Tony: Okay I'm coming, I'm going, I'm leaving
Abby: Me too
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Besides Tony's aching shoulder, the car ride there was relatively enjoyable. The two of them couldn't stop thinking of questions to ask Gibbs Senior.
"Did they have family dinner?" Abby began.
"Did he build little toy boats in shop class?" Tony countered.
"Did they ground him?"
Tony pointed. "Good one…how about this…did they put him in 'time out'?"
Abby had to smile at the image. Something about Gibbs standing in a corner was hilarious. "Was he a pincher?"
"Did he ever fake sick to stay home from school?" Tony countered, the image of Gibbs pinching a kid making him smile.
"Who was his high school sweetheart?"
Tony snapped his fingers. "Was he always a fox with the ladies?"
Abby grinned. "Was he a cute baby?"
"Did he cry a lot?"
"Did he eat his veggies?"
Tony continued smiling. "When did he start drinking coffee?"
"What did he dress up as for Halloween?"
"Did he want a BB gun for Christmas?"
Abby mirrored Tony's smile as she continued. "When did he start walking?"
"Better yet, when did he start talking…"
The two shared a laugh before letting their smiles fade for a moment. "I really hope he had a happy child hood…" Abby began.
Tony agreed. "Yeah, me too."
Neither received many answers to their questions and the ride back home was almost bitter sweet.
"Think he met Shannon here?" Tony offered, then listened to the passengers remain silent. It was then the four of them realized that whether they had an answer to every question, how they felt about Gibbs wouldn't change. They loved the man he was now; regardless of the man he once was. And that answer was good enough for all of them.