Warnings: Spoilers for "Day in Court"

A/N: FINALLY the old Gibbs was back. Perhaps talking with Dr. Taft IS helping Gibbs. Also, did anyone else think that overprotective Tony and Tim were all kinds of sexy, because I sure did! Short, sweet, little tag here, enjoy!

"Lilies"

"Lilies? What's the occasion?" Leah asked, sweetly.

"No occasion," Tony replied, handing her the bouquet with a tight smile. "Just felt like bringing my wonderful wife flowers."

Leah found a vase and filled it with water for her lilies. She placed the flowers in the water and fluffed the arrangement. "Not that I don't love surprise flowers... but is something wrong, Tony? You seem on edge."

Tony moved towards her, wrapped his around her waist and pulled her close. He kissed, tenderly, simply enjoying the soft pressure of her lips against his. "Long week, nothing more. And the flowers... it's important to show you every now and then that I love you—not just on birthdays or holidays or anniversaries."

She wouldn't argue that point with him because she did agree but Leah knew this was more than Tony just wanting to show her how much he loved her. "Honey, what's going on, you can tell me... is something going on at work?"

He sighed and hugged her. Tony felt even worse for Ellie as he held his wife and counted his lucky stars he had her. "Ellie went home to Oklahoma for a while. I'm probably going to be spending long nights at NCIS while she's out of town."

"Oh, that's okay, I have the nanny to help me. She stays late on Tuesdays and Thursdays so I can get work done," Leah said, still slightly troubled by his demeanor. "Is everything alright with Ellie? Jake... didn't go with her?"

"Yeah, I'm thinking she doesn't want him around," Tony replied, harshly as he let go of his wife and moved into the living. He peeked in on Jack in his playpen. The baby gazed up at him and a hint of a smile crossed the baby's face. "Aw, look at that... you're starting to really smile Jack."

Leah watched as Tony lifted Jack out of the playpen and went to sit in his easy chair, snuggling the baby close and chatting with him. She put her vase of lilies onto the dinning room table. "Anthony, we are not Ellie and Jake. Okay? I love you, you would have to do something absolutely horrible for me to stop loving you. And I would never cheat on you—you're not the only loyal one around here."

Tony pressed a soft kiss to his son's head. "How did you know about Ellie and Jake?" he questioned, his eyes never leaving Jack's sweet face.

She sat down on the sofa, drawing her feet underneath her. "Abby and I had lunch this afternoon while you were in Baltimore. She was concerned about Ellie, told me what was happening with Jake. Honey, that isn't going to happen to us."

He sighed and looked at her. "How do you know that for certain, Leah? In five years, ten years from now, who can really say where we'll be in our marriage."

"In five years we're going to be in a house, with our two children, and we're going to be as happy as ever, got it?"

"You cannot just will something like that to happen."

"I know. I know that it is going to take a lot of work to make sure that our marriage stays strong. I'm not worried. I'm not scared of how hard it's going to be."

Tony got up from the chair and went to hand her the baby. Gently he sat down on the sofa with her and pulled her close, laying a kiss on temple before reaching out with his finger to give to his son. Jack grabbed it and promptly stuck it in his mouth. Tony smiled at his son, feeling his wife leaning back against his shoulder. "You're right—our marriage is different. Thank you for helping me see it."

Leah smiled up at him, love reflecting in her eyes, a love that she was certain would last a lifetime. They had worked too hard, been through too much to just throw it away and walk away from one another. "You're welcome. But... just so you know, it doesn't hurt to bring me flowers just because."

He kissed her and promised her that he'd remember that. She kissed him back and never doubted that he would forget.