A/N: So. I had six tests this past week. Yes. I know. I was so swamped I barely watched NCIS today. A day after it aired. Crazyness. Anyway, Passed all the test. This nursing stuff hurts my brain sometimes. But in other news, the next chapter is sorta kinda almost done. In a way. Yes. I think. In all reality, my brain is fried. I still have one more test to go until the weekend. Once there, I will respond to all you wonderful reviewers. As always, thanks so much to those who read and a big thanks to those who review. I think this story has actually reached the point of being novel. O.O Don't forget to click that button. I love hearing what you guys think. Next chapter -fingers crossed- will be up in a week or two, earlier if I get some more free time (which is highly unlikely lol). Hope you enjoy.

Chapter Thirty

Something happened.

Well, something happened that was different. We always get things that happen, like the snow falling or like when Boss comes home from work or like when I have to go to PT or OT cause I'm still working on making my hand strong,

But something different happened.

Whatever it was, it must have been pretty bad cause after the man that rang the doorbell left, Boss started talking really loud to Jack, which isn't nice cause I don't think Jack did anything. Jack put his arms up like he was trying to stop Boss but Boss kept going and he kept talking louder and louder until Jack grabbed Boss by the back of his shirt and took him outside which was just a little bit funny but I didn't laugh cause I was just a little scared cause Boss was talking loud and Jack didn't look very happy even though he never yelled cause Jack doesn't talk loud.

Me and Baron stayed on the couch cause when the doorbell rang, I was napping but I woke up because the doorbell rang and once I was awake I couldn't go back to sleep, especially once Boss started talking really loud.

I can still hear them, talking outside, and Boss' voice is getting all shaky like he's shaking his head back and forward cause he's so mad but I'm glad Jack is here cause even though Boss doesn't have a Boss like me with him, Jack is here and Jack is Boss' dad. Which is good, cause dads can be really nice sometimes.

But something happened. And I want to listen but my arm hurts. And I wish Boss would come back inside and talk quiet like he does most of the time so he could rub my bad arm. Cause I'm still tired and I want to lay down for my nap still.

And I really hate it when everyone talks loudly. I wish they wouldn't.

You have here by been summoned to…

Gibbs read the first line again, trying to control his emotions. Just trying to make it through the first line was making his temper flare up, like a supernova, and Gibbs wished with ever fiber in his being that he could march down to whatever hotel Senior was staying in and give him a sucker punch in the face. Or a boot in his ass.

But it was more than that. Other than the anger Gibbs felt when he thought of all that had happened since Tony's accident, the thing that made Gibbs' blood boil was the fact that through it all, Senior had never once asked to see his son. When this fight had all started, Senior had merely asked for guardianship over his son, and all that entailed. And the only reason someone would want something like that was to not only control the person, but the person's financial means as well.

And Tony, because of everything that had happened in the months after his accident, was comfortably…wealthy.

The settlement that Tony had received had gone towards his medical bills as well as his continued therapy sessions. But despite that fact, Tony still had a lot of "means".

And because of the fact that Tony had been declared legal incompetent after his TBI injury, whoever held guardianship over Tony also held guardianship over Tony's funds.

And even though Senior had never said so right out, Gibbs had always suspected that had been the older con-man's end game all along.

But now, despite everything he had gone through, Gibbs was going to have to go to court to prove he had not failed Tony in any way. And on top of that, he was going to have to show the court why Tony's father had not been allowed visitation.

Gibbs rested his head against the door and took a few deep breaths. He could hear, now that the thoughts in his head quieted, his dad and Tony in the kitchen. Tony sounded agitated and Gibbs almost opened the door to go in and see what was wrong when he paused.

He could still feel the anger inside him, waiting to be released. And if had learned anything since Tony's accident, he had learned to keep his anger in check around Tony. And right now, he needed a few more minutes to cool off. He took another deep breath, willing his anger to go away, as he listened to Tony and his dad.

"And I-I-I-I…Blue. Loud. Boss. He's loud. Loud. Yell. Like when the phone makes noises. I don't like it. Why is Boss outside? Jack, why? Make him come inside. I don't like it. Blue. Blue. Stop. Stop. Stop."

"Tony," Jack's deeper rumbled could now be heard that Tony had paused momentarily, "Tony, I need you to sit down okay? Do you want to sit down with me for a bit?"

"Down. Down. Why? Where's Boss? Is he missing? Did he get lost? I can find him Jack. I found him last time. Only Elijah was here with me, not you. But Elijah's on vacation cause he doesn't like the cold. Cold. Blue. It's cold outside Jack. Is Boss outside? Will he get cold? He needs a jacket. I can go get it. I know where his jacket is Jack. Do you know where his jacket is Jack? I'll go get his jacket so he doesn't get cold. Jacket. Jacket. Jack Jack Jack. "

"Tony, Boss is right outside. He needed to calm down cause he got really frustrated and he didn't want to wake you up."

"Cold. The doorbell woke me up. Not Boss. But was Boss' head going to fast? Cause I get frustrated when mine goes to fast. That's how I broke it. But I make sure it goes slow now. Cause getting frustrated doesn't help anything."

"Yeah Tony, he needed to slow down. But give him a moment. He'll be in soon."

"Slow. Jack, a moment isn't this long. How long is it exactly? A moment?

"Sometimes it's pretty long Tony. But it'll be short. Just you watch. He'll come in, just a few more moments."

"More than one moment?"

Finally feeling the last grip of anger release his heart, Gibbs opened the door quietly and was rewarded by a smile on Tony's face as his ward stood, rather shakily and walked over to his Boss.

"Cold. Jacket. Boss, you took lots of moments to come in, which doesn't make sense cause Jack said it could be as long as one moment even though you took a few moments. Are you slow now? I mean…huh, calm. Loud. No…quiet, are you not talking loud anymore?"

Gibbs smiled at Tony and pulled him in for a hug.

"Cold. Boss, your hands are really cold. You didn't wear your gloves like the one's Ziva made for you and for me. You're supposed to wear gloves Boss. It's cold outside and Ziva made you gloves cause you're supposed to wear them so your hands don't get cold."

"I'm sorry Tony," Gibbs whispered into Tony's hair, apologizing for much more than forgetting to wear his gloves.

"It's okay Boss," Tony sighed, hearing that Boss wasn't talking loud anymore, "I forget sometimes too. But I really wish you wouldn't be so loud. Me and Baron don't like it very much."

Gibbs smiled sadly at that, and rubbed small gently circles on Tony's back. Squeezing Tony's shoulders reassuringly, Gibbs frowned when he felt the stiffness in the muscles of Tony's bad side.

"Tony," Gibbs said, his gut churning immediately. Sometimes, Tony's bad side cramped before a particularly bad seizure, "Does your bad hand hurt?"

"Sleep. Yes. It hurts. And I can't go to sleep cause the doorbell rang and it hurt," Tony tried to flex his bad hand, "But Baron isn't licking me or anything so I don't think it's a really bad hurt."

"That's good Tony," Gibbs gently lifted Tony's bad arm and gave it a quick massage, "Do you want to lay down? I'll massage your bad hand so it doesn't hurt anymore."

"Yes," Tony said, before biting his lip, "Jack can come too."

"Okay Tony," Gibbs said, forgetting for the moment of the troubles that they would soon face, "Come on Jack, come too."

Jackson, who knew that his son was putting Tony's needs above his need to talk about the things he wanted to say, smiled and followed the duo back into the den, intent on getting his son to talk to him as soon as Tony went down for his nap.

Baron, who had watched the whole thing from his bed by the fridge, let out a loud yawn and settled back into his bed. He closed his eyes but kept his ears erect, just in case anything happened. He never liked it when his boy was upset but it appeared that the Boss had everything taken care off.

"Blue. Who are you?" Tony asked the lady that was sitting in his spot at the dinner table. He woke up from his nap cause he had therapy today and he was really tired when he got home. He had gone down the steps and he didn't even wake up Jack who was sleeping in the den cause Boss said that Jack need to sleep and take naps sometimes too.

"Tony," Boss said, standing really quick and walking over to Tony. His voice sounded funny, like he needed to tell him something but he didn't know how.

"Secret. Boss, who is that?" Tony asked again, peeking around Gibbs' shoulder to look at the women in her nice outfit. She smiled at him and Tony tried to smile back but he really didn't know who she was and why she was in his house at his spot at the dinner table and it made his stomach nervous cause he didn't know those things. Ever since that man had rung the doorbell a couple days ago Tony's stomach felt bad sometimes cause he didn't know what was going on.

"Table. Boss, she's in my spot," Tony said, looking at the table to Boss, then to Boss' mouth. Boss looked tired all of a sudden.

"Quiet. Do you need a nap too Boss?" Tony asked quietly, "Cause I like my naps. If you're tired Boss, you need to take a nap. That's what you always tell me."

"Tony," Gibbs said, finally setting both hands on Tony's shoulders in an attempt to gain the boy's wandering attention. It seemed to work a few moments later when Tony finally stopped talking and looked at him in the eye, "Tony, this is Ms. Nemec. She's here to talk to me for a bit, then she's going to talk to you."

"Why?" Tony asked a few seconds later, after he had thought about what Gibbs had said, "Why does she need to talk to me? Did I forget her?"

"No, no," Gibbs shook his head, "She's going to meet you today. But for right now, can you go sit in the den with Jack for a little while?"

"Blue. But Jack's asleep."

"Not anymore Tony," Gibbs smiled even though the rest of his face looked sad, "I bet you he's watching some TV right now."

Tony nodded, but frowned as he looked at Gibbs. He glanced at Ms. Nemec one more time before giving Boss a quick hug. He shuffled out of the room, Baron at his heels, and let out a loud yawn.

Ever since that day that Boss had gotten frustrated and had had to go sit outside for a little bit, lots of people Tony didn't know had been coming to his house. First had been the other guy, who Boss had liked a lot, and then there had been other people that Tony didn't know, except for the people he did know like Ziva, Probie, Abby and Jimmy and Ducky. He knew them so they didn't bother him but all these other people, Tony didn't like it when everyone kept coming to his house.

"Surprise. Jack, how come so many people have to come into my house now? Is it cause the snow is melting and the holidays are over? When Elijah was here with me, no came over, except Abby, Probie and Ziva and Jimmy but that was only sometimes. Are they coming over cause Elijah won't be back for another couple of weeks?" Tony asked after he sat on the couch by Jack. Jack, who had been a bit asleep, yawned and let out a sigh before answering him.

"Well, I'm gonna let Boss tell you, okay Tony? Cause I don't really know why and after you talk with that fancy pants Ms. Whatever her name was, then we'll see. Okay?"

Tony scowled, not liking that answer. But he didn't get a chance to say so cause Jack turned on the TV and by the time Tony remembered again, the lady and Boss were calling him so that he could talk to Ms. Nemec.

There was this lady at my house today. She asked the weirdest questions too. I don't know why Boss wanted me to talk to her, but some of the questions she asked were weird even though they were easy questions but I didn't like them even though most of the time I like answering questions that I know the answer too.

But her questions were weird cause even though I knew the answer to them, I would answer them and she would ask another one just like it. It made me feel like she wasn't hearing what I was talking about or that she wasn't understanding when I thought that I had answered her questions.

But they were really weird.

And I don't understand what's happening. But something is cause Boss was talking to Jack and Ducky and even though Elijah is on vacation for another three weeks cause it says so on the calendar, Boss said that he almost came back quicker after he heard about the man who rang the doorbell.

I don't understand why Elijah has to come back quicker for that reason. Did Elijah do something wrong? Did something happen to him while he was gone? Was that why the person rang the doorbell and made Boss upset?

I just wish someone would tell me what was going on so I would know. Cause I hate not being able to answer question, especially when it my own head that's asking them.