Luke swallowed hard. Introductions are his worst quality. Abby looked over and smiled brightly at the nervous looking Luke. She begins to wonder if Kyle and Johnny were nervous when they met the family. On second thought, they met the family on very different circumstances. It feels very different with everything. When they met the boys. It was on different levels of everything.
The door opened to none other than the Gibbs family. Its obvious even if the DiNozzo's got in the car first, then Gibbs would still beat them to there. Thalia didn't even look up as she walked into the house. Not bumping into a single thing; Luke stares at all three of them. Wait, no four Ally stomps into the house looking like she already hates being there. Next comes in the DiNozzo's, Thalia eyes brighten when she sees Kyle who grins back. Johnny walks into the house looking as cool as ice. He's a mini Kyle in Abby's opinion; minus the green eyes and brown-blonde curls, he's Kyle through and through.
"Hello, I'm Ziva and this is my husband Tony. These are our sons Kyle and Johnny" Ziva said trying to fix Johnny's messy hair. He ducks away from her, not wanting to look like a dork in front of an actual geek.
"I can talk for myself, thanks" Kyle muttered under his breath. Ziva shakes her head, but doesn't reprimand him. Instead she gives him a hard look that could make hardened criminals cry. Kyle rolls his eyes, and wipes his eyes in a mock way.
"Hey watch your tone, Kyle" Tony lightly smacks the back of Kyle's head as a warning. The teen looks at his father and smirks.
"I'm Ally. That's my mommy, Thalia, and Gibbs. He spanked Thalia" Ally announced very loudly. Kyle chuckles and Johnny grins at this. Even a few of the adults are smiling.
"He did not…oh I'm Thalia btw…that means by the way" Thalia said pinching her cousin's arm. Ally glares at her, why is she bein so mean? It was just a joke.
"I know what btw means" Luke boasted. Thalia rolls her eyes at him, but grins anyway.
"What are you some girl?" Only girls know that talk" Johnny said under his breath. Ziva nudges him to be nice. Johnny rolls his eyes and shrugs; saying he was only saying.
"No, I…there...my girlfriend…yeah my girlfriend at the home…she always talked like that. I sorta got…used to it" Luke lied. He hasn't had a girlfriend or kissed a girl yet. Tons of girls used to run up to boys and sneak kisses on them, but girls are gross to him.
Johnny suddenly looks impressed. "You ever kiss a girl" Luke puffs out his chest and stands a little taller, but he puts on his best cocky face. Johnny grins, that's cooler than he thought.
Julie steps forward, while Gibbs tilts his head to the side trying to read one of Thalia's messages. He knows it's wrong, but still. Thalia is just a kid. She shouldn't text this much. "I'm Julie and this" Julie grabs Gibbs's arm to pull him in front of Luke. "Sneaky man is my boyfriend Gibbs"
"I'm Luke" Luke said to the large families…well his family. He isn't quite sure how this is all going to work out. They all seem so dysfunctional and nice…but scary too.
"What do you like to do?" Julie asked kindly. She begins to wonder if he's as awesome as Abby raves to.
"I like school" Luke admitted not sounding ashamed at all.
"You like school. See Johnny isn't that good" Tony encouraged. Johnny rolls his eyes at this, he's comparing them.
"I also like reading" Luke added softly. This time Kyle slaps his back, basically saying that reading is really good thing. Thalia shakes her head wondering why Kyle is so immature.
"You do maybe you could show Johnny how to read?" he joked causing Johnny to roll his eyes once more.
"Do you like video games?" Johnny asked skeptically. Looking very annoyed with all these stupid jokes about him.
"Sure, I love them. That'd be dumb if I didn't" Luke answered. He loves video-games about monsters, actions, and other things like this.
"Awesome…hey where's my nerdy uncle?" Johnny asked looking around for his Uncle.
"Yeah…where's McDaddy?" Tony wondered out loud.
"Timmy is somewhere. He's been running around all day. Trying to fix the place up, but there isn't anything to fix up in the first place"
"Mr. Fix It" Gibbs laughed. He looks outside and sees McGee scrambling around in the yard.
"He's probably worse than Tim Allen in Home Improvement" Tony joked, following his Boss to the backyard.
Once Gibbs is outside, Ally walks up to her mommy. "Mommy I wanna go to dance" Ally said with her arms folded across her tiny chest.
"Sweetie, I said no. We're staying here and that's final" Julie said smoothing out her daughter's hair.
"But I want to" Abby suddenly wishes Ally was her daughter for ten minutes; just so she can spank her.
"I know and understand that, but you can't. We're here to meet Luke and have a good time. Please try and understand that"
"I hate Luke" Ally said glaring very defiantly at her mother. Abby gasps. She knows that Ally is six, but sometimes Ally can be a little brat.
"Ally, please, just be good and go play" Julie begged. Johnny and Luke manage to sneak off in the middle of this as does Kyle and Thalia.
"I hate you" Ally studies as her mother's eyes flicker with sadness. Ally sees this and grins at the fact that she's making her mommy upset.
"Ally, I know you don't mean that" Julie replied looking sadder than ever. Ziva wonders if she's lucky to have all sons.
"I do" Ally replied making her mom look even more hurt. "I hate you mommy"
Julie looks over at the other mom's for some help. The poor woman looks close to tears. How can a small child lead her mother to tears? Ziva looks at Abby unsurely, how do you parent someone else's kid without doing something the real parent doesn't approve of? Ziva chews her lip.
Sighing Abby kneels down to Ally's level. "Ally, I know you're mad about missing dance, but you can go next time. If you don't drop this attitude, I'll smack your bottom and send you into the corner. You hear" Abby said sounding serious, Ally glares angrily at Abby. Why is her favorite auntie bein so mean to her? Everyone is always mean to her. This isn't fair.
"I hear" but unlike with her mom, Ally actually listens to Abby.
"Good, now apologize to your mommy" Abby said turning the little girl around to face her mommy.
"Sorry mommy" Julie grins at Abby. She swears these women are amazing with children, especially Ally.
"Ally, I have a special job today. Would you like the honor of being my assistant for baking the cake?" finally satisfied Abby grins down at the little devil.
"A cake? A big one right?" Ally asked raising her eyebrow at her auntie. Ziva and Julie share smiles.
Of course Hon" Abby said causing the little girl to clap her hands.
"Okay! I'm bakin a cake. I'm bakin a cake...with Auntie Abby" Abby grins softly. She called her Auntie. How cute.
"Hey so…did yah get my text?" Kyle asked opening the front door for Thalia. He doesn't think of her as a cousin. She's more like a…a girl he goes to school with. Nothing like family at all;
"Yeah, I did…I don't think Gibbs would let me date you" Thalia has already noticed how Gibbs has taken on that paternal role in the Caruso family. You girls need all the help they can get. Well that's why Mattie's says.
"Who says he has a choice?" Kyle asked, hoping that isn't an excuse just so she can't date him. That'd be so stupid and wrong on a number of levels.
Thalia smiled at him. "He doesn't, but I do" she grinned at him. Her dark brown curls look wavier and prettier than usual. An extra bounce in them just to look cool.
"So you wanna go out with me or what?" Kyle sounds impatient. Thalia frowns at his tone.
"What you're gonna make me choose right now?" Kyle looked down sheepishly. All the girls at Nobles would date him if they could. "Lemme think about it" Thalia said starting to walk away.
"What's there to think about?" he asked draping his arm around her shoulders. Thalia rolled her dark blue eyes.
"You're such a dork" Thalia joked happily and giddily. Kyle shrugs his shoulders like he couldn't care less.
After hearing Ally talk about how she doesn't like him. Luke decides on giving his new cousin the grand tour of his room. It's a dark navy blue and by the look on Johnny's face. It's way bigger than his.
"Don't take whatever Ally says personally" Johnny said as Luke opens the door to his bedroom.
"I don't care what she says. She's five or something" Luke answered causing Johnny to grin. This Luke is way different than what Tim has said about him. He must act different for Tim or something.
Johnny eyes widened when he stepped into Luke's room. "Cool? You have a T.V. in your room, me too" Johnny said. He makes his voice all high-pitched and girly. "Ziva said she'd take it out if I disrespected women" Luke laughs. This is what it must be like to have friends.
"Where are Tim and Abby sending you to school?" Johnny asked while Luke chose the video game for the pair to play.
"I dunno…Nobles with nuns and stuff" Luke said thumbing through Super Smash Brothers and Grand Theft Auto.
"Yeah! I go to Nobles" Luke looks over suddenly brightened by this. "Too bad we won't have the same teacher" Johnny lied. No offence to Luke or anything, but he seems like he really cares about school.
Luke puts in Grand Theft Auto and doesn't say another word. The way Johnny said that last sentence made him realize something. They can be friends with the family around, but at school. That is plainly noted; he and Johnny can just be random family members. That's just fine with Lucas McGee.
Downstairs, Ally is watching a movie about Fairies. The chocolate cake is in the oven; cooking away. While cleaning up the ladies are talking to one another about the kids themselves.
"So what do you think about Luke?" Abby asked nervously. Her friends are the most important people in her life. She wants all of them to really love Luke.
"I think he's adorable" Julie replied feeling very happy.
"Yes, he does seem like a good boy" Ziva agreed thoughtfully.
"I love him. I honestly do...do you all think that Johnny will like him? I want them to be friends" Abby asked looking more or less at Ziva. The former Mossad agent turns pink with shock.
Ziva blinked and rubbed her eyes. "Of course" she lied. How can she say Johnny might not want to be Luke's friend? Johnny is a very complex little kid. But, he does have his heart in the right place.