That evening Tony and Ziva were faced with the difficult decision of who would be staying with AJ overnight. In the end they decided that it was best for Ziva to stay. She did better at the hospital and Tony was still not feeling himself. Tony had called Vance and said that he would not be in for at least another day. He hated taking all this time off but at least everybody at NCIS was understanding of the situation and willing to accommodate him as much as possible. After saying a goodbye to AJ he grabbed a cup of coffee from the waiting room and headed towards home. Gibbs had picked up Marley and Lily from school and had agreed to cook dinner for everybody. Tony had offered to bring something for Ziva but she said she would make do with the cafeteria food. Once he was in the parking lot he dialed Gibbs' number and let him know that he was on his way over.

"Gibbs"

"Hey boss just letting you know I am on the way."

"Great I just put dinner in the oven and it will be ready soon."

"Awesome I am starving."

"I bet is there any news on AJ?"

"He's doing a little better and as long as his next chest x-ray is unchanged or clear they are going to send him home tomorrow."

"That's great"

"It is, it's so stressful him being in the hospital. Especially with his immunity."

"Believe me I get it."

When she took AJ in that morning Ziva was not anticipating a hospital stay. Lucky for her Abby had brought her, her go bag to the hospital. She had showered in AJ's room and changed into her pajamas. Visiting hours were just about over and she would soon be exiled to the waiting room. A bell chimed twice signaling that visiting hours were over in five more minutes. One last time she returned to her post by AJ's bed.

"Visiting hours are just about over, so I have to go soon. Hopefully you will be able to go home in the morning. I know that everybody is missing you and even more I know that you hate being in the hospital. I need to speak with your nurse. You get some rest and I will be back first thing in the morning." Ziva spoke.

After dinner Marley went upstairs to double check her homework and then grabbed her basketball. She still had an hour and a half before she needed to get to bed. It took her fifteen minutes to shower and five minutes to get ready for bed. That meant she should have an hour and ten minutes to play before she had to start getting ready. She dribbled the ball on the concrete pad, counted to eight, and aimed for the basket. The ball barely grazed the rim before falling through the basket and landing on the ground in front of the hoop. As she approached the post she heard a rustling in the bushes. She grabbed her phone off of the bench and shone the flashlight towards the bush. A tall figure popped up and hastily dropped a stick from his hand and frantically ran his feet across the grass.

"Shit! Shit! Shit!" Logan cried.

"Logan? What the hell are you doing back there?" Marley asked.

"Nothing" Logan lied.

"Were you smoking?" Marley asked.

"No" Logan lied.

"I smell tobacco." Marley commented.

"Do you have any water?" Logan asked.

"Powerade" Marley replied.

"OK well I need water stat" Logan replied nervously.

"Jesus Christ my yard is on fire!" Marley shouted.

"What's on fire?!" Gibbs cried running through the door.

"He was smoking and set the yard on fire." Marley replied.

"Don't just stand there! Turn on the hose!" Gibbs ordered.

It only took a minute to get the fire under control but Gibbs was still furious. Logan was only thirteen years old. He had no business smoking. What was worse he had set Tony's yard on fire and scared Marley. She had been out alone playing basketball barely five feet away. What if the fire had spread before anybody knew? This could have been a horrific disaster.

"Logan Theodore Rivera! You are in so much trouble!" Gibbs bellowed.

"It was an accident." Logan replied.

"Really? You accidentally lit a cigarette?" Gibbs questioned.

"I was smoking and Marley made this shot. It was amazing and then she caught me. I dropped the cigarette. I am sorry." Logan apologized.

"Sorry doesn't cut it. Go wait in the car. I am going to get your siblings ready and tell Tony what happened. We will discuss this later." Gibbs explained.

"Fine" Logan scoffed.

"Jackass" Marley whispered.

"Lesbian" Logan retorted.

"Logan! Car now! Before you end up in more trouble!" Gibbs demanded.

The damage to the yard was minimal but the damage was not what Tony was concerned about. His only concern was Marley. He had no idea what he would have done if his daughter had been injured. He could replace the grass and bush that had been damaged. What he could not replace was his baby girl.

"Are you sure that you are OK?" Tony asked.

"I am fine." Marley assured.

"I am so grateful. I would be devastated if I lost you." Tony replied.

"It was just a little fire." Marley assured.

"Just a little fire that wasn't even a foot away." Tony reminded.

"Though my basketball is a little melted. I may need a new one a pro one." Marley suggested.

"Your ball is fine and Christmas is coming." Tony replied.

"Just trying it out." Marley replied.

"Well at least I know you are a DiNozzo." Tony teased.

Given the circumstances Tony decided to not tell Ziva about the fire. At least not while she was with AJ in the hospital. He had missed the fire but he had seen the still hot ash on the now scorched ground. His heart sped up in his chest as he thought back to that day. He remembered the charred ground where the warehouse had once stood. He had come back to the grounds a few days after getting out of the hospital and the ground was still burned, there were still pieces of debris from the warehouse. Pieces that could have been from his pants of AJ's clothes. Both the day he went to the warehouse grounds and in the backyard. He had been plagued by the smell of smoldering rubble, and the choking smoke.

"God, I'm really losing it." Tony whispered.

A/N: A lot of drama going on for the DiNozzo's and the Gibbs'. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.