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Category: NCIS/Judging Amy crossover. Slash. Hurt/Comfort. Angst. Rating: PG/13 at most Characters: Gibbs/DiNozzo/OMC/OFC Series: Perhaps Spoilers: None intended – not canon Summary: Dinner brings some good news. And some bad. Which turns out to be good…oh, it'll become clear. Hopefully.
Archive: Just tell me where it's going Additional stuff': A challenge from the NCIS group – Gibbs and Tony have a child. I couldn't quite manage that but still…
Title: Shopping List – Five
Three days later…
Sitting at the kitchen table, Ben slammed his pen down. 'I don't get it!'
Gibbs glanced down at the table, saw the page of the textbook covered in what looked like hieroglyphs. 'Science?'
'Chemistry.'
Gibbs had seen Ben's school report card. Strong in English, Biology and Art. Less strong in other subjects, and with a D average in Chemistry and Math. 'I have an idea.' He picked up the phone from the table. 'Abbs…you got plans for dinner?...sure…yeah…bring him too.' He replaced the telephone and put a hand on Ben's shoulder. 'Someone I used to work with. Knows about…that kind of stuff.' He rested his finger on the diagram in the center of the page. 'She'll help you 'get' it. And her…friend knows about math.'
Ben liked Abby instantly. He listened quietly to her explanations, finally sitting back in his chair. 'And that's it?!'
Abby smiled. 'Yeah. Sweet isn't it?'
Ben sighed theatrically. 'Can I have your number?'
From where he stood at the refrigerator, McGee frowned and Gibbs laughed. 'Relax McGee. Ben's just after Abby for her mind, same as he'll be after yours when it's math and not chemistry, right Ben?'
Ben blushed and nodded quickly. 'Uh…yeah…that's all!!'
Tony smiled and slid his hand around Gibbs' waist, pulling him close. 'We should get the dinner started. Ben, are you all done?'
Ben smiled. 'Yeah. Thanks Abby.'
'That's Ms Sciuto to you Ben!' Gibbs corrected.
'Sorry Sir.' Ben bit his lip.
'Go wash up for dinner Ben.' Tony pointed at the door. Groaning, Ben got up.
When he was out of the room, Abby smiled up at Gibbs. 'He's a nice kid.'
Gibbs nodded. 'He is. When did Ducky say he'd be here?'
McGee looked at his watch. 'About seven. Gerald's been for a check-up today and he offered to pick Ms Gray up on the way here.'
Gibbs nodded and turned the oven on to warm. 'And Kate said she'd be here around seven.'
Tony grinned. 'Yeah. Kate plus one.'
Gibbs and Abby frowned in unison. 'Plus who Tony?' Gibbs queried.
'Gotta wait and see.'
McGee handed Abby a soda. 'He doesn't know. No-one does. Kate wouldn't say and Ducky said he didn't know.'
'You asked Ducky?' Tony seemed hurt McGee had done something he hadn't.
McGee nodded, blushing as Abby kissed him gently. 'Uh…yeah…'
'Good try McGee.' Gibbs praised.
Tony turned slowly, his face darkening. 'You know.'
Gibbs stared him down. 'Set the table.'
Scowling, Tony began to do as he was asked.
Kate felt her heart beat so strongly she could feel it in her chest as she waited for the front door to open. Eventually, Tony's face appeared in the frosted glass and he pulled the door open, looking around her. 'Um…hi Kate…come on in...'
She smiled and turned, looking back down the path. Tobias Fornell came up behind her, keys in hand. 'You gotta get a car with power steering Katie.'
Kate smiled and walked into the house, Tony staring open-mouthed at her as Fornell followed her in.
Gibbs walked across the kitchen hugging Kate tightly, whispering softly: 'Tony's mouth closed yet?'
She laughed softly and shook her head. 'Still open. Nothing changes.'
Releasing her Gibbs stood back, taking Fornell's hand, gripping it firmly. 'She finally gonna make an honest man of you Tobias?'
'In the summer. We're planning the wedding to coincide with her birthday, right Katie?'
Tony came into the kitchen at that point. 'Ah hah! So I'll find out when your birthday is.'
Kate rolled her eyes. 'Yes Tony.'
Tony grinned and continued to lay out dishes and silverware.
The dinner was filled with laughter, recounting of tales, mostly Ducky's, some, everyone assumed, a little embellished after the wine he consumed. Gerald said after one serious injury he didn't want to risk another with a man who more than once forgot which side of the road to drive on.
Ben spent the evening eating and laughing. As did Maxine. Gibbs looked across a couple of times and saw her grey pony tail swishing as she laughed at something someone said, her eyes spending most of the time moving from Ben to Tony to Gibbs. Occasionally their eyes met and she smiled reassuringly at Gibbs. Ben was clearly in no danger, physical or moral, from either Tony or Gibbs. She was actually pleased they had such a close set of friends. She knew only too well what happened when a family didn't have that back-up. And there was no doubt in her mind that this was what Tony and Gibbs were. A family. A little unusual, but a family nevertheless.
As the evening drew to an early end, Gibbs mindful of Ben's age and need to sleep, Maxine looked across at Ben. 'Ben and I will take care of the dishes, won't we Ben?'
Ben groaned and rolled his eyes, hastily altering his expression when his eyes met Gibbs'. 'Yes Ma'am.'
04.35 am the next morning…
Gibbs groaned and rolled over, reaching for the phone. Tony had barely stirred, snuffling softly then going back to sleep. 'Gibbs…who?..uh…okay…' He sat up, yawned and rubbed his face and listened.
Tony rolled onto his back after a couple of minutes and saw Gibbs' expression. He waited until Gibbs replaced the phone, frowning. 'Who was that?'
Gibbs groaned. 'I need coffee.'
'Who was on the phone?' Tony repeated.
'Ben's parents' attorney. He hasn't heard from them in four days. He wanted to know if I could help.'
'You know someone in the Congo?' Tony asked, managing to avoid the hand that snapped up to hit the back of his head a moment later.
'I know some people at State.'
Tony yawned, stretched and lay back down. 'They'll be in bed.'
Gibbs reached for the phone. 'Then I'll wake 'em up.'
Tony groaned, rolled over and covered his head with a pillow.
Gibbs reached across and plucked the pillow away. 'And I need coffee. Now.'
'You know, I really thought after you retired, you wouldn't be able to order me around any more.'
Gibbs gave Tony a 'What?!' look. 'Call Maxine Grey and ask her to come over. We need to talk to Ben.'
'It's been four days Gibbs.'
'Yeah, and four days over there is like a month here. Wait until zero-six-hundred and call her. In the meantime Make. Some. Coffee.'
Tony gave up and got out of bed, heading for the kitchen.
Continued in Part Six…
Category: NCIS/Judging Amy crossover. Slash. Hurt/Comfort. Angst. Rating: PG/13 at most Characters: Gibbs/DiNozzo/OMC/OFC Series: Perhaps Spoilers: None intended – not canon Summary: Dinner brings some good news. And some bad. Which turns out to be good…oh, it'll become clear. Hopefully.
Archive: Just tell me where it's going Additional stuff': A challenge from the NCIS group – Gibbs and Tony have a child. I couldn't quite manage that but still…
Title: Shopping List – Five
Three days later…
Sitting at the kitchen table, Ben slammed his pen down. 'I don't get it!'
Gibbs glanced down at the table, saw the page of the textbook covered in what looked like hieroglyphs. 'Science?'
'Chemistry.'
Gibbs had seen Ben's school report card. Strong in English, Biology and Art. Less strong in other subjects, and with a D average in Chemistry and Math. 'I have an idea.' He picked up the phone from the table. 'Abbs…you got plans for dinner?...sure…yeah…bring him too.' He replaced the telephone and put a hand on Ben's shoulder. 'Someone I used to work with. Knows about…that kind of stuff.' He rested his finger on the diagram in the center of the page. 'She'll help you 'get' it. And her…friend knows about math.'
Ben liked Abby instantly. He listened quietly to her explanations, finally sitting back in his chair. 'And that's it?!'
Abby smiled. 'Yeah. Sweet isn't it?'
Ben sighed theatrically. 'Can I have your number?'
From where he stood at the refrigerator, McGee frowned and Gibbs laughed. 'Relax McGee. Ben's just after Abby for her mind, same as he'll be after yours when it's math and not chemistry, right Ben?'
Ben blushed and nodded quickly. 'Uh…yeah…that's all!!'
Tony smiled and slid his hand around Gibbs' waist, pulling him close. 'We should get the dinner started. Ben, are you all done?'
Ben smiled. 'Yeah. Thanks Abby.'
'That's Ms Sciuto to you Ben!' Gibbs corrected.
'Sorry Sir.' Ben bit his lip.
'Go wash up for dinner Ben.' Tony pointed at the door. Groaning, Ben got up.
When he was out of the room, Abby smiled up at Gibbs. 'He's a nice kid.'
Gibbs nodded. 'He is. When did Ducky say he'd be here?'
McGee looked at his watch. 'About seven. Gerald's been for a check-up today and he offered to pick Ms Gray up on the way here.'
Gibbs nodded and turned the oven on to warm. 'And Kate said she'd be here around seven.'
Tony grinned. 'Yeah. Kate plus one.'
Gibbs and Abby frowned in unison. 'Plus who Tony?' Gibbs queried.
'Gotta wait and see.'
McGee handed Abby a soda. 'He doesn't know. No-one does. Kate wouldn't say and Ducky said he didn't know.'
'You asked Ducky?' Tony seemed hurt McGee had done something he hadn't.
McGee nodded, blushing as Abby kissed him gently. 'Uh…yeah…'
'Good try McGee.' Gibbs praised.
Tony turned slowly, his face darkening. 'You know.'
Gibbs stared him down. 'Set the table.'
Scowling, Tony began to do as he was asked.
Kate felt her heart beat so strongly she could feel it in her chest as she waited for the front door to open. Eventually, Tony's face appeared in the frosted glass and he pulled the door open, looking around her. 'Um…hi Kate…come on in...'
She smiled and turned, looking back down the path. Tobias Fornell came up behind her, keys in hand. 'You gotta get a car with power steering Katie.'
Kate smiled and walked into the house, Tony staring open-mouthed at her as Fornell followed her in.
Gibbs walked across the kitchen hugging Kate tightly, whispering softly: 'Tony's mouth closed yet?'
She laughed softly and shook her head. 'Still open. Nothing changes.'
Releasing her Gibbs stood back, taking Fornell's hand, gripping it firmly. 'She finally gonna make an honest man of you Tobias?'
'In the summer. We're planning the wedding to coincide with her birthday, right Katie?'
Tony came into the kitchen at that point. 'Ah hah! So I'll find out when your birthday is.'
Kate rolled her eyes. 'Yes Tony.'
Tony grinned and continued to lay out dishes and silverware.
The dinner was filled with laughter, recounting of tales, mostly Ducky's, some, everyone assumed, a little embellished after the wine he consumed. Gerald said after one serious injury he didn't want to risk another with a man who more than once forgot which side of the road to drive on.
Ben spent the evening eating and laughing. As did Maxine. Gibbs looked across a couple of times and saw her grey pony tail swishing as she laughed at something someone said, her eyes spending most of the time moving from Ben to Tony to Gibbs. Occasionally their eyes met and she smiled reassuringly at Gibbs. Ben was clearly in no danger, physical or moral, from either Tony or Gibbs. She was actually pleased they had such a close set of friends. She knew only too well what happened when a family didn't have that back-up. And there was no doubt in her mind that this was what Tony and Gibbs were. A family. A little unusual, but a family nevertheless.
As the evening drew to an early end, Gibbs mindful of Ben's age and need to sleep, Maxine looked across at Ben. 'Ben and I will take care of the dishes, won't we Ben?'
Ben groaned and rolled his eyes, hastily altering his expression when his eyes met Gibbs'. 'Yes Ma'am.'
04.35 am the next morning…
Gibbs groaned and rolled over, reaching for the phone. Tony had barely stirred, snuffling softly then going back to sleep. 'Gibbs…who?..uh…okay…' He sat up, yawned and rubbed his face and listened.
Tony rolled onto his back after a couple of minutes and saw Gibbs' expression. He waited until Gibbs replaced the phone, frowning. 'Who was that?'
Gibbs groaned. 'I need coffee.'
'Who was on the phone?' Tony repeated.
'Ben's parents' attorney. He hasn't heard from them in four days. He wanted to know if I could help.'
'You know someone in the Congo?' Tony asked, managing to avoid the hand that snapped up to hit the back of his head a moment later.
'I know some people at State.'
Tony yawned, stretched and lay back down. 'They'll be in bed.'
Gibbs reached for the phone. 'Then I'll wake 'em up.'
Tony groaned, rolled over and covered his head with a pillow.
Gibbs reached across and plucked the pillow away. 'And I need coffee. Now.'
'You know, I really thought after you retired, you wouldn't be able to order me around any more.'
Gibbs gave Tony a 'What?!' look. 'Call Maxine Grey and ask her to come over. We need to talk to Ben.'
'It's been four days Gibbs.'
'Yeah, and four days over there is like a month here. Wait until zero-six-hundred and call her. In the meantime Make. Some. Coffee.'
Tony gave up and got out of bed, heading for the kitchen.
Continued in Part Six…