Charity woke up the next day to the sun streaming in through the wondow. She was still securly wrapped in Tony's arms. He was already awake, his hand stroking her hair. He smiled at her when he saw that she was awake. "Good morning, Beautiful." He told her.

Charity smiled back at him. "Morning." She mumbled.

Tony stroked her cheek and then gently kissed her lips.

"Do you have to go to work?" Charity asked.

"Nope. I'm taking a personal day." Tony answered.

Charity grinned. "Oh really?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yes." Tony replied and kissed her again.

Charity looked at her left arm. "I need to change the gauze." she said.

"You stay right here." Tony said. "You took care of me, now I'm going to take care of you." He kissed her forehead and got up from bed and walked into the bathroom. He soon returned with the supplies he needed.

"You don't have to..." Charity began as Tony sat back down by her, but then he placed a finger on her lips.

"I know, but I want to." He told her.

Charity laid back and pushed the covers aside to reveal the gauze on her side. Tony removed it and saw the burns. They looked better than he'd expected. He cleaned it up and put the ointment on in and then covered it. Then he moved to her arm. He unwrapped it gently, slowly revealing several burns. Some of the burns weren't too bad and others had large blisters. Tony repeated the procedure from the other burns and then he was finished.

"How did you get burned so bad?" Tony asked.

"Running into a burning building." Charity answered. "And that's all I can tell you."

Tony nodded his understanding. He leaned in and kissed her for the hundredth time since she'd returned. "I love you." He told her.

Charity grinned. "I'm never gonns get tired of hearing that." She replied. "I love you, too."

They kissed, getting a little more passionate and handsier. Then they heard knocking on the door to the apartment. "Maybe if we ignore them, they'll go away." Tony said.

"Maybe." Charity replied, pulling Tony back to her for another kiss.

The knocking continued and then became louder, until Tony and Charity could no longer ignore it. Tony broke the kiss and groaned. Then he got up and slipped on a pair of sweat pants. "You stay right there. I'll be right back." He said, a grin on his face.

Charity giggled. "Alright."

Tony walked out to the living room and then looked through the peep hole. It was his father. He opened the door. "Hey, Dad. What are you doing here?"

"I came to see you, Junior." Senior answered. "Are you just now getting out of bed?"

Tony stepped aside to allow his father to enter. Senior stepped in and then saw Charity's dress laying on the floor. "Oh, I see. Charity's still here isn't she?"

"Yeah." Tony answered.

Just then Charity stepped out of the bedroom, wearing a pair of jeans and a tshirt. Tony looked at her confused. "What's going on?" He asked.

"Dad just called. He had called Pappy last night to let him know I was home. So, Pappy drove all the way from Sillwater to come and see me." Charity answered. She then noticed Senior standing in the room. "Oh, good morning." She greeted him.

"Morning." Senior replied with a smile.

"Can I come with you or is this a family only thing?" Tony asked Charity.

Charity grinned at him. "Of course you can come." She answered.

"Do you two have room in your day for one more?" Senior asked.

Tony and Charity decided to let Senior come along. Tony went to the bedroom to get dressed, leaving Charity and Senior alone in the living room. "Charity?" Senior asked.

"Yes?" She replied.

"Thank you."

"For what?"

"For making Junior so happy. I haven't seen him smile like this in years."

Tony...

Tony pulled on a pair of jeans and a button down shirt. He didn't want to leave Charity alone with his father for long. Of course he wasn't looking forward to his father coming with them to Gibbs' house. Senior still had no idea that Charity was Gibbs' daughter and Tony wasn't sure how well he would take that.

Tony took in a deep breath and then headed back out of the room. He was surprised when he found his dad telling Charity how happy he was that she and Tony were together. Tony cleared his throat. "You guys ready to go?" Tony asked.

"Yeah." Charity answered, standing up.

The trio headed out and hopped in the car. Charity took the back seat and let Senior ride shot gun and Tony drove. Tony was dreading the visit the whole way there, praying that his father would behave himself, when he found out that Charity was Gibbs' daughter.