Shortly after James dropped the bomb, Charity had him in her car and they were on their way to NCIS. It's not that she found it impossible to have a little brother, or that James wasn't telling the truth, she just needed to know for sure. "So, how old are you James?" Charity asked.
"Twenty." James answered. "I'll be twenty-one in a few months."
Once he revealed his age, Charity let out an internal sigh of relief. At least she knew that her dad hadn't cheated on her mother. Of course, doing the math, she had to have been the first woman Gibbs had been with after Shannon had died. As she drove to NCIS, Charity glanced over at James. He had dark hair and bright blue eyes, the same eyes she and her father had. "So, what did your mom tell you about Dad?" Charity asked.
"Well, she said that he was a Marine. She had met him not long after he lost his wife and youngest daughter. It was about six months after they had died."
"Shannon and Kelly." Charity said.
"Who?"
"Shannon was my mother and Kelly was my little sister." Charity said. "The wife and daughter Dad lost."
"I see." James said. "I'm sorry."
"Thank you. So, what else did she say about Dad?"
"She said that he was getting ready to ship out and would leave the day after they met." James answered. "They had a one night stand, that resulted in me. It took her a while to find him, but when she did he was remarried. She didn't want to cause problems in his marriage."
Charity let out a small laugh. "That marriage was doomed to fail just as the other two were."
"He remarried three times?"
"Yeah." Charity answered. "So, what made you decide to look me up and not Dad?"
"Well, Mom told me that he died a few years ago, but she did tell me that I had an older sister."
Charity nodded. "Dad's alive."
"He is?"
"Yes." Charity answered. "Not long after my mom and Kelly died, he joined NCIS and became a federal agent."
"That's great. Are we going to see him?"
"First we are going to see Abby." Charity said. "It's not that I don't believe you or anything like that, but I have to know for sure."
"What do you mean?" James asked.
"You'll find out when we get there."
Soon they arrived at NCIS. They were in the elevator on the way down to see Abby. They stepped off the elevator and walked into the lab. They found Abby sitting at her desk reading her email.
"Abby." Charity called.
Abby looked up and smiled. Then she got up from her chair and practically ran to Charity and pulled her in for a hug. "Charity!" Then she saw James standing behind Charity. "Who is he?"
"His names is James Renolds." Charity answered. "I need you to swab his cheek and run his DNA against Dad's looking for a familial match."
"What? Why?" Abby asked.
"Abby, please, just do it?"
Abby let out a small sigh. "Okay." She then grabbed a cheek swab and walked over to stand in front of James, who was the same height as Gibbs. "Open up. I promise this won't hurt a bit."
James opened his mouth and Abby swabbed his cheek. Then she began to work her magic with Major Mass Spec. and before long she had the results. She looked at the screen unable to believe her eyes. "No way."
Charity looked at the screen. It was all right there in front of her, James was her little brother. Before Charity could really react, Abby was. She jumped up and hugged James. "This is so exciting!"
James looked stunned and looked at Charity. "She's a hugger." Charity said. Then she turned her attention to Abby. "Abby, stop hogging my brother."
Abby let go of James and stepped away. Charity stood in front of James and then pulled him in for a hug. "I'm excited."
"When do I get to meet, Dad?" James asked.
Charity pulled back and looked up at her brother. "Hold on. You stay right here. I'll be right back." Charity then sprinted for the elevator. Once inside the elevator, she pushed the button for the squadroom floor. The elevator stopped and the doors opened. Charity stepped off and headed straight for her father's desk.
Gibbs looked up. "What's going on Baby girl?" He asked.
"Elevator talk now." Charity answered.
Then she and Gibbs headed for the elevator. Tony looked at the elevator as the doors closed. He felt a little ignored. "What in the world?"
Ziva was laughing. "She getting tired of you already, Tony?"
Tony gave her a look. "No." Was all he could think to say.
Ziva just laughed. "Come on Tony, a woman can only take so much from you."
Charity and Gibbs...
As soon as they were on the elevator, Charity pushe dthe button to stop it. "What's going on baby girl?" Gibbs asked.
"Do you remember a woman named Jane Renolds?"
"Yes." Gibbs answered.
"Did you have a one night stand with her?"
"I don't believe that's any of your business." Gibbs replied.
"Well, there's proof you did."
"What are you talking about?"
"You have a son. I have a little brother." Charity answered. "Jane was his mother."
"Where is he?"
"Abby's lab." Charity answered. Then she pushed the button and the elevator began to move. It stopped and the doors opened. The father and daughter stepped off the elevator and headed to Abby's lab. They found Abby and James sitting and talking. They both looked up. James stood up.
"Dad, this is James, your son." Charity said. Then she turned to James. "James this is our dad."
Charity then gestured for Abby to come with her, thinking that her dad and brother needed a moment alone. My brother! I have a little brother! Charity thought excitedly. She and Abby headed for the elevator and were heading up to see the rest of the team.
"How exciting is this?" Abby asked. "I mean you have a little brother!"
"I know." Charity said. "I thought that Kelly was my only sibling and now it turns out that I have a little brother."
The elevator doors opened and they both stepped off. "You know this reminds me of a joke I heard once where an Amish man and his family go into the mall. The father sees this old woman step into the elevator and the doors close. When they open back up this young attractive blond steps off. Then he looks at his son and says, Go get your mother." Tony says. "I mean first you get on the elevator with your dad and next you get off with Abby."
Charity glared at Tony playfully.
"So, what was the big emergency that you had to come up here and ignore me and get your dad?" Tony asked.
"I have a brother." Charity answered.
"What?" Tony asked, his eyes wide.
"I have a little brother. A half brother." Charity answered.
"You mean Gibbs has a son?" Ziva asked from her desk.
"Yes." Abby answered. "He's in my lab with Gibbs right now."
"We have to go see him." Tony said, starting to get up from his desk.
"Oh no you don't." Charity said. "The poor kid has been shocked enough. I mean his mother told him that Dad was dead."
"Wait, how old is he?" Tony asked.
"Twenty. He'll be twenty-one in a few months." Charity answered.
Gibbs and James...
"So, you're my dad." James said, not really sure of what to say.
"And you're my son." Gibbs replied. Gibbs looked at the young man standing in front of him. He had dark hair and blue eyes. The eyes were the same as his, Gibbs eyes. As he looked at the young man, he could see so much of himself, as when he was the same age.
The two let the silence surround them for a moment. Then Gibbs spoke up. "What do you do?" Gibbs asked.
"I'm a full time student." James answered. "I'm studying criminal justice."
Gibbs nodded. "Do you have any hobbies?"
"I like to fish and build things from wood." James answered. "I really like working with my hands."
Gibbs smiled. "Maybe you could come and help me and your sister work on the bpat I'm building in my basement."
"I'd like that." James replied. "Do I have grandparents? Mom's parents died before I was born."
"You have a grandfather." Gibbs answered. "You grandmother died when I was fourteen."
"I'd like to meet him." James said.
"I'm sure he'd like to meet you, too."
Silence once again filled the air. Then Gibbs spoke up. "So, how is your mother?"
"She died a couple of months ago. It a drunk driver." James answered.
"I'm sorry." Gibbs replied. "You have a place to stay?"
"I've been sleeping in my car." James answered.
"You can stay with me." Gibbs said. "That is of course if your sister doesn't fight me for you."
James chuckled. "Would she really do that?"
Gibbs nodded. "She loves taking care of people and she's been dreaming of having a younger sibling again."
"She told me about Kelly." James said. "And Shannon. I'm sorry."
"Thank you." Gibbs replied.
"So, is there anyone else in the family? Any aunts or uncles?"
"No." Gibbs answered. "I was an only child."
James nodded. "Where's Grandpa live?"
"Stillwater, Pennsylvania." Gibbs answered. "Where I grew up."
"Sounds like a really small town." James replied.
"It is." Gibbs answered. "Your grandpa owns the general store there."
"That's cool." James replied. "So, there's absolutely no other family?"
"My team." Gibbs answered.
"What?" James asked.
"Just some of the other people that work here." Gibbs replied.
"Can I meet them?" James asked.
"You think you can handle it?" Gibbs asked. "They're...something else."
"I would like to." James answered.
"Alright, let's go."
