AUTHOR'S NOTES: Here we go another episode of season six. Here we are friday after Season 7 premiere and i am behind as usual. Please review. Thanks to my Beta. She kept me focused when i was home,.

December 24th 2008 8: PM

Federal Car

Gibbs and co had solved the murder. Finding out that the rent a cop did it. Gibbs watched as Ned Quinn go inside to be with his daughter and her family. He picks up his cell phone hit speed dial 3. "Hello?" A voice said.

"Hey dad." Gibbs said.

"Son? It's good hear from you. How's Tony and those sweet girls doing?" Jack Gibbs asked.

"We're doing ok. Samantha is secretly dating Tim McGee. They don't think no ones knows. But I can tell. I was wondering if you would like to come tomorrow and see em?" Gibbs said maneuvering his car back to the Navy Yard to get Tony.

"I would love to. I'm closing shop early tonight. I'll head out first thing in the morning. Oh Leroy. You don't know how happy it makes me to see you happy." Jack said.

"Thanks Dad." Gibbs said.

"Alright. I'll see you guys about 10 am." Jack said.

"Ok." Gibbs said and heard a dial tone. He laughed and drove into the Navy yard.

NCIS MTAC:

Everyone was sitting in the chairs waiting for McGee to turn the Movie on. Gracie was sitting on Tony's lap beside Samantha eating his popcorn. "Hey grubby hands eat out of your own bowl." Tony said. Gracie giggled at him.

"Ahh giggling at grandpa now are we? I'll show you giggling." Tony said handing Samantha his popcorn so he could tickle Gracie. Gibbs walked in and sat down on the other side of Tony.

"Get Quinn to his daughter's?" Tony asked quietly.

"Yeah. Are you gonna tickle our granddaughter til she pees her pants Tony?" Gibbs asked smirking.

"Well of course." Tony said.

Gracie looked over at Gibbs and smiled. "Save me Poppa." She said still giggling.

"Ok everyone ready?" McGee asked.

"Ready Probie." Tony said adjusting Gracie on his lap.

"Where's my popcorn?" Tony asked.

"Right here." Samantha said.

"Here we go." McGee said pushing play.

"Mommy? What's a tratition?" Gracie asked.

"It's tradition baby. And it's when you do something on the same day every year. Like us watching this movie with everyone." Samantha said wiping Gracie's hands off. Tim sat down on the other side of Samantha.

After the movie everyone stood up except Tony who still had a sleeping Gracie in his arms. "Here Dad let me take sleepy from you." Samantha said.

"No. I'll carry her to your car." Tony said.

"Ok. Bye everyone see ya tomorrow." Samantha said following Tony out to the car.

Gibbs wrapped his arm around Samantha's shoulder. "Why don't you and Gracie stay with us tonight. Jack is coming around 10. I thought we could have breakfast and do presents and then meet everyone at your house." Gibbs said hitting the elevator button.

"Ok." Samantha said.

December 25th 2008 7: AM

GIBB/DINOZZO HOUSE

Tony and Gibbs was laying quietly in their bed when a soft giggle sounded at their door. "Gracie don't wake em up. Go downstairs and watch cartoons." Samantha scolded her daughter.

"She's a good daughter." Tony said.

"Well she had practice." Gibbs said.

"Funny." Tony said smirking.

"Guess we better get up. Gracie will only persist." Gibbs said.

"True Dinozzo." Tony said standing and pulling his sweat pants on.

"I'll be down in a few." Gibbs said stretching and grabbing some clothes.

Tony came down the stairs to see Gracie sitting in her blankets watching Looney Tunes. Tony smirked and walked into the kitchen and founds Samantha cooking pancakes. "Ahh Christmas Pancakes." Tony said.

"Yep. It's tradition. Remember when I was in the wheel chair. You and Gibbs sprung me Christmas morning and we ate Pancakes?" Samantha asked.

"Yeah. Who knew the next Christmas you would surprise us by walking." Tony said.

Samantha smirked placing a plate of bacon on the table. "Gracie didn't wake you guys did she?" Samantha asked.

"No. Besides it woulda been fine if she had. She's welcome to wake us up. Normally she sleeps next to Gibbs." Tony said smirking.

"Yeah I have two Dinozzo's vying for my attention on the days she's here." Gibbs said grabbing a cup of coffee.

"So what time is everyone coming?" Samantha asked.

"11. Jack should be here bout 10 that will give us a chance to catch up. And get over to your place." Gibbs said.

"Ok I'm going to watch cartoons with Gracie." Tony said going off into the living room. Gibbs and Samantha both chuckled.

"He's an overgrown kid when she's around." Gibbs said drinking his coffee.

"It's pretty funny to watch sometimes." Samantha said flipping the pancake in the pan.

"Yeah it is." Gibbs said looking into the living room watching Gracie and Tony laugh at the Roadrunner. "Need help?" Gibbs asked walking over to the stove.

10: AM

Gracie and Tony were back on the couch watching a movie when the knock came on the door. "I'll get it." Gibbs said coming out of the kitchen.

"Hey dad." Gibbs said hugging Jack.

"Son. It's good to see you." Jack Gibbs said returning the hug.

"Hey Jack Merry Christmas." Tony said getting up to shake the man's hand.

"Merry Christmas to you Tony." Jack said smiling.

"And hello sweet girl. Now does my memory fail me or is your name Gracie?" Jack asked.

"It is." Tony said combing his hand through her hair.

"Was Santa nice to you?" Jack asked sitting beside her on the couch.

"We don't know yet. We were waiting on you to get here so we could go over to Samantha's and open presents." Gibbs said.

"Well then what are we waiting for?" Jack asked.

Samantha came out of the kitchen drying her hands. "Samantha isn't it?" Jack asked.

"Yes. Hi Mr Gibbs. How have you been?" Samantha asked.

"I've been doing fine. And please call me Jack." He said.

"Ok. Would you like some breakfast?" Samantha asked.

"Oh no. thank you tho. I ate on the road." Jack said.

"Ok. Gracie get your coat on sweetie." Samantha said.

"Mommy open your eyes. I gots my coat on." Gracie said smiling.

"So you do. What about socks and Shoes?" Samantha asked noticing her bare feet.

"Woops." Gracie said running into Samantha's old bedroom.

All the grown ups laughed. "She'd go barefoot if I let her." Samantha said.

"It's Christmas. She's allowed to forget." Tony said bouncing on his heels.

"So Leroy tells me we're heading your place for Christmas. Is there any chance you have pictures of that precious child?" Jack asked.

"Dad if you wanted pictures of Gracie all you had to do was ask me. I or Tony would of sent you some. Heck we have dozens." Gibbs said.

"Good. Well let's go then." Jack said.

4: PM

SAMANTHA'S APARTMENT

Everyone had opened presents and ate dinner and were now sitting around the living room enjoying coffee. "Jack when do you have to leave to go back to Stillwater?" Kate asked.

"Not til Sunday evening. I told everyone the store would be closed til Monday." Jack said. "So you get to stay with Gibbs and Tony." Abby said.

"If they'll have me. That way I can get to know this sweet little girl here better as well as Tony and Samantha." Jack said.

"Sweet? Ha you've never seen her when she don't wanna do something." Tony said tickling Gracie.

"Just like her grandpa." Gibbs said getting up to get more coffee. Everyone laughed.

Tim came up behind Samantha's chair and sat on the arm of it. "Get my computer going for me?" Samantha asked.

"Yeah. Hard drive was crammed with stuff." Tim said.

"Least it wasn't porn." Samantha said smirking at her dad.

"Hey that was one time." Tony said.

"One time too many." Samantha said.

"Samantha would you mind showing me the place. In the whole time you've been here I've never been here more than a few minutes with Donald." Gerald said.

"Oh sure. Gracie you wanna show him your room?" Samantha asked.

"And while you guys do that. Me and the rest of the gang will show Jack some of the finer pictures." Tony said.

Samantha nodded heading down the hall. "So how long you and McGee been together?" Gerald asked when they were out of hearing.

"Can't put nothing past you. Few weeks. Nothing too serious." Samantha said.

"May not be for you. But McGee has been taken with you since just before that little one was born." Gerald said.

Samantha looked at him. "Yeah. Same here. Just never put it to the test." Samantha said.

9: PM

Kate, Abby, Ducky Gerald and Tim all left to go home. Which left Jack and Gibbs sitting in the living room while Tony and Samantha tucked Gracie in. "She was so young." Jack said looking at the photo on the wall of Gibbs and Tony crowding around Samantha just after Gracie was born.

"She was 17. And she didn't have it easy after that either." Gibbs said.

"I would guess not." Jack said coming to a picture of what looked like Gracie's first birthday with Samantha in a wheel chair.

"Oh dear." Jack said.

"Yeah. She had gone to see Tony's mother. And got the surprise of a lifetime when she got there. She left in a hurry and a dump truck ran the red light. Smashed her jeep." Gibbs said shaking his head of the memories.

"How long was she paralyzed." Jack asked.

"14 months." Gibbs said.

"She came out of it well I take it." Jack said.

"I still have some aches and pains. Specially during winter." Samantha said causing both men to jump.

"Sorry. Gracie wants both Poppa and Grampy to kiss her goodnight." Samantha said.

"Ok. Be right back dad." Gibbs said going towards the bedroom.

"Leroy was just telling me about your ordeal." Jack said.

"I heard. It was hard. But we all got through it. I ain't gonna say it was just me cause it wasn't." Samantha said.

"Never is. The family suffers as well." Jack said.

"Let's go check on them." Samantha said leading them down the hall. They stopped just outside a door and Jack heard a soft strain of a voice singing Silent Night. He looked and saw his son and his Lover softly rubbing the back of their Granddaughter.

TBC next episode? CAGED