Dinner was done and the kids were in bed now including Abby who said she was too tired to stay up. Gibbs and ducky were now sitting in the living room watching tv. Gibbs looked at ducky and smiled.

"What are you smiling at Jethro?" Ducky asks amused.

"At you." Ducky raised an eyebrow. "How you love to be a grandpa for them. Look how you interact with them. Your made for it. They listen to you."

"I guess you'd right." Ducky said grinning. "And you know what Jethro I love every moment with them. I just realized when I had the discussion with Anthony and I put him on my lap and he listened to every word I said. He soon relaxed against my chest. I realized how much I missed." Ducky looked sad.

Gibbs thought for moment. He knew ducky sometimes felt lonely. He saw what the kids did to him. He became alive again. Than he had an idea.

"Why don't you move in ducky? I got a lot of space. You already got your own room. I'm sure can appreciate the help."

Ducky looked shocked at Gibbs. "What Jethro I can't... I will just be ..."

"Come on Duck. They love you. Your good with them. I see how much it does to you."

Ducky thought for a moment. Could he really just move in with them? His house was lonely. Too much silent. Yes he knew that this was best.

"Okey Jethro I think I would like that." Gibbs smiles.

"That's settled than" Gibbs said.

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Upstairs the girls were asleep. But not everyone was asleep in the boy's room. Tim was crying softly under his blanket he was scared that he would be alone again when he woke up.

Tony opens his eyes he heard a noise. He looked around but soon saw the shivering figure that lay in the bed at the other side of the room. He stood up and walks to him. He lay a hand on his shoulder.

"Timmy are you okey" he asks.

Tim looked up and quickly dried his tears. "I'm fine tony you can go back to sleep."

"Your not fine. Your are crying. Tell me I'm your brother."

"It's nothing. I'm not like you and go to Gibbs." He said a little angry. He was the big brother he didn't need a little brother to comfort him. Tony looked away for a moment. Suddenly he felt something.

"Hey what are you doing!" Tim asks.

"Lying next to you. Something is bothering you or you wouldn't be crying. Now your not alone." Tony said.

Tim smiled. "I guess not." He said softly.

Tony looked at him. "So why are you crying?"

"Do you remember before Tony?" Tim asks slowly. He knew they changed a lot and he didn't know how much tony still remembered.

"Yeah I do a little. Don't want to think about it too much."

"What you mean?" Tim asks confused. They were both now trying to stay on there adults mind.

"Well if I think about it, it would be embarrassing. I'm a kid with the emotions of a 4 year old and the thoughts of when I was 4 year old. Wouldn't you be embarrassed?"

"Ahh I see your point. It's easier to be the kid. It's harder to be in your adult mind. I know."

"So what was in your adult mind that scared you in your kid mind?"

"I'm not scared!"

"Timmy you were crying under your blanket. And you had a look in your eyes. Believe me I know what scared looks like." Tony said seriously.

Tim was silent for a moment. "Thought I was the big brother that protect and helped the younger brother" he said smiling.

"Guess the older brother can always learn something from the younger brother." Tony said smiling. "So tell me."

Tim sighs. "When we changed again it hurt so much. I didn't know what was happening and I was alone and than I was a kid again and I was still alone. I was so glad when I saw ducky walking into my apartment. I'm just ... I don't want to close my eyes and be alone again."

Tony remembered that moment he was scared too. But he had both Gibbs and ducky around him but still it was scary. And now that Tim said that he keeps thinking about it. He looks at Tim.

"Timmy I don't want to be alone either. Uhmm..."

Tim saw that Tony was now scared too. Great now he made his little brother scared.

"Maybe we should go downstairs and look for Gibbs?"

Tony jumped out of bed. "Yeah come on!"

Tim soon followed Tony. "Wait up a moment Tony"

Tony stopped at the top of the stairs.

"Your sure you can do this?" Tim asks. He knew tony was little now and had some trouble with the stairs.

"Of course. Come on" slowly Tony walks downstairs with Tim following him. Only halfway the stairs tony lost his footing and fell 2 steps down. He got up quickly. "Tony you okay?" Tim asks concerned. " fine" he said quietly.

The noise alert both man sitting on the couch. They stood up and walked to the stairs. "Tony, Tim what are you doing up this late. And what was that noise?"

"Couldn't sleep and Tony lost his footing on the stairs." Tim said when they were downstairs.

Both man saw the tear tracks on Tim's face.

"Are You alright Timothy? Ducky asks concerned.

Soon Tim starts to tear up again. "Oh my dear boy come here. It's okey" Ducky gave Tim a hug and brings him to the couch where he put him on his lap and begins to rock him.

Gibbs looked at Tony and saw that Tony now too was close to tears. He picked tony up in his arms. Tony almost immediately snuggles closer. "You okey Tony? Are your hurt?" Tony shook his head negative. " okey than let sit down next to ducky and Tim".

Gibbs sat down with Tony on his lap. Gibbs was also rocking him. While tony would try to snuggle more closer and closer. He keeps running a hand through Tony's hair and looks at ducky confused.

"Alright my dear boys. Why are you up so late and why are you both so upset?" Ducky asks when the boys had calm down.

"Timmy was crying first. I tried to help him." Tony said softly. They now looked at Tim.

"I... I just... I remembered when we changed again and it hurt so much and I... I didn't know what was happening. And than I was a kid... and I ... I... was alone. I didn't want to be alone. I got scared" Tim said sniffing. Also now snuggling close to ducky.

"And than I remembered and got scared too. So we decided to go to you." Tony said softly.

"Ah my dear boys why didn't you tell us sooner. We could have helped. Nothing will happen now. No more changing. You got us now." Ducky said kindly.

They boys nodded with didn't let go of the man that were holding them. So the man decided to sit with them and rock them till they were asleep.

"How didn't we see this ducky? We should have know. Tony was in a state of shock and Tim didn't want to be alone when they changed. We should have know." Gibbs said softly and in a angry tone. The boys were asleep now in their arms.

"I guess when they were playing happily we didn't think that any of that was still an issue. But now we see that there is still some adult mind. And that with the emotions of a kid it can be scary. We don't always know Jethro." Ducky said.

"I guess your right ducky. I think we can put them in bed now." He stood up and shift tony. The movement made tony lose a little hold. He was awake almost immediately. "No daddy no let go please. I want to stay with you. Please daddy." Tony had his arms around Gibbs neck and legs around his middle. Holding him tight. His head was in his shoulder. Tears were running down cheeks.

Gibbs looks confused at ducky who was smiling at him. He felt his heart warming as Tony called him daddy. He keeps hold of Tony and begins to rock him and circles his back with his hand walking around the room.

"Sssh Tony. It's okey. I won't let go. You can stay." Gibbs said and looked at Tim who also had his arms and leg tightly around ducky's.

"Well Jethro I think they can sleep with us this one night. I will take Timothy to my room now. They soon feel safe. Goodnight Jethro" Ducky said and stood up with Tim in his arms.

"Night ducky. Come on Tony time to go to bed he said as tony had calmed down again. He walks upstairs. He quickly took a look at the girls bedroom to see if everything was okey. He smiled at the scene. Abby and Kate were sleeping in one bed with Kate snuggling close to her. Looks like the boy's were not the only one struggling with the change.

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Next morning Tony opens his eyes. He was lying on Gibbs chest who keep running a hand through his hair.

"Morning sleepy head. You slept well?" Gibbs asks smiling.

Tony nodded his head. Than remembered last night. "I called you daddy". Tony said softly and sat up.

"I remembered." Gibbs said and also sat up.

"I'm sorry I should've..." Tony was soon in the strong arms of Gibbs.

"Don't say sorry Tony I loved it when you called me that. And now that I can take care of you, I will be in some way your daddy. You will not changed again so somebody's needs to take care you."

"You will not send me back to my father right? Please..."

"No Tony I will never send you back to that man. I will take care of you."

Tony hugged Gibbs tightly and than he looked up smiling. "So you are my daddy now!"

Gibbs laught at Tony's happiness. "Yep if you want me to be. And don't forgets your grandpa ducky."

"I can call you daddy too? And ducky grandpa?"

Gibbs tickles tony who begins to laugh. "Yep you get the whole package."

"Daddy! Hi hi. I'm hungry"

Gibbs stopped tickling tony and stood up with him in his arms. "What you say! Your hungry. Well than we quickly need to go downstairs before everybody has eaten everything." Tony laught.

Soon they were downstairs and he put tony back on the floor who runs to the kitchen. Abby, Kate and Tim were already sitting at the table. Ducky was making pancakes.

"Wow little one. Slow down. Why are you so happy?" Abby said as she put him on her lap.

"Abby I'm not little! And I'm hungry and now is daddy happy."

"Daddy??" Three voices said. At that moment Gibbs walks inside and 3 pair of eyes were looking at him.

"Yep he said I don't have to go back to my father so I can live here. He take care of me so he will be my daddy, right daddy?" Gibbs looked shock he wasn't prepared that tony would say that so soon. Ducky looked amused were he was making pancakes.

"Daddy huh that is so sweet!" Abby said.

"Can we live here and call you daddy too?" Tim asks softly. Kate was looking with pleaded eyes.

Gibbs sat down and ruffles Tim's hair.

"I think we need to talk about what you two want. We can't change you back so somebody needs to take care of you. If you want, we will contact your family and they would take care of you. In Tony's case we already know we can't contact his father and we never will. You all understand that. So he already decided that I will take care of him. It's now up to you. Who do you want to take care of you? There is only one thing you need to think about before you decide. If you want that I will take care of you than you can't have any contact anymore with your family. It needs to stay a secret what happened so we will make a cover up. Don't get me wrong I would love it if you want me to take care of you but you have to think about this decision. It's not an easy one." Gibbs said. Tim and Kate were both silent now. Thinking hard about what Gibbs said.

"Pancakes are ready. Come on eat up. You don't have to make a decision now." Ducky said as he sat down. "What do you want to eat Anthony?"

"I want a pancake grandpa?" Tony said sweetly as Abby put him the chair next to ducky with a thick cushion into it, so he sat up higher.

Ducky stopped at what he was doing. And looked at Tony with tears in his eyes.

"I didn't... I don't want you to cry... I thought... I could call you grandpa daddy said I didn't... if you're upset I don't..." Tony stutters looking frightened.

"Oh Anthony" ducky soon had him in a hug. " I would love for you to call me grandpa. These are not tears because I'm upset. These are happy tears. You have no idea how much this means to me. And that applies to you too children, you can always call me grandpa. I would be honored." Ducky said smiling.

"Come Anthony I will help you to make your pancake.

Abby was now also crying. Tim and Kate looked up smiling and Gibbs looked proud. Yep he did the right thing to tell tony first, he thought. Tony would keep the ball rolling.

Soon breakfast was over.

"Gibbs?" Tim said softly.

"Yeah Tim?"

"I would also like to stay here so you could take care of me"

"You sure Tim? It's a big decision."

Tim nodded. "I'm sure. I don't have that much contact with my family. Can I call you daddy now?"

Gibbs laught and put Tim in his lap. "Of course you can". And Tim laught. Kate smiles but she still didn't know if she could leave her family.

Soon everybody stood up and cleaned the table.

The kids decided to play outside with a ball.

"So the family is almost complete huh" Abby said sadly when they were done.

Gibbs put Abby in a hug. "You still an important part of the family Abby don't forget that. You have your room and bed. Your always welcome. You know that." Gibbs whispers in her ear.

"I know Gibbs I know. I just... I just miss them sometimes when they were adults. I just feel lonely and than I just wish why I couldn't be a kid again so I was with them."

"You want me put up with 4 kids and their attitude" Abby elbowed Gibbs in his side.

"Gibbs I'm serious!"

"I know I know Abby. Just don't wish for that it's not always good. You saw that last night. A fight between the adult and kids minds. It's not pretty."

"I know Gibbs. It was so sad."

"Just think about what you can teach them. They look up to you now. Your the big sister. They will ask for your advice. It's a big deal too Abby, your important to them."

Abby smiles. " thank you Gibbs." She soon had to go to work.

An hour later Kate came inside. "Gibbs?" She said when she saw him making coffee.

"Hey darling, you want something to drink?"

Kate nodded. Gibbs lifts Kate up and sat her on the kitchen counter. "I want to talk to you." She said when she had a drink.

Gibbs nodded.

"I...I made my decision. I want to stay with you. I don't want to leave this family. Your more family than I'm now with my own family. You know what we have been through." Gibbs nodded and smiled.

"I... I just want to know, what will you tell them. I mean my family?" Kate asks softly.

Gibbs sighs. "We probably make a cover up that you died in the explosion. No body will be found. The explosion was there already never mentioned because of the outcome. Now we can make a story with it."

Kate nodded. Tim was secretly eavesdropping. He wanted to get Kate but when he heard Kate ask the question, what would they tell the family he wanted to know. Tim gasps and soon let his presence know.

"Tim what are you doing here?" Gibbs asks.

Tim look sheepishly. " I came to get Kate but than I heard what you would tell our family. I just wanted to know" he said softly.

Gibbs smiles at him. "Come here Tim." He pulls Kate and Tim both in a hug. " I know it sounds scary but it's for the best. The less people that will know the better." They both nodded. "Remember if you ever want to talk about it. You can always come to me or ducky or Abby. Okey?" They both nodded again.

"So I can call you daddy now also?" Kate asks smiling. Gibbs laught. "You always can sweetheart."

"So dad we are now officially a family?" Tim asks. Suddenly the door went open.

"Hey where were you? I was waiting for you." Tony said as he steps inside. He saw that Gibbs still had Tim and Kate in a hug. "Did I miss something?"

"Kate wanted to tell me that she wants to stay here. And they both wanted to know what we will tell their families." Gibbs said.

"Oh. I glad you stayed Kate" tony said smiling to Kate and Kate smiles back.

"Do you also want to know what we will tell them?" Gibbs asks carefully.

Tony shook his head no. "It could help..." Gibbs begins.

"No I don't want to know. I just want to be here and I don't want to think about him. They want I don't!" Tony yells angry.

"Hey lose the attitude a little young man. It was just a question." Gibbs said. Ducky came into the kitchen when he heard Tony yell. Gibbs looked at ducky for help. And he nodded.

"Anthony why don't you go to the living room I will be there in a minute." Ducky said and lead him in the right direction. Gibbs quietly spoke to ducky what happend. Ducky took a smoothie for Tony out of the refrigerator and walks to him while Gibbs spoke with Kate and Tim.

Tony was sitting on the couch with his arms crossed. Ducky sighs. He put the smoothie on the table for a moment and sat down next to him.

"So Anthony why the yelling?"

"Why does he brings Him up. I don't want to think about Him and every time I'm not thinking about it. Dad will say something that I have to talk about Him or think about Him. Why ducky? Your my grandpa you don't make me talk about Him." Tony was near tears. Ducky put tony on his lap.

"Oh Anthony. Your father only wants the best for you..."

"He is not my father!" Tony said angry. Why didn't they understand.

Ducky thought for a moment before he saw the connection. Father was what Tony always called his biological father. And daddy stood for Gibbs. A loving dad.

"I'm sorry Anthony your right your dad just wanted to help you. And I sometimes gave him advice. Talking would also help the the healing process. But it would also make us understand what is happening in your head and what you think."

"But I don't want to know what you will tell him. I would think of it all day and than I will be scared. I don't want that. I was happy without knowing."

Ducky smiles at him. "Look Anthony that is what I'm talking about. Now you talked and now I understand. Your dad would too if you just told him that a moment ago."

Tony looked ashamed. "I'm sorry ducky."

"I'm not the one you need to say sorry to my dear boy. Why don't you first drink your smoothie than you can say your sorry." Ducky said smiling and gave tony his drink. Together they watch the tv.

Couple of minutes later Gibbs came into the living room. Tony was done with his smoothie.

He stood up when he saw Gibbs.

"I'm sorry daddy that I yelled. I just don't want to think about him, it will make me scared. Please don't be mad at me." Tony said.

Gibbs ruffles Tony's hair and kneels in the front of him. " I'm not mad at you Tony. Just no more yelling. Just talk to me." Tony nodded eagerly.

"Duck I need to talk to the director for a moment about the cover up. I need his help. Can you watch the kids?"

"Sure Jethro. Don't worry we will be okay."

"When will you be back?" Tony asks softly.

"I hope before dinner buddy. You will be good for ducky and your siblings oké. I told them the same thing I will know when something happened."

"Okey daddy. You will be back promise?"

"Yes tony I promise. Now remember what I said. See you soon." Gibbs said before he walks outside.

"Well Anthony let's see what your brother and sister are doing. I know a game we can play with the four of us." Tony smiles and together they walked to the backyard.

Dinner was almost ready when Gibbs walks inside. Kate was helping ducky in the kitchen while Tim and tony were playing in the living room with their toys.

"Ah Jethro there you are. Just in time, dinner is almost ready."

"I helped daddy". Kate said. Gibbs ruffles her hair.

"I see that princess. It smells good." Gibbs said.

Not long after, dinner was ready and eaten. They were now all sitting in the living room.

"So what did the director say?" Kate asks.

Gibbs sighs. "We made the cover up. And your families will be told tonight. Your now officially kids and my kids."

"We don't need to go back?" Tony asks.

"No buddy your staying here." Gibbs said smiling.

"What will happen with ducky, he can't stay here forever?" Tim asks.

"My dear I will also be staying here. Jethro offered me to move in. And I accepted. I will not be working that many hour anymore so I can help taking care of you." Ducky said smiling.

"So we are officially are a family?" Tim asks.

"No one can take us?" Tony asks.

"We are family?" Kate asks.

Gibbs and ducky grinned at each other. Together they said. "Yes we are family!". Laughter soon followed and the kids were pulling them in a tight hug. This was family.

~The End~