AN: i don't own the song lyrics featured. The song 'I will survive' belong to Gloria Gaynor.

Dear Diary,

I'm a little stunned. That's the only word I can use to describe how I'm feeling.

Grandma – mum's mother is in DC. Her fiancé was shot dead and she was a witness to it.

Dad's taken me off the case due to personal involvement, which is crap. I haven't seen Grandma in almost 20years so how can it be personal?

Grandma blames dad for the accident. How could she do that? Dad wants me to see her, talk to her. But what do I say? At the moment I'm confused.

I need to talk to Maddie. When in doubt, talk to your best friend.

"Gear up" cried Gibbs. "Dead Navy Officer at Norfolk"

"Well look at this, the Calvary has arrived" Greeted Detective McCadden when he saw Team Gibbs. "Good Morning Agent David, Mack" as he greeted both Ziva and Kelly.

"Detective" returned Ziva.

"Morning" replied Kelly as she ducked under the tape and headed towards the body.

"Ziva interview the witness, DiNozzo sketch, Kelly photo's, McGee..."

"Search the area, got it boss" stated McGee.

"Looks like he was going to propose" Kelly said as she snapped the opened box on the ground.

"He had...no ring" said Tony.

Gibbs wandered over to where Ziva was sitting with the witness

"Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, this is Joann Fielding" Ziva said, introducing them both.

Joann looked up "Jethro, this is a surprise"

"Agent David, my mother in law" Gibbs explains to a surprised Ziva.

"Ex mother in law"

"Shannon's mother"

"Kelly's grandmother" Joann added.

"When was the last time you two saw each other?" asked Ziva, looking beyond Gibbs to see Kelly sharing a joke with DiNozzo.

"Shannon's funeral" Joann replied.

Gibbs rounded the corner and headed towards his desk "Kelly a word"

Kelly looked at McGee and he shrugged. Kelly hopped off her chair and followed her dad towards the elevator. Once in Gibbs hit the emergency switch button.

"I've heard about what happens in here when you hit that button. Never thought I'd experience it" Kelly told Gibbs as she looked at him with a smirk playing on her lips. "That was a joke dad" she explained as she saw a somewhat sombre look on his face. "What's wrong?"

"I need to take you off this case"

"Why"

Personal Involvement"

"With who?" asked Kelly confused?

"Joann Fielding"

"Grandma?"

"She's a witness. I want you to take the rest of the day off. When you come in tomorrow, you can do paperwork"

"Dad"

"No arguing Kell"

Maddie Tyler had just entered the apartment she shared with her best friend Kelly Gibbs. She kicked off her shoes and placed her keys in the bowl near the door. She turned the light on and found Kelly lying on the couch with a photo album lying open on the coffee table. "Some one got an early mark...lucky duck!" Maddie said, greeting her friend.

"I've been kicked off the case...personal involvement" Kelly quietly told her friend.

"What's Leroy done?" asked Maddie with half a laugh.

"Not Leroy. Grandma."

"Grandma?" questioned Maddie. "As in Shannon's mum"

"Yeah. Her fiancé got murdered."

"Wow" replied Maddie as she picked up the photo album and leafed through the pictures. "How long since you saw her"

"Not since the funeral" Kelly answered sadly.

"Oh Kell" said Maddie as she sat down beside Kelly.

"What do I do Maddie? Dad wants me to see her, talk to her. But what do I say? I don't want to make her upset, because I know I look like mum" Kelly sadly said.

"Honestly Kell. I don't know, I don't even know what I'd do. I don't think I'd see her right now. But I'd know what I'd do right now!"

Kelly looked at Maddie.

"We have sing star and beer in the fridge from the bet we won against Tony. So how about a little karaoke" suggested Maddie.

"Mads" sighed Kelly.

"It will make you feel better" reasoned Maddie.

Later that night with beer bottles scattered around the living room, Kelly and Maddie each held a microphone in their hand and watched the TV screen in front of them belting out a song. Gibbs walked along the corridor to his daughter and best friend's apartment; he was there to make sure that after the day's events that his daughter was OK. Stopping outside of the apartment door, he heard laughter from inside. Opening the door he saw both girls singing on their 'sing song thing'

'...Now go walk out the door just turn around now 'cause you're not welcome anymore...'

Gibbs smiled and left the apartment. Grateful that his daughter had her best friend.

Kelly sat at her desk 'doing' her paperwork. Instead she sat there listening to the findings of what McGee had found. She looked up to see Tony standing in front of her desk. "Your dad's in the head" Tony informed her.

Kelly looked at him as if to say she didn't care.

"He's been crying"

Kelly entered the men's room as Gibbs looked up at her in the mirror. "Did you get lost?"

"Tony said you were upset"

Gibbs simply shrugged.

"You know" began Kelly. "It's OK to cry. The number one man in my life told me that"

"I didn't think Callen was that smart" Gibbs replied to his daughter with a small smile forming on his lips.

"As much as G likes to think he's number one. He isn't. You are" Kelly told Gibbs honestly as she hugged her father.

"Have you seen Joann yet" asked Gibbs, releasing his daughter.

"No. I wouldn't know what to say"

"She blames me Kelly" Gibbs told Kelly honestly. She blames me for taking you and your mother away when I got my orders. I killed Shannon"

"Daddy no. What happened wasn't your fault. Mum would never have blamed you. What happened was an accident. You didn't kill her. I don't blame you" Kelly told her father with tears in her eyes.

Gibbs looked at his daughter. "Oh baby. It's OK. Come here" as he pulled his daughter into a reassuring hug.

"How's your paper work going' Gibbs asked as they stepped back into the squad room.

Kelly rolled her eyes.

"Fancy a trip to autopsy?"

"Yes please" Kelly replied as Gibbs let out a small chuckle.

Kelly and her father entered autopsy "looking hot Black Lung" Kelly told Jimmy as she slapped his bottom at which Jimmy jumped "but what is that smell"

"Smells like a French whorehouse in here"

"It's me" Jimmy told them.

Kelly turned and faced Jimmy "What did you do bathe in the stuff? Here's a tip. Less is more"

"Yes Mr. Palmer is getting ready for his big date" Ducky informed them.

"By raising the dead?" asked Gibbs?

"Uh my dear Kelly...I'm sorry" Ducky said as he turned his attention to the young woman.

Kelly shrugged "Its OK Duck." She answered somewhat unsure of what else to say.

Joann sat in Gibbs basement "how's Kelly?"

"She's fine. A little upset with the investigation. It's dragging up some bad memories for her" Gibbs replied honestly.

"I...I haven't seen her"

Gibbs shrugged. "She knows your here in DC. She's not 8 anymore, so it's her decision whether or not she wants to see you"

Dear Diary,

I think I want to see Grandma.

AN: um I decided to make Kelly's last name Mack. I think have 2 Special Agent Gibbs in the same place of work would be difficult. So if Kelly is Special Agent Kelly Mack. So in future fics for when I use Kelly as an Agent, this is what she will be known as.

Yes I cried during 'Mothers Day'