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Chapter 10
Gibbs stopped and looked around the room but he couldn't see anything out of the norm. He could sense there was something in there because the hairs on the back of his neck were standing up. He scanned the room one more time until his eyes finally focused on movement in the corner. He watched as whatever it was started to take shape. Within seconds he saw a very ghostly looking Tony standing only a couple of feet in front of him. Gibbs didn't sense any danger. He slowly reached out to touch the apparition but his hand went through the body.
Tony smiled and whispered, "I know Boss and it freaked me out too. It is just like that 1990 Ghost movie; you know the one with Patrick Swayze as Sam Wheat and Demi Moore as Molly Jensen. Demi really looked hot in that movie."
Gibbs reached out to slap Tony on the back of the head but his hand went right through the apparition. The younger man laughed, "Boss, I guess there is one thing good about being a ghost, at least you can't head slap me anymore."
Gibbs just stared at Tony for a few seconds and then he finally whispered, "DiNozzo, how…is it possible that you are here?"
"I don't…know…Boss. I don't understand it myself…when I woke up it was like I…had two memories; two pasts and I can't example it."
Gibbs looked over at the child on the bed. He was still asleep and Gibbs didn't want to wake him. He whispered to Tony, "Let's go down stairs so we don't wake up my...your son."
Tony walked over to the bed and looked down at his sleeping son, He whispered, "Hey Boss, don't you think Wendy and I made a good-looking kid?"
Gibbs saw the smile on Tony's face and moved next to him, "Yah…you two did make a cute kid." Gibbs felt really bad because it was the only congratulations Tony you're a dad compliment he could think of at the moment.
Gibbs watched as the younger man's face turned sad, "Wendy was wrong to leave him…you know? I know she loved me but she shouldn't have taken her life to be with me. If I couldn't be here for our son then she should have been. Our baby really needed her. He should not of had to go though what he did. I saw what they did to him but I couldn't do anything about it."
Just then the boy started to stir just a little.
Gibbs whispered, "You have always been there for him. He has told me so. Now, let's go downstairs before we wake up your son."
Tony gave the child one last look before he followed the older man out of the room.
When they reach the kitchen, Gibbs didn't say anything because he wasn't sure what he should say. So, he decided to make some coffee for himself. Tony just stood there and watched.
Gibbs kept his voice low because he didn't want to wake Mark up, "DiNozzo…what do you remember?"
"Boss, the last thing I remember is when Probie and I were in the warehouse. Probie got shot and then I…I remember shortly after that a lot of pain and everything went black. I really don't remember anything after that."
"Tony…you died in that warehouse."
Tony stood there for a few seconds as if he was trying to process everything in his head. "Boss…that would explain a few things. But…there still is a lot...of strange and confusing thing going on with me. It's like I have two memories. One of us…I remember NCIS, you, Abby, Ducky, Probie and Ziva. But I have another memory, I remember marrying Wendy and she was pregnant with my child and I don't remember ever working for NCIS. How is it possible to remember you have lived two lives?"
Gibbs just stared at his young friend for a few seconds, "Tony…you died in both those lives?"
It was at that very moment Gibbs heard someone coming down the stairs. It sounded like his daughter. Gibbs looked at Tony and told him they will have to talk later. Tony disappeared before his eyes.
Kelly poked her head into the kitchen, "Daddy, I thought I heard you talking to somebody?"
"I was just talking to myself."
Kelly grinned, "I smelled your coffee from all the way up in my room. You know how much I love your coffee. I just had to come down and to get me some."
The coffee was ready, so Gibbs poured himself and Kelly a cup. He placed them both on the table. The father and daughter sat down and each took a sip from their cups.
"Daddy, you will never believe how much I miss this. I can't find anything as good as your coffee where I am living now."
"Well, you can't blame me. I did try to teach you."
She took a sip and smiled, "I know."
Gibbs could sense his daughter was down here for another reason besides his coffee.
"Okay Kelly, spill it. What's on your mind?"
She smiled and then whispered, "Daddy, you could always read me. I do have another motive for being down here beside the smell of your coffee. I have wanted to talk to you alone about Mark and me. It's kind of hard to talk to you these days without your little shadow."
Gibbs grinned when she said that. "So, Mark's the one isn't he?"
Kelly nodded and grinned, "Yah, he's the one."
"Has he asked you to marry him, yet?"
"He has, but I wanted Mom and you to meet him before I made my decision."
"He seems like a nice guy. If you love him then what is stopping you from marrying him?"
She moved over and kissed her father on the check. "I have already talked with Mom. I just wanted to run it by Mom and you before I said yes."
Gibbs hugged her, "So, when are you going to tell him yes?"
"I was thinking about telling Mark once we are in Stillwater. We could take the boat out on the lake. I want to go to that very spot you proposed to mom. That place is so beautiful this time of the year and I would love to give him my answer there. When we come back, we can get everyone together and make the announcement. Then we can all go out to eat at some fancy restaurant to celebrate."
"I think your mom and grandpa will like that a lot. I know I will. So, does that now mean I am going to lose my baby girl?"
Kelly smiled, "You know you will always be Daddy to me. Mark is such a wonderful man. He's really good to me. I love him a lot and yes I do want to spend the rest of my life with him. He reminds me a lot like you. You know that strong silent type."
Gibbs laughed, "Well, he better take good care of you or he will be answering to me."
Kelly hugged her father, "He will."
Gibbs looked at her sadly, "Why do I feel like I am now going to lose my little girl?"
"Oh Daddy…I will always be your little girl even when I am in my sixties and you know that. Besides, you now have Tony to take care of. I bet you any amount of money that he is going to be a handful once he has lived with you for a while. I know you will build up his confidence. I can tell you are going to be very good for him just as much as he is going to be good for you. He's only known you for a few months and you got him already watching your six. How sweet is that?"
Gibbs just grinned at her and didn't know what to say because he knew she was right. He finally looked at the clock. It was almost two. "We better get back to bed. Let's get a couple more hours of sleep before we leave for Stillwater."
Kelly took one last sip and kissed her father on the cheek and headed upstairs. Gibbs wasn't too far behind her.
It was early in the morning when Gibbs and Shannon got up. Shannon wanted to get breakfast going. Shannon took her shower and went to wake Kelly up. Her daughter had promised to help with making breakfast.
After Gibbs took his shower, it was his job to wake up his son and have him get ready so they could leave on time. He woke Tony up and told him take a shower and get dressed. Gibbs headed downstairs to start putting the bags into the car. Mark was awake so he helped by taking the bags out to the car while Gibbs figured out how to get all of them in there.
After they ate they were ready to leave. It was just before noon when they arrived in Stillwater. Gibbs knew his father would be at the store. Jackson had planned for a friend to watch the store for the next few days. They were all going to be staying at Jackson's cabin by the lake. Gibbs parked the car by the store and everyone piled out. Kelly couldn't wait for her grandfather to meet Mark so she dragged the poor guy into the store. Shannon, Gibbs and Tony followed closely behind them.
"Grandpa!" Kelly yelled as she ran to him and hugged him. He had a big smile on his face. He had not seen her in about three years. "Grandpa, I want you to meet a very good friend of mine. His name is Mark."
Jackson just studied the man for a few seconds.
Mark reached out to shake his hand, "Kelly has told me a lot about you and I am glad you meet you sir."
The older man finally reached out his hand, "It's nice to meet you to son. You don't need to call me sir I work for a living. You can call me Jack."
Mark laughed, "Okay…It's nice to meet you Jack."
Shannon walked up and hugged her father-in-law tightly. "I missed you so much, Dad. It's so good to see you."
"I missed you too. I have told your husband that he needs to bring the family around more often. It's so hard for an old man like me to travel."
Gibbs smiled, "I know Dad, I promise I will do better."
Jackson was going to believe it until he sees it so he decided to change the subject. "Now where is this new grandson of mine that I am supposed to meet?"
Shannon stepped back so her father-in-law could meet their son. She nearly panicked when she didn't see Tony anywhere in the store. She knew he had been right behind them when they walked in. Now the boy was gone. She looked at her husband and he had a silly grin on his face. She was so relieved when she saw Gibbs step aside to reveal their son hiding behind him. She now wondered why she even bothered to worry. She knew there was no way in hell Gibbs would let that boy out of his sight. Her husband had been that same way with Kelly when she was younger.
Jackson smiled when he saw the boy, "Child are you going to come over here and meet your grandpa or do I have to come over there to you?
Gibbs looked at his son and whispered, "Go meet your Grandpa…he won't bite."
The young boy moved a little closer to the older man but didn't say anything.
Finally Jackson says, "Son, does the cat got your tongue?"
"No…no sir."
"Come closer I'm not going to bite you."
Tony did as he was told and walked nervously toward the older man.
Jackson smiled, he had already been warned about the hell this child had gone through in his short life and he knew he needed to be careful not to scare the boy. "Tony…I just wanted to get a good look at my new grandson and welcome him into the our family." The older man opened his arms and the boy went into them. They hugged for a while. Jackson looked at his son and winked. Gibbs smiled back.
At that very moment Jackson's cellphone rang. He looked at it and saw it was his friend Mike who was suppose to be helping him with the store for the next couple of days. He knew he needed to take the call. A few minutes later, Jackson hung up and told them that his friend won't be here for another couple of hours. His wife's car broke down and he was going to have to go pick her up and get the car towed.
Instead of hanging around for the next couple of hours, Shannon, Kelly and Mark decided to go ahead and get the cabin ready for their stay. They got what supplies they needed from the store and left. Gibbs and Tony were going to stay behind and ride with Jackson because Gibbs didn't want his father going to the cabin by himself. It would also give him and Tony some quality time with Gibbs' father.
For the next couple of hours, Gibbs took care of the customers while his father got to know his grandson. He could hear them talking every now and then Tony would laugh out loud. When that happened Gibbs would look over at his father because he knew Jackson was telling his grandson something about when his father was a little boy. Gibbs wasn't sure he wanted his son to know everything he did when he was a young boy. Some of it wasn't pretty.
Mike finally showed up and they immediately left for the cabin. It took them a little over an hour to reach it. Gibbs grinned as he drove up the old gravelled road and saw the lake and the cabin. He hadn't been here in such a long time and he really missed it. It was here he learned how to swim and it was going to be here where he is going to teach his son how to swim. Tony just didn't know it.
Gibbs parked his father's truck next to their SUV. They all got out and Gibbs grabbed his father's bags and they headed inside the cabin. Shannon was in the kitchen making a pie for them to eat later.
"Good you're finally here. I was starting to get a little worried."
"Where are Kelly and Mark?"
"After they finished helping to clean up the cabin Kelly talked Mark into taking the rowboat out on the lake." Shannon grinned, "I think our daughter is finally going to give Mark her answer."
Jackson had no clue what his daughter-in-law was talking about so he asked, "What answer?"
"Mark wants to marry her and she hasn't told him yes yet. She wanted to wait until after she talked with us first. She also wanted to wait and give him her answer when she was in Stillwater so we could all go out to eat and celebrate together.
Jackson grinned, "It's about time. I was wondering if my granddaughter was every going to get married."
An hour later, Gibbs and Tony were down by the dock. Gibbs was trying to teach his son how to fish when they saw Kelly and Mark returning. Kelly didn't have to say anything to him because he could tell from their expression that Kelly had told Mark yes. He also knew Kelly wanted to tell everyone at the same time so he was going to keep his mouth shut. Nobody bothered to tell Tony about her plans. As soon as they tied the boat to the dock, Tony ran up to his sister and asked, "Did you…you say yes?"
Mark looked at his future wife and realized that she had told her family before she told him. Kelly just looked at him and laughed.
Gibbs didn't know what to say except, "Welcome to the family..."
