Tony could barely concentrate on his job the next morning. He was going to go and try to talk with Emily on his lunch break. With any luck she would accept his apology and the family would be reunited soon. Dylan wasn't his son but he still wanted to be there when he died. He had formed a close bond with the child after he destroyed his lungs saving Carly. Now he may never get to see either of the children again. He wished that he could take back his reaction but Jimmy had always been there for him. So he felt like he owed it to his friend to tell of the woman who had attacked him. He should have at least had the common sense to take her outside and tear her a new one. He was so lost in his thoughts that he didn't even notice that Gibbs was standing over the desk holding a packet of coffee and a small bag of candy.

"Oh sorry Boss I didn't see you there." Tony apologized.

"You feeling alright Tony?" Gibbs asked.

"Just nervous I am going to talk to Emily tonight." Tony replied.

"Do you need me to go with you?" Gibbs asked.

"No I think I can handle it on my own." Tony replied.

"Well if you need back-up let me know." Gibbs replied.

"Thanks" Tony replied.

"Who is with Jack?" Gibbs asked.

"My friend Jeff." Tony replied.

"Jeff Meyers?" Gibbs asked.

"Yeah" Tony replied.

"I went to school with his older brother Pete. He stayed with me and Jack when Jeff was born. They were wanting him to be a girl so they could name her after my mom." Gibbs explained.

"Jeff was telling me about that. He was born less than a year after she died didn't he?" Tony asked.

"Three and a half months" Gibbs replied.

"Boss since we are alone can I ask you something personal?" Tony asked.

"I suppose" Gibbs replied.

"When your mom committed suicide did you find her?" Tony asked.

"Yeah" Gibbs replied.

"I am sorry." Tony replied.

"Thanks" Gibbs replied.

"I didn't hurt you did I?" Tony asked.

"No Tony I can talk to you about stuff." Gibbs replied.

"Do you think Emily will take me back?" Tony asked.

"If she doesn't for you I will deal with her." Gibbs replied.

"Please don't boss I hurt her." Tony pleaded.

"I didn't say I would hurt her. I said that I would deal with her." Gibbs replied.

"When you say deal you mean kill." Tony replied.

"Well in this situation I mean tell her that you are the nicest guy in the world and that she is crazy to not take you back. Because you are the best person for her and the kids." Gibbs explained.

"Thanks but I don't want her hating you too." Tony replied.

"Well call me if you need to talk." Gibbs replied turning to leave the store.

"Will do!" Tony called.


Emily waited on her porch. Tony had said that he would be over after he closed the store. She hoped that he was going to keep that promise. She didn't think she could live with herself if she let her relationship with Tony die. Poor Carly was going to suffer enough losing her older brother. She didn't deserve to lose her soon to be step-father too. Much to her relief at around eight-thirty Tony pulled his car into the driveway. Tony climbed out of the car and walked up to her.

"Emily" Tony called.

"Oh Tony I am so sorry!" Emily cried.

"No Emily I am so sorry." Tony replied.

"I was just so emotional about Dylan. I attacked you for no reason." Emily replied.

"I shouldn't have yelled at Maya like that. It's just Jimmy has always been there for me." Tony replied.

"She probably was being cruel but I was thinking about what if we couldn't get more help and Dylan dies earlier as a result." Emily explained.

"Ducky would have come up and taken care of him if need be." Tony assured.

"We have this really sweet older lady. I like her better than Maya and she treats Carly better than Maya ever did." Emily explained.

"So I am good?" Tony asked.

"No Tony we're good." Emily replied.

"Thank you" Tony replied.


Jimmy sat beside Amy on her couch. He was glad they had agreed to be friends and that he had stepped up to help her raise her baby. Maybe just maybe in time they could form a real romantic relationship and become a family. Of course in an ideal world he would still have Breena but if he had to be with somebody else. He was glad that it was Amy. Even if they were just friends for a long time. He wasn't totally alone anymore. He remembered when he freaked out after finding out that McGee was moving to Dubai with Delilah. So soon after learning that Ducky was retiring and Tony and Gibbs were moving to Stillwater permanently.

"Am I your first female friend since Breena?" Amy asked.

"First that I have romantic feelings for." Tony replied.

"Would she want us to date?" Amy asked.

"Maybe not just yet but she just wanted me to be happy." Tony replied.

"Did she die peacefully?" Amy asked.

"She was murdered." Jimmy replied.

"Oh I am so sorry!" Amy gasped.

"She was kidnapped and tortured to death." Jimmy sobbed.

"Did you get to say goodbye?" Amy asked.

"She hung on briefly but she died after half an hour in the hospital." Jimmy explained.

"Were you with her?" Amy asked.

"Yes me and my boss and mentor Dr. Donald Mallard." Jimmy explained.


A/N: See Emily took Tony back. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.