Abby scolds Jethro the dog affectionately as she lets him into Tim's apartment. "You shouldn't have eaten the pate; you know better than that. Don't worry, I'll bring a plate of goodies over from Ducky's later. You can have some of Tim's turkey dinner."

"Wurf!"

As she leaves, she thinks she hears someone whispering her name but shakes her head as she closes the door firmly behind her. The lock clicks behind her and she runs back down the stairs, calling Ducky on her cellphone, letting the ME know that she's on her way.

Ziva, in the meantime, went to her fridge and pulled out her vegetables. Carrots, celery, cherry tomatoes, and cans of olives all go into a big bag which she will take out to her car. She knows that it may be a long afternoon, so she searches her pantry until she finds a new box of tea leaves and a jar of honey.

Nodding in satisfaction, she loads her car and heads over to Ducky's. She doesn't see the sad faced, little blonde haired boy, silently calling her name.

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Tim sighs as he pulls into the dry cleaners. He's glad they have a weekend off, but he still is feeling a bit off from the dream he'd had earlier. He almost wishes he didn't have this agreement with Tony, but a promise is a promise. So he goes to the dry cleaners, picks up Tony's garments and shakes his head at the expense. Admittedly, the clothes are part of what makes Tony, Tony. Still, he does wish sometimes that the other man would buy less expensive items.

He heads back to the car, carefully hangs up Tony's clothes on the clothes bar in the back, and heads to a nearby liquor store/bar to pick up a bottle of bourbon for Gibbs. He could go to Wal-Mart, but he doesn't want to face the crowds that will be there and the bartender is a friend from his college days. As he exits the bar, he shakes hands with his friend who is locking up for the holiday.

"Thanks for letting me do this, Dean, I know it's an imposition on your time with the family."

"Not at all, I needed to do a quick inventory so that we'll be set on Friday, so you gave me an excuse to do so." Dean's smile is just as friendly as the man himself is, and Tim thanks him again before he once again gets on the road.

Sighing, he pulls into the parking lot of his apartment complex and putting the car into park, leaves his purchases where they are. He has no need to take Tony's clothes all the way upstairs, and Gibbs' bourbon will be safe on the floorboards of his vehicle. He climbs the stairs, just missing Abby who takes the other staircase down on her way to Ducky's.

"Unca Tim...save me, Unca Tim." Again, a blonde haired, blue-eyed child is calling his name and he looks around to make sure that he's alone. He sits down on the staircase, wondering why he's being haunted by a four or five year old child.

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Sarah McGee smiles as she sees her brother's car in the parking lot. She has a few questions for her brother, and she hopes that he's actually in his apartment and not out with his NCIS friends. She stops and bends over for a few moments to shake the one little pebble out of her shoe that's been annoying her since she got on the bus that would bring her close to her brother's apartment. As she straightens up, she can see someone leaving Tim's building, but from the basic build it appears to be a female and not her brother. She leaps to her feet and bounds up the stairs to her brother's apartment.

Tony pulls into the parking lot of Tim's complex and grins when he sees Tim's car. Yes! It's male-bonding time for the two agents. He grabs the bags from his car and then groans as he remembers that Tim doesn't have an elevator in his building.

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Sarah pulls the key out of her handbag, when Tim doesn't automatically answer his door. She's not sure why he wouldn't answer, but when she sees Jethro the dog inside, she smiles and steps over to him.

"Heya Jethro, where's Tim at? Is it okay if I come in?"

Jethro sniffs at the younger McGee, and butts his head against her fingers. She shuts the door and heads into the kitchen, reaching for the tea kettle and teabags as she does so. She grabs a cup and some honey, then waits for the kettle to boil.

A few minutes later and there's a knock at the door. Before Sarah can answer it, Jethro is there, snarling for a few seconds before backing away, tail wagging.

"Hey Jethro, how ya doing buddy? Tim, you know you shouldn't leave your door unlocked, even if you do have McGrowly over here. Give me a second, Jethro, and I'll get you a belly scratch."

Sarah, who had hidden in Tim's bedroom until she was sure of who was coming in, opens the door, staring at the senior agent who had put his groceries on the kitchen counter and is currently rubbing one very satisfied German Shepherd on his belly.

"Tony? Where's Tim? I thought he'd be here since he said you two have the weekend off."

Tony, cautiously stands up. His hand had automatically gone to his waist for his pistol, but seeing Sarah standing by the kitchen counter he shakes his head and lowers his hand.

"I'm sure he's on his way. He probably had a bit of last minute shopping to do, although he should or would have texted me if he was going to be late." Tony's offhand comment makes Sarah frown.

"But why wouldn't he be here?"

Tony smirks a bit as he hides his face from a very observant Sarah McGee.

"You might say he lost a bet, so he's honoring it. He'll be back soon, Sarah. Can I make you something until he shows up?"

Sarah sighs and steps closer to the stove, putting out her hand for the tea kettle.

"I was making a cup of tea before you got here. What are you planning on doing Tony?"

Tony grins as he pulls out the pizza dough and the rest of the toppings. There hadn't been a pre-made pizza in the store, but there had been some pizza dough so he'd just picked up what ingredients he knew he and Tim liked. Lots of cheese with pre-cooked sausages and pepperoni.

"We were planning on pizza and beer, then relaxing in front of a football game. You wanna join us? I can put a small pizza in for you? I have enough dough here."

Sarah starts to decline then thinks again as her tummy rumbles. "Maybe a small one. I'll get my pack."

The two work together in companionable silence for a few minutes, then Sarah asks, "Shouldn't Tim be home by now?"

Tony looks at the clock on the wall, then at his own cell phone. "Let me call him. I'll make sure he's on his way."

"No need, I'm right here. Hey, sis, what brings you here?" Tim looks at Tony as Sarah rushes over to give him a hug.

"I wanted to ask you for a favor and so, here I am."

Tim again looks at Tony who shakes his head in denial at the unspoken question. Sarah hadn't mentioned anything to him about a favor. Before Tim can ask Sarah about the favor she wants from him, the kettle starts whistling and Sarah reaches out to turn off the burner at the same time that Tony does. When their hands meet, both pull back and Tim looks at them.

"You guys okay? Did either of you get burned? Sarah? Tony?" Tim knows he sounds almost panicked but he is still wondering about the lost child, presumably one that has to belong to either his sister or his best friend.

"Take it easy, McWorrywart. We're fine, just got a bit of an electric shock, so to speak."

Sarah nods, as she rubs her hand. She had been shocked but she couldn't exactly say it was due to touching Tony's hand. It was as if she had missed something important, something vital and she didn't know what it could be. Tony's looking just as shaken, despite his words to the contrary. Tim leads Sarah to the couch and has her sit down, then puts a hand on Tony's shoulder. The older man glances at him, before putting on his normal nonchalant mask, and pretending that nothing happened.

"I told you, nothing happened, Probie, we both just finished touching McMutt, and probably just had a current of electricity pass through us."

There is a bit of doubt in Tony's voice, but Tim decides to play it Tony's way for the time being. If the senior agent wanted to make more of it later they could. For now, he just needs to relax, find out why Sarah is there and then the two men would be able to enjoy the rest of the day together.

Tony and Sarah sit at opposite ends of the couch while Tim finishes making their pizzas. Tim's certain now that something is out of whack somewhere, but he's not sure just what or where it is. The fact that he's been called "Unca Tim" has him wondering who or maybe when the event is supposed to happen.

"Sarah? You mentioned coming over because you wanted to check on something. Is this thing to do with your current boyfriend?"

Sarah blinks at the question, then a blush begins covering her face. "Sorry Tim, I just, after the last time, I want to make sure that, well, you know."

Tim smiles at her in what he hopes is reassurance. "Take it easy, Sarah. Let me finish up the pizzas and get them in the oven, then I'll start doing some searches for you."

Sarah nods in agreement as she stares back down at her hands. She'd thought for just a nanosecond after her and Tony's hands had touched that she'd heard a small voice in her head calling for "Mommy."

Sarah touches her tummy, "That can't be. I've never even…" she looks at the senior agent who is trying hard to avoid her eyes.

"Tony?" Her question has the agent up and pacing.

"I've never, I didn't, I admit I thought but no, you're McGoo's sister." Tony paces frantically for a few seconds then sits down again. Tim hands him a beer and refills Sarah's tea, before reaching for some water. He comes out and sits down in his chair, then stares at the other two who are studiously ignoring each other.

Why hadn't he seen the possibilities before? Well, at one time, maybe he had, before Kate had died and Ziva had joined the team and then the deaths of Paula and Jim and Jenny. So much had happened that he really hadn't had much time to think about who Sarah might want to date. Yes, at one time he had hoped it would be Tony. He will admit that he liked the idea of Tony as a brother in law. He still likes the idea, but since Sarah is his only sister, he hadn't really thought that they would get along well enough to even want to date each other, let alone create a new life together.

"Okay, let's get this party started, shall we? Sister Sarah, please enlighten us with the details regarding your current love interest." Tony's light-hearted request brings a smile to both of the McGees faces.