It was 1645 when I checked the time, I sighed
"I'm sorry Jethro but I have to collect Tony" I said and he nodded
"Ok, thank you for telling me about him" he said and I smiled
"Thank you for understanding and not leaving" I said and he smiled
"Never" he said leaning into kiss me. He walked me out to his car and after kissing him goodbye and getting in, he rested his hand on my door and said
"I would like to meet Tony" I smiled and nodded
"We'll have to set something up" I said and he nodded, before removing his hand and waving as I left.
When I arrived at Tom's house to pick up Tony I had the most goofiest smile on my face. Tom opened the door with a newly woken Tony and I held my arms out for him, Tony quickly wrapped his arms around my neck and his legs around my waist.
"Hey Tony boy" I said and he whispered
"Hey mummy" I smiled and Tom invited me in, since he still had to grab the things that had been in the bag that I'd sent with them.
"So I take it your lunch date with Gibbs went really well, since you have a really funky smile on your face" he said and I blushed
"It went really well Tom, better than I ever thought it could've" I told him
"Yeah how's that?" he asked and I smiled
"I told him about Tony today, he didn't run away or jump to conclusions he waited me out and let me explain, he even wanted to know more about him and he said he wanted to meet Tony" I said and Tom stopped what he was doing a huge smile on his face and he looked at me
"Did he tell you about his wife and daughter?" he asked after a serious look fell on his face and I smiled
"Yeah he told me about them, about how they had been under witness protection and had been killed in a hit and run. After watching him torture himself I asked why he agreed to come on a date with me, he said it was you who had convinced him to come, told him I was his type" I said and he chuckled
"Yeah, he was quite hesitant to do so but surprisingly he didn't take much persuasion" he said as he resumed packing Tony's things. I sat looking out at the mess that they had made during the afternoon and I laughed
"What were you guys up to this afternoon?" I asked and Tom looked at the mess of blankets and toys on the floor.
"Tony decided that it would be a good idea to build a fort and when he got bored he pulled it all down" I nodded a smile on my face that sounded about right, Tony loved building forts but he loved destroying them more.
About twenty minutes later Tom had walked us out to the car and as I buckled Tony into the car he asked
"So when are you going to introduce him to Tony?" he asked and I smiled
"When we're all ready" I said and he nodded, I looked at Tony and knew that this wasn't about me and Gibbs it was about the three of us coming together and becoming a unit and if that failed then I really didn't have any choice. I wanted this to work and for me that meant a proper introduction where they could have the time to get to know each other, in an environment where Tony was familiar so that meant at my house. Straightening up I hugged Tom and then got in the car, we had pulled out of the drive and I looked in my rear view mirror to see Tony waving at Tom, which reminded me of how Gibbs had waved to me as I left just over an hour ago.
We arrived home and I took Tony out of the car, grabbing the bag before heading inside
"Tony boy what would you like for dinner?" I asked and he sat in thought, his hand resting under his chin as he scrunched up his eyebrows
"Spaghetti" he said and I nodded putting him down on the floor and heading into the kitchen to cook our dinner. Occasionally I would look up just to see what Tony was doing and what he was playing with but mostly I kept my attention on cooking our meal. When we were sat at the table I smiled thinking of the coming weeks when Gibbs would meet my son, my little man.
"Mummy you happy?" he asked and I nodded, times like this were always so surprising to me, it reminded me that Tony was actually more perceptive than I gave him credit for.
"Yeah baby I'm really truly happy" I said and he smiled
"Love you lots mummy" he said and I smiled leaning over to kiss his cheek
"I love you more Tony boy" and he giggled before continuing to eat his spaghetti.
I was cleaning his grubby little face and hands when the phone rang, so I rushed over to pick it up, luckily it was able to be used without the cord and since I had a four year old running around getting into trouble it was the best option for me.
"Hello" I answered picking up the phone and heard the newly familiar sound of wood working from down in Gibbs basement.
"Hey Jen" he said and I smiled
"Hey Jethro, what can I do for you?" I asked picking up Tony and taking him into his bedroom to grab some pjs and then I did the same thing as I walked into the bathroom. I turned on the tap and helped Tony out of his clothes whilst Gibbs waited for my attention
"Sorry Jethro, I'm just giving Tony a bath and then I'll put him to bed" I said
"That's alright Jen, I just wanted to hear your voice" he said and my heart melted a little bit more. The whole time that Tony was in the bath he played with his bath toys and made all these different noises with each toy he had, it wasn't until he splashed me that I heard the chuckle in my ear that made me wish that Gibbs could be here with me and I whispered
"I wish you could be here with me Jet" I really didn't expect an answer and he smiled
"I want to be there with you too Jen" he said and I felt all giddy, suddenly I wanted to rush to put Tony to bed so I could properly talk to the man.
"I'll ring you back once I've got Tony to sleep ok" I said
"Ok I'll be waiting for your call" he said and I hung up the phone. Getting Tony out of the bath and pulling the plug before I dried him off with the towel and got him into his pjs. Actually getting him to sleep was another story, but after only five minutes of his favourite story Jack and the Beanstalk he was fast asleep. I smiled kissed his head and then made it out of his room without making any noise.
I quickly ran to where I'd left the phone, but decided that I should probably put his clothes in the washing hamper knowing that if I didn't Tony would come in tomorrow morning and kick the clothes around the room and they would never be the same again. As I dialled the number I felt the butterflies in my stomach almost choke me until I heard his voice sounding in my ear
"Hey Jen, that was quick" he said and I smiled
"Well usually it takes longer for him to fall asleep, I actually have no idea if Tom put him to sleep for his afternoon nap" I said and he chuckled
"You should be glad if he didn't" he said and I nodded.
"Yeah I guess though if that's the case then it means an early morning for me" I said and heard him laughing through the phone
"I guess that won't be fun" he said and I smiled
"Not nearly as fun as today was" I said feeling my cheeks burning and I was super glad that I wasn't actually in the same room as him.
"Today was pretty fun and very informative. Thank you for trusting me with this I know it must be hard for you to do this" he said and I nodded it had been
"Not as hard as it would've been for you to tell me about Shannon and Kelly, I feel honoured that you have trusted me enough to let me in on this" I said
"I needed you to know, I really want us to work" he said and I felt my heart soar at hearing this
"Me too" I said. For the rest of the conversation we talked about things that we'd never really told anyone, made jokes and just talked and organised the day that Tony and Gibbs would actually meet for the first time. Eventually the conversation had to end and when it did Gibbs wished me a good night and pleasant dreams and as soon as I'd hung up and gotten into bed I did just that.
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