First of all there was a small confusion yesterday cause I updated chapter 5 thus making the total no. of chapters decrease to 6.( before chapter 5 was published as chap 5 and chap 6) I'm really sorry for that confusion. Also I'm unable to see reviews I can see that there are 88 reviews now but I can read only 79. Mostly that is because of the updated chapter. So hopefully I will be able to see them now.

So thank you for the reviews and here's the next chapter.


Chapter 7

Tony rushed inside the cafe where he was meeting that girl. What was her name again...damn he was late and he can't remember the girl's name who he was meeting. 'Ok it's not that big a deal Tony. You are just 10 minutes late no girl ever comes on time. Chill' Tony talked to himself. When he reached inside he was met with another problem how was he going to find this girl. And suddenly his cell rang.


Emily was waiting for DiNozzo to show up. 10 minutes have passed and she was starting to think that he will never show up. And at that moment a blonde man entered inside the café and started looking everywhere. She hoped that this was him. There was only one way to find out. She called Anthony DiNozzo's number. The blonde man fished out his own phone and answered it with a hello. Same time she heard 'hello' in her cell. "I'm seating 2 tables ahead of you" she supplied. The blonde man..Anthony DiNozzo turned around saw her on phone and waved. She just raised her hand and ended the call.

He started making his way towards her table. She took this time to study him. She wasn't surprised to find out that Brandon had took his hair color. What surprised her was, the eyes of this man. They were the same bright green like her son. No not same she corrected herself. Brandon's eyes were bright and full of hope. But these eyes were dull, like they have seen to much of this cruel world. She was brought out of her thoughts by a "nice to meet you again miss..."
What kind of man forgets the name of his son's mother? She asked herself. 'One who don't know about his son' a small voice answered. "Emily. I'm Emily Brown. It's nice to meet you again Mr. DiNozzo. "


When Tony had seen the girl raising her hand he had started reading her. After all he was a cop in soul. He remembered the brown hair but now he was wondering how did he missed her eyes. She had chocolate color eyes. Her eyes were not full of fire like Ziva but they had warmth in them. She wasn't an exotic beauty; no she was complete opposite of that. she was the perfect girl next door. The girl everyone wants to settle down with. Whoa where did that thought came from. He shouldn't have drunk those bears. He cleared his thoughts and said, " nice to meet you again miss..." damn I don't remember her name now what. Tony thought seeing her face turning angry. Then suddenly her anger was gone and she replied, " Emily. I'm Emily Brown. It's nice to meet you again Mr. DiNozzo. "

"Please call me Tony. That's what frei...,everybody calls me." Tony said taking a seat in front of her. She just nodded at that. When it was clear that she was not going to say anything Tony cleared her throat and said,
"Well..you wanted to talk about something. ."
She eyed him for a moment, like she was judging his worth and then replied, "We can talk in two ways I can beat around the bush for an hour or get straight to the point which will you prefer?"
Tony eyed her for a moment and said "well you hate me. For some unknown reason you don't want to be here but still you are, so lets come to the point."
"Well you are late, you forgot my name and looks like you had a drink or two so forgive me if I'm not thrilled to meet you." Emily snapped.
Ok looks like someone woke up on the wrong side of bed thought Tony. "Look I haven't had a great day today so let's round this off quickly. And for the record you asked me to come here so you can talk."
Cool down Emily, this is more important than your ego. "Ok I'm sorry, lets start again. You want me to straight come to the point right?"
Tony nodded at that.
"You remember that we had a.. well a " Emily said turning bright red.
"One night stand, nearly five years ago." Tony supplied amused at her reaction. Emily cast him a murderous glare; he wasn't making this easy. 'Well then let's get this over with' thought Emily. She searched into her bag and fished out a picture of Brandon. She gave that picture to Tony. He accepted the picture without even glancing at it and gave her a puzzled expression. Then glanced at the picture. "That's my son. He is 4 years old." Emily said, keeping an eye on Tony's reaction. Tony didn't understand why this woman was telling him about her child. But when he saw the picture he realized what she was trying to say.
The child in that photo was just like him. With his eyes and his hair. If he didn't knew better he would have thought that this was hic childhood photo.

"So you are saying that...this ... you .." Tony could not find any words. His eyes were unable to leave the photo.
"He is your son Mr. DiNozzo. I never contacted you but now I need your help."
Those words brought Tony back to reality. He wasn't a fool he knew this trap. This woman just needed some money. Maybe this child wasn't even hers. That made him angry. "Ok so now you need some money. I know this trap ms. Brown. Many of my friends have fallen in it. You are not going to get any money from me." He said giving her the photo back.
"How dare you... I have no interest in your money. You ..." Emily took a shuddering breathe. This wasn't going well. He was just like her father. Running from his responsibility. But she wouldn't let him. No. He would help her.
"Look I just want my son back. Social services took him a day ago. I just want his custody back. You can have all your money. I will make sure that me or my son will never cross your path again. Just help me get him back." She begged.

Now Tony wasn't sure. He thought she would ask for some money and will try to blackmail him. But this was different. He remembered her voice on the phone in morning. She was begging like her life depended on his answer. He took a hard look at her;his gut was telling him that she was telling the truth. He again picked up the photo and stared at it. With each passing moment he was getting sure that this was his son.

"What do you mean by get him back?"


"What do you mean by get him back?"
The man sitting in front of her asked when she was sure that he will stand up and leave. she was not sure that if he even wanted to help but she was ready to take chances.

She told him how social services had taken Brandon from Tina's home. And how they will keep him for 1 month and how he can help her in getting back Brandon's custody.

"So will you help me?" She asked not sure of his answer.


"So will you help me?" the woman sitting in front of her asked. how dare she? Tony was beyond angry at this woman.

How can someone be this much careless; how can you left your child with drug sellers? He was thinking that social services were not completely wrong. May be she was a bad mother? Then what? Would he have to care for this child alone? 'But you don't even know of this is your child.' A small voice said in his head. He shook his head and decided to think about this after reaching home. Inside of those four walls he can breakdown but not now. not in front of this woman.

"I want a dna test. I want some proof that this child is mine. We will do the test tomorrow morning and then we will talk. Is that clear? " Tony had no idea how his voice was so calm. He was confused, scared, angry and happy. But years of practice helped him in keeping his calm.

The woman sitting in front of him nodded. And said, "I will talk to the social worker for arranging the test. I will text you the details."
Tony replied a curt ok and left.


What kind of man is he? He didn't even asked for his child's name. And looks like this news didn't even affect him in the least. Emily thought while making her way towards her home. Unaware that at that same moment Tony had entered in his house and had collapsed on the floor keeping his back pressed to the ready to process all the information.


Antony DiNozzo sat there thinking about all the changes his simple decision can bring. His mind was in turmoil, there was no way out of this mess. If this child was his, he will accept its responsibility; then whatever be the consequences. But if the child wasn't his then... he could feel a slight pang of loss even at that thought. He remembered the bright green eyes, blond hair; just like his boy was his blood, he had made or at least participated in making; of an human being. He wasn't sure how he can but he loved the boy. He was sure of that. With all his heart and his reckless nature he loved that child. A child which he never knew existed before today.

These thoughts were making him dizzy. He wasn't ready for fatherhood yet but at the same time he wanted it. Tony sighed and rubbed his head. He could remember his relation with his father. 'What if I turn out like him? Would my son will also end up hating me? What if I can't love him enough? ' these questions suddenly stopped his musings. All of his joy & confusion was now replaced by terror. Terror of what he know Will happen, given enough time. Even his team his pseudo family was tired of him, how would a child be able to love him then? May be there was some fault in him. No one had loved him enough to stay with him. Not even his parents & now his team. What if they were right? What if he was insufferable? Tears started making their way on Tony's face. Tears of loneliness, of years of abandonment, of fear of the future. All of them mixing and making him weak. Scaring him.

Without any conscious thought he searched for his cell, grabbing it and dialing speed dial 1 'Gibbs' . The only person who could help. Who will help. He heard the ringing and suddenly remembered what had happened at NCIS. Gibbs irritated voice telling him that he was an attention seeker, that he was a problem. Suddenly he didn't have enough guts to call Gibbs. Each bell which wasn't answered discouraged him more. He ended the call on 4th bell. He still clutched the cell in his hand, praying and hoping that Gibbs will call back. Maybe he had misunderstood Gibbs today. Maybe he never saw Tony as a problem. One call from Gibbs, that will all it take to fix things, to make this right. One call and he will spill his guts to boss. He waited for 10 minutes, but no-one called. Then it downed on him that, this was it. Gibbs really didn't care about him; not anymore. Nobody did. He was where he started years ago as a cop. Alone, with no family, no one to cry on his grave. After 8 years, 8 years of loyalty, sacrifices and hurt he was just a nobody. No one cared if he died in field; just because his back-up couldn't be summoned or if he killed himself here tonight. He could feel his thoughts turning dark, for years he was sure that he had found home. That his team, this city was his last stop and now everything was changing, everything he had ever known about himself was slipping away.
He was desperate, desperate for some help, a single sign that someone, somewhere cares about him. That desperation made him do the thing he had never done in years. He dialed his 'father's' number, hoping that he would pick up. At least he would care enough to talk. To his astonishment the call was answered at second bell but before he could say anything, 'I'm busy junior' sounded from other end and the call ended.
He stared at his cell and started laughing. His father had actually answered, where his idol, his mentor, his 'dad' hadn't even bothered to do that.
Every hesitation he had vanished with that laughter. This proved that he was a failure in relations. No one wanted him on personal level. So be it. But he knew that he was a good agent, May be one of the best. That he had never doubted.

If they don't want him, then be it. He wasn't that desperate he wasn't an attention seeker. He will resign tomorrow. The first thing he will do, would be handing his resignation letter to Gibbs. And then he will fight for his son. He will make sure that his son will never be alone like him; that someone will always pick up his call. No-one will ever tell his son 'I'm busy' . He will make sure that his son will have everything he didn't, then whatever be the price for that.
With those thoughts raging through his mind, Anthony DiNozzo sat in his blacked out apartment; whole night. Making plans for his future without NCIS.


7.30 pm Leroy Jethro Gibbs was waiting for DiNozzo to show up. He had bears, the stakes were ready to make and he even had extra bourbon ready. It wasn't like DiNozzo to be late. He knew something was wrong today. It was evident even before the big fiasco in the bullpen. Tony looked tired today; just like he looked in Baltimore that day. Gibbs waited for an hour but DiNozzo never showed up.
Gibbs was angry now; this was the first time DiNozzo had cancelled. Their meats were never cancelled except for 2 times both of which were cancelled by Gibbs.
Seething in anger, Gibbs started working on his boat. After some time he heard ringing of his cell. Cursing whoever it was on the other side, Gibbs started searching for his cell. Then the ringing stopped suddenly. Gibbs was sure that it was just 3rd or 4th bell. When he found his cell, he wasn't surprised to find that the caller was DiNozzo. He was sure that the call was made for apologizing. After all Tony must have understood that he was out of line today. "Well of DiNozzo is not going to call back then its his problem." Muttered Gibbs. Not bothering to call back. Sure that Tony will call again, like he did every other time.
He kept on working; nursing his bruised ego. Unaware that tomorrow he will curse himself for not calling back. For wasting the last chance to make things right with his best agent.


before anyone kills me no senior is not the father figure I was talking about he will enter in next to next chapter. and i know this story is proceeding very slowly but after two more chapters it will catch speed.

for guest- Gibbs and tony will make up dont worry, cause i personally like their relationship but it is not going to be one chat and Tony forgave him. this time Gibbs will have to fight for Tonys respect and their relationship.

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