Three days after Tony and Ziva's return. There was another big day for the DiNozzo family. It was the day that Jethro Gibbs would receive his new foster children. It had been a long battle for the family's surrogate patriarch but he had finally had a trio of children placed with him. They were siblings two brothers and a sister. A baby boy, a girl right around Lily's age, and an older boy who was just a couple of months older than Marley. At the moment they were on the foster to adopt track. Jethro would foster the children until an adoption was finalized. With the children having only two living family members. One being their incarcerated father and the other being their elderly and demented grandmother. Foster to adopt was the best option for everybody involved.

Jethro Gibbs had been up most of the night before making sure that everything was in place. He had given the older boy the former guest room, the girl had Kelly's room, and the baby had the smaller room down the hall. Though he had put the crib in his room for at least the few nights. Once the children arrived he would make it clear that his door was always opened and that he would always be there for them. Tony and Ziva could not take anymore time off of work but had promised to come over as soon as they got off in the afternoon. The children were due to arrive any minute and it was getting harder and harder for Jethro to contain his excitement. He had just come back from making sure the basement's door was secured. When he heard a car pull into the driveway. Seconds later there was a knock at the door. He wiped his hands on his shirt and raced over to the front door. Standing on the other side was a tall woman in a pair of black slacks and a blue button down dress shirt. In her arms was a small blue blanket with a tiny pink face poking out. On her left side was a tall, wiry boy with slightly long, curly brown hair and hazel eyes. He wore a dirty pair of blue jeans and "BEATLES" t-shirt. On the right side was a short, chubby girl with long blond hair and her brother's hazel eyes. She wore a green and blue stripped dress and yellow flower sneakers.

"Jethro Gibbs I would like you to meet Logan and Alyssa." Pam introduced.

"Hello Logan and Alyssa. I am your new father." Jethro greeted.

"Hi Jethro! I'm Alyssa and I'm five years old!" Alyssa cried.

"Nice to meet you Alyssa." Jethro replied.

"Logan would you like to say anything?" Pam asked.

"Just don't hurt us like our last foster parents did. Like our father did." Logan scoffed.

"I won't" Jethro assured.

"See that you don't." Logan scoffed before brushing past Jethro.

"He's a great kid, he really is. He's just been hurt a lot." Pam explained.

"Believe me I get that." Jethro replied.

"Alright well if you will follow me. We can get the paperwork and then I will be out of your hair." Pam explained.

"How long until they are mine?" Jethro asked.

"It will be a while, you will have monthly inspections until the adoption is finalized and you will be receiving a call from your lawyer within three days to begin the process." Pam explained.

"Excellent" Jethro replied.

It was not long until the paperwork was completed and Pam's car was backing out of the driveway. Alyssa was running around the house playing with the doll he had given to her, still unnamed baby boy was asleep upstairs, and Logan was off in his room. He had barely made a sound and had locked the door to his room as soon as Pam had gotten done speaking to him. Jethro knew better than to pressure the boy into embracing his new family. He knew that it would take time for the pre-teen to come around. Pam was right, he did have a rough go. Alyssa and him had first been removed from their home when Alyssa was six weeks old and Logan was six years old. They were in foster care for two years and in that time they only spent three weeks together in an abusive home. Alyssa was only in four homes in those years but Logan was bounced around on a regular basis. The children were eventually adopted by their aunt. They were with her for three years before she and her husband were killed in a boating accident. The aunt was eight months pregnant at the time. The baby was able to be saved thanks to quick thinking but the same could not be said for the parents. Jethro understood the boy's pain and anger, and he would do all he could to bring him back.

Jethro had just enough time between getting the kids settled in and the team arriving to get a nice albeit simple dinner together. Unsure of reactions from both the children and the team. He had broken the news to the team at Tony and Ziva's welcome back party. Everybody was ecstatic and supportive of his decision and Abby had promised to be on her best behavior. It would just be a simple dinner party and everybody understood that they may end up leaving abruptly. Still Jethro was looking forward to having his entire family together.

"When's your family coming?" Alyssa asked.

"The rest of my family will be here soon." Jethro replied.

"Is anybody around my age?" Alyssa asked.

"Yes my granddaughter Lily is just about a year younger than you." Jethro replied.

"Is she nice?" Alyssa asked.

"She is amazing." Jethro replied.

"Are there any other kids?" Alyssa asked.

"A boy who is eight and a girl who is a few months younger than Logan. There is also a toddler girl who is almost three but she won't be here tonight." Jethro explained.

A/N: How will Jethro and his new family get along? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.