Disclaimer: I don't own NCIS, never have, never will.

Haven't you guys ever wondered why we always see Gibbs sanding his boat, but nothing else? This is my take on why that is.

He was alone, sanding his boat. Shannon was out shopping and Kelly was at school. He loved working on his boat, but he was bored. He knew he wouldn't be for long, because in about five minutes, Kelly would be hopping down the stairs, dropping her book bag next to the workbench, and coming to hug him yelling, "Daddy!" Now, in about 3, 2, 1…

"Daddy!" She ran towards him. He bent down to catch the hug. "Hey, baby girl." Kelly steeped back. "I'm not a baby anymore Daddy. I thought we had this talk my first day o' school." He laughed. "I know, but I don't care how old you are. Even when you're…fifty-seven, you'll still be my baby girl. Now, c'mere and give your daddy another hug." He laughed again as she hugged him. "D'ya need any help w' your boat?"

"Depends. You got homework?"

"Nope. Never have any this close to summer."

"'K, then, I need some help." He handed her a sander. "Wanna how to sand it?" She nodded. "Okay, then, here's how ya do it…" He showed her how to hold it, how to go with the grain, and she was sanding in no time.

"What happened in school today?"

"Nothin' much. But today at recess… well, you remember Tiffany?"

"Uh-huh."

"Well, ya know how I said me and Dana was gonna teach how to cross the monkey bars?"

"Yeah. What happened?"

"Well, today she tried, and she went all the way."

"No way."

"Oh, yes way."

He laughed. He loved the way Kelly could get excited so easily. He loved the way she reacted. He knew, though, the older she got, the harder it would be to get her this excited, so he tried to get her excited every chance he got.

-x-

Gibbs was alone now. It had been a long day at work and he needed to relax. He went to his basement to start sanding his boat. It didn't really need to be sanded, but it had become his favorite part of building it. He thought about her-Kelly. She was now technically twenty-two, she was deceased, but still his baby girl.

My first Gibbs/Kelly fic. What did you think of it? Just press the little green button to tell me. I'd really like some reviews.