Guess what kids the boys are back.
It was just after eight at night, he could only think of three things as he got out of the car, he was hungry, tired and his hand, well his two fingers hurt.
He wanted to spend the night with Breena and their baby at the hospital, but she kicked him out. She smiled and told him to go that he could go on full daddy overdrive tomorrow when they got home. She needed one night to sleep and rest before taking on the care of the newest member of their family. Not to worry the nurses would bring the baby in when it was time for her to eat.
He was brought out of his thoughts by Gibbs and Tony. "Come on Palmer lets get you inside." Gibbs says then waits for him to take the lead.
With his hand the way it his he doesn't even try and open the door to the apartment. He just hands the keys to Gibbs.
After Gibbs steps aside he enters and flicks on the light switch in his home. He sniffs the air and smells something different.
"What's wrong Jimmy?" Tony asks as he closes the door.
"Nothing really it's just the air smells different." Jimmy answers.
Tony and Gibbs share a glance as far as they can see everything seems to be in place. The home does not appear to be ransacked. Everything is neat and orderly like just like Breena likes it to be.
"You're just tired and hungry, Palmer. DiNozzo bring that takeout into the kitchen, the sooner we eat the sooner we can go."
The three men make their way to the kitchen but stop once they enter it. On the counter they see wrapped gift.
"We didn't leave any gifts on the counter." Jimmy tells then.
"Let's go check the rest of the place." Gibbs orders
Both Tony and Gibbs draw their sidearm's and start to clear the home. Jimmy didn't move from where Tony ordered him stay. He knew better than to disobey after what happened last time.
"Jimmy get in here." Tony calls out to him.
"What is it? Is something wrong?" He asks nervously.
"Look." Gibbs says as he points into the baby's room.
The room is just like they left it with one small addition hanging on the wall there is a quilt. Getting closer Jimmy along with Gibbs and Tony admire the quilt. They smile as the see a small little girl playing with some stuffed dolls. All the dolls look the same they are all blue and wearing white hats, except for one that one is sitting off to the side with a red hat on his head.
"It looks like you got hit." Tony says softly.
"Why would they come here? Do you have any idea?"
"Beats me? Come on lets eat I'm starved. You should eat too Jimmy or your sugar is going to get too low."
"Did you opened the gift yet?" Gibbs asks.
"No agent Gibbs, should I?" Jimmy replies
"I don't see any problems in it at all. Open it."
He puts his fork down then gets the gift from the kitchen. He trust both Tony and Gibbs and if they don't see any danger in the gift who is he to have doubts.
Pink tissue paper is what they see first, then Jimmy lift out a little hat, what surprised both Gibbs and Tony was that it wasn't a white stocking hat. Just a normal sun bonnet for a girl. A little sun dress came next all pink and simple. Gibbs and Tony exchange a look waiting for the other shoe to drop. Jimmy reaches into the box again this time he pulls out a stuffed brown shaggy dog holding an envelope. Jimmy opens the envelope and sucks in a deep breath of air as he reads the two sheet papers.
"What is it?" Tony asks.
"A check made out to Victoria in the care of Breena for two thousand dollars. The letter says it's for her college fund."
"Is that dog wearing a collar?" Gibbs asks.
Jimmy put the papers down and looks at the toy, then he looks back at Gibbs. "It says Billy property of Victoria."
"I don't understand, why us? Why the baby? How the hell did they know? Do I have to worry about them?"
"I wouldn't worry about them at all. In fact just think of them as over protective uncles, Jimmy." Tony tells him.
"Tony if you ever do find them can you tell them thanks for me."
"I'll tell them, Jimmy, now you go to bed. I'll be back at nine to bring you to the hospital to get your family."
"You smelt it didn't you?" Gibbs asks Tony once they had closed the door to the car.
"You mean the ammo smell? Yeah, hard to miss that smell Boss."
"DiNozzo. ." start to say only to have Tony interrupt him.
" Do you need any help bring that rocking chair over here tomorrow Boss?"
Gibbs just glares at Tony even though it is to dark to be seen. He grits his teeth and concentrates on driving his Charger back to the Navy Yard so Tony can get his own car.
"Is there anything I should know Tony?" Gibbs asks softly only to get a soft snore as an answer.