Chapter 3

"I call the master!" Emily shouted as she ran upstairs followed by Kelly.

"That's not your choice!" Fornell yelled up the stairs. "I think I should get it since I was stuck between Cuddly and Cranky for twelve and a half hours."

"We already discussed who gets which room. Jenny, Emily and I get the master. Tony, Kate and Kelly get the second biggest room. Ducky and Palmer will probably get the smallest and the rest of you can either sleep on the couch downstairs or in the recliners..." Gibbs trailed off from the bottom of the stairs. Fornell, Kelly, and Emily were already stretched out on the recliners.

"Kelly," Kate sighed once she saw that her daughter had fallen asleep.

"At least she's sleeping now," Tony laughed.

"Yeah, but you're not the one who has to carry her to the room," Caitlin rolled her eyes after loosing a game of rock-paper-scissors with Tony. "You know Tony, a gentlemen would offer to carry his daughter to the bedroom."

"I did it last time," he retorted.

"This happens often?" Fornell asked from his seat on the recliner. He didn't seem to care either.

"Yeah," Kate began.

"You'd be surprised," Tony finished for her.

"Do you need help Kate?" McGee asked as he reached the top of the stairs.

"Thank you, but no thank you. I don't really want her to wake up. See Tony, at least Tim knows how to be a gentleman," she retorted, walking down the hallway to the bedroom that she assumed would be hers. As Gibbs reached the top of the stairs with Jenny on his arm, he head-slapped DiNozzo with the arm not in use.

"Sorry boss, I'll go see if she needs help," he ran down the hallway after his wife. "So the master bedroom gets a recliner, but ours doesn't? Guess we'll just have to share a bed with Kelly. You think she'll mind?" He whispered, placing a hand on Kate's shoulder and placing a kiss on her head as they watched their daughter stir in her sleep.

"You guys gonna come check out the rest of the condo? Or you just gonna keep looking at her?" Gibbs asked, leaning against the doorway.

"Um yeah, you guys go ahead. I'll stay here," Kate whispered turning her attention back to the sleeping Kelly.

"You sure Kate? I'll stay with you and we can explore later," he said softly.

"Have fun," Jenny smiled, joining Jethro. "We're gonna drive around a bit so you won't have a car," they both turned to leave.

"This time, I'm not sitting in between those two. Or anyone!" Fornell shouted, climbing into the drivers side, "because I'm driving!"

"I thinks it's safer that he drive. Even though he may purposely try to kill..." Abby began.

"I wouldn't kill you all! I can't believe you would think I would do that!" Fornell cut her off.

"I still wanna drive..." Ziva complained, sitting in the seat behind the drivers.

"Shotgun!" Emily shouted, running and jumping into to passenger seat just to be caught by her father.

"Not yet," Jenny softly smiled.

"But mom..." She began a rant.

"Not yet," she said a little more sternly. "Fornell is driving and it's Florida. Drivers are insane here, which is really why Ziva should drive," she pointed out and directed her words towards Tobias.

"Jen... You don't know what kind of driver I am," he attempted to defend himself, but failed.

"Still wouldn't let my daughter, my only child, sit shotgun with you in the drivers seat.

"I agree," Abby cut in.

"I'll sit in the passenger seat," Gibbs placed both his hands on Emily's shoulders and lightly pushed her aside.

"Thanks!" She sarcastically stated under her breath.

"I heard that and it's not like I shoved you, it was a... a light push." Emily only slightly glared at the senior field agent and blew a piece of hair out of her face. "I love you," he cheekily smiled and placed a kiss on her head with a laugh.

"I love you too. You can even sit next to me," Jenny slightly tugged her daughter into the van. She sat between Abby and her mother. She pouted the whole way like Ziva did behind her.

"Why do you want to drive so badly?" McGee asked. He sat beside Ziva with Ducky and Palmer behind them.

"Because I like to drive!" She snapped.

"What's up with the girls being cranky?" Palmer asked from the back.

"I'm not! And neither is Director Shepherd!" Abby added defensively.

"I'm not either, I just want to drive," Ziva continued to pout.

"I'm not cranky. I just wanna ride shotgun. And I'm hungry so you must excuse me if I'm a bit snappy."

"So what do you want to do until they get back or Kelly wakes up?" Kate asked as Tony closed the door softly.

"There is this one thing I think we should try," Tony smiled slyly and winked as Kate raised an eyebrow. He took her hand and lead her down the hallway. He sat down and brought his wife down beside him. They reclined back until the seats were equal with each other. They cuddled beside each other and turned the tv on to find Netflix. "What should we watch?" Tony asked, but he already knew the answer. "What episode were we on?"

"I don't know, but I want to watch the One Where They All Turn 30." Kate smiled as Tony flipped through until he found Friends. "Great idea Tony," she kissed her husband and complimented his choice about halfway through the episode.

"You think Kelly will wake up soon?" Caitlin asked, attempting not to fall asleep.

"I don't know, but I think something is really wrong with us considering we're already falling asleep," Tony yawned.

"I guess that's what happens when people become parents."

"It's worth it, most of the time." They laughed until they fell asleep.

Kelly woke up and was confused. She didn't remember going to sleep in this bed. She didn't even remember ever seeing this bed. She wondered out of the room then had a sudden thought. 'Did I get kidnapped?' She continued down the hallway to to her left was a room with recliners. Sleeping on the recliners was her parents. Kelly gave a slight giggle and joined them.

As Tony entered the stage between a deep sleep and about to wake up, all he heard was "If my name was Sebastian and I had a cool Jamaican accent, you would totally help me." All Tony could think was 'What the hell is on the tv,' assuming that it was the tv. Then he heard his favorite sound in the world, the sound of his daughter's laughter. It sounded as if she was in a rage of laughter. He opened his eyes to see Kate still cuddled beside him and Kelly on the recliner next to her, reclined back and laughing. On the tv was no longer Friends, but the end of Moana. Kelly replayed the scene again and continued to laugh. He smiled and tried to sit up without disturbing his sleeping wife. "How long was I asleep?" He asked, looking at the clock on the opposite wall.

"You were asleep when we got back," Abby answered with a slight laugh. She was sitting beside Kelly and laughing at the after-the-credits scene as well. McGee was sitting beside her and Gibbs, Ziva. Jenny, Ducky, Emily and Fornell were all standing at the entrance of the room and staring at them. Ziva was stifling a laugh with Tobias.

"Well isn't that cute," the FBI agent said almost sarcastically, taking a picture in attempt to get revenge. Just then, Kate began to wake up and smiled.

"Sleep well?" the Mossad agent was finally able to stop laughing long enough to ask. Agent Todd looked around in confusion.

"Hi mommy. Hi daddy!"

"Well you all are here, except Palmer. Where's autopsy gremlin?"

"Talking to Breena," Jenny answered.

"Alright, I think it's time for all of us to go to sleep. We can make fun of them in the morning," Gibbs butted in and left to the master bedroom, taking Jenny and Emily with him.

"Where am I sleeping?" The thirteen year old asked, seeing that there was only one bed in the master and a manual recliner that didn't recline very far and didn't have a foot rest.

Jenny looked towards the bed and added, "Well you used to stay with us when you were younger. Unless you wanna stay in that," she pointed towards the recliner. Emily grabbed her blanket and emoji pillow and sat in the leather recliner, reclining back as far as possible.

"Have fun with that," Gibbs chuckled and climbed into bed. "Just remember, you are more then welcomed to join us." After several minutes wasted on tossing and turning in a failed attempt to get comfortable, Emily climbed into bed between her parents.

"I call this recliner," Fornell almost shouted, plopping down onto the one that had separation from the two that were side by side with a pull down center. He reclined as far back as possible and attempted to sleep.

"That's fine, Abby and I will take..." Ziva and Abby were already settling into the two that were combined.

"Sorry McGee, but this one is more comfortable then that one. You should be a gentleman and let Ziva take your spot." He only sighed and went to sit in the manual and sucky recliner.

"This should work out just fine. You usually lay with us anyways," Tony pointed out as Kate exited the bathroom with Kelly attached to her arm.

"Yeah, until one of us ends up on the floor, if not both of us," she whispered, laying beside Tony. "By morning, Kelly and all her stuffed animals will rule the bed and we'll be the ones stuck on the floor."

"Just tell her to pick one," DiNozzo whispered back.

"Why do I have to do it?" Kate said louder then she meant to.

"Do what?" This caught the five year old's attention.

"You have to pick one stuffed animal to stay with you tonight. I'm sorry sweetie, but there is no way we are all gonna fit on the bed, plus all your stuffed animals. When you come sleep with us, you only bring one."

"It's okay mommy." Kelly smiled and picked the biggest one, that was bigger than her, and jumped between Kate and Tony. She turned to face her mother and went to sleep.

"You are so lucky I love you," Kate laughed and placed a kiss on her forehead and Tony did the same.

"Which bed do you want Mr. Palmer?" Ducky politely asked his assistant.

"They're both the same," Jimmy answered plainly.

"Not exactly. That one is beside the window while that one is next to the mirrors. Would you rather see yourself as soon as you wake up or be woken up by sunlight?" He questioned in response.

"Well, sleeping next to a mirror and waking up like that? It's sounds kinda creepy. So if you don't mind, I'll take the window bed," Palmer plopped down on the bed and dropped his bags beside it. Ducky settled into his bed and began falling asleep until Jimmy began speaking again. "Now that I think about it, the Florida sun burning into my eyes doesn't sound pleasant. Would you mind switching Doctor?" He quietly sighed and agreed, picking up his suitcase and placing it on the other side of the room. Once again they both settled into the small beds. As Doctor Mallard was about to enter a deep sleep, he was woken up by a thump on the ground followed by a girlish shriek. His first instinct that something happened to Caitlin or Kelly, but when he opened his eyes, Mr. Palmer was no longer in bed. In the mirror, he could see his assistant lying on the ground. "You know Doctor, I don't think I like this bed very much. Maybe we should switch again. Or maybe I should go sleep on the couch."

"Please!" Ducky shouted. "I am trying to sleep and you will not stop! I am not switching again!" With that said, Ducky attempted to fall back asleep and Palmer remained on the floor for the night.