A/N: Here's another chapter folks! To my latest followers & favourites, welcome aboard! Glad to have you with us! To my most awesome reviewers, you all just rock!

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Now, this chapter kind of went a different direction that I initially planned.. we've got a bit of father/son interacts..

Jenn couldn't really believe her eyes, the pair of them were lying flat on the street in a complete display of total public affection, she knew they'd be happy to see each other, but firstly Gibbs was injured & needed help, secondly he'd never been one for full blown public displays like this, sure they'd kissed, but this was.. Maybe it would be best if they didn't all stand around staring at them "Ziva, Fornell, we should liaise with the Sheriff, we need ambulances, and a town wide search to make sure there are no causalities we don't know about"

The pair nodded, understanding why she'd said it & headed off, both were ok with doing so as they were now comfortable that Gibbs would be ok.

Jenn turned to Ton "Tony, go back into the store, let McGee know that's all clear"

Ted saw her heard off & grabbed Tony before he had a chance to move "Hang on a sec"

"Why? Wouldn't they be scared? Shouldn't we let them know that everything's ok?" Tony asked.

"I get what you're saying Agent DiNozzo, but you go down there now & they're going to want to come up straight away & they… well, they need a moment." Ted said motioning to his friends.

Tony had to admit that was probably true, but still..

"Besides, I'm sure Gibbs wants to get his wound somewhat tended to before his kids see him, he wouldn't want them scared about his condition. I know a little longer may seem harsh & it is, but I'd rather that than telling them all's ok, but they're not allowed to come up because their parents aren't ready for them" Ted explained.

Tony had to admit the guy was right, the kids wouldn't understand that, he did though continue to move away from Gibbs, how the hell do you give 2 people that haven't seen each other in 13 years space space when one needed medical attention & they had their kids waiting? He then shared a look with Ducky, he looked even more awkward, he was basically crouched next to them, holding Gibbs's shoulder bandages but trying to look anywhere but at them.

Jack wasn't quite sure what to do, he was never one to really for these kind of displays in public, but then again, this situation, well.. not really normal. He stood up & took a few steps backwards wanting to give them some space. He surveyed the street, in place of the street being filled with gunfire, there were now bodies everywhere, and people dashing backwards & forwards, some were tending to down men or escorting the remaining assailants into the sheriff's station, where they were obviously going to be held temporarily. He could hear lots of sirens, there had to be a least 3 ambulances here, and given there were only 4 in the county, that said something.

Ted could see Tony was antsy, he could totally understand it & he didn't want the kids to be waiting much longer either, he just hoped the few minutes they'd already had would do them for a little while. Approaching the pair he leaned down & cleared his throat, hoping to get their attention.

Gibbs was lost in emotion as he kissed his wife, this was better than he ever remembered, he wanted to just keep going but he heard someone clear their throats, he wasn't happy about being interrupted "what?" he demanded coming out of the kiss.

Ted help his hands up "Don't mean to interrupt, but.."

Shannon had been completely lost in the kiss, she didn't even realise Ted had come up to them until her husband had pulled back from the kiss & he'd spoken "busy Ted" she interrupted him, she wasn't yet done with her husband.

Ted smirked, my gosh, Shannon to a tee, he could see Gibbs's grin at her comment "I'm sure Shan, but there's two kids down in the store's cellar that are probably scared beyond anything about the two of you & given everything's clear now, think we should…"

Gibbs eyes widened at Ted's comment, while he wanted more time to keep kissing his wife, Ted was right, they needed to go get their kids & let them know it was all ok. He saw that his wife suddenly felt exactly the same "then let's get down there!"

"Hold up bud, your shoulder needs tending to" Ted said

"After" Gibbs replied, he'd flashed a look & saw that Ducky had already secured somewhat of a bandage.

"Think you need that shoulder lo…." Ted had tried to say again.

"Ted, after!" Gibbs replied, as he tried unsuccessfully to sit up.

Shannon had leaned back & got a first real look at her husband, he was a total & utter mess, but that shoulder didn't look good at all "Jethro, maybe you should.."

"It's fine Shan, lets go see the kids first" Gibbs interrupted her, now that Ted had reminded him, he had to get down to the kids.

Ducky was almost right on top of them & had to agree with Ted & Shannon, his wound needed to be bandaged properly, unsure how to come into three way discussion but knowing he had to, he took a deep breath & spoke gently "Jethro, I'd like to secure your shoulder properly, I can't tell how bad it is but I want to make sure there wont be any lasting damage"

That comment was good enough for Shannon from someone she could only presume was a doctor "Your getting that shoulder secured Jethro!"

Ted just smiled at his friend "let me help you up, why don't you go into the store, might be easier to get that wound sorted sitting at the table, I'll then grab the kids"

"Do I get a choice?" Gibbs smirked.

"No" Shannon replied.

Ducky wasn't sure if Ted had replied or not, because all he heard was Shannon.

Ted bent over Gibbs & gripped him as best as possible "Up ya come mate"

Gibbs would've made a comment about being able to manage on his own, but he wasn't sure he'd actually be able to stand up on his own with his shoulder. As soon as he stood though, he brought his wife into his hold, he wouldn't be letting her go far from him for a long time to come!

Ted smiled at Gibbs bringing Shannon into him before they'd even finished standing up properly "feels all warm & cuddly" he chuckled still steadying Gibbs..

Shannon let out a small chuckle, clearly these two men hadn't changed.

Gibbs smirked "you mind?"

Ted took a step back "after you then" he smirked, the change in his friend was like a complete 180 back into old self, it was a sight he welcomed with open arms.

Jack was nervous as anything, but as soon as he heard the plan to go into the store he made sure the door was open & the table & chairs cleared & ready.

Gibbs approached the store & he suddenly saw the bullet hole in the window pane directly in front of the register, he turned suddenly realising that Mac was lying face down on the ground, there were a couple blood patches around him. He flashed a look back at the bullet hole & then at Mac, did his dad?

Ted followed the pair but was stopped by Tony, he just listened.

"Lt Peters has already gone to the local hospital, him & one of his guys are escorting Joanne, she's got an abnormal heart rhythm, but they're saying she should be ok, he'll stay with her as long as required" Tony said conveying the message from Ziva.

Ted nodded, he got worried though, what had caused her get an abnormal heart rhythm? He headed into the store, with Ducky on his heels. He saw Tony had also called the agents that were in the store out, given the all clear had been given, those two men were now needed outside to deal with the fallout & the family was going to need some privacy.

Gibbs walked in & instantly saw his dad, boy had he aged! He couldn't believe how much! His eyes quickly flashed to the counter & saw the Winchester, did his dad actually fire it?

Jack shifted from foot to foot, he saw where his son's eyes had flashed to & wondered if he should say anything? But he decided that could wait, he was just relieved that his son was ok! "Jethro" he whispered.

Gibbs swallowed his nerves away "hey dad"

Shannon had seen Jack as soon as they'd entered, she wasn't really sure what to do, but she could see that not only was her husband nervous, so was Jack, that surprised her, why would they be so nervous seeing each other?

Ted flashed a look between the two Gibbs men, he knew that his friend hadn't seen his dad since… he hoped that this would fix their problems, he casually nudged his friend in the direction of his father, hoping it would help the current stand off.

Gibbs felt the nudge, it pushed him further towards his dad, Ted probably did that on purpose, he took another breath "thanks for.."

"Did what needed to be done" Jack chocked out as he took a step towards his son.

Gibbs took that remark to answer his question about Mac, he nodded "thanks".

Shannon became keenly aware that this moment meant a lot more than what she was expecting it to be, she could see that Ted kept flashing looks between the pair & was obviously nervous about something. She did something she didn't think she'd do so soon, she took herself out of her husband's hold & even though she received a querying look from him she moved to Ted, something was telling her that these two men needed this.

Ted was surprised that Shannon had removed herself from Gibbs, but she'd obviously picked up on the tension, as soon as she got to him, he pulled her into his side knowing she'd need it, but if he was honest, being able to give her a hug, was a great feeling "Hi" he whispered, the reply he got was a simple smile.

Gibbs was more than surprised when Shannon had removed herself from his hold, he realised though why she did it as he looked back to his dad taking a further step towards him.

Ducky was beyond surprised at what was going on, he hadn't known about Jethro's father, but given everything he'd found out over the last 24 hours, he couldn't really make a big deal about that, but there was obviously some tension in their relationship. He watched as the two gentleman were right in front of each other, flashing a look towards Shannon & Ted, he saw each of them were heavily focused on the pair, she was even tearing up as the pair finally embraced.

Jack was overwhelmed, but went to take his son into an embrace just glad he didn't pull away, he'd missed his son so ever much. He couldn't quite work out what he'd done all those years ago to anger him, but standing here now that felt like ancient history, holding his boy was the biggest relief & joy he'd had in years.

Gibbs allowed his dad to bring him into his hold, truth be told he wasn't sure if he would have been able to initiate it, but that didn't mean he didn't want it. He couldn't say he hadn't missed his dad over the past 13 years, there had been times he considered trying to reconnect, but he'd just not known how to do it. Now though, with everything that had happened, he was beyond grateful that his dad had been around to help "thanks for helping dad" he whispered again.

Jack let a tear run down his cheek "I'll always be here for you son, I love you" he replied.

Shannon couldn't believe what she was seeing, the pair of them looked overwhelmed with emotions, she flashed a look up at Ted & gently patted him to get his attention, she just asked him the silent question.

Ted could see she was curious about what they were witnessing "their stubborn relationship kind of festered, they'll be ok though, I'm sure" he whispered.

Shannon nodded, she certainly knew the pair were stubborn.

Jack was more than enjoying this embrace, but his son needed to get that shoulder looked at "your shoulder son, best get it looked at"

Ducky watched the pair embrace, even though he hadn't known the history, this was heartwarming to watch, but he had to admit he was glad when they came apart & Gibbs had taken a seat. He got to work straight away, his shoulder was going to need attention.

Gibbs had sat down and saw Shannon approached him instantly, putting herself on his good shoulder side. He wrapped his arm around her waist & just smelt her, inhaling her scent as best as possible.

Shannon wrapped her arms around him as she brought his head into her embrace, she knew he hated emotional displays in front of people & was trying to now hide away.

Gibbs was loving being held by her, he was trying to concentrate on that alone, because his shoulder was kinda of hurting, a lot! But he suddenly felt Ducky securing his shoulder in a tight sling, his arm being bent totally at his elbow, he turned "not a full sling, I need to use my arm Duck"

Ducky sighed, he'd been expecting this "Jethro, while thankfully the wounds are both threw & threw's, we can't be certain of the damage until we get x-rays done. This is the best way to secure it to make sure there wont be any lasting damage"

Gibbs grimaced, he didn't like it, he wanted his arm free in case he needed to use it, he also didn't like that he was giving Shannon ammunition "it will be…"

"Don't even say it!" Shannon interrupted him "your arm is staying in that sling! Did you not hear what…" she stopped, she didn't even know this man's name.

"Dr Donal Mallard, but please call me Ducky my dear" Ducky smiled, he was starting to see the kind of woman she was.

Shannon smiled "hello & thank you" she returned her gaze to her husband "he says your arm stays in the sling, it stays in the sling, I'd like you to have two arms that actually work"

Ted did his best to hide the chuckle, but he suddenly had Shannon staring at him "think its time to get the kids up here"

Gibbs knew he'd been defeated instantly even before Ted had laughed, he had to admit, he understood it. However as soon as Ted had spoken he'd done his best to refocus, he knew his kids would probably be scared beyond anything & he just wanted to get them up here to let them know it was all ok. There was one thing he was nervous about, would there be any issues with seeing their mother given everything that had gone down? He hoped not, but he had to be ready to deal with it.

Kelly kept her arms securely around her brother, the gunfire was relentless, every minute it continued her fear grew as to what was going on & if her parents were ok, her brother was gripping her like crazy & sobbing into her "shh Nixy, shhh" she couldn't bring herself to say it was going to be ok, because right now she wasn't sure it would be.

Nix was sobbing into his sister as he gripped her sheer life, he was scared beyond anything, he wasn't even able to form a straight thought he was just too scared as he heard the gunfire ring out.

The tension in Harry's body grew & grew with every passing moment, yea he'd been trained in remaining calm in cases like this, and yes he knew his dad & Gibbs knew how to handle themselves, but it didn't stop him from worrying about his dad. He just gripped his rifle more tightly, what on earth was going on up there? The gunfire was relentless, he took a deep breath & just prayed his dad would be ok!

Tim had his rifle ready to use, the safety was off already, he had to be ready because he had no idea about what on earth was going on out there, all he knew was that it wasn't good. Hearing such an abundance of gunfire was never a good thing! It sounded like a massive shootout was taking place, the rapid fire just kept coming & coming, but then it stopped suddenly, was it over? He didn't allow himself to relax though, there had already been one lull in the gunfire only to come back with such abundance like he'd never heard before. He kept his tense stance ready for anything.

Kelly had allowed herself to take a few calming breaths as the minutes of silence ticked by, was it over? As the minutes continued the silence grew eerie, if it was over where were her parents? Why hadn't they come downstairs? Were they ok? Maybe something had happened to them? What if Mac had won? Would he know where to find them? She knew that Harry & Tim would do their best against Mac, but seriously, if Mac had won against her dad, Ted & the rest of them, what hope was there for them to defend against him?

"Where are they?" Nix whispered into his sister. The gunfire had stopped a little while ago so why hadn't his dad come down to get them? He couldn't contemplate any other possibility, he just couldn't!

Kelly didn't know what to say, where were they indeed? She just gave him a big squeeze & rubbed his back, she just couldn't answer him.

Ted approached the trap door & pulled it up, he saw the stairs drop at the very same time, he took one step down, he had planned to call out to Harry that all was clear, hoping his son wasn't too scared himself, but he stopped instantly, he heard a massive growl followed by an enormous bark, what the?

Tim tensed as the door opened & the stairs came down, he wondered who it was, but then he saw Buster had taken a step towards the stairs & bare his teeth, it caused him to tense up even more, if the dog sensed danger that wasn't a good sign.

"Whoof! Whoof!" Buster barked at the presence that was on the stairs.

Shannon's eyes widened instantly upon hearing a dog's bark, what on earth?

Gibbs cursed, he'd forgotten about letting Ted know about Buster! "Buster! Heel!" he called out, wanting to make sure the dog wouldn't attack Ted or anyone for that matter, there'd be introductions to do.

Ted jumped out of the way as a massive german shepherd came bounding up the stairs, cheez! He nearly had a heart attack! "Harry!" he called down the stairs.

Kelly & Nix both heard their dad call Buster, then he just rushed up the stairs "Dad?!" they yelled.

Harry was sure he'd heard his dad yell for him as his friend yelled for Gibbs "Dad?!"

"All's clear, come on up" Ted called down, he'd heard his son call him only seconds after Kelly & Nix had obviously called for their dad.

Shannon had heard them call for Jethro & her heart leaped, she was finally going to get to see her kids! She hated herself for what she'd had to do, she only prayed that they'd both forgive her for it, she knew she'd never forgive herself though, she'd always hate herself for it. She couldn't help herself though, she flashed a look at the dog that had come bounding up the stairs, it had planted itself right next to her husband, it was massive! It was a german shepherd! What had that dog been doing down there?

Gibbs gave Buster a quick pat, trying to settle him, but he felt his wife tense so he ran a soothing hand up & down her back. It was only a second later that he heard movement on the stairs & just smiled, he couldn't wait to to get his kids into their hold, not his, but their holds, their family was whole & he couldn't wait to have a family hug, all four of them!

Jack heard movement on the stairs & couldn't help but get nervous all over again, what would his granddaughter be like? What was his grandson like? His mind was boggling at the prospect at seeing his grandkids! He had not one grandchild again, but he had two!

A/N: I know you were probably hoping for the reunion with the kids in the chapter, but yea, Gibbs & Jack kinda took centre stage, hope you liked it!

The kids will definitely be seeing their parents in the next chapter!

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