Chapter 3

All right so last chapter was supposed to be the end but I'm going to continue, hopefully everyone will still enjoy.

Thanks for the reviews; they're why I'm continuing. So keep them coming!

I had some people ask about Jen so I'm going to take the advice of Ashy10rox and run with her suggestion. Enjoy.

Gibbs finished his beer as he watched the speechless DiNozzo. He glanced at Tony's dinner, his plate had half a piece of pizza left and he hadn't touched his beer. Gibbs flopped his pizza on Tony's plate then got up to get Tony a bottle of water. He switched Tony's beer for the water and kept the beer for himself.

Jeanne and the kids came in at the moment finished with their dinners. Jeanne looked at Tony with a question in her eyes.

Tony stood to address the family signing and talking, "Everyone, Jethro has agreed to stay with us for awhile."

Jeanne smiled and kissed Gibbs on the cheek in welcome. Olivia started jumping up and down shouting 'Grandpere's staying, Grandpere's staying.'

James stepped forward and started signing to the older man. "Hi, my name is Jamie. Can I give you a name sign?"

"I would be honored." Gibbs signed back. He hadn't had a name sign in years and to be asked right away to be given one felt like he was joining the family permanently.

Jamie thought for a moment then decided on G with a salute. Gibbs smiled in delight and signed, "that'll do." He didn't see Tony freeze for a moment at those words.

Later that night after the kids were asleep. Tony, Gibbs and Jeanne sat on the porch; Gibbs had another beer while Jeanne and Tony were sipping on hot cups of tea. The weather was mild and only a sweatshirt was needed to ward off the chill.

"So what happened to the Director?" Tony asked.

Gibbs noticed that Tony only said Director now instead of Jen or Jennie, as he had been when Gibbs had come back from his extended leave. Ever since the Jeanne undercover op Tony had felt burned by the director and had every right to. Since then 'Jen' had gone away and now it was only the director.

"She was diagnosed with Carcinoma about 2 years ago. She lived a year after that, it was pretty quick. Funeral was large, she, of course, planned the whole thing. Went off without a hitch, she would have been happy with it. McGee took over when she retired, she handpicked him. I stayed with her for end; she 'mellowed', as Abby called it. She always wanted to apologize to both of you but the cancer came on quicker then she anticipated and after she was diagnosed she went pretty fast."

Tony and Jeanne nodded. They sat together on the swing with Gibbs across from in a wicker chair.

"Ziva left not long after you, went back to Israel to work with her family. She married a chemist of some sort and has three kids, crazily enough. She brought them all to the funeral, most polite kids I have ever met. I told her if I ever made to this side of the world I'd come visit."

"So what about you Gibbs? What have you been doing the past ten years?" Tony asked.

"After you left, I'll admit I burned myself and the team out. We weren't used to doing things without a fourth, without you. All of us came to realize how much you did. I'd forgotten how much paperwork I used to do before you arrived and you did even more even after I returned and took over team leader again. The director ordered me to take some time off, all of us. We were burnt out and still grieving. There wasn't a word from you and everything Abby and McGee did to find you turned up blank. It didn't help that your trail ended in Africa of all places. We came back a week later and Jen had assigned us with a new agent, Agent Logan Paris. He worked well and after Ziva left and Tim got promoted to Lead Agent, Agent Paris became Tim's senior field agent. I went through a couple more agents, mostly for them to get training. The longest to last was Agent Lee who wanted to go back out to the field. Since you three trained her earlier she did most of her work the way you three used to. We worked well and she lasted with me until I went on desk duty a year later. Her and Palmer are now married on their fifth child. She and I were on desk duty together when she was pregnant with their third child. After I retired, I started looking more into coming to see you but like I said Abby was pregnant, Jennie was sick, Ducky- well Ducky was fine. He and I had some good times together, he died in his sleep after we had been called in to solve a cold case, he said it was like the 'good ole days'. I finished Kelly two years after you left, sailed her with Ducky when we had time. I gave her to Tim and Abby for the kids when their older, so she's back in my basement waiting to go out again."

"Wait, wait, wait," Tony said exasperated. "How did you get Her out of the basement? I've been wondering how you would do it every since I saw the first boat down there!"

"I knocked out the south wall, made it into a walk out basement complete with an outdoor kitchen. My realtor told me it increased the selling price by 10."

"You sold your house?" Jeanne asked.

"Not yet, but we've had a couple of offers." Gibbs sighed and set down his beer so he could lean closer to the younger couple. "I should have sold the house years ago. After I retired it seemed like I was staying at Ducky's all the time, then I practically moved in with Jen when she got sick, then from there I went to Abby and Tim's place to help. I rarely went home and it didn't feel like home anymore. I knew when I decided to take to this trip that I wouldn't be returning, whether I'd be staying with you or somewhere nearby or if I didn't find you then I was planning on moving closer to Abby or moving somewhere else completely. I hadn't made up my mind but I put the house on the market and put all my stuff into storage, packed my bags and found the closest airport to you two."

"You would have moved nearby even if we hadn't offered you a place?"" Tony asked incredulously.

"Yes Tony, I knew when I finally decided to come that it would be for a long period of time, permanently if you would have me. If not, if I couldn't find you or you didn't want me nearby I had a backup plan sketched out but I was hoping not to have to use it."

Jeanne and Tony were speechless at that and three sat in silence for nearly fifteen minutes.

Jeanne who was almost laying on Tony on the swing sat up to look at her husband. He smiled and ran his hand through her hair.

"How far did you run today?" She asked. Tony made a face at the question but answered anyway.

"Three miles this morning, probably another with the kids this afternoon and I was hoping to do another two tonight, why?" He asked confused, she usually asked him to just make conversation but this didn't seem like it.

"You seem warm, you feeling okay?" She asked as she placed her hand on his forehead.

"I'm fine, it's not that cold out." He said as he removed his hand.

"Go get the thermometer anyway, just to check." Jeanne ordered as she levered herself the rest of the way off of Tony.

"Jeanne, I'm fine." Tony whined, glancing at Gibbs.

"Now Tony, before I take you in for a full physical. You are not getting sick now. That would just to cruel to me." She said jokingly to cover her worry. Tony was sick too often for her liking and every time it took more out of him.

Tony looked at Gibbs again hoping for support.

"Better do what the lady says, I know you hate physicals and I think she could take you." Gibbs said keeping it light.

Tony huffed as he stood muttering about how it wasn't fair two against one.

Once he disappeared in the house, Gibbs had to ask.

"Is he okay? I know you mentioned in Africa he was sick and he said two years ago he was in the hospital with pneumonia, how often does he get sick? Is it all because of the plague?"

"Tony usually gets sick once or twice a year, badly anyway. He gets small colds as well but once or twice a year he gets it bad and usually we spend a few days in the hospital with a nebulizer. He usually gets pneumonia that lessens in to bronchitis. We think it's from the plague; he has a lot of scarring from that. The doctor tells him that running is good; it keeps his lungs strong but then again he runs all year, in the cold, rain, snow, whatever and it weakens his lungs. When the weather changes that's our biggest concern, all the pollen, mold, dust in the air reeks havoc on his system. He's on meds and has an inhaler but there's only so much we can do."

"But he's okay, it's not serious?" Gibbs was anxious now.

"He's fine, but annoyed that his wife and friend talk about him when he's gone. The thermometer says 100.1, nothing serious." Tony announced as he came back outside. "My lungs were damaged from the plague. Brad Pitt came out for a visit a few years back and took a look at my x-rays he says there's nothing that can be done, I'll just be more susceptible to colds then others."

"Dr. Pitt came all the way here for you?" Gibbs asked with a smile. He always liked that guy, but liked him even more when Tony could stop seeing him.

"Well he didn't just come to see me. We talked from time to time as I was his favorite patient and Jeanne had some questions for him. He came out with his family and we took them around and he did some work for me, so it worked out for all." Tony explained.

Gibbs decided a change of topic was needed.

"When's the little one due?" He realized he hadn't asked yet.

"The third of November. The other two didn't arrive near their due date so I'm not planning anything." Jeanne said while rubbing her belly.

"And you don't know what it is?" Jethro asked, they always referred to it as the 'little one' or 'they'.

"One of life's simple pleasure's." Tony explained. "We didn't know what the other two were before they popped out so why find out with this one and ruin the surprise?"

Jeanne at that moment leaned forward and let out a soft 'oof'.

Both men jumped up towards her.

"You okay, babe?" Tony asked.

Jeanne grabbed Tony and Jethro's hands and placed them on her stomach.

"They know we're talking about them." She said as they felt the baby kicking.

"I love that." Tony sighed.

Gibbs was in awe. He hadn't felt this since Shannon had been pregnant with Kelly. It was still an amazing experience.

"Gibbs, I know you said you were planning on going stateside in November, do you know when?" Tony asked.

"Well now I'll probably wait until this one's born. I can't miss that and Abby will understand. It's just the twins I gotta worry about." Gibbs laughed.

Okay so I hope that answers more questions for you and I plan on next chapter being the birth, holidays with both families and maybe a little sickness thrown in. Still okay? Anymore questions I need to answer?