Warnings: Tony/OC, fluffy

A/N: Last chapter and then a small epilogue. I have already started on the next series of the story. It's a bit darker than the last two. I've also started a series of one-shots based on Season 12 to fit this series. First one will be up soon, based on "Twenty-Klicks". Hope you enjoy!

"Here we are, Jack," Tony exclaimed, cheerfully, "Grandpa Gibbs house for the weekend!"

Jack didn't really respond to his father in the backseat, he was half asleep and he certainly wasn't as nervous as his mother in the front seat. Leah shifted slightly and looked at her son. "He doesn't look like he's feeling well. I think we should stay home. Or… you could go with Tim and have a guy's weekend."

Tony shot her an incredulous look. "At a romantic bed and breakfast?" he asked, sarcastically before opening the door to his car. Leah grabbed him by the arm to pull him back before he could get out. He groaned. "Lee… we've been planning this weekend for weeks now. Jack is going to be fine!"

Leah swallowed, anxiously. "What if he gets sick? Or can't sleep in the guestroom… it's a brand new house to him, Tony! He might get scared!"

"First of all, this isn't the first time that Jack's been here, second… Gibbs had a daughter… he knows how to take care of a sick baby," Tony replied, with a heavy sigh.

"First of all," Leah snapped, "this is the first time that Jack has stayed overnight and second of all… that was nearly thirty years ago that he had a baby! Times have changed!"

Tony looked at her and reached out with his free hand to grab her chin. "Leah. It's natural to feel nervous about leaving him… but we have to do this… for us and for him. He needs to learn how to be away from us. What is he going to do when you go back to work next semester? Sit in the lecture hall with you?"

Leah frowned. "Why not? He has a bouncy seat." She could see that Tony wasn't backing down from his argument and she knew she was being irrational but… she wasn't sure if she was ready to leave her baby yet. He was only eight weeks old. "You really think he's going to be okay?"

"Yes, I do."

"You really think I'm going to be okay?"

"I have faith you'll be strong enough to do this."

Leah let go of his arm and nodded her head. Tony got out of the car and went to retrieve the portable crib while Leah took the baby out of the car. Jack was fast asleep, not even aware that his mother was anxious about dropping him off. Shakily she climbed the porch steps and opened the front door, calling out, timidly, "Hello?"

Gibbs appeared in the entranceway with a smile. He took the car seat from her and grinned at the now awake baby. "Hey, Jack. Ready to spend the weekend with me?"

Tony pushed his way into the house and said, "Mommy isn't."

"Anthony!" Leah hissed.

"What?" Tony replied. "It's true!"

"Don't worry, Leah. Only natural to feel anxious about leaving him for the first time," Gibbs countered, taking Jack out of his car seat. He settled the baby into his arms, and gave the baby a little kiss. "He's gonna be fine. Promise."

Leah gestured towards the bag. "Okay… well all his things are in the bag and I put his feeding schedule in there and the contact for the inn just incase you need us. And… the number of the pediatrician but if he's running a fever just take him straight to the ER…"

Tony grabbed her by the arm as he leaned over to give Jack a kiss. "Bye, buddy! Have a great weekend!" He said cheerfully to the infant, who cooed in response. Tony pulled, gently on his wife, urging her to say bye. She reluctantly did so and was still rambling on about things as he dragged her out of the house. "Bye, boss!" he called, slamming the front door shut.

"Wait! I forgot to let Gibbs know about Buster!" Leah whined, as she was led back towards the car. "He isn't going to know that is Jack's favorite bear!"

"Yes he will. You wrote it in all your notes you left him," Tony told her, opening her door and guiding her into the car. He gave her a quick kiss before shutting the door.

Sighing in relief, Tony went around the car and nearly leapt inside before his wife could change her mind and get out. He started the SUV up and backed out of Gibbs driveway and headed towards the interstate. As they turned off of Gibbs' street he grabbed Leah's hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze. "I promise, we can call once we get to Virginia and have are settled into the room, okay?"

Leah nodded her head and sniffled. "I didn't think it would be this hard to leave him."

Tony kissed her hand. "No one said it was going to be easy."

"Why aren't you nervous?"

"Me? I am… but I trust Gibbs. Jack is in good hands. And we need this weekend, Lee."

"I know. It's hard to be romantic around a feeding schedule."

He smiled at her and shook his head. "Incredibly hard."

She sighed and swallowed. "As soon as we got to the room… we'll call… right?"

"As soon as we get to the room," he promised her giving her hand another kiss.

"Maybe in the morning too," she said.

Tony chuckled. "Yes. Maybe."

Leah leaned back in her chair and glared at him a slightly. "If it's going to be this hard to leave him… we're never going away, ever again."

Ducky dropped by that night with food from one of the best steakhouses in Washington. "Ah, hello young Jack," the medical examiner greeted with a smile. "I heard that you were spending the weekend with Grandpa Gibbs."

Jack kicked his legs and a slight smile appeared on his face. Gibbs shifted the carrier over slightly so he could set the table. "His mother was a wreck leaving him here," he told his old friend. "I'm surprised she hasn't called for a while."

"I assume that Anthony is keeping her occupied," Ducky teased as he took the containers of food out. "Besides it's good for the young parents to have alone time."

"No argument from me, Duck," Gibbs said, smiling. "At least Tony has the opportunity to take Leah away on a romantic weekend. Besides, it's good bonding time for us boys."

Jack's eyes beamed and he reached a hand out. Gibbs gave the little boy his finger and Jack shoved it in his mouth with a happy little mew. Gibbs chuckled while the baby chewed and sucked on his finger. He missed these little moments with Kelly because he had been deployed for most of her childhood. And he wanted to make sure that Tony got to spend as much time with his son as possible. The SFA would argue when the team leader sent them home… but he wasn't going to keep them from their families if he didn't have too. Work would always be there.

Ducky poured himself a glass of wine. "Yes, it is good bonding time. However, it is very important that Tony and Leah maintain a healthy…physical relationship shall we say?"

Gibbs chuckled and cut into his steak. "Doubt you have to worry about that happening with Tony."

"No. I suspect not… still… it is nice that they can get this time away and alone without having to worry about the baby."

"Well… Leah is worrying about the baby."

Ducky smiled and tickled Jack's toes. "Mothers always worry about their sons, my dear boy. You might as well get used to it now."

Jack grinned and didn't seem bothered by having so many people around him that worried and cared for him.