Gibbs stood in the center of their crime scene, looking around at the copious amounts of blood splatter, blood was everywhere in the living room, alongside the victim and their suspect – it was open and shut really, a murder-suicide.

Gibbs watched on as his team scoured the scene, Ducky was doing a preliminary exam of the deceased, confirming time of death. Tim and Ellie were collecting any evidence in the living room, Ned and Carolyn were sketching, and Keith and Anna were taking pictures. Gibbs looked over into the kitchen where Tony was looking around.

Tony shook his head as he walked into the living room, holding a small photograph "We have a problem…" Tony said, waving the photo and turning it towards Gibbs "They have two little kids." Tony added, raising his eyebrow slightly as he glanced around the living room then back at Gibbs.

Gibbs took ahold of the picture, furrowing his brows slightly as he looked between the picture and the bloodbath of the living room "Okay – we need to find these kids… Spread out, search the house for either them or any idea of where they might be!" Gibbs ordered, turning and heading out of the living room towards the back of the house where the bedrooms were located.

Tony walked into the room behind Gibbs, looking at the two toddler beds "Their names are Olivia and Owen…" Gibbs said quietly, showing Tony a pair of pictures with their names printed awkwardly on the corner of the pages.

Tony frowned as he sat on one of the toddler beds, looking between the two hand drawn pictures "What are you going to do when we…" Tony stopped midsentence, looking up at the closet across the room. Gibbs also turned towards the closet, furrowing his brows as he quietly walked over to the closet, Tony set his hand near his gun but didn't withdraw it as Gibbs slowly pulled the door open.

Gibbs and Tony stared down at the two toddlers who were huddled closely together, tears running down their cheeks silently. Gibbs slowly crouched down, "Hey guys… are you two okay?" Gibbs asked softly in the voice he would normally use for children or scared victims.

The little boy looked up at Gibbs with tear-filled eyes, nodding his head as he slowly crawled out from the closet, his sister following closely behind. Gibbs scooped the little boy up into his arms, and waited as his sister contemplated her decision to trust the older man, she then looked over at Tony and smiled shyly as she toddled over to him and crawled into his lap.

Tony looked down at the toddler with wide and terrified eyes, then looked up at Gibbs with the same expression as he tentatively held onto the toddler in his lap "Just relax Tone… If you're nervous, she'll be nervous… They can feel your energy." Gibbs said as he carefully walked around the room, gently rocking the trembling toddler Owen in his arms.

Tony nodded as he slowly stood up, cradling the toddler Olivia against his chest as he followed Gibbs' movements. McGee walked into the room "You found them! Are… They okay?" McGee asked tentatively, looking between the two older agents and the two toddlers in each man's arms.

Gibbs nodded, smiling slightly as he bounced Owen in his arms, causing the little boy to giggle slightly "Yep, we're all good in here – Could you send Keith and Anna in here? Could use their help." Gibbs instructed as he settled down on one of the toddler beds, bouncing Owen on his knee.

McGee nodded as he headed back towards the living room to tell the two other agents to go into the toddler room. Keith and Anna walked in a few seconds later with smiles on their faces "What can we help with?" Keith asked curiously, looking between Gibbs, Tony and the twins.

Gibbs looked up at Keith and smiled "Could you two pack their stuff up? Clothes, pampers… whatever they may need – And Anna, if you could go get me and Tony's jackets from the Charger." Gibbs said, looking between his two junior agents.

Both agents nodded and replied 'On it, boss.' In unison and then set out to do their tasks – Anna ran to the charger and grabbed the jackets, laying them on the bed beside Gibbs, and then started helping Keith in packing up the twins things in the bedroom.

Tony looked over at Gibbs curiously "They aren't very talkative." Tony whispered, laying his head on Gibbs' shoulder as he looked down at Olivia, gently carding his fingers through her baby soft brown hair as she sucked on her thumb and twisted Tony's shirt in her small fingers.

Gibbs laid his head on top of Tony's as he gently soothed Owen's back, "They're probably scared, in shock or both… They lost a lot in just a few hours…" Gibbs whispered as he rocked Owen from side to side, running his own fingers through the little boy's equally soft brown hair.

Tony frowned, nodding his head as he rocked the little girl in his arms "What are we going to do?" Tony asked, looking up at Gibbs with tears in his own eyes.

Gibbs shrugged as he leaned over, kissing Tony's forehead lightly "We'll figure it out when it comes time to figure it out… We should head back to the office." Gibbs said as he collected the two jackets, covering Owen and then Olivia with the jackets as he stood up and then helped Tony up to his feet, he looked over at Keith and Anna who had several bags packed and ready to go "If you could – Find any legal documents for these two… Birth certificates, social security cards, anything like that." Gibbs said as he headed out of the bedroom, Tony following behind him a few steps behind.


Tony paced back and forth along the conference room table, watching as Gibbs sat on the floor with Owen and Olivia keeping them entertained as he waited for the search results of the toddlers to see if they had any remaining relatives. Gibbs smiled as he looked over at Tony "You look like a nervous wreck, why don't you go find something to eat?" Gibbs asked as he turned back down towards the coloring book in front of him that the toddlers were drawing on.

Owen lifted his head up, smiling widely "I hungwy too!" Owen squeaked excitedly as he bounced up to his feet, rushing over to Tony and looking up at him.

Tony chuckled as he crouched down in front of Owen, "What are you in the mood for buddy?" Tony asked as he tickled the little boy's stomach, grinning as Owen giggled and wiggled in his place before launching himself into Tony's arms, small arms wrapping around Tony's neck.

Owen laid his head against Tony's shoulder as he thought about it, a serious look of concentration on his face, Olivia giggled as she looked over at Gibbs "Can we has chicken fingers?" Olivia whispered, dropping the red crayon onto the coloring book as she pouted out her bottom lip.

Gibbs nodded as he gently ruffled Olivia's hair "Chicken fingers and french fries sounds like a good dinner for all of us." Gibbs said as he carefully stood up, pulling Olivia up into his arms, "You should tell Tony what you want." Gibbs added as he walked over to his husband, grinning widely.

Olivia nodded as she easily transferred from Gibbs' arms to Tony's free arm, "Can we has chicken fingers and french fries for dinner?" Olivia asked shyly, nestling her head against Tony's other shoulder.

Tony nodded as he kissed Olivia gently on the forehead "Sounds good, but you have to eat something healthy as well. Is that okay?" Tony asked softly. Olivia and Owen both nodded as they scrambled down Tony's body and headed back over to the coloring book.


Tony sighed, tapping out a rhythm against his desk as he stared at the email he'd just received from the search he ran before dinner time. Gibbs came down to the bullpen, leaning over the partition "Kids are finally asleep… Find any relatives?" Gibbs asked, glancing at Tony's computer, then back to his husband.

Tony shook his head, rubbing circles into his temples slowly "No… They have absolutely no living relatives left… Both parents were only children, grew up in a small town… no uncles, aunts, grandparents…" Tony said sadly, looking up at Gibbs with sorrowful eyes.

Gibbs sighed as he came around the partition and crouched in front of Tony, kissing the younger man lovingly on the forehead "Its okay, we'll figure this out T… I'll talk to D'Arcy and see if she can't help us out… Alright?" Gibbs asked, gently carding his fingers through Tony's hair.

Tony nodded, leaning forward and kissing Gibbs softly on the lips "Sounds like a good idea, I'll head upstairs and watch the kids… Maybe even get some sleep as well." Tony said as he stood up, collecting his jacket and the pillow he kept in the bottom drawer of the filing cabinet.

After Tony had disappeared upstairs, Gibbs set to work calling D'Arcy, fleetingly thinking it may be too late for a phone call, but was surprised when she answered the phone – They set up a meeting in the morning at NCIS after Gibbs had explained their current situation.

Gibbs sighed as he quietly walked into the conference room, smiling as he looked at Tony who was snuggled between Olivia and Owen. Gibbs removed his shoes and jacket, then carefully got onto the floor, lying on the other side of Olivia as he looked over at Tony "You seem much more comfortable with them now." Gibbs whispered.

Tony nodded, smiling slightly as he shifted the pillow over slightly so Gibbs had some "Yeah, I am… It just took me some time to get used to them." Tony said quietly, reaching over to interlock his finger with Gibbs' hand.


The next morning after getting the twins showered and changed into fresh clothes, Gibbs, Tony and the twins sat at the conference table. Tony was nervously tapping the end of his pen against the wooden surface as they waited for D'Arcy to show up.

Gibbs shook his head, reaching over and cupping Tony's hand to the table, "Relax Tony! Why are you so nervous?" Gibbs asked, interlocking his fingers with Tony's and bringing his husband's hand up to his lips, kissing gently.

Tony shrugged as he looked over at Owen and Olivia "I… I don't want to give them up Jethro. I can't abandon them, not… not like my father did to me… I won't do it." Tony said, shaking his head slightly as he wrapped his arms around his stomach, leaning forward and lying his head on the table.

Gibbs sighed as he rubbed Tony's back slowly "Then we won't. We'll fight for them Tony, as hard and as long as it takes." Gibbs said, kissing the side of Tony's head lovingly.

D'Arcy McKinna walked in with a bright smile, Owen and Olivia quickly scrambled out of their chairs and over to Tony and Gibbs, hugging onto each man, "Hey, its okay guys… This is a friend of Jethro's and I's…" Tony said as he lifted Olivia up into his lap, hugging her gently and kissing the back of her head gently.

D'Arcy sat across from Gibbs and Tony "Agent Gibbs, Agent… Gibbs." D'Arcy said, giggling slightly as she looked at the men with a smile.

Tony chuckled "Please, you can call me Tony, it makes for less confusion when we're in the same room together." Tony said, setting his hand over Gibbs', a small smile gracing his features as he hiked Olivia up further on his lap.

Gibbs nodded as he lifted Owen up into his lap and snuggled into the soft brown hair of the little boy "Alright, Tony… Gibbs… What can I do to help you guys?" D'Arcy asked, looking between the two men curiously.

"We want to keep the kids, no matter what it takes to do it. We've got their birth records, all of their parent's medical records, legal documents… Whatever it takes." Tony said firmly, staring at D'Arcy with a determined look in his eyes, his fingers tightening around Gibbs' hand slightly

D'Arcy nodded as she put her briefcase on the table and opened it up, slowly pulling out several manila folders "Alright, we'll go over everything that we have and then I will make a recommendation to the courts and see what we can do regarding Olivia and Owen." D'Arcy said with a reassuring smile on her face.

And so, for the next several hours, Tony and Gibbs alongside D'Arcy went through several stacks of paperwork, financial reports and anything else that they would need to provide to the courts when their date for guardianship would happen. Tony was still nervous about the outcome of what would happen to the twins, but after going over everything with D'Arcy and having Gibbs at his side, he definitely felt more confident about getting them, but then his thoughts would go to how exactly would he and Gibbs raise such young children together, especially when it'd been nearly thirty years since Gibbs had raised a child, and Tony had never raised a child in his life.


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