Tony sat on his bed in stunned silence unsure of what to say. He could hear a bunch of voices in the background but couldn't make out what they were saying. Gibbs takes the phone from him.

"Connor, what did you tell him?"

"Just that Pops had a heart attack and … I was trying to tell him he's gone to the hospital but then someone asked me something. It's a little chaotic here … I don't think I said all of that."

"That would explain his expression. Where's Ruth?"

"She went with him to the hospital and asked me to call Tony and some others. It looks bad but they think he was found in time."

"Okay, Tony will be on his way when I can snap him out of this." Kelly joins him.

"Daddy, what's going on?"

"David had a heart attack and is in the hospital. Can you call Charlie and tell him what's going on? Ask him if he can go with Tony to New York."

"Okay daddy." Gibbs sits with Tony on the bed.

"Did you hear what I said Tony?"

"He said he was gone … that's not …"

"He's gone to the hospital. He said someone asked him something and he got distracted but Ruth went with him to the hospital. It looks bad but he got help in time." Tony blinks back his tears.

"I thought … we were just talking about them coming here and I thought I lost him. I keep thinking about them meeting the baby and all of that so …"

"It's okay and I understand Tony. Kelly's going to call Charlie so you three can head to New York. I'm going to tell Colby so she can go too."

"What about Stillwater? Grandpa's expecting us tomorrow."

"I think he'll understand and I'll still take Kelly there. I don't have to report to FLETC until Monday so I have a few days." Tony nods as Kelly returns.

"Aunt Camille will drop him off when he gets packed. She asked if you need anything Tony."

"No, we'll get snacks and stuff when I stop for gas." Tony went to Colby's room where she heard the phone but wasn't paying attention since it wasn't her house. "Hey Colb, Poppy had a heart attack tonight."

"Oh no, is he okay?"

"No but we're going to New York as soon as we're packed to go." Tony's phone rings and he answers it quickly.

"Tony, it's Connor. I just wanted to check on you. I didn't mean to stop in the middle of what I was saying but …"

"It's okay, as long as Poppy's …"

"Yeah right now he's hanging on. Mom found him right away so that's good. Are you coming out?"

"Yeah we just have to pack up and Aunt Camille's going to drop Charlie off so he can make the drive with me. Should I go to the house first?"

"Yeah if something changes I'll call you but I'm going to be here."

"Okay, I'll call you when we get to town." Tony hangs up going through his suitcase when Camille and Charlie get there.

"Do you need anything Tony?"

"No, he's going to be okay. Nonie found him right away but I just want to get out there to see him. We can get drinks and snacks when we stop for gas and thanks for letting Charlie come with me."

"He was getting ready to go before even telling us what was going on." Tony chuckles.

"I'm about ready to go too. I was packing for Stillwater when Connor called." After assurances that they would call if they found out anything or when they got to New York Tony, Colby and Charlie leave. Tony didn't say much but played the radio. Colby brought a pillow and stretched out in the backseat. "Thanks for coming Charlie."

"No problem, they've always treated me like family. I remember when we were kids and they were always Nonie and Poppy." Tony smiles,

"That's true and I don't know what I'd do if I lost them suddenly. Dad says that they're moving to DC and going to build a small attachment to the house to live in."

"Really? Why?"

"Connor and his family are moving to Illinois and they want to be closer to me and the baby. We're not going to move into the cottage after all. Dad feels better with them here since he'll travel for NIS and then with the baby here we'll have help."

"Mom and dad will help."

"I know but … I want them to have grandparents close by. We have good memories of them and I want them to know the stories, I want them to know the love Nonie and Poppy gave me when I was little."

"I can understand that. Dad was an only child and orphaned when he was young. Anthony's parents were his foster family and how he met Anthony. Mom doesn't see her family too often and Gabrielle … she'll never change. She never spoke of family so who knows."

"Does Jimmy talk about her?"

"No, he had nightmares she was coming after us … he won't talk about her. That's why he was weary of mom and dad at first. She could be sweet when she wanted something but he never wanted to hug her or trust her so she hardly paid him any attention. He didn't know the love of a mom but he's getting better."

"We never knew …"

"I think mom and dad spending time with him alone being nice and not getting mad if something went wrong even if I did something Gabrielle would blow up at. Like we were playing ball in the backyard one time, Jimmy wants to join little league and I broke a window so he freaked."

"She was that bad?"

"Well I never broke a window but she probably would've about killed me. When I broke a glass, she beat me and I had to use little Dixie cups because she said I didn't need another one to break. She got them from work until she got a set from someone else."

"Wow and I thought some of my step mom's were horrible. Hell I've been in foster homes that weren't that bad. Most of the time we ate off plastic dishes with plastic cups but that was everyone so nothing was broken. I had a step mom like that too unless there was a dinner but then I didn't get to eat with everyone so I still had the plastic plates and cups."

"I don't care about that but mom uses regular plates. Jimmy was scared of breaking things and he's back to being worried about breaking the baby but we assure him its okay. Dad said it's an accident and when I broke the window dad let him help replace it while I had to sit in my room." Tony looks at him strange and Charlie laughs.

"You sat in your room … for what?"

"Jimmy thought I was in trouble and they would hit me. I had to sit in my room for two hours as punishment." Charlie laughs at the thought. "He means well and he understands that type of punishment. Normally dad would've just had me replace the window."

"Well it could've been worse."

"Yeah and I'm glad he's trusting mom and dad. He is worried about the baby though that you'll forget about him or won't trust him with the baby."

"Well that's silly. Kelly's going to take a class about babies and helping with them. It's offered for siblings but any young kids who are going to be around babies can take it. He can take it so he knows he can handle the baby."

"He would like that and he's excited about the baby."

"That's good, I was thinking about Josh and what he would think of the baby."

"Josh but … he's your friend but it wouldn't matter would it? I mean you're not going to have Ninny take care of him or her are you?"

"No but … Stephanie married Bob and they had Josh. Josh is my half brother and just like Jimmy he should get the chance to know the baby."

"I didn't know that. I mean you mentioned a sibling so …"

"I know and I didn't know it was Josh until I thought about how we seemed to click like brothers and Bob was encouraging us to be close. Bob knew who I was but Josh and I haven't talked about it."

"Well that's still nice that you at least like your sibling."

"That's true there are some kids there …," Charlie laughs and they stop for gas. "That lasted longer than I thought. I was going to fuel up in the morning on the way to Stillwater." Colby uses the bathroom getting some snacks while Tony and Charlie get drinks.

"Do you want to get a drink Colb?"

"It'll just make me have to pee again."

"Then we'll stop again. It's not a problem." Colby grabs a drink and some ice cream. "Damn now I want some." They end up sitting in the parking lot eating ice cream and then using the bathroom before leaving again. Gibbs calls while they were waiting for Colby.

"How's the drive going? You didn't answer the phone while driving did you."

"No, we stopped for gas and ended up eating ice cream in the parking lot. Colby got some and it looked good so we decided to eat it here in the parking lot and now she's in the bathroom."

"Well that's good you're stopped to eat something. She's usually up to get something to snack on at night."

"I know and it just seems weird if I join her every night but when someone gets up it usually wakes me up." Gibbs chuckles as Colby comes out. "What?"

"I've been worried about you sleeping with the baby and not hearing her. If everyone wakes you up then you'll definitely hear a baby crying." Tony chuckles,

"I've always been a light sleeper and I've worried about that too. I'll call you when we get to Nonie's but we should get back on the road."

"Okay and be careful."

"Is everything okay?"

"He just wanted to check on the trip. He's glad we stopped for a snack since you get hungry at night and that I wasn't eating and driving."

"Mom told me to let you eat first and drive while you ate then we could switch later and I could have my snack."

"That's not fair."

"Mom's worried about you so … the same your family would put me first if something happened."

"That's true and I didn't think about that." Colby falls back to sleep so they just listen to the radio for the rest of the trip and Connor greets them at the house.

"I just got Ma home and she's upstairs getting ready for bed."

"How's Poppy?"

"He's going to be okay, they're keeping him a few days for observation but he's okay." Tony relaxes and Connor smiles. "I'm sorry for scaring you but my mind was all over the place."

"It's okay as long as he's going to be okay." Ruth comes out when they go upstairs. "Nonie, are you okay?"

"Yeah Tonio, I'm okay. Thank you for coming David will be happy to see you." She showed Colby where she could stay putting her in the room Kelly stayed in. They were all exhausted from the trip so they head to bed. Tony felt better in New York knowing he could see David was okay and still spend time in Stillwater before the summer ended.