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Leroy Jethro Gibbs & Anthony Gibbs.

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Tony walked in, his Junior year had been over for about a week. He walked in, looking pale, and he sat down like he had got bad news. I walked over.

"Tony?" He didn't hear me, I sat down next to him and slapped the back of his head. "Son?" He looked at me and then he threw his arms around me. He hadn't done this since he was about twelve, I stroked his back, he was shaking.

"Dad, Lilly is pregnant! She told me she's six months." Shit, that was the girl that he gave his virginity to, and vice versa. From what Tony told me, she is an orphan and didn't have family. She comes over here a lot. Her and Tony broke up about four months ago, but had stayed good friends.

"So, I get to be a grandfather a little sooner then I expected but we will deal with it, Son. I am here to help, got that?" He leaned back, it was rare to see Tony cry since he was about ten. I wiped the tears from his face and looked at him. I knew he was in shock and I was proud that he told me as soon as he found out. "You have money saved up, Son, and that's going to help. You have a full time job for the summer. I can talk to Jenny, since it's my grandson, we'll put him in the Navy Yard day care 'cause it's twenty four seven. I'll help out where I can, both of you need to finish school." Tony nodded and looked at me, there was more.

"She can't live at the dorms with a baby, Dad." I nodded.

"Well, until she gives birth, she can live in the downstairs room. After the birth, we'll give her the spare room upstairs. Move you into my room and I'll take the downstairs and the middle can be a nursery. Sound good?" He seemed to sigh with relief from all this.

"She is thinking about adoption, Dad, but…" I smirked and saw again what made me so proud of my son - he was a responsible person.

"Then, if that's what she wants, Son, you and me will raise the baby, okay?" The rest of the night went a little better. Tony wasn't really talking, neither was I. We were both thinking. I had some time off coming to me and Tony would be starting his senior year. I could take the baby on for two months, then he could go to day care while Tony went to school.

The months passed and Tony helped me set up the spare bed room into a nursery. Then it happened, we were in the kitchen when her water broke. I was glad I kept my cool. Tony was freaking out, so was she but I understand that. They were still so young. We got her to the hospital and Tony went in with her. When Tony came out, with the biggest grin on his face the whole team was there with me. Abby was bouncing!

"Look, is it a boy or a girl?"

There in his arms was Tony's child. Tim was in awe, and so was Ziva. Tony just had that goofy look on his face and Abby was clicking pictures.

"Girl! Dad, what do you think of Sage Kelly Gibbs?" I looked at him, he was naming her after my daughter. I smiled warmly.

"Good name, Tony! Bet your sister would like that too." Tony had never meet Kelly but I had talked about her some with him and even from a early age, whenever he saw Kelly's picture, he'd say sister not Kelly. I took her and smiled as I kissed her forehead. "Yes, you named after your aunt and that's a good thing."

The nurse came out and I saw that something wasn't right. She took the baby to get some things done. The doctor came out, yeah, there was something wrong.

"Mr. Gibbs." Tony turned around, he was still in awe of becoming a father, even at eighteen it was something I could see he wanted. The doctor came over me and Tony, I turned to him. He gave a weak smile. "I am sorry but we couldn't stop the mother bleeding. We couldn't save her. I am so sorry." I didn't have time to think, I had to catch my son. He was shaken.

"No, she can't be. She.. No, you're lying." The doctor looked at Tony.

"I wish I was. I am so sorry we couldn't save her." I grabbed Tony.

"No. I want to see her." He was struggling with me. I wrapped my arms around him and held him to me.

"Son, she gone. Come on, calm down. Please, Tony."

They had been best friends and my son cared about her. He turned around and wrapped his arms around my neck as he buried his head into my neck. He lost it, he was crying hard as I slid my hands up and down his back and hummed something, just like I did when he was a kid. I needed to stay strong, I couldn't lose it right now, my son needed me. I was just glad that Sage was still alive and healthy. It took a few minutes, then he turned to the doctor, wiping his face.

"When can I take her home? I would like to have Lilly cremated after the autopsy, she was catholic." The doctor looked at him with a smile.

"When we have her all checked, you can take her home, Mr. Gibbs." Tony nodded.

"Thank you, Doctor." Then he turned to Ducky. "Ducky, you think they would let you autopsy her? You always talk to them and make their cross-over so easy. Please, Ducky?" I saw the tears in Ducky eyes. The whole team had met her and Ducky nodded.

"This is Bethesda, I am sure I can get the okay to do the autopsy here in the hospital and make sure she cremated, Tony." Abby came over and hugged him, he always was good at staying strong for Abby.

"You need anything, you tell me. I am up for babysitting when I am not working. You got me, buddy? I am here for you." He looked at her and kissed her cheek.

"Got you, Abby. You're always there for me. Tim and Ziva too. I'll make sure to let you know if I need you guys." The thing about my team was they were a good sixteen, or more, years older than him but they were his best friends. Ducky was like a grandfather to him and he had a family that was there for him. He looked at me, I knew he had a question for me.

"I want to keep her ashes until Sage is old enough to spread her mother's ashes with me. I want to take her sailing to spread her mother's ashes on the water." I stroked my son's face, getting the tears that were still falling. He was being so strong.

"Then we'll wait until you're ready, Son, and then we'll spread her ashes. We'll put her ashes in a safe place in the basement." The rest of the day went by. We got Sage home. She was a beauty, she had black hair like her mother's, the eyes were not showing yet but I figured she was going to have her daddy's eyes. I walked to the nursery but stopped to listen to Tony talk to her.

"Your momma was a real smart woman. She was pretty too. She had a hard life but she gave me you. Me and your papa are going to take real good care of you." I walked in and ran my hand along Tony's back, looking at the little girl sleeping.

"That we are, Sage. You're going to grow up in a loving family." I took her from Tony, who didn't seem to want to let her go. I walked her to the crib and laid her down and covered her up before I guided Tony out.

"I am taking two months off. You need to go back to school in a week, Son. Then I've got her for the next seven weeks, then we start her in daycare at the Navy Yard."

The year went and Tony did well. He was a good father. He went to school, then after school he picked Sage up and took her home. She had gotten Tony's green eyes and she was a cheerful little baby. She had a lot of her father in her. I got a call from Tony about six that night, when I was at work.

"Dad, guess what?" I smirked some and leaned back.

"What's up, Son?" I could hear Sage giggling and I smiled.

"She took her first steps, Dad. You should have seen her, she was perfect. She was holding on to the couch and she took about three steps towards me, calling to me. It was so awesome, Dad." I had to smile.

"Yeah, I bet it was, Son. Tomorrow is my day off, we'll get her to walk for me then. I was thinking, we could go and get Sage her first dog. What do you think?" I heard her babbling near the phone, guessing Tony was holding her.

"Yeah, Dad, I think she would like a puppy. Been a while since we had a dog in the house." Yeah, Tony had mourned his dog's death and I knew he was looking forward to another dog. He was going to be going to the police academy soon.

"Yeah, with you going for police training, a dog would keep her company instead of just me."

I was proud of my son. He had grown up a little fast but he had taken it all in his stride. The death of Lilly still got to him, sometimes. Because she had decided she wanted to be part of Sage's life but she'd allow Tony to raise him. I hung up and the days passed.

Sage and I took Tony to the police academy, he would be there for three months. The whole CSI team was there with me and Sage when he graduated, I was so proud! I had promised myself that I wouldn't shed even one tear, but I lost that battle as Sage wiped at my face.

"Papa." I smiled at her and kissed her forehead as Tony came over. She screamed as she saw him coming. "Dada." We all celebrated that night, at Tony's graduation. He was going to be a beat cop here in D.C. I could tell that Tony was happy he had made it. When we finally got the team to head home, I took him in my arms and hugged him.

"Proud of you, Anthony Gibbs." He hugged me back and smiled.

"Thanks Dad."

We both went to check on Sage. She was fast asleep in her bed, holding on to a teddy bear. Her two black labs, Emerald and Ruby, were under the crib asleep. Why we got two still baffles me. She had clung to both of them and Tony couldn't say no! So, I had given in to both of them and we got both puppies. They had grown and they were about a year old and were protective over there little ward. When we went to bed, usually Ruby would sleep on the foot of Tony's bed, protecting him.