Tim was upstairs taking a shower while Kate was being examined by Ducky in his room.

Tony and Gibbs decided to wait on the couch in the living room.

Tony was quiet. Tony was never quiet. Well things had changed but they are okay now. Something was wrong, something was bugging him.

"What's on your mind Tony?" Gibbs asks kindly.

"Nothing is wrong. Why would anything be wrong?" Tony said stubborn.

"Well you're quiet that is one thing."

"And the second thing?"

"You're staring at the tv but you're not watching it. So something is bugging you."

Tony didn't answer.

"Has this something to do with what we found out when you were a kid? Tony believe me nothing has changed."

Tony was now looking at Gibbs. "How could you say that! The biggest secret of my life was exposed when we first changed!"

Gibbs saw that Tony was struggling with his emotions. He laid a hand on his shoulder trying to give him support to say what was bugging him.

"Everything has changed Gibbs. You know now. You all know now. All my life I was trying so hard to keep this secret so that you saw me as who I am. And now I'm the agent that lied about his age and had an abused childhood. So yeah boss everything has changed." Tony had now tears in his eyes and was trying hard not to let them fall.

Gibbs put Tony in a hug and held him tight. "Yeah we know now Tony. But what you are forgetting is that me and Ducky already suspected and had our confirmation when you de-aged. You didn't say one thing but we saw the scars and how you behaved. All we wanted to do was to help you but you wouldn't say a thing when you were an adult. And when you were a kid again you let me comfort you, you trusted me."

"I still trust you boss" Tony interrupts sniffing.

"I know Tony. Don't puss us away because we know now. Let us help you. So you can have some peace. It can't be easy to hide all those feelings and thoughts. So let us help."

"You already helped a lot boss. There is one thing I clearly remembered."

"And what was that?"

"I found a father figure that loved me" Tony said softly almost shy.

Gibbs had tears in his eyes. He hoped Tony remembered that. "I will always be here for you son" Gibbs said smiling.

Tony smiled at those words and grinned.

Yeah everything would be fine now. Maybe it was a good thing that they de-aged. Maybe it was meant to be so they would become a family.

Gibbs ruffles Tony's hair and stood up to get some coffee. He heard movement upstairs. Huh looks like somebody heard the private conversation he had with Tony. Maybe it was good that Tim heard the conversation. Now he knew what Tony was thinking and could also help him. But also knew that when they were teasing each other they would know where to draw the line.

He heard a door opening and was soon followed by the voices of Kate and Ducky.

Ducky was telling Kate a story and were laughing. Well looks like the examination was alright then.

THE EXAMINATION! Shit how would Tony react now that he was an adult. He didn't ask him. How could he be so stupid. How could he forget.

Wait a minute in the years Tony was an agent he had to be examined at some point. How did he do it. He needed to talk to Ducky first.

He remembered what happened at the kitchen table this morning. Tony said that it was still too fresh in his mind. Yep he needed to talk to Ducky now.

"Ah Jethro there you are. Everything was fine with Caitlin. I will first drink a cup of tea before I exam Anthony."

"Good to hear Ducky, want to talk to you in the basement for a moment."

Ducky looked at Gibbs for a minute. He saw that something was troubling him. "Of course Jethro."

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In the living room Kate went to sit next to Tony on the couch.

"Hey Tony what you're doing?"

"Hey Kate just watching tv. How did it go with Ducky?"

"Just fine. It's weird don't you think."

"What is weird?"

They heard Tim getting downstairs. A moment later he was also in the living room and sat in a chair.

Kate then answered Tony's question.

"That we were kids. That is what's weird"

"Yeah I noticed Kate" Tony said.

"You really think that's the only thing that is weird Kate? I don't know about you guys but I still feel the kid inside even now that we are adults again. The emotions are so..." Tim was trying to find a word for it.

"Overwhelming" Tony said understanding what Tim was saying.

"Yeah overwhelming" Tim agreed.

"Maybe a part of us is still there." Kate said.

"I hope that what ever was in that liquid is out of our systems now. That doc was one crazy person to make this and then let it explode and kill himself. I mean who does that." Tony said.

"Somebody who is sick in his head." Kate said smiling.

"Well he is dead so he can't do anything anymore. We are grown up again. So what do we do now. We're still a family right?" Tim asks unsure.

"Of course Timmy we are still a family. I think you learned your middle place when we were kids" Tony said laughing.

"Hey it was not easy to begin with. I never had an older sister and we didn't knew you would became the younger brother. But I was good at it if I say for myself." Tim said proudly.

Tony and Kate looked at each other and laughed.

"Hey I was serious!"

"I'm sure you were Timmy. It only took a couple of fights with Kate to put you in place." Tony said grinning and Kate laughed again.

"Humm" Tim crossed his arms. "Well at least Gibbs didn't need to have a talk with me every hour or so to put you in place Kate."

"Hey I was never the oldest but I had siblings. Only you two didn't understand what a sibling was supposed to do." Kate said and sticks out her tong out.

Tony laughed again. "Hey I never had siblings how was I suppose to know?"

Kate smiles. "To listen to your older wiser sister."

"Hey what about the big brother?" Tim asks smiling.

"I'm still the oldest Tim"

"Yeah keep thinking that Kate and wiser? Seriously?" Tony said laughing.

Tim was grinning. "I think it's wise to always listen to the dad. At least you will always be safe and you will not be in time out or get a spanking" Tim said serious.

"Hahaha" they all were laughing now. Yeah always listen to Gibbs then your head and butt would be safe they thought.

"As long as you will all remember that!" They heard Gibbs say he was standing in the doorway of the living room for 5 minutes. Enjoying how happy they were talking and interacting with each other.

They looked at each other then laughed again.

"Of course boss" "I heard you boss" "we remember Gibbs" all three said and Gibbs smiled.

"Tony you're up to see Ducky. Come on" Gibbs then said.

Tony looks at Gibbs and swallowed. He then stood up and walks to Ducky's room. What surprised m him was that Gibbs was following him.

He didn't say but was glad that Gibbs was there for him.

Tim and Kate looked at them for a moment but then decided to play a game. They knew that Tony wasn't so keen of anything that was medical and it probably had it's reasons. So they wait for them to finished by playing a game.