Suzi took a taxi to a Rent-a-Car center, then headed to Gibbs' house. She remembered his door would be unlocked so she just let herself inside. Usually she would never do that, but he had told her before that that's what most people that come to his house do anyway.

She still didn't want him to come home just to find her at his place. He might not even want to speak to her, so she got out her cell phone and called him.

"Hello."

"Hi, Jethro."

"Hey, Suzi," He replied, finding himself nervous at what she might say.

"I just… I just got through speaking to Tim."

"How'd it go?"

Suzi took a deep breath, "Not… not good. I actually just left his apartment not long ago. I knew he wouldn't want me to be there… I hope you don't mind, but I came to your place."

Gibbs had already figured that if Tim and Suzi talked, things probably wouldn't go well. He had hoped that she knew she was always welcome at his place, "I don't mind at all."

He waited for her to say something else, but instead he was met with the sounds of, what sounded like, her crying, "Suzi? What is it?"

At first there was no response. "I'm sorry," She finally said, finding her voice, "I just can't stand when my children are upset. They mean everything to me, and just knowing I'm causing Tim pain…"

Gibbs couldn't stand hearing her cry. She didn't need to be alone right now. He was still outside, sitting on a bench, and his keys were in his pocket. He knew that, as far as the case was going, Tony and Ziva could handle whatever needed to be handled right now, "Suzi, I'm on my way," He said as he got up and headed to his car.

"No. No, you have to work."

"No, I don't. There's nothing going on here right now anyway. I'll be right there."

She said goodbye, not feeling like staying on the phone, and Gibbs hung up. He got into his car and started it up, then made his way to his house.

When Gibbs got to his house and went inside he found Suzi on the couch. She was staring straight forward, her eyes puffy and red, and and she was seemingly in deep thought.

Gibbs walked over to her and sat beside her. Neither of them spoke. He put his hand on her back and rubbed it lovingly. After a moment, she laid her head on his shoulder and he held her as she cried.

He let her cry for a while, then he spoke, "Hey, it's gonna be okay, Suzi. It's, understandably, hard for McGee to wrap his head around thing right now."

"I came here to be with my son. To get to know him better. I didn't mean for all of this to happen, it just… did."

"I know, I know," Gibbs replied. He honestly felt the same way. He would never had thought that he would fall for one of his agent's mom's. It honestly did just… happen. And, even though Tim was very upset, Gibbs couldn't seem to stop wanting to be with her, whether she was happy or sad… Although he preferred happy. "We'll figure this out, okay? We'll let him have a couple of days to calm down, then we will all sit and talk."

Suzi pulled back from Gibbs so she could look at him. She was no longer crying, but her eyes looked even redder than before, "What about work? How can you be Tim's boss if we… I can't be responsible for him losing his job."

"McGee's not goin' anywhere, unless Vance wants to move him over my dead body."

"Are you sure, Jethro?"

"Positive," Gibbs answered with a nod, "Now, do you wanna stay here for the night? You can stay in either of the guest bedrooms. Doesn't matter which one."

"It wouldn't be a problem? I think Timothy needs some alone time to think right now."

"I agree, and it's not a problem at all. You're always welcome here."

Suzi smiled, although she was still sad, "Thank you, Jethro," She said, placing a hand on his knee.

He placed his hand on top of hers, then pulled her into a hug. He was going to do his best to fix this. She made him feel a way that he hadn't felt in so long. A way that he thought would never happen again. He couldn't let her go. He just couldn't.

Tim spent the rest of Saturday in his apartment, thinking about everything… Over-thinking, really.

It wasn't the fact that his mom was dating someone, he actually hoped she would find a man to date, or even to marry. Someone to make her happy. Really happy… as he thought she had been with his dad.

She never seemed to want to date though. She liked having her routine of gardening, taking walks, and just doing her own thing. At least that's what he thought she enjoyed.

Plus she never seemed to get over her ex-husband, and Tim and Sarah's father, Warren. She always asked about how he was… Tim wondered why she ended things with him if all she was ever going to do was ask about him. She might as well have stayed with him.

However, none of that was truly what bothered Tim. It was the fact that the man she was dating, was his boss. The man he had to work with constantly. The man who already knew too much about his life as it stood. The man who he had to count on whenever they were out in the field.

The fact that both Gibbs and Suzi hid it from Tim didn't help matters either. If anything, that only made it worse. The man who lived by the motto 'Semper Fi', and the woman who always taught him to do the right thing and tell the truth, were both going behind his back… That did not bode well with him.

He just couldn't see how he could trust either of them any more. What else had his mom not told him? What else might Gibbs be hiding?

That night, when Suzi didn't return to the apartment, Tim went out to look for her. He already had an idea of where she would be, so he stopped by Gibbs' place first… When he saw the rental car in the driveway, and he knew she was safe, he left and went back home.

He wasn't sure the fact that she was there made things worse or better. He was glad she wasn't lying dead somewhere... but it upset him to know that, at that moment, she was with Gibbs.

Tim went back home and sat down at his writing desk. He stared at his typewriter for about an hour, in deep, deep thought, then began typing…

Tim didn't sleep that night. He stayed up… writing his letter of resignation.

Sorry for the late update. I had to go and find a dress for graduation this morning. I now know why I haven't worn a dress in over 4 years... I hate them! UGH!

Anyway, I hope you enjoyed the chapter. Thank you guys so much for the reviews! You all have blown me away with your kindness :)