"You don't see this much anymore-lady hobo." Gibbs suggested
"Maybe." Ziva nodded
"Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Lady ninja." Gibbs enthused
"Whatever you want, dad." Ziva said
"What do you mean, whatever i want? Come on. Aren't you into this anymore?" Gibbs asked
"Sure, I am." Ziva said, looking bored
"Be honest." Gibbs ordered
"Dad, I'm super-psyched to go trick-or-treating with you." Ziva said robotically
"Listen, I know that trick-or-treating is something you and I do together, but if you're over this, I am I'm okay with it."
"Really? I don't want to cause a medical problem." Ziva explained
"I'm really okay." Gibbs said
"I don't want to go trick-or-treating." Ziva said with a sigh, "Are you sure you're not mad?"
"Yeah, I'm sure I'm not mad." Gibbs said finally
"Arr! Shiver me timbers!" Jenny announced, walking in
"Oh, that outfit is so embarrassing." Ziva shuddered
"What's her problem?" Jenny asked Gibbs
"Well, maybe it's that we're used to seeing you more as a mom and less as a prostitute." Gibbs decided
"I'm a pirate princess." Jenny scoffed
"Yeah. Shouldn't your treasures be a little more buried?" Gibbs asked, with a smirk
"You know, I just thought I'd shake things up a little." Jenny said
"Well, you sure are, every time you move." Gibbs leered
"So, uh, you like it?" Jenny said twirling
"Well, would you be willing to wear that to our anniversary weekend at the cabin?" Gibbs asked with a grin
"Mm maybe." Jenny teased
"I like it." Gibbs smiled
"Dad, did you happen to pick up the kitty costume I reserved for Stella's party?" Abby yelled, hurrying down the stairs
"Oh, yeah. The fur-lined bikini with the cat ears?" Gibbs confirmed
"Yep. That's the one." Abby agreed
"Yeah, I saw it. That's why I got you this." Gibbs said pulling out a costume
"What is that?" Abby asked with a grimace
"This is Garfield, America's favorite cat." Gibbs announced grandly
"But that-that would cover my entire body." Abby shuddered
"That's right. Here. Take this." Gibbs said," Listen, Halloween is not an excuse for you to dress up like a tramp. Baby, you are better than that."
"No, I'm not." Abby exclaimed
"Honey, your father's right. That alley cat costume is totally inappropriate." Jenny scolded
"Honey, do your panties say "booty"?" Gibbs asked in shock
"Oh, gross. Dad just said panties." Abby muttered
"Hey, mom. Can you take Eric? 'Cause I'm late for my shift." Kate shouted, coming down the stairs, "So Eric's dinner is in the refrigerator, and his pyjamas are on his bed."
"And look at the costume I got him." Gibbs said with excitement
"No, no, no. Dad, Eric's not trick-or-treating. He's too young for all that pagan death imagery. Look, I don't want any of that sinking into Eric's head." Kate ranted
"Nothing's sinking in. He's 3. Mike tells that kid five times a day to pull his finger. He still has no idea where the noise is coming from." Gibbs gushed
"I'm sorry, dad. No trick-or-treating." Kate said, walking out before ordering Daniel who was coming up the driveway," Make sure he doesn't take Eric trick-or-treating."
"Your girlfriend says I can't trick-or-treat with Eric." Gibbs said pointedly
"I know." Daniel mentioned
"Can you talk to her?" Gibbs asked
"No way." Daniel finished
"You coming to my house tonight to trick-or-treat?" Mike asked over the phone
"With who? Ziva doesn't want to trick-or-treat anymore, and grandpa's not allowed to take Eric out." Gibbs said sadly
"Wait a minute. Halloween builds character. Any 3-year-old who can walk up to a man with a chain saw and demand candy can do anything. Eric should be allowed to experience Halloween now, while his brain is still soft." Mike said with conviction
"Exactly." Gibbs agreed putting the phone down
"At ease, everyone." Gibbs said, coming down the stairs
"Who am I?"
"Um, John Wayne-Longest Day." Jenny suggested
"No."
"John Wayne- Sands of Iwo Jima." Jenny continued
"Nope."
"John Wayne-Green Berets." Jenny finished
"Bingo."
"With his trusty sidekick Senor Bones," Gibbs said swinging around Eric
"Oh! Look how cute." Jenny gushed going to fetch more candy
"We won't trick-or-treat. We'll just walk around and look at the houses and decorations. You want to go with us?"
"Uh, dad, Kate told you not to." Ziva accused but Gibbs was already gone, Daniel following
"Listen, I don't want to crap all over your outfit, but that's not even anatomically close." Daniel teased as he jogged up next to Gibbs
"What are you supposed to be?" Gibbs asked, looking at him
"I am supposed to be a crazy scientist," Daniel said pointing to the white coat
"So Kate changed her mind, huh?" Mike yelled from his doorstep
"No, no, no." Daniel said with a shake of his head as they came closer
"I changed my mind about listening to her." Gibbs declared
"I mean, come on. You gotta blame Eric here. He looks so darn cute in the thing, doesn't he? Look at that." Daniel cooed
"Happy Halloween, Gibbs. And I'll see you tomorrow." Mike agreed
"I can't believe you took Eric trick-or-treating." Jenny yelled, the second Gibbs walked through the door
"Well, believe it." Gibbs suggested
"Kate is gonna kill you." Jenny exclaimed
"Oh, cut it out. She's not gonna find out about it." Gibbs pacified
"We had a great time, right, Eric?" Gibbs asked the boy beside him
"Uh Wait a minute. That's the Wong kid." Ziva put in
"I know it's the wong kid. Where's Eric?" Gibbs cried
"No, I mean, that's Jimmy Wong from down the street." Ziva cleared up
"I gotta go find Eric. Call the Wongs and the police and Mike," Gibbs said in a panic
"Hello? Oh, thank goodness. Wait. Gibbs! It's the Wongs. They have Eric. They're on their way over with Eric right now." Jenny said
"Hey, Abby." Ziva greeted
"Were you just trying to sneak by us?" Jenny asked with a raised eyebrow
"No." Abby said, moving to the stairs
"Really? 'Cause it seemed like you were slinkin' in." Gibbs stated
"I'm a cat, remember? So Good night." Abby said, hurrying up the stairs
"Get down here. Right now. Right here." Jenny ordered
"Where's the Garfield costume?" Gibbs asked staring at an Orange bikini with a few black stripes and a tail.
"Dad, this is Garfield. This is his tail, and these are his ears." Abby pointed
"I think I just heard Kate parking her car." Daniel said
"Everything's gonna be fine." Gibbs yelled
"Why are you telling me?" Daniel cried
"I'm practicing. Listen, I'm gonna just stall her until the Wongs get here with Eric." Gibbs said rushing to the door
"Hey, keep a low centre of gravity. She'll never get by you." Daniel offered
"Hi, dad."
"Hey, sweetie."
"Hey, where are you going?" Gibbs asked
"I'm gonna go check on Eric." Kate said, moving to the stairs
"Before you go, I'd like to know about your day, so catch me up." Gibbs said, trying to think of something
"Um, well, it sucked. You're all caught up." Kate said practically
"Uh Hold on, Kate. Let me tell you something. We ended up taking Eric trick-or-treating." Gibbs said, bringing Daniel into it to
"Uh, after I said not to? Ohh! I have never been so angry at you. Both of you!" Kate yelled
"Stick around." Daniel muttered
"I'm sorry. Who's this?" Kate demanded from her father and boyfriend
"Eric's on his way back here right now." Gibbs pacified
"Back from where? Because everybody that he knows is in this room." Kate exclaimed
"Eric's fine." Gibbs said finally
"He's with, uh, a family practice judge and a pediatrician." Daniel said
"He's safer with them than with us." Gibbs comforted
"Well, I think you've proven that." Kate shouted," Seriously, dad, what the hell?"
"I took your sister to get her costume, and she didn't want to get a costume, so I bought Eric something, and he looked really cute in that, and I wanted to show him off. And it just brought back memories of taking all you girls trick-or-treating, and I think I, uh, you know, got too excited with Eric." Gibbs rambled
"So did Eric have fun?" Kate asked tiredly
"Up-up until I lost him, yeah." Gibbs said
"Eric's first Halloween. I really wish I could have gone with him." Kate said sadly
"It's not that late. You're dressed as a waitress." Daniel put in
"Only if you come with us, though." Kate said pointing between herself and Daniel
"I'd love to." Gibbs whispered in her ear, hugging her
"You know what would make it perfect?" Jenny asked
"What?" Gibbs wanted to know
"If we actually had Eric!" Jenny exclaimed
31 October 2015