The next day, Gibbs headed to NCIS. So that left, Jackson, Charity, and Tony alone in the house. After a couple opf hours of setting around, Jackson decided he would go to the store. "You guys want to come?" He asked.

"I'm good." Tony answered.

"I'm not ready to deal with people yet, Pappy." Charity replied.

"You might as well get used to it junebug. You're gonna have to deal with a lot of people in a couple of days." Jackson replied.

"And I will deal with them then. Right now I want to hide." Charity replied.

"Alright. I'll be back in a couple of hours. You kids behave yourselves." Jackson said and then left.

Tony turned to Charity. "What did he mean by you're going to have to deal with a lot of people in a couple of days?"

Charity sighed. "The Senator is presenting my team and I with the Silver Star. Cameras and all that stuff. I hate it."

Tony looked at Charity. Most of the time it was hard for him to believe that she was Gibbs' daughter, but from time to time she would do or say something that was so much like Gibbs, there was no denying it.

Charity looked at Tony and read his expression. "Yes, yes, I know I'm just like my father."

Tony chuckled and shook his head. "Only some of the time."

"I see." Charity replied, giving Tony a Gibbs stare.

"I think you just want to freak me out." Tony replied, giving Charity his own version of the Gibbs stare.

"I can outlast you in this staring contest." Charity replied.

Tony had to supress a grin. "We shall see."

"Yes we shall."

They continued their staring contest for a while before Tony spoke up. "This really sucks."

"What's that? Feeling the need to blink?" Charity asked.

"No, but I'm feeling nature calling." Tony answered.

Charity grinned. "Then I guess you'll have to give up."

"But I can't do that." Tony replied.

"Well, you certainly can't piss your pants."

"You suck." Tony replied and slowly rose up. He turned and walked away and headed into the bathroom.

Charity blinked, glad that she didn't have to give up. She was too competitive and stubborn to give up, but she had needed to blink. After a little while, Tony came back out of the bathroom. He looked at Charity. "Could you do me a favor?" He asked.

"What?" Charity asked.

"Would you help me change the dressing on my wound?" He asked.

Charity giggled. "You just want me to look at you ass again."

"So?" Tony asked. "I seriously need your help."

Charity let out an exaggerated sigh. "Alright. I guess I can do that." She stood up and followed Tony into the bathroom. He already had the supplied out on the counter. "Alright, drop your pants." Charity ordered.

Tony pulled his pants down and bent slightly. "Yes, Staff Sergeant." Tony replied.

"That's Gunnery Sergeant now." Charity replied. "I got a promotion."

"Got it, Gunny." Tony said.

Charity took the old bandage off of Tony's butt and quickly replaced it with the new one. Once she had finished, she decided to be a little playful and ornery. "Alright, you're good to go." Charity told Tony and then she smacked his uninjured cheek.

"Hey now." Tony replied. "If you're gonna spank me, do it harder."

Charity giggled. "Nah, I can't have you enjoying it too much." She then turned and headed back out of the bathroom.

Tony pulled up his pants and walked back out to the living room to join Charity on the couch. "You know, that's twice now that you've seen my butt and I haven't even seen yours once."

"I'm not that easy." Charity replied. "I like to be wined and dined first."

"Would you settle for beer and pizza?" Tony inquired, a playful grin on his face.

Charity thought for a moment. She had a playful expression on her face. "Well, I guess that's close enough. Just depends on how good the pizza is."

"Well, I know a place to get the best pizza." Tony answered. He then picked up his cell phone and called for a pizza to be delivered. He ordered extra cheese, sausage, and pepperoni. Then he hung up. "So, how do you think that will be?"

"That is my favorite kind of pizza." Charity replied.

"So, I will get to see your butt?"

Charity grinned. "We'll see."

After about twenty minutes, the pizza arrived, Tony got up and paid for the pizza. Charity went into the kitchen and grabbed a couple of beers. They sat down and Tony opened the box. Charity handed Tony his beer and Tony passed Charity a slice of pizza. "So, how about a movie?" Tony asked.

"Ooh, pizza, beer, and a movie. You really know how to make a girl feel special, Tony." Charity said, with a mischevious grin.

"Was that a yes?"

Charity laughed. "Yes. Unfortunately, Dad has yet to upgrade to a DVD player so we are stuck with VHS." She hopped up and looked through Gibbs' scarce movie selection. "You good with John Wayne?"

"Sounds good." Tony agreed.

Charity popped the tape in the player and then headed back for the couch. She hit play and then fastforwarded through the previews. "So, which one is it?"

"How The West Was Won." Charity answered.

"Good movie." Tony commented.

Jackson...

Jackson finished up at the store and hopped in his truck and headed back to his son's house. He pulled in the driveway and got out. He grabbed the bags out of the back of his truck. Then he headed up the porch and walked inside. He headed straight for the kitchen and put the items up.

Once Jackson had finished things up, he realized that the house was too quiet. He walked into the living room and found Tony and Charity asleep on the couch. Charity's head was resting on Tony's shoulder. Tony had his arm wrapped around Charity's shoulder and his head was resting on top of Charity's.

Jackson smiled. He'd had a feeling for a couple of days that something was happening between the pair. He decided to wake them up before his son got home and saw them. Jackson cleared his throat loudly.

Tony and Charity both opened their eyes. "You twp sleep well?" Jackson asked.

Tony and Charity suddenly realized that they were cuddled up. The quickly broke apart. "We must have fallen asleep watching that movie." Charity said.

"Yeah." Tony agreed.

Jackson nodded. "Don't worry, I won't say anything."

Tony and Charity looked at each other and then at Jackson. "This isn't what it looks like, Pappy." Charity said.

"Yeah, we just fell asleep during the movie." Tony said, repeating everything Charity had already said.

Jackson just smiled and nodded. "You kids hungry? I'm getting ready to fix some chili."

"I'm always up for your chili." Charity said with a grin.

Jackson nodded. "Alright, I'll get started on it." Then he turned into the kitchen and got to work.

"He makes good chili?" Tony inquired.

"The best." Charity answered. "You are in for a treat."

"You better be telling me the truth." Tony replied.

"Or what?" Charity asked, then she lowered her voice, "You'll spank me?"

Tony grinned devilishly. "Hey, you do still owe me a peek. It wouldn't be that much of a stretch."

Charity giggled. It was an easy friendship she and Tony had. It was something that didn't usually happen that easy for Charity. It usually took her a while to warm up to people, but with Tony's charm and goofy behavior, he broke down her walls. She found it easy to be herself with him. She was definitely glad that they were recovering together.