A/N: Warning this chapter contains fairly graphic description of a physical attack.
Three weeks had passed and Tony was still sick. The mono virus had not been kind to him. It hadn't put his life in danger yet but Gibbs was in total Papa Bear mode. He was checking Tony's temperature and breathing every hour and having Breena do it when she was with him. He knew that he was being paranoid but he was not about to take any chances with Tony's health. He refused to lose his son to something as stupid as mono. It was late afternoon and Gibbs was struggling to focus on the report he was writing. His gut had been churning all day and he couldn't figure out why. No cases had come for the team in a couple of days and nobody had gotten any bad news. He was starting to suspect that his gut was warning him of his own doom. Seeing as he had called Breena ten times already to check in on Tony.
"You alright Boss?" McGee asked.
"My gut is telling me that something is up." Gibbs replied.
"Is Tony OK?" McGee questioned.
"When I called Breena a few minutes ago he was." Gibbs replied.
"Maybe it's just a false alarm?" McGee suggested.
"I don't have false alarms." Gibbs grunted.
"Well you have been pretty sleep deprived since Tony got sick and you are getting older." McGee replied.
"You saying I'm losing it McGee?" Gibbs demanded.
"Not at all. I'm just saying as we age our bodies start getting off." McGee stammered.
"You should write emails for Viagra." Gibbs growled grabbing his coffee and storming off towards the elevator.
"Where are you going?" McGee asked.
"Home" Gibbs replied.
"Boss I am sorry I was just trying to make you feel better. I guess I didn't do a good job." McGee apologized.
"I'm not mad at you McGee. I am just worried. It would be nice to think I am just off my game but my gut is always right. I just want to be there in case Tony needs me." Gibbs explained.
"I am sure that he will be fine Boss." McGee assured.
"I hope so McGee. I really hope so." Gibbs replied.
Since it was a Saturday Breena was watching Tony and Sadie for the day. So far the day had been pretty uneventful. Tony had slept most of the day and one of Sadie's little friends had come over for a play-date. The only unusual thing so far was that Gibbs had called at least ten times to check on Tony. It was normal for him to call once or twice but there must be something up today. With the exception of Gibbs being way too paranoid. She loved this job. She was starting to get really close to Tony. Over the course of the three weeks. She had learned that Tony didn't play piano for anyone but himself from a right after his mom died until his partner in Philadelphia talked him into playing a fundraiser they were holding. For a fellow officer who was injured in the line of duty. His partner was killed off duty in a bank robbery that very night. That's why Tony left for Baltimore despite being in line for a big promotion. She also learned that he didn't see his father until his mother's funeral. Her final days in the hospital the household help cared for him and took him to and from the hospital. She learned that Gibbs may be Tony's natural father. For Tony's sake Breena prayed that Tony was a Gibbs because he deserved a loving father and Sadie deserved a caring grandfather. She had just gotten off the phone with Gibbs for the umpteenth time that day and went back to playing Hungry Hungry Hippos with Sadie. While Tony slept on the couch. He shivered slightly. So Breena pulled the blanket up over him and adjusted his pillow slightly. When she heard a knock on the door. Thinking it was just Jimmy or Ducky coming by to make sure she wasn't lying about Tony. She yelled for the person to come in the door opened then slammed shut. Causing Sadie to start crying. Breena reached over and pulled the sobbing toddler into her arms.
"Where's my boy?!" A man's voice demanded.
"Excuse me?" Breena asked confused Gibbs's dad had died months ago.
"Are you deaf or just dumb bimbo?! I want to know where Junior is!" Senior demanded.
"If you're looking for Tony. He is sleeping. He's really sick so I don't want to disturb him. Maybe you can give me your number and I can have him call you back when he's feeling better." Breena explained.
"Let me guess the "cancer"." Senior questioned making air quotes with his fingers.
"He actually doesn't have cancer. He just has mono. I can't believe you don't know that." Breena replied.
"I knew that little bastard was lying!" Senior snapped.
"He wasn't lying he just hadn't gotten the results back when he called you. I am sure that Gibbs tried to call you back when the results came back negative." Breena explained.
"Bullshit!" Senior snapped.
Breena could not believe what she was seeing. Senior yanked the still sleeping Tony off the couch, forced him to the ground, and started hitting and kicking him. Yelling about how he had raised a liar and that Tony was just trying to scam him out of his money. She couldn't help but notice how Senior reeked of alcohol.
"What the hell is wrong with you?!" Breena demanded.
"What is wrong with your ears hussy! He the lying little bastard was faking cancer. So that I would feel sorry for him and give him money!" Senior snapped.
"First of all Tony was never trying to get money from you! All he wanted was for you to care for him for once! Secondly I don't appreciate being called sexist names in front of a child! Tony's daughter by the way! Who is wondering why an old man came into the house and started hurting her daddy!" Breena snapped.
"Oh it ain't nothing that is true! Only whores raise their voices to men! A lady will keep her mouth shut!" Senior snapped shoving Breena to the floor.
"Stop!" Sadie cried.
"Aw will aren't you a little cutie? I bet this little scam is making you a lot of money for college. I know you are just an actor. My boy doesn't have a kid. You are just hired so that if the little cancer scheme didn't work." Senior told Sadie.
"Tony's my daddy!" Sadie cried.
"Cut the act kid!" Senior snapped slapping Sadie hard across the face. The toddler fell backwards with shocked look on her face.
"Don't touch the kid!" Breena cried.
"I thought I said shut up whore!" Senior snapped pushing Breena to the ground again.
"Don't push me! I am pregnant!" Breena cried grabbing Senior's wrists.
"Funny how I'm just hearing this now!" Senior smirked picking Breena up and shaking her violently.
"Get out! Leave my daughter and friend alone and get out!" Tony yelled pulling himself up.
"Nice to see you awake liar but you should know that if you want to scam your dad you shouldn't talk to him like that." Senior explained throwing Breena to the ground in the process.
"I was never scamming you and you may not even be my dad!" Tony cried.
"Interesting new scheme." Senior commented turning around, yanking Tony up by the hair and slamming his face into the edge of the coffee table until he passed out.
"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON IN HERE?!" Gibbs bellowed from the doorway.
A/N: Will everybody be OK after Seniors attack? Will there be anything left of Senior when Gibbs is done with him? New chapter will be up soon. Please review and thanks for reading.