Sins of the Father
An NCIS Fanfic.
McGee:
"I didn't come to an NCIS agent, Tim. I came to my big brother."
McGee's issues with his dad had nothing to do with bad parenting or lack of effort. They simply had to do with Sarah.
His dad had made it no secret that he wanted a little girl. It was as if early on he knew his son was going to be a nerd and would have nothing to do with baseball or any other sport. Father and son had no similar interests and no communication. They didn't know how to talk to each other.
When Sarah came along, McGee was constantly dealing with comments of how Sarah loved baseball and how she was Daddy's little girl.
McGee would just play on his computer and eventually graduated several years early.
But while most kids would resent the sibling who got all the attention, it was quite the opposite with McGee. His baby sister was his best friend for a long time. She understood his odd ways and constantly tried to keep the peace between father and son.
She understood that Tim just wanted his dad to be proud of him for what he was, and what he was good at.
Tim knew his dad loved him. But he didn't know how to show it. So Sarah explained their father's feelings to McGee in a way he could understand.
And while father and son never grew any closer, McGee and Sarah did.
And when she was in trouble she knew who to turn to.
And only then, after protecting his sister, did he finally hear his father say that he was proud of his son.
A/N: Okay so quite a few liberties taken here. I can't imagine that McGee would be easy for any dad to relate to, but every time Sarah has made an appearance, she has seemed to know him quite well, and she knew about his novel before anyone else. So this is my take on the relationship between McGee and his dad. It may not be anyone else's view, but hey, here it is.
Please leave me a note, let me know your thoughts?
Disclaimer: NCIS is the property of Donald P. Bellisario and Don McGill.