Tony was screwed and he just knew it. Why did Gibbs have to hear him? He only had the courage to tell Palmer. Because well you could tell Palmer that you ran somebody over with your car and he would try to help you. He would call the police on you but he would be supportive. Even telling Palmer took every ounce of courage he had to tell Jimmy and now Gibbs knew. The worst possible person to hear. Ducky would offer support in his own way, Abby would be too excited about a baby to be really mad, Bishop probably wouldn't be phased by it at all, McGee would blab to Delilah and judge him but who cares, and Vane would well he had no idea what Vance would do. Gibbs on the other hand after he had bury his little girl. Would probably be completely pissed off and rightfully so. Why couldn't he have been a man sooner.
"We should go somewhere more private. Gibbs you may as well come with us." Jimmy sad finally breaking the silence.
"Right" Tony replied.
"Elevator" Gibbs scribbled on to his dry erase board.
"Explain yourself DiNozzo." Gibbs scribbled once they were in the elevator.
"Gibbs can you please be a little more gentle? Go ahead Tony." Jimmy commented.
"It was three years ago. I started dating this girl Sherry. She was uh the grand-daughter of this old woman who lived in my building. We met and hit it off when Mrs. Greenberg was in the hospital with pneumonia. I was respectful and didn't ask her out then. I waited until she came to get Estela's stuff to move her into the nursing home. After I got her number we dated for about two and a half to three months. Then one day I came home from work and she was waiting outside my apartment. She asked if we could speak privately. Then she told me that she was pregnant with another man's baby. I could have looked past that but when I want to visit Stella in the nursing home her other grand-daughter asked me if she knew what happened to her grandmother's stuff. Turns out Sherry had sold it for drug money." Tony explained.
"Oh Tony I am so sorry she sounds horrible." Jimmy apologized.
"Tough break kid. Have you contacted Sherry since?"
"No I did some research on Bill her boyfriend though. He was everything thing I am not. Rich on his own and from his parents, smart, great with kids, completely ripped, he never had the plague. He was perfect." Tony explained.
"Tony you are a nice guy and that should come before money, looks, or even brains." Jimmy replied.
"How did you find out the kid may be yours if you haven't spoken to Sherry since you broke-up?"
"Sherry contacted me about a week ago. Apparently they had to confirm Sadie's blood type for that operation where they put tubes in the kids ears and well she has O negative. Which is funny because it turns out that Bill is A positive." Tony explained.
"Why is that important? Maybe one of the grand-parents had an O blood type?"
"No Gibbs that is genetically impossible there are no A or B markers in the O blood type. However having access to everybody's medical records I know that Tony is O negative." Jimmy explained.
"Yeah well Sherry tried to say her grand-mother was O negative but well Bill is an orthopedic surgeon and he obviously has to know all about blood types. He demanded to know who else Sherry had slept with at the time and well I was all she could think of. Apparently there were several other men at the time but she didn't remember anybody but me. Bill said that he had raised Sadie as his own for two years and if it turned out I wasn't the father he would raise her as his own but he would also sue Sherry for custody. He didn't want her growing up in that environment. If I am the father I will take custody of Sadie" Tony explained.
"Oh Tony I am so sorry. Will Sherry give you any trouble with custody?" Jimmy asked.
"No she said she would keep Sadie until the paternity test results came. Even though they took Sadie's blood type the people at the clinic wanted to get it as well. Just in case there was a mix-up in the hospital lab. After that she didn't care because she knows that I am not rich and Bill said that he was cutting Sherry off from his fortune. Anything that Sadie needed he would pay for directly. Sherry would never see a dime." Tony explained.
"Any idea when the results will come in?" Jimmy asked.
"Are you willing to take Sadie in if she is yours? Really?'"
"Of course I have Boss and hopefully by this afternoon Jimmy," Tony replied.
"Well if you need anything Breena's sister has a five-year old daughter and she still has some toddler supplies." Jimmy offered
"I have Kelly's old toddler bed. Hey where are you going to stay that apartment is fine for a single guy but kids take up a lot of space."
"Thanks Jimmy but you should save that stuff for baby Palmer. I am aware of the apartment thing Boss. There are a few two bedroom units in my building. I guess I will try to get one of those." Tony explained.
"Tony my kid isn't even born yet it will be years before it needs that stuff and Sadie will have outgrown everything well before then. Besides my kid may still be a boy." Jimmy explained.
"Tony you may need a place tonight and what if there aren't any two bedroom units available. You are moving in with me."
"Thank you guys so much. Oh one more thing please don't tell the others." Tony replied.
"I won't tell." Jimmy replied.
"It stays between the three of us."
Gibbs and Jimmy sat with Tony and waited with him for the test results. Tony was beyond grateful for their support and lack of anger. He just hoped that the three of them could keep this from the others until he felt comfortable talking about it. They were just about two admit defeat and head home until morning. When Tony's phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Yes this is Tony DiNozzo."
"The results are in great!"
"Uh huh"
"Yes I understand."
"Thanks bye"
"What did the test say?" Jimmy asked.
"Well?"
"Guys it's official I am dad." Tony replied nervously.
A/N: Tony is the father but how will he adjust to being a father? At least he has Gibbs and Jimmy to help him. New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.