By Monday night Tony had an official diagnosis with dyslexia and was officially enrolled in Vickers School. Of course when they told him. Tony had assumed that he was stupid and spent the rest of the evening locked in his room. Late that night after the kids had gone to sleep. They started discussing the interesting events of their days.
"So Tony is definitely dyslexic?" Rachel asked.
"Yeah and I checked out Vickers today. It is a great school. I even had Ellie, Evan, and Sam investigate the place and it is clean.' Gibbs explained.
"Good" Rachel replied.
"I just feel so bad for him. Bad enough he was abused but now he has dyslexia." Gibbs replied.
"Jethro plenty of people with dyslexia go on to do great things. Even if they had trouble in school. Albert Einstein, Leonardo Da-Vinci are a couple famous ones but there are plenty of people right in front of you who have it and have done great things. Including who I think was the best agent you ever had on your team." Rachel assured.
"You sound like an after school special." Gibbs commented.
"Well it's true now don't hurt my sisters feelings by not confirming she was a great agent." Rachel replied.
"Kate had dyslexia?" Gibbs asked.
"Yes she did and just like with Tony we didn't find out until she was eight. Except she somehow kept it secret that she never learned how to read. Well we got her help and she was on honor roll by the next year." Rachel explained.
"That is comforting I think I will tell Tony that story tomorrow after he has cooled down." Gibbs replied.
"Perfect" Rachel replied.
"Now what is it that you needed to talk to me about?" Gibbs asked.
"Marlene called me this morning." Rachel replied.
"Is everything OK?" Gibbs questioned.
"They are fine but they took in two more foster kids last week a boy and a girl. They were only told about the five-year old girl Sarah when they agreed but something came up and they ended up with her eight year old brother Timmy as well. They tried to make it work but they don't have enough room or time for both of them and well Marlene really wants us to take in Timmy." Rachel explained.
"What do you know about him? Why is he in foster care?" Gibbs asked.
"Well first of all Sarah is only his half-sister. Her mom died several years ago and their father was not interested in either of them. They were both being raised by their paternal grandmother until she died six weeks ago." Rachel explained.
"What about Timmy's mother? Why can't she take him?" Gibbs questioned.
"She was nineteen and Timmy's father was seventeen when Timmy was conceived. Timmy's grandfather caught them and because he didn't like her he called the police and now Sharon is a registered sex offender and can't be alone with children. There was this whole thing and John didn't even know he had a son until Timmy was two but by then he was in Navy and that was his life. Timmy had a fairly normal life and is not near as damaged as Tony. He is also very interested in science and math like Abby. He is eight just like Tony and Abby. His birthday is in November so he is right between them. Just like Abby he skipped the second grade. So they will be in the same grade maybe even the same class. The nearest local family is forty-five minutes away and there is a family in Arkansas who would adopt him right away but they don't want him to be that far from Sarah." Rachel explained.
"Abby told me today that she wanted a sibling who was willing to play with her and if it is live with us or be that far away from his only family. I would rather him be with us." Gibbs replied.
"Perfect I will talk to Marlene in the morning." Rachel replied.
Gibbs arranged to come in late on Tuesday morning. So he could take Tony to his first day at Vickers after that he would ride the bus to and from school. He adjusted the rear-view mirror and looked at his son in the backseat. In his khaki pants and red polo shirt that was his school uniform. He hoped that this school really was as good as it seemed and Tony could get the help he deserved. He parked the car in the nearest visitor spot and led Tony inside.
"This is a different school from yesterday!" Tony cried.
"Tony remember we talked about this. You will be attending this school from now on. We even took a tour yesterday." Gibbs explained.
"This is the stupid kid school." Tony sighed.
"This is not the stupid kid school. It is just a smaller school that can give you a little extra help." Gibbs explained.
"Because I am stupid!" Tony cried.
"Tony you have dyslexia it is a learning disability and a lot of successful people have it. Albert Einstein, Leonardo Da-Vinci, even your aunt Kate." Gibbs explained.
"All those people are dead too!" Tony cried.
"Well that is true but plenty people who are still alive have it too." Gibbs explained.
"Oh yeah like who?" Tony questioned.
"Well I am not famous but I do." A man said.
"Who are you?" Tony asked.
"I am Mr. Scott and I am the principal and founder of this school and you must be our new student Tony." Mr. Scott replied.
"Yes sir." Tony replied.
"Good to meet you Mr. Scott." Gibbs said.
"You must be Mr. Gibbs. We it is good to meet you too. I am sorry that I did not get to meet you but I had a meeting out-of-town." Mr. Scott replied.
"I understand." Gibbs replied.
"Come on Tony let's go meet your new teacher." Mr. Scott replied.
"No! I don't want to leave Gibbs!" Tony cried.
"It's OK Tony I will follow you inside but after that I need to get to work." Gibbs assured.
That night when Gibbs got home from work. He found Rachel in the kitchen getting dinner ready. She had a huge smile on her face. He wondered if she was happy because she had gotten good news about Timmy or if it was because Tony had done well at school.
"Oh Jethro I didn't hear you come in." Rachel greeted.
"So how was your day?" Gibbs asked.
"It was pretty good. How was yours?" Rachel questioned.
"It was good I just hope Tony did well at school." Gibbs replied.
"He didn't say anything but I think it went pretty well." Rachel replied/
"I will talk to him later. Where are him and Abby by the way?" Gibbs asked.
"Tony is upstairs and Abby is out back." Rachel replied.
"So did you talk to Marlene?" Gibbs questioned.
"Yes I did." Rachel replied.
"And?" Gibbs asked.
"Timmy is moving in on Friday. That way we will have the weekend to get used to each other." Rachel explained.
"Perfect wait do you mean this Friday?" Gibbs asked.
"Of course I mean this Friday. Why?" Rachel asked.
"Tony is going to have to go back after Timmy comes." Gibbs replied.
"Back where?" Rachel questioned.
"He has a follow-up visit with the orthopedist." Gibbs explained.
"Oh boy I forgot that was Saturday. I wish that we could postpone taking in Timmy but the Fielding's are leaving for Mississippi for Shawna and Quinn's cousin's wedding." Rachel explained.
"I am sure it will be fine at least I hope." Gibbs sighed.
Half an hour later Rachel had dinner ready. She set the table while Gibbs called the kids. Abby came in and got washed up right away. Tony on the other-hand hadn't even responded. After calling him a fourth time. Gibbs went upstairs to bring him down himself.
"RACHEL!" Gibbs yelled running back into the kitchen.
"What is it Jethro?" Rachel asked.
"Tony is missing!" Gibbs cried.
"Are you sure?" Rachel questioned.
"I looked everywhere for him and he is nowhere to be found!" Gibbs cried.
"I'll call the police you start looking around the neighborhood." Rachel replied trying to remain calm.
A/N: How did you like the double update? Where is Tony and why did he run away? New chapter will be up soon? Please review and thanks for reading.