Now it's My Turn

Sequel to "Gibbs' New Girl" & "Switching Places"

By MchakotayParis (R. Mason)

Chapter 7

The next morning Ali woke at the first light and laid there watching the sun rise over the water, finally falling back asleep until she was awoken several hours later by Gibbs.

"How'd you sleep little one?" asked Gibbs as he checked her diaper.

"Good, but I think it might be a good idea if we buy new mattress, these smell a little." answered Ali as she wrinkled her nose a little.

"You would to baby girl if you sat in a dirty house for ten years without taking a bath. Now let's get dressed then we can fix breakfast." said Gibbs as he rose from the floor.

"Daddy, I was wondering if we could eat breakfast out then stop by the Walmart for some quick shopping?" asked Ali as she sat up.

"Why you don't like my cooking now?" joked Gibbs as he returned to the covered patio to find Ali still sitting on her mattress.

"No Daddy, it's not that! I was just thinking that we didn't bring a coffee pot or anything and I don't really want to experience a coffee deprived Gibbs all day."

"Are you saying I'm a bear without my coffee little one" said Gibbs with a growl, then pounced on Ali, tickling her until she was squirming and screaming on the mattress.

"Daddy, Daddy stop. Please!" cried Ali as she tried squirming away from Gibbs but he held her firm tickling her neck and ribs.

After a few more minutes of tickling Gibbs finally stopped lying beside Ali as she tried to catch her breath. As Ali sat up she leaned over Gibbs putting her arms on his chest.

"No fair Daddy,"

"I told you Daddies don't have to play fair baby girl. Now why do you want to go out to eat when we just bought all that food yesterday?" asked Gibbs as he started gently rubbing her arms.

"We've got food but nothing to cook it in, and as I said before no coffee maker. Besides Tony warned me about you without coffee."

"Oh he did, did he." said Gibbs as she sat up pulling Ali up with him.

"Yep, said you lived up to your second b in your name without it." answered Ali as she scrambled to her feet getting quickly out of Gibbs reach.

"Well actually he's right, and so are you. So go get dressed and we'll get something to eat then head to Walmart." said Gibbs as he started to get up.

Ali noticed his struggle and came back over to him holding out her hand for him. With a smile Gibbs took Ali's hand then pulled her against his chest as soon as they were both standing.

"Have I told you how much I love you baby girl?" whispered Gibbs as he kissed the top of her head.

At his words Ali wrapped her arms around his waist giving him a big squeeze. "I love you too Daddy" answered Ali against his chest.

"Alright enough of this mushy stuff, go get dressed so I can get my coffee before I turn into a real bear." growled Gibbs playfully as he released her and gently pushed her towards the bathroom swatting her bottom as she passed.

"Hey!" cried Ali as she danced away from him the bounced into the bathroom.

As Gibbs looked around the room he realized Ali was right. The mattresses probably needed to be changed along with most of the other furniture in the house. The dressers in the bedrooms were probably still in pretty good shape but the living room set definitely needed to be changed. It was a plush overstuffed couch and loveseat set, in a blue and white striped material. After he'd moved in with Ali he'd actually had Tim help him google a furniture company and remembered seeing the perfect style he wanted to buy for Ali. It was called the cottage retreat II collection and it was a big queen sized bed in white. It reminded him of something that Kelly would have liked if she'd grown up so he knew it would be perfect for Allison.

As Ali came out of the bathroom he went over and kissed her once more before retreating to the bathroom to dress himself. A few minutes later they were both dressed and on their way back into Chesapeake Beach. Since it was a beach resort town Chesapeake Beach was a fairly well developed town on the outskirts but the main town still held the small beach front town feel.

As Gibbs pulled into the small dinner downtown he wondered if anyone else would recognize Ali. Probably not because she had never been her before now and only the older residents seem to know be able to connect her with the Abrahams family. As they took their seats they noticed the dinner was only half full so a waitress helped them quickly. After she took their orders, and brought Gibbs' coffee he brought up his idea from this morning.

"Ali sweet, what do think about replacing all of the furniture in the beach house with new stuff?" asked Gibbs as he took a sip of his coffee.

"Really Daddy, I can!" cried Ali and threw her arms around his neck.

"I don't see why not. Most of that stuff has been sitting abandoned for at least ten years or more depending on how often you're great uncle used the house. If it's going to be yours now I think you should have it the way you want it."

"Oh Daddy, thank you!"

"Do you want to see if they have anything in a store here you like or would you like to check online and have it delivered?" asked Gibbs as he leaned back as the waitress had just come back with their orders.

"Do we have internet service out here Daddy?" asked Ali as she started eating.

"Actually we will by the end of today. Tim helped me set it up and they should be out this afternoon."

"Oh Daddy thank you! Thank you!" cried Ali as she threw her arms around his neck again.

In actuality Tim had helped him with most of their preparation for the trip down here. He had helped him contact the utilities and had made sure that they had a set of keys to the house. He'd also helped him get directions to get into town and all the important places they might need to go.

"Well Tim helped a lot" replied Gibbs. He'd even helped him google the bedroom set he wanted to get for Allison.

"I'll thank him when we get back, but I guess for now were stuck with the furniture we have."

"Well I have a bedroom set I'd like to buy for you, but I'll let you pick out the rest of the house yourself. Now eat, the bank should be opened by the time we've finished so we can go there first."

With that said both Ali and Gibbs dug into their breakfast and were soon finished and on their way to the bank. It turned out Chesapeake Beach's only bank was just a few blocks down from the dinner so they walked.

After verifying Allison's identification the bank manager was very helpful and gave Allison and Gibbs both access to the bank account her great uncle had set up. It turned out that her great uncle had left quite a substantial amount of money in the account for Allison and the manager even helped them transfer all of the utilities into her name. Then he set up a debit card in her name for the account so Allison could start using the account to furnish the house, promising to put a rush on the card. Everything took about an hour but by the time they were done Allison had access to the money her great uncle had left her.

As they walked back to the car Allison was literally bounced with excitement, talking almost nonstop about all the things she wanted to buy for the beach house. Gibbs was grateful that once again his little girl was happy and hoped that it would last for a while before the Admiral caused trouble again. After the reached the car they drove to the Walmart and bought the things they needed. Gibbs just wanted to buy a coffee maker but relented when Ali reminded him that he would need coffee cups and glasses to drink out of since she wasn't going to use a bottle all the time. So in the end they ended up buying a few more things than planned but still had a long list to purchase when they returned later.

Since they still didn't have pots or pans to cook with or even a microwave to heat things up in Gibbs stopped by the deli again and bought sandwiches for lunch again. On the way home Ali chattered about all the nice people and neat things they could do around Chesapeake so she hardly noticed when they arrived home. After they carried the stuff into the house Gibbs changed Allison then they got started on cleaning the rest of the house. By lunch time they had the master bedroom and bathroom, Ali's room and adjoining bathroom, the smaller extra room and most of the living room clean. At noon they stopped for lunch and Gibbs insisted on Ali taking a nap. At first she protested but soon was asleep on the mattress in her bedroom. While Ali was asleep Gibbs finished cleaning the dining room and almost had the living room almost finished before she woke up.

After a quick change, they were once again heading towards Chesapeake Beach with a long list of things to buy for the house. This time it took them almost two hours and several carts before they were finished. Ali had a field day buying all new things for the house, from the most essential things like plates, silverware, pots, pans, sheets, pillows, towels, and shower curtains to the big stuff like a microwaves and a television set. Before they left Gibbs had snuck back to the sports and toy departments buying some special things for Ali. By the time they left Walmart their trunk and backseat were once again overflowing with bags and it took another forty-five minutes, with both of them helping to carry everything into the house.

After they'd gotten home Gibbs' had changed Ali once again leaving her in just her diaper and a tee-shirt. When he suggested that they tackle the exterior of the house Ali had changed into a bikini top but wore a tee-shirt over it. Then they started cleaning the exterior of the house with Ali in charge of washing the windows and Gibbs checking around the house for any siding or structural repairs. Ali was trying to wash the top of the front windows by throwing a wet soapy rag at it and letting it run down then rinsing it off with the water hose. So as Gibbs rounded the house he saw her jump up, throwing the rag at the window then move back before it fell down and hit her. She had left the water hose running by the side of the house so Gibbs quietly picked it up, putting his finger over the running water and sprayed the window and Ali as the rag came down.

"Hey!" yelled Ali as she turned getting squirted fully in the face.

Gibbs dropped the hose then took off towards the back of the house, causing Ali to grab the hose and chase after him. What proceeded was a water fight with both Gibbs and Ali getting equally as wet. After a few minutes Gibbs kinked the hose cutting of the water and grabbed Ali around the waist.

"That wasn't fair Daddy!" said Ali as she gently pushed at his arms but stayed close.

"I told you Daddies don't have to play fair baby girl, now how about I help you finish up the windows then we can go inside and get cleaned up." said Gibbs with a laugh.

"But I'm all wet." whined Ali, with a mock pout on her lips.

"I put towels on the porch. I figured you'd get just as wet as the windows little one." replied Gibbs then leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"Thank you Daddy. Today has been really fun, even the chores and the water fight."

"Well I'm glad, now how about we finish up then get you dry. Don't want you to catch a cold."

"Race you, Daddy!" called Ali as she pulled out of his arms and ran back around the house to the window she had been washing.

Soon Gibbs joined her and all the windows were clean and dried, the water hose rolled and put away. After they dried off Gibbs took Ali into her new bedroom and showered, changed, then redressed her in a tee-shirt and diaper. The rest of the night was spent putting everything in its new place at the beach house. Just before six o' clock Gibbs' phone rang, saying that a man from the satellite company was on the way and twenty minutes there was a knock on the door.

Allison made herself scarce when the man showed, and by the time their television and internet was setup and turned on Allison had her and Gibbs' room set up so the rest of the night was spent cuddling on the couch looking through the Havertys' website ordering new furniture for the beach house. By Allison's bed time she'd ordered all of the new furniture for the beach house and arranged for it to be delivered later in the week. At nine o' clock Gibbs put Ali to bed in her room, and sat up a little while longer then went to bed himself.

-NCIS-

The next day Gibbs and Ali finished cleaning and putting the beach house in final order. By the time the new furniture was delivered Allison and Gibbs were established in the house and had set up a fairly regular routine. The mornings were spent fixing breakfast together then playing either in the patio room or out on the beach. During one of their beach mornings Gibbs had surprised Ali with a fishing rod and then spent the morning teaching her how to fish. After lunch and a nap the two would spend the evenings cuddling on the couch watching television or reading.

When Ducky and Palmer had discovered Ali's love of books and stories they were determined to restock her collection of books. So over the past few years they had been buying Ali the classic children's books plus some of her favorite modern books as well. She had become so enthralled with the Harry Potter series that along with Ducky and Palmer getting her all the books, Tony had gotten her the collectors editions of the movies. So now she had two favorite people to read to her, her "Daddy" and "Grandpa" Ducky.

The rest of the week pasted quickly and it was with a great sadness that Ali and Gibbs spent Sunday cleaning, and closing up the house. As they packed the last of the boxes in the car for the trip the next morning Gibbs promised Ali that they would return to Chesapeake Beach soon.

Their last night Ali asked if she could sleep once again in the patio room like they had the first night so after Gibbs had taken care of Ali's nightly routine and diaper change he bedded her down on the sofa sleeper. As he kissed her goodnight and left to turn out the light he hoped that her good spirits would last when they returned to D.C.

Monday morning Gibbs woke Ali just after sunrise and after changing her they quickly dressed then headed out stopping to get something to eat on the way back to D.C. Traffic was fairly light so they made it back to Washington by lunch time and after another stop to eat they pulled once again into Allison's driveway just in time for Ali's nap. Ali had fallen asleep in the front seat so Gibbs carried her to her bedroom upstairs, changed her then put her to bed.

While Ali slept Gibbs brought all the boxes in from the car and placed them in their respective room leaving the unpacking for later. He called NCIS checking in with Tony and Ducky and letting them know they were home then went to rest on the couch himself. It was several hours later that he awoke to find Allison standing over him, simply watching him as he'd slept. He shifted a little on the couch, then pulled Allison down to lay beside him her head on his chest.

"Are you alright little one?" asked Gibbs as he gently rubbed her back.

"Yes, just a little sad we had to come back. Although I missed everyone." answered Allison with a sigh.

"I know baby girl, I did to but we can't hide from everything"

"I know Daddy, and thank you for taking me to the beach house. I really enjoyed myself."

"Even the hard work and cleaning?" asked Gibbs as he looked down at the woman lying on his chest.

"Even that. I've told you before it doesn't matter what we do as long as we do it together."

"I feel the same way princess, and always remember that I love you very much."

"I know Daddy, and I love you too."

After that they laid on the couch until Ali's stomach started to rumble and with a laugh Gibbs pushed her off the couch and towards the kitchen to help fix dinner. After dinner they tackled putting away most of the boxes then went to bed early so they could get a head start on getting back into their work routine.