Tony, Gibbs, and Sadie were supposed to meet Jimmy at Babies R Us at eleven fifteen. Tony wasn't expecting to find much for Sadie there but he figured he could take her next door to the Toys R Us and let her pick out a new toy and a couple of books. After lunch they were going to a kiddie consignment shop. He figured that he would have a lot more luck there. Plus there were a couple of outfits from Breena's cousin that Sadie had outgrown. Tony packed Sadie's diaper bag with several extra diapers, a change of clothes, sippy cup of juice, and baggie of graham crackers. Then headed out the door with Sadie and Gibbs.
"So what's the plan for today?" Gibbs asked.
"Meeting Jimmy at Kiddie Garden at eleven fifteen, then going to lunch, and finishing the day off at Babies R Us." Tony replied.
"You said last night we were going to Babies R Us first." Gibbs recalled.
"Kiddie Garden is closing early today. So we switched things up a bit." Tony explained.
"What does Jimmy need from Kiddie Garden?" Gibbs asked.
"He wants to get the crib and changing table." Tony replied.
"They sell those at Babies R Us or can the Palmer's not afford from there?" Gibbs questioned.
"Ed Slater's God Daughter owns Kiddie Garden. She and Breena were always like sisters. She and Jimmy want to buy all the expensive stuff from their friends." Tony explained.
"Oh well that's nice." Gibbs replied.
"I am just glad they have toddler beds there. I don't know if they will have anything for Sadie and Babies R Us." Tony replied.
"I wish that my dad was still alive. He would love to help me build stuff for Sadie." Gibbs commented.
"I miss Jack too Boss." Tony replied.
By the time Tony, Sadie, and Gibbs arrived at Kiddie Garden. Jimmy was leaning against his and Breena's van waiting for them. Tony grabbed Sadie and her diaper bag out of the car and carried them across the parking lot. They looked at the baby section first for baby Palmer. Jimmy found a changing table he liked and texted a picture of it to Breena. While they waited for a response they walked over to the toddler section. Tony found a dress, a couple of pairs of shorts, t-shirt, and pair of pajamas with Barbie on the top and hearts on the pants. They had two toddler beds sitting in the back corner. One was hot pink and had Ariel, Belle, and Jasmine on the headboard. The other was blue and shaped like a race-car a large number one pained on the side in red.
"Alright Sadie which bed to you want?" Tony asked hopefully.
"That one!" Sadie cried running towards the race car bed.
"Good choice!" Tony cried.
"Looks like somebody has the same taste as her daddy." Gibbs commented.
"Hey it's a good taste!" Tony snapped.
"It was a compliment." Gibbs assured.
"I know." Gibbs replied.
"This is a nice bed. I remember the race-car bed I had when I was a kid. It was fire-truck red and I put all these cool stickers on it. Then my dad's receptionist's house burned down. I came home from school one day and had Clark's old double bed in my room. My mom had given it to Alice for her son. I got so mad that I ran away from home and tried to move in to the jungle gym at the playground. Of course my mom was making meatloaf that night. So it didn't last long." Jimmy explained
"How old were you?" Gibbs asked.
"Twenty-One" Jimmy replied.
"Say how much do you think it would cost to get one of these sweet beds for an adult?" Tony asked.
"Your chances of making it with any woman ever." Gibbs remarked.
"Making it where?" Sadie asked.
"To a very special grown-up place that I don't want you going to until you are thirty or I am dead whichever happens first." Tony explained.
"OK" Sadie replied.
"Hey do you think Breena will go for getting a race-car frame for our bed?" Jimmy questioned.
"You two realize that Sadie is more mature than you right?" Gibbs asked.
"That is preposterous!" Tony argued.
"Tony look blue balls!" Jimmy called.
"Aw no way! Get a picture of your blue balls for Breena!" Tony called.
"Let's pay for our stuff before we have to give Sadie the talk." Gibbs warned.
"Sorry Dad" Tony apologized.
"Sorry Mr. Gibbs. Please don't tell on me." Jimmy begged.
"You do realize that you are forty-one and thirty not ten right?" Gibbs questioned.
"Yes" Tony and Jimmy replied in unison.
Tony and Jimmy decided to go Burger King for lunch. Since they had a play area for Sadie and a Coke Freestyle machine for Jimmy and Tony. Gibbs had never really spent much time with Jimmy and Tony away from work. So he didn't realize just how alike they were. It was almost like they were brothers who had been raised together their whole lives. Instead of co-workers who had only met when they were adults. Of course Tony had to be cool in front of McGee.
"I think I am going to take Sadie to play for a while." Tony said once they had finished eating.
"Have fun" Jimmy replied.
"Be careful!" Gibbs called.
"We will." Tony replied.
"I didn't realize that you and Tony were that close." Gibbs commented once Tony and Sadie had left.
"Yeah we have always been friends but we got really close when you went to Mexico a few years ago." Jimmy replied.
"I was such a jackass back then and McGee, Ziver, and Abby weren't much better. I am glad that he had somebody on his side." Gibbs replied.
"Well the team and Abby had no excuse but you had just had a brain injury." Jimmy assured.
"I know but Tony deserved better. He got screwed over enough when he was a kid." Gibbs replied.
"He is lucky to have you as a dad." Jimmy replied.
"He is lucky to have you as a friend. Say why did you reach out to him? I mean he's a jockish agent and you are a nerdy doctor. Pretty much polar opposites." Gibbs asked.
"Well my brother Clark was a lot like him. He uh committed suicide not long after my dad died. I guess when I saw Tony acting like Clark did just before he died. When you left I felt compelled to try to save him." Jimmy explained.
"You don't think Tony would have done that right?" Gibbs asked.
"I don't know if he would have but I try not to worry about what could have been." Jimmy replied.
"Well I am glad that you stepped in before he got too far gone. If it weren't for you he may not be here. Sadie wouldn't be here and I can't imagine life without the two of them." Gibbs replied.
A/N: I can see Tony really wanting to have a race-car bed. He was pretty enamored by Carson's after all. New chapter soon. Please review and thanks for reading.