NCIS:
TONY, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO MEET...
DISCLAIMBER:
NCIS and characters do not belong to me.
SUMMARY:
A few days after Kate Todd's funeral, Tony dose something and now it has been a little over seven years. What happened in the past comes back to him...with a shock! What did Tony do and why would it come back to him now?
Little TIVA, MCABBY and maybe a love interest for Leroy Jethro Gibbs
CHAPTER 9: WELCOME HOME, JESSIE DINOZZO...
TONY'S P.0.V.
Just a little while ago, Jessie's dresser, bed, nightstand, a bookshelf, and a desk I had bought her had been delivered.
It took a couple of hours, but I finally got the bed, the bookshelf, and desk together.
Since the team was at work and promised to stop by tonight after they got off.
Ducky said he would be here too, but Autopsy Gremlin and Breena said they were sorry they wouldn't be able to make it.
Now I was just waiting on Ms. Holden to come by and as this thought crossed my mind...I heard the doorbell and went to answer it.
I was nervous and happy at the same time because I knew that Jessie coming home depended on the outcome of this visit.
Once I reached the door and opened it, I stepped back to let Ms. Holden into the house.
"Like I said on Sunday, you have done a wonderful job with putting everything together in this house. Therefore, with that and the support of your family I am going to put in my official report. It might take a day or so, but you will be bringing Jessie home." Ms. Holden told me after we walked through the house and after she had seen everything she needed to see and I couldn't help but smile.
"Thank you, you don't know how much..." I began.
"It's nice to see someone who has such a strong family and goes beyond everything to make sure their child will be able to come home. She's still getting used to the idea of meeting a dad she never knew and losing her mot..." Ms. Holden began.
"I know what she is going through with losing her mom; I lost my mom when I was eight..." I said and Ms. Holden nodded, before walking out the door.
I watched as she got into her car and as I closed the door.
I would finally get to bring Jessie home. I always thought I wasn't good with kids...
Jessie had changed that. I still couldn't believe that I love my daughter I just met, so much.
I would protect her forever and do anything to make her happy.
I couldn't wait to tell everyone that Jessie was coming home, so I grabbed my keys and headed for NCIS.
NCIS BULLPEN...
I walked into the Bullpen and guessed that Ziva, Probilicious, and Gibbs were not there. Probably at a crime scene, so I took the elevator to see someone who I knew had to be here.
The elevator doors opened on the floor a few minutes later and I made my way down the hall.
ABBY'S LAB...
"Abs," I called and she spun around.
"Tony, what are you doing here?" She asked and smiled.
"I got here to tell the team something and no one was in the Bull..." I began.
"They left for a little while ago, so what...you get to bring Jessie home, don't you?" Abby asked and I nodded.
"Yeah, Ms. Holden said in the next few days." I told her and Abby tackled me with one of her hugs. "Tony, that's great," Abby yelled.
"What's great, Abs?" Tim asked as him and Ziva walked in carrying evidence. "Something Tony..." Abby began.
"You get to bring, Jessie home, yes?" Ziva asked and again I nodded. "Congratulations, Tony." Probie told me as Ziva came to stand beside me.
It was at that moment that Gibbs walked into the lab.
"I want to know...DiNozzo, what are you doing here?" Gibbs asked.
"Jessie's coming home in the next day or so." I said and couldn't quit smiling. "Knew it would happen," Gibbs told me.
"Wait!" Abby said as Ziva, Gibbs, and I were almost to the door. "What is it, Abs?" Gibbs asked. "Don't forget to tell, the Duckman. Once Jessie is home Ziva and I get to take her shopping." Abby said with a smile.
"I know, but there is something..." I began.
"What?" Abby asked and McGoo rolled his eyes.
There was a look in Abby's eyes and I didn't know if I liked it...
She was planning something and it had to do with, Jessie.
"No, Caf-Pows and don't try to get her to dress like you. She's only five." I said. "Already sounding like a dad. That's something I don't think anyone could imagine, Tony." McGee said with a smile.
"Okay, I won't give Jessie a Caf-Pow..."
Abby said as once again, Ziva, Gibbs, and I turned to go.
"...Maybe just a No Caf-Pow," Abby said and when I glanced back to say something.
She was trying to hold back a smile, but one look at me and she started to laugh.
Ziva and Gibbs went up to the Bullpen and I made my way to Autopsy.
AUTOPSY...
"I just...Anthony, how good to see you. I was not expecting to see you so soon." Ducky said.
"I just wanted to tell you that in the next few days...Jessie is coming home." I said. "My dear boy that is wonderful news," Ducky told me.
TWO DAYS LATER...
I had gotten a call from Ms. Holden this morning that she would be bringing Jessie by after she had lunch at with her foster mother and foster sister.
Also a chance to say good bye to them, I told Ms. Holden that since I knew that Ms. Parry was like an Aunt to Jessie I was not going to let them lose contact.
It is just past one now and I cannot seem to sit still finally at the sound of the doorbell...I smiled and went to open it.
There stood Jessie and Ms. Holden.
"Hey, Jess." I said kneeling down in front of her. "Hi, d..." She stopped.
"You can call me Tony for now if you want." I said and she shook her head. "No, you're my daddy." Jessie said.
"Here are her things." Ms. Holden said and I was surprised at how much she had. "Four bags," I questioned.
"Colleen managed to get a lot of Jessie's stuff and a few things so Jessie could remember her mom." Ms. Holden told me and I saw Jessie's eyes fill with tears at the mention of her mother.
"It's going to be okay, Jess. I promise." I said and was surprised when she threw her arms around me, with her stuffed dog in hand.
"I guess I should go, if you have any more questions or anything...just call. I'll come back and see how you're doing in about a month or so to check and see how you're doing." Ms. Holden said and left.
"Hey, why don't we take this stuff to your room and get it put away?" I picked up her bags and we started down the hall to her room.
JESSIE'S BEDROOM...
"It's my favorite color." Jessie said looking around her bedroom.
"I remember you telling me your favorite color is a light purple." I said setting her bags down.
She came over and started to pull stuff out of bags. Toys, clothes, a few home movies, The Little Mermaid on DVD, a few other movies and then...a few photo albums.
"This is me and mommy...the day I was born." Jessie said as I looked at the first picture in the photo album.
Then I remembered Keely...her raven colored hair and ice blue eyes. Jessie looked a lot like her mother.
Jessie's hair was a little darker than mine was, but she really did have her mother's eyes. I noticed one of the other books...a baby book and I reached for it.
Jessie seeing what I was doing set the photo album down and then climbed up on her twin size bed as I sat down.
"You look a lot like your mom." I said and Jessie shook her head.
"Mommy said my hair was lighter. This is a picture...when I was still in her tummy." Jessie told me.
For a while we just sat there looking at her baby book and the two photo albums, then put them on her bookshelf.
"Would you like to go to where I work? The people you met the other day would like a chance to see you again." I said and Jessie looked at me with a smile.
I realized that she had my smile and over the last week, I had told her about our family from NCIS.
She had been waiting for a chance to see them again, but they had been so busy with the last few cases, I had not had a chance to take her there.
"Yeah, Come on!" Jessie jumped off the bed and was already half way down the hall before I caught up with her.
"All right, slow down." I said with a laugh.
"Come on!" Jessie shouted impatiently.
I grabbed my keys and we were out the door.
I helped her into her seat that Ms. Holden had left just inside the door.