So here it is guys, the chapter you've been waiting for!
To say I was nervous about today was an understatement; when Tony had risen and made his way into my bedroom to have his morning cuddles I hugged him close and felt the butterflies consume me as it dawned on me. In about three hours we would be meeting Gibbs at the local park and the boys would meet each other for the first time. When Tony started squirming to get free I let him go and got up, making my way into the bathroom and quickly showered, dressing in a lacy cream dress and left my hair out, before heading downstairs to get breakfast for myself and Tony. Taking Tony upstairs to change into something nice, first impressions were everything, so I dressed Tony in a checked shirt and his good pair of jeans and a pair of trainers before he headed back downstairs to his toys and I packed a bag full of sunscreen, a hat, a change of clothes and then went downstairs to pack a couple of snacks for Tony knowing how hungry he gets during the day. I even packed the bread crumbs and crusts off the bread to feed the ducks, which was also something that Tony loved to do.
Finally after making sure I had everything, I put the bag in the back of my car and then headed back in to grab Tony who was waiting by the door.
"Where are we going mummy?" he asked and I smiled
"To the park" I said and he squealed in delight, talking about all the things he was going to do when he got to the park. Looking in the rear view mirror I smiled he was always excited when he got to go to the park but today was going to be different for both of us. When we got to the park I checked the time, there was still about half an hour before Gibbs and I had planned to meet up so we had a while to go yet but Tony was extremely eager to get out of the car and head straight to the playground.
Which was were Gibbs found us about twenty minutes later, he walked up behind me wrapped his arms around my waist and kissed my cheek.
"Good morning Jennifer, don't you look beautiful today" he whispered in my ear and I blushed
"Morning Jethro" I whispered back and he chuckled. We stayed like that until Tony ran up to me and squealed
"Mummy, we go play on the swing" he said bouncing up and down eagerly.
"Tony boy there's someone I want you to meet first" I said and motioned towards Gibbs
"Hi there little man, my name is Leroy Jethro Gibbs. Can you tell me yours?" Gibbs asked and I smiled when I looked down at Tony and he puffed out his chest with a smile on his face and said
"Hi there Leroy, my name is Tony Dean Shepard" I smiled happily, this was the first time that Tony had talked to someone new where he hadn't hidden behind my legs and he was never this comfortable around strangers.
"Nice to meet you Tony, please call me Jethro or Jet?" he suggested and Tony nodded
"Jet, can you come play with me on the swing?" Tony asked and when Gibbs looked back at me an eyebrow raised as if to ask my permission I nodded, wasn't the point of today for the two of them to meet and get to know each other. I followed them with the bag and grabbed the camera, as Gibbs was pushing Tony on the swing and Tony was calling out for Gibbs to push him higher and faster.
After the swing Tony took Gibbs onto the playground, they ran from one end to the other and then slid down the slide before doing it all over again. To see Tony having this much fun with Gibbs made me happy, made me fall in love with him that much more, but it also made me think that this was probably what he was like with his daughter, how he would've acted when she was this age and I smiled, happy that he'd agreed to come on a blind date and that we'd come so far in the two weeks since. When they got to the very top of the playground, Gibbs picked Tony up and put him on his shoulders, Tony waved at me and called my name
"Look mummy, Jet and I are the kings of the castle" he said and I nodded
"Yeah Tony boy I can see that" I smiled as Gibbs eyes caught mine and he mouthed
"Love you" to me and I smiled happily doing the same back. Once Tony got bored of the playground (for now) we went for a walk down the path but not before I put his hat on his head and sunscreen on his face, the temperature was getting hotter now and we were out in the heat of the day.
Walking down the path, Gibbs had one hand in mine and the other was being held by Tony, who was trying to drag Gibbs down toward the lake. Reaching the water side Tony looked at me and looked toward the ducks who were starting to come toward us. I grabbed the bag with the bread in it and held it as Gibbs taught Tony how to chuck it properly and get the distance and height behind it, so that the ducks weren't standing right in front of us.
"Your turn now bud" Gibbs said and I smiled holding out the bag for Tony who grabbed a hand full of bread crumbs and chucked it over his shoulder and squealed in delight when he actually got it out in the lake
"Mummy, Jet did you see that. I did it" he said a huge smile on his face and we both smiled, kneeling next to him and giving him a hug before he continued to throw the rest of the bread into the lake for the ducks.
Eventually we were dragged back to the playground and both of them decided that this time I had to join in as well. It was the most fun I'd had with someone who enjoyed Tony just as much as I did and I loved the whole situation. When Tony ran up to me and ran into my legs saying he was hungry I smiled and we made our way over to the park bench and I handed him the box fill of sandwiches
"Just one sandwich for now Tony boy" I told him and he nodded grabbing the first sandwich out of the box. I turned around and almost squealed in shock, Gibbs was stood right behind me and when he wrapped his arms around me I started to giggle uncontrollably.
"Are you alright?" he asked and I nodded
"Fine, I have some lunch packed for you as well" I said feeling the heat rise to my cheeks and colour my skin "I didn't know what you liked so I made scrambled egg and ham sandwiches there Tony's favourite" I told him and he kissed the tip of my nose
"I think they sound lovely" he says letting go of me and grabbing a sandwich out of the container and taking a bite
"Its great, beats peanut butter and jelly, Jen" he said and I smiled
"Don't let Tony catch you saying that, he likes peanut butter and jelly on his toast" I said and he nodded. I grabbed a sandwich as well, eating it slowly as I watched Gibbs and Tony talking and getting to know each other better. It was adorable seeing the look on Tony's face when Gibbs told him that he built boats and that he could help when he came over. Tony turned around and saw me
"Mummy, Jet said I could help him build his boat. This is going to be so much fun" he said excitedly and I smiled
"You'll have to ask nicely and see if Jethro will let us stay over so you can have more time working on the boat?" I suggested and Gibbs looked up at me a smile on his face and with a slight head nod I knew that he had accepted that suggestion but Tony being Tony, and the excited little four year old that he was turned back around and asked
"Jet can mummy and me come over and stay the night?" Gibbs smiled and nodded
"Of course you can but mummy and me are going to have to discuss when. I'm working this week and until next Sunday morning" Gibbs told him and Tony's face fell a little, which Gibbs noticed and he reached out and squeezed Tony's hand.
"How about next Sunday you come over in the afternoon and stay the night?" he suggested and Tony looked back at me and I smiled
"If your sure then I see no problem with it" I said and both boys smiled up at me.
"Yay!" Tony squealed jumping to his feet and hugging my legs before he ran toward Gibbs who held his arms open waiting for him.
We stayed at the park for another couple hours before Tony was yawning every couple of minutes. I picked Tony up and was about to grab the bags when Gibbs grabbed them for me and walked with us back to my car. When they were in the car and Tony was sitting in his car seat trying desperately to stay awake so that he could say goodbye to Gibbs I smiled.
"You might wanna say goodbye to him so he'll sleep" I whispered and Gibbs leant down and smiled
"Goodbye Tony, be good for mummy and I'll see you next weekend" Tony smiled sleepily and answered
"Bye bye Jet" he said yawning finally letting himself be taken by sleep. When I looked back at Gibbs he had this hint of arousal in his eye, pulling me close to him and I smirked
"Not yet ok" I whispered kissing him before he got any ideas and tried to do something that we weren't ready for yet.
"I know" he said kissing me passionately before he took a step back.
"You should probably get him home so he can sleep" he suggested and I nodded, kissing him one last time before I turned to get in my car. Eager for the following weekend to hurry up and get here.
A/N: Hey guys I hope you enjoy this chapter! I want to know what you want to happen, just as a filler before chapter 10 (I have got the weekend spent together in progress but I need more ideas) Please review :D