it would help her deal with the loneliness and worry she felt when Jimmy worked late. He was just about to leave for the grocery store to get dinner when a car pulled into his driveway.
"Hi Gibbs! Hi Liz! Hi J.L.!" Jimmy called.
"Watcha doin here Palmer?" Gibbs asked.
"Just came by to see if you needed any help with the twins." Jimmy replied.
"Where's DiNozzo?" Gibbs asked with a hint of concern in his voice.
"He accidently dropped Kate's bowl when he came to pick her up. She didn't make it. He needed to be alone." Jimmy explained.
"Give DiNozzo my condolences now I have to go get some groceries." Gibbs replied.
"You want me to come with you?" Jimmy asked.
"Could you?" Gibbs asked.
"Sure Breena has something with her woman's group tonight and I don't feel like being alone." Jimmy replied
Jimmy climbed into the passenger seat while Gibbs made sure the twins were fastened in safely in the back before hopping into the driver's seat.
"Hi Mr. Jimmy where's your wife?" Liz asked.
"Out doing boring grown-up stuff." Jimmy replied.
"Oh" Liz replied. "Where are we going?" she asked Gibbs.
"I need to get some groceries for us." Gibbs replied.
"Aw man that's boring can't we stay here with Jimmy?" Liz asked.
"No I need to know what you like." Gibbs replied.
"Oh alright." Liz replied.
"Bad boys don't deserve food." J.L. murmured from the backseat.
"J.L. you aren't bad." Gibbs replied.
"You ever figure out what's wrong with him?" Jimmy asked.
"No I was hoping DiNozzo could get it out of him." Gibbs replied.
Gibbs, Jimmy, and the twins pulled into the parking lot of the grocery store. Jimmy took the kids to get some kid friendly snacks and drinks while Gibbs got the regular groceries. One hour later the exited the store with a cart full of various vegetables and fruits along with several different lunch and regular meats, some cheese slices, milk, fruit juices, cookies, crackers, and a case of Sprite. For tonight however Gibbs had selected macaroni and cheese. He had just gotten store bought cheese sauce to save time. Jimmy had taken J.L. and Liz's hands while Gibbs pushed the shopping cart. When they arrived at Gibbs's car he popped the trunk and started loading the groceries while Jimmy watched the kids. He let go of their hands for thirty seconds while he bent down to tie his shoe. He thought everything would be OK. It was just for a second but the next thing he knew he heard the screech of tires and Gibbs screaming.
"LIZ!"
A/N: Cliffhanger. You know the drill see you Wednesday. Oh one more thing please vote in the new poll on my profile it will be up for at least a week. Please review as well thanks.